RR Auction: July 2015 Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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UPCOMING AUCTIONS Marvels of Modern Music Preview now online Bid July 16 - 23 Fine Autographs & Artifacts Accepting consignments Bid July 24 - August 12 Fine Autographs & Artifacts Accepting consignments Bid August 21 - September 16 Remarkable Rarities Accepting consignments Live auction September 24 Fine Autographs & Artifacts Accepting consignments Bid September 25 - October 14 Space Exploration Accepting consignments Bid October 15 - October 22

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JUNE 26 - JULY 15

Bidding begins as soon as the catalog is posted online (Friday, June 26th). At 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15th, the one-hour extended bidding period begins followed immediately by the 30 Minute Rule. All times in RR Auction guidelines an instructions are stated according to the Eastern (U.S.) time zone.

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AUTHENTICATORS AND CONSULTANTS JOHN REZNIKOFF, UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES

John is the founder of University Archives, a leading firm specializing in the appraisal and authentication of documents and manuscripts. He is affiliated with multiple professional organizations dedicated to the autograph industry, was a contributing editor for Autograph Collector magazine, and is a PSA/DNA authenticator. Letters of Authenticity are available on certain lots. Priced upon request*

PSA/DNA

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

STEVE ZARELLI

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

STEVE ZARELLI AUTHENTICATION

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

ROGER EPPERSON SIGNED, SEALED, AND DELIVERED/REAL

Roger has an extensive background as a full-time dealer in autographs and collectibles, and is a trusted authenticator in all areas of contemporary music. When supported by the REAL logo and Roger’s name, music-related autographs assume an added value.

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

PHIL SEARS COLLECTIBLES

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

FRANK CAIAZZO, BEATLES AUTOGRAPHS 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.

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presidents & first ladies

Beautifully presented full presidential collection— from George Washington to Barack Obama

1. Presidents. Magnificent complete collection of every American president from George Washington through Barack Obama, consisting of various formats such as clipped signatures, free franks, documents, and letters, each tipped to an album page in chronological order inside a gorgeous 13.5 x 16.5 leatherbound presentation volume. Engraved portraits and images of the presidents are also affixed throughout. Signers and formats include: George Washington (signature), John Adams (signature), Thomas Jefferson (ALS), James Madison (signature), James Monroe (signature), John Quincy Adams (free frank), Andrew Jackson (signature), Martin Van Buren (free frank), William H. Harrison (DS), John Tyler (signature), James K. Polk (free frank), Zachary Taylor (free frank signature), Millard Fillmore (signature), Franklin Pierce (signature), James Buchanan (signature), Abraham Lincoln (endorsement), Andrew Johnson (signature), Ulysses S. Grant (signature), Rutherford B. Hayes (signature), James A. Garfield (signature), Chester A. Arthur (signature), Grover Cleveland (signature), Benjamin Harrison (check), William McKinley (signature), Theodore Roosevelt (signature), William H. Taft (signature), Woodrow Wilson (White House card), Warren G. Harding (printed speech), Calvin Coolidge (White House card), Herbert Hoover (TLS), Franklin D. Roosevelt (signature), Harry S. Truman (signature), Dwight D. Eisenhower (TLS), John F. Kennedy (campaign ad), Lyndon B. Johnson (bookplate), Richard M. Nixon (TLS), Gerald R. Ford (TLS), Jimmy Carter (TLS), Ronald Reagan (inauguration pass), George Bush (TLS), Bill Clinton (TLS), George W. Bush (bookplate), and Barack Obama (title page). In overall very good to fine condition. A thoughtfully assembled and well-presented set of tremendous appeal.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Please visit www.RRAuction.com for a complete presentation of images. Starting Bid $5000

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Highlights include:

George Washington Full ink signature, “George Washington,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1 slip clipped from the body of a larger document.

John Adams Bold ink signature, “John Adams,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1 slip.

Thomas Jefferson ALS signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7 x 5, July 1, 1817. Letter to Mr. Gibson, written from his Poplar Forest estate. In full: “This moment arrived here. I find your favor of June 26 and lest the notes should be wanting, I sign them without loss of time and enclose them with assurance of my great esteem & respect.”

Abraham Lincoln Civil War–dated autograph endorsement signed as president, “I approve, A. Lincoln,” on the reverse of an ALS by Secretary of State

William H. Seward, one page, 5 x 8, June 29, [1861]. Seward’s letter, to editor and power broker Thurlow Weed, in full: “You would cause an important public service by visiting Genl Butler at Fortress Monroe, and conferring with him upon the matters arising there and bringing to us from him an explanation of his views as to the expediency of movement and the manner thereof.” Also endorsed on the reverse by General Winfield Scott, “Very good, W. Scott.” Lincoln endorsed this letter on the same day his cabinet overruled Scott’s recommendation to hold off on a major attack until at least the end of summer as the soldiers were not battle ready. Due to calls from Congress and the press for imminent action, Scott’s reservations were ignored—with disastrous consequences the following month at Bull Run. John F. Kennedy Patriotic red, white, and blue flyer for John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign outlining his achievements in Congress, signed in ballpoint.

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Rare signature of America’s first First Lady, with provenance from her great granddaughter

Image above is larger than actual size.

2. Martha Washington. Ink signature, “M.

Washington,” on an offwhite 2.5 x .25 slip. In fine condition, with mild toning. Includes a handwritten statement of provenance signed by Martha Washington’s great granddaughter, “E. M. Lewis,” in full: “1852, Autographs of Mrs. Martha Washington for G. Washington Lewis, 1852, his Great Great Grand Mother & left by his Grand Mother E. P. Lewis, written by his Mother E M Lewis.” The reverse reads: “For G.W. Lewis Autographs of Mrs. M. Washington his Gt Gt Grand Mother.” Also includes four ornately monogrammed linen handkerchiefs owned by Mary Washington Jones, the great niece of Martha Washington’s sisters, Anna Maria and Elizabeth, with three monogrammed “MWJ” and one monogrammed “J.” Handkerchiefs were sold as part of lot 2134 in the February 2010 James D. Julia auction, which featured items from the Tobias Lear and George Washington Storer families. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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“The oath you have again, taken, on the altar of freedom, to preserve your Constitution and Government, will be regarded by all who know you as solemn and sincere”

3. John Adams. LS as president, one page both sides, 8 x 9.75, June 4, 1798. Letter “To the Inhabitants of Medford in the State of Massachusetts.” In part: “The advantages and disadvantages of Treaties and the propriety of war or peace, depend commonly upon a System of information so complicated, that it requires all the time of the people to possess themselves of it...Your declaration, that the system of the late, and present administration, commands your warmest attachment, and is entitled, to your most energetic support because it has been productive of so much national prosperity, is very consolatory—The oath you have again, taken, on the altar of freedom, to preserve your Constitution and Government, will be regarded by all who know you as solemn and sincere, not like those of eternal enmity to Tyranny and anarchy, taken by those Moderns, who by their arts and arms, are daily extending, and propagating both—There is indeed, a point of degradation to which the just pride of Americans will never suffer them to stoop—Sooner than yield our Liberties to anarchical despotism, an appeal to the last reason of Republics, becomes the highest duty of Freemen.” A few dark stains (one just below his signature), show-through from writing to opposing sides, and unobtrusively repaired edge separations at folds, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a letter from Congressman Samuel Sewall, dated June 5, 1798, forwarding Adams’s letter to members of the Committee of the Town of Medford, disscussing the subject of their concerns, the impending war with France over their interference with American shipping.

Despite George Washington’s plea for isolationist policies in his farewell address, his successor was swept into intense international disputes stemming from the war between Britain and France. The United States declared neutrality in the conflict but the support of the people was split between Great Britain and France. French privateers began seizing American ships trading with Britain and refused to accept the new US minister sent to Paris in 1796. Refusing to negotiate, France demanded enormous bribes for the restoration of diplomatic relations in what became known as the ‘XYZ Affair.’ Despite calls for war from his fellow Federalists, Adams hoped to preserve peace for as long as possible.

Rather than formally declaring war, Congress allowed the arming of merchant vessels and the ‘Quasi-War’ commenced. Adams thanks the people of Medford for their support of his decisions and allegiance to the United States, and would soon pass the Alien and Sedition Acts to silence any outspoken opponents. Speaking in tones that characterize his concern for protecting the fledgling nation, this letter exudes Adams’s patriotic sentiments and brilliant statesmanship in navigating both domestic and foreign affairs. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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Beautiful four-language ship’s papers from Jefferson and Madison

4. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Partly-printed DS, signed “Th: Jefferson”

as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 20.5 x 16.25, November 26, 1806. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “Robert Thompson master or commander of the Brig called the George…lying at present in the port of New York bound for Jamaica and laden with flour, fish, bread, crackers, and lumber.”

Signed in the center by President Jefferson and countersigned below by Secretary of State Madison. Retains the two white seals affixed to the left side. Repaired partial separations to intersecting folds (horizontal holds passing through both signatures), some repaired chipping to the right edge, and expected document wear, otherwise fine condition. Overall, this is an exceptionally well-preserved, bright, clean example.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

5. James Madison and James Monroe. Partly-print-

ed vellum DS, signed “James Madison” as president and “Jas. Monroe” as secretary of state, one page, 10 x 15.25, February 6, 1813. Scallop-top ship’s pass issued for “the Ship Athens of Hudson, William Ringer, master and commander…mounted with no guns navigated with seventeen men to pass with her Company Passengers Goods and Merchandise without any hindrance seizure or molestation of the said Ship.” Signed at the conclusion by Madison and Monroe. Intersecting folds, Madison’s signature and a few handwritten portions a couple shades lighter than Monroe’s, and a bit of scattered light toning and soiling, otherwise fine condition. The white wafer seal is crisp and intact, and slightly toned at the edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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6. James Monroe. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 9.75, October 20, 1824. President Monroe grants Samuel W. Dexter of New York, a parcel of land “in the District of Detroit and Territory of Michigan containing one hundred and thirty seven acres and ninety hundredths of an acre.” Signed at the conclusion

by President Monroe and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office George Graham. The white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains intact, with trivial chips to a few corner tips, intersecting folds, scattered soiling, some mirroring to the text, and slight skipping to the signature, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

7. John Quincy Adams. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 15 x 9.5, April 4, 1825. President Adams grants Joseph Cates a parcel of over 75 acres of land in the district of Cahaba, Alabama. The white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains fully intact. Boldly signed at the conclusion by President John Quincy Adams and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office George Graham. Expected document wear, two vertical folds, and writing in the body very light but legible, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce unissued pass from the ‘Golden Age’ of whaling 8. Andrew Jackson. Partly-printed

DS as president, one page, 20.5 x 16.25, no date but circa 1831–1833.

Unissued four-language ship’s paper, left blank and signed in advance by President Jackson and Secretary of State Edward Livingston. The white paper seal affixed to the center remains fully intact. In very good condition, with tape-repaired partial separations to toned intersecting folds, a vertical fold and wrinkle passing through letters of Jackson’s signature, and some chipping and paper loss to edges (most notably to the bottom right). Although this era marked the beginning of the ‘Golden Age’ of American whaling, four-language ship’s papers issued by Jackson are quite scarce. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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9. Martin van Buren. Free franked mailing envelope, 5.5 x 3.5, addressed in his own hand to “Mr. Horatio Woodman, Exeter, N. Hampshire,” and franked in the upper right, “Free, M. Van Buren.”

Postmarked at Washington, April 20, with a ‘Free’ ink stamp over a portion of the signature. Light scattered soiling, a tiny tear to the bottom edge, all writing a couple shades light, and aforementioned stamp affecting the signature, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

A 1795 peace offering “for the Delawares” at Greenville 10. William Henry Harrison. Manuscript

DS, signed “Wm. H. Harrison,” one page, 7.25 x 2.5, August 12, 1795. Requisition document issued to the commissary. In full: “For the Delawares one hundred & five pounds of beef & flour.” Matted with an engraved portrait of Harrison to an overall size of 10.25 x 12.5. A band of toning to the top edge, light scattered toning and soiling, and a small hole and stray ink mark to the center, otherwise fine condition.

At this time, Harrison was just 22 years old and serving as aide-de-camp to General ‘Mad’ Anthony Wayne in the Ohio Indian Wars. Just nine days prior to issuing this order, he was one of the signatories of the Treaty of Greenville, which ended the Northwest Indian War. In the treaty a coalition of Native American tribes, including the Delaware, Potawatomi, Chippewa, Miami, Ottawa, and Shawnee, ceded a large area of midwestern land to the United States in exchange for goods valued at $20,000. Harrison would come to national fame nearly two decades later when he again fought the Native Americans, most prominently in a victorious effort over Tecumseh at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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The 1812 war hero responds at length to allegations of corruption in “supplying the troops at Detroit under orders given by General Cass & Colo Butler” 11. William Henry Harrison. ALS signed

“Willm Henry Harrison,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 12.5, September 18, 1816. Letter to Peter Hagner, in part: “I made in the course of the last Winter a long statement containing all the circumstances which authorised this purchase to be laid before a Committee of Congress…amongst the documents which accompanied it were the original letters from Gen Gano to me describing his situation & that of the Garrisons of Sandusky & Put in Bay & the neglect of the Contractor to broker the necessary supplies...

No 2 & 3 I do not know from the manner in which these two charges is made to what purchases they refer. I suppose however that they refer to the purchase of Beef Cattle made by Mr. Piatt in the fall of 1813 & to the Purchases made by him in the Winter following winter for the supplying the troops at Detroit under orders given by General Cass & Colo Butler in the first instance & afterwards repeated by me…in June 1813 I offered to deliver to Mr. Orr the whole of the public provisions, he refused to take them upon the only terms which I thought proper to offer them…The other considerable purchase of provisions made by the Commissary was done by the direction of Gen Cass & Col. Butler (who successively commanded at Detroit) to supply the neglect of the contractor in furnishing the troops then…

The march of the Army up the Thames was certainly rapid but I cannot conceive why it should be called Desultory.—the rear of the Army was safe & the Contractors proper I should suppose might have taken care of the Hides—Altho not within my own knowledge I think it very probable that beeves were often taken in the way here stated & the Hides lost to the Contractors…I shall be at Washington in December & will then settle the account and will also give any further information in my power on the subject of Mr. Orr’s claims.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds (horizontal fold passing through the signature), some separations to folds expertly reinforced, and overall toning.

Harrison’s letter responds to an inquiry made into whether he had misused funds during the War of 1812, undermining contractors for his own personal gain; it was found, however, that ‘general Harrison stands above suspicion as to his having had any pecuniary or improper connexion with the officers of the commissariat for the supply of his army; that he did not wantonly or improperly interfere with the rights of the contractors.’ The Battle of the Thames, which he touches upon at the end of the letter, was a decisive US victory and critical moment in Harrison’s military career. The battle took place on October 5, 1813, and resulted in the death of Shawnee chief Tecumseh, whose alliance with the British subsequently fell to pieces. The American victory led to the re-establishment of American control over the Northwest frontier.

Harrison was then able to negotiate an armistice at Detroit with the chiefs and representatives of several Native American tribes, and then returned to Washington where he was celebrated as a hero—a legacy that would help him rise to presidential office in later years. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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The president rewards “gallantry and good conduct in the War against the Florida Indians”

12. John Tyler. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 13.75 x 16.25, August 23, 1842. President Tyler recognizes a soldier. In part: “I do hereby confer on First Lieutenant William Albertis of the Army of the United States…the rank of Captain by brevet…for gallantry and good conduct in the War against the Florida Indians.” Prominently signed at the conclusion by President Tyler and countersigned by Secretary of War John C. Spencer. The crisply embossed white paper seal affixed to the upper left remains fully intact. In fine condition, with intersecting folds, wrinkling to the upper portion of the document, and some soiling to the lower left.

The nearly seven-year-long Second Seminole War had come to a conclusion on August 14, 1842, just one week before Tyler issued this military promotion. After ending the long, bloody war—regarded as the the longest and most costly of the Indian conflicts in United States history—President Tyler expressed interest in the forced cultural assimilation of the Native Americans and looked toward westward expansion. It was on Tyler’s last full day in office, March 3, 1845, Florida was admitted to the Union as the 27th state. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Desirable 1850 authorization for a “letter addressed to Queen Victoria” 13. Millard Fillmore. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 8.25, August 9, 1850. President Fillmore authorizes and directs the secretary of state to “affix the Seal of the United states to the envelope of a letter addressed to Queen Victoria, in answer to one received from Her Majesty announcing the death of her uncle the Duke of Cambridge.” In fine condition, with a light horizontal fold passing through the signature, light areas of toning to the upper portion, and trimmed top and bottom edges. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“My views about squatter sovereignty and the restoration of the Missouri Compromise” “It seems a pity that Congress should adjourn without a further attempt to settle matters in Kansas” 14. Millard Fillmore. ALS, one page, 5 x 7.75, August 29, 1856. Letter to “Haven.” In full: “I have yours of the 26 and herewith return the letters of Robt.

K. Taylor of Texas for your advice. My own impression is that I had better write nothing. If you think best you can show Senator Houstin [sic] my letters to you in which I gave my views about squatter sovereignty and the restoration of the Missouri Compromise. It seems a pity that Congress should adjourn without a further attempt to settle matters in Kansas, but you can judge better than I.” Affixed at the left edge to a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition, with intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature) and light scattered soiling.

The Missouri Compromise of 1820, which established the line35 between ‘free states’ and ‘slave states’ as the United States expanded westward, was effectively repealed by the Kansas–Nebraska Act passed in 1854. It called for the legality of slavery to be determined by ‘popular sovereignty’—what Fillmore calls “squatter sovereignty”—resulting in the ‘Bleeding Kansas’ violence between pro- and anti-slavery factions. Disagreement over the Kansas-Nebraska Act within Fillmore’s Whig party led to its demise, with Southern Whigs supporting the act and Northerners against it. The party was irreconcilably fractured and Fillmore and his supporters broke off as the Know-Nothing Party. The great Texas leader Sam Houston, who Fillmore mentions here, was then serving as a Democrat in the Senate and unlike most of his Southern colleagues spoke out adamantly in opposition of Kansas-Nebraska, warning that it would ‘convulse the country from Maine to the Rio Grande.’ Alienated from his party, Houston too joined the Know-Nothings. A letter of great historical interest, especially as it pertains to the issues concerning states’ rights in the years leading up to the Civil War.Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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15. Millard Fillmore. ALS, one

page, 4.75 x 7.75, July 14, no year.

Letter to Daniel Webster, in part: “The bearer Mr. Burwell is asst. editor of the Republic and is now in charge of it, Mr. Sergeant being absent. I have requested him to call on you to see if anything shall be said.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and a rough left edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Military appointment by the commander-in-chief and the future Confederate president 16. Franklin Pierce and Jefferson Davis. Superb

partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Franklin Pierce” as president and “Jeffer. Davis” as secretary of war, one page, 15.5 x 19, August 1, 1856. President Pierce appoints Edmund C. Bainbridge as “Brevet Second Lieutenant of Artillery in the service of the United States.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by both Pierce and Davis. The white paper seal affixed at the top remains intact. Matted to an overall size of 20.5 x 24. Intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through the first letter of Pierce’s signature), light creases and mild foxing, and showthrough from mounting strips to reverse, otherwise fine condition. Bainbridge participated in the Third Seminole War, Utah Expedition, and Civil War, where he served in the Union’s Fifth Artillery and in the Quartermaster’s Department. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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17. Abraham Lincoln. Two

presidential tickets for the 1864 election, one for the incumbent Republican Abraham Lincoln and one for his rival, Democrat George B. McClellan. The Lincoln ticket measures 2.5 x 7 and is printed with the text, “Union Presidential Ticket…For President, Abraham Lincoln of Illinois, For Vice President, Andrew Johnson of Tennessee,” and provides a list of electors. The Ashland County, Ohio, heading has been struck through and modified to “Lake” County. The McClellan ticket measures 2.5 x 7.5 and is printed with the text “Democratic National Ticket, For President, George B. McClellan. Of New Jersey. For Vice-President, George H. Pendleton. Of Ohio.” The top is also labeled “Lake County” in an unknown hand. Nicely matted and framed with a carte-de-visiteportrait of each candidate to an overall size of 17 x 12.5. Various folds, creases, and light soiling, otherwise overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Lincoln defends against an 1858 “veterinary conspiracy” in a twice-signed handwritten document

18. Abraham Lincoln. ADS, signed twice within the body, “A. Lincoln” and “Lincoln,” one page, 4.5 x 7, December 1858. Superb legal document entirely in Lincoln’s hand for a case in the circuit court of Champaign County, Illinois. In full: “State of Illinois vs. W. Edwards, E. R. Davidson & Dr. Charles Morton veterinary conspiracy to defraud the State by fraudulent entries of diseased live stock. A. Lincoln, W. Collins, Jos. McClernand for Defendant. Gillespie and Moon p.p.

Case put over to June Term by mutual consent. Lincoln and Hernd[on].” In very good condition, with paper loss to two corners (affecting the last two letters of Lincoln’s partner’s name), a repaired tear to the lower left, some chipping to edges, and overall toning. Accompanied by an unsigned carte-de-visite portrait of Lincoln.

Originally purchased from the Goodspeed’s Book Shop. The year 1858 began Lincoln’s transition from lawyer to national politician, as he took the Republican Party by storm with the Lincoln–Douglass debates, the most famous debates in American history. A fantastic, lengthy document boasting two sharp signatures. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

Forgiveness for a 12-year-old mail thief 19. Abraham Lincoln. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.25 x 9, December 17, 1864. President Lincoln directs “the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a Warrant for the Pardon of David S. Everett.” Nicely double-matted and framed to an overall size of 14.75 x 16.5. In fine condition, with expected document wear and light creases (one light diagonal crease trivially passing through a letter at the end of his signature.

Lincoln granted this pardon for a highly unusual case—David Everett was only twelve years old. He had been caught stealing letters from boxes at the post office in Providence, Rhode Island, and under the existing statutes there was no choice but to convict him and sentence him to the minimum of two years. A movement began almost immediately to free the boy, but his advocates believed there was a greater chance of success in their petition for clemency if Everett served part of his sentence. On the first anniversary of his conviction, the jailer, prosecuting attorney, presiding judge, and governor of Rhode Island submitted recommendations for the pardon of Everett to the attorney general’s office. The request was expedited to President Lincoln, who summarily granted the pardon with the present document. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Addressed to the relentless abolitionist

20. Abraham Lincoln. Free-franked transmittal envelope, 5.5 x 3, addressed in Lincoln’s hand to “Hon. C. Sumner,” and franked in the upper right corner, “A. Lincoln.” Double-matted and framed with images of President Lincoln and Charles Sumner to an overall size of 20 x 12.5.

In fine condition, with a tear to the upper left corner and spreading to ink in a few letters. Sumner was an ardent and outspoken abolitionist, at first clashing with Lincoln over the president’s less radical policies. Despite Sumner’s criticisms and Lincoln’s hesitation to follow his advice, the two had great mutual respect for each other and were ultimately working toward the same moral goals in the preservation of the Union and emancipation of slavery. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

21. Abraham Lincoln. Sought-after photograph of Lincoln in near profile, 7.5 x 9.75, printed by

George B. Ayres circa 1881 from the original negative taken by Alexander Hesler in Springfield, Illinois, in 1860. A copyright stamp, “G. E. Ayres, Copyright 1881,” is impressed in the lower right corner. Affixed to its original 8 x 10 mount, notated on the reverse in ink by Ayres, “Copyright, Geo. B. Ayres, Phila.”

In fine condition, with a trivial stain to the top edge of the mount, and toning and mounting remnants to reverse. Chicago photographer Alexander Hesler traveled to Springfield for his sitting with Lincoln in early June of 1860, just weeks after the latter secured the Republican presidential nomination. Following the close of the Civil War, George Ayres acquired two of Hesler’s original negatives and made a living selling prints of them from the 1880s through the turn of the century. A magnificent portrait of the Great Emancipator, considered one of the finest ever taken—by both the general public and the president himself. Starting Bid $200

A week before Gettysburg, Lincoln greets two volunteer nurses for the Fredericksburg wounded 22. Abraham Lincoln. Bold ink signature, “For Miss J. B. Moore,

A. Lincoln, June 22, 1863,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 slip. Affixed at one edge to a slightly larger card. In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned engraved portrait of Lincoln. A note of the same date appears in Lincoln’s Collected Works, in which he writes that Mrs. Moore and her daughter Miss Jane B. Moore, both ‘noted for their philanthropic labor among our sick and wounded soldiers,’ had visited. Jane B. Moore also wrote a brief piece about her experiences tending to the wounded at Fredericksburg, which was published in a report by the United States Christian Commission. This autograph dates to just eight days before the Battle of Gettysburg began, the most devastating battle in American history—a choice presidential example with important Civil War associations. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500 16 | July 15, 2015 | PRESIDENTS & FIRST LADIES

Mary Todd’s ‘buff’ White House china

23. Mary Todd Lincoln. A dinner plate from the ‘buff’ china service set ordered by Mary Todd Lincoln circa 1865 from J. K. Kerr of Philadelphia, whose establishment was known as China House. The plate measures 9.5˝ in diameter and is decorated with a buff band within gold gilt borders encircling the rim and a gilt circle in the center. In fine condition, with light wear to the decorative gilt. Accompanied by paperwork concerning the history of this piece, including a letter from The Horse Soldier, a photocopy of a notarized letter from the great-granddaughter of the original purchaser of the set, and photocopies of letters from both the White House and Smithsonian Institution accepting donations of other pieces from the set.

Mary Todd Lincoln ordered a new set of presidential china for the beginning of her husband’s second term in office, with records showing that it was billed to the White House on January 30, 1865, denoted as, ‘One extra large French China Dining, Dessert and Coffee Service decorated on a white ground delicate Buff border with burnished Gold Lines.’ The primary delivery of the set is recorded in the National Archives as taking place on February 13, 1865. Mary Todd had not yet paid for the china when her husband was assassinated two months later, leaving Andrew Johnson to approve the expenses. Although he presumably disliked the service—the Johnson White House opted to replenish the stock of the ‘solferino’ china from Lincoln’s first term—he made good on the bill, with two payments recorded in August 1865 and February 1866. When Chester A. Arthur ordered the redecoration of the White House in 1881, the remnants of three china services were packed away in storage before later being sold in a public deaccession sale. This piece was part of the set purchased by Sylvanus Wilson Hall at auction in Philadelphia during the 1880s. Starting Bid $300

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24. Abraham Lincoln.

Leatherbound ledger belonging to the half greatgranduncle of the president, also named Abraham Lincoln, 88 pages, 8.5 x 15, labeled on the front cover, “Abraham Lincoln’s day Book, January 1st 1797.” The ledger tracks business transactions from 1797 through 1808, including entries for Joseph Boone for bushels of corn, beef, seed, and wheat. On pages 49 and 50, two entries note the 1806 and 1807 deaths of Lincoln and his wife, Anne Boone, who was a first cousin of Daniel Boone. The majority of the entries in the day book log payments are in cash, but also include some bartered services such as threshing flax, reaping, husking corn, cleaning oats, and making hay.

In very good condition, with heavy wear, soiling, and loss to leather covers; interior pages in fine condition. A highly unusual piece recording the close association between the Lincoln and Boone families.

Starting Bid $200

25. Emancipation Proclamation. Com-

plete issue of the Weekly State Gazette & Republican from January 9, 1863, four pages, 18 x 26, containing the full text of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation on the first page in columns five and six. In part: “ I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free; and that the Executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.” The page also includes an editorial about the Emancipation Proclamation, an opinion on the matter by the attorney general, and an address given by Benjamin Butler on the occasion of leaving New Orleans. The page also bears a pencil ownership notation to the upper margin. Expected folds, a bit of chipping to edges, and light foxing, otherwise fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Scarce declined presidential appointment to the Hague 26. Andrew Johnson. Partly-print-

ed DS as president, one page, 17.5 x 11.5, July 27, 1866. President Johnson appoints John A. Dix of New York “to be Minister Resident of the United States of America at the Hague.” Signed at the conclusion by President Johnson and countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. The crisply embossed white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains fully intact.

Handsomely double-matted and framed with two engraved portraits and a plaque to an overall size of 39 x 23.75. Expected document wear and partial separations to intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of Seward’s signature), otherwise fine condition. Oversized.

Dix was an especially distinguished historical figure with accomplishments in the military, political, and business fields. After serving for three months as secretary of the treasury, Dix joined the Union Army as its highest ranking major general and was responsible for arresting the pro-Southern members in the Maryland legislature to prevent the state from voting to secede. This piece is especially noteworthy because Dix actually turned down the appointment, accepting one to Paris instead. He served in this position as US minister to France from 1866 to 1869. As Johnson favored a stamp due to an injured hand, his signed presidential documents are quite scarce. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Fresh from victory in 1866, offering thanks for a “Medal presented me by the members of the ‘Sunday School’” 27. U. S. Grant. ALS signed “U. S. Grant, General,” one page, 5 x 8, Head-Quarters Armies of the United States letterhead, November 24, 1866. Letter to W. W. Bowditch of Brooklyn. In full: “I have the pleasure of acknowledging receipt of the Medal presented me by the members of the ‘Sunday School’ over which you preside, and notice of the good use to which the money subscribed for it was applied. Thank the members of your school for me for this token of their respect.” In fine condition, with overall toning and a couple tiny edge tears. Accompanied by a presentation folder.

Grant had been promoted to the newly created rank of General of the Army of the United States four months earlier after leading the Union to victory in the Civil War. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The Duty of the Colored Voter— Republicans appeal to emancipated slaves in 1868 28. U. S. Grant. Fascinating 1868 Republican presidential campaign circular, four pages, 5.5 x 9.5, entitled “The Duty of the Colored Voter.” This interesting circular encourages the recently emancipated slaves to vote for Grant and the Republican Party in the upcoming elections, providing reasons in a question-and-answer dialogue.

In part: “Question. With which party should the colored man vote? Answer. The Union Republican party; Q. Why should the colored man vote with that party? A. Because that party made him free and has given him the right to vote.” Matted and framed with the pamphlet open to an overall size of 16.25 x 17, with a clear backing for viewing the additional pages. In fine condition, with intersecting folds and scattered creases. Starting Bid $200

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29. U. S. Grant. Original

and large unsigned albumen photo, 9.5 x 11.5, affixed to a 10.75 x 13 mount, portraying U. S. Grant, his wife Julia, and his two sons Frederick and Jesse, posing alongside their guides and porters at the Karnak Temple Complex near the ancient city of Thebes, taken circa late January 1878. In fine condition, with a few light dings and corner tip bends to image, an area of toning to top left affecting just the corner tip of the image, and some dings and soiling to mount. In the March 4, 1878, issue of the New York Herald, John Russell Young, a correspondent who accompanied Grant during his tour wrote, in part: ‘We gathered under the shade of a column, and, having carpeted a broken column for Mrs. Grant, sat around her and refreshed ourselves out of a basket…The General wears his pith helmet, swathed in silk, and you just catch a glimpse of the eyes and all the force of his brave, kind, strong face. Mrs. Grant sits near him, shrinking from the sun.’

Grant’s world tour began shortly after leaving the White House and spanned over two-and-a-half years, with stops in England, Germany, China, India, Italy, and Egypt. Starting Bid $200

31. James A. Garfield. Civil

War–dated ALS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 5 x 8, October 27, 1864. Letter to Samuel Harrington.

In part: “I regret that I cannot be with you in your glorious struggle, but every hour of my time is engaged in N. Y. & Illinois.” A biographical collector’s notation is penned at the bottom. Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition, with intersecting folds and brushing to ink in a couple words of text. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Presented to J. A. Garfield by Spencer J. Fowler— as a premium for his scholarship in the Latin class of Geauga Seminary, Oct. 1850” 30. James A. Garfield. Signed book: A Practical Introduction to Latin Prose Composition. NY: D. Appleton & Company, 1850. Hardcover, 5 x 7.5, 356 pages. Inscribed on the first free end page by Garfield in pencil, “Presented to J. A. Garfield by Spencer J. Fowler—as a premium for his scholarship in the Latin class of Geauga Seminary, Oct. 1850,” adding, “No. 19” at the top. He also penciled two Latin words, “moriasis” and “lundetur,” on page 35, over the printed text “die” and “praised” respectively.

Garfield’s personal bookplate is also affixed to the front pastedown. Autographic condition: very good, with irregular toning and slight dampstaining to the first free end page.

Book condition: VG-/None (rebacked). Accompanied by a custom-made clamshell box. Garfield was a voracious reader who amassed a large collection of books. The first Presidential memorial library, completed at the Lawnfield estate in Ohio by First Lady Lucretia Garfield four years after her husband’s assassination, houses almost 3,000 books that were used and treasured by the 20th president.

More than two decades ago, several dozen of his books were de-accessioned, with this personal volume among them. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200 20 | July 15, 2015 | PRESIDENTS & FIRST LADIES

Rare pairing of Garfield and Arthur presidential appointments 32. James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur. Exceptional and tremendously rare

pairing of presidential documents: a partlyprinted DS as president, signed “James A. Garfield,” one page, 17 x 13.5, June 13, 1881.

President Garfield issues an unusual postmaster appointment. In part: “Having suspended John T. Gibson from his office as postmaster at Huntington, in the County of Cabell and State of West Virginia, in accordance with the terms of section 1768 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. I do designate Judson Spofford to perform the duties of said suspended officer, subject to all provisions of law applicable thereto.” Crisply signed at the conclusion by President Garfield and countersigned by Acting Postmaster General James N. Tyner. Followed by a second partly-printed DS as president, signed “Chester A. Arthur,” one page, 17 x 13, October 26, 1881. President Arthur officially appoints Spofford as “Postmaster at Huntington, in the County of Cabell, State of West Virginia.”

Signed at the conclusion by President Arthur and countersigned by Postmaster General Thomas L. James. Both documents retain their original gold seals and ribbons affixed to the lower left.

In overall very good condition, with intersecting folds with small edge separations, a few small edge tears, some mounting remnants and stains to edges, and slight soiling to the signature areas from lying against the seals.

The statute cited in the Garfield document allowed the president to suspend any civil officer, with the exception of judges, while Congress was in recess. A special session of the 47th US Congress had ended on May 20 and Garfield was shot on July 2, leaving him just over a month to utilize this ability. When he took office, the Post Office Department was the largest department in the federal government and highly prone to corruption—possibly the reason behind Gibson’s termination, which the Senate Journal simply describes as ‘for cause.’ Arthur succeeded to the presidency after Garfield succumbed to his wounds on September 19, 1881, signing this postmaster appointment just over a month later. Because of Garfield’s brief tenure in the White House his presidential documents are exceedingly scarce, and a ‘matched pair’ such as this is hardly ever seen. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Presidential poetry inspired by Whitter

33. Chester A. Arthur. Handwritten poem in pencil, unsigned, written by Arthur on the last page of an illustrated edition of John G. Whitter’s ‘Maud Muller.’ Arthur’s poem, in full: “No, blame them both, & blame us all, / Who give to our hearts, and unworthy thrall! / The unhappy maiden’s married life, / The Judge’s vow to his cold, proud wife, / Tarnished the sweet hope buried for years, / And quenched dear memories in tears, / And the angel who rolleth the stone away, / Will find but ashes, where once it lay!” The book itself is a later printing. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1867. Leatherbound hardcover, 6 x 8.75, 12 pages. A provenance note penciled by his son on the first free end page, initialed “C.A.A. 2nd.,” in full: “The lines written in pencil on the last page are my father’s—Chester A. Arthur.” Autographic condition: fine, with light soiling to the signed page. Book condition: VG-/None. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

34. Grover and Frances Cleveland. Pair of scarce checks: a bank check, 7.75 x 3, filled out and signed by Cleveland, “Grover Cleve-

land,” payable to The Princeton Bank for $50, March 16, 1908; and a bank check, 8.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by his wife, “Frances F. Cleveland,” payable to Krueger & White for $11, October 6, 1911. In overall fine condition, with light toning and expected cancellation cuts and holes. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Choice cabinet portrait signed as president 35. Benjamin Harrison. Superlative 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Harrison, signed in the lower border in bold black ink as president, “Benj. Harrison, Jan’y 13th 1893.”

Published by J. D. Merritt of Washington. In fine condition. This was a trying period for Harrison—his wife had passed away two weeks before the 1892 presidential election, which he then lost to Grover Cleveland. A sought-after format in splendid condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

36. William McKinley. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one

page, 14 x 17.75, June 12, 1899. President McKinley appoints Frank H. Schofield as “a Lieutenant in the Navy.” Signed at the conclusion

by President McKinley and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy John D. Long. The blue seal affixed at the bottom remains fully intact.

Moderate foxing and soiling, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

37. Theodore Roosevelt. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21 x 16, December 11, 1907. President Roosevelt appoints Nat F. Roberts as “Postmaster at Farmington, in the County of Strafford, State of New Hampshire.” Signed at the conclusion by President Roosevelt and countersigned by Postmaster General George von L. Meyer. The gold seal affixed to the lower left remains intact. Tightly rolled and in very good condition, with a block of toning to the left portion, foxing to the left portion, and some light scattered soiling.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“The average politician, from President Wilson down, so afraid of organized labor, that they dare not denounce these murders” 38. Theodore Roosevelt. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Metropolitan

letterhead, July 18, 1917. Letter to Rev. Samuel M. Crothers, a Unitarian minister and popular essayist. In full: “That’s a mighty nice letter of yours. I appreciate it to the full, but it is appalling to see the average newspaper, and of course the average politician, from President Wilson down, so afraid of organized labor, that they dare not denounce these murders. The point you make about the negro as a soldier is absolutely just.” He adds a handwritten postscript in reference to one of Crothers’s essays, “I am keenly enjoying the ‘Absentee Landlord’ and his fellows!” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds and trivial soiling.

resulted in the deaths of dozens of individuals, mostly black, estimated at anywhere between forty and two hundred. Six thousand fled from their homes, many of which were burned to the ground. As a former president, Roosevelt was the nation’s most prominent figure to speak out against the massacre, most notably in a dramatic public confrontation with Samuel Gompers a week later. Meanwhile, President Wilson remained silent.

Roosevelt was enraged at the White House’s response—or lack thereof—and particularly appalled by the irony of such a dreadful event happening on American soil while President Wilson announced his intention to ‘make the world safe for democracy’ in entering WWI with a military that included tens of thousands of black troops. Wilson failed to even address the bloodshed in East St. Louis and took no steps to discourage lynchings and other racially charged brutalities; it was over a year before he made any effort to condemn mob violence, issuing a statement to the press on July 26, 1918. This letter is a quintessential example of Roosevelt’s steadfast ideals and commitment to justice, the qualities that made him one of America’s greatest leaders. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

“The point you make about the negro as a soldier is absolutely just”

The country was reeling from the East St. Louis Race Riot of July 2, 1917, a bloody outbreak sparked specifically over the employment of black workers in a factory holding government contracts. Thanks to the robust industrial economy of East St. Louis—largely driven by increased production for World War I—the city experienced a dramatic influx of black workers who were denigrated by the white unions as scabs and strike breakers. These two greatest tensions of the era— labor and race—reached a breaking point in early July and the riot

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Promotion for the admiral overseeing construction of the US Navy Training Station 39. Theodore Roosevelt.

Small archive related to the founding of the US Naval Training Station, highlighted by a vellum partly-printed DS, signed as president, “Theodore Roosevelt,” one page, 14.25 x 18, January 14, 1908, appointing Albert Ross as “a Rear-Admiral in the Navy.” Signed at the conclusion by President Roosevelt and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy Victor H. Metcalf. The blue seal affixed near the bottom remains fully intact. Also includes six 7 x 5 glass negatives of the 1906 approved blueprints for the US Naval Training Station in Great Lakes, Illinois, for which Ross was responsible. Additionally accompanied by a few period photos of Ross and later postcards depicting the station. In overall fine condition, with some scattered staining to edges of the document. The Great Lakes Naval Training Station project was approved by President Roosevelt in 1904, with a view to constructing the first naval training station in America. He made Ross the first commander and charged him with supervising the construction of the base, which remains the US Navy’s only boot camp and has grown to include well over a thousand buildings. It was not until after Roosevelt’s presidency that the facility became operational, opening its doors on July 1, 1911. An appealing group with interesting military significance. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

“I saw that there was some doubt whether Hoover would accept the appointment Harding offers him” 40. William H. Taft.

TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” three pages, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 24, 1921. Letter to Gus Karger, in part: “I saw that there was some doubt whether Hoover would accept the appointment Harding offers him, of Commerce; I sent him a telegram today, urging that he accept. If he does, it will be a great triumph for those who have earnestly hoped that Harding might throw down the gage of battle at once to Johnston and Borah...I feel sure, from what I know of Harry Daugherty that he will surprise a good many people with the efficiency of his office…The head of the Department of Justice will find that the chief requirement is organization, and in keeping that up to the mark he will need to exercise great discretion and commonsense in dealing with the law enforcement branch of his Department; I mean the detective branch…I agree with you too that Daugherty can render good service in maintaining the relations between Congress and President. Penrose seems to be the sinister figure, but is a much stronger man than Lodge.

Lodge seems to be fading into insignificance.” Taft makes several handwritten emendations throughout. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, significant dampstaining and soiling, and rusty paperclip marks to upper left corner; Taft’s signature remains clear and unaffected.

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Controversial 1936 Democratic Book with vivid White House vignette

41. William H. Taft.

Vintage sepia mattefinish 11 x 15 Bachrach portrait of Taft, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Sincerely yours, W. H. Taft, April 20, 1928, Washington.” Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 17.5 x 21.5.

In fine condition, with trivial soiling to the lower right border, in no way affecting the signature.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

44. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Signed book:

42. Warren G. Harding. Hand-

some matte-finish 5.5 x 8 portrait of Harding by the Baker Art Gallery, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Very truly yours, Warren G. Harding.” Matted to an overall size of 9 x 14. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

43. Calvin Coolidge. Partlyprinted DS as president, one page, 15 x 19, March 20, 1924.

President Coolidge appoints Frank H. Schofield as “a Rear Admiral in the Navy.” Signed at the conclusion by President Coolidge and countersigned by Acting Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. The blue seal affixed at the bottom remains fully intact. In very good condition, with scattered creases, overall toning, and light soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The Democratic Book, 1936. Limited edition, numbered 1154 of an unspecified limitation.

Gilt-stamped leatherbound hardcover, 11.5 x 14.5, 384 pages. Signed on the beautifully designed colophon in fountain pen by Roosevelt beneath a watercolor vignette of the White House. The original owner’s name, “M. H. Baker,” is also stamped on the cover. In very good condition, with wear to the spine and covers, soiling to endpapers, and a cracked front hinge. A lavishly produced promotional ‘year book’ for the Democratic Party, this contains features on accomplishments by Democrats, images of FDR’s cabinet, and ads. The selling of advertising space—and the selling of the book itself to corporations, at $250 per copy—aroused much controversy at the time, and objections were raised that these de facto corporate contributions violated the Corrupt Practices Act which prohibited corporations from contributing to national campaigns. An impressive and substantial book with a gorgeous signed page. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

45. Franklin D. Roosevelt.

TLS, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 12, 1935. Letter to John Rowe, in part: “I am sorry that I shall be unable to take the action you request regarding the monument to the Three Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry Regiment, as investigation discloses that this monument was erected in France contrary to regulations of the American Government. The first reason alone, as I am sure you will understand, makes it manifestly improper for our Government to take any action in the matter.” A partial separation to right edge of mailing fold, faint mirroring of the letterhead, slight toning and creasing, and a spot of dampstaining to left side, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. As the Meuse-Argonna offensive continued its Western Front march in the waning days of World War I, the 316th infantry successfully recovered Hill #378 from German forces after three days of heavy combat in the Lorraine region of France. Initially deemed as ‘The Crusaders of Lorraine’ for their courageous actions, the self-aggrandizing erection of a monument symbolizing their own achievement proved objectionable to the French government. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“McCarthy ought to be expelled from the Senate” “Taft was smoked out the other day, however, and had to come out repudiating McCarthyism” 46. Harry S. Truman. TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 13, 1951. Letter to former Democratic congressman Maury Maverick. In part: “You are exactly right that the personnel in the Government of the United States are nearly one hundred per cent uncorruptible…I will be glad to discuss the whole situation outlined in your letter…You understand, of course, that there are so many things which require Presidential attention that it is almost impossible to cover all of them. My main difficulty is that there seems to be only one or two men in the Senate and one or two in the House who are willing to jump into the fight and take a little responsibility.

For instance, just the other day Senator Benton made a suggestion that McCarthy ought to be expelled from the Senate. He did not have one word of support from his colleagues—everyone of whom is afraid of McCarthy. Taft was smoked out the other day, however, and had to come out repudiating McCarthyism. If backbone isn’t born into a Senator or Member of the House, no President can substitute an artificial one for them.” In fine condition.

Beginning in 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy became the face of the Red Scare in America, bullying his way into the spotlight as a staunch anti-Communist on a crusade to rid the government of sympathizers, conspirators, and spies. He became reviled on the left—as is clear in Truman’s letter—but few dared cross his path fearing that they would become his next target. A week before Truman wrote this letter, Senator William Benton of Connecticut introduced a resolution to expel McCarthy from the Senate, alleging that McCarthy had ‘lied’ and ‘practiced deception’ with his claim of having a list of communists working in the State Department. McCarthy retaliated as expected, calling him ‘Little Willie Benton, Connecticut’s mental midget,’ and accusing him of employing known Communists, buying and displaying lewd works of art, and engaging in anti-American business practices. Due in part to McCarthy’s smear campaign, Benton was defeated in the next year’s election.

Even the Senate Majority Leader Robert A. Taft, an influential Republican with presidential ambitions, had to distance himself from McCarthy in the summer of 1951 after he accused the widely admired George C. Marshall of aiding the Communist cause. With candid commentary on this most contentious era of domestic American politics, this excellent letter displays Truman’s firm principles and homespun candor as he criticizes a Congress without “backbone” in confronting McCarthyism. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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47. Franklin D. Roosevelt. TLS, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, April 27, 1933.

Letter to Lewis Radcliffe, in full: “In accordance with your letter of April eighteenth, I hereby accept your resignation as Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries, effective April thirtieth. I take this opportunity to express my appreciation of your service to the Government and my best wishes for your future welfare.” In fine condition, with a few trivial spots of foxing. Accompanied

by Radcliffe’s letter of resignation and an earlier reply from the Department of Commerce, along with two White House mailing envelopes. A boldly signed letter from Roosevelt’s second month as president. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare pardon from the president and soon-to-be Supreme Court justice 48. Harry S. Truman. DS as president, one page both sides, 9 x 13.5, May 16, 1949. President Truman issues a pardon to “Jose Rubilar, an alien who was convicted in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island upon a plea of nolo conendere…and on June sixth, 1921, was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and one day; and Whereas the said Jose Rubilar was duly committed to the United States Penitentiary…and discharged therefrom by expiration of sentence…and Whereas the said Jose Rubilar, unless pardoned, will be deported; and Whereas it has been made to appear to me deportation of the said Jose Rubilar would work a grave hardship upon his wife and American-born minor children…I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, in consideration of the premises, divers other good and sufficient reasons me thereunto moving, do hereby grant unto the said Jose Rubilar a full and unconditional pardon.” Signed at the conclusion by President Truman and countersigned by Attorney General Thomas C. Clark.

The red seal affixed to the left side remains fully intact. In very good condition, with expected document wear, moderate scattered creases and soiling, and a few tiny edge dings and tears. At this time Truman was at the beginning of his second term and Clark intended to return to practicing law in Texas despite having been active in the reelection campaign. However, Associate Justice Frank Murphy of the Supreme Court suddenly passed away two months after Truman and Clark signed this document, allowing the president to nominate his friend and supporter to the vacant seat. Clark was confirmed on August 19, 1949, and contributed much to the Court’s progress in protecting civil rights. Pardons

by Truman are quite scarce, this being the first we have offered in five years. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

49. Harry S. Truman. Scarce engraved portrait of the exterior of the White House, 8 x 6, signed and inscribed in black ink, “Kind regards to Myrtle Flanders, from Harry S. Truman.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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50. Harry S. Truman.

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 31, 1951. Letter to Reverend James Johnston, in part: “I read your postcard from Great Britain with a lot of interest, particularly as I noticed Buckingham Palace on one side and South Ireland on the other. I am very sure that you would find a great many Democrats among Presbyterians in Belfast, as well as among the South Irish at Cork.” In fine condition, with scattered creasing (most noticeably to left and bottom edges). Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

51. Harry S. Truman.

Color matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Truman laughing at his desk, affixed to its original 10.75 x 13.75 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, “Kindest regards to Lieut. Col. Jack P. Lose, Harry S. Truman.” Framed to an overall size of 11.75 x 14.75. In fine condition, with trivial toning to edges of the mount.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

With the Allied invasion of North Africa on the horizon: “The days go so fast I can’t even keep track of them!”

53. Dwight D. Eisenhower. War-dated ALS signed “Ike,” two pages, 7 x 8.75, November 6, 1942. Letter to his wife, penned while in Gibraltar’s Admiralty Tunnel, in full: “Jack Nygaard just dropped in & asked to be remembered to you and to ask you to say hello to Jonie Howard, Renie Clark and Mrs. Doran. This reminded me that I wanted to get a note off to you—the days go so fast I can’t even keep track of them! But you know that I do try & keep you informed, by these nasty scrawls, that I’m still well & going strong. Today I’m desperately trying to get out to Gus’ hqrs—but it looks as if a fog has licked me & well there’s plenty to do here—but I must get to his his [sic] place soon. I haven’t written John for some days—not because I don’t want to—but because I’m always at the jump. I hope he understands.

This is Friday—I’ll try to write you a real letter on Sunday. Loads of love—always—and always remember I do love you, will you?” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, with a “Free” ink notation in the upper right. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

52. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Exceptional vintage matte-finish 10 x 13.5 Bachrach

portrait of Eisenhower in his five-star general uniform, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “For Albert C. Jacobs—In memory of our days together at Columbia University, and with lasting appreciation of his invaluable service. With warm regard from his friend, Dwight D. Eisenhower.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 15 x 19. In fine condition. Eisenhower served as the president of Columbia University from 1948 until 1953, when he began his first term in the White House; it was at Columbia that he became friends with Albert Jacobs, professor of law and provost of the school. A charming, personal memento of his days in academia. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“Originally we had selected June 5th as the day to launch the assault,” the general recalls planning his D-Day attack: “Success could be achieved only with the proper timing of the tides” 54. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Page from a typed manuscript draft copiously revised in pencil

by Eisenhower, unsigned, one page, 8.5 x 14, no date but circa 1964. Part of a draft for an article published in Paris Match in honor of the 20th anniversary of D-Day, explaining the grounds for the last-minute postponement of the landings. In part (as corrected): “Originally we had selected June 5th as the day to launch the assault…Success could be achieved only with the proper timing of the tides—a half-tide at dawn to permit the clearing of obstacles and high tide soon thereafter to allow landing craft to come in—a good moon to aid in an air drop of men, and at least half an hour of daylight before the touchdown of our first landing craft to allow for final bombardment.” Nearly every line has multiple corrections in Eisenhower’s hand, most making significant corrections, emendations, and additions. In very good condition, with heavy toning to borders and a small stain to the top edge. Starting Bid $200

57. John F. Kennedy.

55. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Signed book: The White House Years: Waging Peace. First edition, limited issue, numbered 736/1500. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1965. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.75 x 9.5, 741 pages. Signed opposite the colophon in fountain pen. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/None, in a VG- case. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

56. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Eisenhower seated in a leather chair, signed in the lower border in fountain pen below a pre-printed inscription. In fine condition, with some scattered rust marks along top edge and portions of signature a shade light. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

TLS signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, February 3, 1953. Letter to Sidney L. Kaye of Boston. In full: “I was very glad to see you Saturday. I was sorry that I could not give you a more favorable answer, but I hope later in the year I will have a chance to talk with you again.” Toned tape remnants along the top edge, otherwise fine condition. Kaye was an artist and employee of the Suffolk Grocery Company, a wholesale food distributor. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

58. John F. Kennedy.

Fountain pen signature, “John F. Kennedy, U. S. Senator, Mass—June 1953,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition, with light toning. Originally purchased from noted dealer Robert Batchelder. A great, bold example from Kennedy’s first term in the Senate. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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59. John F. Kennedy. Hand-

written notes in pencil by Kennedy, unsigned, one page, 4 x 6, no date but notated November 1960 on the reverse in another hand.

A brief series of notes: “Bldg Employees / William McPebridge / Chicago / Tom Watson—Treasury.”

In fine condition.

It is possible that “Tom Watson” refers to Thomas J. Watson, Jr., the second president of IBM who was a staunch Democrat and friend of JFK. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

60. John F. Kennedy. Signed book: Profiles in Courage. Later printing. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1956. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 266 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in blue ballpoint, “To Ralph—Best wishes, John Kennedy.” A pencil notation to the lower right corner of the first free end page indicates a date of October 20, 1958. In very good condition, with overall toning and a bookplate affixed to the signed page. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

Historic photo-filled inaugural issue of Life Magazine, inscribed to a liberal senator and fellow civil rights supporter 61. John F. Kennedy. Vintage cover of Life magazine’s souvenir edition com-

memorating Kennedy’s inauguration, 8.25 x 11, signed and inscribed on the front cover in black ink, “For Mr. Joseph Clark with very best wishes, John Kennedy.”

Cloth-matted and framed with the entire printed text of Kennedy’s inaugural speech, taken from inside the magazine, a portrait of Kennedy giving his speech, and a plaque bearing his famous quote from the closing of the speech to an overall size of 27 x 34. In very good condition, with some irregular ink adhesion and brushing to portions of inscription, Kennedy’s signature light but legible, and some dampstaining to cover. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Oversized.

