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1785 Potomack Company payroll document—with deductions for drunkenness and unequal compensation for a blacksmith named “Negro Joe”—boldly signed by George Washington

1. George Washington Document Signed for Potomac Company Payroll. Manuscript DS, signed “Go: Washington,” one page both sides, 6 x 15, September 26, 1785. Potomac Company payroll document for workers at Seneca Falls from August 20–September 3, 1785, overseen by John Ball and Thomas Boylan, listing the names of over fifty men along with their occupations and amount owed—three suffered pay deductions for being “Drunk.” Notably, a blacksmith by the name of “Negro Joe” received £3.2 for his 10 hours of work; by contrast, other employees who worked around 10 hours consistently earned over £10. Boldly endorsed on the reverse to order payment of £33.18.8 by George Washington, George Gilpin, and John Fitzgerald as directors of the Potomac Company. In fine condition, with complete separation along its central horizontal fold.

One of George Washington’s greatest interests in the period between the end of the Revolutionary War and the start of his presidency was the development of the picturesque Potomac River as a navigable inland transportation route. The

Potowmack Company, formed to accomplish this task using a series of locks and canals, was formed in 1785 and Washington was named the company’s president. The company’s 1785 charter provided ‘liberal wages’ for ‘any Number not exceeding one hundred good Hands with provisions and a reasonable Quantity of Spirits.’ These laborers led a difficult life, being required to remove a certain amount of rock and debris before receiving their rations of spirits—remuneration evident in the drunkenness of some of the laborers here listed.

With an eye toward the greater good of the nation, Washington’s ambitions surpassed those of the ordinary businessman—he believed that improved infrastructure would strengthen the fledgling United States, with the Potomac Canal forming a literal link from east to west and binding together territories in a ‘chain which could never be broken.’ The project was beset by constant difficulty: insufficient funding and constant legal trouble contributed to the company’s ineffectiveness and eventual failure. A significant document associated with a major early American infrastructure project. Starting Bid $1000

Boldly penned letter by George Washington from Mount Vernon, looking to recover a debt of

2. George Washington Autograph Letter Signed on Debt. ALS signed “G. W—n,” one page, 7 x 8.75, May 8, 1786. Boldly penned handwritten letter from Mount Vernon to his lawyer Thomas Smith, regarding the collection of a debt. In full: “Val’e Crawford died indebted to me—say One hundred pounds Virg’a Curr’y—more or less. Previously thereto, he wrote me the letter dated Jacobs Creek, May 6th 1774 and accompanied it with the Bill of Sale herewith transmitted dated May 8th 1774. Quære, Is this Bill now valid? Will it secure my debt?—This is all I want.—And can it be recovered without hazarding a defeat which may add cost without benefit? If these points should be determined in the affirmative, I would wish you to prosecute my claim so far as to secure my debt, but not otherwise.” Attractively mounted and framed within

a shadowbox alongside an antique hand-painted miniature portrait of Washington to an overall size of 18 x 14.75. In fine condition, with a short split to the lower horizontal fold.

In his diary entry for May 8, 1786, George Washington made note of his request for Thomas Smith’s assistance in recovering the debt. Smith was unable pursue this matter, so Washington secured Charles Simms’s services to look into the debt. According to the account with Valentine Crawford recorded in Washington’s ledgers, Crawford owed only £35.10 as of March 1775, which Washington’s clerk credits to Valentine Crawford ‘By settlement’ at an unspecified date. An interesting, neatly penned letter pertaining to Washington’s diverse business dealings. Starting Bid $1000

“One hundred pounds Virg’a Curr’y—more or less”

3. George Washington Letter Signed Planning

Attack on Manhattan (1780). Revolutionary War–dated LS signed “Go: Washingto[n],” one page, 8.25 x 7, November 22, 1780. Letter to Brig. Gen. Henry Knox concerning a planned attack on British posts in Manhattan, written in the hand of aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman, and signed at the conclusion by General George Washington. In full: “By twelve o’clock on Friday you will have ready all such pieces of your park as are most proper to annoy shipping and cover a body of troops across a River—A relief of Horses to accompany them will be desirable if they are to be had. Your usual punctuality assures me of the same in this instance.” Professionally restored to near very good condition, with paper loss to the right edge affecting the last letter of the signature, and fold separations and tears (two of which pass through the signature) reinforced by heavy archival silk-like material on both sides.