After three years working together in the Senate, John F. Kennedy and his liberal Democratic colleague from Pennsylvania, Joseph S. Clark, Jr., continued their push for civil rights, highlighting the issue as a major part of Kennedy’s presidential campaign. Endorsing new legislation—to extend voting rights, end discrimination in education and housing, and establish the Fair Employment Practices Commission, among other things—Kennedy announced during his campaign that Clark and Congressman Emanuel Celler had agreed to prepare a comprehensive civil rights bill ‘embodying the commitments of the Democratic platform,’ to be introduced early in the next congressional session. One of the key issues in Kennedy’s campaign, it helped him win the presidency in 1960. Inscribing this historic Life magazine—holding his legendary call to action, ‘Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country’—to his longtime supporter and colleague who shared in his mission for civil rights, this is an excellent piece with a notable association. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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One-of-a-kind 1962 photo inscribed to astronaut Wally Schirra as the Cuban Missile Crisis takes hold

63. John F. Kennedy. Color semi-glossy 8 x 6.75 photo of Kennedy meeting with Schirra and his family in the Oval Office, affixed to its original 12 x 11 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, “To Commander Walter Schirra—and his family—with esteem and best wishes, John Kennedy.” Framed to an overall size of 13.5 x 12.5. Uniform toning to the mount and the image faded, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Schirra’s daughter Suzanne, who is seen between her father and President Kennedy in the photo. In part: “The matted photograph that accompanies this certificate belonged to my father Walter M. Schirra Jr. It was hand signed and dedicated to him by President John F. Kennedy following our visit to the White House.”

Schirra visited the White House on October 16, 1962, just two weeks after becoming the fifth American in space during the Mercury-Atlas 8 mission. As the only astronaut to fly in the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs, Schirra’s career in NASA represents each step in answering Kennedy’s 1961 call to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s. The president’s unequivocal support of America’s space program was largely informed by the international politics of the Cold War, with the United States and Soviet Union battling for supremacy in spaceflight. Despite the success of Schirra’s flight, the news of America’s progress in the Space Race was soon eclipsed by the greatest challenge of the Cold War: just 45 minutes prior to meeting with Schirra, Kennedy was shown the first photographs of Soviet missiles on Cuban soil, which had been taken two days earlier during a U-2 reconnaissance flight. After the Schirra family left the Oval Office, Kennedy began planning America’s response and the Cuban Missile Crisis commenced. Items signed by Kennedy with such direct and wonderful ties to Project Mercury are exceedingly rare, and highly sought-after by both presidential and space collectors. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500 www.RRAuction.com | 33

Important labor rights Executive Order signing pen

64. John F. Kennedy. Esterbrook dipping pen used by President Kennedy to sign Executive Order 10988, entitled ‘Employee-Management Cooperation in the Federal Service.’ The pen measures 6.25˝ long and features a black plastic grip with a Lucite handle imprinted with “The President—The White House.” The pen is mounted within a mat bearing descriptive calligraphy reading: “This pen was used by President John F. Kennedy in signing Executive Order Number 10988, January 17, 1962, and presented to Daniel P. Moynihan.” Also matted with a typescript copy of the first page of the executive order to an overall size of 15.5 x 19.75. The backing of the frame very loose but repairable, otherwise fine condition. This was an important pro-labor executive order recognizing the right of federal employees to collective bargaining; Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who would later become a senator, served as an assistant secretary of labor for policy in the Kennedy administration. Starting Bid $200

“With all our wishes for a happy Christmas” 65. John and Jacqueline Kennedy. Signed book:

The White House. Special presentation edition. Washington, DC: The White House Historical Association, 1962. Hardcover, 7.25 x 10.5, 129 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in blue ballpoint, “For Paul—with all our wishes for a happy Christmas, and with admiration and appreciation, Jackie. December 25, 1962” and “John Kennedy.” In fine condition, with light toning to the top of the signed page. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA, and an official presidential card and envelope with a large golden seal. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy oversaw the publication of this guide to the Executive Mansion as part of her restoration and preservation of the White House, releasing a softcover version for the general public with the intent of spreading knowledge of the house’s historic importance. The Kennedys had some examples specially made to give as Christmas gifts; in addition to this version, there was a red leatherbound edition limited to 75. The recipient of this copy acted as the Kennedys’ agent in building their ‘Wexford’ estate in Virginia. An exceptional piece with superb provenance. Starting Bid $500

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66. Jacqueline Kennedy. ALS signed “Jackie,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 7.25,

no date. Letter to Geoffrey Bennison, a London interior designer and antique dealer.

In part: “Do you still have the Venetian painting—the shop sign—Longhi? If you do, could you tell me again its price? I seem to remember it was astronomical. I hope I am mistaken—because it is difficult to persuade someone who is irrevocably set against acquiring paintings!” In fine condition, with a small stain at the top. Pietro Longhi was an 18th-century Venetian painter of contemporary scenes of life. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare appointment to “the Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board of the Smithsonian Institution” 68. Lyndon B. Johnson. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22.75 x 18.75, June 1, 1964. President Johnson appoints William H. Perkins, Jr., of Illinois as “a Member of the Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board of the Smithsonian Institution for a term of six years.” Signed at the conclusion

by President Johnson and countersigned by Acting Secretary of State George W. Ball.

The embossed white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains fully intact. Affixed to a same-size mount. In fine condition, with lightly toned and trimmed edges, a bit of soiling, and portions of signatures just a shade light. Perkins, a lifelong lobbyist, had served on the presidential inaugural committees for the 1961 and 1965 inaugurations of President Kennedy and Johnson. He was reappointed to the Smithsonian’s board by Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan, serving on it until 1982. Johnson presidential appointments are exceedingly scarce as the great majority were signed with autopen; as an appointment associated with two of America’s greatest institutions—the Smithsonian and the Armed Forces—this is a particularly noteworthy example. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Nixon prepares for the American Revolution bicentennial 69. Richard Nixon. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, July 3, 1969. President Nixon appoints Daniel J. Boorstin, of Illinois, “a Member of the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, and do authorize and empower him to execute and fulfill the duties of that Office according to law.” Signed at the conclusion by Nixon and countersigned by Secretary of State William P. Rogers. Document is affixed to a same size mount. The white wafer seal remains crisp and intact. In fine condition. The commission was initially made up of certain designated Federal officials and seventeen members of the public appointed by the president. It was terminated in December, 1973, when it was replaced by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Reagan fends off “rattlers” with his .38: “I killed two in ten minutes and more later” 70. Ronald Reagan. TLS as president

signed “Ronald,” one page, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, June 16, 1981. Letter to the Sisco family. In part: “Now about the ‘rattler’ problem. You seem to be doing just fine, but for whatever it’s worth, there are 38 calibre cartridges that have buckshot instead of the lead slug. I use those at our place for snakes. It’s pretty hard to miss even if they are moving. Your ‘38 becomes a hand shot gun. There is no doubt the construction nearby has caused your problem. We had the same thing at our previous ranch…never saw one, then an excavation…and I killed two in ten minutes and more later. Speaking of those ‘critters’—the enclosed sheet of paper is a drawing of the most beautiful Bowie knife I’ve ever seen. The hand guard is a rattle snake and the blade beautifully engraved. It was all hand made and presented to me by the artist and craftsman who made it.” Includes the drawing mentioned, also on White House letterhead, ushowing an of his favorite Bowie knife. In fine condition. A wonderful presidential letter with both intriguing content and a highly unusual accompanying sketch. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Weighing in on an anti-abortion measure “one of the most important issues of our time” 71. Ronald Reagan. TLS as president signed “Ron,” one page, 7

x 10.5, White House letterhead, September 7, 1982. Letter to Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker. In full: “This is just a note to express my profound appreciation for your taking the lead in filing the cloture petition on Senator Helms’ anti-abortion amendment to the debt ceiling bill. As you know, this is a subject about which I feel very deeply. You are providing the Senate an opportunity to stand up and be counted on what I think is one of the most important issues of our time. I am expending my efforts to support the cloture petition and the passage of the substantive amendment. I would like to see our fellow Republicans in the Senate help us to close off debate so that we can deal with this issue speedily and efficiently. I should also make it clear my support for the Helms anti-abortion amendment does not preclude my continuing support for other moves by the Congress to curb abortions.” In fine condition. Reagan’s administration was silent on the issue of abortion until 1982, when Jesse Helms introduced an amendment to a debt ceiling bill that would ban federal funding and encourage challenges against Roe v. Wade. The bill was filibustered and the result of the vote for cloture was unsuccessful, and the measure was not passed once it did come to a vote. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

72. Ronald Reagan and George Bush. Invitation for the inauguration of Reagan as president and Bush as vice president on January 20, 1981, 8.25 x 11.5, signed at the bottom in black felt tip by both Reagan and Bush.

Moderate scattered creases, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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73. Four Presidents. Color satin-finish 8 x 9.75 photo of four American presidents, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Ronald Reagan,” “J. Carter,” and “Richard Nixon,” and in blue felt tip, “Gerald Ford.” In fine condition, with trivial creasing to corners.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

74. Presidents and First Ladies. Presentation card bearing

an affixed 1 x 1 swatch of the red silk fabric removed from the White House Red Room when it was redecorated in 1962, 5.75 x 9, signed in felt tip and ballpoint by Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, George Bush, Jimmy Carter, Nancy Reagan, Betty Ford, Barbara Bush, and Rosalynn Carter. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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75. Presidents and Vice Presidents. An off-white embossed vice presidential card, 3.75 x 2.25, signed in felt tip and ballpoint by five vice presidents, two of whom went on to become president: George Bush, Gerald Ford, Spiro Agnew, Walter Mondale, and Dan Quayle. Bush also adds, “Mr. Huston—these sigs are genuine.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

76. John Tyler

77. Millard Fillmore

78. U. S. Grant

79. Rutherford B. Hayes

80. James A. Garfield

81. James A. Garfield

82. Chester A. Arthur

83. Chester A. Arthur

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84. Benjamin Harrison Starting Bid $200

87. Theodore Roosevelt Starting Bid $200

88. Theodore Roosevelt Starting Bid $200

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85. William McKinley

86. Theodore Roosevelt

89. William H. Taft

90. William H. Taft

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91. Warren G. Harding Starting Bid $200

92. Warren G. Harding

93. Calvin Coolidge

97. Franklin D. Roosevelt

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94. Herbert Hoover

95. Herbert Hoover

96. Herbert Hoover

98. Harry S. Truman

99. Harry S. Truman

100. Harry S. Truman

101. Dwight D. Eisenhower

102. Dwight D. Eisenhower

103. Lyndon B. Johnson

104. Lyndon B. Johnson

105. Richard Nixon

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106. Richard Nixon

107. Richard Nixon

108. Richard Nixon

109. Richard and Pat Nixon

110. Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew

111. Richard Nixon: John Dean

112. Gerald Ford

113. Gerald Ford

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114. Gerald Ford Starting Bid $200

117. Ronald Reagan Starting Bid $200

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115. Jimmy Carter Starting Bid $200

118. Ronald Reagan Starting Bid $200

119. Ronald and Nancy Reagan Starting Bid $200

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116. Jimmy Carter Starting Bid $200

120. George Bush Starting Bid $200

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121. George Bush Starting Bid $200

122. George Bush Starting Bid $200

123. George and Barbara Bush Starting Bid $200

124. Bill Clinton

125. Bill Clinton

126. Bill Clinton

127. Bill Clinton

128. George W. Bush

129. George W. Bush

130. George W. Bush

131. Barack Obama

133. Barack Obama

134. Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton

135. Presidents and First Ladies

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132. Barack Obama Starting Bid $200

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notables

Declaration of Independence Signers Pre-Revolutionary War bill of lading from the House of Hancock 136. John Hancock. Partly-printed DS, filled out in Hancock’s hand and signed in the body “John Hancock,” one page, 9 x 4.5, November 20, 1771. A bill of lading for a ship in Boston Harbor. In part: “Shipped by the Grace of God, in good Order and well Condition’d, by John Hancock, in and upon the good Ship called the Hayley whereof is Master, under God, for this present Voyage, James Scott and now riding at Anchor in the Harbour of Boston and by God’s Grace bound for London to say, Six hundred & forty nine Casks of Oil… Four Hundred Sixty One barrells of Tar & ten thousand White oak bb Staves.” In fine condition, with a few small edge chips and tears. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

American Politicians and Leaders 137. William Franklin. Il-

legitimate son of Benjamin Franklin (1730–1813) who served as the last colonial governor of New Jersey. Manuscript DS, signed “Wm. Franklin,” three pages, 13 x 16.5, December 5, 1769. Lengthy nine-article document headed: “An Act appointing Commissioners for Supplying the several Barracks erected in the Colony of New Jersey, with Furniture and other Necessaries for accommodating the Kings Troops in or marching thro the same, for supplying Deficiencies and for defraying Incidental Charges.” Signed at the conclusion by Franklin and countersigned by other state officials. In very good condition, with repaired separations to horizontal folds and some chipping to edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Amidst the contentious Constitutional Convention, Alexander Hamilton sends his good wishes 138. Alexander Hamilton. Partial ALS signed “A. Hamilton,” one page, 7.25 x 2.25, July 31, 1787. In full: “Heaven continue to you every blessings you enjoy and add every one you [are] with. Betsy joins me in this and in every sentiment of affection to you and to your other self.”

Nicely double-matted and framed with engraved portraits of Hamilton and his wife Betsy to an overall size of 17.75 x 16.25. In fine condition, with toning to edges and a small stain to the center. From the collection of Virginia Heffernan and given to John L. Bolane. In 1787, Hamilton was serving in the New York State Legislature and was chosen as a delegate for the Constitutional Convention by his father-in-law Philip Schuyler. Rather than revising the existing Articles of Confederation, Hamilton advocated for the creation of a new government with a fresh start. This letter dates to the period of the convention, which was held in Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17, 1787, and resulted in the creation of the United States Constitution—one of the most significant moments in American history. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

139. Patrick Henry. Partly-printed DS, signed “P. Henry,” one page, 8 x 6, April 1, 1785. As governor, Henry appoints Hollt Richardson as a “Lieut Col…in the militia of the County of King William.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Governor Henry. The white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains fully intact. Handsomely double-matted and framed with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 21.5 x 13.5. In fine condition, with expected document wear, some soiling to the seal, and trivial ink erosion to the paraph below the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

140. Robert Todd Lincoln. Black-bordered Executive Mansion card, 5 x 3.25, boldly signed in ink, “Robert T. Lincoln, Jan 27, 1882.” In fine condition. Lincoln served as secretary of war in the administrations of Presidents James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur. Lincoln had been just forty feet away from Garfield when he was shot six months earlier, and this card is bordered in black as a remembrance of the fallen president. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Jay writes home from London in the summer of 1794, while negotiating his eponymous treaty: “How my mission will terminate I cannot yet decide.

There is room for hope, and also some for doubt” 141. John Jay. ALS,

three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 9.25, July 6, 1794. Unsigned letter to his wife Sally, in part: “Yesterday I had the satisfaction of receiving your kind letter…Your description of the violent storm and the apprehensions wh[ich] it excited in yr mind occasion emotions not easily described.

I think it providential that we hastened away as we did. On the 29 May we were beyond its reach—but God governs on the oceans as well as on the land, and no events take place without his permission or appointment…

How my mission will terminate I cannot yet decide. There is room for hope, and also some for doubt. I wish it was finished that I may again take my place in our little domestic circle—never I hope to leave it again while I live. However being in the way of my duty I must resign and be comforted.” Jay makes several strike-throughs and emendations throughout. Partial separations to expected mailing folds and light showthrough from writing to opposing sides, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned engraved image of Jay. With an urgent need for a peaceful and functional economic relationship with Britain, President Washington sent John Jay to London in the summer of 1794 in hopes of resolving several ongoing, post-Revolution military and commercial disputes. After drawn out negotiations, the two nations reached an agreement on November 19, defining terms that would expel royal troops from America’s western frontiers, send the issue of Britain’s debts to arbitration, and grant US ships access to trade routes in and around English ports. Though the Jay Treaty, as it became known, failed to address some key issues—including compensation for slaves evacuated by the British during the Revolution—and was hotly contested in the burgeoning States, it did facilitate nearly a decade of peace and fruitful trade. An interesting letter from the start of what would become Jay’s greatest diplomatic achievement. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

142. Massachusetts Finance. Revolutionary War–dated partlyprinted DS, signed “H. Gunnes,” one page, 11.25 x 5.5, January 1, 1780.

State of Massachusetts Bay financial document ordering the payment of £130 to Isaac Clark “according as Five Bushels of Corn, Sixty-eight Pounds and four-sevenths Parts of a Pound of Beef, Ten Pounds of Sheep’s Wool, and Sixteen Pounds of Sole Leather shall then cost, more or less than One Hundred and Thirty Pounds current, at the then current Prices of said Articles…The current Price of said Articles, and the consequent Value of every Pound of the Sum herein promised, to be determined agreeable to a Law…[for] this States Quota of the Continental Army.” Signed at the conclusion by the treasurer and two members of the committee. In very good condition, with intersecting folds with partial separations, toning and soiling, and ink cancellation marks to the treasurer’s signature. An interesting early financial document relating debt to the prices of commodities, adjusting debts and payments based on what was essentially a cost of living index. Starting Bid $200

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Very early 1681 Pennsylvania land grant

143. William Penn. English-born Quaker (1644–1718) and founder of the colony that became the State of Pennsylvania. Vellum manuscript DS, signed “Wm. Penn,” one page, 28.25 x 8, September 21, 1681. An indenture in which Penn sells 500 acres of land in Pennsylvania to James Peters, a Bristol soap maker, in part: “Being within the Tract of land…called Pensilvania in America the said five hundred acres to be allotted and sett out.” Framed with a descriptive mat to an overall size of 30.5 x 12.5, with a clear backing so that docketing on the reverse is visible. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, moderate scattered soiling (somewhat affecting the signature area), black marks along the bottom edge, and a few small holes. This is a very early land grant by William Penn for his fledgling colony—most known grants do not date earlier than July 1681, and Penn would not depart for America from England until the following year. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

144. John Augustine Washington.

Brother of George Washington and member of the fifth Virginia Convention (1736– 1787). Revolutionary War–dated ADS signed “John Aug’t Washington,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, August 27, 1779. Power of attorney document. In part: “I do hereby constitute and appoint Mr. Wm. Booth of Hampshire County my attorney to receive all the rents that are or may become due on the Lands belonging to my Ward Mr. George Washington in the said County of Berkley.”

In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered creases and soiling, several tiny pinholes, toned tape remnants to one edge, show-through from docketing to reverse, and some brushing and spreading to ink (including one letter of the signature). John tended to his brother’s business interests during the war, as is evident in the present document. A wonderful association with a direct mention of the early American leader. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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145. Robert F. Kennedy. Nice collection of three items: a 1965

pass for entry to the United States Senate Chamber, 4 x 2.75, signed at the bottom in blue ballpoint; a TLS to the chairman of the Wayne County Democratic Committee, one page, US Senate letterhead, December 16, 1966, in part: “I hope that we can follow up on some of the programs we discussed,” adding “My thanks” in his own hand; and a TLS to the same gentleman, signed “Bob,” one page, US Senate letterhead, November 2, 1967, in part: “My staff and I enjoyed the delicious apples.” Edgewear to the Senate pass and filing holes to the left edge of one letter, otherwise overall fine condition. A fine grouping highlighted by the Senate pass, a particularly desirable format. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

146. Watergate. Historic archive comprised of the papers of John J. Sirica, who presided over the trial of the Watergate burglars and later ordered President Nixon to turn over his recordings of White House conversations, containing eleven different items related to Watergate.

First is Sirica’s official photocopy of the document detailing the grand jury’s charges against the seven Watergate burglars, 10 pages, 8.5 x 14, filed in open court on September 15, 1972.

Second is a historically important typed manuscript draft entitled ‘Memo of Silbert and the Forty-Two Questions,’ four pages, 8 x 13, October 29, 1975, hand-corrected throughout in ballpoint and felt tip. In part: “Some have criticized me for the role that I played as an active judge in the Watergate Break-in case. But what was I to do? I was not blind or deaf. Here was Barker, receiving envelopes of money through the mail, claiming that he didn’t know where they were coming from. And there sat Liddy, refusing to testify, with evidence showing that he had received $199,000. From where and from whom? And for what purpose? And the Government simply wasn’t getting into the meat of the matter.” Also includes a six-page draft of this memo written in pencil in an unknown hand. Additional Watergate material includes Sirica’s copy of the printed trial proceedings of January 15, 1973, 8.5 x 11, 69 pages, in which Sirica describes the charges against the defendants and accepts their guilty pleas. This is also accompanied by four printed typescripts of additional drafts and proceedings related to the case, as well as a typed document from the Association of Trial Lawyers of America awarding Sirica its ‘Award of Exceptional Merit’ for 1975 as the ‘Outstanding Trial Judge of the United States of America.’ In overall fine condition. Accompanied by a printed proof sheet with text relating to Sirica’s honorary degree from City University of New York and a blank sheet of his personal stationery. A fascinating archive from the judge whose trials uncovered one of the greatest political scandals in American history. Starting Bid $200

Activists and Social Leaders

147. Susan B. Anthony. AQS on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card. In full: “Perfect equality of rights for women; civil and political. Susan B. Anthony, Rochester, N. Y., March 2/82.”

Anthony writes on the reverse, “Spending this year at Tenafly, New Jersey at work on the History of Woman Suffrage—S. B. A.” In fine condition, with trivial soiling, and some surface loss and traces of adhesive remnants to reverse (affecting a few letters of the writing). Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

148. Otto Frank. Father (1889–1980) of Jewish World War II diarist Anne Frank, and the only member of his family to survive the concentration camps.

TLS, one page, 5.75 x 8.25, February 4, 1963.

Letter to Mr. Bartlett, in part: “For the near future we have no plans to come to USA, but it might be that we do so later in connection with the work of the Anne Frank Foundation.

At present all our efforts are concentrated on the activities in the house in Amsterdam and to give them a solid financial base. Last summer many conferences, lectures and discussion-evenings have taken place and there were about 40,000 visitors to the house. The student homes adjoining our premises are ready and about 120 are living there. We are preparing a pamphlet giving more details which I shall send to you as soon as it is ready.” A faint diagonal crease passing through two tips of the signature, light creasing, a tear and chip to lower right corner, and adhesive remnants to reverse along upper and lower edge, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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149. Julia Ward Howe. Desirable AQS on an off-white 7.75 x 10 sheet, signed and inscribed at the bottom, “Julia Ward Howe, Inscribed for William J. Bok, Brooklyn, N. Y., Boston, Mass., November 17th 1881.” Howe pens a stanza of her famous work, ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic.’ In full: “In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born / across the sea, / With a glory in his bosom that transfigures / you and me; / As he died to make men holy, let us die / to make men free, / While God is marching on.” Below, she adds: “Composed in 1860.” She also pens an ANS on the reverse of the second integral page, signed “J. W. H.,” in full: “Thanks for your kind letter. I send the enclosed with pleasure.”

A clipping of the text of this verse is also affixed to the reverse. In fine condition, with a crease to the upper left corner. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

A month before his march on Washington, King’s reply to the 1963 San Francisco Conference on Religion and Race 150. Martin Luther King, Jr. TLS signed “Martin,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Southern Christian Leadership Conference letterhead, July 19, 1963. Letter to Dr. Hamilton T. Boswell of the Jones Methodist Church in San Francisco. In full: “By now I am sure that you have received the message which my secretary gave to the Rev. John Moore. When I talked with you by telephone I had high hopes of being able to accept your very gracious invitation to speak for the San Francisco Conference on Religion and Race.

After checking my schedule, I soon discovered I had a ‘People-to-People’ tour of the State of Louisiana for the very week of your meeting. But for this I would be more than happy to serve you. Please know that I deeply regret my inability to come. I am sure you can understand the very difficult schedule under which I am laboring these days. We are always indebted to you for your constant support. Such moral and financial support are of inestimable value for the continuance of our humble efforts. You have my prayers and best wishes for continued success in the significant work you are doing.” In fine condition.

Accompanied by photocopies of Boswell’s letter to King as well as a copy of the paper Boswell read at the September 5, 1963 meeting, ‘The San Francisco Situation.’

Hamilton Boswell was the most prominent black leader in the San Francisco area, twice awarded the Freedom Award by the NAACP. He was the first chairman of the San Francisco Conference on Religion and Race and the co-chair of the Church Labor Conference, the rallying force of the city’s support of King. He had helped organize a ‘Conference on Religion and Race’ in his city in September to unite Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and other religious leaders. Although King was unable to attend, the conference initiated a course of demonstrations and lobbying, often with good results, throughout the civil rights struggles of the rest of the 1960s. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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1963 Emancipation Proclamation stamps signed by the foremost leader of the Civil Rights Movement 151. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Block of four five-cent stamps issued in 1963 to honor the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, 2.25 x 4, signed in blue ballpoint, “Best wishes, Martin Luther King.” Poor contrast of the signature against the background of the same color, otherwise fine condition. A fantastic association between important eras of progress in American civil rights, especially as King gave his iconic ‘I Have a Dream’ speech during the year these stamps were issued. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Malcolm X establishes Muslim Mosque Inc. after leaving the Nation of Islam 152. Malcolm X. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, The Muslim Mosque, Inc.

letterhead, May 25, 1964. Letter to Robert Franke, in part: “Thank you very much for your letter of May 15, 1964. Your request for literature on the Muslim Mosque, Inc. will be filled as soon as the material which is now in preparation, is available.” In fine condition, with expected mailing fold passing through the bottom tips of the signature, trivial skipping to signature, and light show-through from PSA/DNA and Global authentication labels affixed to reverse.

Four days after announcing his departure from the Nation of Islam on March 8, Malcolm X established Muslim Mosque, Inc., an Islamic organization designed to support the African-American community and propagate the social, economic, and political philosophies of Black Nationalism. Although his new foundation was headquartered at Harlem’s 113th street mosque, Malcolm X would spend much of his remaining life traveling abroad. After completing his pilgrimage to Mecca in April 1964 and spending significant time in Africa, where he met with nearly all of the continent’s prominent leaders, his philosophy on the white presence in Muslim culture began to evolve, causing confusion with many of his followers in the states. Signed during this critical period of enlightenment and transformation—just nine months before his assassination—this is an exceedingly rare letter from one of history’s most divisive and important civil rights leaders. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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American West Two ‘dead’ desperados: “Burrial Exspences of Joe Walker and Butch Cassiday” 155. Butch Cassidy. Remarkable one-of-

a-kind archive of documents relating to the reputed killing of Butch Cassidy and ‘Wild Bunch’ desperado Joe Walker. Items include (with grammar and spelling retained): Manuscript document, two pages, 8.25 x 11, County of Carbon letterhead. “For Burial Espencies of Joe Walker Butch Cassida (Elias) Roy Parker Tom Gilis. The following Property Sold on the 24th May 1898 at Price Utah.” Over 20 items are listed, with price and name of buyer, including pistols, a gun, boots, blankets, seven horses, saddle, and spurs.

Seventh Judicial District Court, Carbon County, Price, Utah, letterhead, one page, both sides, 8 x 10.75. “Burrial Exspences of Joe Walker and Butch Cassiday Elias Parker Tom Gilis.

May 14 & 15 1898.”

Manuscript document, in pencil, one page, 8.25 x 11, County of Carbon letterhead, headed “Burrial Exspences of Joe Walker and Butch Cassidy.” Price, Utah, May 14 and 15, 1898.

Clear listing of the information on the preceding page, including cost of items purchased (“2 Coffins & Boxes”) and from whom and names of those paid for “washing 2 bodies…Digging graves…2 suits under wear…Two Shrouds…halling Coffins…halling Bodies to place of Burial…

Digging up Body for identification…Shaving 1 Body.”

Manuscript document, in ink and pencil, one page, 8.25 x 11. County of Carbon letterhead, 1898. In full: “We the undersigned certify we have received the ammounts set opisite the names in the Burial expences and delivering Property of Joe Walker and Butch Cassidy.” Signed at the conclusion by 12 individuals, including some who were members of Sheriff Allred’s posse.

Manuscript DS, signed by Justice of the Peace P. J. Olsen, one page, 8.25 x 11, May 28, 1898. Headed “Notice” announcing the sale, at public auction of property beeing part of that found in the possesion of Joe Walker and Butch Cassidy.”

Manuscript document, in pencil, one page, 8 x 11, Seventh Judicial District Court, Carbon County, Price, Utah, letterhead. “Inquest held on Dead Robbers.” Four named men “Sworn and testified…All Testified on information and belief that one was the body of the man that held up Paymaster Carpenter…John Bryner was sworn and testified that one was the body of Joe Walker and the other was one of the men that committed the Castle Gate Robbery. Sheriff Allred sworn and testified.” In overall very good condition.

In April of 1897, Butch Cassidy, Joe Walker, and Elzy Lay stole $7,000 in gold from the Pleasant Valley Coal Company at Castle Gate, Utah, sparking a serious manhunt for the gang. When Carbon County Sheriff C. W. Allred’s posse found what they believed to be the fugitives’ camp on May 13th, they opened fire, killing two men inside. They identified one body as Joe Walker and the other as Butch Cassidy. As newspapers announced the death of the outlaw, a Wyoming sheriff who had held Cassidy in his jail for three months arrived in Utah only to identify the body as Bob Culp, a minor cattle thief. Rumors flew that Cassidy, entertained by the whole affair, watched his own funeral from afar, having yet again outsmarted the authorities. Containing several documents from the mistaken killing, with the victim still believed to be Cassidy, this archive highlights a captivating tale from the famous outlaw’s career. Starting Bid $500 50 | July 15, 2015 | NOTABLES

156. William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody. Scarce

matte-finish 5.25 x 3.25 postcard photo of the Western showman on horseback, signed in white ink, “W. F. Cody, Buffalo Bill.” A collector’s notation penned on the reverse reads, “From ‘Buffalo Bill’—Denver, Colorado, January 19, 1915.” In very good condition, with light surface creases and substantial fading and flaking to ink in signature. A fabulous and infrequently seen cowboy-themed pose of Buffalo Bill. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

157. William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody. Cody’s personal

calling card, 3.5 x 2, signed on the reverse in black ink, “True to friend & foe, W. F. Cody, Buffalo Bill, 1887.” In fine condition, with a trivial spot of soiling to top edge and trivial spots of adhesive remnants to printed side. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Signed at the legendary Apache’s home in Fort Sill after returning from the 1904 World’s Fair

158. Geronimo. Ink signature, “Geronimo,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.5 card with a collector’s pencil notation below claiming that

his name is Mexican and means ‘William.’ In fine condition. Accompanied by a color photocopy of the original mailing envelope this was contained in, postmarked from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, on November 4, 1904. Geronimo had been at the World’s Fair in St. Louis until early October, when he returned to his home at Fort Sill. Also includes a modern photo of Geronimo and two engraved metal plaques suitable for framing and display. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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159. Gold Rush. Ornately engraved partly-printed DS, signed “Wm. H. Clark,” one page,

10 x 5.75, May 3, 1854. Stock certificate for the Tuolumne County Water Company with a wonderful vignette depicting miners working a sluice and cradle, certifying that “E. G. Stranahan is the holder of One Share of Capital Stock.” Signed at the conclusion by William H. Clark as president of the company and countersigned by R. H. Robinson as its secretary.

In very good condition, with show-through from a tape repair to expected cancellation cuts to the body, as well as distracting show-through from docketing to the reverse concerning the transfer of the stock. Starting Bid $200

Houston pays a Texas Ranger just days before seceding from the Union 160. Samuel Houston. Partly-

printed DS, one page both sides, 8 x 4.25, January 29, 1861. Treasury warrant for $120.83 issued to Elijah Southward for “protection of the frontier this amount being for Pay as Private in Capt. Fitzhugh’s Co. Mount Volunt.” Signed on the reverse by Governor Sam Houston. Handwritten portions of document and Houston’s signature fairly light, but still legible, a central vertical fold, and ink cancellation “X” to front, and some scattered light toning and soiling, otherwise very good condition. Captain Gabe S. Fitzhugh’s Company of Texas Mounted Volunteer Rangers had a strong reputation for protecting the state’s frontier from Indians and Mexican marauders. Just three days after Governor Houston signed this pay order, Texas declared its secession from the United States and joined the Confederate States of America despite his strong opposition.

When Houston refused to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy, he was evicted from his office. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

161. Old West: Terrence Cantwell. Personal leatherbound

trail diary of Terrence Cantwell, a cowboy who rode in the Utah Territory, 3 x 6, dated 1869. Cantwell’s entries are in pencil and touch upon the subjects of hiring men, camping, enduring all kinds of weather, and noting where ‘good grass’ and ‘good water’ is located. On May 10, he witnesses the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad at Promontory, Utah, “Saw the last rail laid and the gold and silver spikes driven on the completion of the N.P.R.R.,” also listing the names of the engines of the Central Pacific Railroad. Later that month, he writes, “Three cows died last night from the effects of ‘poison weed’. Several more have a slight dose.” He continues describing his travels on June 11, “Passed Fort Ruby and old stage station and went on to springs on top of mountain. No water. Distance 15 miles. Traded calf. Discharged Jim.” A terse entry comes on June 14, “Our cow snake bit. Big storm.” Another intriguing entry comes on September 13, “Sheriff from Humboldt NV arrived last night from Fort Mohave with two prisoners.” On other pages he writes of passing through “Devil’s Gate,” heading toward “Eldorado,” and branding a horse. The last several pages are an accounting ledger, where he lists prices for things he bought along the way, including a pistol, a knife, shirts, crutches, apples, a flask, and boots. In very good condition, with heavy wear to the leather covers; inner pages are clean with a tight binding. Starting Bid $200

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Scarce note by the owner of Sutter’s Mill, where the California Gold Rush began

162. John Sutter. Californian pioneer (1803–1880) known for his

association with the Gold Rush as the owner of Sutter’s Mill, where gold was first discovered by James W. Marshall. ANS signed “J. A. Sutter,” one page on a 5.25 x 3 postcard, August 9, 1876. A brief note to Francis D. Clark, the secretary of the Associated Pioneers of the Territorial Days of California. In full: “On the 1st of March I was 73 years old.” In very good condition, with blocks of toning to lower corners (affecting a portion of the signature), and light scattered toning and soiling. Accompanied by program pages from an 1876 reunion of Californians hosted by the organization and a card regarding another related event. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Notorious Figures and Lawmen

163. Bonnie and Clyde. Original 8 x 8 wanted poster for Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, identification order No. 1227, issued on May 21, 1934, by the US Department of Justice for a violation of the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act. Poster features individual images of both Parker and Barrow, and lists their physical descriptions, relatives, and criminal records. In fine condition, with trivial toning. Starting Bid $200

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164. John Wilkes Booth. Desirable printed broadside playbill, 5 x 14, advertising a performance of Romeo and Juliet at the Boston Museum on January 30, 1863, starring John Wilkes Booth in the famed title role. The broadside prominently bills Booth at the top, reading: “Benefit of J. Wilkes Booth, On which occasion he will have the honor of appearing as Romeo! In Shakespeare’s Tragedy Romeo and Juliet!” Booth’s name also appears in bold in the full cast listing closer to the bottom of the broadside. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 14 x 23.75. In very good condition, with overall creases, scattered staining and soiling, and repairs to a few tears and areas of paper loss to edges. Starting Bid $200

Enormous signature of Lincoln’s assassin, magnificently displayed

165. John Wilkes Booth. Extremely rare ink signature, “Yours as ever, J. Wilkes Booth,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2 slip. Affixed to a raised display, then triple matted and framed with an image of Booth, an artist’s rendition of Ford’s Theatre, a photo of the gun that killed Lincoln, and two plaques to an overall size of 34.25 x 33.5. Heavy vertical folds passing through the signature and some soiling, otherwise very good condition. An unusually large, bold example of this highly desirable historical autograph. Oversized.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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A combative Borden submits demands to her neighbor 166. Lizzie Borden. American woman

(1860–1927) who was tried and acquitted in the 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. The saga ultimately become one of the most celebrated unsolved cases in the history of American crime.

ALS signed “L. A. Borden,” one page both sides, 3.75 x 6, no date. Letter to her neighbor James Kenney, in full: “The man who was anxious for the house lost his wife last night, and so does not wish to do anything about it at present.

So if you want it at $600 and free house from Nov. 1 and move it this fall if you wish take it.

I surely have given you your own terms now.

I want you to let me know today please.” In fine condition.

After her acquittal in June of 1893, Lizzie Borden moved to Maplecroft, an enormous Victorian home at 306 French Street in Fall River’s fashionable Highlands neighborhood.

Already infamous and unwelcome, she did nothing to gain friends on her new street, frequently throwing loud and lavish parties into the early morning hours, and complaining about other residents’ habits. She was especially antagonistic towards this letter’s recipient, James Kenney, whose property abutted her own; in 1897 she purchased the lot on which he lived, forcing him to relocate his house shortly after. Autographically scarce, items written by the notorious American folk figure are difficult to find and always in demand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

The Dalton Gang’s youngest outlaw 167. Emmett Dalton. Ink signature, “Compliments of Emmett Dalton, July

3rd 1923,” on an off-white 4 x 2.5 slip. Expertly double-matted and framed to an overall size of 11 x 16.5. In fine condition, with uniform toning. Emmett was the youngest of the brothers that made up the legendary Dalton Gang of the Old West and was sentenced to life in prison after an attempted bank robbery in 1892. He was pardoned fourteen years later and became a reformed, respectable member of society. After moving to California to work in real estate, he also embarked on a career in the arts, capitalizing on his notoriety to publish books and begin a career in Hollywood. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Obtained before his daring escape from Crown Point 168. John Dillinger.

Crisp fountain pen signature, “John Dillinger,” on an off-white 6.25 x 4 album page. Newspaper clippings are affixed to the top and bottom, reading, “Dillinger Is Prisoner In Jail,” and “Middle Western Bank Robber is Lodged in Crown Point County Prison.” An ink collector’s notation to the lower right reads, “World Famous Outlaw John Dillinger, Prisinor [sic] of Lake County Jail 2/1/34.” In fine condition.

Two weeks after the midJanuary 1934 First National Bank robbery in East Chicago, Indiana, Dillinger was placed in the Lake County Jail in Crown Point to face charges for the murder of heist victim officer William O’Malley. During his stay, even the lawmen were captivated by the mythical outlaw—prosecutor Robert Estill posed for a photo with the prisoner, and reporters were enthralled by his charisma and sense of humor. The media was granted unparalleled access to Dillinger while he was imprisoned, which is likely how this autograph was obtained just two days after he arrived at the jail. Crown Point later became the site of one of Dillinger’s crowning achievements the next month, when on March 3rd he used a ‘gun’ to threaten the guards and escape from prison—a legendary feat that has been debated in Dillinger lore ever since. Signed while held in the Lake County jail during a period that defined his legacy, this is an absolutely remarkable autograph of the utmost desirability. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

169. John Dillinger. Original 8 x 8 wanted poster for John Dillinger, issued on March 12, 1934, by the US Department of Justice for a violation of the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act. Poster features Dillinger’s fingerprints and mugshots, and lists a physical description, his alias “Frank Sullivan,” and his criminal history, including arrests for assault, bank robbery, and murder. The bottom states that Dillinger is wanted for “feloniously and knowingly transporting Ford V-8 four door sedan…from Crown Point, Indiana to Chicago, Illinois.” Some irregular toning, rippling, and dampstaining along edges, otherwise fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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Businessmen “Like most great lawyers, he longs to settle in New York and become famous, rather than rich” 170. Andrew Carnegie. TLS, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, personal letterhead, October 26, 1910. Letter of recommendation to John G. Milburn, a partner at the prestigious law firm Carter Ledyard & Milburn on Wall Street. In full: “May I take the liberty of introducing my friend, Judge Blount, of Macon, Georgia, formerly judge in the Philippines Islands, appointed by our present President. Like most great lawyers, he longs to settle in New York and become famous, rather than rich. I have no doubt he will take rank with you gentlemen in the front, and beg to commend him to you, knowing you have no rivals to fear.” He adds a handwritten postscript below, initialed “AC,” in full: “Sorry to miss you & Madam this summer—try again.”

In very good condition, with intersecting folds passing through the signature, overall toning and light soiling, and dings and chips to edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

171. Harvey Firestone. Signed souvenir book from the ‘Firestone’ Homestead Outing, dated July 11, 1914. Columbiana, Ohio: Privately printed.

Leatherbound softcover, 8.25 x 10.25, 28 pages. Signed on a preliminary ‘Greeting’ page in fountain pen, “H. S. Firestone.” Some toning and fraying to edges of the leather spine and wrappers, otherwise fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

172. Harley-Davidson: Gordon Davidson. Son of Harley-Davidson Motor Company founder Walter Davidson, joining the company in 1930 after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania. He became H-D director in 1937 and in 1942 became president of manufacturing. TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, Harley-Davidson Motor Co. letterhead, February 21, 1936. Letter to a dealer in Orlando, in part: “We do not manufacture a motorcycle with an express body such as shown on the Air Express folder. We only manufacture two types of Package Truck bodies, namely the M and MO models and if a dealer wants any other type, it is necessary for him to have it made up locally…about five years ago, we built and sold a large number of Package truck bodies of various types and sizes, but as time went on, we found that many dealers had bodies made up locally to suit their needs and then mounted them on our chassis…Therefore, if you want to sell Pete, The Tailor, a motorcycle and Package Truck with a special body, it will first be necessary for you to get estimates on having this special body made up locally.” In fine condition, with light soiling to the right of the signature, trivial chipping to bottom edge, light scattered foxing along edges, and slight show-through from a label affixed to reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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173. Harley-Davidson: William H. Davidson. The son of

174. J. Pierpont Morgan. LS, one

Harley-Davidson Motor Company co-founder Arthur Davidson (1905– 1992), who served as the company’s president for 29 years and raced on their behalf, winning the prestigious Jack Pine Trophy in 1929.

TLS signed “Wm. H. Davidson,” one page, 8.5 x 7.5, Harley-Davidson Motor Company letterhead, November 30, 1934. Letter to a Florida agent regarding an order of radios for the Orlando, Florida Police Department, in part, “Thanks very much for your order in your letter of November 26 specifying four new radios for the Orlando Police Department. We will get these radios ready, but will withhold shipment until we have the city’s official purchase order as well as an exemption certificate properly filled in. A blank exemption certificate is enclosed.”

Intersecting folds, trivial haloing to the signature, and a thin area of ink erosion to the ‘W,’ otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

page, 5.25 x 8.5, Hotel Bristol letterhead, May 27, 1909. Letter to George Lambert, in full: “I have received your letter with the print of the picture of Queen Elizabeth at Hatfield—I am deeply indebted to you for it. If there is any expense in connection with it, I should be glad to pay it.” In fine condition, with light creasing, and some stray ink marks to top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scientists and Inventors Exquisite certificate for the Societe Philomathique 175. Andre-Marie Ampere. Partly-printed

DS in French, signed “A. Ampere,” one page, 16.5 x 10.75, April 30, 1808. In full (translated): “The Societe Philomathique de Paris, during its session of April 30, 1808, welcomed, as one of its correspondents, Mr. Girard, Professor at the Imperial Veterinary School at Alfort.” Signed at the conclusion by Aquebert-Montbret as president and Ampere as secretary. The document retains its red wax seal affixed to the lower left. In fine condition, with a central vertical fold, light toning, and creases to upper corners. The Philomatic Society of Paris was a high-level multidisciplinary scientific and philosophical society established in 1788, which boasted such distinguished members as Ampere, Laplace, Fresnel, Cuvier, and Lacroix. This certificate welcomed one of France’s leading veterinarians, Jean Girard, into the fold. The previous year he had published the two-volume Treatise on the Anatomy of Domestic Animals, considered the preeminent work on veterinary medicine at the time. An exceptional scientific piece made all the more desirable by its attractive appearance. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Failing to save President Garfield’s life with his battery-powered metal detector, Alexander Graham Bell gives up hope 176. Alexander Graham Bell.

ALS, one page, 4.75 x 7.75, Volta Laboratory letterhead, August 2, 1881. Letter to Joseph Stanley Brown, private secretary to President James A. Garfield. In full: “Will you kindly allow the bearer of this note to enter the basement room for the purpose of removing my batteries.” Mounted, double-matted, and framed with two images and a transcript to an overall size of 20.5 x 28.25. In fine condition, with a few stray ink marks and closely cropped trimmed edges (affecting part of the last letter of his signature).

President James A. Garfield had been shot exactly a month before this letter, and at this time was still alive and being treated in hopes of recovery. Of assassin Charles Guiteau’s two shots, one bullet grazed the president’s arm and the other was lodged into his abdomen, where physicians were unable to locate it. Hoping to solve the problem, Alexander Graham Bell arrived at the White House with a crude battery-operated metal detector and tried to locate the bullet using his recently invented telephone to amplify the sound.

On the evening of July 26, the apparatus was used and a faint, constant hum was heard all over the president’s body. Returning to his Volta lab, Bell found the detector worked perfectly. Two days before writing this letter he tried again with the same result—today attributed to the metal coil springs in the mattress Garfield was lying on. One of the images with which this letter is framed depicts the experiment, showing the batteries on the left side behind the door and Bell on the right, listening with his telephone. Bell’s original metal detector survived and is part of the Smithsonian Institution’s collection. A fantastic letter linking one of the world’s most renowned inventors and the failed attempt to save President Garfield.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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178. Robert Brown.

177. Henri Becquerel. Handwritten note in French, unsigned, on the front of his personal calling card, 3.5 x 2, October 25, 1905. Note to Mr. and Mrs. Warburg expressing how delighted they were to see them again this fall at Meran. In fine condition, with slight toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“I have a few copies of my Meteorological Essays (published in 1793)” 179. John Dalton. English chemist, meteorologist, and physicist (1766–1844) best known for his pioneering work in the development of modern atomic theory. ALS, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, April 12, 1825. Letter to a friend. In part: “I may observe that I have a few copies of my Meteorological Essays (published in 1793) yet by me, one of which I can let you have…since that time I have published sundry additional Essays on the same subject, but mostly in the Manchester’s Memoirs.”

Intersecting folds with slight separations at edges, and mounting remnants to left border, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Scottish botanist and palaeobotanist (1773– 1858) whose pioneering use of the microscope led to valuable contributions in his field. ALS, one page, 7.25 x 9, August 12, 1842. Letter to Thomas Mitchell, in part: “On determining to visit Scotland in the course of the present summer I determined also if possible to recover your letter which I fortunately succeeded in doing. Be assured it will give me very great pleasure to find so very early friends as your sister & yourself & I hope in good health & on my arrival in Edinburgh…I shall lose no time in calling trusting to find you still in town.” Intersecting folds, brushing to the date and signature, and some stray ink marks, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Darwin on his sweeping 1868 book, The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication

180. Charles Darwin. ALS signed “Ch. Darwin,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, no date. A memorandum headed, “Index for Mr. Darwin’s work on the Variation of animals & Plants under Domestication.” In full: “The names of all animals & plants to be given in Index. The names of all the authors, with very brief statement of subject—There need not be very copious references to the subjects discussed, as the Heading of Chapters show this. But when the same subject is alluded to in several places; it is highly advisable that it shd be given in Index. Thus I remember that Peloric flowers or Pelorism is referred to in 3 or 4 places. My Book certainly requires a good index in an eminent degree.” In fine condition, with light central vertical and horizontal folds passing through the signature. Accompanied by a custom-made presentation folder.

After four years of writing and research, Darwin published his massive two-volume The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication in 1868. The book earned favorable reviews, but its size and sharp detail proved too daunting for mass appeal, and it sold only 5,000 copies in Darwin’s lifetime. An exhaustive survey of plants and animals, it discussed the direct and indirect relationships shared with their environments, exciting proponents of both artificial and natural selection. An excellent letter concerning one of Darwin’s most laborious and detailed publications. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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183. Thomas Edison. Edison Botanical Research Corporation business check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison with his prominent ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thos A. Edison,” payable to S. Moore for $120, July 31, 1931. In fine condition, with three vertical folds, a small tear to top edge, and expected bank stamps and cancellation holes. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

181. DNA: Watson and Crick. Signed book: The Double Helix.

Later printing. NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 1980. Softcover, 5 x 8.25, 298 pages. Signed on the title page in black ballpoint, “James D. Watson,” and in blue ballpoint, “Francis Crick.” Creases to covers, edgewear, and some highlighted passages inside, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

184. Thomas Edison. Bold

ink ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thomas A. Edison,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In fine condition, with two tiny spots of foxing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Boldly penned letter from the great German immunologist 185. Paul Ehrlich. German

182. George Eastman. American inventor, entrepreneur, and

founder of the Eastman Kodak company (1854–1932) whose invention of roll film helped revolutionize photography. Distinguished vintage matte-finish 6.25 x 9 half-length portrait of Eastman, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To my friend, Mary McBain, George Eastman.” Housed in its original Arthur Studios of New York presentation folder. Light scattered creasing and soiling, some slight silvering, and fair contrast to the signature against the dark background, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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scientist and pioneer of chemotherapy (1854– 1915) who was co-awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine with Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1908. ALS in German, signed “P. Ehrlich,” one page, 8 x 9.75, personal letterhead, no date.

Letter to Mr. Bauer, in part (translated): “I am delighted that I have heard that you are all well and back from England, I would have liked to visit, but I have to go away again tomorrow at 8 days, first to Berlin and then to Hennigsdorf.” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

186. Albert Einstein. TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 6.75 x 9.25, blindstamped personal Princeton letterhead, July 12, 1953. Letter to H. M. Raphaelian. In full: “I thank you very much for sending me your beautiful book. It must have been very difficult to get convincing proof about the meanings attributed to these symbols.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature) and trimmed edges.

Raphaelian had sent Einstein a copy of his recently published book, The Hidden Language of Symbols in Oriental Rugs. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

“So many of our tribesmen were ruthlessly murdered and nobody gave a damn. Let’s hope that this time the claws shall be cut off from this predator” 187. Albert Einstein. ALS in German, signed “Albert,” one page, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa summer 1946. Letter to his cousins Alfred and Robert. In full (translated): “I was delighted to hear that you both are safely in Switzerland. So many of our tribesmen were ruthlessly murdered and nobody gave a damn. Let’s hope that this time the claws shall be cut off from this predator—who knows if indeed it will happen.

Actually I am writing to you because of Alice [another of Einstein’s cousins], the happily divorced lady who is with us just now. Her divorce was absolutely necessary—better late than never. Although Ogden is quite a decent human being, because of this sadistic streak in him, he is totally unbearable as husband. If Alice had not had her friend, who incidentally is a splendid fellow, she would never have pulled it off. One can immediately see in her face that all is well with her now. She gives the impression of a balanced, happy person who is quite attractive. This probably is thanks to her professional activity at which she has been so successful. I am hopeful she will be able to resume this or a similar activity again. All the struggles she had to endure, have enormously strengthened her self assurance and ability to cope with life. We are doing quite satisfactorily here, Maja too, although she was very ill this summer.” A pencil notation in another hand indicates a date of 1946.

Intersecting folds and light soiling to the right side, otherwise fine condition.

Written in the immediate aftermath of World War II, Einstein opens this letter with a grim reflection on the atrocities of the war and a hope that Germany will never again start such a horrific conflict. As millions of his Jewish “tribesmen”—including some of his own relatives—were systematically slaughtered, the brilliant scientist’s life was devoted to wartime causes; from his work involving nuclear weapons, to his tireless efforts advocating for Jewish immigrants, to his vocal advocacy for the establishment of Israel, without which, millions of Jews would never find sanctuary. An absolutely fantastic letter, poignantly reflecting on the war that dominated the Einstein family’s lives. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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188. Albert Einstein. Two small candid photos: a glossy 2 x 3 photo of Einstein sitting on the steps of a house, notated on the reverse in another hand with a date of August 30, 1930, and indicating that it was taken at Caputh, where Einstein kept his summer home; and a glossy 4.5 x 3.25 photo of Einstein, his wife Elsa, and cousins, notated on the reverse in another hand with a date of November 30, 1931, indicating that it shows Einstein departing from Antwerp on his way to California. In overall very good condition, with heavy scattered creases and a small tape-repaired tear to the top of the second photo. Starting Bid $200

189. Albert Einstein. Limited edition Albert Einstein fountain pen, numbered 72/288, with a body composed of a gradient-colored titanium barrel and mother-of-pearl featuring hand-painted images of Einstein on one side and the solar system on the other, overlaid with sterling silver trim. Encapsulated in the top of the cap is a single letter in Einstein’s hand, “K,” clipped from one of his handwritten formulas. Includes an attractive wooden case. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original Krone paperwork, including an image of the handwritten formula from which this letter was clipped. Starting Bid $300

Einstein’s sorrowful update on his ailing sister, “painfully more aware of her condition than usual” 190. Albert Einstein. TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, May 11, 1951. Letter to Dorothea Koenig, in part (translated): “Of course I know of Maja’s old acquaintance with Mrs. Glinz-Frey.

The fact that she has not received any more letters from my sister is due to her severe illness (advanced arteriosclerosis of the brain), which makes her reading and writing for some time impossible. It’s very kind of you to offer your visit. [I] would not recommend it because my sister is extremely impeded in speaking, and on occasion of a visit [she is] painfully more aware of her condition than usual. I dare therefore not to mention your letters.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. In need of safe quarter following Mussolini’s implementation of anti-Semitic laws in fascist Italy, Maja—on the invite of her older brother—emigrated to Princeton in 1939. Despite Einstein’s countless wartime engagements, from his devoted help of Jewish immigrants to his constant involvement with nuclear research, he and Maja enjoyed many fond years together prior to her stroke in 1946 and her subsequent decline in health. Though Einstein gleaned much delight in his involvement with the NAACP and the civil rights activist W. E. B. Du Bois in 1951, the year was darkened by Maja’s passing on June 25, only a month after this letter was written. A poignant and painfully honest letter regarding Einstein’s only sibling. Starting Bid $300

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A letter of thanks, just three weeks before receiving the Nobel Prize 191. Enrico Fermi. Scarce ALS in French, one page, 5 x 8, Reale Accademia d’Italia letterhead, November 19, 1938. Letter to an “illustrious senator,” thanking him for a telegram. In fine condition. Penned a month after Fermi’s selection as the Nobel Laureate in Physics was announced, this letter is most likely in response to one of the many congratulatory notes he received. For his discovery of ‘new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation, and for his related discovery of nuclear reactions brought about by slow neutrons,’ Fermi formally accepted the prize on December 10. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

192. Alexander Fleming. TLS signed

“A. Fleming,” one page, 5 x 8, Ministry of Health Emergency Medical Service letterhead, December 11, 1941. Letter to Dr. C. N. Iland, in full: “When I saw you yesterday with professor Newcomb you said that you would like to take on a pathological job in Sector VI or the E.M.S. I have applied to the Ministry that you be appointed a Junior Assistant Clinical Pathologist at a salary of ₤350 plus ₤100 subsistence allowance. I hope it will go through.” In fine condition, with horizontal folds (a partial separation to one), a crease to upper left corner, and a few trivial spots of soiling.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Uncommon signed photo of the renowned gunsmith

193. Richard Gatling. Scarce 4 x 5.75 cabinet-style mounted photo

of Gatling, signed on the reverse in fountain pen, “With compliments of Richard J. Gatling.” Portions of signature a shade light, small area of surface loss, irregular toning, and some rubbing to the image, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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194. Joseph Guillotin. French physician and politician (1738–1814) whose name became synonymous with the ‘humane’ instrument of execution whose use he proposed to the government during the French Revolution. Partly-printed DS in French, signed “Guillotin,” one page, 7.75 x 4.75, December 12, 1803. Receipt for the payment of the quarterly contribution of Societe Galvanique for physician Claude Francois Duchanoy. Neatly signed vertically in the left margin by Guillotin as president of the club’s treasury and countersigned by the physician and physicist Joseph Izarn as Secretary. In fine condition, with expected document wear and toning to edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

195. Stephen Hales. British scientist and clergyman (1677–1761) who made significant

contributions to both plant and animal physiology. ALS, one page, 6.25 x 7.75, December 25, 1750. Letter to Mr. Joyne, in part: “I heartily condole with you on the unhappy Death of your Brother. These villanies must necessarily increase yearly more & more, while the lower People are made mad by those intoxicating Drams, which by a consummate folly are held in great Profusion to the mouth of the meanest. A temptation well known to be too great to be resisted. As I guess that the tenants will make you some payments about this Time, and as I have a considerable Sum to pay in London to charitable users, It will save the hazard of carrying money to & fro.” Addressed on the reverse of the second integral page in his own hand. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered spots of foxing, slightly trimmed edges, and repaired paper loss to second integral page. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Heisenberg forwards his Athens lecture, ‘Natural Law and the Structure of Matter’ 196. Werner Heisenberg. TLS in German, signed “W. Heisenberg,” one page, 8.25 x 11.5, Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics letterhead, September 17, 1964.

Letter to Ukrainian writer and publisher Ihor Kostetsky, in full (translated): “Thank you for sending me your pamphlet about questions of translating Shakespeare into Slavic languages.

I am looking forward to reading it. Since at the end of your letter you mention my Athens presentation, I am sending you a copy of the presentation, which was given in English. The write-up in the German papers, to my mind, is flawed in its presentation of the content of the presentation.” In fine condition. On June 3, 1964, Heisenberg delivered a lecture titled ‘Natural Law and the Structure of Matter’ before a distinguished crowd at the Greek Hill of Pynx in Athens; it was published shortly thereafter in Frontiers of Modern Scientific Philosophy and Humanism. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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197. Albert Hoffmann. Two letters in German, both to the writer Friedrich Georg Junger: an ALS, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, August 30, 1958; and a TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, August 18, 1972. The TLS, in part: “The beautiful monograph on the mistletoe, which I have studied with great interest and pleasure is long overdue for return. I hope that soon I have an opportunity to hand you the book personally. The appearance of the new issue of, Crossroads I always meet with great anticipation. The essays are of a superior level. The publication of this magazine deserves the highest recognition. The problems of our time are shown at the root, and it is hoped that those responsible and influential draw practical benefit.” In overall fine condition. Accompanied by an envelope addressed to Hoffman, a card, and a newspaper clipping. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

198. Albert Hofmann. Two items: an original ballpoint

sketch of the chemical structure of LSD on a white 8.25 x 5.5 trimmed sheet, with an image of the Swiss scientist in the upper left corner, signed “A. Hofmann”; and a color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Hofmann, signed in the lower border in black ink. In overall fine condition, with a slightly grainy quality to the photo. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare Caltech Athenaeum membership from the eminent astronomer 199. Edwin Hubble. Astronomer (1889–1953) regarded as one of the most important observational cosmologists of the 20th century and the namesake of the orbiting Hubble Telescope. Partly-printed temporary membership card for the Athenaeum, 4 x 2.5, nicely signed in fountain pen, “Edwin P. Hubble.”

The card reads: “On Request of Mr. Harvy Eagleson, The Privileges of the Club are extended for Mr. Harold Wayland From Oct. 1931 To June 1932.” In fine condition.

The Athenaeum was Caltech’s faculty club and often hosted lectures by professors and intellectuals from around the world—earlier in 1931, Albert Einstein had addressed the group upon arriving for his visiting professorship at the institute. Hubble, who served on the club’s governing board, issued this membership at the request of Harvey Eagleson, an eccentric English professor with a famous disinterest in science. Items signed by Hubble are quite scarce and especially desirable with these interesting associations. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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200. Sebastian Kneipp. Bavarian

priest (1821–1897) who pioneered naturopathic medicine, particularly a form of hydrotherapy known as the Kneipp cure. Uncommon 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Kneipp in a headand-shoulders pose, signed in black ink, “Seb: Kneipp 1890.”

Published by Hans Bischoff. Light scattered soiling, a trimmed bottom edge, and some spreading to the paraph, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

203. Joseph Lister. British surgeon (1827–1912) who innovated the practice of sterile surgery, one of the most important medical advances of the day. ALS signed “Joseph Lister F.A.P, Professor of Surgery in the University of Glasgow,” one page, 4.5 x 7, Upton House letterhead, September 10, 1864.

Letter of recommendation for one of his medical students.

Scattered soiling and a couple of words a shade light, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

201. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. French naturalist

and biologist (1744–1829) known as an early proponent of the concept of evolution and his mistaken theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics.

ADS in French, signed “J. B. de Lamarck,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, October 1, 1790. Lamarck confirms the receipt of his salary of 450 livres. Light scattered soiling and expected document wear, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare architectural contract from the ‘Father of Modern Chemistry’ 202. Antoine Lavoisier. Extremely influential French chemist (1743– 1794) noted for his discovery of the role oxygen plays in combustion.

Rare manuscript DS in French, signed “Lavoisier,” one page both sides, 9.5 x 13.25, July 11, 1781. Untranslated contract with architect Nicholas Samson Lenoir, including a detailed list of payments to be made and mutual obligations. In very good condition, with central horizontal fold with small edge separations, toning to edges, and scattered small tears and chipping to one edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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204. William Osler. Canadian-born physician and researcher (1849–1919) who was a founding professor of Johns Hopkins Hospital.

ALS signed “Wm. Osler,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 3.5, personal stationery card, January 1, 1905. Letter to Miss A. E. Proctor, in full: “A happy new year to you & yours! How good of you to remember me with such a beautiful centerpiece. Mrs. Osler admires it very much.

You must have spent hours upon it. I hope your bellows are blowing all right. Keep a careful look out on yourself. Victuals & fresh air remember are your two best friends! I hope your mother is better.” In fine condition, with a light crease to lower edge. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in his own hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

205. Robert Oppenheimer. Brilliant American physicist (1904–1967) who directed the Insti-

tute for Advanced Study in Princeton and who spearheaded the Manhattan Project, leading to the development of the first atomic bomb. Uncommon ALS signed “Oppy,” one page, 5.75 x 7.75, Eagle Hill letterhead, August 10, no year. Letter to the wife of Secretary of State Dean Acheson, in full: “It is two weeks since my visit to the farm; but I have thought so often, with affection & gratitude, of the good hours there, that I wanted you to have a word from me, to tell you that, & to thank you. The sense of oasis is rare enough, and deep enough, in these years, that it should not go unacknowledged, even in the poor form of a bread & butter letter. I hope that you & Dean will have your September vacation, & send you both every good wish.” In fine condition, with a diagonal crease to upper right corner. Oppenheimer worked closely with Acheson during the atomic development and influenced the 1946 Acheson–Lilienthal Report—officially entitled Report on the International Control of Atomic Energy—discussing possible methods of avoiding future nuclear warfare. Oppenheimer suggested monitoring uranium mines as a way of policing the potential production of atomic weapons. A nice association and unusual signature from one of the most important figures of the 20th century. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Pasteur’s novel idea to prevent fatal mushroom poisoning 206. Louis Pasteur. Autograph

notes in French, signed three times, twice “L. Pasteur” and once “L. P.,” penned in the margins of a letter written to him by Henri de Marliave, one page both sides, 8.5 x 10.5, July 21, 1888. Marliave’s letter, in part (translated): “In some regions of France and mainly in the South, there is much mushroom consumption in the spring and fall of each year. The fungus, as you know, is very nutritious, and does no harm when used in moderation…It is not, unfortunately, once it loses its first freshness. It becomes a real poison and can cause real poisonings that are often fatal. In general, the mushrooms entering the market after traveling for a longer or shorter time are losing their first freshness; they decompose and provide a real danger to public health when they reach their destination. Several merchants of Toulouse have asked me to speak to you to ask if you would inform us if there is a way to prevent fermentation and decomposition of mushrooms for the two or three days that generally exist between harvest and sale. If the means exist, to be effective it must meet the following conditions: 1. Being inexpensive 2. Keep whole mushrooms with the stem or at least a part of the stem 3. Leave no traces on mushroom which must appear almost as fresh as when it was picked.” Pasteur’s response, in part (translated): “I answer that the problem should be easy to solve, you are very well placed to attempt a solution…Many ideas come to mind. Would you try immediately dipping fresh mushrooms in a 2% boric acid solution and placing them in a box during the trip…This is harmless and another washing could be recommended upon arrival and then a new soaking in water before consumption.” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds and show-through from writing to opposing sides. Pasteur’s most famous experiments involved the fermentation of yeasts, which, like mushrooms, are classified in the kingdom Fungi. He was also an advocate for the use of boric acid as an antiseptic and treatment for infections. Combining his knowledge in both of these fields, he was able to recommend a solution to this potentially deadly issue of mushroom toxicity. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300 www.RRAuction.com | 69

207. Louis Pasteur.

ANS in French, unsigned, one page on his 4 x 2 personal calling card, no date. Untranslated note of thanks for a letter received. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Pasteur’s hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare letter from one of the 20th century’s greatest mathematicians

208. Max Planck. Nobel Prize–winning German physicist (1858–1947) who pioneered the understanding of quantum theory. Fountain pen signature, “Dr. Max Planck,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.75 card. In fine condition, with trivial rippling to upper portion. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in his own hand, and postmarked July 6, 1934. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 209. Max Planck. ALS in German, one page on the reverse of a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard depicting the Sonnblick mountain, August 22, 1932. Letter to Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, in full (translated): “To the chairman of the board of the Sonnblick Observatory, in whose footsteps I am walking, I send my greetings and best wishes for summer recreation.” Upper portion bears an additional date notation in another hand. Removably matted with a photo of Planck to an overall size of 8.25 x 11.75. Two punch holes with tears to the top edge, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

210. Henri Poincare. French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher of science (1854–1912) who famously formulated the ‘Poincare Conjecture,’ which went unsolved for nearly a century. ALS in French, signed “Poincare,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7.25, April 24, 1889, from Nancy, France. Letter to the secretary of the Society of Mathematicians, in part (translated): “I have sent you the day before yesterday the list of the members of the society after having marked with pencil the names of the people to whom the circular can be sent...I have not sent my contribution...but I believe that no confusion will be possible since this list is most probably the only one you will receive dated from Nancy.” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds and light soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare autograph of the automotive legend

211. Ferdinand Porsche. Auto engineer and inventor (1875–1951) who

designed Volkswagen and Porsche automobiles. AQS in German, on a 6.75 x 7 off-white guest book page, Porsche writes that he is pleased by the “good publicity for our meeting.” Signed underneath, “F. Porsche, Frankfurt,” and dated “June 9, 1950.” A pencil identification has been added at the bottom of the page. In fine condition, with all writing a bit shaky. Page was taken from the guestbook of Alexandre Marius Dées de Sterio (1944–2006), a media scholar from Luxemburg, and is also signed on the reverse by the former director of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Alois Podhajsky. A scarce offering from the legendary auto pioneer. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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The Nobel laureate recommends a student who, “in consequence of losses of staff due to the war” assisted teaching “the Intermediate classes in Physics” 212. Ernest Rutherford. New Zealand-born physicist

and chemist (1871–1937) who discovered the concept of radioactive half-life; he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908. World War I-dated TLS signed “E. Rutherford,” two pages, 8 x 10.25, The University of Manchester letterhead, June 14, 1915. Letter of recommendation for a student, in part: “Mr. B. Buckley was a student in the Physics Department in the University of Manchester in the years 1911–15…In consequence of losses of staff due to war, Mr. Buckley has been assisting for the last two terms in demonstrating to the Intermediate classes in Physics.

He has done this work well, and shown himself an excellent teacher…His excellent record in Mathematics, and his sound knowledge of Physics, both theoretical and practical, fit him unusually well to be a teacher of those subjects in a secondary school.” Rutherford makes a single handwritten emendation to the text. In fine condition, with expected mailing folds (one touching the bottom tips of the signature), trivial dings, and staple holes to upper left corner. Bookended by two of his most famous contributions to science—the formulation of the Rutherford model in 1911 and his successful splitting of the atom in 1917—this was one of Rutherford’s most prolific decades as an experimental physicist. Joining the war effort, he shifted his focus towards the detection of submarines in 1915, paving the way for sonar technology. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

A frustrated Scarpa bows to the French military tax even as his salary has stopped 213. Antonio Scarpa. Italian anatomist (1752–1832) who wrote

several important treatises on a wide range of anatomical and medical subjects. Scarce ALS in Italian, one page, 7.5 x 10, December 18 [1796].

Lengthy letter to the Representative of the French Republic in recently occupied Pavia, who was then acting as Governors of the City. Scarpa argues that he “as every good citizen should do” has agreed to pay the new military tax of 600 lire imposed by the French, and says that for the past two months he has not received a monthly 77 lire he is entitled as Director of Surgery in the Medical School, while three of his colleagues in the same situation as his are still getting their monthly payments. He attributes the mistake to the fact that treasurer Giuseppe Ceriani, who is based in distant Milan, has not yet signed the necessary papers for his payment and trusts that his correspondent, Ceriani’s superior, will remind him of this injustice. After payments are resumed Scarpa says he will be better able to maintain the regularity of this classes at the Medical School, where he confirms the students have been showing great zeal and assiduity. Intersecting folds, some wrinkling, and scattered soiling, otherwise fine condition. An interesting letter at the time Napoleon had invaded the north of Italy in the name of the French Republic. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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214. Ferdinand Sauerbruch. German surgeon (1875–1951) who developed several groundbreaking surgical methods and medical devices, also known for his ambiguous political positions during WWII. Three TLSs and one typed confirmation document in German, all signed “Sauerbruch,” each one page, dated from 1927 to 1932.

All are to Dr. W. Birkelbach regarding a loan. In overall fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

215. Jacobus Henricus van ‘t Hoff. Dutch physical and organic

chemist (1852–1911) and the first winner of the 1901 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Personal calling card imprinted with van ‘t Hoff’s name and position as a member of the Academy of Sciences, 4 x 2.5, bearing a brief unsigned note in his hand. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare document from the inventor of the battery 216. Alessandro Volta. Italian physicist (1745–1827) best known for his epochal investigations into the nature and uses of electricity, leading him to invent the battery. The unit denoting the potential difference or electromotive force was named the volt in his honor. Partly-printed DS, in Italian, one page, 7.5 x 11.25, July 19, 1791. A receipt for Volta’s brother’s fees as a university professor. Intersecting folds and a couple small tears to the top edge, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Intellectuals

217. Sigmund Freud. TLS in German, signed “Freud,” one page both sides on a 5.25 x 3.25 personal stationery card, May 23, 1927. Let-

ter of condolences to his friend, Arthur, in full (translated): “I was more than surprised to see your father’s obituary, as you had not mentioned anything to me the last time we met. I beg you to be assured of my heartfelt feelings.” In fine condition. An especially crisp signature from the father of psychoanalysis. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

218. Johann Gottfried Herder. German philosopher, theologian,

poet, and literary critic (1744–1803) associated with the periods of Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang, and Weimar Classicism. His most important work came in the fields of comparative philology and cultural anthropology, particularly in studying the concepts of nationality and patriotism. ALS in German, unsigned, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 9, August 8, 1799. Untranslated letter to Geheimen Finanz-Rath, whose son he had met a few years prior, asking him to intercede in a matter on his own son’s behalf. Herder’s son Sigismund August Wolfgang was a geologist and mineralogist who later became chief mining captain of Saxony. Fragile central vertical and horizontal folds with partial separations, one-quarter of the last page excised and absent, scattered stains and creases, and show-through from writing to opposing sides, otherwise very good condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

219. John Maynard Keynes. ALS signed “J. M. Keynes,” one

page both sides, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, September 10, 1937.

Letter to Rosenbaum regarding books he would like to order, in part: “Thank you very much indeed! Should like to have from this catalogue 3133, 3135 and 3215. But these are also some…items as well which I would buy if they are still available:—2659 Hegel…2968 Hume…3136 Kant...2725 Leibniz...3845 Locke / 5417 Voltaire.” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds, and two punch holes to left edge. A rare handwritten letter from the revered economist, adding some of history’s greatest philosophers to his library. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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220. Peter Kropotkin. Russian

geographer, zoologist, and political theorist (1842– 1921) best known for his advocacy of anarchist communism. ALS signed “P. Kropotkin,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7.25, June 7, 1899.

Letter to Charles Rowley, in part: “We would be happy to spend a few hours in your company, but, alas, it is impossible. I am just finishing the next instalment [sic] of the Memoirs which has to be posted next Friday, for the States,—and every moment, even late at night, has to be given to it. Late with the MS., as always! And Sophie will not let herself be persuaded that she may go when I am working so hard as I am the last few days before posting the MS.” In fine condition. Kropotkin originally published the story of his life and work for The Atlantic Monthly magazine, serializing it from September 1898 through September 1899; when it was published later on in 1899 in book form, it became his best known work. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

221. Friedrich List. Leading 19th-century economist considered the original European

unity theorist, best known for developing the ‘National System’ (1789–1846). ALS in German, signed “Fr. List,” one page, 8.25 x 10, December 17, 1834. Untranslated letter to publisher Johann Jacob Weber in Leipzig regarding the delivery of books. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, some tape remnants to left edge, and show-through from docketing to reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

222. Louise Michel. French anarchist, school teacher, and medical worker (1830–1905) known for her radical activism and admired for her association with the Paris Commune. AMS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 6 x 8, no date. Michel pens a “fragment des cyclones” in five verses, entitled “Les Souffles.” Intersecting folds with small edge separations (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature) and scattered soiling, otherwise fine condition. Written while exiled in New Caledonia, this was published in her 1875 work Legends et chansons de gestes canaques [Legends and Epics of the Kanak People]. After being deported in 1873 for offenses including trying to overthrow the government, she befriended the indigenous Kanak people of New Caledonia and took their side during the 1878 revolt against French colonial rule.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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223. Alexis de Tocqueville. Desirable ALS in French, one page both

sides, 5.25 x 8, no date. Letter to an unidentified recipient concerning an election outcome, in part (translated): “I have not written this result the other day because I was sure others would do in my place and it disgusted me to take the role of eager. You are right, however, to believe that you have contributed to this result…How glad I am the good news you give me about my friend Mr. Lefranc! I read the article you mention.

I found it excellent. This is what we wrote better on the subject. Such at least is the opinion of more competent people than me in the question.

I put this side of the journal for reference.” In fine condition, with trivial creasing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Virtually unobtainable signature from the father of artificial intelligence

224. Alan Turing. Immensely influential British mathematician, crypt-

analyst, and computer scientist (1912–1954) considered the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence. Rare fountain pen signature, “A. M. Turing,” on an off-white 7.25 x 10 sheet removed from a guest register. In fine condition. Turing first made his name as a code-breaker for Great Britain during World War II, where he devised methods for cracking German ciphers, including contributions toward defeating the Enigma machine; Winston Churchill said that Turing made the single biggest contribution to Allied victory in the war against Nazi Germany. In his work on artificial intelligence he developed the ‘Turing test,’ an attempt to define the standard by which a machine could be called ‘intelligent.’ Certainly included in the unofficial top three heroes of the world’s computer community, Turing frequently appears on Times’s list of the greatest names of the 20th century. Due to an early death at 42 and relative obscurity during life, his autograph is virtually unobtainable; only two examples have come to market. An exceedingly rare autograph of immense historical importance to our technology-driven existence.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $5000

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To his influential neo-Kantian colleague 225. Max Weber. Extremely influential social theorist (1864–1920) often cited with Emile Durkheim and Karl Marx as a founding architect of sociology. ALS in German, one page on a 3.5 x 5.5 postcard, September 14, 1906. Untranslated letter to Sophie, wife of philosopher Heinrich Rickert, in Freiburg, planning a visit. In fine condition, with a bit of show-through to the lower left from the postmark. Heinrich Rickert, a leading neo-Kantian philosopher, was Weber’s colleague at the University of Freiburg and introduced him to his ideas, which had a large impact. Especially influential on Weber’s work was the neo-Kantian belief that reality at its core is chaotic and incomprehensible, with all rational order deriving from human focus and perception. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Rare 1723 letter by the Enlightenment philosopher 226. Christian Wolff. Eminent German philosopher (1679–1754) and influential leader of the early German Enlightenment. ALS in Latin, signed “Christianus Wolfius,” one page, 7 x 8.25, May 26, 1725. Letter to the doctor and naturalist Johann Melchior Verdries in Giessen, thanking him for his treatise “De commercis inter mentem et corpus.” Wolff also mentions one of his chief opponents, “Langius,” referring to Joachim Lange, as well as one of his own pupils, Georg Bernhard Bilfinger. In very good condition, with overall foxing and toning, and a couple areas of paper loss to edges. In one of the greatest academic controversies of the 18th century, Wolff had been ousted from his first chair at Halle just two years earlier after intellectual attacks by Lange and his Pietist followers.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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World Leaders and Politicians 227. British Leaders. Col-

lection of thirteen items, primarily consisting of letters with a few other formats, each signed by a prominent British leader, including: Princess Margaret (ALS), Mountbatten of Burma (TLS), Harold Alexander of Tunis (postage stamp), Nancy Astor (ALS), Prince Edward Augustus (LS), Randolph Churchill (ALS), Joseph Chamberlain (ALS), John French (ALS), Prince George of Denmark (DS), Palmerston (two signatures and an envelope), and Prince Arthur of Connaught (ALS). In overall very good to fine condition. Starting Bid $200

228. British Prime Ministers. Collection

of ten items, primarily consisting of letters with a few other formats, each signed by a British prime minister, including: Anthony Eden (two TLSs), Ramsay MacDonald (SP), Benjamin Disraeli (ALS), Stanley Baldwin (signature), H. H. Asquith (ALS), Palmerston (signature), John Russell (ALS), David Lloyd George (LS), and William Gladstone (ALS).

In overall very good to fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned cabinet photo of Gladstone. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Twice-signed Castro military order to the “commanders of the Rebel Army” 229. Fidel Castro. ALS in Spanish, one page, 8.25 x 7.25, Cuban Navy letterhead, no date. Untranslated order issued to the commanders of the Rebel Army, ordering them to evacuate from naval installations and turn them over to officials designated by the Revolutionary Navy.

Also signed at the top, “Jefe Dr. Fidel Castro.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds passing through the signature, scattered foxing and soiling, and expected document wear. A decidedly scarce handwritten Castro piece. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

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230. Fidel Castro. Early DS in Spanish, signed twice, “Fidel

Castro Ruz,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 12.75, October 10, 1947.

Untranslated Cuban income tax return form signed twice by Castro as candidate lawyer, once on the front and once on the reverse. In very good condition, with intersecting folds and moderate scattered foxing and staining. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

231. Chiang Kai-Shek. Scarce and

desirable matte-finish 3.75 x 5.75 photo, signed in black ink in Chinese. In fine condition, with a few surface creases and silvering to dark areas of the image.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

232. Madame Chiang Kai-shek. Attractive matte-finish 4 x 6 full-length photo of Madame Chiang Kai-shek in a lovely dress, signed in blue ink, “Mayling Song Chiang.”

In fine condition, with moderate contrast to signature against the busy background and a trivial crease to left edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Extremely desirable diplomatic image of Deng Xiaoping

233.

Deng Xiaoping. Immensely influential Chinese reformist leader (1904–1997) who was the architect behind the modernization of China’s economy by opening the country to global markets.

Choice glossy 8.25 x 6 press photo of Deng Xiaoping meeting with German politician Willy Brandt, signed in black ink by Deng Xiaoping and signed and inscribed in black ink by Brandt. In fine condition, with a bit of irregular adhesion to Deng Xiaoping’s signature and slight soiling to the upper right corner. Accompanied by the original transmittal letter from 1984.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Excessively rare two-page handwritten letter by Chou En-lai

234. Chou En-lai. ALS in Chinese, two pages, 8 x 10.5, April 27, 1957, signed at the conclusion. Letter to Comrade Lan Yu. In full (trans-

lated): “Sister Xiaochao told me that you are recuperating from illness near West Lake, and asked me to visit you when I am in this area. The first day after arriving here, I had been asking for your information (but) didn’t find out until yesterday that you were staying at a friend’s house behind the mountain.

I’m asking someone to deliver this message to you. Please tell me how your condition is and if you can come out for a walk. Please tell me the truth if you are unable to move. Looking forward to your recovery and wishing you well.” Each page is numerically stamped in the upper left corner and affixed to a separate 12.25 x 17.5 cardstock sheet. Light toning, a tear to the bottom edge of the first page, and a chip to the upper left corner tip of the second page, otherwise fine condition.

A brilliant statesman, Chou En-lai served as premier of China from 1949 until his death in 1976. During the period of this letter he also held the position of foreign minister, serving in that capacity for nearly a decade. A strong advocate for peaceful coexistence, he played an enormous role in strengthening China’s relations with the West, participating in the 1954 Geneva Conference and the 1955 Bandung Conference. In 1957, he also helped mediate Polish and Hungarian conflicts with the Soviet Union. Letters such as this by Chou En-lai are incredibly rare—this being the first we have seen—and of the utmost desirability. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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Outstanding Deng Yingchao letter to the renowned Chinese opera actress 235. Deng Yingchao. Wife of the first Chinese Premier, Chou En-lai, and political activist in the Communist Party of China (1904–1992). ALS in Chinese, six pages, 7.25 x 10.25, no date, signed at the conclusion. Letter to Comrade Xuefen. In part (translated): “I just learned about your recent condition from Comrade Chengnu…and I like your arrangements, as it’s focused on making improvements. However [it’s] hard to stabilize [the condition] mainly [because] the body has been damaged much and it takes time [to heal]. Thus there is often emotional disturbance and lack of peace of mind. For this I need to work on helping her and to take responsibilities for her. My health has improved greatly which has been the first time in a long time. I have been relieved from both Western and Chinese medicine and treatment for almost a year now and have been able to take care of myself.

Now I’m no longer a patient.

I went to the Northeast region a while back and visited many places and saw many things. Some [of the things I did were] to avoid the damages caused by abortion in the past, which may also improve my health. Thus the key is that you must recuperate during pregnancy and after giving birth. Hope you will be extremely careful, not only trying to be a good mother, but also a good communist party member. Comrade Yan Xia and I talked about you not long ago. We learned the arrangements you had made and hope you can come to Beijing and take some time to relax. Of course this depends on the doctor’s advice.

Hope you are doing well after playing the part of Mrs. Xianglin! I saw your stills but regret for not being able to view your performance. I anticipate of having the opportunity to do so. I saw you play this role while I was in Shanghai shortly after the liberation and I was quite impressed with your performance. I can still see it in my mind.” Each page is numerically stamped in the upper left corner and affixed to a separate 10.25 x 15 cardstock sheet. A tear to the bottom of the first page affecting a few words and light soiling, otherwise fine condition.

The recipient of this letter, Yuan Xuefen, was a noted performer in the Chinese Yue opera who was best known for her performance in the 1946 production of Sister Xianglin, as Deng Yingchao mentions in this letter. She had to be replaced after falling ill in 1947, as discussed at length. “Comrade Weishi” is almost assuredly the adopted daughter of Deng Yingchao and Chou En-lai, Sun Weishi, who was also active in Chinese theater. Another important reference is “Comrade Yan Xia,” probably the politically active playwright Xia Yan who later served as the deputy minister of culture from 1954 to 1965. Deng Yingchao touches upon her own medical difficulties—as a young woman she had an abortion without telling Chou, fearing that pregnancy would detract from her ability to carry out important political work; later, in 1927, she suffered a miscarriage. As both Deng Yingchao and Chou En-lai were particularly dedicated to the advancement of the arts, this is not only and extremely rare but an especially interesting association piece. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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236. Winston Churchill. TLS signed “W. S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Hyde Park letterhead, September 4, 1962. Letter to John McKinnon and the Trustees of Churchill Presbyterian Church, in full: “I am indeed obliged to you for your letter and invitation. It was a source of regret to me that I could not be present at the Centenary ceremonies of your Church. None the less, your invitation has given me great pleasure, and I send you all my warm good wishes for the happiness and prosperity of Churchill and all who live there.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, slight scattered creasing and soiling, staple holes along top edge, and a small tear to left edge. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Churchill praises an actress’s portrayal of his distant relative, the Duchess of Marlborough 237. Winston Churchill. TLS signed

“Yours sincerely, Winston S. Churchill,” two pages, 8 x 10, Chartwell letterhead, March 1, 1935. Letter to Irene Vanbrugh, in full: “I enjoyed Viceroy Sarah very much. I thought the many difficulties of a historical play of this kind were admirably surmounted and the result was to give a striking impression of the personalities and the times. I thought your own rendering of Sarah was brilliant and Queen Annie also was excellently presented.

The last scene is dated on the programme as January 1711. This is of course old style.

They counted the year from the 1st of April and consequently January 1711 is really January 1712. Marlborough commanded the armies all through 1711 and was not dismissed until the beginning of the next year. Reggie and his wife lunched with me the other day and I was very glad to find them both in the best of spirits and health. I am hardly ever in London at tea time except when India Bill is on. Then I am glued to my bench in the House of Commons, so pray forgive me if I do not make an appointment.” Churchill handwrites the greeting and adds a brief typed postscript at the conclusion, “If it would be any use to publish the substance of my comments on the play I should be delighted.” Partial separations to central vertical and horizontal folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature), and light creasing, otherwise fine condition.

A prominent English actress with over fifty years of stage experience, Vanbrugh portrayed Sarah Jennings, the Duchess of Marlborough, to widespread critical acclaim in Norman Ginsbury’s 1935 play Viceroy Sarah, but it was perhaps the approval of Churchill—a direct descendant to John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough and the husband to the beautiful and fiery Jennings—that proved most affirming. Steeped in knowledge concerning his own ancestry, and having spent much of his ‘wilderness years’ writing the biography Marlborough: His Life and Times, Churchill was all too eager to point out discrepancies relating to the date and time of the Duke’s untimely dismissal. An intriguing association piece relating to the Churchill name’s rich and celebrated ancestry. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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238. Winston Churchill. Ink signature, “Winston S. Churchill,” on an off-white

5.25 x 6.75 sheet of RMS Queen Mary letterhead. In fine condition, with slight toning and a partial separation to a central horizontal fold. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce 18th-century archive from King Louis’s ‘woman’ spy 239. Chevalier d’Eon. French

diplomat, spy, and soldier (1728– 1810) whose first 49 years were spent as a man, and whose last 33 years were spent as a woman.

Archive of eleven untranslated receipts or ledger pages listing household expenses such as prices for firewood, lumber, clothing, and other items, dated from 1779 to 1785. Seven are ADSs handwritten

by Chevalier d’Eon and signed in the third-person within the text, with variations including “M’lle la ch’re D’Eon,” “M’lle D’Eon,” “Mad’lle la ch’re D’Eon,” with one initialed at the conclusion instead, “D.” Two are in another hand and signed at the conclusion, one endorsed and initialed “D,” and the other signed “La ch’re D’Eon.” The final two are written in the hand of Chevalier d’Eon, but left unsigned. In overall fine condition, with expected document wear. Accompanied by three additional documents in other hands.

An especially interesting series of documents, as d’Eon identifies as ‘mademoiselle’ several times throughout, providing a level of insight into Chevalier d’Eon’s unusual story. Starting Bid $300

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The esteemed “Order of the Sacred Treasure”

240. Emperor Hirohito. Beautiful DS in Japanese, signed by Hirohito as emperor of Japan, one page, 23 x 17.75, May 14, 1931.

Untranslated document in which the emperor of Japan confers the Second Class, Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star; the recipient’s name has been clipped out. Includes the Star of the Order of the Sacred Treasure award badge, measuring 3˝ in diameter, in its original presentation case. Also includes the original wooden box for the document. Aforementioned excision of the recipient’s name in the document and some wear to the enamel on the badge, otherwise overall fine condition.

The insignia of the order incorporates symbols for the three imperial treasures, each represented in the badge: the central eight-pointed silver star represents the Yata Mirror, so sacred that not even the emperor is allowed to look at it; the wreath of red-enameled dots represents the the Yasakani Jewel; and the forty white enameled rays represent the emperor’s personal sword. Established as the Order of the Meiji in 1888 by Hirohito’s grandfather, the Order of the Sacred Treasure is awarded to those who have made distinguished achievements in a wide variety of civil or military services, ranging from research fields, to social work, to state and local government. These documents, by which the Emperor himself honors a citizen, become a part of the recipient’s family legacy and rarely leave Japan. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000 www.RRAuction.com | 83

241. Indira Gandhi. Matte-finish

5.75 x 8.25 photo of Gandhi, signed in the lower border in blue ink, “Indira Gandhi, 1984.” In fine condition, with trivial paperclip impressions to upper edge. Accompanied by a letter of transmittal from the office of the prime minister.

Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

“A Christian is one who serves the whole of humanity with all his heart and strength” 242. Mohandas Gandhi. LS signed “M. K. Gandhi,” one page, 4 x 5.25, May 5, 1937. Letter to a woman in Lamar, Colorado. In full: “I was glad to have your letter.

My definition of a Christian is one who serves the whole of humanity with all his heart and strength and not one who merely says, ‘Low! Low!’ and repeats the Biblical prayer with meticulous care.” In fine condition, with mild soiling and a crease to one corner tip.

While the quote, ‘I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ,’ is only apocryphally attributed to Gandhi, the essence is certainly in line with his true message as shown here. He often presented a similar sentiment, praising the core of Christ’s teachings—peace, love, understanding—while questioning the often contradictory formalities and dogma of the organized church. An amazing letter espousing the inspirational leader’s philosophical outlook, emphasizing the importance of action and service to others rather than strict conformity to the strictures of scripture. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Scarce signature of Ataturk’s successor 243. Ismet Inonu. Turkish gen-

eral and statesman (1884–1973) who served as Turkey’s second president and first prime minister.

Ink signature, “Londra 29.6.1964, Ismet Inonu,” on an off-white 5.5 x 10 sheet, with a glossy 4.75 x 6.5 photo affixed below. Sheet is affixed to a same-size mount. In very good condition, with scattered soiling and foxing (heaviest to upper right corner). Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Ensure the publication of three volumes of The Writings of V. I. Lenin and one volume of The Writings of I. V. Stalin” 244. Nikita Khrushchev. TLS in Cyrillic, signed “N. Khrushchev,” two pages, 8 x 11.25, September 29, 1948.

Letter to Comrade G. M. Malenkov, in part (translated): “According to a resolution of the USSR Council of Ministers…530 tons of paper that we obtained in 1947 from the 1946 stock has been withheld and transferred to the Union Government reserve. In addition, the receipt of paper towards stock is taking place erratically, with long interruptions…We have been forced to use the paper received, primarily to publish classical works of Marxism–Leninism, as well as textbooks for schools, junior colleges, and institutions of higher learning, thereby depriving other publishing houses of the ability to release artistic and technical literature. In order to ensure the fulfillment of the plan for book product publications in 1948, eliminate interruptions and standstills in the operation of printing houses, and create the necessary prerequisites for normal publishing house operation in early 1949, the Central Committee of the CP(b)U hereby requests: 1. That the transfer of 530 tons of paper to the Union Government reserve that the Ukrainian SSR received in 1947, which was shipped and purchased for its 1946 stock, can be cancelled. 2. That instructions be issued to the USSR Gospian to ship 1,200 tons of printing paper to the Ukrainian SSR…to ensure the publication of three volumes of The Writings of V. I. Lenin and one volume of The Writings of I. V. Stalin, as well as a number of high-priority works for the 2nd Congress of Ukrainian Writers.” Scattered creases and tears to filing holes on the left edge, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a full translation. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Exceedingly scarce image of the Cold War-era leader 245. Nikita Khrushchev. Stately matte-finish 8.5 x 11 head– and–shoulders portrait of the Russian leader in uniform, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, with an added date in Russian.

In fine condition, with some trivial creasing and a trimmed edge.

Rare in signed photos, this is an especially crisp and desirable example. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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246.

Lee Teng-hui.

Politician (born 1923) sometimes called the ‘father of Taiwan’s democracy’ who served as president of the Republic of China [Taiwan] from 1988 to 2000. TLS signed “Teng hui Lee,” two pages, 8.5 x 10.75, President of the Republic of China letterhead, September 3, 1996. Letter to Senator Paul Simon, in part: “As you wind up a most distinguished career in the Senate, I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation for your long-standing staunch friendship for the Republic of China as well as your role in advancing relations between our two countries. Throughout your long years of service, you have rendered us strong and steadfast support in many ways. You call for an ROC seat in the U.N. and other international organizations, you speak highly of our democratization, and you call for peace across the Taiwan Straits. I am grateful, in particular, for your kind assistance in realizing my visit to Cornell, my alma mater, in June last year.” In fine condition, with a light crease to upper right corner. Letters from the Taiwanese leader, especially with political content, are difficult to find and highly sought after. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

247. Nelson Mandela. Signed

book: Long Walk to Freedom. London: Abacus. Paperback, 5 x 7.75.

Signed and inscribed on the title page in black ballpoint, “To Zwelake, Best wishes, N. Mandela, 7.12.02.”

Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/None. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

248. Stanislaw Lubomirski. Polish nobleman (1722–1782)

who was awarded Knight of the Order of the White Eagle on August 3, 1757, in Warsaw. Manuscript DS in Polish, one page, 8 x 13, April 29, 1774. Untranslated order to the estates, mandating that they pay their taxes punctually. The official paper seal affixed to the right of the signature remains fully intact. Expected document wear and toning to the right half of the page, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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“Obviously, the Government is afraid. And it does not dare to cling to measures which were repressive before” 249. Giuseppe Mazzini. Italian patriot (1805–1872) who dedicated his life, much of which was spent in exile, to uniting his country under a republic. Four untranslated ALSs in Italian, totaling seven pages, including two signed “Gius. Mazzini” and two signed “Gius.”

Letters are to his sister, Sig. Nova, Stefano, and a friend. One, in part (translated): “As I have said since we have met for the first time, I cannot deny that the thought occurs to me often: ‘If we see that the rising of Piac. shows the opportunity for the cities of Italy, why could the rising of Genova not do the same thing?’ I cannot stop to repeat this thought; but I do not see any more in it. The friend will let you know from the Officer that I saw him this morning. As soon as I have news, I will let you know. In case you believe you will make up your mind to act, let me know without delay. I will then give a proclamation and I will see you immediately. Obviously, the Government is afraid.

And it does not dare to cling to measures which were repressive before. There is agitation, as you know, even in the crushed. Still, the Government presents the stimulus for us. And this could maybe change the plan and give more importance to my idea of attacking the wings, procuring weapons and then leading the concentrated and excited forces to a victory over the centre. But we will talk about this.” In overall very good condition, with various small tears, showthrough from writing to opposing sides, toning, and tape remnants to edges. Accompanied by one original mailing envelope addressed in Mazzini’s hand and an unsigned engraved portrait. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Rare 1783 letter on booksellers’ reluctance to purchase his newly published Errotika Biblion 250. Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau. Controversial leader of the early

stages of the French Revolution (1749–1791).

Boldly penned ALS in French, signed “de Mirabeau,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 7.75, September 15, 1783. Letter to the director of the Typographic Society of Neuchatel, where he had sent a manuscript. Mirabeau writes regarding local booksellers who are reluctant to commit to a deal for a large quantity of a book they do not know. In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds. It is likely that Mirabeau is referring to his obscene book Errotika Biblion, which was first published in Neuchatel in 1783. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Napoleon’s generous gift to his one-time savior— a peasant who rescued him during the Revolution 251.

Napoleon.

Manuscript DS in French, signed “Napoleon,” two pages both sides, 8.25 x 11.5, June 20, 1810.

Agreement between Napoleon and his brother-in-law Felice Pasquale Baciocci, the husband of his sister Elisa, in which Napoleon purchases Baciocci’s estate in Corsica for 30,000 francs. In the same document, Napoleon immediately grants the property to Felix Tusoli, a Corsican peasant who hid Napoleon from the royalists in June 1793.

Signed at the conclusion by Napoleon and countersigned by Baciocci. The document is bound into an attractive custom-made thin leather volume.

In fine condition, with expected document wear and light soiling.

Accompanied by a full English translation.

Nearly two decades before signing this document—and only with the help of Felix Tusoli, a distant relative—a young Napoleon escaped certain death at the hands of a Corsican nationalist and returned to the French mainland, where he began his meteoric rise to power. Never forgetting Tusoli’s help, Napoleon purchased this estate, ‘Pantano,’ in 1810 and bestowed it upon Tusoli as a gesture of gratitude. An exceptional document, signed with his rarely seen complete first name, with an equally marvelous story to go along with it. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Oversized Napoleonic ship’s paper for trade with Britain 252. Napoleon. Partly-printed DS in French, signed “Np,” one page, 12.75 x 18.25, February 18, 1813.

Untranslated ship’s paper issued for “La Neptune,” commanded by R.R. Defager out of Amsterdam bound for a port in Great Britain, laden with a variety of goods including cheese, grain, and other exports.

Prominently signed at the conclusion in the center by Napoleon, and countersigned by Secretary of State Pierre Antoine Noel Bruno, Minister of Manufacturing and Commerce Jean-Baptiste Collin de Sussy, and Minister of the Navy and Colonies Denis Decres. Matted and framed to an overall size of 26 x 19.5. Intersecting folds repaired with toned tape (the central vertical fold passing through the second letter of the signature), small edge tears, and soiling, otherwise very good condition. This document dates to just months after Napoleon returned from his disastrous Russian campaign. A month later, Great Britain—the destination of this ship—declared war against France as part of the Sixth Coalition that defeated Napoleon and sent him to his first exile in Elba in 1814. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Advocacy for the brother of “one of the painters of the Emperor” 253. Josephine. LS in French, signed “Josephine,” one page, 7.25

x 9, January 10, 1812. From her famous Chateau de Malmaison, Josephine sends a letter of recommendation to a councilor of state, in part: (translated): “I am requesting your kindness for Augustin Saint whose brother is one of the painters of the Emperor and of mine. He would like to get the rank of auditor in the accounting division where he has been employed for some time…I recommend him to you with greater pleasure as his morality and services render him worthy of your good will.” In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned engraving and carte-de-visite. She received the Malmaison estate following her divorce from Napoleon in 1810, and she endeavored to create the most beautiful garden in all of Europe. The property achieved fame for its rose garden, in which she cultivated over two hundred different varieties of roses from around the world. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Josephine speaks out for a citizen unjustly “included in the list of the émigrés” 254. Josephine. LS in French, signed “Lapagerie Bonaparte,” one page, 7.5 x 6.5, no date. In part (translated): “I have written to you, Minister, to ask you to do everything possible to resolve the question of citizen Figliera, who has been included in the list of the émigrés.

It is extremely pressing that I learn if the document that he has shown to obtain his exit from the list is regular. It is important that he obtains a favorable decision, based on the attestations that have been in your office and to which others can be joined...The delay of just one day may cause a great loss to citizen Yvan, on whom I have the greatest interest, and he will lose a considerable sum. I hope you will not refuse to give me all the facilities necessary and to avoid the terrible results that a delay would cause and the circumstances which citizen Yvan is in now.” In fine condition, with a few pinholes to lower left and a couple trivial chips and stains to edges. The “list of émigrés” referred to in this letter held the names of noblemen who had fled France during the Revolution. From afar, many plotted against the Revolutionary government and attempted to build foreign support for their cause. In response, the government took severe actions against them: any émigré who did not return by 1792 would lose his property to the state, and would also find himself liable to death as a traitor. According to the Josephine, citizen Figliera was wrongly added to this list. An excellent letter, attempting to safeguard the funds and property of a citizen for whom she held “the greatest interest.” Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

255. Nguyen Va n Thieu. Presi-

dent of South Vietnam (1923–2001) who resigned and fled the country only a few days before the fall of Saigon. Dignified matte-finish 7 x 9.25 photo of Thieu, blindstamped “President Nguyen-Van-Thieu, Republic of Viet-nam,” and signed in black felt tip, “Thieu.” Scattered creasing and trivial soiling, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of transmittal from his secretary. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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256. Chaim Weizmann.

LS signed “Ch. Weizmann,” one page, 8 x 10.25, personal letterhead, February 16, 1915.

Letter to Dr. Gaster, in part: “I hope that this makes our point of view fairly clear...I am sending this copy to you in order that you should be fully informed of the step taken, as I am anxious to avoid misunderstandings.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and trivial creasing. Along with Weizmann, the Jewish-British scholar Moses Gaster was a prominent leader of the Zionist movement, serving as vice president of the First Zionist Congress in Basel and actively participating in each succeeding congress. This letter provides a unique insight into the budding relationship of Weizmann and Gaster, whose ‘Mizpah’ residence in London would serve as the venue for the first draft of the Balfour Declaration. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

257. Chaim Weizmann. ALS in French, signed “Dr. Ch. Weizman,” one page, 5.5 x 3.5, no date, but postmarked October 22, 1903.

Weizmann sends a postcard to Mademoiselle Van Gelder in London, (translated), “Believe me I was waiting until today for the parcel to arrive. It is still not here. I assume that you took the exact address. I will send out these days nice cards. With kind regards to you and to Doctor Rappoport, whom I wrote a long letter.” In very good condition, with a central vertical crease, uniform toning, a bit of light soiling, and a few corner tip dings. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Royalty 260. British Royal Family. Buckingham Palace dinner menu, one page on a 3.5 x 5 card, February 11, 1928, signed on the reverse in pencil by the royal family of King George VI, Mary of Teck, Prince Albert, and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother: “George R. I.,” “Mary R,” “Albert,” and “Elizabeth.” In very good condition, with a tear to the top edge (extending through one letter in George’s signature), light foxing and toning, and mounting remnants to the front of the card. Accompanied by an unsigned example of the menu. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

261. Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich. Fifth child of Alexander II of Russia and his first wife Maria Alexandrovna, who served in the Imperial Russian Navy and as a goodwill ambassador to the United States and Japan (1850–1908). Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Alexis,” one page, 4.25 x 7, no date. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Catherine writes to her famed lover 262. Catherine the Great. LS in Cyrillic, one page, 7.75 x

12, August 24, 1786. Letter to her lover, Grigory Potemkin. In full (translated): “It is necessary that fifteen thousand rubles earned by the carpenters wages for the month of September of this year be distributed at the Kherson Shipyard. We have ordered that bank notes be released to your department from Saint Petersburg for the remaining sums from the Treasury, trusting you to receive and use them to make the disposition at your discretion.” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds (passing through part of the first letter of her signature), light staining to edges, and a trivial chip to one corner tip. Potemkin founded Kherson in 1778 as a naval station, fortress, and shipbuilding center, and from there in 1783 he launched a 66-cannon battleship named ‘Catherine’s Glory.’ By 1786 their on-again off-again relationship had cooled, but would reignite soon after when Catherine toured the Crimea with Potemkin. A supremely desirable piece of correspondence from this famous royal relationship. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

263.

King Kamehameha IV. Fourth monarch (1834–1863) of the Kingdom of Hawaii who ruled from 1855 until 1863, when he passed away from chronic asthma at just 29 years old. Partly-printed DS in Hawaiian, signed “Kamehameha,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 14, January 29, 1856. Deed for a parcel of land on the island of Molokai, featuring a sketch of the plot at the bottom. Signed on the reverse in ink by Kamehameha as king and countersigned by his sister Kaahumanu as kuhina nui, a role similar to prime minister.

Retains the red wax seal affixed at the conclusion. In very good condition, with large areas of mild dampstaining, scattered soiling, and a small piece of tape affixed to the reverse. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Royal war document from the young Sun King 264. King Louis XIV. Manuscript DS, signed “Louis,” one page, 7.75 x 12, March 30, 1649. Untranslated royal military decree from Saint-Germain-En-Laye signed at the conclusion by King Louis and countersigned by Secretary of State for War Michel Le Tellier. Retains most of the original red wax seal affixed to the left margin. In very good condition, with scattered creases and wrinkles, light overall foxing and soiling, and a few areas of paper loss to edges and upper left. This document dates to shortly after the Peace of Rueil was signed on March 11 to end the opening episodes of the Fronde, a civil war that continued until 1653. With Paris under siege, the royal faction had fled the city, moving the court to Saint-Germaine-En-Laye, where this document was signed. At the time of signing, Louis was a mere eleven years old and the government was still under the control of his mother, Queen Anne, and the chief minister, Cardinal Mazarin. A highly desirable document from an important period in French history. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

265. King Louis XVI. Manuscript DS in French, signed

“Louis,” one page, 9.25 x 14.5, March, 1792. Order authorizing the commissioners of the national treasury to make a currency exchange of 3,097,774 pounds, prominently signed by King Louis and countersigned at the bottom by six other officials. In fine condition, with a trimmed left edge.

A desirable document signed during a dramatic point in the French Revolution, just five months before the king’s arrest and deposition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

266. King Otto I. Bavarian prince (1815–1867) who became the first modern king of Greece in 1832 under the Convention of London, ruling until he was deposed in 1862. Collection of nine untranslated manuscript DSs in Greek, each signed “Otto,” one page, 8 x 11.5, dating from 1842 to 1848. Most are related to Georgios Rallis, one of the most important and influential Greek politicians of the 19th century, and concern the management of the ministers’ holidays and their replacements. All retain their affixed white paper seals. In overall very good to fine condition. Accompanied by two additional documents not signed by the king. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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“Honored by the young poets of the Fatherland,” Germany’s king praises von Platen’s poem “received at my enthronement” 267. King Ludwig I of Bavaria. King of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions

in the German states (1786–1868). ALS in German, signed “Ludwig,” one page, 6.5 x 8.25, June 3, 1827. Letter to poet and dramatist August Graf von Platen “in Rome or Naples.”

In part (translated): “Honored by the young poets of the Fatherland…long ago I wanted to tell you personally that of all the poems received at my enthronement, I spoke only of that of Count von Platen with which I was very satisfied. This morning I read several of your poems from Rome and inquired about whether the author was still there, and heard of his presence in Naples, where these lines will be sent, or get to you in the ‘Eternal City.’ For us Germans it is Italy, especially Rome, the place where we can feel it best; all aspects of the soul are touched and it reverberates throughout life in the north.” Addressed on the reverse of the second integral page in Ludwig’s own hand. In fine condition, with intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature).

King Ludwig was a friend of von Platen and, upon taking the throne in 1825, he granted the poet indefinite leave for Italy and supported him with a pension. Invoking imagery from German legend, he wrote an ode honoring the new monarch: ‘Looking back you see flames, war and murder / Yet gently you carry the pure sword on your belt / And stand as that devout Dietrich / Above the corpses of the Nibelungen.’ Interestingly, Ludwig soon had an extension of the royal residence decorated with paintings depicting scenes from the Nibelungenlied, combining representations from the German-pagan dragon slaying myth with Christian iconography. A wonderful letter representing Ludwig’s legacy as a patron of the arts. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

268. King Philip II. King of Spain (born 1527) from 1556 until his

death in 1598; his eventful reign included Spain’s conquest of the Philippines, the establishment of a colony in Florida, and the historic defeat of the Spanish Armada by the British in 1588. Untranslated LS in Spanish, signed “Yo el Rey,” one page, 8.5 x 11.75, 1576. Mounted and matted with an engraved portrait of the king to an overall size of 17.75 x 14. In very good condition, with a few small separations and tears to intersecting folds, chipping to edges, a couple small holes at the top, and scattered ink marks and soiling. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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269. King Stanislaw II August. Last king of the Polish–Lithu-

anian Commonwealth with a controversial legacy, recognized as a great patron of the arts and progressive reformer but also remembered for his failure to preserve the nation’s independence from foreign powers (1732–1798). Colorful manuscript DS in Latin issued during the reign of King Stanislaw II August, unsigned, eight pages, 9.5 x 14.5, December 6, 1768. An illuminated copy of the patent of nobility for Major General Count Anton Waldstein, splendidly executed with watercolor arms and a full-page painting showing three attached seals on blue and golden cords. In fine condition, with expected document wear. A stunning example of a heraldic document. Starting Bid $200

The rare widowed Queen of Scots, soon to return to her throne

270. Mary, Queen of Scots. LS in French, signed as widow of Francis, “Marie,” one page both sides, 11.25 x 13.75, February 23, [1561].

Untranslated letter concerning a payment, crisply signed at the conclusion in ink by Mary and countersigned by her secretary Claude Leparchemynier and controller general Luc Provencherd. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered creases, and some soiling and staining to the margins. From the collection of Augustin Dubrunfaut, lot 120, April 2, 1887. Accompanied by an unsigned engraved portrait.

Widowed in 1560 by the Dauphin, the young Mary left France for Scotland in August of the following year; this present document, issued from Fontainebleau, dates to the brief nine-month period between the king’s death and her departure. Torn between Catholic and Protestant factions, Scotland provided a dangerous and complex political scene with which Mary was entirely unfamiliar; though a devout Catholic, she accepted the newly established Protestant ascendancy, causing both factions to regard her with suspicion. Anxious to gain control and ambitious for the English throne, she married her first cousin, Lord Darnley, in 1565. An exceedingly rare signed document dating from the time Mary made the decision to return to Scotland, this is a remarkable royal piece of the utmost desirability. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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Encouraging German help in modernizing the Russian workforce 271. Peter the Great. Russian czar (1672–1725) who ruled from 1682 until his death. Peter was an instrumental force in the Westernization and expansion of Russia into a major European power. Rare manuscript DS in Cyrillic, signed “Peter,” one page, 12.25 x 8, Saint Petersburg, December 17, 1717. The czar grants Artillery Major Johnson Henning permission to recruit craftsmen in Germany. A German translation is affixed to the reverse of the document. In very good condition, with a few small separations along intersecting folds and scattered light toning and foxing. The paper and wax seal are uniformly toned with a couple of small separations to lower portion.