A draft of this letter is printed in The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources, 1745-1799 (Volume 20, September 6, 1780-December 20, 1780, p. 386, edited by John C. Fitzpatrick). While at his headquarters in Passaic, New Jersey, General George Washington hoped to make a final attack on British forces before his army’s retire-

ment to their winter encampment in New Windsor, New York. Realizing that a direct assault on their military headquarters in New York City would be disastrous, he instead made plans for a series of surprise attacks on British posts at Kingsbridge (the Bronx) and northern parts of Manhattan.

Brigadier General Henry Knox, along with General Anthony Wayne, Colonel Timothy Pickering, and others, were to lead a multi-pronged attack the night of Friday, November 24, crossing the Hudson River by boat under dark with a large regiment of troops mustered from the surrounding area, including West Point. Although the plan was set into motion, boats requisitioned, and troops summoned to their attack points, according to Colonel David Humphreys, who participated in the operation, it was aborted at the last minute due to, ‘the accidental intervention of some (British) vessels’ who unexpectedly sailed up the Hudson. By midday on the 24th Washington issued directions to the several commanders calling back their troops, and in the following days made his final arrangements for the Army’s winter encampment. Consignor notes that this was originally deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum. Starting Bid $1000

Gen. Washington coordinates a 1780 attack on British-held Manhattan: “By twelve o’clock on Friday you will have ready all such pieces of your park as are most proper to annoy shipping and cover a body of troops across a River”

Braintree could not have made a wiser Choice of Delegates to Convention, and We may now depend upon a wise decision from our Town. We can Scarcely hope to hear of the Result of the Massachusetts Convention, before We embark. March is the Month fixed for our Departure, and We hope to be home in May. Accept of my Thanks for the good News of my Sons. I almost envy them and you, the felicity of your Prospects. Clouds and Darkness hung over my head, at your time of Life, and soon afterwards the Sword of Damocles. The rising Generation have such Assistances in study at this day, which had no Existence thirty years ago, that the Life of a Lawyer is relieved from many of its Thorns.

May God bless you my dear sir and your young Companions in your virtuous and honourable Pursuits, and grant the Pleasure of seeing and assisting you, to your affectionate Uncle.” Addressed on the integral leaf by his daughter, Abigail: “Mr. William Cranch, Boston, Massachusetts.” In fine condition.

Adams writes from Grosvenor Square, where he lived after establishing the first American mission to the Court of St. James’s in 1785; often frustrated by a lack of news of progress from home, he took leave of the post to return to Massachusetts, where he arrived on June 17, 1788. Here he comments on the Massachusetts Ratifying Convention, which met in Boston from January 9–February 5, 1788 to discuss the adoption of the federal Constitution. At a town meeting on December 3rd, Braintree’s residents had elected two delegates to send to the Massachusetts ratification convention: Richard Cranch (the father of William Cranch) and Rev. Anthony Wibird, both of whom supported ratification. Massachusetts ratified the United States Constitution on February 6, 1788, by a vote of 187 to 168. In June, when New Hampshire came on board as the ninth state to ratify, the adoption of the Constitution was guaranteed. Starting Bid $1,000

4. John Adams Autograph Letter Signed on US Constitution. ALS, one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, January 23, 1788. Handwritten letter to his nephew, William Cranch, who was then studying law with Thomas Dawes of Boston. In full: “I am much obliged to you for your kind Letter of the 5. of December, and for a former one, and for the important Intelligence conveyed in both.

Adams looks forward to news of the Constitution’s ratification, “Braintree could not have made a wiser Choice of Delegates to Convention,” and reflects on his finals days as the first U.S. Minister to Great Britain