With precise writing, a bold signature, and the superb large seal, this is a very attractive piece.

Known for embracing European craftsmanship and methods, Peter spent a good deal of his life studying abroad, from shipbuilding in the Netherlands to urban planning in Manchester, England. Returning to Russia, he used all he had learned to expand the Russian Navy and develop Saint Petersburg into a world-class city. He also launched an effort to recruit skilled workers from abroad to train his own workforce—the topic at hand here. An excellent document in view of Peter’s efforts to develop a modern Russia, welcoming the valuable input of the Western World. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

“Lady Diana” thanks a disabled child for an engagement present 272. Princess Diana. TLS signed “Yours sincerely, Lady Diana,”

one page, 7.25 x 9.25, Buckingham Palace letterhead, April 27, 1981.

Letter to Christopher Biggs, in full: “I was very touched to receive the lovely painting you so very kindly sent me. You have painted the ploughed field most beautifully and the pheasants in the foreground too. Once again my very grateful thanks to you for such a kind thought and for sending me such a charming picture.” Diana also adds “Dear Christopher” in her own hand and underlines the word ‘lovely.’ In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, and copies of two related letters, one from Diana’s private secretary Oliver Everett, extending further thanks, and the other from Anne Pitcher, a tutor at Aldershot’s Cambridge Military Hospital, sharing further background information on the painting. Following Prince Charles’s proposal to Diana on February 24, 1981, Pitcher enlisted the help of Biggs, an 11-year-old disabled boy in her ward, to assist in making the soonto-be royal couple an engagement present, a painting entitled ‘Love in a Ploughed Field,’ symbolizing the moment the pair had originally met. A charming letter composed just three months before the ‘the wedding of the century,’ greatly enhanced by its lovely backstory and the rare inclusion of her title as “Lady Diana.” Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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273. Princess Diana. Fantastic Christmas card with embossed coats of arms on the front, measuring 16 x 6 open, featuring a color photo of the royal family affixed inside opposite a printed holiday greeting, signed and inscribed in black ink to the royal milliner, “Mr. Somerville, from us all, Diana.” In fine condition. Philip Somerville was famous for making hats worn by the likes of Queen Elizabeth, Margaret Thatcher, Princess Diana, and Kate Middleton. Somerville’s obituary in The Sunday Times said of his influence on Princess Diana’s fashion sense: ‘he helped to mould her style—and with it the country’s taste in hats.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

274. Princess Diana and Prince Charles. TLS signed

“Yours most sincerely, Charles and Diana,” with Diana’s name in her own hand and the remainder written by Charles, one page, 8 x 13, Buckingham Palace letterhead, October 7, 1981. Letter to Mr. Waterman, in full: “We would like to thank you very much indeed for your most kind contribution to the wedding present which the Duchy has given us.

We really are delighted with the mahogany library table which will look splendid in our home at Highgrove and is exactly the right period for the house. We were also most touched to receive the balance of the gift in the form of a cheque with which we shall probably buy some more furniture. As you can well imagine, with two houses to equip from scratch we have quite a difficult task ahead of us! We have been completely overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity which so many people have shown to us, but, as you well know we have a very special affection for the Duchy and all those who live and work in it and we therefore particularly appreciate your gift. We look forward very much to visiting the Duchy together in the future.” In fine condition, with trivial creasing and a few faint spots of foxing. The fabled royal wedding took place at St. Paul’s Cathedral on July 29, 1981, before an invited congregation of 3,500 and an estimated worldwide television audience of 750 million. A highly desirable and personal souvenir of one of the most storied public marriages in modern history. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

275. Princess Elisabeth Charlotte. German princess

and the wife of Philippe I, Duke of Orleans, whose hereditary claim to the Palatinate was used as pretext to launch the Nine Years’ War. ALS in French, signed “Elisabeth Charlotte,” one page, 7 x 9.25, June 13, 1717. Untranslated letter to Duchess Dorothea Sophie de Parma, daughter of the Elector Palatine Philipp Wilhelm, mentioning “le Conte di Rivasso,” who was Parma’s envoy to France until 1717. In fine condition, with uniform toning and slight soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Sought-after Queen Elizabeth from the year she imprisoned Mary, Queen of Scots

276. Queen Elizabeth I. LS signed “Elizabeth I,” one page, 12.5 x 8.5, September 1, 1568. Letter to the Count of Winchester, Tresor of England, about payment of 1000 livres to her cousin, the Count of Sussex. In very good condition, with intersecting folds and overall creasing, scattered soiling, dampstaining to the left side, and slight paper loss to edges. Provenance: Charavay sale, lot 64, May 14, 1873. Accompanied by an unsigned engraved portrait.

This comes from a time of great significance in Queen Elizabeth’s life and legacy, as 1568 was the year she famously imprisoned her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary was taken into custody in May and a commission of inquiry began in October, just a month after Elizabeth signed this document. During these proceedings, the Earl of Moray produced the ‘casket letters’ as evidence that implied her complicity in the murder of her husband, Lord Darnley. She was detained for the next nineteen years before being beheaded after accusations of concocting a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth. A rare and truly remarkable document from a crucial moment in European history. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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277. Princesses Louise, Helena, and Beatrice.

TLS signed by three of Queen Victoria’s daughters, “Helena,” “Louise,” and “Beatrice,” one page, 7.5 x 9 black-bordered Windsor Castle stationery, February 1901, shortly after their mother’s death. Letter to Lady Southampton, who had served as the Queen’s Lady Bedchamber-in-Ordinary from 1878 until her death, regarding one of the Queen’s final wishes, in full: “In accordance with the Queen’s our beloved Mother’s instructions, we send you the accompanying little souvenir.” In fine condition, with date and Helena’s signature a shade light, and some spreading to ink in Louise’s signature. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

278. Queen Elizabeth II. DS, signed

“Elizabeth R,” one page, 21 x 16.5, August 24, 1963.

Queen Elizabeth appoints a consul.

In part: “Whereas we have thought it necessary for the encouragement of Our Subjects trading to the Far East to appoint a Consul to reside at Macao…We do by these Presents nominate, constitute, and appoint him, the said Edward Haworth, to be Our Consul, to reside at Macao.” Signed in the upper right by Elizabeth and countersigned in the lower right by R. A. Butler. In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds, and some evidence of moisture exposure to Butler’s signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce letter to “Madame my Sister,” the Queen of Portugal 279. Queen Victoria. LS signed “Madame my Sister, Your Majesty’s

Good Sister, Victoria M.,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9, black-bordered letterhead, April 21, 1875. Letter to Maria Pia of Savoy, the Queen of Portugal and the Algarves, in part: “Having made choice of Lord Lytton, a Peer of My United Kingdom, to reside at the Court of The King Your Majesty’s August Consort in the character of My Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, I have charged him to deliver this Letter to Your Majesty, and to convey to you the Assurances of My most sincere Friendship and regard.” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds (the vertical fold passing through the first letter of the signature) and light scattered foxing. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

280. William I, Prince of Orange. Nobleman (1533–1584) and primary leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years’ War. He led the Dutch to several successes against the Spanish and was declared an outlaw by the Spanish king in 1580 before being assassinated in Delft in 1584. Manuscript DS in German, signed “Wilhelm, Prinz zu Oranien,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 12.5, October 7, 1569. Document to Archduke Ferdinand of Austria. Signed at the conclusion by William of Orange and countersigned by Augustus, the elector of Saxony known for reconciling his fellow Lutherans with the Roman Catholics to bring the initial belligerency of the Reformation in Germany to an end. In fine condition, with expected document wear and toning to edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Titanic & Maritime 281. James Clayton Barr. Senior Com-

modore of the Cunard line (1856–1937) who served as master of the RMS Carpathia. Color postcard depicting the Rock of Gibraltar, 5.5 x 3.5, signed at the bottom in fountain pen, “Yours faithfully, James C. Barr.”

Barr has also added a self-portrait sketch on the reverse, signed, “J. C. B.” Collector’s notation on front indicates that the signatures were obtained in 1916. In fine condition, with slight wear to edges. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

282. John Pritchard. Captain who commanded the RMS Mauretania on her maiden voyage on November 16, 1907, and later that month set the record for fastest eastbound crossing of the Atlantic.

Postcard depicting the Cunard Line’s Mauretania on its first trip to New York, 5.5 x 3.5, signed in the upper right corner by Pritchard.

Collector’s notations identify Pritchard as the captain and indicate that the signature was received on November 23, 1907. In fine condition, with edgewear. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Reclaimed from remains of the HMS Bounty, site of the famous mutiny 283. HMS Bounty. Royal Navy vessel under the command of William Bligh sent to Tahiti in 1787 to acquire breadfruit plants; the ship’s master, Fletcher Christian, led a mutiny and seized command on April 28, 1789, after the mutineers attempted to build a colony on the island of Tubuai. Curved bronze sheathing nail recovered from the HMS Bounty, approximately 1˝ long, affixed to the original transmittal letter by Luis Marden, who recovered this nail from the remains of the ship after discovering it at the bottom of Bounty Bay at Pitcairn Island. The letter is on National Geographic Society letterhead, August 2, 1971, in part: “This was recovered by me in 1957 from the bottom of Bounty Bay at Pitcairn Island, in some thirty feet of water…This nail is from the remains of the Bounty and was used to fasten the copper sheathing to the hull below the waterline.”

Framed to an overall size of 8 x 11. In fine condition, with toning to the glue used to affix the nail to the letter. The HMS Bounty vessel itself was built in 1784, purchased and refit by the Royal Navy in 1787, and burned and sunken on January 23, 1790—making this nail approximately 225 years old, recovered after spending 167 years at the bottom of the sea. Starting Bid $300

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Explorers and Archaeologists Rare notes by the first French circumnavigator 284. Louis Antoine de Bougainville. Intriguing collection of handwritten passages in French covering a variety of subjects, 19 pages, approximately 6 x 4, no date. Bougainville pens a number of literary excerpts on magnetism, classical authors such as Plutarch and Tacitus, early scientists including Isaac Newton and Galileo Galilei, and various other scientific themes. Several pages are penned on the reverse of a chopped-up French mercantile marine license.

In overall fine condition. A French admiral and explorer, Bougainville (1729–1811) first took part in the French and Indian War and later became famous for his expeditions, which included the first recorded settlement on the Falkland Islands and his voyages into the Pacific Ocean. In 1766 he received permission from Louis XV to circumnavigate the globe, and he became the first Frenchman to do so after successfully completing the journey. A fine collection demonstrating Bougainville’s intellect and interest in many areas. Starting Bid $300

The ‘Kosmos’ compiler delights in copper engravings of polar bears 285. Alexander von Humboldt. ALS in German, signed “A. Fr. von Humboldt, Kon. Oberburgermeister,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, July 2, 1793. An early letter to calligrapher and etcher Johann Gottfried Köppel, who had traveled through the Franconian principalities of Ansbach and Bayreuth within the last two years, and had also visited the caves at Muggendorf. Humboldt thanks him for his willingness to provide some copper engravings of polar bears, and bemoans the lack of national collections on that field. In very good condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds, overall toning, and toned tape remnants to the left edge. Humboldt was just 23 when he wrote this letter and his curiosity about the world is certainly evident. He would soon make geological and botanical tours through Europe before embarking on his famous Latin American expedition in 1800. An exceptionally early letter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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286. Jules Gerard. Explorer, soldier, and hunter (1817–1864) known as ‘the lion killer.’ ALS in French, one page, 5 x 8, September 22, 1862. Untranslated letter to an English editor asking him to publish an extract from a letter describing his forthcoming journey of exploration into Central Africa, in the hope of recruiting a naturalist and a mining engineer, both English, for the expedition. In very good condition, with scattered creases and soiling. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

287. Henry M. Stanley. ALS, one page, 5.5 x 8.25, November

24, 1884. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “One of the most important personages in Germany has invited me to dinner this evening, and as I dare not offend or decline this invitation for many reasons I beg you will do me the favor to take this apology for my non-attendance at your hospitable table.” Intersecting folds, a few light circular stains, a tiny edge tear, and an irregularly trimmed top edge, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

An inquiry on Napoleon’s letters at the British Museum

288. Leon de Laborde. French archaeologist and politician (1807–1861). Five ALSs in French, two signed “Leon de Laborde” and three

signed “Cte de Laborde,” each one page, dated from 1831 to 1865. Untranslated letters regarding his work, including subjects such as writing articles, letters by Napoleon Bonaparte in the British Museum, transcriptions, the sale of a firm, and his inability to take on any new projects.

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

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The seeker of Homeric treasure 289. Heinrich Schliemann. Pioneering archaeologist (1822–1890) best known for his

excavations at the ancient sites of Troy and Mycenae. ALS in German, signed “H. Schliemann,” one page, 6.25 x 3.75, December 1, 1877. Letter to “Prof’r Schmitz,” most likely L. Dora Schmitz, who translated Schliemann’s ‘Trojan Antiquities’ into English, in full (translated): “I shall call on you the first evening I am free, excuse me that I have not done so yet. I hope you and your dear family are all well.” In fine condition. Schliemann discovered a cache of gold, jewelry, and artifacts during an excavation of Troy in May 1873, which he named ‘Priam’s Treasure.’ He published these findings in 1874 under the title ‘Trojanische Altertumer [Trojan Antiquities].’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Shackleton’s camera viewer, presented in 1914 290. Ernest Shackleton. Shackleton’s personally-owned and -used black leatherette camera viewer, measuring 5 x 5 x .5 when folded and 5 x 5 x 7 when open, bearing a mounted plaque engraved in Shackleton’s simulated handwriting, “To H. B. C. Bussey, in remembrance of his help to me in 1914. Ernest H. Shackleton.” In fine condition, with general wear from use and age. Accompanied by a CD-ROM entitled ‘Shackleton’s Photographer’ about the 1914–1917 Endurance expedition.

In 1914, Shackleton’s brother-in-law H. B. C. Bussey had been commissioned to oversee and facilitate the photographic aspects of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, Shackleton’s second journey to Antarctica.

This involved traveling with Frank Hurley, the mission’s official photographer, and getting him through customs into London. Shackleton was well aware of the importance of photography in publicizing and promoting the expedition, forming the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Film Syndicate Ltd. as a way to generate revenue through film and photography. It seems that Shackleton must have presented this camera viewer to Bussey before leaving for his 1914 mission, a token of appreciation for his important work. Starting Bid $300

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291. American Politicians

292. American Politicians

293. American Politicians

294. Susan B. Anthony

295. John Avery, Jr

296. Clara Barton: Nikolai Kaznakoff

297. Charles Best

298. British Prime Ministers

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299. Herbert C. Brown Starting Bid $200

302. Richard E. Byrd Starting Bid $200

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300. Businessmen Starting Bid $200

303. Galeazzo Ciano Starting Bid $200

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301. Businessmen and Philanthropists Starting Bid $200

304. Henry Clay Starting Bid $200

305. Clergymen Starting Bid $200

306. Denton Cooley Starting Bid $200

307. David Crockett: David B. Crockett Starting Bid $200

310. DNA: Watson, Crick, and Wilkins Starting Bid $200

313. Indira Gandhi Starting Bid $200

314. Rajiv Gandhi Starting Bid $200

317. Benjamin Harrison’s Cabinet Starting Bid $200

308. George Curzon

309. Dalai Lama

311. Frederick Douglass Starting Bid $200

312. Hamilton Fish and William H. Seward

315. Charles Guiteau

316. Ernst Haeckel

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318. Jimmy Hoffa Starting Bid $200

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319. J. Edgar Hoover Starting Bid $200

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320. J. Edgar Hoover

321. Saddam Hussein

322. Israeli Leaders

323. Alvin Karpis

324. Ethel Kennedy

325. Robert F. Kennedy

326. Ted Kennedy Starting Bid $200

327. Kennedy Assassination: Henry Gonzalez

330. King Fahd of Saudi Arabia

331. King Frederick I of Prussia

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328. Kennedy Assassination: Clint Hill Starting Bid $200

332. King George II Starting Bid $200

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329. King Alfonso XII Starting Bid $200

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333. King George IV Starting Bid $200

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334. King Hussein of Jordan Starting Bid $200

335. King Khalid

336. King Umberto II

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339. Lee Teng-hui and Tseng Wen-hui

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342. Otto Loewi

343. John Stuart Mill

346. Carrie A. Nation

347. Jawaharlal Nehru

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340. John Lewis

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337. King William IV

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338. Alexei Kosygin and Andrei Gromyko Starting Bid $200

341. Li Peng

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344. Mother Teresa

345. Mother Teresa

348. Notables

349. Madalyn Murray O’Hair

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350. Old West

351. Rosa Parks

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354. Robert E. Peary and Vilhjalmur Stefansson Starting Bid $200

357. Pope Benedict XVI Starting Bid $200

360. Prime Ministers Starting Bid $200

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352. Rosa Parks

353. Linus Pauling

355. Augusto Pinochet

356. William Pitt the Younger

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358. Presidents Starting Bid $200

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359. Princess Margaret Starting Bid $200

361. Queen Mary and Princess Mary Adelaide of Teck Starting Bid $200

362. Queen Alexandra

363. Queen Victoria

364. Yitzhak Rabin

365. Hans Ruser

366. Anwar Sadat

367. Scientists

368. Scientists and Inventors

369. Harry Gordon Selfridge

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370. Billy Sunday

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371. Supreme Court

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374. George Francis Train Starting Bid $200

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372. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

375. Watergate

376. World Leaders

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military

377. John Abercromby. British Army officer (1772–1817) made commander-inchief of the Bombay Army in 1809, leading the forces that captured Mauritius in 1810.

LS, twelve pages three sets of adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 12.25, January 19, 1810.

Comprehensive letter to Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, head of the India Board at the time, regarding political connections between Great Britain and local Indian princes, the problems provoked by perceived piracy in the Arabian Gulf, the necessity of diplomatic treaties with Persia, and, ultimately, the deplorable state of the army. In part: “Within these four months, we have been engaged in a war with our old ally the King of Travancore. The Island of Rodrigues has been occupied by a force from Bombay; a considerable expedition has been employed against the pirates in the Persian Gulph since the month of October, and that service is still unfinished.

Twenty thousand men at least are now in the field, under Colonel Close, acting against Mur-Kawn…It is notorious that the seeds of disaffection have long been sown in the Madras Army, and close observers have foreseen that an explosion sooner or later was inevitable. The want of subordination and attachment in the Indian Armies can alone be attributed to a radical defect in the whole of the military system, and nothing short of a complete reform can ensure for the future the loyalty of its officers.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

378. Edward Porter Alexander. Military engineer (1835–1910) who rose to the rank of brigadier general in the Confederate army. ANS signed “E. P. Alexander,” penned on the second integral page of a request sent to him, one page, 5 x 6.75, March 6, 1907. In full: “My autograph is enclosed with great pleasure.” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

America’s legendary ‘Ace of Aces’ 379. Richard Bong. Fighter pilot (1920–1945) known as the highest-scoring air ace of the United States, having shot down at least 40 Japanese aircraft during World War II; he was killed in a crash while working as a Lockheed test pilot. Fountain pen signature, “Richard J. Bong,” on the reverse of an off-white 3.5 x 2 business card for O. C. Claus, editor of the Wisconsin Veteran.

Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication holder. In very good condition, with light vertical creases to the center and trivial soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 110 | July 15, 2015 | MILITARY

The “last wallpaper edition” of the rebel newspaper as Grant takes Vicksburg 380. Civil War. Rare edition of the Confederate newspaper The Daily Citizen, July 2, 1863, and issued on July 4, one page printed on the reverse of decorative floral wallpaper, 10 x 17.75, headed, “The Grant Edition of the 1863 Vicksburg Citizen.” Although the Siege of Vicksburg was coming to an end and Grant’s occupation of the city was imminent, the writers still held a jaunty and spirited mood.

From the third column, in part: “The great Ulysses—the Yankee Generalissimo, surnamed Grant—has expressed his intention of dining in Vicksburg on Saturday next, and celebrating the 4th of July by a grand dinner and so forth. When asked if he would invite Gen. Jo. Johnston to join he said ‘No! For fear there will be a row at the table.’ Ulysses must get into the city before he dines in it. The way to cook rabbit is ‘first to catch the rabbit.’” A note printed at the bottom of the fourth column, dated July 4, reads: “Two days bring about great changes. The banner of the Union floats over Vicksburg. Gen. Grant has ‘caught the rabbit’…This is the last wallpaper edition, and is, excepting this note, from the types as we found them…It will be valuable hereafter as a curiosity.” In good condition, with several noticeably repaired separations to folds and tears, repairs to paper loss at edges, and overall toning.

Starting Bid $300

381. Confederacy. ADS, signed “E. P. Jones,” one page both sides, 7.75 x

12, February 2, 1863. A pass written by Colonel E. P. Jones of the 2nd South Carolina Volunteers. In part: “Mr. Tench Coxe and Mr. Franklin Coxe with their families desire to pass our lines, to go to Pensylvania [sic], if consistent with the Laws and Regulations of the Confederacy. Their reason for going is that they have a very large property, in that State, in coal mines, and other property. They have been recently informed that unless they go on to Philadelphia immediately, their property will be confiscated by the Government…They reside in Rutherford County, State of North Carolina. Mr. Tench Coxe has been physically unable for Military duty since the commencement of the war, and is still so having exemption on that ground. Mr. Franklin Coxe went into the service as soon as the War commenced, and served faithfully under my command in the 2nd Regt. of South Carolina volunteers. He has now a discharge from service…I know them to be loyall [sic] and true to our Government.” Also endorsed at the conclusion

by James L. Orr and James H. Farrow. Light toning and a partial separation to one horizontal fold, otherwise fine condition. Starting Bid $200

The avenger of Abraham Lincoln 382. Boston Corbett. Union soldier (1832–1894) who shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth.

Ink signature, “Boston Corbett, Sergt, Co L, 16th NY Cav,” on an off-white 3 x 1 lightly-lined slip. Handsomely suede-matted and framed with a plaque and image of Corbett to an overall size of 17.75 x 13.5. In fine condition, with trivial feathering to ink. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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383. George A. Custer. Ink signature, “Genl. Custer, Fort Riley, Kansas,” on an offwhite 6 x 2.25 slip, affixed to the title page of an author-inscribed book: Sitting Bull & Custer by A. McG. Beede. Limited edition, numbered 998/1000. Leatherbound softcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 50 pages. Bismarck, ND: Bismarck Tribune Company, 1913. Lengthily signed and inscribed on the half-title page by Beede.

Autographic condition: scattered creases and slight spreading to ink in Custer’s signature, otherwise fine. Book condition: G+/None. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

384. George A. Custer. Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 8.25

x 3.75, addressed by Custer to his wife, “Mrs. Genl. G. A. Custer, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,” bearing two affixed three-cent postage stamps and postmarked Hays City, Kansas, December 15. In very good condition, with dampstaining to upper left and lower right (affecting a portion of the state name), scattered soiling, and tears to edges from opening. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

385. Abner Doubleday. Ink

signature, “Abner Doubleday, Bvt. Major General, U.S. Army, late Major General, U.S. Vols,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2 clipped slip affixed to an 8.25 x 2.5 mount. In very good condition, with an irregular block of toning, show-through from adhesive on reverse, and an unevenly trimmed top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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386. Duke of Wellington. Third-person ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7.25, July 6, 1843. Response to a letter from “Mr. Blakeley,” refusing to get involved in a matter regarding property, in part: “The Duke of Wellington presents his Compliments...He hopes he will be excused therefore for positively and definitely to have any relation with the Entire Company in Question.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered creasing, and dings and tears to edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

387. Jubal A. Early. Confederate general (1816–1894) who led troops at Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Spotsylvania. Ink signature, “J. A. Early—Lynchburg, Virginia, April 5th, 1893” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine condition, with light soiling, and some adhesive remnants to corners (affecting a portion of the date). Accompanied by an engraved portrait of Early bearing a pre-printed signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

388. David G. Farragut. Large copper pin relic from the USS Hartford, measuring 10.25˝ long and .75˝ in diameter, engraved, “1858, USS Hartford, Farragut 1-28-62 to 12-13-64, New Orleans, Vicksburg, Mobile Bay.” Mounted with wire upon an 8 x 2 x 1 wooden base. In very good condition, with fine patina. From the Paul DeHaan collection. Farragut’s flagship, the USS Hartford served in several prominent campaigns during the Civil War. The most notable was the Battle of Mobile Bay, during which Rear Admiral Farragut famously ordered, ‘Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!’ Starting Bid $200

389. David G. Farragut. Wooden gavel with a 9.5˝ handle and

3.5˝ head, bearing an attached cloth tag that reads, “From the USS Hartford, Farragut’s flagship Mobile Bay.” In very good condition, with soiling and staining to the tag. From the Paul DeHaan collection.

Starting Bid $200

390. States Rights Gist. Confederate

officer named for his family’s ardent political views (1831–1864) who served under W.H.T. Walker at Vicksburg, Chickamuga, and Atlanta, and was killed in action after being shot at the Battle of Franklin. Civil War–dated manuscript DS, signed “S. R. Gist,” one page, 8 x 2.75, November 20, 1864. A promissory note, in full: “One day after date I promise to pay A. L. Dearing or bearer Four Hundred & Seventy Nine Dollars for Value received.” In very good condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds with small separations, a crease affecting the top of his signature, and a few small stains.

It was just ten days later that Gist was shot in the chest while leading his brigade in a charge against Federal fortifications at the Battle of Franklin on November 30, 1864. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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391. O. O. Howard. LS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, August 18, 1868. An official copy of Howard’s letter to Edwin Beecher to be forwarded to General Thomas H. Ruger. In full: “You are hereby appointed, subject to approval of the Secretary of War, Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, for the State of Alabama, and will relieve Gen. T. H. Ruger in the duties of that office.” Signed at the conclusion by Howard with his post-amputation left-handed signature. In fine condition, with trivial edge separations to mailing folds, a rough left edge, and mild soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Stonewall as a compassionate commander 392. Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson. Civil War–dated

endorsement signature, “T. J. Jackson,” penned on the docketing panel of a letter written to him by Colonel Kenton Harper of the 5th Infantry, one page, 5 x 8, August 29, 1861. Jackson approves an endorsement in another hand, in full: “Hd Qrs 29 [Aug.], 1st Brigade, Respectfully approved & forwarded.”

Harper’s original letter, in full: “I have just received intelligence of the serious illness of my wife, of such a nature, indeed, as induces me to apprehend I shall never see her again alive.

Under the circumstances I feel constrained by the highest obligations of duty to ask leave of absence for a few days.”

Adjacent to Jackson’s approval is a note in another hand dated August 30, noting that the leave was subsequently “disapproved.” Professionally restored to very good condition, with a circular area of paper loss affecting a few letters of Harper’s letter, two words of the endorsement, and a few letters in the August 30 endorsement, which has been expertly conserved and in-filled with the missing text added; the piece also has repaired separations to intersecting folds, scattered foxing and soiling, and substantial brushing to one word in Jackson’s handwritten endorsement. Accompanied by a letter by Harper tendering his resignation, a document signed by Thomas G. Rhett granting him permission to return home, and a document signed by George Deas noting that Harper’s resignation had been accepted and was in force.

At the outbreak of the Civil War, Harper chose to follow his home state of Virginia in support of the Confederate cause, and was given command of the 5th Virginia Infantry on April 10, 1861. Eight days later he led a raid to seize the US Army arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Although retreating Union troops set the arsenal ablaze, he managed to salvage nearly 4,000 of the 15,000 muskets stored there, as well as valuable gun milling equipment and tools. Jackson arrived ten days later to assume command of the occupied Harpers Ferry and incorporated the 5th Virginia as part of his brigade. Harper fought alongside Jackson at the First Battle of Bull Run in June 1861, and according to unsubstantiated reports it was Harper who drew General Bernard Bee’s attention to Jackson’s brave stand during the battle that earned him his famous moniker. Although Stonewall had approved of Harper’s request for leave to tend to his ailing wife, it was General Joseph E. Johnston who ordered Jackson to rescind the authorization. An interesting piece endorsed by one of the Confederacy’s most sought-after generals. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500 114 | July 15, 2015 | MILITARY

393. Marquis de Lafayette. LS in French, signed “Lafayette,” one page, 7.25 x 8.5, May 6, 1829. An

intriguing letter regarding an exiled friend, in part (translated): “General Corrijos, whom, after having lived for some time in Alencon is now in England, has given me the responsibility to hand in to the Minister the report…He will find in it a very clear account of the facts and rights upon which about fifty Spanish officers founded their complaints. I do not doubt that justice will be dispensed to them by the Minister” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and two tiny holes to upper corners. This letter presumably misspells the surname of Jose Maria de Torrijos y Uriarte as “Corrijos.” Also known as ‘General Torrijos,’ he was a Spanish military officer who first distinguished himself in the popular uprisings against Napoleon’s invasion in 1808. He continued in revolutionary activities until 1823, when a French invasion forced him to surrender his post at Cartagena and live in exile. He first traveled to France, where he met and befriended Lafayette, staying only five months before leaving for London due to Louis XVIII’s hostility to the Spanish liberals. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

394. George G. Meade. Union general (1815–1872) best known for leading his troops to a commanding victory over Lee’s Confederates at Gettysburg. LS signed “Geo. G. Meade,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, Headquarters Department of the South letterhead, March 1869. Letter to Thomas H. Ruger. In part: “In compliance with the orders of the President of the United States I turn over to you the command of the Department of the South…When I assumed command of the late 2nd Military District, Bvt. Major General Canby placed in my hands, a sum of money belonging to what he called the Civil Department Fund, accruing from Licences, taxes, fines mulched by Military Commissions and other sources of revenue created by the orders of the Military Commander. General Canby stated this fund had been disbursed according to his judgment and under his direction, for such purposes…not provided for by Army Regulations or the reconstruction laws, such as the support and transportation of loyal destitute persons…extra pay to deserving employees, military and civil & etc.” In very good condition, with tape-repaired partial separations to mailing folds and a couple repaired tears (affecting some of the writing). Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

395. Chester Nimitz.

World War II–era printed notice in English and Japanese, signed “C. W. Nimitz,” one page, 12.5 x 9.25, no date. In part: “Surrender your firearms, ammunition, radio sending sets. Notice is hereby given that all Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives of any kind, Radio sending sets, must be surrendered to the nearest officer of the United States Forces on this island.” Tightly rolled and in very good condition, with scattered creases, light soiling, and small tears near the top. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

396. Chester Nimitz.

Highly sought-after mattefinish 14 x 11 photo of Nimitz signing the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ballpoint, “To Lt. Henrietta Rebecca Lanier, USN—with best wishes, C. W. Nimitz, Fleet Admiral, USN.” Removably matted to an overall size of 15 x 14. In fine condition, with silvering to dark areas of the image and light creasing and rippling to edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Blockading Napoleon’s fleet on the HMS Victory, Lord Nelson writes “with confidence that we shall be able to foil the cunning of the Corsican Tyrant” 397. Horatio Nelson. ALS signed “Nelson & Bronte,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9.25, January 26, 1804. Letter to “H. R. H. Duke de Genevois,” written from the “Victory.” In part: “I was honor’d yesterday with your Royal Highness’s two letters…I was upon my route for Madalena having by my frigates receiv’d information of the motions of the Enemy. The troops ready for embarkation at Nice and also at Toulon amount to full 10,000 men and one of their objects but not their whole object is to take the Island of Sardinia. The fleet had not sail’d on the 19th but were quite ready, but whether it is their intention to avert the embarkation from Nice with the Toulon fleet I am not sure, but my Eye is fixed upon them and your Royal Highness may rely that no exertion of mine shall be wanting to intercept them, and whatever is in my power to succour His Sardinian majesty you may rely upon, and I sincerely regret that I have neither Troops or money at my disposal, with the blessing of a just God on our exertions I rely with confidence that we shall be able to foil the cunning of the Corsican Tyrant.”

Intersecting folds, a small stain to the blank area of the last page, and show-through from writing to opposing sides, otherwise fine condition.

During this early part of 1804, Nelson continued his long blockade of Toulon, a defensive tactic preventing the French fleet there from escaping into the Mediterranean and contributing to the Napoleonic Wars. Nelson had frigates patrolling the waters to gather intelligence on any troop movements, as he reports here, and was eager to lure the French out of their port and destroy them on the open sea. He was absolutely convinced of the neutral Sardinia’s strategic importance to both British and French interests, and so expected Bonaparte to attempt an invasion soon. Meanwhile he wrote constantly to British officials promoting their own invasion of the island, calling it the key to controlling the Mediterranean. Contrary to his expectations, the fleet did not attempt to escape Toulon and it was not until a year later that Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve managed to slip through Nelson’s blockade. This would result in the famed Battle of Trafalgar, during which Nelson was killed while leading the Royal Navy to a decisive victory. The fleet of the “Coriscan Tyrant”—Napoleon Bonaparte—was defeated, never again to challenge the British at sea. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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Rare album of 1922–23 German hyperinflation currency 398. Notgeld Specimen Booklet. Rare album gilt-

stamped on the front cover in German, “Erinnerung an schwere Zeiten [Memory of Difficult Times],” 9 x 5.75, containing twenty-two 1922–23 Notgeld specimens for the North Rhine-Westphalia towns of Duren, Euskirchen, Julich, and others, affixed inside on opposite pages to show the designs of the front and back. The faces of the notes are serial numbered 000001 through 000011, with denominations of 500, 50 thousand, 500 thousand, 1 million, 10 million, 20 million, 100 million, 2 milliarden overprinted 50 milliarden, 2 billion, 10 billion, and 25 milliarden mark. Wear to the spine and corners of the album itself, otherwise fine condition; the interior pages and currency are in fine condition. These Notgeld specimens were introduced during the period of devastating German hyperinflation that began in 1921. As the value of the mark deteriorated exponentially, Notgeld—meaning ‘emergency money’—were issued in denominations reaching into the billions. The social unrest resulting from this unstable economy was one of the factors in the political upheaval that led to the Nazi Party’s rise to power in the country. Starting Bid $500

Horseback lessons at Fort Riley in 1913: “Just riding at a walk and trot and getting settled in the saddle” 399. George S. Patton. ALS signed

“George S. Patton, Jr.,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 7.25, Mounted Service School, Fort Riley, Kansas letterhead, no date but circa autumn of 1913.

Letter home to his mother. In part (spelling and grammar retained): “Sundies here are like Sheridan or a grave yard I never saw anything so quiet it is fierce and hard to get used to…We have a…house like the one at Sheridan only older there is one small room that can be used as a guest room and the bath tub is so small that you have to wash half at a time. I have been painting it a little at a time. The house not the tub, and it looks better now. I started my instruction Thursday and gave two lessons with fair success so I hope it will be all right. So far I have been able to take the riding course…it does not amount to much yet just riding at a walk and trot and getting settled in the saddle.” In fine condition. Patton was stationed at Fort Riley from 1913 to 1915, where he was both a student and fencing instructor. A highly desirable letter from early in Patton’s career as an up-and-coming officer. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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400. Revolutionary War. ALS signed “Clin-

ton,” one page, 7.5 x 12.25, January 28, 1775.

Letter from Clinton Beatty to his brother Erkuries discussing the drift toward war just months before Lexington and Concord.

In part: “We hope we shall never have occasion to be conversant in military affairs. But I must confess it is a laudable design to prepare for what is doubtful. And also you are not to blame in learning the exercises and in being willing to stand up for your country. A coward is a despicable creature, unworthy of the company of men, and he ought to be reckoned a brute than a man who will not defend Liberty and Country.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered foxing and toning, a few edge tears, and show-through from the address panel to the reverse. Starting Bid $200

401. Revolutionary War. Revolutionary War–

dated issue of the New England Chronicle and Essex Gazette, June 8, 1775, four pages, 9.75 x 15.5, printed by Samuel and Ebenezer Hall at their office in Stoughton Hall in Harvard College.

The newspaper contains much war-related content, including an open letter to General Gage and a lengthy front-page editorial entitled “A Bloody Court, a Bloody Ministry, and a Bloody Parliament,” in part: “His Majesty, his minions, and instruments of slaughter, are now safe, in robbing the people of their property, by shameful and iniquitous taxes, in time of peace; safe in their subversion of the protestant religion; safe and successful in their cruel plan for starving the honest and industrious inhabitants, and destroying the trade of the town of Boston, in America, and the commerce of England; safe so far in their attempt to destroy the lives, rights, liberties, and privileges of millions; I say they are safe, in all these violations of, and depredations on our national security, and natural rights, because we are tame.”

Tape-repaired separations to the adjoining fold, scattered creases, and several edge tears, otherwise very good condition. Starting Bid $200

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402. Thomas H. Ruger. Collection of

letters and documents related to Thomas H. Ruger, including: his 1861 appointment to the Wisconsin State Militia; two 1861 letters from Joseph Gilbert Totten; and his 1867 appointment as colonel of the 33rd Regiment of Infantry bearing stamped facsimile signatures of Johnson and Stanton. In overall fine condition, with expected document wear. Starting Bid $200

403. Thomas H. Ruger. Collection of

six postwar letters and documents related to Thomas H. Ruger, including: an 1866 DS by Christopher C. Augur; an 1867 ALS by William D. Whipple; an 1867 DS by William D. Whipple; an 1867 document from J. C. Kelton; printed 1870 special orders signed by William D. Whipple; and an 1877 LS by Frederick Tracy Dent. In overall fine condition, with expected document wear. Starting Bid $200

404. Arthur St. Clair.

American soldier and politician (1737-1818) who rose to the rank of major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution but lost his command after a controversial retreat from Fort Ticonderoga. Uncommon ALS signed “Ar. St. Clair,” one page, 6 x 7.75, no date. Letter concerning his finances, in part: “Col. Patton shewed me Yesterday a Note he had received from you...I do expect that Mr. Troutman and the Creditors of our late House will be satisfied before that time, but I can take no steps towards until Mr. John Bayard comes.”

Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet. Intersecting folds with a few small separations, scattered foxing, and several small circular stains to the upper right, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

405. William F. Smith. Union general (1824–1903) often referred to as ‘Baldy’ Smith, who was commended for his leadership in the Seven Days Battles and at Antietam, but was relieved of command after his devastating defeat at Fredericksburg. ALS signed “Wm. F. Smith,” four pages on two adjoining sheets and the final page on a separate sheet, 4.25 x 6.75 and 4 x 8.25, December 23, 1876. Letter to General Thomas H. Ruger warning him of the consequences of taking an undesirable position in the Hayes/Tilden election controversy, in part: “Do you feel assured that if Mr. Hayes shall be manipulated he would not be obliged to sacrifice you to appease a very large portion of the most intelligent and respectable Republicans here at the North, whom I can assure you have no sympathy with the introduction of regular troops into questions of purely state elections. These are questions which I propose to you as I think in your interests.” Show-through from writing to opposing sides and some smudging to ink, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in his own hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce pair of documents from Hitler’s would-be assassin, including one less than a month before the attempt 406. Claus von Stauffenberg.

German officer (1907–1944) who was one of the leading members of the failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler as part of Operation Valkyrie. He was executed by firing squad after the failure of the operation. Exceedingly desirable pair of World War II–dated DSs in German: one signed in pencil, “Graf Stauffenberg,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, April 5, 1943, bestowing the Iron Cross 2nd Class decoration upon three members of Panzer Regiment 7 in Africa; and one signed in fountain pen, “Stauffenberg,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, June 23, 1944, ordering office supplies. In overall very good condition, with expected document wear including filing holes to the left sides, foxing and toning, and chipping to edges. These documents both date to important periods of planning the operation against Hitler—on April 7, 1943, two days after the earlier document, von Stauffenberg was severely wounded and hospitalized, during which time he met other members of the resistance movement and conspirators in the assassination plot. The second dates to less than a month before the assassination attempt, known as the ‘20 July plot,’ took place, and two weeks before Stauffenberg decided to play the lead role in the operation. A truly remarkable set of documents from two crucial moments in the development of the famed Operation Valkyrie. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Desirable handwritten permission to pass across the Rapidan in 1864 407. J. E. B. Stuart. Civil War–dated ADS, signed “J. E. B. Stuart,

Major Gen’l Comd’g,” one page, 7.75 x 5, January 30, 1864. A scarce handwritten pass issued by Stuart. In full: “The pickets on the Rapidan will permit any member of Dr. Grinman’s family who presents this, to pass across the river & back till further orders.” Repaired separations to intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature), overall mirroring to ink, and scattered soiling, otherwise very good condition. Within four months of writing this pass, the the Army of the Potomac would cross the Rapidan on May 4 en route to victory against Stuart at the Battle of Yellow Tavern on the 12th, during which the great Confederate cavalry commander was mortally wounded.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

“I was sorry to be obliged to take three of your companies for South Carolina but things looked very badly there” 408. Alfred H. Terry. Union general

(1827–1890) who fought at First Bull Run and Port Royale, and who, after the war, became commander of the expedition against the Sioux during which Custer met his end at Little Bighorn. Scarce ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 8, March 12, 1871. Letter to General Thomas H. Ruger, in part: “I was sorry to be obliged to take three of your companies for South Carolina but things looked very badly there and yours were the only troops available. I hope to return them to you within a fortnight. I expect to send four companies of Cavalry to that state…Should they and the four companies of your regiment…be insufficient to preserve the peace, I will send a part of the 4th Infantry when it arrives. I expect the first installment of the Cavalry within three Days.” In fine condition, with partial separations to central vertical and horizontal folds. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in his own hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

409. James A. Walker. Confederate general and US congressman (1832–1901) who earned the nickname ‘Stone-

wall Jim’ for his days as commander of the famed Stonewall Brigade. Civil War–dated handwritten endorsement, “Lieut Early’s Brigade, Oct 9th 62, Discharge him, J. A. Walker, Col. Comdg., Brg,” penned on the reverse docketing panel of a Confederate certificate of disability for discharge, one page, 8 x 9.25, September 26, 1862. The certificate discharges Elias Norris from service due to rheumatism that had prevented him from performing any duty for over five months. Also endorsed above Walker by John S. Hoffman, “Approved and respectfully forwarded, J. S. Hoffman, Col. Com. Regt.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, moderate soiling, chips to edges, Walker’s endorsement a few shades light, and some spreading to ink in Hoffman’s endorsement. Hoffman was a Confederate colonel (1821–1877) who served at Gettysburg and was severely wounded at Hatcher’s Run in February 1865. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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410. Artemas Wa r d . M a j o r

general in the Revolutionary War (1727–1800), second in command to George Washington, and, later, congressman from Massachusetts.

Partly-printed DS, one page, 12 x 11, January 1, 1778. Document appointing Samuel Parish as “Lieutenant of the Company commanded by Abner Crane Esqr raised for the Defence of the New England States.” Signed on the left side by seven members of the council: Artemus Ward, Moses Gill, Jeremiah Powell, Benjamin White, Daniel Hopkins, Walter Spooner, and John Whetcomb. Also countersigned at the conclusion by John Avery as secretary. The white paper seal affixed to the upper left remains intact.

Matted and framed to an overall size of 16 x 15. Many separations to heavy intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through signatures), various toned tape repairs, some tears and small areas of paper loss, and scattered soiling, otherwise very good condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

411. World War II. Collection of over sixty items belonging to WWII Army General Robert C. Richardson III, consisting of his medals, ribbons, bars, and other awards. Please visit www.RRAuction.com for a detailed list of the contents. All medals are available in miniature to the recipient of the full-sized medal except the Medal of Honor; these medals are mounted on a holding bar in order of precedence from the wearer’s right to left. In overall very good to fine condition.

Accompanied by a leather box. Richardson was a renowned expert in tactical nuclear warfare, NATO, and military long range planning.

Starting Bid $200

412. World War II. Rare printed broadside edition of Japan’s declaration of war on the United States and Great Britain, one page, 7.25 x 10.25, no date but circa December 8, 1941. In part (translated): “We hereby declare war on the United States of America and the British Empire.

The men and officers of Our army and navy shall do their utmost in prosecuting the war, Our public servants of various departments shall perform faithfully and diligently their appointed tasks, and all other subjects of Ours shall pursue their respective duties; the entire nation with a united will shall mobilize their total strength so that nothing will miscarry in the attainment of our war aims….Our confident expectation that the task bequeathed by Our forefathers will be carried forward, and that the sources of evil will be speedily eradicated and an enduring peace immutably established in East Asia, preserving thereby the glory of Our Empire.” Affixed to a 10.75 x 13.75 sheet.

In very good condition, with a large block of toning to the center. Starting Bid $300

413. World War II Generals. FDC, 6.5 x

3.75, bearing a 3-cent US Army postage stamp, signed in black ink, “Omar N. Bradley,” “C. H. Hodges,” and “Mark W. Clark.” Addressed and notated in another hand. In fine condition, with uniform toning and two small edge tears.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Civil War weapons, uniforms, & artifacts 415. Confederate Artifacts.

Attractively displayed collection of eight items, including an 1864 $30 Confederate bond note, a brass button excavated from a Confederate campsite, and six bullets excavated from the Shenandoah Valley, including: .44 Colt Army Model, .52 Sharps Carbine, .58 Standard Minie, .69 musket ball, .56 Spencer Carbine, and a fired .58 Confederate rifle bullet. All items are matted and framed together with images of J. E. B. Stuart and John S. Mosby to an overall size of 17.75 x 13.75. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

416. Confederate Artifacts.

Nicely displayed collection of seven items, including an 1863 Confederate $10 bill and six bullets excavated from the Chancellorsville battlefield in Virginia, including: .44 Colt Army Model, .52 Sharps Carbine, .58 Standard Minie, .69 musket ball, .56 Spencer Carbine, and a fired .58 Confederate rifle bullet. All items are matted and framed together with an image of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville to an overall size of 17.75 x 13.75. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

417. Confederate Currency. Collection of four banknotes originating from the personal belongings of Confederate soldier Private H. K. W. Sharp of ‘D’ Company in the Tennessee 3rd Cavalry, including denominations of $1, $2, $5, and $20. In overall very good condition, with expected wear from circulation and paper loss to the corner of one note. Starting Bid $200

418. Confederate Flag Remnants. Two

large white and red remnants from a Confederate flag, each measuring approximately 3 x 3, sent home during the Civil War by Captain John D. Conley of the 16th Maine Regiment. Attractively double-matted and framed with an image and printed description at the bottom to an overall size of 12 x 15. In fine condition.

The printed description reads, in part: “According to family tradition, these were from the flag known as the Stars and Bars. Officers of his regiment divided this captured flag as souvenirs.” Starting Bid $200

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Confederate private’s Harpers Ferry ‘Mississippi Rifle’

419.

Confederate Harpers Ferry Musket.

Harpers Ferry Model 1841 musket lightly carved on the stock in large letters, “TN,” and believed to have been carried by Confederate Thomas J. Northcott, a private in ‘I’ Company, 45th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry. The weapon was manufactured before the Civil War and measures an overall 58˝ long. This piece was originally acquired in Middle Tennessee with oral history of belonging to Northcott.

These rifles earned the sobriquet of ‘Mississippi Rifle’ from use in the Mexican-American War, during which Jefferson Davis led a regiment of Mississippi volunteers and advocated for the use of this model. Accompanied by photocopies of Northcott’s war records. Provenance: Rebel Relics. Starting Bid $200

Musket used by a rebel taken captive at Five Forks

420. Confederate Musket. Classic US Model 1816/22 Springfield Conversion Musket identified as belonging to a Confederate soldier from North Carolina, deeply carved on the cheek side of the stock in large letters, “M. N. Albright.” The weapon was manufactured before the Civil War and measures an overall 58˝ long. Private Michael Albright was a 40-year-old farmer who enlisted in November 1863 and mustered into Company D, 49th Regiment North Carolina Infantry. He was captured after receiving a gunshot wound in the back at Five Forks, Virginia, on April 1, 1865. He was sent to Point of Rocks Hospital and then transferred to Fort Monroe, Virginia, before being released from the prison camp at Camp Hamilton after taking an oath of allegiance. Accompanied by photocopies of Albright’s war records. Provenance: The Horse Soldier. Starting Bid $300

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Rare 40˝ Confederate Signal Corps brass telescope 421. Confederate Signal Corps Telescope. Exceeding-

ly rare Confederate Army Signal Corps four-tiered brass-bodied telescope, measuring 40˝ long at full extension with a 2.5˝ diameter objective lens, engraved near the eyepiece, “Signal Corps, C. S. A., No. 15,” and “Negretti & Zambra, Instrument Makers to Her Majesty, London.” In very good condition, with general wear from use, a cracked objective lens, various dents and dings, and some tarnishing. In 1864, the Confederate government contracted with well-known Negretti & Zambra to provide twenty-five telescopes to the Signal Corps. These were extremely high quality optical instruments for their time, providing an approximately 40x magnification with a range of fifteen miles. Very few of these Signal Corps telescopes are known extant and such instruments are of the utmost desirability. Starting Bid $500

Exceedingly rare Tilton sword from a casualty of Chickasaw Bayou

422. Confederate Sword. Rare Confederate officer’s sword belonging to First Lieutenant James H. Young, a member of ‘D’ Company

in the 42nd Georgia who was killed during the Vicksburg Campaign. The sword is Georgia-made and most likely a product of the Tilton, as the solid cast hilt is nearly identical in shape, size, and construction to those known which are marked ‘M. C. Co, Tilton, Geo.’ Only a handful of these swords are known, and no others with the original scabbard. This is an extremely fine example with a good gray bright blade, single brass wire wrapped around a thin black leather covered grip, and a good scabbard with glued brass mounts. Accompanied by a letter from Civil War expert John Sexton and a letter of provenance from one of Young’s descendants, in part: “The Confederate officer’s sword and scabbard belonged to James Young of DeKalb County, Ga. This sword has never passed out of our family until March 7, 2010. It passed from James Young’s widow to my grandfather, George J. Young, his son. From G. J. Young to Mary Young Carroll, my mother. From my mother to me, Bobbie Carroll Osgood.”

Young was killed on December 29, 1862, at Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi. This was the opening engagement of the Vicksburg Campaign and Confederate forces under John C. Pemberton successfully repulsed an advance by an advance by William T. Sherman’s troops. Young was one of just 63 rebels killed in the battle, compared to nearly four times as many Federal soldiers. Starting Bid $1000

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423.

Drumsticks. Pair of Civil War–era wooden drumsticks, each measuring approximately 17.25˝ long with a .75˝ diameter base. In overall fine condition, with general wear from use. Provenance: The Horse Soldier.

Starting Bid $200

Fabulous patriotic Union snare drum 424. Union Drum. Attractive Civil War US regulation eagle snare

drum, measuring 16.5˝ in diameter and 15˝ tall, featuring the standard colorful painting of an eagle carrying a banner in its mouth that reads, “Reg’t U. S. Infantry.” Retains the original interior manufacturer’s paper label visible through the air hole, reading, “Manufactured by A. Rogers Flushing, L. I.” All hardware appears to be original. In very good condition, with general wear and scuffing to paint, and soiling to drumheads.

A fantastic example of this sought-after style of Civil War military drum.

Starting Bid $500

New York artilleryman’s Federal knapsack 425. Union Knapsack. Civil War knapsack carried by Private Charles D. Bingham, an artilleryman of the ‘M’ Battery, 3rd New York Light Artillery. The typical Federal knapsack is constructed with a square pinewood interior frame measuring 14 x 14 x 4 covered with a medium-weight canvas made waterproof with a black tar coating painted on the exterior. The large inner compartment is open and undivided, with four angled flaps secured by leather straps and buckles used to protect the contents. A large outer flap folds over the entire knapsack and can be fastened to the body with three leather straps with brass buckles. The portion covering the top of the frame is labeled inside: “C. D. Bingham, 3rd N. Y. Arty.” This outer covering also has a large pocket inside, which is labeled on the inner flap in ink: “Chas. D. Bingham, 3rd N. Y. V. Arty.” The opposing side of the knapsack has wide leather shoulder straps ending in brass buckles and adjustment hooks.

In very good condition, with a few leather straps fatigued and detached from the body, and moderate cracking and flaking to the straps remaining attached. When he enlisted on September 5, 1864, Bingham was an 18-year-old farmer living in Carthage, Jefferson County, New York. He served in the artillery brigade of the 18th Army Corps through the end of the war until being mustered out on June 26, 1865. Accompanied by photocopies of Bingham’s extensive military and pension records. Provenance: The Horse Soldier. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 125

Fantastic US Navy Civil War uniform 426. Union Navy. Desirable Civil War enlisted man’s naval uniform including both the jumper and trousers, entirely hand-stitched and constructed of fine blue wool. The jumper has a straight-cut body with rounded corners at the bottom and 3.5˝ slits on each side with hand-whipped grommets to allow the use of a drawstring. It features two white cotton stripes around the bib and single stripes on the cuffs, which have two-button closures with one wooden and one gutta percha button on each. The jumper also features decorative hand-whipped ‘darts’ at the upper corners of the single breast pocket. The trousers have an 11˝ wide bib front with five buttonholes along the top as well as four vertical buttonholes at the waist, retaining all original four hole stained wooden buttons. They are lined inside the waist area with lighter blue polished cotton and retain the original black cotton drawstring. A few repairs and minor moth holes, otherwise fine condition. A rarely encountered example.

Provenance: Heritage Auctions. Starting Bid $300

427. Union Navy Cutlass. Federal naval cutlass model

1860, manufactured in 1861 by Ames Mfg. Co. in Chicopee, Massachusetts, measuring an overall 31.5˝ long and fitted to an 1861 scabbard. The blade has been cleaned and has three small nicks, and the grip is tight and possibly rewrapped. The riveted black leather scabbard is likewise in very good condition, with some light creasing at the brass swivel knob at the top. A bright and attractive overall appearance. Starting Bid $200

428. Union Signal Core Fuel Canteen. Civil War US-

issue Signal Corps copper fuel canteen, measuring approximately 9.5˝ in diameter and 3˝ thick, attached to its original leather sling. The body has a heavy reinforced seam and a 3˝ copper spout with screw-on cap, attached to the body with an iron chain. The strap retains its black japanned roller buckle for adjustment. Although classified as a ‘canteen,’ these were issued to store and carry fuel for Signal Corps lanterns and made of copper to reduce the risk of igniting the fuel. Various dings and dents from use, some scattered tarnishing, and flaking to the sling, otherwise fine condition. Rarely seen with the original sling. Starting Bid $200

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429. Utensils.

Collection of six C i v i l Wa r – e r a accouterments, including: a bone-handled fork and spoon set, the knife with a ‘Lamson & Goodnow’ maker mark and patent date of 1860; an unmarked ‘camp spoon’ with floral decorations at the top of the handle, often used for eating around the campfire; a scissors-like wick trimmer with patent date of 1864, used for candle maintenance; a wooden toothbrush handle with sixty tiny holes for bristles, now absent; and an unsmoked ‘torpedo-shaped’ rolled cigar, as often seen in Civil War photos. In overall very good to fine condition, with general expected wear. Accompanied by a wooden case. Starting Bid $200

430. American Soldiers

431. Robert Anderson

432. Hap Arnold

433. Pietro Badoglio

434. Italo Balbo

435. Bock’s Car

436. Bock’s Car: Leonard Godfrey

437. Ambrose E. Burnside

Starting Bid $200

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438. Ivan Chernyshyov

439. Pavel Chichagov Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

440. Civil War

441. Civil War Reports

442. John A. Dahlgren

443. Napoleon Dana

444. James H. Doolittle

445. Enola Gay

Starting Bid $200

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446. Enola Gay

447. John Ericsson

Starting Bid $200

449. George Henry Gordon Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

450. Wade Hampton Starting Bid $200

448. Walter Goodman Starting Bid $200

451. Winfield Scott Hancock

452. Winfield S. Hancock and George Meade

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

453. Iwo Jima: John Bradley

454. Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal

455. Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal

456. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson: James Gilmore Harris

457. Benjamin Lincoln

458. Douglas MacArthur

459. George C. Marshall

460. George B. McClellan

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

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461. George B. McClellan Starting Bid $200

462. George G. Meade Starting Bid $200

465. Montgomery of Alamein

466. George S. Patton

469. Thomas H. Ruger

470. William Sidney Smith

Starting Bid $200

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473. Union Generals Starting Bid $200

463. Military Figures Starting Bid $200

467. George S. Patton Starting Bid $200

464. Marc Rene, Marquis de Montalembert Starting Bid $200

468. Semion Poustochkine

Starting Bid $200

471. Edwin M. Stanton

472. Eduard Totleben

474. William Westmoreland

475. William D. Whipple

Starting Bid $200

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476. Aviation Manuals. Collection of four

aviation

manuals, ranging in date from 1942 to 1945, and containing the following: a Pilot Training Manual for the Skymaster C-54, a Pilot’s Powerplant Manual, a hardcover manual entitled “Service and Instruction Manual Radio B-24D Airplane,” and a hardcover manual entitled “Power Plant B-24 D Airplane.” In overall fine condition. Please visit RRAuction.com for a more detailed description of each manual. Starting Bid $200

479. Scott Crossfield. Color vintage

glossy 10 x 8 doubleweight photo of Crossfield in his flight suit with a black X-15 in the background, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Paul S. Haynie, Scott Crossfield.” Some toning, dings, and toned tape remnants to edges, and a small area of surface loss to upper right corner, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

480. Amelia Earhart. Program

477. Lincoln J. Beachey. American aviator and barnstormer (1887–1915) who perished in front of 50,000 onlookers while performing an aerial stunt at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. H. M. Benner photo postcard depicting a seaplane landing on water, 5.5 x 3.5, signed in fountain pen, “Lincoln Beachey.” Collector’s notations below signature and on reverse indicate that the signature was obtained on October 4, 1913. In fine condition, with trivial wear to corners and the signature a shade light. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

478. Clarence Chamberlin.

for a dinner honoring the great aviators Jim Mollison and his wife Amy Johnson, given by the Canadian Club of New York at the Waldorf Astoria on August 7, 1933, four pages, 6.5 x 9, signed inside the back cover in pencil by Amelia Earhart, Clarence Chamberlin, Jimmie Mattern, Jim Mollison, and Amy Johnson Mollison. In very good condition, with a light central vertical bend, marks to edges, and stains and small areas of surface loss to the exterior upper edges of the front and back covers. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Aviation pioneer (1893–1976) who made the first non-stop flight from New York to Germany. Fantastic pearl-finish 5.5 x 3.25 photo of his rare plane, signed and described at length on the reverse in blue ballpoint, “1st 2 seater Bellanca Model CE built by Maryland Pressed Steal Co at Hagerstown MD 1919/1920. I purchased the first and only one ever sold. 457HP 6 cyl air cooled Anzani motor. Top speed 104 mph.

Landing speed 32 mph. Clarence D. Chamberlin, 6/4/68.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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A remarkable pairing of the Spirit of St. Louis and its legendary aviator

481. Charles Lindbergh. Exceptional set of items: first is a gorgeous matte-finish 8 x 11 formal portrait of the aviator in a handsome suit and tie, signed and inscribed in fountain pen just two weeks after his historic transatlantic flight, “To George Wingay, With best wishes, Charles A. Lindbergh, June 3, 1927.” Photographer’s notations in the lower border read: “7 rue Dumont d’Urville G. L. Manuel Freres.” Second is a small .5 x .25 swatch of fabric from the skin of his iconic airplane, the Spirit of St. Louis. Wonderfully double-matted and framed together with two engraved plaques to an overall size of 25 x 21. In overall fine condition, with somewhat light contrast to signature against his dark jacket. Upon his arrival in Paris on May 21, Lindbergh was received with unprecedented adulation and hailed an international hero. He remained in Europe for two weeks, making a series of brief flights and attending countless events in his honor, before beginning his trip back to the US on June 4. Signed on his final day in Paris, and accompanied by a piece of the plane that carried him across the Atlantic, this is a phenomenal piece of aviation history. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Fabulous oversized “Welcome Lindy” poster

“He can fly anything on wings, from Jennies to DC6s” 483. Charles Lindbergh.

482. Charles Lindbergh. Unusual 15 x 12 poster of the classic image showing Lindbergh standing in front of the Spirit of St. Louis featuring large white text at the bottom, “Welcome Lindy,” prominently signed in the lower right in fountain pen, “C. A. Lindbergh.” In very good condition, with three vertical folds (one unobtrusively passing through a single letter of the signature), scattered creases, several mild stains, and tack holes with small tears to corners. A desirable and visually appealing format boasting an ideal bold signature. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

TLS signed “Charles,” one page, 8.5 x 11, June 6, 1954.

Letter containing a transcript of his letter of recommendation for ‘Bud’ Gurney. In part: “The name is Harlan A. Gurney…He is the ‘Bud’ in my book…He is capable and easy to work with, and has covered an extraordinary span of aviation history, from 1922 to date. He can fly anything on wings, from Jennies to DC6s, used to make and jump his own parachutes, flew the same mail route I did, etc., etc. I don’t know of anyone else in the country who would be able to advise you as well about aircraft and procedures in connection with filming the ‘Spirit of St. Louis,’ aside from the author, who actually went through these experiences—in fact there are a lot of items related to the problems you will encounter that Bud knows more about than I do.” In fine condition. Lindbergh had met Gurney while working at the Nebraska Aircraft Corporation in 1922—neither of them had ever flown, and were soon taken up together on their first flight by the company’s chief engineer. Excellent content associated with Lindbergh’s earliest experiences in aviation. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 131

484. John McKay. American

pilot (1922–1975) who made 30 flights as one of the first pilots on the X-15 flight research program.

Vintage glossy 8 x 10.5 full-length photo of McKay posing in front of his X-15 aircraft, signed in black ink, “John B. McKay.” In fine condition, with creasing and toned tape remnants to corners which could be easily matted out. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

486.

USAF Thunderbirds.

Color 17.25 x 11.5 print of the F-16A Fighting Falcon, signed in ballpoint

by Thunderbird pilots James D. Latham, Steve C h e a l a n d e r, Howard Attarian, Larry Stellmon, Hoss Jones, and John Bostick. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The founding father of rocketry works with Junkers in early 1945 on the development of a wood-fueled power unit for “midget aircrafts for enemy bomber combat” 485. Hermann Oberth. Handwritten and

typed report in German, signed “H. Oberth,” three pages both sides (four handwritten pages, two typed), 8.25 x 11.75, February 22, 1945. Highly technical report of a meeting with Dr. Anselm Franz (of Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke, a major German aircraft manufacturer at that time) the previous day, concerning the development of a “wood-fueled power unit” for “midget aircrafts for enemy bomber combat.” Please visit www.RRAucion.com for a detailed summary of the report’s contents.

In fine condition, with overall toning and slight show-through from typed text.

When the Nazi party came to power in 1933, Junkers—the company that had pioneered commercial aviation development for at least a decade—was taken over, with founder Hugo Junkers placed under house arrest and forced to transfer all his patents to the Nazis to ensure compliance with their plans. Replaced by Dr. Franz Anselm, who successfully developed the world’s first mass-produced turbojet engine, the company’s full focus shifted to supporting the Reich, with military production monopolizing all its resources. When approached by Hermann Oberth, one of the founding fathers of rocketry and astronautics, with whom Anselm had worked in the past, regarding a new type of wood-burning engine for a “midget aircraft,” Franz could do nothing but speculate. Already decorated with the War Merit Cross 1st Class, with Swords, for his ‘outstanding and courageous behavior’ during the attack on Peenemunde, Oberth continued his work on Nazi German rocketry projects—including the V-2 rocket weapon—before moving on to work on solid-propellant anti-aircraft rockets at the German WASAG military organization. Offering excellent technical insight into their military aviation projects during the final year of the war, this is a remarkable report, connecting the master rocket engineer with a key figure in German aviation. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Seldom-seen first ‘spaceplane’ pilot 487. Joe Walker. American pilot and physicist (1921–1966) who reached the edge

of outer space on two separate X-15 aircraft flights in 1963; he tragically passed away when his F-104 Starfighter crashed during a publicity photo shoot. Rare official glossy 8 x 10.5 NASA photo of Walker in full flight gear next to his X-15 aircraft, signed in black ink. Toned tape remnants to corners, trivial creasing, and some surface loss to lower left corner, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

Iconic image of the Wright Brothers’ maiden flight

488. Orville Wright. Appealing 6.25 x 4.5 cardstock photo of man’s first flight at Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903, signed in fountain pen.

Two tears to bottom edge, slight creasing to corners, and moderate contrast to the signature against the background, otherwise fine condition.

Accompanied by the addressed side of the original mailing envelope. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“The most valuable relic in aeronautical history”

489. Wright Flyer. A fantastic square 1.25 x 1.25 swatch of wing fabric from the 1903 Wright

Flyer that made the first heavier-than-air flight at Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903. The swatch is affixed to an 8 x 10 informational certificate, calligraphically inscribed to “Frank W. Caldwell” and signed at the conclusion in ink, “Lester D. Gardner,” which reads, in part: “When Orville Wright, at my suggestion, assembled the Kitty Hawk machine for public exhibition for the first time, in 1916, at the opening of the new buildings of M.I.T. in Cambridge, he found that the original fabric could not be used and substituted new fabric of the identical material. When he died, his executors found that he had preserved some of the original coverings of the wings and entrusted several pieces of this most valuable relic to me for distribution to notable aeronautical friends. I certify that this piece was used in the first successful flight in history by Orville Wright on December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, N.C.” Matted and framed beside Gardner’s typed description of the flight to an overall size of 20.5 x 14.25. Also includes a certificate Gardner provided to be affixed to the reverse of the frame, in part: “I send you with certification what I regard as the most valuable relic in aeronautical history.” In fine condition, with areas of toning to swatch from adhesive to reverse and overall toning to the sheets.

Image larger than actual size.

Gardner personally knew Orville Wright and held many prestigious positions—he served on the corporate board of MIT and edited numerous aviation journals, including Who’s Who in American Aeronautics. Orville also entrusted Gardner with the famous bolt of wing fabric from the 1903 first flight for distribution to a select few. This recipient, Frank W. Caldwell, was a similarly significant figure. A leading propeller engineer and designer as aeronautical progress accelerated during the 1920s and 1930s, Caldwell made major contributions to the development of propulsion technology. His revolutionary hydraulically controllable propeller was recognized by the National Aeronautics Association in 1933 with the Collier Trophy, one of aviation’s most esteemed awards. With this fantastic association to a fellow aviation innovator, this is a superb relic of man’s first flight. Starting Bid $500 134 | July 15, 2015 | AVIATION

490. Orville Wright. The Winters National Bank check, 7.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, payable to Mabel Beck for $30, February 2, 1917. In fine condition, with three vertical folds (one passing through a single letter of the signature), slight scattered soiling, and expected bank notations, stamps, and cancellation holes (trivially affecting the tips of two letters). Mabel Beck was Orville Wright’s devoted friend and personal secretary for nearly 40 years. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

491. X-15. Collection of six items, four of which are signed by an X-15 pilot, including: Pete Knight (SP), Robert Rushworth (TLS), Robert White (TLS), and Scott Crossfield (signed and inscribed book). The remaining two items are a NASA-issued booklet titled, “The X-15 Research Plane,” and an original color 28 x 22 half-sheet movie poster for the 1961 film X-15, starring David McLean, Charles Bronson, and James Gregory. In overall fine condition. All signed items are pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

492. X-15 Pilots. Collection of five commemorative covers honoring the

X-15 program and its pilots, ranging in size from 6.5 x 3.75 to 9.25 x 4, each signed in ink or pencil by different pilots, including: Robert Rushworth; Bill Dana; Milt Thompson and Air Force General Irving Branch; Joe Engle; and William Pete Knight, Bill Dana, and Joe Engle (all three in pencil). In overall fine condition, with slight haloing to an Engle signature, and light toning from a removed address label. From the Leon Ford Collection. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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Superb photo signed by NASA’s original seven

495. Mercury 7. Desirable vintage matte-finish 10 x 7.75 photo of the Mercury 7 astronauts looking at a model rocket, signed in the lower border in ballpoint and fountain pen by Alan Shepard, Wally Schirra, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Scott Carpenter, Deke Slayton, and Gordon Cooper, all signing their full formal names. Mild rippling to the right edge, trimmed bottom edge, and some trivial irregular ink adhesion and brushing to signatures, otherwise fine condition. An exceptionally clear and fully signed image of the original Mercury 7. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $500

497.

Gus Grissom. Uncom-

496. Mercury Astronauts. FDC for the Project Mercury postage stamp, signed in felt tip and ballpoint by Scott Carpenter, John Glenn, Alan Shepard, Gordon Cooper, Deke Slayton, and Wally Schirra. In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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mon color 7.25 x 9.25 cardstock photo of Grissom, signed in black ink, “V. I. Grissom.” Matted to an overall size of 9.25 x 13.25. In fine condition, with right edge of mat trimmed. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

498. John Glenn.

Uncommon circa 1962 cardstock 18 x 24 poster with a patriotic color scheme featuring a large image of Glenn, headed, “New Concord Salutes John H. Glenn Jr., Lt. Col. USMC.” The other members of the ‘Mercury Seven’ are listed below. In very good condition, with a diagonal crease to the lower right corner, a few light stains (most noticeably to upper left), and some small edge chips and tears. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962, and received a hero’s welcome when he returned to his hometown of New Concord, Ohio, on March 3. A parade was held in his honor, and over 50,000 people lined the two-mile long route to see the great astronaut. Starting Bid $200

499. Deke Slayton.

Color 7.25 x 9.25 cardstock photo of Slayton, signed in black ink, “D. K. Slayton.” Matted to an overall size of 10.5 x 13.25. In fine condition, with left edge of mat trimmed and the other edges slightly toned. Precertified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

500. Gemini 5. Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Gemini 5 crew walking along the deck of the recovery ship USS Lake Champlain, signed in black felt tip, “Charles Conrad, PLT,” and in blue felt tip, “Gordon Cooper, GT5 CDR.” In very fine condition. Precertified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

501. Gemini 9. Pair of ballpoint signatures from the ill-fated original prime crew of Gemini 9, “Elliot M. See, Jr.” and “Charlie Bassett,” on individual off-white 5 x 3 cards. In overall very good to fine condition, with toned adhesive remnants and trivial surface loss to corners, and irregular toning to both (much heavier to the See). Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

502. Clifton Williams. Group Three

astronaut (1932–1967) who died in a crash of a NASA T-38 jet trainer near Tallahassee, Florida. Ballpoint signature, “Best wishes, C. Williams” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In very good condition, with a tear to right edge (approaching but not affecting the signature), toned tape remnants, and slight soiling. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

503. Apollo 7.

Uncommon FDC featuring four affixed stamps honoring the Apollo– Soyuz space test project, bearing two launch day postmarks dated July 15, 1975, signed in black ballpoint, “Wally Schirra” and “Donn Eisele—Apollo 7,” and in blue ballpoint, “Walt Cunningham.” In fine condition, with a postmark touching the tips of two letters of the Schirra signature. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

504. Frank Borm an. U nco m m o n

oversized color satinfinish 20 x 16 photo of the famous ‘Earthrise,’ handsomely signed in silver ink, “Frank Borman—Joy to the Wo r l d . ” Sca tte r e d surface bends and creases, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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506. Jim McDivitt. Appealing color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Apollo 9 lunar module Spider, signed in black felt tip, “Jim McDivitt, Apollo 9 CDR.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

507. Dave Scott. Color satin-finish

505. Jim McDivitt. A 6.25 x 6.25 swatch of Beta cloth

bearing a 3˝ diameter Apollo 9 mission insignia in the center, signed in green felt tip by McDivitt. Matted and framed with an embroidered mission patch to an overall size of 10.5 x 16.5.

In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

16 x 20 photo of Scott filming from the Apollo 9 command module hatch, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a light uniform block of toning from previous display. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Ideal, uninscribed set of the Apollo 11 crew

508. Apollo 11. Exceptional complete set of three official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins

shown individually in their white space suits, signed in black felt tip by each. In overall fine condition, with two trivial creases to the Aldrin. An exquisitely crisp set of the most sought-after mission, each boldly and uniformly signed over the clean white space suits. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $500

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Attractive uninscribed portrayal of the Lunar Module 511. Neil Armstrong. Program

509. Apollo 11. Uncommon oversized 14 x 14 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a printed 10˝ diameter Apollo 11 mission emblem in the center. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

for the Richlands Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet, held in Virginia on December 8, 1975, featuring an image of a lunar landing on the front, two pages, 5.5 x 8.5, signed in blue ballpoint

by Neil Armstrong.

In fine condition, with toning to the reverse. Armstrong was a guest speaker at the event, and the consignor notes that this program was signed in person. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

512. Neil Armstrong. TLS,

510. Neil Armstrong. Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of

Armstrong in his white space suit, boldly signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a trivial surface crease to the upper left and a stray mark to the lower right corner. A wonderful example of this sought-after photo. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $300

one page, 8.5 x 11, University of Cincinnati letterhead, February 4, 1976. Letter to W. J. Sauber, in full: “We have enjoyed showing ‘Where Eagles Dare’ in several of our classes here at the university. You have our thanks for providing this film for our department library.

Some of our students have entered the 1976 AIAA Bendix competition for the design of a quiet, clean, efficient general aviation airplane.

They were impressed with the potential of the structural technique but lacked the kind of data to predict structural weight. If you have any such data available, I’m certain they would like the opportunity of taking advantage of it.” In fine condition, with a spot of soiling, and an expected mailing fold touching the tips of two letters. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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513. Neil Armstrong. Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Mrs. Agnes Hart Phelan, with best wishes, Neil Armstrong.” Light dings to edgev s, a bit of brushing to the signature, and mounting remnants to reverse, otherwise fine condition.

Accompanied by the original transmittal letter from the NASA office in Washington, dated February 1971, in part: “Mr. Neil Armstrong has asked that I convey to you his sincere thanks for sending him a copy of your song.” Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

514. Neil Armstrong. Felt tip signature, “Neil Armstrong,” on a white 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition. From the collection of noted publisher and founder of Lord John Press, Herb Yellin.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

The 17-year-old Aldrin: “If we were to enter another planet’s atmosphere at a high speed, our craft would blaze away to nothing” 516. Buzz Aldrin. Amazing

handwritten school assignment in pencil, signed “Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.” and “Aldrin EE,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 11, November 6, 1947. An essay with fabulous physics and aerospace content.

In part: “There is a definite limit somewhere to the speeds at which man will travel in the future. The comparatively heavy weights of metals used in constructing airships tend to slow down the craft.

If we were to enter another planet’s atmosphere at a high speed, our craft would blaze away to nothing just as the meteors do that strike our atmosphere. Army scientists have proven that our bodies cannot stand an acceleration greater than 64 feet per second every second…Since the laws of nature, throughout the ages, have yet to be violated, the physical endurance of human bodies will place an ultimate fence around the pasture of super speeds.” Aldrin’s teacher was evidently disappointed in his work, writing in large red pencil: “A series of statements, showing little relation one to the other or to the T.S.—i.e.—no coherence. Vague terms. Generalities.”

In fine condition, with creases and a small tear to the top edge. This dates to Aldrin’s senior year at Montclair High School in New Jersey, after graduation which he went to West Point. Years later, Aldrin himself would violate several of the statements he makes here—most notably, on Apollo 11 he experienced acceleration forces of approximately 4g during liftoff and 6.5g during reentry, more than triple the acceleration he writes that a human can withstand. A truly remarkable piece revealing Aldrin’s thoughts on spaceflight long before it became a reality. Precertified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $300

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517. Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Two official color 10 x 8 NASA lithographs honoring the fifth anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, one signed in blue felt tip by Buzz Aldrin and the other signed in black felt tip by Michael Collins. In overall fine condition. Precertified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

518. Apollo 12. Glossy 10 x 8

close-up photo of Alan Bean on the lunar surface with Charles Conrad reflected in his visor, signed in black felt tip by Bean, Conrad, and Richard Gordon. In very fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

519. Michael Collins. Dis-

tinguished color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Collins posing in his white spacesuit in front of a lunar background, signed in blue felt tip, “Michael Collins, Apollo XI.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

521. Alan Bean. Extraordinary color satinfinish 20 x 16 photo of Bean walking across a sun-splashed lunar surface, signed in gold ink with a lengthy quote, in full: “I am not blind to the sun, as my goal is clear, the moon is my soul forever, my memories always near, Rudyard Kipling. Alan Bean, Apollo 12, lunar module pilot, November 19, 1969.” In very fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200 522. Apollo 13. Satin-

finish 20 x 16 photo of the Apollo 13 capsule, nicely signed in silver ink, “James Lovell, Apollo 13 CDR” and “Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP.” Scattered surface creases and a slightly grainy quality to the image, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

From the personal collection of support crew member Paul Weitz 520. Apollo 12. Apollo 12 insurance cover with cachet of the mission

insignia, signed in black felt tip by Dick Gordon, Alan Bean, and Charles Conrad. The cover is also certified on the reverse in black felt tip by Skylab I pilot Paul Weitz, “As a member of the Apollo 12 Support crew, I was presented this insurance cover by the Prime crew, Paul Weitz.” In fine condition. Accompanied by an additional signed letter of provenance from Weitz, in part: “I hereby certify that the Apollo 12 insurance cover presented with this letter bears the authentic signatures of the Apollo 12 Prime Crew...It is from my personal collection of artifacts and has been in my possession since I received it.” Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 141

523. Apollo 15. Apollo 15 commemorative cover with a cachet of

the mission insignia, postmarked July 26, 1971, signed in black felt tip by Dave Scott, Al Worden, and Jim Irwin. In fine condition. Precertified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

526. Apollo 17. Apollo 17 launch day cover postmarked December 7, 1972, signed in black ink, “Gene Cernan” and “Ron Evans,” and in black felt tip, “H. H. Schmitt.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

524. Dave Scott. Attractive

satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Scott walking away from the lunar rover on the surface of the moon, signed in silver ink, “Dave Scott, Apollo 15 CDR.” In fine condition, with light creasing to upper left corner. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Novaspace. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

525.

John Young. Color

satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Young posing in his white space suit with the Apollo 16 mission insignia in the background, signed in black ink, “John Young, 9th man on the moon, Apollo 16 CDR.” In very fine condition.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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527. Apollo 17. Wonderful color glossy 10.75 x 13.75

photo of the CSM ‘America’ in orbit over the moon, affixed to its original 16 x 20 mount, signed on the mount in black felt tip by Gene Cernan, Ron Evans, and Harrison Schmitt.

In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Novaspace’s Ron Evans Garage Sale signed by the astronaut’s widow, stating this photo is from Evans’s personal collection. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

529. Frank Borman and Alan S h e p a r d . Tw o

528. Gene Cernan. Two photos: a color satin-finish 16 x 20 photo of Cernan standing between the American flag and the lunar rover on the moon’s surface, signed in silver ink, “Gene Cernan, Apollo XVII”; and a remarkable color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Cernan holding the American flag with a diminutive Earth in the background, signed in silver ink, “Gene Cernan, Apollo XVII.” In overall fine condition.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

items: a glossy 9.5 x 7.5 photo of Shepard and Borman together, signed in black felt tip, “‘You’ll have to speak louder!’ Alan Shepard” and “Frank Borman,” matted to an overall size of 14.25 x 12.5; and a gold ink signature, “Alan Shepard,” on a black 3.5 x 1.25 card, matted with a photo of him talking to Lyndon B. Johnson to an overall size of 15 x 15. In overall fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

530. Astronauts. Collection of eight color photos of various Apollo and Mercury astronauts, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in felt tip by the astronaut pictured, including: Edgar Mitchell, Stuart Roosa, John Glenn (ins), Gordon Cooper, Walt Cunningham (2), Al Worden, and Jim McDivitt. In overall fine condition, with Mitchell’s signature penned over an initial failed attempt. From the Leon Ford Collection. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

531. Wernher von Braun. Two items: a TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Army Ballistic Missile Agency letterhead, February 18, 1952. Letter to Roger Jaynes, in part: “Inclosed is an 8˝x10˝ signed photograph which I hope is satisfactory. I am honored and flattered to be able to comply with your request. Your drawing was examined thoroughly by staff technicians concerned with such matter. They thank you for making your ideas available to them. Your interest in the work of this Agency is appreciated.” Second item is the glossy 8 x 10.5 photograph of von Braun referenced in the letter, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Roger Jaynes, Sincerely—Wernher von Braun.” Letter is in fine condition, with a crease to upper left corner; photo is in very good condition, with scattered creasing, surface marks, and crazing to finish.

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532. Liberty Bell. A limited edition presentation containing a 1.5˝ long segment of film from Liberty Bell 7’s pilot observation camera, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999, from a depth of 16,043 feet. Strip is housed in a triangular acrylic display, numbered 127/1000, with an image of the space craft and Gus Grissom, and two explanatory plaques on the reverse, stating that the film contained the only in-flight images of Grissom and the harrowing moments after splashdown, and was issued in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Grissom’s flight by the Kansas Cosmosphere. Starting Bid $200

533. Apollo 11. Original remnant of gold-colored Mylar insulation flown to the moon

on the Apollo 11 command module Columbia. Insulation is affixed to a printed 8 x 10.75 explanatory sheet signed in black ballpoint, “Buzz Aldrin.” Aldrin’s letter reads, in part: “This segment of Mylar insulation was removed from the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia after splashdown by NASA recovery personnel back in July 1969. It was presented to me as a memento from the flight…This Mylar experienced the searing heat of re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere on July 24, 1969. Most of the Mylar coating burned off during this period, but some parts remained, as displayed on this letter.” Housed and matted in a 12.5 x 15.25 presentation folder. In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

534. Buzz Aldrin. Blank Manned

Flight Awareness Apollo 11 medallion presentation certificate, 11 x 8.5, signed in blue ballpoint by Aldrin. Includes the corresponding medallion, which “contains metal from spacecrafts Columbia and Eagle, that took Astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins on their historic Apollo 11 mission.” In overall fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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Swigert’s Apollo 13 training suit 535. Apollo 13. Jack Swigert’s mustardcolor Apollo 13 NASA training suit bearing an Apollo 13 mission patch on the right sleeve, official NASA ‘meatball’ logo patch on the right breast, and Velcro area for his identification tag on the left breast.

The original tag is sewn into the collar area, reading: “Coveralls, Flying, Mens, Durette Gold, Type CWU/P, NAS 9-13717 MIL-C83141, Size 40R, Anti-Cold Insulated Clothing, Inc.” Includes a color 13.25 x 10.25 photo of Earth affixed to its original 18.5 x 15.5 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in black felt tip, “To Jimmy, my good and kind friend who has helped me see the beautiful things. Sincerest wishes, Jack Swigert,” adding below the image, “Apollo 13, April 11–17, 1970.” Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 26.5 x 23.5. In fine condition, with light toning to edges of the photo. Suit is in fine condition, with expected wear from use and the hand-notated size on the tag very light but legible. Accompanied by a letter of provenance in which the consignor notes that her father Dr. Charles James, affectionately known as ‘Jimmy James,’ was one of Swigert’s close friends and received this training suit along with the warmly inscribed photo as a gift from the astronaut. Photograph is pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $300

Presented to Deke Slayton, a flown back-up crew ‘gotcha’ patch 536. Apollo 14. Flown embroidered Apollo 14 back-up crew patch, 4˝ in diameter, affixed to a 13.5 x 10.5 presentation certificate, reading: “This patch was reluctantly carried to the moon on Apollo 14 to Deke Slayton from The First ‘Team.” Below are autopen signatures of Gene Cernan, Ron Evans, and Joe Engle.

The patch itself is a spoof of the true mission patch and depicts a gray-bearded Wile E. Coyote, representing the Apollo 14 crew of Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell, coming up from Earth only to find the Roadrunner, representing back-up ‘First Team’ crew members Cernan, Evans, and Engle, already standing on the moon, chirping his famous ‘Beep-Beep.’ Framed to an overall size of 15 x 12. In fine condition.

In his book, The Last Man on the Moon, Cernan describes the spoof his crew pulled on Shepard’s prime crew: ‘ [Shepard] took our good-natured ribbing about his crew being tagged as the Three Rookies. Ron, Joe and I called ourselves the First Team, to infer that we were better than they were. Every flight has a personalized crew patch, and Apollo 14 was no different, except for one thing—we were the first and only backup crew to have a mission patch, too! This loony idea was a ‘gotcha’ on Al…All the way to the Moon and back, even on the lunar surface, whenever the crew opened a box, bag or locker, out would float a First Team mission patch. Ron, Joe and I, as the backup crew, had final access to the spacecraft, and while we set the switches and checked the gauges, we also stuffed our Roadrunner patches into every nook and cranny, setting up a future mini-blizzard of ‘gotchas’ for the Three Rookies. Perhaps the most repeated phrase on the private radio loop during the flight of Apollo 14 was Shepard’s annoyance when still another patch would suddenly appear. ‘Tell Cernan,’ he growled, ‘Beep-beep, his ass.’ A wonderful example of one such ‘gotcha’ patch presented to one of their fellow astronauts. Starting Bid $300 www.RRAuction.com | 145

“Used during launch, mission operations, and on the surface of the Moon during Apollo 15”

537. Apollo 15. Flown scissors carried aboard the Apollo 15

mission and used on the lunar surface by Commander David R. Scott, measuring 8.25˝ long, manufactured by Weck. The stainless steel surgical-style scissors are engraved on the side with the NASA part number, “SDB42100059-202,” and serial number, “1028,” with “Weck U.S.A. Stainless.” Three red swatches of Velcro are affixed near the screw. In fine condition, with good spring tension and some adhesive surrounding the Velcro swatches. Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from Scott, in part: “I hereby certify that the Apollo 15 CDR surgical scissors…are from my personal collection and were used during launch, mission operations, and on the surface of the Moon during Apollo 15…The red Velcro tab identifies the Commander’s scissors to facilitate attachment and stowage. They were located in a pocket strapped onto the leg of my spacesuit (Pressure Garment Assembly) at launch and transferred to the leg of my in-flight coverall garment during cabin operations.

The scissors could be used for many different contingency operations in the lunar module on the surface, during EVAs, and during orbital operations. However, the primary use of these scissors on Apollo missions was to open plastic food pouches…These CDR surgical scissors have been in my personal collection since returning to Earth.” A fantastic tool extensively used on the lunar surface by the seventh man to set foot on the moon. Starting Bid $1000

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Pocket and scissors sheath present in the LM and during the first stellar EVA

538. Apollo 15. Flown beta cloth pocket and scissors sheath carried on the Apollo 15 mission by Commander Dave Scott and present in the

lunar module for 3 days, the pocket measuring 7.5 x 10.25 and sheath measuring 3 x 8.25, attached together with two sewn-on beta straps.

Both are signed and certified on the front in black felt tip by Scott, the pocket reading, “This pocket was worn on the lunar surface for 3 days, Apollo 15. Dave Scott, Apollo 15 CDR,” and the sheath reading, “This sheath carried scissors for 3 days on the lunar surface during Apollo 15. Dave Scott, Apollo 15 CDR.” Each pouch bears an identification patch on the reverse, the pocket identified as “Part No. A7LB-201155-01, S/N 320, Code Ident. 74897,” and the sheath identified as “Part No. A7LB-201175-01, S/N 320, Code Ident. 74897.” In very good condition, with moderate overall foxing and soiling.

Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from Scott, in part: “I hereby certify that the Apollo 15 Beta-cloth Checklist and Scissors Pocket Assembly is from my personal collection and was used during the first extended scientific exploration of the Moon, at the Hadley Apennine region, July 26–August 7, 1971. This Beta cloth assembly has two pockets. One, made to hold scissors…The other, made to hold a checklist…

The assembly was strapped to the leg of my spacesuit during launch and reentry as well as during the lunar landing, and it was available in the Lunar Module during our three days on the moon. It was also available for EVA activities in the event the scissors could be used.

This assembly was of particular importance during our return from the Moon to the Earth. During this period the crew performed the first interstellar EVA when the Command Module Pilot (Al Worden) retrieved three large film cassettes from Endeavor’s SIM-Bay…both the Commander and the Lunar Module Pilot were standing by in the depressurized Command Module to retrieve the cassettes as well as to assist the CMP during his ingress into the spacecraft. Should a strap or hook become entangled during this maneuver, the scissors would be used to cut or release the entanglement.” As a rare piece present in the Lunar Module during Apollo 15’s three days on the moon and an item essential to the practicality of the iconic A7LB spacesuit, this is an absolutely remarkable piece. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $1000

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“Used aboard Lunar Rover #1 on the lunar surface at Hadley-Apennine”

539

539. Apollo 15. Extraordinary lunar map used on the surface of the moon, labeled “Hadley Rille, EVA-II, 3 of 3,” one page, 10.5 x 8, signed and certified in black felt tip, “This map was used aboard Lunar Rover #1 on the lunar surface at Hadley-Apennine during Apollo 15, Dave Scott, Apollo 15 CDR.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from Scott, in part: “I hereby certify that the Apollo 15 Lunar Rover ‘Bearing Map’…was carried aboard Lunar Roving Vehicle #1 on the surface of the Moon for three days during Apollo 15…This ‘Bearing Chart Map’…consists of a photo map of a section of the Hadley Apennine regions on the Moon with curves depicting the planned route of LRV traverses during the second of three EVAs on Apollo 15. The Map also includes hand-written notes of crater names and circular notes defining the bearing and distance from the indicated stations back to the Lunar Module (LM) Falcon. This map was used for emergency return to the LM in the event the Lunar Rover was unable to return…This map was mounted on the Rover throughout the three days of surface excursions to be readily available. To expedite recovery and use, this map had been temporarily removed from a book of ‘LM Lunar Surface Maps’ and attached to a Rover post with a large clip. The Map contains traces of lunar dust surface and was exposed to the temperature extremes, radiation, and Solar Wind on the surface of the Moon…This LRV Bearing Map for EVA-II, 3 of 3, has been in my personal collection since returning to Earth.” It was during this second EVA that Dave Scott and Jim Irwin recovered the ‘Genesis Rock,’ a large sample composed primarily of anorthite and formed in the early stages of the solar system, at least four billion years ago. The Apollo 15 mission was also the first to use the lunar rover, which logged a total of 56 miles traveled during the EVAs. An absolutely outstanding and historically significant piece.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $1000

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Scarce Pucci-designed ‘Silver XV’ flown patch 540.

Apollo 15.

Scarce flown Apollo 15 mission patch with the addition of an embroidered silver “XV” hallmark near the center, measuring almost 4˝ in diameter, signed and flight-certified on the reverse in blue felt tip, “Flown to the Moon, Dave Scott CDR.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a signed letter of authenticity from Scott, in part: “I hereby certify that the Apollo 15 patch (with silver ‘XV’) included with this letter is from my personal collection and flown in lunar orbit for six days aboard the CSM Endeavor during Apollo 15…This cloth patch…features the Apollo 15 crew insignia designed by Emilo Pucci…the Roman numerals ‘XV’ are embroidered in silver thread on the edges of the crater rims in the center, and the initials of Emilo Pucci (‘EP’) are reproduced as a hallmark in the lower center…This special Apollo 15 patch has been in my personal collection since returning to Earth.” Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $300

Flown Apollo 15 Beta cloth limited edition presentation 541. Edgar Mitchell. Flown

limited edition 8 x 8.5 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 4˝ diameter mission insignia in the center, numbered 4/50, signed in black felt tip, “Edgar Mitchell—Moonwalker.” The cloth bears a red “Lunar Receiving Laboratory” stamp initialed by Mitchell, “EM.” In creating the limited edition series of flown Beta cloth mission patches, text including a lengthy quote from Mitchell and information about the mission was later added using the same silkscreen process that had been used for the mission emblem prior to flight. Includes a numbered certificate of authenticity, also signed in black felt tip by Mitchell, describing the history of these Beta cloths and certifying them as flown. Expertly matted and framed together to an overall size of 23.5 x 16.5. In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $300

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542. Apollo Battery Substitute Assembly. NASA Battery Substitute Assembly, 19 x 9 x 7.5, with its George C. Marshall Space Flight Center metal label stating “Battery Substitute…Serial No. L0002, Mfd. By GET,” with a second label stating “Spare,” and a third label listing a modification. Two sides also bear large warning labels with red print that reads: “Warning: Prior to installation in fueled vehicle, pressure, depressurization and leak test to meet specifications 40M71358.” Assembly comes in its original wooden storage crate with a detached NASA Critical Space Item label. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

543. Delta Clipper. Two small fragments of flown material recovered from the aero-

shell of the McDonnell Douglas DC-X Delta Clipper affixed to a commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the experimental vehicle. In fine condition. Accompanied by certificates of authenticity stating that this material was flown on the first five test flight missions and retrieved by Major Dale Shell from pieces damaged in a minor inflight explosion during the fifth launch. Also accompanied by two photos of the craft during launch. Starting Bid $200

544.

Te s t Equipment.

Collection of four pieces of space equipment, including: a circular Acco Helicoid gauge; a circular Safecase Master Test gauge; a NASA rack component, being a single drawer of a multi-drawer system which converted inputted individual communications channels and combined them onto a Microwave or Radio Frequency link between two ground stations; and a rack-mountable calibrator with four inputs and two knobs on the front. In overall fine condition. Please visit RRAuction.com for more detailed descriptions of each item. Starting Bid $200

545. Space Shuttle. Collection of three shuttle-related items: a MultiLayer Insulation (MLI) Blanket with Beta cloth on one side and gold foil on the other; an L-shaped space shuttle diffuser hose; and a 1985 Space Shuttle Challenger commemorative Pepsi can. In overall fine condition.

Please visit RRAuction.com for more detailed descriptions of each item.

Starting Bid $200

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546. Orlan EVA Space Suit Gloves. Pair of gloves

for an Orlan EVA spacesuit, the left glove serial numbered [Cyrillic characters approximated] “rn-7K-11b-0350219” and the right hand serial numbered “rn-8K-1-0210120,” signed on the right-handed glove’s Velcro-close flap over the knuckles in black felt tip by Musa Manarov and dated 1991. The gloves measure 14˝ long and consist of an insulated nylon canvas outer surface and inner pressure glove with pebbled orange rubber palm and smooth green fingertips. Scattered soiling and staining to the unsigned glove, otherwise overall fine condition. Given the 1991 notation, these gloves would date to the Soyuz TM-11 mission on which Manarov served as Flight Engineer. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Glove used in the vacuum of space during “construction of special structures on the exterior of Space Station MIR” 547. MIR EO-9 Glove: Anatoli Artsebarski. Cosmonaut Anatoli Artsebarski’s flown Soyuz TM-12/Mir EO-9 extra vehicular activity glove.

Left-handed glove is numbered and lettered in Russian and is complete with the locking coupling. Glove consists of an outer thermal-insulated nylon canvas, pebbled rubber palm and finger pads, rounded blue rubber fingertips, two Velcro flaps above the knuckles, and a mirror strapped around the wrist. Inner Velcro flap is signed by Artsebarski and dated October 10, 1991, the day that the Soyuz TM-12 mission returned to Earth. Includes a signed letter of provenance from Artsebarski dated February 9, 1994, in full: “This glove was only used in the vacuum of space. I used this very glove for 3 Extra Vehicular Activities during my 5 month stay aboard the Russian Space Station MIR in 1991. My activities in vacuum wearing this glove included construction of special structures on the exterior of Space Station MIR.” In fine condition, with expected wear from use. Provenance: Superior, Fall 2001. Starting Bid $200

548. Soyuz TM. Two flown Russian light protective transporting canisters used for the delivery and protection of film brought to and from the Mir space station. The first, #KAP-350-N13, measures 8.25˝ high with a diameter of 5.5˝, and the second, #39, measures 3.5˝ high with a diameter of 4˝. In overall fine condition, with expected marks and wear from use. Both are accompanied by typed letters of authenticity, in Russian, on Federal Scientific-Research and Industrial Center letterhead stating they were utilized on expeditions AO-1, AO-2, and AO-3, and AO-9, AO-10, AO-11, and AO-12, respectively. Provenance: Superior Galleries; May 6 and 7, 2000. Starting Bid $200

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550. Mercury

551. Deke Slayton

Starting Bid $200

552. John Glenn

Starting Bid $200

553. Wally Schirra

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

556. Gordon Cooper Starting Bid $200

559. Apollo 7

Starting Bid $200

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557. Gemini

Starting Bid $200

554. Scott Carpenter Starting Bid $200

555. Scott Carpenter

558. Gemini

Starting Bid $200

560. Apollo 8

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

561. Jim McDivitt

562. Gene Cernan and Tom Stafford

Starting Bid $200

564. Buzz Aldrin

563. Buzz Aldrin

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

567. Michael Collins Starting Bid $200

570. Apollo 13 Mission Control Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

565. Buzz Aldrin Starting Bid $200

568. Apollo 12

566. Buzz Aldrin Starting Bid $200

569. Fred Haise

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

571. Apollo 14 Starting Bid $200

572. Alan Shepard Starting Bid $200

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573. Edgar Mitchell Starting Bid $200

575. Apollo 15 Starting Bid $200

578. Apollo 16 Starting Bid $200

580. Apollo 17 Starting Bid $200

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574. Edgar Mitchell Starting Bid $200

576. Jim Irwin

577. Jim Irwin

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

579. Charlie Duke Starting Bid $200

581. Gene Cernan Starting Bid $200

582. Harrison Schmitt Starting Bid $200

583. Guenter Wendt

584. NASA

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

585. Walter Kapryan

586. Skylab

Starting Bid $200

587. Wernher von Braun Starting Bid $200

588. Female Astronauts Starting Bid $200

591. Space Shuttle Astronauts Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

589. Sally Ride Starting Bid $200

590. Voyager: Rutan and Yeager Starting Bid $200

592. Space Shuttle Crews Starting Bid $200

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595.

art, architecture, & design

Artists. Collection of nine items, each signed by a different artist, including: Grandma Moses (signature), Rembrandt Peale (pencil signature), Edward Burne-Jones (signature), William Holman Hunt (signature affixed to a carte-devisite), Henry Moore (postcard), Thomas Moran (signature), James Walker (signature on a slip affixed to reverse of Moran), Edward Burne-Jones (signature), and Charles Willson Peale (partial ALS). In overall very good to fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

598. Edwin Blashfield.

American painter and muralist (1848–1936). ALS signed “E. H. Blashfield,” one page, 4.5 x 6.75, no date. Letter to his mother, in part: “I feel that I owe you a serious apology for forgetting your invitation to tea. The more so that I hear it was only a small company from which the absence of even one or two would be missed. I was bothering over some work [which] had to be finished at a certain time, & thereby wholly forgot to tell my wife whom I wish to absolve from any part in my forgetfulness.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

599. Alexander Calder.

596.

Artists.

Collection of four items, each signed by a prominent American artist, including: Thomas Nast (signature), Ansel Adams (TLS), Charles Addams (signature), and Chester Gould (FDC). In overall fine condition. Accompanied by unsigned photos of Gould and the Addams Family. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

597. Johannes Baader. Writer and artist associated with Dada in Berlin (1875–1955). ALS in pencil in German, signed “J. A. Baader,” one page on a 6 x 4 postcard depicting a marketplace in Stuttgart, January 28, 1948. Letter to Gustav Schleicher, in part (translated): “Is it possible that we meet on Monday? It would be very nice—I have to tell you about all sorts of rants made by Muller…he wants to have a standard work.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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ALS signed “Sandy Calder,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, December 29, 1949. Letter to Kaufmann, in full: “I am sorry to be late with his— but I had to go to Boston twice this last week—I did something for a play—and though I had made the mobile, it wasn’t dry enough to pack. Please relay our affection to Haus & Miriam etc.” In fine condition, with slight mirroring to ink in lower portion, trivial creasing, and a tiny tear to top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

600. Marc Chagall. Untranslated ALS in Yiddish, signed in blue ballpoint, one page on a 5.75 x 4 postcard, October 8, 1959. Letter to the American designer Boris Aronson regarding an exhibition to which the Maeght Gallery could possibly contribute. In fine condition, with some scattered creasing. Accompanied by an untranslated letter from Chagall’s wife, Vava, concerning a biography of her husband. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

602. Salvador Dali. DS,

601. Edward S. Curtis. Handsome pairing of photogravures of Native Americans, including: one entitled ‘Naemahlpunkuma-Hahuamis,’ 7.5 x 9.5, captioned along the bottom, ‘From Copyright Photograph 1914 by E. S. Curtis’; and one entitled ‘A Quinalt Type,’ 4.5 x 8.5 and affixed to a larger sheet, captioned along the bottom, ‘From Copyright Photograph 1910 by E. S. Curtis.’ Each is matted to an overall size of 11 x 14. In overall fine condition, with light scattered foxing to the borders of the 1914 image. Starting Bid $200

one page, 8.5 x 11, January 5, 1965. Dali agrees to loan his sculpture, “Tete de Venus Oto Rhinologique, n.d.” to “The Gallery of Modern Art including the Huntington Hartford Collection” for an upcoming exhibition, with an insurance valuation of $500.

Signed at the conclusion

by Dali, “Salvador Dali,” who also adds the date.

In fine condition, with a small tear to right edge, and staple holes and light dings to upper left corner. Sculpted in 1964, ‘Venus’ Otorhinologic Head’ depicts the anatomically rearranged bust of one of Dali’s most iconic subjects. A crisp and fully signed example from the surrealist master. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Fantastic two-page sketch inside a 1962 monograph 603. Salvador Dali. Signed book: Dali de Gala. Edita: Lausanne, 1962. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.5 x 9.75, 227 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page in blue ballpoint, “Dali, 1962,” with the addition of a large sketch across the two-page spread most prominently featuring a large angelic figure.

Autographic condition: fine. The angel seen here resembles figures appearing in Dali’s portfolios ‘Mythology,’ ‘Paradise Lost,’ and ‘Symbols,’ which he produced between 1963 and 1974. An excellent representation of Dali’s imaginative artwork from this era. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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604. Edgar Degas. ALS in

French, signed “Degas,” one page, 4.5 x 5.5, postmarked May 12, 1900. Letter to his friend the journalist Pierre Lalo in Paris. In part (translated): “I knew…that you could still join Marchand…in short, every day will be good, dear Lalo, except Wednesday and Friday.” Addressed on the reverse in Degas’ hand. Some paper loss to edges and corners (affecting a single letter of the closing sentiment), otherwise fine condition.

A boldly penned letter from a period in which Degas made some of his most famous paintings of dances and racehorses. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $500

In praise of his son-in-law, former head of the French Cipher Bureau

605. Gustave Eiffel. ALS in French, signed “G. Eiffel,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 4, personal letterhead, January 3, 1904. Letter to a gentleman. In full (translated): “We have indeed been very happy for Piccioni’s officer’s nomination, he is a man of great merit whose career will be great. Your congratulations touched me a lot as well of your wishes; please accept mine that are no less sincere for Mrs. Daudet, as well as your family and yourself. I have been very pleased particularly for citizen Codillou’s success and I hope that it will last for a long time.

The entire family went there and liked it a lot: it is a charming site. Our household from children to adults is in excellent health and is starting the new year well, including the grandfather I am, but who still has reasonable energy for work.” In fine condition.

Eiffel’s mention of “Piccioni” likely refers to his son-in-law, Camille Piccioni, a diplomat who at one time was head of the French Cipher Bureau.

The bureau practiced cryptanalysis at a high level, developing new ciphers while working to break others. The Eiffel Tower began hosting experiments in wireless telegraphy in the late 1890s and by 1903 the French military began conducting research in radio communications using the Tower as a base. This proved enormously important with the onset of World War I, during which the Tower was used as a ‘listening post’ to intercept German radio messages which could then be decrypted. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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606. Eugene Delacroix. French artist

(1798–1863) who takes a place in the first rank of painters in the Romantic tradition and whose mastery of color and technique inspired both the Impressionist and Symbolist schools.

ALS in French, signed “Eug. Delacroix,” one page, 5.25 x 8, February 1, 1827. Untranslated letter to an unidentified gentleman inviting him to dinner in order to clear up a misunderstanding.

In fine condition, with light creasing and the signature a shade light. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

608. Charles Garnier. French architect

(1825–1898) known for the Palais Garnier and the Opera de MonteCarlo. Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Chas Garnier,” one page, 5.25 x 8, Minister for Public Works letterhead, May 3, 1878. In fine condition, with the signature a shade light. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

607. James Montgomery Flagg. An excellent

pair of items: a pencil and watercolor sketch of a female Western gunslinger entitled “Pursuit of Gentlemen,” drawn by Flagg on an off-white 7 x 8.5 sheet, signed in the lower right in pencil, “J. M. F.”; and an ALS signed “Jim Flagg”, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, September 27, 1951, in part: “I am flabber as well as gasted!

Your novel is out as well as rageous! It is pre as well as posterous!…I couldn’t put it down except to go to the bathroom! It’s awful enough to make a good movie!”

Rusty paperclip impressions and toning to edges of both pages, and a tiny edge tear touching the first letter of his initials on the sketch, otherwise overall fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Flagg’s hand, as well as a carbon copy of the response. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

609. Natalia Goncharova. Russian avant-garde artist, painter, costume designer, writer, illustrator, and set designer (1881–1962). Rare ALS in French, one page on the reverse of a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard of Cote Vermeille, no date. In part (translated): “I’ve been here a few days.

This country is beautiful—the sea, the vineyards on the mountains…I’ll be back in a fortnight and hope to see you soon.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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610. Hugh Bolton Jones. American landscape painter (1848–1927) revered for his realistic depictions of calm rural scenes of the eastern United States. ALS signed “H. Bolton Jones,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, March 26, 1888. Letter to his mother, in part: “I was much surprised to get a letter from you as I had no idea that you were here. I am sorry to say that I have no studies or photograph of pond lily leaves. Would be only too happy to lend them to you if I had. Am much pleased to find that you like my picture which Mr. Halstead owns…Blackfield has a studio in the Sherwood 58 west 57th St. Horenden lives near Philadelphia where he has a couple of good studios. The place is Plymouth Meeting. I do not know where Picknell is he went south and then I heard that he was back in Boston.” In fine condition, with partial separations to expected mailing folds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

611. Edward Lear. British

artist and writer (1812–1898) best known for his ‘nonsense’ books, which feature his quirky drawings and amusing verse.

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, no date.

Letter to Mr. Cameron. In part: “I have just time to thank you for your extremely kind letter, & to say that I will try not to eat more than will make my old sister suppose I am dining with her…Then, having seen her on my way home, I will come down with Holman Hunt.” In fine condition, with some mirroring to ink. Lear, who was largely self-taught as an artist, met painter William Holman Hunt in 1852, from whom he learned a great amount of theory and a number of artistic techniques. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

613. Sol Lewitt. American artist (1928–2007) who attained wide-

spread popularity in the late 1960s for his wall drawings and threedimensional work. Original signed and inscribed felt tip sketch of a geometric box on an off-white 5 x 3 card, “For Brian and Melissa Michaelson, Sol Lewitt, 1988.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

612. Fernand Leger.

French artist (1881–1955) best known for his brightly colored, cubist and machine-age–influenced abstractions. ALS in French, signed “F. Leger,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, September 10, 1928. Letter to “Monsieur de Ridder,” arranging a time to meet at his studio. Light stains to center, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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614. Konstantin Makovsky. influential Russian painter (1839–

1915) whose historical paintings portrayed an idealized view of past centuries. Postcard depicting the Moscow Kremlin, 5.25 x 3.5, inscribed on the reverse in French by Makovsky and signed in Cyrillic. In very good condition, with a crease and small tear to the lower right (the tear extending from the edge to the top of one letter in his signature), a chip to one corner, mild soiling, and a few brushes to ink. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“I am a badly organized and lazy person in regards to anything that is not related to my direct work, which is sculpture” 615. Jacques Lipchitz. Cubist sculptor (1891–1973) who counted Juan Gris, Pablo Picasso, and Amedeo Modigliani among his associates. ALS in Cyrillic, signed in Cyrillic, “J. Lipchitz,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.75, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to an editorial board. In full (translated): “What you asked me in your last letter represents the hardest task for me. I am a badly organized and lazy person in regards to anything that is not related to my direct work, which is sculpture.

There is enough literature, a few monographs, and lots of magazines and newspaper articles, but to put it all together is beyond my ability. I will send you the one that I received recently as an example. Incidentally this is one is flattering, but there are a few that are not so rewarding. Anyway—all that is not really important. I believe that the day will come when the contour of my art will become clear. Meanwhile, for those who want to know from where I came and how old I am—here is my short autobiography. I was born on 30th of August (new style) in v[illage] Druskeniki; Grodno county, in a pious Jewish family. I studied at vocational school in Vilna and in 1909 went to Paris to study sculpture (I did some as a self-taught since my early childhood). So I have lived here since that time, I even became a naturalized French citizen. I studied at the Academy and since 1912 have had several exhibitions in different salons, but not many. I did have a personal exhibition at the Rosenberg gallery in 1920 and a second one, very extensive in 1930. My works are in different personal collections and museums. There is not much exciting in happening in my life. That’s all.” A small newspaper clipping reading “Le Musee” is affixed at the top. In very good condition, with small edge separations to intersecting folds, various blocks of toning, and overall foxing. A wonderful autobiographical letter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Hand-inked wedding invitation for the German expressionist 616. August Macke. Paint-

er and leading member of the German Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (1887–1914) who was killed at the front in Champagne, France, in 1914.