5. Abigail Adams Autograph Letter Signed (1787).

ALS signed “Your affectionate sister, Abigail Adams,” eight pages, 7.25 x 9.25, July 16, 1787. A lengthy handwritten letter to her older sister, Mary Smith Cranch, addressed from London, where her husband, John Adams, was serving as the first United States Minister to Great Britain. Abigail begins the letter with a quote from the poem ‘Against Fruition’ by Sir John Suckling: “If as the poet says, expectation makes the blessing sweet, your last Letter was peculiarly so, as you conjectured I was not a little anxious that neither Captain Barnard or Davis brought me a line. I was apprehensive that Something was the matter some imminent danger threatning some Friend, of which my Friends chose not to inform me untill thir fate was decided. I sent on board the Ship, the Solitary Box of meal was searchd throughout. What not one line, from my dear sister Cranch, she who has never before faild me, can it be possible, Uncle Smith did not as usual say in his Letter that all Friends were well. Dr Tufts for the first time omitted mentioning my children, that might be because they thought that they had written, thus was my mind agitated untill Captain Scotts arrival who brought me your kind Letter of May the 20th, but none from either of my Neices or Children those dear Lads do not write so often as I wish them to, because they have nothing more to say than that they are well, not considering how important that intelligence is to an affectionate parent. Mr. J Cranch wrote me soon after Barnard’s arrival and sent me an extract of a Letter from Miss B Palmer with a particular account of the performances in April at Cambridge, in which your son & mine bore a part. These Young Gentlemen are much indebted to her for her partiality, and the very flattering manner in which she describes them. I hope they will continue to deserve the esteem of all good judges and do honour to themselves and their Country. the account you give me of the Health of JQA, is no more than I expected to hear. I warnd him frequently before he left me, and have been writing him ever since. I hope he will take warning before it is too late. it gives me great satisfaction to learn that he has past through the university with so much reputation, and that his fellow Students are attached to him. I have never once regreeted the resolution he took of quitting Europe, and placing himself upon the Theatre of his own Country, where if his Life is spaired, I presume he will neither be an Idle or a useless Spectator. Heaven grant that he may not have more distressing scenes before him, and a Gloomier stage to tread than those on which his Father has acted for 12 years past, but the curtain rises

before him, and instead of peace waving her olive branch, or Liberty seated in a triumphal car or commerce Agriculture and plenty pouring forth their Stores, Sedition hisses Treason roars, Rebellion Nashes his Teeth. Mercy Suspends the justly merited blow, but justice Striks the Guilty victim. here may the Scene close and brighter prospects open before us in future. I hope the political machine will move with more safety and security this year than the last, and that the New Head may be endowed with wisdom sufficient to direct it. there are Some good Spokes in the Wheels, tho the Master workmen have been unskilfull in discarding some of the best, and chusing others not sufficiently Seasond, but the crooked & cross graind will soon break to pieces, tho this may do much mischief in the midst of a journey, and shatter the vehicle, yet an other year may repair the Damages, but to quit Allegory, or you will think I have been reading Johnny Bunyan. The conduct of a certain Gentleman is rather curious [James Warren]. I really think him an honest Man, but ambition is a very wild passion, and there are some Characters that never can be pleasd unless they have the intire direction of all publick affairs, and when they are unemployd, they are continually blaming those in office, and accusing them of Ignorance or incapacity, and Spreading allarms that the Country is ruined and undone, but put them into office, and it is more than probable they will persue the same conduct, which they had before condemned, but no Man is fit to be trusted who is not diffident of himself Such is the frailty of humane Nature, & so great a flatterer is Self Love, that it presents false appearences, & deceives it votaries.

The comedy writer has been drawing his own Character and an other Gentlemans I fancy. strange Man, would he act as well as he can write, he might have been an ornament to Society, but what signifies a Head, without a Heart, what is knowledge but an extensive power to do evil, without principal to direct and govern it? ‘unstable as water, thou shalt not excell’ I have often quoted to him [Genesis, 49:4]. I look upon him as a lost Man. I pity his folly, and am sorry he is making himself so conspicuous. I think Sir John Temple was the writer of the Letter from Newyork giving an account of the Play, Birds of a Feather [Royall Tyler’s The Contrast was reviewed in the New York Independent Journal on May 5th by the author, ‘Philo. Dramaticus,’ ostensibly Temple, who was in New York at the time serving as British consul general to the United States].

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Abigail Adams writes home from London to her sister, remarking on the recent visit of Thomas Jefferson’s daughter and Sally Hemings, and the hopeful plans of JQA