Macke’s handinked design for his wedding invitation on an off-white 4.5 x 3.5 card, with a small ink and pencil sketch on the reverse showing a man in profile. In very good condition, with scattered soiling, overall toning, and a few creases. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Impressionist friends plan their “next Friday excursion” 617. Edouard Manet. ALS in French, signed “E. Manet,” one page, 4 x 5.25, no date but circa 1860s. Letter to the painter Frederic Bazille.

In part (translated): “Do you think we are going to do our next Friday excursion. Answer me.” In fine condition, with light foxing and toning.

In addition to Manet, Bazille counted the fellow impressionists PierreAuguste Renoir and Claude Monet among his close friends. This group of friends met together at a local cafe every Thursday and occasionally went on painting excursions to the beautiful countryside. A superb association among artists. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Magnificent sketch for the founder of Art de France 618. Andre Masson. French artist (1896–1987) associated with

the movements of Cubism and Surrealism. ALS in French, one page, 7.25 x 10, May 17, 1967. Untranslated letter to important French bookseller Pierre Beres, adding a large sketch of a cityscape with gondolas rowing in the foreground. In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned press photo. In 1960, Beres had founded the Art de France, an annual review published until 1964 that included lithographs by Masson as well as the likes of Max Ernst, Pierre Soulages, Raoul Ubac, and Jacques Villon. By this time Masson’s style began departing from the abstraction that characterized his earlier work and the influence of Impressionism began to appear instead—something evident in the fabulous sketch he incorporates into this letter. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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619. Joan Miro. ALS in Spanish, signed “Miro,” one page, 8.5 x 11,

June 7, 1947. Untranslated letter to documentary filmmaker Richard de Rochemont, his “distinguished friend,” asking that he phone him at his number in New York. Scattered spots of foxing and intersecting folds (two folds passing through a single letter of the signature), otherwise fine condition. Miro completed his painting ‘Personnage’ while staying with de Rochemont during his initial visit to America in 1947. He would later dedicate the work to the award-winning filmmaker. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

The tormented painter of ‘The Scream’—“I am sick… write as soon as possible” 620. Edvard Munch. ALS in German, one page, 5.5 x

7.25, no date. Boldly penned letter to an unnamed recipient, in part (translated): “I am sick…write as soon as possible.”

In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature). Illness—both physical and mental—characterized much of Munch’s life and work. He was a sickly child and began to succumb to debilitating anxiety and alcoholism as he aged. Some of his most famous works address sickness directly, such as The Sick Child and Death in the Sick-Room, while his iconic The Scream is imbued with psychological anguish. An appealing, boldly penned example from this highly sought-after artist. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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621. Maxfield Parrish. ALS,

one page, 8.5 x 11, May 16, 1937. Letter to Claude Pritchard, in part: “I have your most appreciative letter of May 12th & wish half the beautiful things you say about my work were true. I would surely be up near the top if that were so. I haven’t much of an opinion of my work, though I’ll admit that once in a while there is a portion of some painting that gives a certain amount of satisfaction, though it happens so seldom.” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds, and show-though from toning to reverse. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Parrish’s own hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

623. William Sartain. American artist

(1843–1924) known primarily for his Tonalist paintings, especially scenes of the tidal wetlands of Nonquitt, Massachusetts. Five items: a semi-glossy 3.5 x 4.25 portrait of Sartain, affixed to its original 5 x 6 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, “With Christian regards, William Sartain”; three ALSs addressed to S. Louise Phelps, each signed in full, dated between 1883 and 1885; and a lengthy AQS on an off-white 6.25 x 8 sheet, signed at the conclusion in fountain pen, “William Sartain, the ‘Rembrandt’ May. 3. 84.” Sartain pens a quote from the Selected Letters and Journals of Lord Byron, in part: “’I know nothing of painting…and I detest it unless it reminds me of something I have seen or think it possible to see, for which reason I spit upon and abhor all the Saints and subjects of one half the impostures I see in the churches and palaces…Depend upon it—of all the arts it is the most artificial and unnatural and that by which the innocence of mankind is the most imposed upon. I never saw a painting or a statue which came a league within my conception or expectation.’” Slight toning and a few small tears and chips to edges of the AMS, a crease and scattered soiling to the photo, and expected mailing folds to the letters, otherwise overall fine condition. Accompanied by an original mailing envelope, addressed in his own hand. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

The revered American West artist details a new stretcher: “We can get this in the European armies all right by trying”

622. Frederic Remington. ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 6.75, no date. Letter to Joel Burdick, describing and sketching

an improved design for a medical stretcher, in part: “I had advice yesterday at David’s Island wid [sic] de machine…They like it but suggested two changes…It wants to be cut after a 5 ft 8 inch man or have a system of pins in the bearing irons which will make it adjustable to any man’s height—simple. Second, we want it made with a platform, so that a stretcher will set on it and can be taken off at will…then the cross piece must be bent slightly so that the canvas won’t fall on it with weight of patient &c…To hell with Germany—I don’t see but we can let them do the worrying. We can get this in the European armies all right by trying.” Remington adds several diagrams to depict these improvements. In fine condition, with toned adhesive remnants to the lower right corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“My Merzbau is a heap of ruins,” tells the influential German artist in an extraordinary handwritten timeline, “but the Museum of Modern Art…will help me to reconstruct it”

624. Kurt Schwitters. Scarce ALS in pencil, two pages both sides, lightly-lined, 5.25 x 7.5, October 10, 1946. Letter to Alexander Dorner, former curator of the Lower Saxony State Museum and head of the Kestner Society, in part: “1936. Helma traveled between Oslo and Hanover and went the last time 1939 back to Hanover. Then she was not allowed to go to Norway again, when war started. 1940. Ernst and I had to flee again to England. We lived merely in London. I had no connection with Helma…I had a one man show in Modern Art Gallery in London 1944. I painted all the time and did very nice small sculptures. On the exhibition came a telegram. Helma had died. Of cancer. I did not even know that she was ill. Later I heard, that all my property in Hanover has been bombed. My Merzbau is a heap of ruins. But the Museum of Modern Art, Director Sweeney, will help me to reconstruct it. I shall perhaps in March get permission to go to Hanover, I need a permit…In 25.3.47–18.5.47 shall be an exhibition collages In the Mus. of Modern Art NY. They will exhibit many of my collages…Now I would like to exhibit in USA soon also my very good oil pictures and sculptures. Where? Can you help me?” In fine condition, with a rough top edge.

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

625. Gottfried Semper. German architect, art critic,

and professor of architecture (1803–1879) who designed and built the Semper Opera House in Dresden. ALS signed “Semper,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, June 15, 1868. Untranslated letter to a baron regarding the employment of a protege. In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds (horizontal fold passing through the signature) and a light block of toning over most of the first page. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Phenomenal manuscript of the myth of Hercules and Cacus, each page adorned with stunning sketches characteristic of his inimitable style

626. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Autograph manuscript in French and Latin, signed at the conclusion three times, “Monfa,” two pages, both sides, 8 x 12, with the top of the second page bearing the red stamped monogram, “HTL.” Lautrec tells the legend of Hercules and Cacus, in full (translated): “The face was horrible; his strength was matching his stature, his body was huge and this monster was the son of Vulcan.

The dwelling was a cave with deep refuges, and so hidden that wild animals could hardly find it. Human heads and arms are nailed at the entrance; dried up ground is whitened by bones. The son of Jupiter left the rest of his oxen herd, so poorly watched over; the one that were stolen lowed. I hear the call he said, and was guided by the sound. The avenger reached the monster caves. He had blocked the entrance with a boulder detached from the mountain. Ten men would have barely shaken it.

Hercules lifted it on his shoulders, the same one that had lifted the vault of heaven and by his effort he shattered his load. Even the air resounded with the noise of that fall and the weight of this mass rattled the land…Cacus engaged the fight first and in his furor he attacked with blows of stone and sticks. That had no effect, in vain he resorted to his father’s strategies and spewed flames noisily. When he blows you would think hearing a typhoon or quick thunderbolt thrown from the ablaze depths of Etna. The son of Alcide warned him and grabbed him with his three-knotted club, he struck three or four blows on his adversary’s face. He fell and vomited a torrent of blood and of smoke and while dying a large space of earth ran over him.”

Lautrec has also added multiple small ink sketches to the top and bottom borders of the manuscript, including several rough sketches at the top of the first page, most likely of Cacus; five partial and complete sketches of oxen next to the stamped monogram at the top of the second page; two sketches of a man’s head at the bottom of the third page; and two sketches of horse heads at the conclusion.

A bit of scattered mild soiling and light wrinkling and creasing, and a couple of trivial edge tears, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a letter from the Committee Toulouse-Lautrec confirming the authenticity of this work.

While the world has come to recognize Lautrec as a master storyteller through his artwork, this remarkable piece shows him honing his skills in both word and image. Though he was physically defined by his frailty, the polar opposite of the mythic Hercules, the artist held a different kind of strength far surpassing the ordinary man. Bringing to life the figures of this epic tale with but a few rough lines from his pen, stunning examples of his characteristic simplicity, he gives new form to the centuries-old story, presenting a truly Lautrecian vision. The first Lautrec we have offered with his rare “Monfa” signature (the conclusion of his complete family name, Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa, referring back to the village in southern France whence his descendants came), and holding multiple sketches in his easily recognizable style—including two of horses, which frequently appeared in his work—this is by far the finest piece we have ever offered from the bohemian master. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $5000

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Preparing for a 1894 limited-edition art book

627. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. ALS in French, signed “Lautrec,” one page, 5 x 3, no date but postmarked December 10, 1893. Untranslated letter to publisher and lithographer Andre Marty, asking that he come to the offices of ‘La Justice’ the following day at six o’clock to get matters settled between “Yvette” and “Geffroy.” Lautrec goes on to mention that he is meeting with his printer, Edward Ancourt, in the morning. Also stylisticallly monogrammed “TL” in the lower right corner, and addressed in his own hand on the reverse. A few light creases, brushing to the monogram, a trivial chip to one corner, pencil notation encircling a few words, and mounting traces to the top edge, otherwise fine condition.

Gustave Geffroy was a journalist who wrote for the left-wing paper ‘La Justice,’ and “Yvette” presumably refers to Yvette Guilbert, a singer and actress who was the subject of some of Toulouse-Lautrec’s most striking artwork. It is most likely that this meeting had to do with the preparation of the famous 1894 portfolio entitled ‘Yvette Guilbert,’ which was published by Marty and featured text

by Geffroy and lithographs by Toulouse-Lautrec. Andre Marty found great success producing limited-edition print portfolios during the 1890s, and ‘Yvette Guilbert’ was conceived as part of a proposed series on Parisian cafe singers (although it was the only one published). Toulouse-Lautrec’s artwork shows scenes from the singer’s daily life, while Geffroy uses the subject as a device to discuss the living and working conditions of her primary audience, members of the Paris working class. An exceedingly desirable letter concerning this important collaborative work. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

628.

Ben Shahn. Artist

known for his works of social realism and leftwing political views (1898– 1969). Appealing pencil sketch of man playing a harp drawn by Shahn on an offwhite 8.75 x 7.75 sheet, signed in the lower left in black felt tip. In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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629. Ernest Shepard. Christmas card apparently originally sent by

the Dumas family featuring a printed Christmas tree scene, 7.25 x 3.5, signed at the top in black ballpoint, “To you all from Ernest Shepard, Jan. 1970, For a happy New Year.” In fine condition, with a central vertical fold. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Shepard’s hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Warhol’s controversial version of Dracula 630. Andy Warhol. Glossy 10 x 8 photo from a scene in the 1974 film Andy Warhol’s Dracula, signed vertically in the right border in brown felt tip.

In fine condition, with trivial creasing to edges and irregular ink adhesion to a portion of the signature. Similar to 1973’s Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein, Dracula starred cult actor Udo Kier and Warhol superstar Joe Dallesandro and was initially given an X rating by the MPAA due to its excessive violence and sexuality; it was later cut to a shorter running time, recertified with an R rating, and re-released under the title Blood for Dracula. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Blueprint for the “Kaufmann House”—Wright’s iconic Fallingwater

631. Frank Lloyd Wright. Original blueprint for Fallingwater,

one page, 28 x 15, titled in the lower left, “Stair Detail, Kaufmann House, Bear Run PA, Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect”; and a Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation check, 8 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed

by Wright, payable to Frank Vogt for $18.60, November 15, 1947.

Light folds to the blueprint, a toned tape remnant to the top of the check, and expected bank notations and cancellation holes (not affecting the signature), otherwise overall fine condition. Blueprint originates from the collection of architect Kevin Wendell of Jeannette, Pennsylvania.

Considered one of Wright’s crowning achievements, Fallingwater embodies his organic philosophy in its integration with the striking natural surroundings. The residence was designed in 1935 and constructed between 1936 and 1939 for Edgar Kaufmann, Sr., president of the Pittsburgh-based Kaufmann’s Department Store. His son, Edgar, Jr., was fascinated with Wright’s ideas and studied briefly under him as a resident apprentice in architecture at the Taliesin East School and Studio. This extraordinary blueprint suggests the building’s instantly recognizable boxy appearance, and combined with one of Wright’s signed checks—similarly designed by the architect—makes for a superb pairing. Starting Bid $1000 www.RRAuction.com | 169

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633. Pierre Balmain and Halston

634. Leonard Baskin

635. Rosa Bonheur

636. Marc Chagall

637. Jean Charlot

638. Gustave Dore

639. Raoul Dufy

640. Lucio Fontana

641. David Hockney

642. Oskar Kokoschka

643. Roy Lichtenstein

644. Alphonse Mucha

645. Roger Tory Peterson

646. William Thornton

647. Victor Vasarely

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comic art & animation

648. Milton Caniff. Classic ink and water-

color sketch of Steve Canyon drawn by Caniff on an off-white 11 x 14 sheet, boldly signed and inscribed in black ink, “Steve Canyon for Annie Rose, We all thank you for the TLC you gave MAK, Love—Milton Caniff, Palm Springs, Feb ’78.” Affixed to a 16 x 18 mount retaining remnants from a mat around the borders. In fine condition, with toning to edges.

Steve Canyon was an American adventure comic strip that ran from January 13, 1947, until June 4, 1988, shortly after Caniff’s death. A large and desirable piece of original artwork by the famous cartoonist. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

649. Billy DeBeck. Ameri-

can cartoonist (1890–1942) most famous as the creator of the comic strip Barney Google. Pencil sketch of his characters Barney Google and Snuffy Smith on an off-white 5 x 3 card, signed, “DeBeck—35.” Typed collector’s notations indicate a date of March 19, 1935. In fine condition, with uniform toning and light soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

650. Robert Crumb. Hand-addressed mailing

envelope with a humorous sketch, 9.5 x 4.25, addressed in Crumb’s hand to “Woody Gelman, c/o Topps Chewing Gum Co., Bush Terminal, Brooklyn N. Y.,” drawing an arrow from the city name to a sketch of a skyline and man in a suit with a speech bubble saying, “Hey I yoosta woik in dat town.” Crumb also incorporates his last name into the return address in the upper left. Postmarked San Francisco, January 25, 1968. In fine condition, with a small tear to the upper left corner from opening and trivial overall toning. Crumb illustrated a series of ‘Monster Greeting Cards’ for Topps in 1965. At this time, Crumb was on the verge of publishing the first issue of his iconic Zap Comix, which debuted on February 25, 1968—exactly one month after mailing this envelope. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Disney transfers funds to his special account as the construction of Disneyland gets underway 651. Walt Disney.

Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out by Disney’s secretary Delores Voght and signed by Disney, “Walter E. Disney,” payable to Walt Disney—Special Acct for $425, October 27, 1954. In fine condition, with expected bank stamps and cancellation holes.

Struggling to obtain funding for the massive undertaking of his brainchild, Disneyland, Walt Disney began hosting his own television show for ABC in 1954 in exchange for the network’s help in financing the park. Just three months before signing this check, he finally saw construction begin. An excellent piece marking a crucial time in Disney’s history. Pre-certified Phil Sears COA. Starting Bid $500

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Extremely early block signature in 1934’s Mickey Mouse Waddle Book

652. Walt Disney. Signed book: Mickey Mouse Waddle Book. First edition. NY: Blue Ribbon Books, 1934. Hardcover, 7.75 x 10.25, 24 pages. Prominently signed and inscribed opposite the title page in pencil, “To Margot, with best wishes, Walt Disney.” In very good condition, with some paper loss to the worn and delicate spine, edgewear, red watercolor paint marks to a couple pages, and the original ‘waddle’ punch-out characters absent; the interior pages are generally fresh and bright. Accompanied by faithful reproductions of the punch-out characters, a letter stating it was signed during a visit to the studio, and a certificate of authenticity and letter from noted Disney expert Phil Sears. This wonderful book presents an extremely early example of Disney’s ‘block’ style signature from the 1930s while he was still at the old Hyperion Studio—the heyday of Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies. By the mid-1930s Disney had refined his signature in order to sign faster, making this earlier style very rare. A beautifully inscribed and highly desirable early Mickey piece. Starting Bid $500

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Unique 1935 signed polo ball, the pastime of Hollywood elite 653. Walt Disney. Interesting wooden polo ball signed in ink by Walt Disney and his polo friends Jack Holt and Snowy Baker. The ball measures approximately 3˝ in diameter and shows extensive wear and chipping from use before being signed; it is entirely possible that it was used in a match Disney took part in. In very good condition.

From the collection of Tom Donaldson, who states that it was signed for his father in 1935. Polo enjoyed popularity among the Hollywood elite in the 1930s, and Disney even led a team from his studio that sometimes faced off against others studios. Around the time this was signed, Disney was working on a short called ‘Mickey’s Polo Team,’ which featured cameos of their popular cartoon characters and cameos of several celebrities, including Jack Holt as the referee. A superb relic combining one of Disney’s favorite pastimes with a great Mickey Mouse cartoon. Pre-certified Phil Sears COA. Starting Bid $300

656. Walter Lantz. Felt tip

654. Friz Freleng. Classic pencil

sketch of his cartoon character Andy Panda on a beige 8 x 10 sheet, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Carmon E. Norman, Walter Lantz 1989.”

In fine condition, with overall toning. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

sketch of the Pink Panther’s face drawn

by Freleng on an appropriately pink 2.75 x 4.75 card, signed below in pencil, “Friz Freleng.” Matted to an overall size of 8 x 10. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

655. Bob Kane. Desirable

ballpoint sketch of Batman and Robin on the reverse of a 9 x 11.75 Italian Line cruise breakfast menu, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To my friends Lica and Steve— and Karyn and Dana—From Batman and Robin. Best wishes, Bob Kane, 1970.” Mild toning and soiling, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

657. Walter Lantz. Original ink

sketch of Woody Woodpecker on a white 8.25 x 11 sheet, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Larry Talbot, Walter Lantz, 1989.”

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

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658. Bill Melendez.

Cartoonist (1916–2008) best known for his work on many Peanuts specials for TV. He started his career at the Disney studio in 1938, drawing for Fantasia, Pinocchio, Bambi, Dumbo, and numerous other early Disney films and shorts.

Original signed felt tip sketch of Snoopy chasing the artist with a large net on an off-white 8.75 x 5.25 cardstock sheet, signed below in black felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

661. Myron Waldman.

Limited edition hand-painted animation cel entitled ‘Don’t Feed the Dinosaur,’ numbered 50/250, 11.5 x 8.5, Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Swee’Pea exploring a natural history museum.

Signed in black ink by Waldman and set against a pre-printed background. Cel bears a 1993 King Features limited edition gold stamp. Double-matted to an overall size of 18 x 15. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

659. Charles Schulz. Original

pencil sketch of Linus eating a slice of bread in bed, explaining that “If you eat a slice of…bread just before you go to sleep, it will help your dreams… probably!,” accomplished by Schulz on an off-white 4 x 6 sheet. In fine condition, with a diagonal fold to lower portion. Accompanied by copies of the original group prototype sketches for a Butternut Bread advertising campaign of which this item was a part. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

662. Myron Waldman. Limited edition

sericel entitled ‘Tallstacks,’ numbered 83/2500, 16.75 x 13, depicting Popeye, Olive Oyl, and their nephews boarding a ship. Signed in black ink by Waldman and set against a preprinted background. Cel bears a 1999 King Features limited edition gold stamp. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

663. Myron Waldman. Limited edition

hand-painted animation cel entitled ‘Today’s Special,’ numbered 200/200, 14 x 11, depicting Popeye waiting on Betty Boop in a restaurant. Signed in black ink by Waldman and set against a pre-printed background. Cel bears a 1998 King Features limited edition gold stamp. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

664. Myron Waldman.

660. Charles Schulz. Large original signed felt tip sketch of Snoopy, drawn by Schulz on an off-white 7.5 x 8.5 sheet, signed in black felt tip, “Schulz.” In fine condition. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 12.25 x 15.25. A boldly realized and uninscribed example of Charlie Brown’s beloved dog. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Limited edition hand-painted animation cel entitled ‘How to Win Friends,’ numbered 76/125, 12 x 9, depicting Casper the Friendly Ghost reading Dale Carnegie’s classic to his woodland friends-to-be. Signed in gold ink by Waldman and set against a pre-printed background. Cel bears a 1995 Harvey Comics limited edition gold stamp. Attractively triple-matted to an overall size of 18 x 15. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

literature The Oz author’s first great success 665. L. Frank Baum. American author (1856–1919) best known for the children’s classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Signed book: Father Goose, His Book.

First edition, second printing. Chicago: Geo. M. Hill Co. Publishers, 1899. Restored hardcover, 9 x 11.25. Attractively signed on the first free end page in black ink, “Very sincerely, L. Frank Baum, Chicago, Nov. 1899.”

Autographic condition: light soiling and page reinforced at the hinge, otherwise fine. Book condition: G+/None.

Accompanied by an unsigned first edition, first printing of the book. Written by Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow, this was Baum’s first popular book and laid the foundation for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz the following year. In fact, Father Goose was a groundbreaking success, selling more than 75,000 copies, making it the best-selling children’s book during the era. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

666. Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. Watchmaker, inventor, musician, diplomat, fugitive, spy, publisher, arms dealer, and revolutionary (1732–1799) best known for his theatrical works, especially the three Figaro plays. ALS in French, to the Marquis of Argenson, signed “Beaumarchais,” one page, 9.5 x 8.25, no date. Scarce letter, written to a powerful minister of Louis XVI, in which Beaumarchais advises his correspondent he is leaving for Versailles, although “my blood-letting has caused me more harm than good,” and asking him for an audience. Intersecting folds and scattered foxing, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

667. Andre Breton. French writer and poet (1896–1966) best known as the founder of Surrealism. ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 7, January 22, 1933.

Letter to René Laporte, who supported Breton financially. The poet asks him to advance his January payment as the start of the year is always “difficult,” and asks if Laporte has received his article on “Le Rouge et le Noir.” Breton also declares that his life “continues to be so unbalanced.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Surrealism’s biggest names: Breton writing on Magritte 668. Andre Breton. Page from a manuscript draft of notes in French, written by Breton and later significantly augmented by him in blue ballpoint, unsigned, one page, 8.25 x 10.5.

Headed “Rene Magritte,” the notes discuss several of the artist’s paintings, the philosophical concepts behind his art, Magritte in America, and the shift of his work from a literal to figurative sense. In fine condition. Despite their volatile and often contentious relationship, Breton and Magritte remained in contact throughout their careers; Breton often returned to the topic of Magritte’s work, over the years vacillating on its Surrealist merits. An excellent artistic association between two of the best-known figures of the movement, especially desirable for the insight it offers into Breton’s working process of review and revision. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“From the clear blue hell two novels dropped into my lap” 669. Hermann Broch. Austrian author

(1886–1951) considered one of the major modernists and remembered for his 1945 novel The Death of Virgil, which he began writing while imprisoned in a concentration camp after the Anschluss in 1938. Interesting archive of eight letters in German or English, all signed with his initials, either “H” or “HB,” comprising two ALSs and six TLSs, totaling nine pages on sheets and postcards of various sizes, dated from 1946 to 1950. All are to musical scholar Viktor Zuckerkandl and contain extensive ruminations on the humanities and various novels.

One letter, dated November 29, 1950, in part (translated): “From the clear blue hell two novels dropped into my lap—one is finished, thank God—and thus everything else which I consider more important (epistemology, politics) has been shifted to the background. And apart from this, everything in this world appears to me unimportant and precarious. One can no longer work for eternity, for we have left it behind. And as I am silly enough to be depressed by this fact more than would be adequate, my physical condition is also somewhat un-brilliant. My bouts of tiredness are rather abnormal and I battle them with vitamins, hormones, iron, calcium preparations, sometimes not altogether without success.” In overall very good to fine condition.

Accompanied by five original mailing envelopes. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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670. Max Brod. Prague-born writer and composer

(1884–1968) who was an associate and confidant of Franz Kafka and mentor to Franz Werfel. ALS in German, one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, December 14, 1937. Letter to Fritz Bondy, in part (translated): “That I had success in America with my Jesus novel, ‘The Master,’ may be already known to you. You will stand above the toil of translating the book into German…The Tschudy publishing house asked me to send you my new Kafka book.” Brod concludes with thoughts on present day Israel and writer Arthur Koestler, “You think too highly of Koestler. He is thoroughly without a heart. And without heart, one realizes nothing. The state of Israel cannot exist without the Jews in the Diaspora, neither can the Diaspora survive without the state of Israel. History, which usually doesn’t repeat itself, makes an exception here for a change and presents up with a new edition of Philo of Alexandria’s times.” In fine condition, with trivial creasing.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Limited twice-signed edition 671. Charles Bukowski. Signed book: The Roominghouse Madrigals. First edition, limited issue, numbered 122/150. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1988. Hardcover handbound in boards by Earle Gray, 6.5 x 9.25, 256 pages. Signed on the colophon in black felt tip by Bukowski, “Charles Bukowski,” adding two of his usual sketches, and also signed in black felt tip, “Charles Bukowski, 2-13-88,” on an original color print bound into this version of the book.

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

672. Charles Bukowski. Signed book: Septuagenar-

ian Stew. First edition, limited issue, numbered 89/225.

Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1990. Hardcover handbound in boards by Earle Gray, 6.25 x 9.25, 375 pages. Signed on the colophon in black felt tip, “Charles Bukowski,” and also signed in black felt tip, “Buk, 2-90,” on an original color silkscreened print bound into this version of the book. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Burgess criticizes the Nobel Prize, remarks on the popularity of A Clockwork Orange, and mentions Shakespeare, Joyce, Nabokov, and other literary greats 673. Anthony Burgess. Exceptional collection of 18 letters from Burgess to different recipients, consisting of two ALSs and 16 TLSs on sheets and postcards of various sizes, dated between 1969 and 1986. Eleven are addressed to literary scholar Robert DeMaria. Burgess discusses his work, literature in general, his daily life, and responds to a few autograph requests. A selection from the letters follows: To Robert DeMaria, 1969: “The book of mine that most students seem to be getting hold of now is the Random House Modern Library volume which contains A Clockwork Orange and Honey for the Bears. But I’d prefer they read Enderby, which has Mediterranean settings. I’m working on a biography of Shakespeare at the moment… a literary-biographical approach might be useful while the stuff’s fresh in my mind.”

To DeMaria, 1976: “A Marlowe novel is what I’ve always wanted to write but I’ve had to be content with a mere set of vital snippets in the Shakespeare series I’ve written for TV.” To an admirer, 1977: “My views on the Nobel Prize are simple and have more to do with economic need then with literary merit. I think I deserve it, for instance, because I think I deserve to have some kind of financial reward for working so hard. I doubt if there is a serious nexus between the Prize and genuine literary achievement: politics always comes into it somewhere, or else something celebratory—I don’t think Saul Bellow would have got it had it not been for America’s bicentenary; I don’t think Patrick White would have got it had it not been for the need to recognise the existence of Australia. If the Prize recognised genuine merit, the writers now dead who should have received it are: James Joyce, Vladimir Nabokov, Ronald Firbank, Ford Madox Ford, Franz Kafka, Hoffmannsthal, Cocteau, D. H. Lawrence, Evelyn Waugh.”

To an admirer, 1986: “One novel of mine has been translated to Russian, but that was done in Israel. The Soviet Union does not permit copies of my books into their great libertarian territories. I cannot send you a copy of my best book, since I do not know which it is.”

Also includes a seven-page mimeographed copy of a typed draft for Burgess’s translation of Cyrano de Bergerac, with autograph notations and corrections, as well as his signature on the final page. Accompanied by retained carbon copies of some of DeMaria’s letters to Burgess.

In overall fine condition. Correspondence with superb content and commentary by the accomplished British writer. Starting Bid $300

674. Albert Camus. Rare blue fountain pen signature, “Albert Camus,” on an offwhite 6.25 x 4.25 sheet. A tear to left edge, a chip to bottom edge, and scattered foxing, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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675. Raymond Chandler. TLS signed

“Ray,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, August 8, 1952. Letter to H. N. Swanson, in part: “What’s with the TV situation nowadays? Don’t we ever get any offers?

There isn’t a decent private eye show on the air. I read in the paper where Lee Tracy had made Martin Kane over into something fresh and beautiful, so I tuned it in last night, if that’s the correct expression for TV, and if television has done anything worse, I am so happy to have missed it. Between the commercials I tried to study Mr. Tracy’s approach to his art but was handicapped by having to look at his face, which on television seems to consist of some doughy substance or perhaps a soft white wax.

His talent as an actor is considerable in the right time and place and would have dwarfed the rest of the cast, esthetically speaking, had they not already been dwarfs.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through portions of the signature), a red ink notation to the upper right corner, staple holes along top edge, a faint uniform block of toning from previous display, and light erased pencil notations to lower left. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

677. Agatha Christie. TLS, one page, 5.5

x 7, personal letterhead, October 14, 1970. Letter to Evelyn Byrne, in part: “I always think that librarians must feel in a position of great power, firmly directing uncertain people’s taste in literature. Best wishes to you and thank you so much for liking my books for such a long time.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, an unsigned magazine photograph of the authoress, and a photocopy of a previous letter to the recipient, dated February 19, 1966, concerning books Christie read as a teenager. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“There is nothing funnier than a young pessimist, except an old optimist”

676. Francois Rene de Chateaubriand.

Writer, politician, diplom a t , a n d historian (1768– 1848) considered the founder of Romanticism in French literature.

ALS in French, unsigned, one page, 4.75 x 7.25, August 17, 1836.

Untranslated letter addressed on the reverse of the second integral page in his own hand to “Dame La V’tesse de Chateaubriand” in Paris. Intersecting folds, scattered creases, and an area of paper loss to the second integral page below the address panel, otherwise fine condition Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

678. Samuel L. Clemens. Wonderful AQS on an off-white 5.5 x

3.5 card for Festival de la Caridad en Cadiz, signed at the conclusion in ink, “Mark Twain, New York, Nov. 22, 1902.” In full: “There is nothing funnier than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.”

Mounted, cloth-matted, and framed with a portrait of Clemens to an overall size of 10 x 14. In very good condition, with scattered soiling.

An ever-desirable quote typifying the humor of the great American wit. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Clemens signs a check over to his publisher during a Huckleberry Finn promotional tour 679. Samuel L. Clemens.

Second National Bank check, 7.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by J. B. Pond, payable to S. L. Clemens for $323.83, January 5, 1885, endorsed on the reverse in purple ink by Clemens, “Pay to C.L. Webster, S. L. Clemens,” and again by Webster. In fine condition, with expected bank stamps and cancellation cuts. Eager to promote the release of his latest work, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Clemens hired Major J. B. Pond to act as his agent for a prospective tour with the novelist George Washington Cable. Performing under the banner the ‘Twins of Genius,’ Clemens and Cable traveled extensively from November of 1884 through the following February, stopping in 80 cities and appearing on over 103 stages over the course of their massive two-leg promotional tour. Signed over to his publisher Charles L. Webster, this exceptional check stems from a period in which Clemens solidified himself as one of America’s finest novelists. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

680. Joseph Conrad. Uncommon

ALS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, September 5, 1920. Letter to Mr. C. A. Comstock. In part: “Your appreciation of my work has given me great pleasure.

Pardon this scrap of paper. You will see from the envelope that I am not writing this from my home.”

Moderate soiling, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in his own hand. Conrad published his seabased adventure novel The Rescue in 1920 after having abandoned the story twenty years earlier. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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681. Madame de Stael. Anne Louise Germaine de

Stael-Holstein (1766–1817), known as Madame de Stael, was a Swiss author who played an integral part in directing the literary tastes of Europeans at the turn of the 19th century. Scarce ALS in French, signed “Necker Stael de H,” one page, 4.25 x 7.25, no date. Untranslated letter to state councilor Claude Ambroise Regnier regarding the sale of her father’s house. Intersecting folds and scattered staining, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Exceptional Dickens cabinet photo from his last public reading in America 682. Charles Dickens. Magnificent matte-finish 4 x 5.75 cabinet-type portrait of Dickens affixed to a 5 x 7.75 mount, showing the author wearing a distinguished robe in a three-quarter-length pose as captured by J. Gurney & Son during an 1867 sitting in New York, signed on the mount in blue ink, “Charles Dickens, Twentieth April, 1868.” In very good condition, with a professionally repaired crack passing through his forehead (now hardly noticeable), a few similarly repaired thin tears to the image (most noticeably to the light area in the lower left), and an overall block of toning from previous display.

Dickens made his second trip to America in 1867–1868, touring the country and giving public readings along the way, where he was delighted and impressed at the reception given him. On the day he signed this, Dickens performed his last-ever reading in America at Steinway Hall in New York.

Upon finishing, the author was hailed with thunderous applause and he gave a brief summation of his thoughts on his time in the United States, saying, ‘I shall never recall you as a mere public audience, but rather as a host of personal friends, and ever with the greatest gratitude, tenderness and consideration. Ladies and gentlemen, I beg to bid you farewell. God bless you, and God bless the land in which I leave you.’ With that, he left for England out of the port of New York on the following day, never to return. A fantastic image—his manager called it ‘the only good photograph of him in existence’—signed on an important date, this is a scarce photo, larger than typically seen, that marks the conclusion of Dickens’s journey across the Atlantic. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

Beautifully penned letter to Poe’s relative 683. Charles Dickens. ALS, one page, 7.25 x 9, no date. Letter to

Edward Valentine. In part: “I find that my man and the landlord of this house, agree in thinking that my best plan—consistently with my arrangements for Milan—will be to leave at 3 o’clock…I must therefore, I fear, deny myself of the pleasure of dining with you.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and mild toning. Edward Valentine was the cousin of Edgar Allan Poe’s foster mother, and was fond of Poe as he grew up; the writer would later unsuccessfully solicit funds from him to support a literary magazine. Dickens traveled to Milan at least twice—first in 1844, which he described in his 1846 travelogue Pictures of Italy, and again in 1853. A superb, boldly penned letter with multiple literary associations.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Scarce letter from France’s foremost literary realist 684. Gustave Flaubert. Rare ALS in French, signed “Gv. Flaubert,” one page, 5.25

x 8.25, no date but circa early 1870s. Letter to his friend, the Baroness Adele Lepic, in part (translated): “You would be so kind to come tomorrow after your dinner to make me a visit—you and your mother, who must need a little fresh air? As has come to you, tomorrow it is impossible for me—my niece goes in the morning and now I dare not leave my mother alone!” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds. Flaubert had a cordial relationship with Lepic, a children’s author who also published under the pseudonym A. Gennevraye, and she appears on multiple occasions throughout his collected letters. Flaubert’s mother had fallen ill and would die in 1872. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

685. Robert Frost.

Boldly penned ALS, one page, 5 x 6.75, November 17, 1930. Letter to Martha E. Sacks, in full: “Suppose we make it February 6th then. That will be the day after one of my lectures in New York and will come in just right. I shall be looking forward.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in his own hand. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

686. Robert Frost. Hand-

some portrait etching of Frost

by Richard Hood, 6.25 x 7.25, signed in the lower border in fountain pen by the poet, “Robert Frost,” and in pencil by the artist. In fine condition, with mild toning to borders.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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687. Allen Ginsberg. ALS signed “Allen,” one page on a 6.5 x

4.75 postcard depicting Bob Dylan on the Rolling Thunder Revue, October 4, 1980. Letter to Chuck Carroll featuring an original poem.

In part: “Collected Early (& Collected Late) Complete W. C. W. is just fine—Boulder Summer / August midnite Full moon / we walk past silent store windows— / where a naked mannequin observes her finger nails. I’m going to Yugoslavia & Hungary, then Germany…

When will we ever see each other again for what moonlit night? I’m still musing over Sappho’s cadence. That’s a study too!!! Greek meters!” In fine condition, with light creases and edgewear. In addition to the highlight of Ginsberg’s short poem, the literary content in this letter spans the entire history of poetry—from the ancient Sappho to Ginsberg’s modernist mentor, William Carlos Williams. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“William S. Burroughs slightly zonked” 688. Allen Ginsberg. Exceptional matte-finish

12.5 x 10 gelatin silver photo of William S. Burroughs originally taken by Ginsberg during their first meeting in 1961, lengthily signed in the lower border in black ink, “William S. Burroughs slightly zonked, his dooryard garden wall, Villa Muniria, Tanger, Morocco: ‘Who are you an agent for?’ He was engaged in ‘tracing back along the word-lines’, his cut-up method of languageanalysis, inquiring back to sources of my conditioning, perhaps liberal professor Lionel Trilling, perhaps ‘a trust of giant insects from another galaxy’ conspiring to make Nova conditions on the plan- et, exterminate the human animal, another life-form move in on the turf, virus invasion. Corso, Tim Leary, & Peter Orlovsky were visiting, 1961. Allen Ginsberg.” Nicely matted and framed to an overall size of 20.25 x 17.75. A vertical surface crease to the right side, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

“He’d completed On the Road, Visions of Cody, Dr. Sax, &’d begun Book of Dreams and Pic” 689. Allen Ginsberg. Fantastic matte-finish 6.5 x 12.5 gelatin silver photo of Jack

Kerouac originally taken by Ginsberg in 1953, lengthily signed in the large lower border in black ink, “Jack Kerouac, railroad brakeman’s rule-book in pocket, couch pillows airing on fire-escape overlooking backyard clotheslines south view three flights up, my apartment 206 East 7th Street between Ave B and Ave C Lower East Side, Manhattan. He’d completed On the Road, Visions of Cody, Dr. Sax, &’d begun Book of Dreams and Pic, was in midst of subterraneous affair with ‘Mardou Fox,’ that novel completed same year along with his romance Maggie Cassady. Burroughs then in residence edited Yage Letters and Queer MSS. Gregory Corso visited that season probably September, 1953. Allen Ginsberg.” Nicely matted and framed to an overall size of 14.25 x 20.25. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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690. Dashiell Hammett. American novelist (1894–1961) best

known for detective and mystery classics such as The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man. Valentine’s Day card depicting a woman on the front and a man inside, both characters holding red hearts, measuring 10.5 x 3.5 open, signed in the heart held by the man in fountain pen, “Dash.” Printed next to the illustration is the text “From a Boy in the Aleutians,” which Hammett humorously modified to read “From a Goy in the Aleutians.” Uniform toning, chipping to edges, and a couple letters of the signature a shade light, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, postmarked February 7, 1944. Hammett enlisted in the US Army after the attack on Pearl Harbor and sent this while serving as a sergeant in the Aleutian Islands, where he edited an Army newspaper. Scarce in general, this is a particularly interesting format. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Sought-after letter from “this poor German bear who shuns society and who would well deserve to be forgotten” 691. Heinrich Heine. Eminent German poet (1797–1856), one of the

leading literary figures of the Romantic era, whose verses were set to music by such composers as Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Strauss, and Wagner. Rare ALS in French, signed “Henri Heine,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, April 18, no year. Letter to Countess Merlin, who ran a famous salon in Paris the 1830s, in full (translated): “I accept with much pleasure your invitation, for which I am most grateful. It is a marvelously kind and generous gesture to remember from time to time this poor German bear who shuns society and who would well deserve to be forgotten. I would not fear to exaggerate if I say you are as good as you are beautiful.” Subtle foxing, slight paper loss to upper right corner, and slight brushing to a single word, otherwise fine condition. Acutely aware of his own talent and growing fame, the stylized humility of this letter—by the “poor German bear” deserving of being forgotten–is a remarkable piece from the literary master. With the added association to Countess Merlin, a prominent player in artistic Parisian circles, this is an exceptional, rare letter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

692. Ernest Hemingway. Signed book: The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1955. Hardcover, 6 x 8.5, 499 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in blue ballpoint, “To M. B. Goldman Jr., with all best wishes (+$5.00) from his friend Ernest Hemingway.” Autographic condition: fine, with mild toning and soiling to first free end page and Goldman’s ownership inscription to front pastedown.

Book condition: VG+/None. Goldman was a founder and the first chairman of The Phoenix Jewish News. He was on a cruise with his wife in the 1950s when she bet him five dollars that a fellow passenger was Ernest Hemingway—Mrs. Goldman won the bet. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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693. Ernest Hemingway. Desirable bank check, 6.25 x

2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Hemingway, “Ernest M. Hemingway,” payable to the bearer for $75, January 19, 1951. Endorsed on the reverse by Roberto Herrera. In fine condition, with expected bank stamps and cancellation holes (stamps lightly affecting portions of the signature). Herrera was Hemingway’s close friend, part-time secretary, and brother of his Cuban doctor; he frequently accompanied the writer on his exploits aboard the famous fishing boat Pilar. While in Cuba during 1951 Hemingway wrote one of his most famous works, The Old Man and the Sea, which was inspired by his own marlin fishing trips. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“The measure of a book is how good the stuff is that you can throw out”

694. Ernest Hemingway. TLS by Mary Hemingway signed in red pencil, “Mary,” with a lengthy postscript signed in pencil by Ernest,

“Papa,” three pages, 8.5 x 11, Finca Vigia letterhead, July 9, [1948]. A lengthy letter to screenwriter Peter Viertel, attempting to convince him to collaborate with Hemingway on a book about a German submarine commander. Hemingway’s postscript, in part: “I have about 40,000 words done on the commander coming in from a trip…This I might use or might throw out and take it straight from the minute they hit the traces of your guys. The measure of a book is how good the stuff is that you can throw out. I think we could do a hell of a book but think we would probably be going at it ass backwards for you not to research the sub end first and us make the trip to the island so we both know what we are writing about before we start. I really think this (collaboration ie. partnership. don’t want to call you a collaborator. you’ve got your hair cut short enough already.) is a sound move and could put you into the big time…Just don’t say nothing to nobody about it, really, not Irwin, nor Jesus, nor nobody. I would never have the time nor be able to allow the work to doing the Kraut end, so you know how important it is.” Mary also makes an addition to the postscript in the left margin. In fine condition. Although this project never came to fruition, Viertel would write the screen adaptations of The Sun Also Rises in 1957 and The Old Man and the Sea in 1958. A wonderful letter rife with excellent content, particularly in its references to writing and the writing process. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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To his vagabond assistant on fishing, the Pilar, and Green Hills of Africa 695. Ernest Hemingway. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, February 26, 1935. Letter to Arnold Samuelson. In part: “I am waiting for Gingrich to send me the Mss. money to send you. He has been haveing [sic] a big success with his book and going back and forth to N.Y. That may account for his delay. Can’t tell you anything about yr. prospects for Bimini yet. Mike Strater is surely going; Charles will probably go and Uncle Gus may come down. Bread is doing marvellously on the boat; gotten her clean; gotten rid of the roaches entirely; put on the new pump (works fine) taken off the manifold and gotten it in order so she runs cool as a breeze; put in a new exhaust pipe; cleaned out engine room and bilge and painted engines. She is running smooth and pretty and haveing [sic] a real pump makes a hell of a difference. Also she looks swell and we have discovered how to fix a black paint that won’t blister. Hope you’re haveing [sic] luck with your work. Scribners is going to serialize my new book starting in the May number. Everybody is fine here and sends best regards. I will send you that mss. fund jack the day I get it. Will let you know in case anybody lets me know they can’t go to Bimini. We’ve been having good luck fishing; good stream and lots of fish in it.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and light soiling. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.

The recipient, Arnold Samuelson, was an aspiring writer in his early 20s who, a year earlier, had hitchhiked his was across Depression-era America to Key West in hopes of meeting his idol, Ernest Hemingway. He found his way to the author’s doorstep and, after an initially gruff welcome, was invited to return and discuss the craft of writing. Living the life of a tramp, Samuelson had been spending his nights in jail when Hemingway came up with a mutually beneficial arrangement. Having just purchased the 38-foot cabin cruiser Pilar, he hired Samuelson to be its caretaker for a dollar a day—the fishing boat gave him a place to sleep, and he earned some money while still having time to write during the day. Samuelson stayed in this capacity for about a year before returning home, where he received this letter at the end of February 1935. Hemingway was organizing a fishing trip for the upcoming April, planning to travel with friends to the Bimini area of the Bahamas in search of giant tuna and marlin. One of the members of the party that Hemingway mentions here, Albert ‘Bread’ Pinder, had taken over the maintenance responsibilities aboard the Pilar after Samuelson’s departure and would serve as ‘captain’ for the Bimini trip. Hemingway also mentions his “new book,” referring to his nonfiction work Green Hills of Africa, which appeared in serialization in Scribner’s Magazine from May to November 1935. Samuelson went on to write a memoir of his life-changing time in Key West, published posthumously as With Hemingway: A Year in Key West and Cuba. As a letter touching on his literary work, offering insights into his life in Key West and fishing hobby, and discussing the Pilar at length, this is a quintessential 1930s Hemingway piece. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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696. Hermann Hesse. TLS in

German, signed in pencil, “H. Hesse,” one page on a 5.75 x 4 postal card, September 27 [1943].

Letter to his friend Georg Goetz in Copenhagen, in part (translated): “He has never published anything; he was a classical philologist and secondary school teacher, also co-editor of the Latin version of the motto for the Glass Bead Game. Corrections to the book are no longer possible, the pressure is in full swing. The misprints are probably the same ones that we have found.” In fine condition, with light scattered soiling and a small crease to lower right corner.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

697. Tony Hillerman. Signed

book: The Blessing Way. First edition, first printing (with “First edition” printed on copyright page and numberline ending in 1 on last page). NY: Harper & Row, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.25, 201 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page in black ink, “For Turner Falnety, Tony Hillerman.” Autographic condition: fine.

Book condition: VG+/VG. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Suddenly Time Magazine comes in to interview me about the upcoming publication of ON THE ROAD” 698. Jack Kerouac. TLS signed twice,

“Jack (over)” and “JK,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, September 27, 1968. Letter to literary agent Sterling Lord in New York concerning the premise for his never-completed final book, the working title of which was Spotlight. In part: “Here’s what I’ll do with SPOTLIGHT...I’ll start with when I’m living on that backporch in Florida with my Maw in 1957, broke, arguing about what to buy for dessert because we have no money for meat, and suddenly Time Magazine comes in to interview me about the upcoming publication of ON THE ROAD...When I arrive in New York City I look in a disposal trash basket in Penn Station to see what my review was like in the New York Times. But since someone’s spit on the only Times in the can, I dont touch it, and only walk up to the Viking Press to see what’s happened. When I get there they tell me I’m an overnight success. And I’m hungry for food. So we go to Schraft’s across the street and I order my lunch but everybody’s yakking so much around me I begin to realize right then and there that ‘success’ is when you can[’]t enjoy your food any more in peace...And then a trip to Montreal Canada to appear (in French language program) (1967), and finally this last appearance on the Wm. F. Buckley Jr. program (ABC) where Buckley kept kicking my shoes and telling me to shush so the other guests could demonstrate how dull they were, or stupid, and, as I say, all interspersed with the valid details of tale-telling: actually, Sterling, and enormous story and should be okay as local history. It is the latest chronological part of the Duluoz Legend, and of course I wont go into 1960 BIG SUR experiences or 1965 SATORI IN PARIS, but just mention them in passing. It will complete the ‘Legend’ up to now and may very well be my most exhausting writing experience, since the story is so fraught with eminent peril, men, women, dogs, cats, cornpones, agents, publishers, poolsharks, TV directors, calling me a ‘drunken moron,’ celebrities, boozers, bookies, phew, wait till you see it.” He adds a lengthy postscript on the reverse, signed with his initials, in part: “p.s. I’m using the title SPOTLIGHT because that was the name of my father’s old theatrical newspaper in Lowell, when he used to play cards with W.C. Fields, George Arliss and George Burns backstage at the old B.F. Keith’s theater.” In fine condition. Lord was Kerouac’s agent and was responsible for shopping On the Road to Viking, who published it in 1957. Excellent content in a letter that is quintessentially Kerouac. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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699. Victor Hugo. ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 6.75, January 15, 1841. Hugo pens a brief letter to

Alfred Michiels, in full (translated): “I will certainly have great pleasure, Sir, to know the Unknown. M. E. Pelleron as a man of nice talent and of a great future. Please, bring him to me, and give me the pleasure, as soon as possible, to shake both your hands.” Reverse of second integral page bears an address panel penned in another hand. In very good condition, with intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through the last letter of the signature), and scattered toning and light creasing. Accompanied by an engraved portrait of Hugo. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Spokane is forever nailed to the wall of my memory, cracking the plaster, but the picture hangs” 700. Ken Kesey. Signed book: Sometimes a Great Notion. First edi-

tion. NY: Viking Press, 1964. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 628 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in black ink, “For Joe Collins: Yes, Joe, I remember you, and your daughter. Spokane is forever nailed to the wall of my memory, cracking the plaster, but the picture hangs. Ken Kesey, 1984.” Autographic condition: fine. In 1984, Kesey’s 20-year-old son Jed, a wrestler for the University of Oregon, suffered severe head injuries in a vehicle accident on the way to a tournament at Washington State. Jed succumbed to his injuries two days after the crash in a Spokane hospital. A somber and unique inscription from a trying year in Kesey’s life. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Thanks for Sir E Arnolds Jungle Life series.

I am doing a set of tales on the same subject more or less” 701. Rudyard Kipling. ALS, two pages, 4.5 x 7, Naulakha letterhead, December 20, 1893. Letter to author William H. Rideing, in part: “It is very difficult for me to invent notions but I find in my notebooks the story of a young apprentice in the repairing shops of the E. I. R. [East Indian Railways]—our Great Indian railroad.

We will suppose he is 18 or 19—sketch the life of the railway community and a railway town in India (Bengal) and make him mend and bring in, on one piston, a broken down loco. in flood time, as he is travelling to a volunteer rifle match. The tale would introduce the country-bred white of the Indian RR’s—a parsee engine driver and so on—all the difference that there is between an American & an Indian line...Very many thanks for Sir E[dwin] Arnolds Jungle Life series. I am doing a set of tales on the same subject more or less for St Nicholas, giving the Jungle people’s views of man kind.” Kipling adds a postscript, in full: “Indian schools—the ones in the hills where boys are educated who cannot be sent home—do not lend themselves to the progress of nature and good morals always, and are a ticklish thing to describe.” In fine condition, with blocks of toning from previous display, slightly trimmed edges, and adhesive remnants to top edge. Wonderful content from the celebrated author, written just months before the publication of his masterpiece, The Jungle Book, in 1894. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300 188 | July 15, 2015 | LITERATURE

Received with grandeur by Chou En-lai, descriptions of an exotic trip to Beijing, the Forbidden City, and Manchuria 702. Michel Leiris. French surrealist writer and ethnog-

rapher (1901–1990). Five ALSs in French, signed “Michel,” totaling six pages on five sheets, dated from September 22 to October 30, 1955. Letters to his wife, Zette, written during his trip to Beijing as a member of the delegation of the Association of Franco-Chinese Friendship. In his first letter, Leiris describes stopping in Russia en route to China, where he saw Swan Lake in Moscow and met with Bulganin and Khrushchev. After arriving in China, he writes, in part (translated): “Yesterday for dinner thirty dishes were offered to us in a famous restaurant in Beijing by the Vice-Minister for Cultural Relations. The amazing thing in China is decidedly that it is absolutely right at home, despite all the exoticism of the decoration. This is because people with the reports are perfectly normal and not what they are in African and Caribbean countries.

This afternoon we will visit the Forbidden City, which is the most beautiful part of the city.”

Another, in part (translated): “Here I am this morning in Manchuria and that changes a lot because it’s cold enough…Unlike Beijing, this region makes it a little piece of the world and it is quite amazing.”

On October 5, he writes: “This morning with two of my colleagues, we went to the local work of Troop #3 of the Beijing Opera and the reception was overwhelming: acclamations by the whole troupe more machinists, etc….forming a double guard of honor on our way, driving demonstrations before us, magnificent stage show, giving gifts and bouquets of flowers.”

Prior to leaving, he describes another reception: “As the party tomorrow approach is more beautiful: a huge crowd outside had to spend at least a good part of that last night, watching the youth groups to practice dancing. We had a banquet last night of about 2,000 covered chaired

by Chou En-lai, with toasts repeatedly while the orchestra played alternately Chinese tunes and European tunes (one Viennese waltz and the Opening of Carmen). I could have lunch with Sartre and Castor and it is likely that we will be together in Shanghai.” In overall fine condition.

Accompanied by all five original mailing envelopes, each addressed in his own hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

703. Milan Kundera.

Czech-born writer (born 1929) best known for his novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being. ALS in Czech, one page, 8.25 x 11.5, no date.

Untranslated letter to “Mr. Kruntorad,” probably the writer and cultural critic Paul Kruntorad. Kundera writes to say that he forgot to thank him for sending a drug for his wife, and references his notable 1967 novel The Joke. In fine condition, with overall toning and filing holes to the left side. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

704. Lin Yutang. Writer

(1895–1976) whose compilations and translations of classic Chinese texts into English were bestsellers in the West.

ANS, one page, 5.75 x 9, no date but postmarked October 22, 1967. Note to Mr. Jacob Bacal, in full: “Life is beautiful.” In fine condition, with one expected mailing fold passing through the signature. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in his own hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“My new book is called ‘Between Tears and Laughter’” 705. Lin Yutang. ALS, one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.5, personal let-

terhead, May 5, 1943. Letter to Madonna, in part: “My new book is called ‘Between Tears and Laughter’—do you know the feeling when you discover you’ve made a big stupid mistake & you can neither weep nor laugh? That is the feeling I have about this war—going crazier & crazier as time goes on.

It is all about the peace to come & how we are for certainty driving Peace away from our very doorsteps by our materialistic thinking. In this book, I say, & I say again, ‘Materialists must continue to fight eternally. Materialists cannot end wars or devise a peace. They have no brains for it.’…The book will be out in July, and I shall autograph a copy for you and send it to you.”

In fine condition, with trivial creasing to top edge and a tiny partial separation to mailing fold. Written during the Second World War, Between Tears and Laughter offered a harsh condemnation of Western racism and imperialism, and urged the West to reconsider its view of justified Western dominance and embrace the wisdom of the East. An uncommon and insightful letter regarding one of Lin’s most controversial books. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

706. Pierre Louys. French poet and writer (1870–1925) most re-

nowned for the lesbian and classical themes in some of his works. ALS in French, one page both sides, 4.5 x 6, personal letterhead, no date but circa 1896. Letter to composer Claude Debussy, in part (translated): “I find the charming small poems by Rene Pierre full of delicacy and feeling. I wanted to make them fit into the friendly magazine where I work. Unfortunately I have no influence…I therefore see Le Reveil as who we can offer them to with some chance of seeing them inserted.” A central horizontal fold and some overall brushing to ink, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Louys’s own hand. Debussy and Louys were very close friends, and many of the latter’s poems were set to Debussy’s music—for example, his 1894 collection of erotic poetry, The Songs of Bilitis, composed a musical adaptation of three of the poems in 1897. Debussy returned to Louys’s work in 1901, when he composed ‘Six Epigraphes Antiques’ for a recitation of six poems. A great connection between music and literature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Fantastic handwritten draft of the Pultizer Prize winner’s poem ‘Unwanted’ 707. Robert Lowell. American poet (1917–1977) considered an important part of the confessional poetry movement. Handwritten manuscript, one page, 8.25 x 11.5, no date. Lowell’s heavily edited draft for the poem ‘Unwanted.’ In part: “I was sure once perhaps / and had flashes and when I first found / a humor for myself in images / a neutral voice tone that made / evasion a revelation.” In fine condition, with a central horizontal fold. A lengthy and insightful autobiographical poem, ‘Unwanted’ was published in 1977 in Part II of Lowell’s final book of poetry, Day by Day, which beautifully wove together reflections on his mortality and past relationships. A rare and important manuscript offering a glimpse into one of modern poetry’s strongest voices. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Mann’s correspondence with Mistral’s confidante

708. Thomas Mann. Interesting archive of correspondence between the Mann family and Doris Dana, the long-time companion of Gabriela Mistral, comprising three TLSs by Thomas Mann, one ALS by his daughter Katia Mann, three ALSs and four typed manuscripts by his daughter Monika Mann, handwritten notes by Dana, and an assortment of related ephemera.

The TLSs are all in English, signed “Thomas Mann,” each one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, dated from 1946 to 1948. The first, August 27, 1946, in part: “I want to express to you, though belatedly, my appreciation of the excellent English translation of the article by Gabriela Mistral. I was deeply moved and surprised about the truly generous warm-heartedness with which this woman comments on my work and existence. Strangely enough: nowadays it is not seldom that people write about me in this tone and style to which I formerly was hardly used.

It proves that one only has to persist long enough and people will begin to realize what one means to them.” The second, November 1, 1946, in part: “It is amazing that Mahler’s musical personality is so completely expressed in these early compositions. The reproduction is excellent, and even the German pronunciation of the singer leaves hardly anything to desire…I am working hard on my novel [Doctor Faustus] which, if I stay well, I hope to finish in the first months of the coming year.” The third, March 21, 1948, in part: “Many thanks for your kind letter and the informations about Gabriela Mistral…I am looking forward to having her as a guest in our home.”

The balance includes the letters by his daughters, which include a thank-you letter and an invitation. The four typed manuscripts by Monika include short stories entitled ‘Betsy,’ ‘Circus,’ ‘Pet Tells His Story,’ and ‘Racine on the Chief.’ Dana’s handwritten notes total twelve pages and were taken at Mann’s lectures, and other material including a ticket stub from a lecture, a flyer, a receipt, and a typed seating list for a dinner honoring Mann. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $300

First printing of Gone With the Wind 709. Margaret Mitchell. Signed book: Gone With the Wind. First edition, first printing (with “Published May, 1936” on the copyright page, “1936” on the title page, and a price of $3.00 on the front flap of dust jacket). NY: The Macmillan Company, May 1936. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 1037 pages. Boldly signed on the first free end page in fountain pen, “Margaret Mitchell.” Autographic condition: light toning and soiling to first free end page, otherwise fine. Book condition: VG-/G. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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“Dublin is still crowding round ‘The Bishop’s Bonfire’” 710. Sean O’Casey. Irish playwright (1880-1964) best known for such working-class dramas as The Plough and the Stars and Juno and the Paycock. ALS, one page both sides, 5.5 x 7, St. Marychurch letterhead, March 14, 1953. Letter to Francis Owen, in part: “There has been an exciting time in Dublin about the new play, & still a lot of commotion in argument for the play and against the play. I hope your friend, Miss Hayden, wasn’t too disappointed when you told her I could not give her the play. Another of mine now—‘Red Roses For Me’—is under contract in New York. Dublin is still crowding round ‘The Bishop’s Bonfire,’ made more remarkable during the season of Lent.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

711. Boris Pasternak. ALS in French, signed “B. Pasternak,” one page, lightly–lined, 5 x 8, February 25, 1934. A brief note apologizing for his delay, which was caused by illness. In fine condition, with uniform toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

712. Ezra Pound. ALS in pencil, signed “EP,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, August 30, no year. Letter to an unidentified recipient, in part (spelling and grammar retained): “No—didn’t know was whole Vol. Van g’ letters.

Probably not one is in it. Better looks = except useful to hv. separate. Hope you git roof or wheel-barrer or zummat.” Includes an unsigned typescript, in full: “That ARIOSTE should translate the enclosed notes sent by Van Gogh to his brother Theo / including pp/ on back cover flap / send back a copy of the translation in GODDAMIT typescript / take it to Vyoler, and get it typed in triplicate after I have seen the trans / A / can send it to Imagi / yes, send Me draft of little note crediting Scheiwiller with the publication / tell you bout him when I see you. Shall remit rwy / fare as HH soon as climate is fit to enter.” Intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through the tips of his initials), a few trivial spots of foxing, and a uniform block of toning from previous display, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“Ezra was translating Greek once a week” 713. Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams. Two ALSs in pencil written to

Philip Rice, co-editor of The Kenyon Review. The first is a bizarre letter by Ezra Pound sent while confined in St. Elizabeths Hospital, signed “Ez P,” one page, personal letterhead, no date but circa 1949. In full: “Yr sentimusings, sir, as forwarded by the venble B Willyums do you credit. But, after more than 4 years, cage-birdee no sing.

30 years time lag in murkn kulcher ed/ will advantage be impersonally remedied—esp by a few facts.” At the top, Pound notes his location, “S. Elizabeths Hospt, DC.” The second is by William Carlos Williams, signed “W. C. Williams,” one page both sides, September 22, 1949. In part: “My typewriter’s being cleaned & greased for the winter campaign…When I was in Washington in June I was told Ezra was translating Greek once a week (on Wednesday afternoons) with some coworker whose name I have forgotten—some faculty member of one of the colleges near Washington—perhaps Georgetown. It was said (perhaps by this man himself) that they were about to complete the Electra.

That’s all I know. Why not write Ezra direct at St. Elizabeth Hospi. or Charles Olson if you can find his address, for he was there at the time & seemed greatly interested.” Uniform toning and trivial edge tears to the Williams letter, otherwise overall fine condition. Accompanied by Wiliams’s original mailing envelope addressed in his own hand.

As World War II concluded in Italy in 1945, Pound was arrested by American forces on charges of treason for his hundreds of radio broadcasts in support of the Axis powers. He returned to the US, where he was held in the prison ward of St. Elizabeths Hospital, spending two years under psychiatric observation—his lawyer saved him from life imprisonment by reason of insanity, and in 1947 the hospital moved Pound to a less restrictive area where he was allowed visitors. The man referenced in Williams’s letter was Rudd Fleming, a young professor at the University of Maryland, who frequently met with Pound to discuss Greek drama. They eventually commenced on a translation of Sophocles’ Electra, which went unproduced and unpublished until 1987. At the same time, Williams was working on his modern epic, Paterson, while successfully lobbying to award Pound the Bollingen Prize, a newly established national poetry award by the Library of Congress. An exceptional pairing of letters concerning Pound’s work during his time of so-called insanity, connecting two of the greatest modernist poets. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

714. Ayn Rand. TLS signed “Ayn,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 30, 1948. Letter to H. N. Swanson, in full: “I am enclosing a copy of the notice which Alan Collins has sent to BergAllenberg.” In fine condition, with staple holes to upper left corner. Collins was Rand’s agent at the famous Curtis Brown Literary Agency.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Sartre’s commentary on the bourgeoisie 715. Jean-Paul Sartre.

Handwritten manuscript, unsigned, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. Interesting page of notes on class struggle, seemingly relating to a sociological study on the bourgeoisie that he was working on in the 1950s; Sartre comments that this social class, in terms of stability, follows Engel’s metaphysics.

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Diverse letters in which the renowned crime writer comments on Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, book collecting, Christianity, and her characters

716. Dorothy Sayers. Fantastic collection of 21 letters from Sayers to various recipients, consisting of six ALSs and 15 TLSs, comprising over 30 pages, dated between 1914 and 1954. Most have excellent content, including discussions of her own work, other detective stories and writers of the genre, and the impact of World War II on Great Britain. A selection from the letters follows: To an enthusiastic reader seeking recommendations, 1931: “Agatha Christie’s Murder at the Vicarage is a great improvement on her former books as regards actual writing, & of course one can always rely for a good yarn upon Anthony Berkeley, John Rhode, or G. D. H. & M. Cole, though I did not personally care fort the Coles’ latest.”

To Walter Klinefelter, 1937: “I am afraid I am not really very learned in the higher criticism of Sherlock Holmes, but the man who can, I am sure, give you the information…would be Mr. H. W. Bell…who wrote ‘Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson,’ and who is engaged on an elaborate and careful research into Conan Doyle’s sources.” To a bibliophile, 1936: “Very many thanks for your kind letter about Gaudy Night; I am glad to know that in spite of its very ‘British’ setting the book is doing well in America…There certainly seems to be a bibliographical boom in detective stories, but I wish I had thought to start collecting them years ago, now it is too late to begin.” To an American admirer, 1941: “England, I assure you, is still standing; obstinately where she did, a good bit battered but still obstinately cheerful and 194 | July 15, 2015 | LITERATURE

cheerfully obstinate. It is good to know that America understands so completely what we are up against, and the assurance that supplies and arms will come quickly is a great encouragement.” To an admirer, 1944: “Lord Peter, as you rightly suppose, is engaged on a secret mission somewhere or the other, and in fact I have heard nothing of him since the beginning of the war.” To R. Stephen Talmage, 1954: “I have already tentatively set on foot a conspiracy to inveigle Miss Kathleen Nott to St. Anne’s, Soho, there to defend her thesis in this presence of Mrs. T. S. Eliot, Dr. C. S. Lewis, myself and others…I am not a philosopher, and I most certainly will not talk about Logical Positivism, of whose technical vocabulary I am ignorant…Not only am I not a philosopher; I am not a trained theologian. I am an ordinary instructed Christian, with just so much specialised knowledge as is necessary for writing intelligible popular footnotes to Dante; i.e. some acquaintance with dogmatic theology.”

Also includes a vintage matte-finish 4 x 5 photo signed in black ink; three ink signatures on small cards; and Sayer’s ‘National Service’ questionnaire, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 13, filled out in her own hand with her personal details, contact information, education and work experience, and lists of some of her characters and books.

In overall fine condition. All together, this collection of correspondence is a terrific representation of Sayers’s life and work. Starting Bid $500

719. Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Signed

717. Dr. Seuss. Signed book: I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla

Sollew. NY: Random House, 1965. Hardcover, 8.25 x 11.25. Signed and inscribed opposite the title page in blue ballpoint, “For my Economic-and-Religious Advisors, Marie and Bert, with great affection…Dr. Seuss.” In fine condition, with edgewear, soiling to covers, and bumped corners. A nicely signed example of this difficult-to-find title. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

book: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.

First edition. NY: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1963.

Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 160 pages. Signed on the half-title page in black ink, with an inscription in an unknown hand. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/VG. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

720. Rabindranath Tagore. Signed book:

Gitanjali and Fruit–Gathering. Later printing. NY: The Macmillan Company, 1918. Hardcover, 5.25 x 8, 221 pages.

Signed on the first free end page in fountain pen. Previous owners’ notations to signed page and front pastedown, light wear and soiling to exterior, and slight sunning to spine, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

721. Alfred Lord Tennyson. ALS signed “A.

718. Samuel Francis Smith. AQS on an off-white 5.75 x 8 sheet,

signed at the conclusion in crisp ink, “S. F. Smith.” Smith quotes from his famous ‘America.’ In full: “My country, ’tis of thee, / Sweet land of liberty, / Of thee I sing; / Land where my fathers died, / Land of the pilgrims’ pride, / From every mountain side, / Let freedom ring.” At the conclusion he adds, “Written in Feb. 1832, This autograph Feb. 4, 1895.” Mounted, cloth-matted, and framed to an overall size of 10.25 x 12.75. A central vertical fold, light soiling, and toning to edges, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Tennyson,” one page, 4.5 x 7.25, Farringford, October 11, 1860. Letter to an unidentified recipient, in full: “I am much obliged to you, though sorry for the result of your research.” In very good condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds (with partial separations to upper edge and intersection), an evenly trimmed left edge, and scattered spots of discoloration.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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The beauty of a Cape Cod harbor: “This was that city of canvas which we had seen hull down in the horizon”

722. Henry D. Thoreau. Monumentally important and influential American author, philosopher, and naturalist (1817–1862) whose works take a place among the paramount texts of the Transcendentalist movement and of 19th-century literature as a whole. Exceptional handwritten manuscript draft page contained within the first volume of the 1906 ‘manuscript edition’ of his works, 7.5 x 9.5, no date but circa 1849. A page from Thoreau’s early draft of Cape Cod. In part: “So we went on to Race Point the extremity of the Cape—& finally to Provincetown at night—where the mackerel fleet had arrived before us and we counted 200 goodly looking schooners at anchor in the harbor—the same which we had now…yes black ships under bare poles. This was that city of canvas which we had seen hull down in the horizon. After spending a day in the desert behind Provincetown—which I have no time to describe we returned to Boston in the steamer. So we took leave of Cape Cod and its inhabitants. For the most part we saw only the back sides of the towns, but our story is true as far as it goes, and let not the inhabitants take offence because the whole is not told. We cannot say how their towns look in the face to one.” The sheet is professionally inlaid into a larger sheet, which was subsequently bound into the first volume of the twenty-volume set The Writings of Henry David Thoreau. Manuscript edition, limited issue, numbered 544/600.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1906. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9, 435 pages. Includes the remaining nineteen volumes of the set. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG-/None.

Fifty years after Thoreau’s death in 1862, his manuscripts passed through a few hands until they were inherited by E. Harlow Russell. He then negotiated with publisher Houghton Mifflin to sell the literary rights of Thoreau’s unpublished journals, also selling at least six-hundred pages of his original manuscripts to the firm. These were then broken up and included, one page at a time, in the first book of each copy of this enormous twenty-volume limited ‘manuscript edition’ set. Thoreau most likely wrote this piece during the first of four trips he made to Cape Cod, which came between 1849 and 1857. Only four articles from that work appeared in print during Thoreau’s lifetime—published in the summer and early fall of 1855 in Putnam’s Monthly Magazine. The balance appeared in print posthumously in 1865, edited by his sister Sophia. Thoreau continually uses the pronoun “we,” referring to friend and walking companion, William Ellery Channing, who accompanied him on his visit to the Cape in October 1849. The pair travelded by rail to Sandwich, where they disembarked to hike northward along the beaches to Provincetown. They then returned to Boston on a steamer from Provincetown, as noted in Thoreau’s manuscript passage. Only portions of this draft appear in the final work published in 1865. His initial impressions of the great mackerel fleet surviving in the most intact state, appearing on page 198 of this set’s fourth volume. Cape Cod is one of Thoreau’s lighter works, imbued with humor rather than the philosophical inclinations of his other essays. It is a masterful piece of vivid travel writing filled with Thoreau’s unfettered ebullience for nature.

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723. Tristan Tzara. Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist (1896–1963). ALS in French, one page, 5.75 x 8.25, May 27, 1947. Letter to an unidentified recipient in which he agrees to autograph a copy of his famous book L’Antitete and offers “to leave the book in the office of my hotel and go look for it the next day.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds (a partial separation to right edge), trivial creasing, and two small edge tears. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The father of sci fi declines an invitation to speak, finding himself “heavy, self-conscious, dull & disinteresting”

724. H. G. Wells. Four ALSs, signed “H. G. Wells,” totaling four pages, ranging in size from 4.5 x 3.5 to 7 x 9, dated from 1903 to 1932 (two undated). Letters are all to John Henderson, Secretary of the National Liberal Club, regarding invitations, publications, and membership matters. One letter, dated March 20, 1903, in full: “Jacob has transmitted your request for a speech. Frankly I had much rather not speak. If I did that sort of thing at all well I would be very glad to do it, but I am—at this sort of thing—heavy, self-conscious, dull & disinteresting. No one would be the happier for my suffering and it would convert an occasion to which I look forward with the most festive anticipation, into a task and a terror.” Another, undated, reads in part: “C[larence] H[enry] Norman writes to complain that his membership of the N.L.C. has been ‘cancelled’ on account of his anti-war letters. I am half-shocked at this. He impresses me as being quite insane upon the war question but quite honest & I fail to see the justification for this expulsion of an esteemed most desirable member.”

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Fantastic Verlaine pay receipt for his “biographies Merat & Rimbaud” 725. Paul Verlaine. Famed and highly influential French poet (1844–1896) who penned Poèmes saturniens and Romances sans paroles; likewise remembered for his tumultuous love affair with the prodigiously gifted teenage poet Arthur Rimbaud. Manuscript receipt in French, signed “P. Verlaine,” one page, 6 x 2.5, March 13, 1887.

Confirmation of the receipt of a payment of 20 francs from his publisher Leon Vanier for biographies of Arthur Rimbaud and Albert Merat. Matted and framed to an overall size of 9.5 x 6.25. In fine condition, with a central vertical fold. An exceptionally desirable piece due to the Rimbaud content. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

726. Thomas Wolfe. Influential American writer (1900–1938) known for his poetic autobiographical fiction, best remembered for the 1929 novel Look Homeward, Angel. His life was cut short after he contracted pneumonia during a tour of the West. Signed book: From Death to Morning. First edition, later printing. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1935.

Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 7.5, 304 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in fountain pen, “For Lillian Gurney, Sincerely, Thomas Wolfe, Nov. 18, 1935.” Autographic condition: fine, with toning to the signed page. Book condition: VG/VG- in a VG custom-made quarter leather clamshell box. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

727. Emile Zola. ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8, October 22, 1883. Letter to a writer regarding an appointment, in part (translated): “Since I want to save you the trip to Medan, which is very painful in the rainy season, it would be best for you to meet next Saturday, 27, at my home in Paris, where I am going. Come at ten in the morning.” Central vertical and horizontal folds, light toning, and pencil notations to lower left, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by an 1899 ALS by his wife, Alexandrine Zola, mentioning the Dreyfus Affair. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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728. Authors

729. Authors

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730. Authors

731. James M. Barrie

732. Max Beerbohm

733. Ray Bradbury

734. William S. Burroughs

735. Arthur C. Clarke

736. Isak Dinesen

737. Dr. Seuss

738. Alexander Dumas, pere

739. Lion Feuchtwanger

740. Robert Frost

741. William S. Gilbert

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742. Guy Gilpatric

745. Nathaniel Hawthorne Starting Bid $200

743. Ottilie von Goethe

744. Gerhart Hauptmann

747. Julia Ward Howe

748. Stephen King

750. Selma Lagerlof

751. Harper Lee

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746. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr

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749. Stephen King Starting Bid $200

752. George Henry Lewes Starting Bid $200

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753. Jacland Marmur Starting Bid $200

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754. James A. Michener Starting Bid $200

755. Edna St. Vincent Millay

756. Henri Murger

757. Eugene O’Neill

758. Kenzaburo Oe

759. John Osborne

760. Chuck Palahniuk

761. William Michael Rossetti

762. Bertrand Russell

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763. Maurice Sendak Starting Bid $200

766. Rabindranath Tagore Starting Bid $200

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764. George Bernard Shaw Starting Bid $200

767. Alfred Lord Tennyson Starting Bid $200

768. James Thurber Starting Bid $200

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765. Claude Simon Starting Bid $200

769. Stefan Zweig Starting Bid $200

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classic music 771. Hector Berlioz. ALS in

770. Desiree Artot. Belgian soprano (1835–1907) who was famed in German and Italian opera and sang mainly in Germany. In 1868 she was briefly engaged to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, who claimed she was the only woman he ever loved. AMQS on an off-white 7.75 x 5 sheet of personal letterhead, dated April 1895, signed at the conclusion in ink, “D. Artot de Padilla.” Artot neatly pens four bars of music and lyrics, identifying it in French (translated): “Easy variations on the air, Barbiere, approved by Rossini, for an earlier extensive voice.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

French, signed “H. Berlioz,” one page, 4.75 x 7, no date.

Letter to a gentleman, in full (translated): “I would be very grateful if you would be kind enough to insert the attached note this evening.” Two noticeable stray ink spots, trivial creasing, and a block of uniform toning, otherwise fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare printing inscribed to a fellow French composer 772. Georges Bizet. Rare signed

book: L’Arlesienne. First edition, first printing. Paris: Choudens, 1872. Rebound hardcover, 7.5 x 11, 85 pages.

Signed and inscribed on a free end page in French in bold ink to the composer Victor Masse (translated), “To the author of Saisons de Fior d’Aliza, Georges Bizet.” Autographic condition: fine, with toning to borders of the signed page. Book condition: VG+/None. This is a rare original edition of the vocal score for the version of his work performed at the Theatre du Vaudeville on October 1, 1872, when it was substituted for a different play that had been banned by censors. It closed after just twenty-one performances and was later revised.

As Bizet passed away at just 37 years old, autographic material is of great scarcity. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Fabulous array from the late 19th century, including Engelbert Humperdinck, Joseph Joachim, and Eugen d’Albert

773. Composers. Wonderful softcover clothbound autograph album, 9.25 x 6.5,

containing forty-one autographs of eminent composers in a variety of formats affixed inside, including numerous AMQSs, letters, and clipped signatures, most dating to the 1890s, including: Heinrich de Ahna (signature), Eugen d’Albert (AMQS), Heinrich Barth (two AMQSs and a signature), Hans von Bulow (AMQS), Luigi Chiostri (AMQS and ALS), Harry Wheaton Howard (AMQS), Engelbert Humperdinck (AMQS), Salomon Jadassohn (AMQS), Joseph Joachim (ALS), Karl Klindworth (signature), Andreas Moser (signature), Moritz Moszkowski (AMQS and signature), Carl Reinecke (AMQS), Josef Rheinberger (AMQS), Moritz Rosenthal (signature), Xaver Scharwenka (signature), Otakar Sevcik (ALS), Hans Sitt (AMQS and ALS), Felix Weingartner (AMQS), August Wilhelm (AMQS), Emanuel Wirth (AMQS), and sixteen others. In overall very good to fine condition, with various scattered toning and soiling. Starting Bid $300

Lessons with Dvorak 774. Antonin Dvorak. ALS, one page, 4.75 x 7.75, The National Conservatory of Music of America letterhead, July 24, 1894. In full: “It is a great pleasure for me to come play with your request.” At the top of the page, Dvorak adds, “After a lesson with your husband.” In fine condition. Dvorak moved to the United States in 1892 to become the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America, and apparently found time to give private lessons and perform as a pianist in private circles. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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775. Georges Enescu. Eminent Romanianborn violinist and composer (1881–1955). Collection of six untranslated letters, all in French, five ALSs and one LS, two dated 1910, all written to composer Fernand Halphen regarding musical matters. The following are several translated quotes from the letters: “I am truly touched by your having thought of my concert in the midst of all your troubles, all your grief…I think I will soon finish my 2nd Symphony and I would like to show it to you.”

“I thank you again and again…for the charming soiree…for having me play together with adorable Madame Mante…the infinite pleasure of making music in your home under admirable conditions.”

“I have heard about all the good and beautiful things you are doing in the area of the Front and I deeply regret that I can’t go and shake your hand before my departure for Romania.”

“I have obtained the small Salle Pleyel for June 11, absolutely without cost and this, thanks to you…Mr. Lyon has been most gracious to me and says that he’ll have my piece for Harp printed at his expense. I’m still hard at work.” In overall fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Over 60 pages of musical drafts by the German prodigy 776. Wilhelm Furtwangler.

Very early autograph musical manuscripts in pencil, totaling over sixty pages, ranging in size from 10.5 x 14 to 12 x 16, one page dated 1900. Remarkable lengthy drafts for quartets, and a work for orchestra and choir.

One is a 26–page musically lined booklet, signed in the upper right of the first page, “Furtwangler,” and signed again on an interior page, “W. Furtwangler, 1900.” In overall very good condition, with various tears, chips, and small areas of paper loss to edges of several pages, and scattered soiling. In 1900, Furtwangler was just fourteen years old; his earliest known composition was written at age seven. He started lessons in music theory in 1897 with the Munich composer and composition teacher Anton Beer-Walbrunn, continuing later with Joseph von Rheinberger and Max von Schillings. A comprehensive sampling of pieces from Furtwangler’s musical development.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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777. Edvard Grieg. Desirable AMQS on an off-white 8.25 x 5.25 sheet, crisply signed in bold ink, “Edvard Grieg, Warschau,” and dated April 14. Grieg pens three bars of music at a tempo of “Allegro,” from the main theme from the first movement of his String Quartet No. 1 (op. 27). In very good condition, with dampstaining to the upper right corner (affecting the last bar of the musical quote), and scattered creases. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

778. Rodolphe Kreutzer. French violinist, teacher, conductor, and composer of forty operas (1766–1831). Manuscript DS in French, signed “Kreutzer,” one page both sides, 7 x 9.5, December 30, 1791.

Untranslated contract, signed at the conclusion by Kreutzer and countersigned by writer Edme-Francois Favieres. Expected document wear, a few stray ink marks, overall toning, and scattered soiling, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

779. Alma MahlerWerfel. Austrian com-

poser, author, and companion of famous men (1879–1964). ALS in German, one page, 8.25 x 11, November 19, 1945.

Letter to an unnamed recipient, in part (translated): “I want so much to see you again to thank you for…your essay on Franz Werfel, he had the greatest pleasure in [it].” In fine condition, with trivial rippling to upper right corner and two punch holes to left edge. Mahler-Werfel’s third husband, the aforementioned Austrian–Bohemian writer Werfel, had died just three months prior. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

780. Saverio Mercadante. Italian composer (1795–1870) best

known as a predecessor to Giuseppe Verdi and for operas such as Il Giuramento and Orazi e Curiazi. Untranslated ALS in Italian, one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, March 30, 1856. In fine condition, with intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature). Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Boldly penned Paganini to his music publisher 781. Niccolo Paganini. ALS in Italian, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, September 17, 1832. Letter to his publisher Antonio Pacini in Paris.

In part (translated): “I can’t tell you how pleased I was to receive your dear letter. But it’s not you that has to thank me: it’s me that should thank you to have deign[ed] to accept a service here a little bit too informal; however, I accept the feelings of gratitude that you are pleased to show me as a sign of your noble courtesy and your beautiful spirit.

I am so sorry to hear that your father is rather unwell, but my heart tells me that he should have by now perfectly recovered…My Achille is making progress thanks to your first elements and suggestions.”

Also addressed on the reverse in Paganini’s hand. In very good condition, with intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature), light overall foxing, a few small edge tears, and show-through from the address panel on the reverse.

Pacini was a close friend of Paganini and had published his 24 Caprices and 12 Sonatas in 1828. As a sort of ‘testimonial’ in his publications, Pacini billed himself as the ‘editor of the operas of Rossini, Paganini and other authors.’ Paganini spent 1832 touring Europe at a breakneck pace—over the course of three months he gave 65 concerts throughout 30 different cities. In this letter he mentions his son, Achille, who accompanied him on most tours. The composer Hector Berlioz once recalled a meeting in 1838, when Achille was 13.

With Paganini afflicted by the permanent loss of his voice—among several other maladies—he was forced to communicate using Achille as a translator, as he was the only one able to understand. Autographic material from Paganini is exceedingly rare and of the highest desirability. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

782. Francis Poulenc. Renowned

French composer (1899–1963) best known for his colorful, energetic keyboard works, art songs, and choral music. Uncommon matte-finish 3.25 x 5 head-andshoulders portrait of Poulenc, signed and inscribed in fountain pen in French. Matted with the original mailing envelope addressed in his own hand to an overall size of 16.25 x 11. In fine condition, with some irregular ink adhesion. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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783. Sergei Rachmaninoff. ALS in German, one page, 5.5 x 4.25, December 9, 1910. Untranslated letter to Hermann Kutzschbach, conductor of the Dresdener Hofkapelle, regretting to be unable to see him. In fine condition, with a central vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature and a rough bottom edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Superb line of music from the great Rossini

784. Maurice Ravel. ALS in French, one page, 4.75 x 5, personal

letterhead, no date. Letter to French politician and theater critic Georges Pioch, asking where and when to send a musical manuscript he had promised as a contribution for a music album. In very good condition, with a large tear extending from the top edge to the first line of the letter, and tiny areas of paper loss to upper corners. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

785. Gioacchino Rossini. Important Italian composer (1792–1868) who became one of the seminal figures in the history of opera with such repertoire staples as The Barber of Seville and William Tell. Immensely desirable AMQS on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card, signed in the center, “G. Rossini, Kissingen, 12 Aut 1856.” Rossini pens five bars of unidentified music. He also adds the place and date, Kissingen, August 12, 1856, along the bottom. Affixed to a 5.75 x 4.75 mount.

In fine condition. Rossini is quite uncommon in musical quotes. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

786. Camille Saint-Saens. ALS in French,

signed “C. Saint-Saens,” seven pages two sets of adjoining sheets, 6 x 7.5, personal letterhead, July 8, 1905. Lengthy letter to the director of the Opera de Monte-Carlo. In part (translated): “I realized that three opera backgrounds will be needed—which, incidentally, is what the author longed for too; I had thought that I would have been able to continue the work even without them, but it is impossible.—It’s the 1st act that needs two backgrounds. The 2nd one represents the courtyard of Old Annunciata’s house, and it must be vast, because the choir will come…Nevertheless, it is clear that the decoration should match the 1st background as much as possible, so that the changes would take lesser time…I’ve truly wanted to give you the freedom of setting up the decoration of the 1st background while avoiding difficulties or complications; but I could not…As for the music of the 1st background, it is already done.” In fine condition. Saint-Saens must have been working on his three-act opera L’Ancetre, which premiered the next year at the Opera de Monte-Carlo on February 24, 1906. The libretto was written by Lucien Auge de Lassus, who he also mentions in the letter. With excellent content directly pertaining to his craft, this is an especially appealing letter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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787. Robert Schumann. Highly important Ger-

man composer and pianist (1810–1856) whose distinctively lyrical musical language, especially evident in his keyboard works and art songs, made him one of the central figures of the German Romantic tradition. Partial ALS in German, signed “R. Schumann,” one page, 8.25 x 2, March 19, 1839.

Concluding portion of a letter in which Schumann writes that he hopes to speak with his correspondent personally within a day or so. In very good condition, with uniform toning, irregularly trimmed edges, and show-through from mounting remnants to reverse (affecting the last letter of the signature). Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

788. Arnold Schonberg. Austrian-born

composer (1874–1951) whose development of the twelve-tone system proved to be one of the most far-reaching innovations in the history of 20th-century music. Untranslated ANS in German, unsigned, one page on a 3.75 x 2.25 personal calling card imprinted with his name, no date. In fine condition, with a light stain to lower right. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

789. John Philip Sousa. Desir-

signed “I. Stravinsky,” one page, 8.25 x 5.25, January 3, 1938. Untranslated letter to actress Dagmar Godowsky thanking her for a pleasant surprise and some flowers. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in his own hand. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

792. Henri Vieuxtemps.

able 3.75 x 5.25 trimmed cabinet photo of Sousa in his bandleader’s uniform, signed vertically in black ink, “John Philip Sousa, ’97,” with the addition of a four-bar AMQS. Published by F. W. Guerin of St. Louis. In very good condition, with irregularly trimmed edges, irregular adhesion and fading to portions of the signature, and surface loss to reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

790. Gaspare Spontini.

Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Spontini,” one page, 7.75 x 8.25, January 29, 1818. Letter to an unidentified count. Ink notations in another hand to upper left corner. In fine condition, with intersecting folds, a trimmed upper edge, and trivial creasing to right edge.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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791. Igor Stravinsky. ALS in German,

Belgian composer and violinist (1820–1881) considered an essential part of the Franco-Belgian violin school during the mid-19th century. ALS in French, signed “H. Vieuxtemps,” one page, 5.5 x 7.5, May 4, 1861.

In part (translated): “I wrote myself to Servais, if his intention was to pass the season here, to come over at Easter, which he did not. Now there is nothing more to be done in the business line for him; his object in coming could only be to make himself known favorably and to provoke arrangements for next year.”

Central vertical and horizontal folds (the vertical fold passing through the first letter of the signature), toning to edges, and scattered soiling, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Stunning mammoth portrait of the exceptional German composer 793. Richard Wagner. Enormous matte-finish 17.5 x 25 photo of an

engraved portrait of Wagner, prominently signed and inscribed in German in the lower border in black ink to Carl Bertileni, and dated Tribschen, September 24, 1871. Silvering to dark areas of the image, light scattered surface marks, and some trivial chipping to corners and edges, otherwise fine condition. Tribschen was Wagner’s home in Switzerland from 1866 to 1872, where he finished composing his acclaimed three-act opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Rare in signed photos, this is just the sixth Wagner we have offered—and the previous examples consisted of nothing larger than a cabinet card. The imposing size and large signature easily make this one of the finest pieces we have encountered from any genre.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

The touching opening line of ‘Wotan’s Farewell’ 794. Richard Wagner. Desirable AMQS on an off-white 6.75 x

7.75 sheet, signed at the conclusion in crisp ink in German (translated), “See you soon. Exhausted and sleepless, Richard Wagner,” and dated at Vienna, December 27, 1862. Wagner pens the music and lyrics to the celebrated opening line of ‘Wotan’s Farewell,’ the finale of the third act of the Valkyrie [with a minor change to first word] in full (translated): “Those bright shining eyes that often I caressed with smiles.” Moderate to heavy overall toning, otherwise fine condition. Wagner was in Vienna at the time conducting excerpts from the Ring of the Nibelung, of which the Valkyrie is the second opera. This beautiful line—written for a bass-baritone—is sung by the character of Wotan, father of the Gods, as he holds the face of his favorite daughter Brunnhilde. While any AMQS from the German master is quite rare and always sought-after, quotes from ‘Wotan’s Farewell’ are virtually unobtainable, this being the first we have seen. A phenomenal piece of music history. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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795. Winifred Wagner. Daughter-in-law of Richard Wagner

who was a friend of Hitler and ran the Bayreuth Festival after her husband’s death in 1930 until the end of World War II (1897–1980). TLS in German, one page, 8.25 x 5.75, personal letterhead, November 9, 1954. Letter to Dr. Decker. In part (translated): “Thank you very much for your kind invitation to the Peer Gynt performance…the last one that I saw was the very controversial staging of the Berlin State Opera—which should be banned, but then was allowed to take place at the express permission of Hitler…Unfortunately I can not afford the long journey.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

796. Bruno Walter. Collection of seven letters in Ger-

man, including two ALSs and five TLSs, totaling eleven pages, dated from 1929 to 1933. All are to musicologist Hugo Botstiber, the secretary-general of the Vienna Concert Society. One, in part (translated): “With regard to the VIIIth of Mahler, so I can warn only after careful consideration before choosing this difficult work. If was so weak already prepared for seasons lightweight men’s choir…Better to choose a work that has gone over this male voice choirs in flesh and blood. And what would that be?—The Missa Solemnis?” In overall fine condition, with filing holes to the left side and a few small edge separations. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

797. Anton von Webern. Austrian composer and conduc-

tor (1883–1945) who was one of the best-known exponents of Schoenberg’s twelve-tone technique. Untranslated ALS in German, signed “A. Webern,” one page on a 5.75 x 4 postcard, October 26, 1937. In very good condition, with light soiling and a stain to the top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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798. Carlos Chavez Starting Bid $200

799. Composers and Conductors

800. Eugen d’Albert

801. Leo Delibes

802. Gottfried von Einem

803. Niels Gade

804. Charles Gounod

805. Hans Werner Henze

806. Arthur Honegger

807. Nicolai Malko Starting Bid $200

808. Anna Milder-Hauptmann

809. Musicians and Singers

811. Jean Sibelius

812. Joaquin Turina

813. Egon Wellesz

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contemporary music Uninscribed fan club photo from their 1964 return to the UK 815. Beatles. Exceptional circa early

1964 official Beatles fan club card featuring a classic image of all four in their gray collarless suits, 5.5 x 4.25, signed in blue ballpoint by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the original recipient, in part: “I was given these autographs by The Beatles at the live performance at the ABC Cinema Midlothian on the 24th April [sic, the show was on April 29, 1964].

This was the only time the Beatles ever performed in Midlothian. The tickets cost six shillings and were limited to 1000. This was the first dance that I attended where everyone stopped to listen to the band.

After so many years I still remember it clearly.” The show at ABC Cinema was the Beatles’ second live concert in the United Kingdom after returning from their triumphant first visit to America, which included their famous appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964. Featuring an iconic image of the band by Dezo Hoffman, this is a supremely desirable example of a fully signed, uninscribed Beatles piece from the height of Beatlemania. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $1000

Gorgeous Hofner ‘violin’ bass signed in person

816. Beatles: Paul McCartney. Sought-after right-handed

sunburst-finish Hofner ‘violin’ or ‘Cavern’ Icon B-Bass bass guitar, beautifully signed on the pearloid pickguard in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with some light wear and soiling and a few cracks to the lacquer finish. Accompanied by full letters of authenticity from REAL, Perry Cox, and noted Beatles expert Frank Caiazzo, stating that the pickguard was signed in person in Los Angeles in 2000.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $500

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817. Beatles: George Harrison. American Express

bank check, 8 x 3.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Harrison, payable to Veale Associates for £66,774.75.0, May 17, 1988. In fine condition, with slight creasing to upper left and expected bank notations and stamps (affecting the first name). Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

818. Beatles: Ringo Starr.

Appealing 4.25 x 6 Larry Shaw cardstock promotional photo of the Beatles dressed in black, signed in silver ink, “Ringo 05.” In fine condition, with trivial surface impressions and soiling to upper left. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

820. Cream. Felt tip signature of Eric Clapton on a white card and felt tip signatures of Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce on an off-white card.

Matted and framed together below the cover design for Wheels of Fire to an overall size of 11 x 17. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL. Starting Bid $200

Rare inscribed copy of ‘Chantilly Lace’ 819. Big Bopper. Exquisite sheet music booklet for ‘Chantilly Lace’ featuring an appropriately large image of the Big Bopper on the front, 9 x 12, three pages, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Wes—Thanks, The Big Bopper.” In fine condition, with mild creases. The Bopper’s greatest hit, ‘Chantilly Lace’ was the third most played song of 1958 and cemented his place in history as an early rock and roll star. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

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Rare 1963 magazine featuring Dylan: “The writer of ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ virtually stole the show as a performer at the July Newport Folk Festival” 821. Bob Dylan. Fantastic is-

sue of Folk World magazine from November 1963, 8.5 x 11, signed inside above an image of himself in pencil, “Bob Dylan.” The page is headed “Newcomers Hit Spotlight Overnight as Folk Music Invades ‘Pop’ Territory,” and the caption below Dylan’s image reads, in part: “The writer of ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ virtually stole the show as a performer at the July Newport Folk Festival…Will he be greater as a writer or as a performer? This will be really interesting to watch.” In very good condition, with light soiling to the image area and the front cover detached. Consignor notes that the signature was obtained in upstate New York in 1964 when Dylan appeared with Joan Baez. An exceedingly desirable autograph from the early days of his meteoric rise. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

822. Serge Gainsbourg. ‘Manon’ album signed and inscribed in French on the inside gatefold in black felt tip, “Pascale, amites, Gainsbourg.” In fine condition, with some creasing to edges of covers. The record is included. Accompanied by a letter of provenance stating that the signatures were obtained in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1979. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

823. George Gershwin. Personal

check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Gershwin, payable to Quaker Ridge Golf Club for $13.20, October 11, 1935. In fine condition, with one vertical fold (passing through a single letter of the signature), and expected bank stamps and cancellation holes.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Beautiful limited edition of Gershwin’s Songbook 824. George Gershwin. Signed book: George

Gershwin’s Songbook. First edition, limited issue, numbered 47/300. NY: Random House, 1932.

Hardcover, 9.75 x 13, 167 pages. Boldly signed on the colophon by the composer, George Gershwin, and the illustrator, Constantin Alajalov. Includes a separate unsigned booklet of sheet music, as issued, for Gershwin’s whimsical 1932 composition, ‘Mischa, Yascha, Toscha, Sascha.’ Autographic condition: very fine. Book condition: VG/None.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Late Gershwin brothers RKO document for “music and lyrics which will be used in our productions” 825. George and Ira Gershwin. DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, May 24, 1937.

Document concerning their agreement with RKO Radio Pictures. In part: “This will confirm our understanding with reference to our use of your names in our 1937–1938 Annual Sales Book. You have agreed that we may make appropriate mention of your names and indicate that you have composed music and lyrics which will be used in our productions.” Handsomely signed at the conclusion by both George and Ira Gershwin, and countersigned by an RKO representative. In fine condition, with expected document wear and a few light creases.

RKO Radio Pictures recruited George and Ira Gershwin to score the 1937 film Shall We Dance, a musical comedy starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers that blended classical ballet with modern jazz—just as George Gershwin did throughout his body of work. Although Ira was less enthusiastic about the concept, George embraced it and composed music in a different style for each scene. The film had been released on May 7, just a few weeks prior to the brothers signing this document. During this time, George began exhibiting increasingly erratic behavior and his wife suspected the onset of mental illness. A brain tumor was discovered soon after and he passed away due to complications on July 11. Later that year, he posthumously received his only Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for the now-classic tune—‘They Can’t Take That Away from Me.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“I have listened to the album, Ballads From The Dust Bowl,” Guthrie writes, preparing to reissue “HARD TRAVELING” and “PASTURES OF PLENTY” on Folkways Records 826. Woody Guthrie. TLS, signed, “Woody Guthrie,” one page, lightly-lined,

7.5 x 9.75, March 19, 1946. Letter to Moe Asch and Marian Distler. In part: “I have listened to the album, Ballads From The Dust Bowl, and like the cover better than I thought I did. I think this cover will look better to a customer on a shelf or in a window than it does to me, and this is how David Stone Martin wanted it to look…

The Letter and Words to the Songs on the inside front cover are too small to read.

It is like hunting back into the archives of folk songs for something that is right there in front of you. Would like to see these words put in the backside also so as to blow up to bigger size…

Shirley is Nineteen, she lives with us and watches Cathy, she belongs to the AYD and gets lots of Daily Worker Subs. She just now heard the recording, The Curfew Blow, and asked me what it was about. I said I didn’t know. She asked did I make it up? I told her yes. She asked, ‘About anything specific?’ And I just stood here by the fonograf [sic] and looked down towards the floor. I guess I can criticize other folks records lots plainer than I can my own.” Intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, light creasing to three corners, a bit heavier to top right, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

827. Jazz Musicians. Vintage ball-

point signatures of Miles Davis, Lester Young, Bud Powell, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, and Rene Urtreger on the reverse an off-white 5.25 x 3.5 Swedish card dated 1956, also signed on the front by Powell and Jackson. Light toning and soiling, tack holes to corners, and the Powell and Urtreger signatures overlapping, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Beautiful King-signed Squier Strat 829. B. B. King. Black-bodied Affinity series Fender

Squier Stratocaster electric guitar, signed on the white pickguard in black felt tip by King. In fine condition.

Oversized. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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828.

Jefferson Airplane.

Glossy 10 x 8.5 photo of Jefferson Airplane, signed in blue ballpoint

by Grace Slick, Jorma [Kaukonen], Jack Casady, Marty Balin, and Paul [Kantner], and in black felt tip

by Spence [Dryden], who adds a sketch of a flower. Surface loss to lower right corner, skipping to the Slick, fair contrast to the Kantner against his dark clothing, and some fading to a portion of the Dryden signature, otherwise fine condition.

Originates from the collection of record producer and entertainer Timothy D. Kehr. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Scarce candid of Zeppelin’s legendary drummer 830. Led Zeppelin: John Bonham. Exceptional vintage glossy 5 x 3.5 candid photo of Bonham behind his drum kit, signed in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with a bit of skipping to the signature. Signed photos of Bonham are rather scarce, with this example likely one-of-a-kind. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

Original Floyd line-up including the elusive Syd Barrett 831. Pink Floyd. Ballpoint signatures, “Good luck, Roger Waters,” “Syd,” “Nick Mason,” and “Rick,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.5 clipped slip. In fine condition, with trivial skipping to ink. A crisp assemblage of the original Pink Floyd lineup, enhanced by the inclusion of the elusive Barrett. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

833. Edith Piaf.

832. Moody Blues. Color

limited edition 24 x 36 poster commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Moody Blues, numbered 1658/7000, signed in silver ink by John Lodge, Graeme Edge, Mike Pinder, Ray Thomas, and Justin Hayward. Rolled and in fine condition, with trivial scattered creasing. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL. Starting Bid $200

Pretty glossy 7 x 9 Polydor publicity photo of the great French chanteuse, signed and inscribed in fountain pen in French to Yvonne Boucheze.

In very good condition, with fair contrast to the signature and areas of the inscription against the dark background, and tack holes to corners. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Signed with a kiss on the cheek in 1956 834. Elvis Presley. Vintage circa 1956 ballpoint signature, “Yours, Elvis Presley,” on an off-white 3 x 2.75 slip torn from a check. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, overall creases, and light soiling. The consignor writes that she visited a friend Memphis in 1956 to see Elvis perform at a fair. Her friend’s aunt knew where he lived and brought them to his house, where they met him and each got a kiss on the cheek. Not having any paper to write on, the aunt ripped a check in half so that each of them could get Presley’s autograph. A nice story from Elvis’s days as a nationwide heartthrob. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

835. The Ramones. Self-titled album signed and inscribed on the back cover in black felt tip, “To Dave & Patty, Johnny Ramone,” “Joey Ramone,” “Marky Ramone,” and “Dee Dee Ramone.” Scattered creasing and foxing, a faint ‘ring of wear,’ and some dampstaining along spine, otherwise fine condition. The record is included. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

836. Otis Redding. DS, two onionskin pages, 8.5 x 11, April 19,

1966. Agreement between Redding and International Performers Corporation in which he agrees to “furnish the services of himself plus nine additional musicians and/or vocalists for a period of one week…

Artist further agrees that while appearing at the Olympia Theatre in Paris, that the Producer shall present one live television and one live radio show at no extra cost.” Signed at the bottom of the first page in blue ballpoint by Redding, “Otis Redding,” and initialed on the second page, “OR,” with a secretarial signature below. In very good condition, with expected document wear, scattered soiling, and several rust marks. From the archives of agent and founder of Capricorn records Phil Walden. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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837. The Tourists. Desirable 6 x 4 Walkerprint promotional postcard

photo of The Tourists, signed in blue ballpoint, “Dave Stewart,” “Eddie Chin,” “Jim ‘Do it’ Toomey,” “Peet Coombes,” and “Best wishes from Annie Lennox! XXX.” In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

838. U2. The Joshua Tree CD booklet signed in black felt tip on the center-

fold, “Bono 87,” “Edge,” “Adam,” and “Larry.” In fine condition. The CD is not included. Accompanied by a used backstage pass from The Joshua Tree tour, dated April 13, 1987. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL. Starting Bid $200

839. X. Glossy 10 x 8 Elektra publicity photo, signed and inscribed in various inks, “Howdy Jim, Exene,” “John Doe,” “D. J. Bonebrake,” and “To my pal Jim, Billy Zoom.”

In fine condition, with some scattered creases and surface impressions. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Fantastic mid-1960s fully signed Yardbirds featuring Eric Clapton 840. The Yardbirds. Scarce vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of the mid-1960s Yardbirds, signed in ballpoint and fountain pen by Eric Clapton, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith, and Chris Dreja. A few light creases, mild spotting to the surface, and fair contrast to most signatures against the dark and busy background, otherwise fine condition; the Clapton signature is ideal in its clarity against his bright white jacket. An extremely desirable example of this rarely seen lineup, highlighted by the fabulous early Clapton autograph. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

841. Neil Young. Black-bodied Crescent ‘telecaster-style’ electric guitar, signed on the white pickguard in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with one missing string. Oversized. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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842. Louis Armstrong Starting Bid $200

846. Bee Gees

843. Beatles: George Harrison

844. Beatles: Paul McCartney

845. Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart

847. Blondie

848. Buffalo Springfield: Richie Furay

849. Hoagy Carmichael

852. Crosby, Stills, and Nash

853. Deep Purple

856. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer

857. Everly Brothers

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850. Eric Clapton

851. Elvis Costello

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854. John Denver Starting Bid $200

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855. Dr. John

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858. Aretha Franklin

859. Marvin Gaye

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861. Green Day Starting Bid $200

860. Genesis

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862. W. C. Handy Starting Bid $200

863. Debbie Harry Starting Bid $200

865. Hawkshaw Hawkins

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864. Michael Jackson Starting Bid $200

866. INXS

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867. Jerome Kern

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

868. B. B. King Starting Bid $200

869. Ben E. King Starting Bid $200

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870. KRNT Theater Tickets Starting Bid $200

873. Glenn Miller Starting Bid $200

874. Joni Mitchell Starting Bid $200

877. Musicians Starting Bid $200

880. The Police Starting Bid $200

871. Jerry Lee Lewis

872. Little Richard

875. Van Morrison

876. Rick Nelson

878. Carl Perkins

879. Pink Floyd: Waters and Mason

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

881. Cole Porter Starting Bid $200

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882. The Ramones Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

883. The Rascals Starting Bid $200

884. Jimmy Reed

885. Jim Reeves Starting Bid $200

886. Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger

887. Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger

888. The Runaways

889. The Searchers

890. Sha Na Na

891. Frank Sinatra

892. Percy Sledge

893. Grace Slick

894. Phil Spector

895. Barbra Streisand

896. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

897. Muddy Waters

898. Woodstock

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

899. Yes

Starting Bid $200

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classic entertainment

900. P. T. Barnum. ALS, one page both sides, 5.75 x 9, Marina, Bridgeport, CT, letterhead, September 12, 1889. Letter to Rockwood, in part: “I telegraphed you today to print 100 of my photos soon as possible…If you can’t have them ready by that time, I must send them later by mail. If you could print my autograph with them, all the better.

Meanwhile if you have one of my cabinets on hand please mail it early Friday…I order this 100 on my own back without seeing my manager Mr Bailey, who attends to & decides all details of show. When I see him we will decide whether or not to increase the order. The Bowery man (Eisenmann) makes them I believe for about $60 per 1000—but yours are far superior—though Bailey may think the other will answer the purpose.” In fine condition, with light toning to the left border, trivial paper loss to the upper left corner, and a spot of adhesive remnants to the reverse upper right corner. Accompanied by an original unsigned carte-de-visite portrait of Barnum by an anonymous studio. Eisenmann’s most notable work consisted of portraits of human oddities from the Barnum and Bailey circus, including Jojo the Dog-faced Boy, Siamese twins Chang and Eng, and Tom Thumb. Because of this relationship, it is surprising to see that Barnum preferred Rockwood. A letter that reveals some strife in the relationship between Barnum and Bailey, and contains truly spectacular photographic content. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Extremely early Bogie photo inscribed to a “dish” of a starlet 901. Humphrey Bogart. Stunning

early 1930s vintage glossy 7.5 x 9 portrait of Bogart

by Autrey, handsomely signed and inscribed in fountain pen to aspiring actress Roxanne Curtis, “For Roxanne, that dish, From Humphrey.” Nicely double-matted and framed with a nameplate to an overall size of 15.25 x 20. In fine condition, with some trivial skipping to ink.

Curtis was an aspiring actress who was discovered and signed to a five-year contract by Fox Studios in 1930, the same year they signed Bogart to his first contract. The careers of these Fox rookies took vastly different paths— Bogart, of course, achieved Hollywood immortality, while Curtis appeared in just one film, playing an uncredited role as a flapper divorcee in Lightnin’ with Will Rogers. A rarely seen inscribed portrait from the outset of Bogart’s great career. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Choice signature of the excessively rare Dracula director 902. Tod Browning. Director, actor, and screenwriter (1880–1962)

best known as the director of Dracula in 1931 and the cult classic Freaks in 1932. Incredibly rare pencil signature, “Tod Browning,” on an off-white 7.75 x 4.75 book page. In fine condition, with uniform toning and a tiny stain to the upper right corner. Bold and unusually large, this is an ideal example of the tremendously difficult to find early director. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Stunning early “Creighton Chaney” portrait 903. Lon Chaney, Jr. Very early vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 portrait of Chaney,

crisply signed in fountain pen with his seldom-seen given name, “Creighton Chaney.”