The House at Braintree which you mention I would not fail of having, & am sorry the dr did not bargan for it without waiting to hear from us. We have written him twice upon the subject, as to building we shall never be able to do that, if the dr should purchase it. I wish you would look it over and let us know what repairs are necessary. I shall not be able to write much by Captain Barnard, as we are prepairing for a long journey. I have been so very unwell through the Spring and winter that the dr Says a journey and change of air is absolutly necessary for me our intention is to visit Devenshire & to go as far as plimouth which is about 200 & 30 miles. as we take the Baby and a Nursery maid, Esther a footman & coachman we shall make a large calvacade and be absent a month or 5 weeks. Col Smith we do not expect back till September. we hear from him by every post. I am distrest for Sister Shaw & her children the disorder is of the most infectious Nature, and a House, linen, & every thing & person requires as much cleansing as with the Small pox, of which I fear people are not sufficently aware. When Mr Copley about a year & half ago lost two fine children with it, the doctors advised to these precautions, & gave large doses of the bark to the attendance. I think Sister Shaw would have done well to have sent both her children out of Haverhill. I pray Heaven preserve them— I did not get a line from her by either of the vessels. I have had with me for a fortnight a little daughter [Polly] of mr Jeffersons, who arrived here with a young Negro Girl [Sally Hemings] her Servant from Virginia. mr Jefferson wrote me some months ago that he expected them & desired me to receive them. I did so and was amply repaid for my trouble a finer child of her age I never saw, so mature an understanding, so womanly a behaviour and so much sensibility united is rarely to be met with. I grew so fond of her, & she was so attached to me, that when mr Jefferson sent for her, they were obliged to force the little creature away. She is but 8 years old. She would Set some times and discribe to me the parting with her Aunt who brought her up, the obligations she was under to her & the Love she had for her little cousins, till the Tears would stream down her cheeks, and now I had been her Friend and she loved me, her pappa would break her Heart by making her go again. she clung round me so that I could not help sheding a tear at parting with her. she was the favorite of every one in the House. I regreet that Such fine spirits must be spent in the walls of a convent. She is a beautifull Girl too, my little Boy grows finely and is as playfull as a Lamb, is the Healthest child I ever saw, and pretty enough. his Mamma I think looks the better for being a Nurse. he is very content with being twice a day supplied

by her, feeds the rest, and never misses being twice a day carried out to walk in the air when it is fair weather You see what a mere Grandmama I am that can fill up half a page in writing of the child. this I presume is commencment week. I dare say the young folks feel anxious. I dont know whether I should venture to be a hearer if I was in America I should have as many pertubations as the Speakers. I hope they will acquit themselves with honour. mr Adams desires me to tell cousin Cranch that any of his Books are at his service I believe we must send some of these Young Men to settle at Vermont. can they get their Bread in Massachussets? but the World is all before them, may providence be their Guide.

I send my dear sisters each a tea urn, which must prove comfortable in a hot summers day I have orderd them put up in a Box together and addrest to uncle Smith. the Heater, & the Iron which you put it in with, is to be packed in the Box by the Side of them. whilst your water is boiling, you heat the Iron & put it in to the little tin inclosure always minding that the water is first put in. this keeps it hot as long as you want to use it.— how are English Goods now? cheeper I suppose than I can buy them here, and India much lower, in the article of Spice could you credit it if I was to tell you that I give 2 pound Eleaven Shillings sterling pr pound for Nutmegs—and other Spice in proportion yet tis really so— I cannot write my Neices now, but hope my journey will furnish materials—my Love to them. who owns Germantown now, is mr Palmers family in any way of Buisness? how is miss payne, & where is she?— Mrs Parkers arrival will be an acquisitions to our American acquaintance. she appears an agreeable woman we have a General Stuart & Lady here Philadelphians, lately from Ireland. I knew him when I first came here. he went to Ireland and has been there with her two years, they spend the winter here. Mrs Gardner has never visited me untill yesterday, tho she has been here a Year concequently I have never Seen her, for it is an invariable rule with me to receive the first visit. I have formed a very agreeable acquaintance with a Sir George Stanton & Lady. I know not a warmer American. he cultivats their acquaintance, and is a very sensible learned Man. Lady Staunton is an amiable woman and we visit upon very social and Friendly terms. I must however add that Sir George is an Irishman by birth & I have invariably found in every Irish Gentleman, a Friend to America. it is an old observation that mutual Sufferings begets Friendships. Lady Effingham is just returnd to Town after an absence of a 12 Month. [For Catherine Howard, Countess of

“Heaven grant that he may not have more distressing scenes before him, and a Gloomier stage to tread than those on which his Father has acted for 12 years past”

Effingham] Her Ladyship drank tea with me on Sunday, & I Supd & spent the Evening with her the week after. She has traveld much in Russia Sweeden Denmark Holland France Ireland, and has a most Sprightly lively fancy: joind to a volubility of Tongue which united with good sense & a knowledge of the World renders her a pleasing companion, but She like all the rest of the English Ladies, with whom I have any acquaintance is destitute of that Softness & those feminine graces which appear so lovely in the females of America. I attribute this in a great measure to their constant intercourse at publick places. I will see how they are in the Country. I have been gratified however in finding that all Foreigners who have any acquaintance with American Ladies give the preference to them, but john Bull thinks nothing equal to himself and his Country; you would be Surprizd to see & hear the uncivil things Said against France, and all its productions I have never found so much illiberality in any Nation as this, but there are many Worthy & amiable Characters here whom I shall ever respect, and for whose Sakes this Country is preserved from total Ruin & destruction. but I am running on at a Strange rate. adieu my dear sister, remember me to my Worthy Mother Brothers & all my Nephews Neices & Neighbours, and believe me at all times your affectionate Sister.”