Handsomely matted and framed to an overall size of 15.75 x 17.75. In fine condition, with a trivial crease to the lower right corner and a trivial spot of soiling to the top.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

904. Charlie Chaplin.

Striking vintage pearlfinish 7.75 x 9.75 silent-era portrait of Chaplin, signed in thick black ink, “Yours Truly, Charlie Chaplin, Los Angeles, Cal., 1922.” In very good condition, with a crudely repaired tear above his head, a few small surface chips (one near an eye and one retouched below his ear), and a large stained diagonal crease to the lower left (passing through the last letter of his signature); the signature is nevertheless large and unaffected, and the image retains its overall handsome appeal. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

905. Montgomery Clift. Vintage matte-

finish 5 x 7 photo of Clift, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To George, Monty Clift.” Blindstamped in the lower right by New York photographer Marcus Blechman. In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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906. Directors. Collection of 25 items: the majority of the collection is signed

photos, and includes: Paul Schrader, Richard Fleischer, Bryan Forbes, Ken Russell, Richard Donner, Alan Parker, John Schlesinger, Herbert Ross, Brian De Palma, Paul Verhoeven, Lindsay Anderson, Michelangelo Antonioni, Edouard Molinaro, Yves Robert, Wim Wenders, Andre Techine, Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, Paul Greengrass, Neil Jordan, Doug Liman, Karel Reisz, and Jean-Paul Rappeneau. The final three items are an additional signature of Paul Schrader, a DS from Michael Cimino, and a signature from Terry Gilliam. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Thousands of celebrities, including Cecil Beaton, Warren Buffett, Akira Kurosawa, and Dr. Seuss 907. Entertainers and Celebrities. Large autograph collection assembled through the mail by Henry Lohrengal, a mail clerk and amateur photographer from Kansas City, containing approximately 3,000 to 4,000 items. Most of the collection consists of photocopies of newspaper articles and reviews, and it also has many letters, signatures, and photographs, many of which are evidently snapshots that Lohrengal took of his television screen during celebrity appearances. Lohrengal wrote to and received responses from all types of figures, including actors, actresses, writers, politicians, musicians, foreign dignitaries, scientists, and businessmen.

Many of the names present are quite obscure, with a selection of those more well-known including: Brad Anderson, Sergio Aragones, Douglas Bader, Roger Bannister, Cecil Beaton, Pappy Boyington, Warren Buffett, Cesar Chavez, John Cheever, Julia Child, Claudette Colbert, William O. Douglas, Margot Fonteyn, Chester Gould, Red Grange, Gunter Grass, Kevin Peter Hall, Armand Hammer, Johnny Hart, Ed Hillary, Bob Hope, Ted Kennedy, Henry Kissinger, Akira Kurosawa, Ferdinand Marcos, Zeppo Marx, William Masters, Russell Myers, Clarence Nash, Laurence Olivier, I. M. Pei, Prince Rainier, Robert Redford, Joe Rosenthal, Dr. Seuss, Willie Shoemaker, John J. Sirica, Samantha Smith, Tom Stafford, and William Westmoreland. In overall very good to fine condition. The key autographs mentioned within this collection have been reviewed as authentic, but due to the large quantity a few secretarial and/or printed signatures may be present in the remainder. Interested parties are encouraged to view the collection in person at our offices or call us with specific inquiries, as this collection is sold as-is and no returns will be accepted. Starting Bid $200

908. Sean Flynn. Flynn’s personally-owned and -used address book, 4 x

6, filled out in hand on 44 pages, many of them entirely filled with his cramped handwriting. Includes entries for people and business such as “Authorized Appliance Repair Service,” “Blanden Galleries,” “Barker Gallery,” “Delta Air,” “Capriccio Restaurant,” “Findlay Galleries,” “Everett—For keys when they lost or inside the house,” “Main Street News,” “For Lili’s Apt, 1st Floor For Repairs on ‘Magnavox TV in Lili Upstairs Apt,” “Mandarin Restaurant,” “West Palm Auditorium,” and “Morris Plumber.” Also includes 35 of his 3.5 x 2 personal business cards for the extermination company Insect-O-Cutor of Miami: Electronic Insect Control. In overall fine condition. From the estate of Sean Flynn’s mother, actress Lili Damita. Starting Bid $200

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909. Sean Flynn.

Two pins from the Camp Archery Assn. of the United States on two navy blue cards: one labeled “Bowman First Rank,” consisting of a small medal depicting an archer suspended from a peach and white ribbon; and a small pin labeled “Yeoman,” depicting three arrows and a bow. In overall fine condition. From the estate of Sean Flynn’s mother, actress Lili Damita.

Starting Bid $200

910. Sean Flynn. Small

collection of Flynn’s personallyowned and -worn clothing, including: two shirts with personal “Sean Flynn” labels sewn inside the collars, an envelope full of these unused personal labels, and two tooled leather belts. In overall fine condition. From the estate of Sean Flynn’s mother, actress Lili Damita.

Starting Bid $200

911. Sean Flynn. Handwritten homework assignment in pencil headed “History,” three pages on two sheets, 8.5 x 11, signed at the top of the first page, “Sean Flynn,” and on the second page, “S. Flynn.” An assignment concerning the Civil War–era South. In part (spelling and grammar retained): “The Emancipation Proclamation was when Lincoln said in 1860 that by the next new year the slaves were to be freed…After the war the gov’t was faced with rebuilding the South but Johnson the president thought that the South should rebuild herself…Dred Scott was a Negro who escaped from his master in a free state. Supreme court ruled he was to go back to his master even if he was in a free state. This was a victory for the South.” Several corrections were made by his teacher in red pencil, and he received a 97 on the assignment. In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds. From the estate of Sean Flynn’s mother, actress Lili Damita.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

912. Sean Flynn. Collection of seven items related to Flynn’s early academic career, including: a report card from 1953; a 1957 standardized testing receipt signed in fountain pen by Flynn; a 1957 mid-term report card; a summer reading list; and a few letters from teachers related to his application to MIT. Two comments from his teachers on his 1957 mid-term report card include, “Sean was too busy with the play to do an adequate job in algebra. Perhaps now he will find himself again,” and, “Sean is erratic in his study habits, working diligently for a few days, then playing for a few. He is too individualistic to enjoy conformity—a trait which, while not altogether undesirable, is not conducive to the best study habits.” Also includes Flynn’s personally-owned and -used slide rule in its leather sheath. In overall fine condition, with expected document wear. From the estate of Sean Flynn’s mother, actress Lili Damita. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 227

The lost Vietnam photojournalist’s pocket Kodak

913. Sean Flynn. Flynn’s personally-owned and -used vintage

black ‘Vest Pocket’ Kodak camera, measuring 4.5 x 2.5 x .75 with the bellows collapsed. In very good condition, with general wear from age. Accompanied by a small carrying case. Given Flynn’s future career as a photojournalist—an adventurous job that would lead to his disappearance—this camera is an especially desirable personal artifact. From the estate of Sean Flynn’s mother, actress Lili Damita.

Starting Bid $200

914. Clark Gable. Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 photo of Gable in his US Air Force uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Ramona, Best Wishes Always, Clark Gable.” In fine condition, with a trivial crease to upper right edge, trivial scattered soiling, slightly trimmed edges, and light contrast to the last name against his dark suit. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Incredible 1934 fully signed portrait of The Garland Sisters, including “Baby Frances” 915. Judy Garland. Fabulous one-of-a-kind vintage pearl-finish 8 x 9.75 photo of the three Garland sisters by Bloom of Chicago, circa 19341935, signed and inscribed in fountain pen by Judy, “To Dorothy from the Garland Sistes [sic], Baby Frances,” and also signed by her sisters “Jimmie,” and “Janie.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered creases, soiling over the beginning portion of inscription, surface impressions, and mild rippling along top edge.

Born into a show-business family, Garland made her debut performance as “Baby Frances” with The Gumm Sisters—joining older sisters Mary Jane [“Janie”] and Dorothy Virginia [“Jimmie”]—at just two-and-a-half years old.

The trio toured the vaudeville circuit for many years before changing their name to The Garland Sisters in late 1934, with Frances changing her name to Judy shortly after; this photo was signed during the short window of time that “Frances” and “The Garland Sisters” overlapped. The recipient of this inscribed portrait, Dorothy Gray, was also a child actress and Garland’s best friend at the time. As one of the earliest Garland signed photos we have encountered, this is a positively remarkable piece of Hollywood history. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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The iconic World War II pin-up 916. Betty Grable. Two items: a vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Grable in a swimsuit and heels, signed and inscribed in red fountain pen, “To Russell—Best wishes, Betty Grable”; and a TLS, one page, 7.5 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 12 [1942].

Letter to Joyce, in part: “Am happy to say that I returned from the hospital about a week ago, and am feeling so much better, should be able to start work on my new Picture, ‘Springtime in the Rockies,’ in a few days. Will send you the autographed picture you asked for, and hope you like it.” The photo is in fine condition; the letter has several horizontal folds, tape repairs, irregular toning, and a trimmed right edge, otherwise very good condition. Enjoying the most successful and prolific period of her career, Grable found her biggest box-office hit in the 1942 musical Springtime in the Rockies. The following year, photographer Frank Powolny’s now-legendary photo of the leggy starlet became the number one pin-up of World War II, and propelled her even further into the limelight. An excellent pair of items from Grable’s brightest years. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

918. Audrey Hepburn. Glossy

10 x 8 photo of Hepburn with her arms around Cary Grant from the 1963 film Charade, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

919. Audrey Hepburn.

917. Yvette Guilbert. Renowned French actress and cabaret

singer (1865–1944) who was immortalized in a number of works by prominent Belle Epoche poster artists Henri Toulouse-Lautrec and Jules Cheret. Five ALSs in French, totaling twelve pages, all undated. Untranslated letters to various recipients, including a music critic she would like to get to know. In overall fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Glossy 8 x 10 Columbia Pictures publicity photo of Hepburn from the 1976 film Robin and Marian, signed in blue felt tip. Scattered light creases and surface marks, and some light brushing to signature, otherwise fine condition.

Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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The beautiful Sabrina Fairchild 920. Audrey Hepburn.

922. Harry Houdini. Ink signature,

Semi-glossy heavyweight poster depicting Hepburn in a gorgeous pose as she appeared in the 1954 film Sabrina, 15 x 19, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Gisela, Best wishes, Audrey Hepburn.” In very good condition, with noticeable creased central vertical and horizontal folds and several tack holes to corners and borders.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Harry Houdini, Phila.

May 22-08,” on a 5 x 7.5 title page removed from The Wizard of Wall Street, a biography of Jay Gould. In very good condition, with foxing, toning, and a couple small tears and large chips to edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

921. Harry Houdini. Signed book: Miracle Mongers and Their

Methods. Later printing. NY: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1920.

Hardcover, 5.5 x 8, 240 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in fountain pen, “To my good old friend William Beral, Best wishes from the author, Houdini, Feb 14/1923, ‘My Valentine.’” Autographic condition: very good, with toning to first free end page and overall feathering to ink. Book condition: G+/ None. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

President of the Society of American Magicians 923. Harry Houdini. TLS signed “Houdini,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, September 29, 1921. Letter to Walter G. Peterkin. In full: “Thanks for the check, am forwarding it to Mr. Van Dien. Try to be at the meeting Saturday night.” Houdini also adds “Please” to the text and pens a short postscript, “Hope alls well.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds passing through the signature, overall toning, a few spots of foxing, and a small tear and some chipping to edges.

Peterkin, a magician and ventriloquist who performed under the stage name ‘Hal Merton,’ had also previously been editor of the Mahatma magic periodical. He was presumably a member of the Society of American Magicians, for which Houdini served as president and Richard Van Dien served as secretary. A desirable association between practitioners of the magical craft. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Exceedingly rare Buckwheat childhood portrait 926. Our Gang: William ‘Buckwheat’ Thomas.

924. Akira Kurosawa. Glossy 6.5 x 4.5 photo of the acclaimed director on set, prominently signed at the top in black felt tip. In very good condition, with moderate scattered creases and evenly trimmed edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Outstanding vintage 4.75 x 6.75 photo of the classic Our Gang actor in his straw hat and striped shirt, signed during his childhood in fountain pen, “Buckwheat.”

Beautifully matted and framed to an overall size of 13 x 15.

In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Desirable 1953 Marilyn check to the Hollywood hangout 925. Marilyn Monroe. Bank check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Monroe, payable to Schwab’s Pharmacy for $8.80, May 13, 1953. In very good condition, with expected cancellation holes (affecting portions of her first name) and dampstaining with some bleeding to ink in the body of the check. Schwab’s Pharmacy was a gathering place for Hollywood’s movers and shakers; Judy Garland, Orson Welles, Clark Gable, and the Marx Brothers were among those known to frequent the establishment. Young hopefuls also converged on the drug store for the chance to rub shoulders with these celebrities and catch their ‘big break’—and Monroe was no exception. According to The Unabridged Marilyn (1987), she was lunching there in 1949 when she learned about auditions for a bit part in the Marx Brothers comedy Love Happy, a role she went on to book. Around the time of this check Monroe had begun dating Joe DiMaggio, and two of her greatest films—How to Marry a Millionaire and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes—were released in 1953. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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The silent pianoman’s one-of-a-kind scrapbook of stars

927.

Silent Film Stars.

Exceptional scrapbook album owned by Hollywood pianist Melvin Leroy ‘Roy’ Bush, 11 x 16, containing 40 signed photos— the great majority inscribed to “Roy”—and just over 100 fascinating unsigned photos from film sets. The majority of the signed photos measure approximately 8 x 10, with oversized or smaller images indicated in parentheses. Signers include: Norma Shearer, Clara Bow (oversized), Constance Talmadge (oversized), Lilyan Tashman (oversized), Jack Dempsey, Evelyn Brent (oversized), Bobby Agnew, Mary Brian, June Collyer, Philippe De Lacy (5 x 7), Harrison Ford (silent film actor, 1884-1957), Robert Frazer, John Gilbert, Gaston Glass, Elinor Glyn, Neil Hamilton, Frankie Lee, Beatrice Lillie (oversized), Anita Louise, Katherine MacDonald, Harry T. Morey, Conrad Nagel, Miriam Seegar, Pauline Starke, Lewis Stone, Virginia Valli (oversized), Walter Wilkinson, and thirteen others. There is also a large original drawing in the style of George McManus’s ‘Bringing Up Father’ cartoon, signed “Coffey,” showing Bush at his piano. The unsigned photos primarily measure between 9 x 7 and 10 x 8, and show film sets, actors and actresses, and other details of production; many of them include Bush as a subject, generally seated behind his little upright piano. In overall very good to fine condition. Bush was born on August 21, 1889, and was employed by movie studios during the late silent era, building a house in Culver City in 1922. He was evidently close to many of the cast members he worked with, given the warm, friendly inscriptions to him found on the photos in this collection. Combining the classic, rare, and obscure, this is an absolutely unique collection from the early days of cinema. Starting Bid $200

928. Sharon Tate. A Christmas card, measuring 9.25 x 3 closed, opening

to 9 x 6, signed inside in blue ballpoint by Tate, “All my love, Sharon and,” and her boyfriend Phillippe Forquet, “Phillippe,” who adds a small flower sketch. On the upper inside panel Tate writes “Merry Christmas Nannie, I wish all of us could have been together & What do you think of your new grandson to be?” In fine condition, with a few spots of foxing to the right side. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Tate’s hand and postmarked New York, December 27, 1963. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Beautifully penned letter by the silent screen icon 929. Rudolph Valentino. ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal

letterhead, no date but circa 1920s. Letter to “Mrs. Lindsay,” a reporter.

In full: “Please permit me to express my appreciation of your splendid story in Monday’s ‘Express.’ In looking forward to review our acquaintance at an early date permit me to present you my kindest regards.”

In fine condition. A superb example from the foremost sex symbol of the 1920s. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

930. John Wayne. Glossy

8 x 10 Warner Brothers publicity photo of Wayne from the 1956 film The Searchers, signed and inscribed in black ink, “Good Luck, Harold, John Wayne.” In very good to fine condition, with overall rippling, two small tears to top edge, and slight toning, creasing, and chipping to borders. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Directed by the legendary John Ford and long considered one of the great American Western films, The Searchers portrays Wayne as the heroic and no-nonsense Ethan Edwards, a character he often cited as his favorite and would later pay tribute to in the naming of his son, John Ethan Wayne. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

931. Natalie Wood. ALS signed “Natalie,” one page both sides

inside a 6.25 x 3 monogrammed personal stationery card, July 24, [1973]. Letter to film editor J. Watson Webb. In part: “What gorgeous flowers you sent on my birthday! Thank you very much! I’m so sorry you couldn’t come to my party but as it turned out I was so sick I couldn’t get out of bed so it became the best party I never went to!

Possibly the best way to celebrate a birthday!” In fine condition, with trivial creases. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in her own hand. Wood had celebrated her 35th birthday on July 20, four days before writing this letter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Tremendously sought-after Wizard of Oz world premiere program 932. Wizard of Oz. Gorgeous and exceedingly scarce unsigned

program for the world premiere of Wizard of Oz at Grauman’s Chinese Theater on August 15, 1939, five pages, 10 x 13.75, featuring an image of the main cast on the front, surrounded by a collage of movie scenes. Inside are a cast list and two-page account of the film’s production. In fine condition, with some mild creases and soiling. Given out only at Grauman’s Theatre on a single day, these programs may well be one of the rarest and most desirable Wizard of Oz items obtainable. Starting Bid $500

“You’ve got sole”—Robin Williams’s bright orange sneakers, given away on the street 933. Robin Williams. Robin Williams’s personallyowned and -worn pair of ‘Sudo’ brand black-and-orange sneakers, size 10, signed on the large orange top in black ink, “You’ve got sole, Robin Williams.” In very good condition, with general wear from use. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the recipient describing the history of these shoes, which he received from Robin Williams in 1996 while walking down Melrose Blvd in Los Angeles. He encountered the actor at an ATM, where the two exchanged compliments on each other’s shoes; in an episode of his hilarious hijinks, Williams suggested swapping—right in the middle of the street. Thoughtfully signing one of his shoes with this clever message, they made the switch. Absolutely unique, these colorful sneakers perfectly encompass Williams’s legacy and all that made him famous as an outgoing and kind person prone to acts of zany eccentricity. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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934. Bud Abbott

935. Actresses

Starting Bid $200

936. Lionel Atwill

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

937. Josephine Baker

938. P. T. Barnum

939. Cecil Beaton

940. Ingrid Bergman

941. Clara Bow

942. Chang and Eng Bunker

943. Billie Burke

944. Henry Calvin

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

945. Cat People: Val Lewton Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

946. Charlie’s Angels Starting Bid $200

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Starting Bid $200

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Starting Bid $200

947. Joan Crawford Starting Bid $200

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948. Contemporary Entertainers Starting Bid $200

949. Bing Crosby Starting Bid $200

950. Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman

951. Peter Cushing

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

952. Robert DeNiro

953. Robert DeNiro

954. Peter Duel

955. Isadora Duncan

956. Early Actors and Actresses

957. Clint Eastwood

958. Clint Eastwood

959. Easy Rider

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

960. John Farrow Starting Bid $200

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Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

961. Errol Flynn Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

962. William Fox Starting Bid $200

963. Frankenstein: Kenneth Strickfaden

964. Frankenstein: Peggy Webling

966. Ava Gardner

967. Ava Gardner

968. Betty Grable

969. Cary Grant

970. Julie Haydon

971. Hugh Hefner

972. Jim Henson

973. Audrey Hepburn

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

965. Clark Gable Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

974. Katharine Hepburn Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

975. Hollywood Starting Bid $200

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976. Jeffrey Hunter Starting Bid $200

980. Ring Lardner, Jr

977. James Bond: Putter Smith

978. Boris Karloff

979. Grace Kelly

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

981. Lassie

982. Stan Laurel

983. Vivien Leigh

984. Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier

985. Jayne Mansfield

986. Groucho Marx

987. Gummo Marx

988. Marcello Mastroianni

989. Carmen Miranda

990. Thomas Mitchell

991. Paul Newman

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

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Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

992. The Nicholas Brothers

993. Margaret O’Brien

994. Heather O’Rourke

995. Edna May Oliver

996. George Pal

997. Elizabeth Patterson

998. River Phoenix

999. Sidney Poitier

1000. William Powell

1001. William Powell

1002. Anthony Quinn

1003. Enrico Rastelli

1004. Nicholas Ray

1005. Rex Reason

1006. Robert Redford

1007. Robert Redford

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

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1008. Joseph Schildkraut

1009. David O. Selznick

1010. Jay Silverheels

1011. Jay Silverheels

1012. Star Trek: Shatner and Nimoy

1013. Elizabeth Taylor

1014. Shirley Temple Starting Bid $200

1015. Three Stooges: Jules White

1017. Max Von Sydow

1018. Clifton Webb

1021. Natalie Wood

1022. Ed Wynn

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

1016. TV Tickets Starting Bid $200

1019. Orson Welles Starting Bid $200

1020. Wizard of Oz: Margaret Hamilton Starting Bid $200

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1023. Muhammad Ali.

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Autograph manuscript, one lightly-lined page, 8 x 10.5, taken from a longer speech or essay. Ali writes, in part: “If you are contented with the wealth Allah (God) has given you, utilise it correctly, a true believer should spend it in Allah’s cause, before such a time comes when you are deprived of your riches, we should make the best of our own life before we die, because as long as a person lives, he is capable of doing deeds, good or bad. But when he is dead, there is an end to all his deeds.” Stapled to the front is a ballpoint signature and inscription, “To Fran, Muhammad Ali, God will guard His Truth, and is the Source of all things, He is Eternal, 7–86,” on a yellow 5.5 x 4 lined slip, adding a small happy face at the bottom.

Scattered creases and wrinkles, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from James Spence. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

The Ring signed by “Cassius Clay” 1024. Muhammad Ali. The

Ring magazine from May 1964, 63 pages, 8.25 x 11, signed later on the front cover in black felt tip with his given name, “Cassius Clay.”

Creases and small tears to spine, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. A highly soughtafter and rarely seen variation of the boxing legend’s autograph. Starting Bid $200

1025. Muhammad Ali. Unsigned handwritten notes, one page on a lined 8

x 5 card, no date. Ali’s notes for a religious speech or essay. In part: “But the South is the blame for mistreating us the so called Negroes. The Hon. Elijah Muhammad is between life and death.” In very good condition, with moderate creases and edgewear, light soiling, and a water spot to the upper left affecting the first letter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Future Hall of Famers meet the Baseball Writers’ Association, including Foxx, Cochrane, and Yawkey 1026. Baseball. Wonderful collection of three items from the third annual dinner of the Boston Chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, held on February 2, 1939, including: the cover of the dinner program, 8˝ in diameter, signed in pencil by Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Cochrane, Leo Durocher, Joe Cronin, Johnny Vander Meer, and one other; a program page signed in pencil by Buddy Hassett; and a 5 x 7 menu, signed in pencil by Tom Yawkey, Casey Stengel, Ford Frick, Bump Hadley, Bob Quinn, Jim Turner, Joe Vosmik, and two others. In overall very good condition, with heavy central vertical folds to the program cover and page, and scattered soiling. Accompanied by the binding string from the program and the original bat-shaped guest list. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 241

1027. Baseball Hall of Famers. Hardcover

autograph album, 6 x 4.75, signed inside in ballpoint and pencil by over sixty people, including several baseball Hall of Famers, many players, and a few entertainment figures, including: Bill Veeck, Nellie Fox, Cal Hubbard, Bob Feller, Larry Doby, Whitey Ford, Phil Rizzuto, Mel Allen, Billy Pierce, Al Rosen, Irv Noren, Andy Carey, Virgil Trucks, Chico Carrasquel, Walt Dropo, Jascha Heifetz, and forty others. In fine condition, with toning throughout. Starting Bid $200

1028. Baseball Hall of Famers. Official Wilson Ron Santo

‘All Star’ baseball signed at the 1976 Hall of Fame induction ceremony in primarily blue ballpoint on the sweet spot and side panels by twenty-four members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, including: Robin Roberts, Bill Terry, Warren Spahn, Bob Feller, Cool Papa Bell (blue felt tip), Rube Marquard, Buck Leonard, Lloyd Waner (2), Stan Coveleski, Judy Johnson, Burleigh Grimes, Early Wynn, George Kelly, Cal Hubbard (black felt tip), Ralph Kiner, Bill Dickey, Fred Lindstrom, Warren Giles, Billy Herman, Jocko Conlan, Bob Lemon, Joe Cronin, Earl Averill, and Charlie Gehringer.

In fine condition, with light contrast to Gehringer’s signature over the the manufacturer’s stamp. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

1029. Baseball: 300 Win Club. Collection

of twelve official Rawlings Major League baseballs, each signed on the sweet spot in ballpoint by a member of the elite 300 Win Club, including: Warren Spahn, Nolan Ryan, Tom Seaver, Greg Maddux (2), Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, Steve Carlton, Phil Niekro, Gaylord Perry, Don Sutton, and Tom Glavine. One of the Maddux baseballs is an official 1995 World Series ball. In overall fine condition, with spots of toning and soiling to a few. Starting Bid $200

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The 1952 National League pennant winners, led by Jackie Robinson 1030.

Brooklyn Dodgers: 1952.

Scarce bold ballpoint signatures of ten members of the 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers team on an off-white 9.5 x 15.75 sheet, including: Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, Clem Labine (2), Preacher Roe, Joe Black, Clyde King, Billy Loes, Billy Cox, Cookie Lavagetto, and Tommy Holmes. Also signed by Bob ‘Dutch’ McCall and bears a clubhouse signature of George ‘Shotgun’ Shuba. Overall toning and one small edge tear near the affixed Dodgers logo, otherwise fine condition. A wonderful and rarely seen assemblage of ideal signatures from one of baseball’s legendary teams, highlighted by the Hall of Fame middle infield tandem of Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Fantastic pre-accident photo of Brooklyn’s catcher 1031. Roy Campanella.

Vintage 8.25 x 10.5 magazine photo of Campanella removed from Baseball Magazine, signed across his chest in fountain pen.

In very good condition, with tape remnants and soiling to corners and borders. A desirable and uncommon large-format image signed prior to his tragic accident. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The exceedingly rare ‘Father of Modern Baseball’ 1032. Alexander Cartwright. Referred to as the ‘Father of Baseball,’ Cartwright (1820–1892) and his fellow New York Knickerbocker Ball Club members devised the modern rules of the game.

Partly-printed DS, filled out and signed in the body by Cartwright, “Alxr. J. Cartwright,” one page, 8 x 3, September 24, 1871. A receipt for a payment of $150 filled out entirely by Cartwright except for the recipient’s name at the bottom, “M. Paiko.” Beautifully signed in the first line

by Cartwright. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication holder. In fine condition. In 1849 Cartwright headed for California with the gold rush in mind, introducing baseball throughout the country during the journey. Failing to strike it rich, he decided to go to Hawaii, where he established his permanent residence and became active in various business endeavors. One of his business associates was Manuel Paiko, a Portuguese cattle rancher for whom Cartwright did bookkeeping work; he also helped settle Paiko’s estate after his death in 1890. Cartwright is one of the rarest autographs of any baseball Hall of Famer, and this is an ideal example in exceptional condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Impressive oversized sculpture presented to an American soccer pioneer 1033. John Farrell. Impressive and very detailed sculpture of a

young boy kicking a soccer ball, measuring 26˝ tall on a stunning green marble and wood base. Work is signed in the base, “Carher,” and is also stamped, “Made in Paris, France.” Black wooden base has a hand-engraved presentation plaque, which reads: “Presented to John B. Farrell by the Football Association of E.P.&D., in appreciation of his services to soccer.” In fine condition, with some minor dings and chips to bottom portion of wooden base, but not to the marble or artwork itself. A highly skilled player and an avid promoter of soccer in the United States, Farrell was presented with this beautiful sculpture in the late 1800s. He passed his passion for the sport down to his son, Henry C. Farrell, who went on to play for the 1924 US Olympic soccer team. This sculpture comes from the collection of Raleigh DeGeer Amyx, who received it from John B. Farrell’s great-granddaughter, Susan Farrell Beatrice. An expertly crafted and beautifully presented piece of sports history. Starting Bid $350

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1034. Enzo Ferrari.

Desirable bright yellow Ferrari brochure for the F1-86 Formula 1 race car, four fold-out pages, 6.5 x 9, signed on an interior panel in magenta ink by Enzo Ferrari, “Ferrari,” and in black felt tip by driver Michele Alboreto, “M. Alboreto.”

In fine condition, with light bends and creases, and Alboreto’s signature a couple shades light.

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Hank Greenberg. Original 1935 Diamond Stars #54 Hank Greenberg baseball card, 2.25 x 2.75, signed in black felt tip. In very good condition, with wear and creases to corner tips and some staining to edges on the reverse.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

1036. Duke Kahanamoku. Hawaiian swimmer and actor (1890– 1968) credited with spreading the sport of surfing. DS, signed “Duke P. Kahanamoku,” one page, 8.25 x 17, May 29, 1928. Standard artist’s contract between Kahanamoku and Samuel Goldwyn, Inc., in which he agrees to “render services…in the character of Jaffir, in the motion picture the working title of which is now ‘Production No. 17.’” Expected document wear and a few small edge tears, otherwise fine condition. Based on Joseph Conrad’s novel The Rescue, this film was ultimately released in 1929 under the same name. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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1037. Bobby Jones. Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Jones relaxing on a bench and wearing his traditional sweater vest, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Bob Heller, with best wishes, Bobby Jones.” Scattered creases, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

1038. Connie Mack. Vintage sepia matte-finish 8.5 x 11 portrait of Mack, signed in white ink.

Also signed in the lower border in pencil by the photographer, H. M. Wagner. In fine condition, with trivial creasing and cropping marks along evenly trimmed edges, and a uniform block of toning from previous display. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

1039. Rabbit Maranville. Hall of Fame

shortstop (1891–1954) who established many fielding records with his colorful play, including most lifetime putouts by a shortstop. Pencil signature, “‘yours in sports,’ Rabbit Maranville,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card bearing a typed collector’s notation. In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned gold Hall of Fame plaque card of Maranville.

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Mathewson seeks insurance for his 25-man roster, including the likes of fellow Hall of Famers Stengel, Marquard, and Bancroft 1040. Christy Mathewson. DS, signed “C. Mathewson,” one page, 7.75 x 7.25, no date by circa 1923–1925. Extraordinary document in which Mathewson, as president of the Boston Braves, submits a proposition for an insurance plan for the team’s players. He requests coverage for the seven months of the baseball season, splitting the roster into two sections, the first to insure his 15 starters for “Accident & Health, On and off field” at a rate of $1094.10, and the second to insure his backups for “Life & Limb, On and off field” at a rate of $291.90. He goes on to explain: “Item 1. 15 Men is on the basis of the first team line-up of 9 men plus 4 extra pitchers, 1 extra catcher and 1 extra utility fielder. Item 2. Is for 10 men on balance of 25 limit, who are not playing regularly. We suggest this form at lower rate for them, as in the event of accident you would not have as severe a loss as they do not play regularly. This is merely a suggestion. Any variations possible.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature) and expected document wear. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. The content and Mathewson’s post–retirement signature variation date this document to his time as president of the Boston Braves, a position in which he served from 1923 until his death in 1925. While the Braves teams during his tenure were largely unsuccessful, they featured some of the greatest players of the era, including Casey Stengel, Billy Southworth, Dave Bancroft, Jocko Conlan, and Rube Marquard, all of whom would have been covered by the insurance policy outlined in this document. This type of coverage would have been an important expenditure for the Braves ownership to protect their investment in the team, as Mathewson helped to oversee an increase in players’ salaries from a total of $80,000 in 1922 to over $200,000 in 1923. Of the five members of the first Hall of Fame class—Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner, his peers—Mathewson’s autograph is the rarest in any form. Starting Bid $1000

Highlighted by their fearless captain, Thurman Munson 1042. NY Yankees: 1973.

1041. John ‘Blood’ McNally. Hall of Fame football

player and coach (1903–1985) known for his eccentric antics on and off the field. DS, signed “John V. McNally,” two pages, 8.5 x 14, April 15, 1931. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company contract in which Frank McNally names his relative, John McNally, as the beneficiary. Signed at the conclusion in fountain pen by both parties. Feathering and brushing to ink in John McNally’s signature, otherwise fine condition.

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Official Reach American League (Cronin) baseball signed in blue and black ballpoint on the sweet spot and side panels by 21 members of the 1973 New York Yankees team, including: Thurman Munson, Fred Beene, Tom Buskey, Horace Clarke, Rick Dempsey, Pat Dobson, Wayne Granger, Mike Hegan, Ralph Houk, Sparky Lyle, Lindy McDaniel, Sam McDowell, George ‘Doc’ Medich, Gene Michael, Jerry Moses, Bobby Murcer, Dave Pagan, Fritz Peterson, Mel Stottlemyre, Otto Velez, and Roy White. Some signatures a shade or two light, light soiling, and Houk’s signature on the manufacturer’s stamp and traced over, otherwise fine condition.

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Gorgeous Yankees team-signed baseball from 1951— Mantle’s rookie year 1043. NY Yankees: 1951. Official Reach American League (Harridge) baseball signed in fountain pen on the sweet spot and side panels by 24 members of the 1951 New York Yankees team, including: Mickey Mantle, Bill Dickey, Phil Rizzuto, Johnny Mize, Joe Collins, Gene Woodling, Allie Reynolds, Vic Raschi, Cliff Mapes, Frank Crosetti, Ralph Houk, Bobby Brown, Jackie Jensen, Charlie Silvera, Jerry Coleman, Tom Morgan, Ed Lopat, Joe Ostroski, Tom Ferrill, Johnny Hopp, and Gil McDougald. Baseball also bears clubhouse signatures of Joe DiMaggio (ss) and Casey Stengel.

In fine condition, with mild toning, slight irregular ink adhesion to some signatures, and wear to the manufacturer’s stamp; an exceptionally clean baseball for the period. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. A superb example of this sought-after early Mantle autograph along with his teammates from the great mid-century Yankees dynasty. Starting Bid $200

1044. Satchel Paige. Glossy 8 x 9.75 photo of Paige in his St. Louis Browns uniform, signed vertically in black ballpoint. Trivial creasing and significant skipping to signature, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare pairing of the legendary college coaches 1045. Knute Rockne and Walter Meanwell. DS, one page,

11 x 8.5, 1926. A certificate from the Rockne-Meanwell School for Coaches, stating that “Mr. Wm. C. McLaughlin attended special courses in Football and Basketball At Notre Dame University, 1926 and satisfactorily passed examinations therein.” Signed at the conclusion in fountain pen by football coach Knute Rockne, “Knute Rockne,” and basketball coach Walter Meanwell, “W. E. Meanwell.” Heavy soiling and dampstaining (affecting portions of both signatures), and a small hole to the lower left corner, otherwise very good condition. An exceptional combination of sporting greats, with Rockne having been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 and Meanwell into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1956. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 246 | July 15, 2015 | SPORTS

Iconic image of the Great Bambino 1046. Babe Ruth. Superb pearl-finish 8 x 10 photo of

Ruth finishing a mighty swing, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To my good friend Judge Burke, Sincerely, Babe Ruth.” In very good to fine condition, with a few creases, tack holes to upper corners and border, and some trivial irregular adhesion to the inscription. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $500

Exceptionally rare 1927 Yankees ball with Ruth, Huggins, Shocker, Lazzeri, and Chesterfield 1047. Babe Ruth and 1927 Yankees. Official Reach American

League (Ban Johnson) baseball signed in ink on the sweet spot and side panels by an extraordinary assemblage of baseball legends, including: Babe Ruth (ss), Miller Huggins, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Urban Shocker, Tony Lazzeri, Frank Frisch, Waite Hoyt, Dutch Ruether, Bennie Bengough, Bob Shawkey, Roy Chesterfield, Virgil Davis, and one other. This baseball bears some of the rarest autographs from the most collectible team of all-time—in addition to the always-desirable Ruth on the sweet spot, Huggins and Shocker are especially rare; Chesterfield, Davis, and Ferrell are also practically never seen, since they were cut from the team during spring training. While he was not a member of the Yankees, Alexander is also quite difficult to find—he and Frisch both played for the St. Louis Cardinals, who defeated the Yankees during the 1926 World Series. The Yankees then matched up against the Cardinals for seven exhibition games during spring training in 1927, which must have been when these signatures were obtained.

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Rare pairing of Babe Ruth and Ted Williams

1048. Babe Ruth and Ted Williams.

Exceptional leatherbound autograph album, 6.25 x 4.25, signed inside by Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, and the 1946 Boston Red Sox team, highlighted by a rare single page signed in fountain pen, “Sincerely, Babe Ruth,” and signed and inscribed, “To ‘Dick,’ Best wishes to a nice kid, Ted Williams.” Also signed on two pages later in the book (one on both sides), by twenty-three members of the 1946 team, including: Joe Cronin, Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, Dave ‘Boo’ Ferriss, Mike Ryba, Johnny Lazor, Mickey Harris, George Metkovich, Rudy York, Rip Russell, Hal Wagner, Eddie McGah, Tex Hughson, Jim Bagby, Ernie Andres, Joe Dobson, Earl Johnson, Charlie Wagner, Randy Heflin, Tom Carey, Mace Brown, and trainer ‘Win’ Green. Other pages in the album are signed by friends and acquaintances of the original owner. Some scattered soiling and Williams’s signature apparently later traced over in pencil resulting in a deep unobtrusive impression, otherwise fine condition. Since Ruth and Williams played in different eras, the two great hitters are hardly ever found together on a single item, making this piece especially desirable. It is also a relatively early example of Williams’s autograph:1946 was his first season back home after spending three years as a naval aviator. He went on to win his first MVP award in the same year, leading his team—the other signatories found in this autograph book—to the World Series. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

1049. Hilton Smith and Willie Wells. Desirable pairing of two Hall of Fame Negro League ballplayers, including: a ballpoint signature, “Hilton Smith, Pitcher Monarchs,” on a lined 5 x 3 card; and a ballpoint signature, “Willie Wells Sr, Sorry to have kept you waiting, Best of Wishes and thank you,” on a lined 5 x 3 card. In overall fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 248 | July 15, 2015 | SPORTS

1050. Hack Wilson. Pencil signature, “Hack Wilson,” on an offwhite 3.5 x 1.75 slip affixed to a slightly larger card. In fine condition, with uniform toning and a light diagonal surface impression below the signature. A sought-after example of baseball’s RBI king. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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1053. Baseball Hall of Fame Executives and Managers MB $200

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1055. Baseball Hall of Famers

1056. Baseball: 500 Home Run Club

1057. Miguel Cabrera

1058. Fred Clarke

1059. Joe DiMaggio

1060. Joe DiMaggio

1061. Golfers

1062. Hank Greenberg

1063. Gil Hodges

1064. Ban Johnson

1065. Sandy Koufax

1066. Kenesaw M. Landis

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1067. Frank Leahy

1068. Mickey Mantle

1069. Mickey Mantle

1071. Minnesota Vikings: 1965 and 1970

1072. Willie Mosconi

1073. NY Yankees

1074. Mariano Rivera

1075. Jacob Ruppert and Ed Barrow

1076. Max Schmeling

1077. Clark Shaughnessy

1078. Arky Vaughan

1079. Ed Walsh

1080. Paul Waner

1081. Ted Williams

1082. Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio

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All bids are per lot unless otherwise announced. Live auction lots will be sold in their numbered sequence unless RR Auction directs otherwise. It is unlawful and illegal for Bidders to collude, pool, or agree with another Bidder to pay less than the fair value for lot(s).

For live auctions, RR Auction will have final discretion in the event that any dispute should arise between Bidders. RR Auction will

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

Payment: Subject to fulfillment of all of the Conditions of Sale set forth herein, upon the sooner of (1) the passing of title to the offered lot pursuant to these Conditions of Sale, or (2) possession of the offered lot by the Bidder, Bidder thereupon (a) assumes full risk and responsibility (including without limitation, liability for or damage to frames or glass covering prints, paintings, photos, or other works), and (b) will immediately pay the full purchase price or such part as RR Auction may require. In addition to other remedies available to RR Auction by law, RR Auction reserves the right to impose from the date of sale a late charge of 1.5% per month of the total purchase price if payment is not made in accordance with the conditions set forth herein. All property must be removed from RR Auction’s premises by the Bidder at his/her expense not later than thirty (30) business days following its sale and, if it is not so removed, RR Auction may send the purchased property to a public warehouse for the account, at the risk and expense of the Bidder.

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

All sales are strictly for cash in United States dollars (including U.S. currency, bank wire, cashier checks, eChecks, and bank money orders), and are subject to all reporting requirements.

All deliveries are subject to good funds; funds being received in RR Auction’s account before delivery of the Purchases; and all payments are subject to a clearing period. RR Auction reserves the right to determine if a check constitutes “good funds”: checks drawn on a U.S. bank are subject to a ten (10) calendar day hold, and ten (10) business days when drawn on an international bank.

Clients with pre-arranged credit status may receive immediate credit for payments via e-Check, personal or corporate checks.

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

If RR Auction refers any invoice to an attorney for collection, the Bidder agrees to pay attorney’s fees, court costs, and other collection costs incurred by RR Auction. If RR Auction assigns collection to its house counsel, such attorney’s time expended on the matter shall be compensated at a rate comparable to the hourly rate of independent attorneys.

RR Auction shall have a lien against the merchandise purchased by the Bidder to secure payment of the Auction invoice. RR Auction is further granted a lien and the right to retain possession of any other property of the Bidder then held by RR Auction or its affiliates to secure payment of any Auction invoice or any other amounts due RR Auction or affiliates from the Bidder. With respect to these lien rights, RR Auction shall have all the rights of a secured creditor, including but not limited to the right of sale.

In addition, with respect to payment of the Auction invoice(s), the Bidder waives any and all rights of offset he might otherwise have against RR Auction and the consignor of the merchandise included

on the invoice (the “Consignor”). If a Bidder owes RR Auction or its affiliates on any account, RR Auction and its affiliates shall have the right to offset such unpaid account by any credit balance due Bidder, and it may secure by possessory lien any unpaid amount by any of the Bidder’s property in their possession.

All checks, cashiers checks, bank checks, or money orders are payable to R&R Auction Company of Massachusetts, LLC. Delivery; Shipping; and Handling Charges: Bidder is liable for shipping and handling. RR Auction is unable to combine purchases from other auctions or affiliates into one package for shipping purposes. Lots won will be shipped in a commercially reasonable time after payment in good funds for the merchandise and the shipping fees is received or credit extended, except when third-party shipment occurs. Bidder agrees that service and handling charges related to shipping items which are not pre-paid may be charged to a credit card on file with RR Auction.

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

Title: Title shall not pass to the successful Bidder until all invoices are paid in full. It is the responsibility of the Bidder to provide adequate insurance coverage for the items once they have been delivered to a common carrier or third-party shipper.

Rights Reserved: RR Auction reserves the right to withdraw any lot before or at the time of the Auction, and/or to postpone the Auction of all or any lots or parts thereof, for any reason. RR Auction shall not be liable to any Bidder in the event of such withdrawal or postponement under any circumstances. RR Auction reserves the right to refuse to accept bids from anyone.

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

RR Auction’s Discretion: RR Auction shall determine opening bids and bidding increments.

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

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

Off-Site Bidding: Bidding by telephone, facsimile, online, or absentee bidding (advance written bids submitted by mail) are offered solely as a convenience and permitted subject to advance arrangements, avail-

ability, and RR Auction’s approval which shall be exercised at RR Auction’s sole discretion. Neither RR Auction nor its agents or employees shall be held liable for the failure to execute bids or for errors relating to any transmission or execution thereof. In order to be considered for off-site bidding in any manner, Bidders must comply with all of these Conditions of Sale and the terms contained on the Registration Form.

RR Auction’s Remedies: Failure of the Bidder to comply with any of these Conditions of Sale or the terms of the Registration Form is an event of default. In such event, RR Auction may, in addition to any other available remedies specifically including the right to hold the defaulting Bidder liable for the Purchase Price or to charge and collect from the defaulting Bidder’s credit or debit accounts as provided for elsewhere herein: (a) cancel the sale, retaining any payment made by the Bidder as damages (the Bidder understands and acknowledges that RR Auction will be substantially damaged should such default occur, and that damages under sub-part (a) are necessary to compensate RR Auction for such damages); (b) resell the property without reserve at public auction or privately; (c) charge the Bidder interest on the Purchase Price at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month or the highest allowable interest rate; (d) take any other action that RR Auction, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or appropriate to preserve and protect RR Auction’s rights and remedies. Should RR Auction resell the property, the original defaulting Bidder shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price and all costs and expenses associated there with, including but not limited to warehousing, sales-related expenses, reasonable attorney fees and court costs, commissions, incidental damages and any other charges due hereunder which were not collected or collectable. In the event that such Bidder is the successful Bidder on more than one lot and pays less than the purchase price for the total lots purchased, RR Auction shall apply the payment received to such lot or lots that RR Auction, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. If RR Auction does not exercise such discretion, the lots to which the payment shall be applied will be in descending order from the highest purchase price to the lowest. Any Bidder failing to comply with these Conditions of Sale shall be deemed to have granted RR Auction a security interest in, and RR Auction may retain as collateral such security for such Bidder’s obligations to RR Auction, any property in RR Auction’s possession owned by such Bidder. RR Auction shall have the benefit of all rights of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) as adopted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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

All descriptions, photographs, illustrations, and terminology including but not limited to words describing condition (including any condition reports requested by Bidder, see also Terminology), authorship, period, culture, source, origin, measurement, quality, rarity, provenance, importance, exhibition, and relevance, used in the Catalog, bill of sale, invoice, or anywhere else, represent a

good faith effort made by RR Auction to fairly represent the lots and property offered for sale as to origin, date, condition, and other information contained therein; they are statements of opinion only.

They are not representations or warranties and Bidder agrees and acknowledges that he or she shall not rely on them in determining whether or not to bid or for what price. Price estimates (which are determined well in advance of the Auction and are therefore subject to revision) and condition reports are provided solely as a convenience to Bidders and are not intended nor shall they be relied on by Bidders as statements, representations or warranties of actual value or predictions of final bid prices.

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

All lots sold by RR Auction are accompanied by an Auction Certificate (“AC”). On any lot presented with an AC issued by RR Auction, the certification is only as to its attribution to the person or entity described or to the lot’s usage and only as explicitly stated therein (the “Certification of Authenticity”), to the exclusion of any other warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to those pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code. The Certification of Authenticity inures only to the original Bidder (as shown in RR Auction’s records). Bidder may not transfer, assign, or otherwise convey the Certification of Authenticity, and such purported transfer, assignment, or conveyance shall be null and void. The Certification of Authenticity is valid from date of the Auction in which Bidder was awarded the lot (the “Auction Date”) until five (5) years after the Auction Date, without exception.

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

Limitation of Damages: In the event that RR Auction is prevented for any reason from delivering any property to Bidder, or Bidder is otherwise dissatisfied with the performance of RR Auction, the liability, if any, of RR Auction, shall be limited to, and shall not exceed, the amount actually paid for the property by Bidder. In no event shall RR Auction be liable for incidental, special, indirect, exemplary or consequential damages of any kind, including but not limited to loss of profits, value of investment or opportunity cost.

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

Bidder’s Remedies: Under no circumstance will RR Auction incur liability to a Bidder in excess of the purchase price actually paid.

This section sets forth the sole and exclusive remedies of Bidder in conformity with the Warranties and Limitation of Damages provisions of these Conditions of Sale, and is expressly in lieu of any other rights or remedies which might be available to Bidder by law.

The Bidder hereby accepts the benefit of the Consignor’s warranty of title and any other representations and warranties made by the Consignor for the Bidder’s benefit. In the event that Bidder demonstrates in writing, in the sole discretion of RR Auction, that there was a breach of the Consignor’s warranty of title concerning a lot purchased by Bidder, RR Auction shall make demand upon the Consignor to pay to Bidder the Purchase Price (including any premiums, taxes, or other amounts paid or due to RR Auction).

Should the Consignor not pay the Purchase Price to Bidder within thirty days after such demand, RR Auction shall disclose the identity of the Consignor to Bidder and assign to Bidder all of RR Auction’s rights against the Consignor with respect to such lot or property. Upon such disclosure and assignment, all responsibility and liability, if any, of RR Auction with respect to said lot or property shall automatically terminate. RR Auction shall be entitled to retain the premiums and other amounts paid to RR Auction - this remedy is as to the Consignor only. The rights and remedies provided herein are for the original Bidder only and they may not be assigned or relied upon by any transferee or assignee under any circumstances.

If Bidder wishes to challenge the AC within the period of the Certification of Authenticity, Bidder must present written evidence that the lot is not authentic as determined by a known expert in the field. If RR Auction agrees that the lot is not as represented, Bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be a refund of their purchase price, with no other costs, liabilities or amounts recoverable.

If RR Auction does not agree with the claim by Bidder, then the Parties shall follow the dispute resolution procedures of these Conditions of Sale.

Any such challenge concerning an AC or Certification of Authenticity must, without any exception, be brought within one (1) year of Bidder’s notice to RR Auction of Bidder’s contention that the lot was not authentic, or six (6) years from the Auction Date, whichever is sooner.

If the description of any lot in the Catalog is materially incorrect (e.g., gross cataloging error), the lot is returnable if returned within five (5) calendar days of receipt, and received by RR Auction no later than twenty-one (21) calendar days after the Auction Date. If there is any discrepancy between the description in the Catalog and the AC, then the description in the AC shall control. This paragraph shall constitute Bidder’s sole right with respect to the return of items, and no refunds shall be given for any items not returned to and received by RR Auction.

NO RETURN OR REFUND OF ANY AUCTION LOT WILL BE CONSIDERED EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE. RR Auction’s Additional Services: For Bidders who do not remove purchased property from RR Auction’s premises, RR Auction, in its sole discretion and solely as a service and accommodation to Bidders, may arrange to have purchased lots packed, insured and forwarded at the sole request, expense, and risk of Bidder. RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for acts or omissions in such packing or shipping by RR Auction or other packers and carriers, whether or not recommended by RR Auction. RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for damage to frames, glass or other breakable items. Where RR Auction arranges and bills for such services via invoice, RR Auction will include an administration charge.

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

Entire Agreement: These Conditions of Sale constitute the entire agreement between the parties together with the terms and conditions contained in the Registration Form. They may not be amended, modified or superseded except in a signed writing executed by all parties. No oral or written statement by anyone employed by RR Auction or acting as agent or representative of RR Auction may amend, modify, waive or supersede the terms herein unless such amendment, waiver or modification is contained in a writing signed by all parties.

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

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

The Parties agree that these Conditions of Sale, and any other related agreement(s) are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard for its conflict of laws principles. The Parties agree that any dispute related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale, or related to or arising out of any other related agreement(s) shall be submitted to confidential binding arbitration (the “Arbitration”) before a single Arbitrator of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”). The Parties agree that the Arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the commercial rules of the AAA. In the event that the Parties cannot agree on the selection of the Arbitrator, then the Arbitrator shall be selected by the AAA. The prevailing Party in the Arbitration shall be entitled to recover all of its related costs, whether before or after the formal institution of the Arbitration, including but not limited to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and, if RR Auction prevails, the Buyer’s Premium as defined in these Conditions of Sale. The Parties agree that Bidder shall have no right to recover consequential or indirect damages, or lost profits damages.

The Parties consent to the enforcement of the decision in the Arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act in either the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Except as provided in Bidder’s Remedies with regard to the Certification of Authenticity, any dispute, claim, cause of action related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale or any other agreement(s) between the Parties must be brought within one (1) year of the acts, omissions or circumstances giving rise to the alleged claim, without exceptions. This provision is intended as a full, complete and absolute release of any claims after one (1) year of such acts, omissions or circumstances. The Parties agree further that these waiver provisions are intended to be binding on all parties in the event of any dispute, specifically including but not limited to third party claims and cross-actions brought by either RR Auction or Bidder. These provisions are consideration for the execution of these Conditions of Sale.

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

Notwithstanding the foregoing, RR Auction may, in its sole discretion, enforce its rights pursuant to these Conditions of Sale in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts rather than in an Arbitration related to or arising out of any Auction of an item sold for less than $10,000. This right shall relate to the individual item price, such that RR Auction may, in its sole discretion, enforce its rights pursuant to these Conditions of Sale in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts rather than in an Arbitration for items that in the aggregate exceed $10,000. The prevailing Party in such a proceeding shall be entitled to recover all of its related costs, whether before or after the formal institution of the proceeding, including but not limited to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and, if RR Auction prevails, the Buyer’s Premium as defined in these Conditions of Sale. This right of enforcement is unique to RR Auction, and these Conditions of Sale are a waiver by the Bidder of any right to enforcement or adjudication outside of an Arbitration.

CONDUCT OF AUCTION Estimate Prices: In addition to descriptive information, each item in the Catalog sometimes includes a price range which reflects opinion as to the price expected at auction (the “Estimate Prices”). In other instances, Estimate Prices can be obtained by calling RR Auction at (603) 732-4280. The Estimate Prices are based upon various factors including prices recently paid at auction for comparable property, condition, rarity, quality, history and provenance. Estimate Prices are prepared well in advance of the sale and subject to revision.

Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or sales tax (see under separate heading).

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

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

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

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

Unsold Lots: If a lot does not reach the reserve, it is bought-in. In other words, it remains unsold and is returned to the Consignor. RR Auction has the right to sell certain unsold items after the close of the Auction.

Such lots shall be considered sold during the Auction and all these Terms and Conditions shall apply to such sales including but not limited to the Buyer’s Premium, return rights, and disclaimers.

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

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

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

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

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

Property is auctioned in consecutive numerical order, as it appears in the catalog. The auctioneer will accept bids from those present in the salesroom or absentee bidders participating by telephone, internet or by written bid left with RR Auction in advance of the auction. The auctioneer may also execute a bid on behalf of the con-

signor to protect the reserve, either by entering a bid in response to salesroom, telephone or absentee bids. Under no circumstances will the auctioneer place any bid on behalf of the consignor above the reserve. The auctioneer will not specifically identify bids placed on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve.

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

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

Acceptance of these Terms and Conditions qualifies Bidder as a client who has consented to be contacted by RR Auction in the future. In conformity with “do-not-call” regulations promulgated by the Federal or State regulatory agencies, participation by the Bidder is affirmative consent to being contacted at the phone number shown in his application and this consent shall remain in effect until it is revoked in writing. RR Auction may from time to time contact Bidder concerning sale, purchase, and auction opportunities available.

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

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