Adams adds an extended postscript below: “PS having sent you a Lamp, I now Send you something to Light it with the directions are with it. I have given these into the care of a mrs Wentworth who came here last Spring in persuit of an estate which I have no doubt belongs to her, but for want of Money She cannot come at it. [Mary Wentworth wrote to Adams on August 13th, just prior to sailing for the United States, to thank her ‘for all your Favours. Words Cannot Express the Sense I have of your Goodness to me: What an unhapy Destitute Creature I Should have bene, in my Disapointd, Preplexing Situation Without your Kind assistance: it is to you: By Gods premision I Shall owe, the Blessing of Seeing my Beloved Husband and Family again.’] She is a virtuous well behaved deserving woman. she has been I believe as much as a month at different times in my family, and can tell you more about us than perhaps 20 Letters. Dr. [Thomas] Bulfinch recommended her to us, when she came. I tried to get her some employ but could not succeed, and she is now obliged to return much poorer than when she came, and without any prospect of Success. when you go to Town, if you send for her to uncle Smiths, She will come and see you as I have desired her.— Inclosed you find a Louis d’or [Adams may have intended to scratch out this final sentence].” In fine condition.

This remarkable letter melds politics and family at the dawn of the American experiment. During this period, as the Constitutional Convention was ongoing in Philadelphia, several founders were abroad—namely John Adams in his role as Minister to Great Britain, and Thomas Jefferson as Minister to France. Abigail briefly alludes to the political situation at home, writing that she hopes “the political machine will move with more safety and security this year than the last.” As the

summer progressed, what began as a movement to strengthen the existing Articles of Confederation evolved into the development of an entirely new framework of government, and the United States Constitution was drafted.

Abigail Adams’ son, John Quincy Adams, had returned to the United States to finish his education, graduating second in his Harvard class in 1787. She rightly makes note of his academic success (“it gives me great satisfaction to learn that he has past through the university with so much reputation”) and recognizes his promise: “I presume he will neither be an Idle or a useless Spectator.” After establishing a successful career as an attorney in Boston, John Quincy Adams would launch his own political career, serving as an ambassador, senator, and secretary of state before becoming president in 1825.

Abigail goes on to mention her friendly visit with Thomas Jefferson’s daughter, Mary (known as ‘Polly’) who had sailed to Europe in the care of the enslaved Sally Hemings to join her father and older sister in Paris. Jefferson and Hemings first landed in England, where Abigail looked after them and developed a deep affection for the youngster, acknowledging her as “the favorite of every one in the House.” Sally Hemings’ arrival in Europe is particularly notable: as slavery was not legal in France, she worked as a paid servant. Most historians believe that it was during her 26 months in Paris that Thomas Jefferson began having intimate relations with Hemings. Their controversial relationship has been the subject of increased academic interest in recent decades, particularly with regard to the paternity of Hemings’ children.

Exceptionally long and filled with extraordinary content, this is one of the finest Abigail Adams letters we have ever encountered. Starting Bid $1,000

6. John Adams Signed Free Frank. Desirable freefranked address panel, 5.75 x 3.25, addressed and dated in another hand, “Quincy, Ma., May 10th, Honble. Judge Cranch, Alexandria, District of Columbia,” and franked by the elderly statesman, “J. Adams.” The reverse retains fragments of the letter to Cranch, penned in an unknown hand. In fine condition, with chipping to the edges. Judge William Cranch was Adams’s nephew, whom he appointed to a federal judgeship in 1801. Starting Bid $200

1803 Jefferson–Madison ship’s pass to the treacherous Mediterranean amidst the Barbary Wars

7. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Document Signed. Partlyprinted DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 19 x 15.5, November 30, 1803. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “Wm. Wildes master or commander of the Brig called Albatross… lying at present in the port of Boston bound for Mediterranean and laden with Fish.” Beautifully signed in the center by President Jefferson and countersigned by Secretary of State Madison. Doublematted and framed with portraits of both to an overall size of 25.5 x 30. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and several apparent repairs to reverse of some folds and separations, not affecting either signature, both of which are bright, crisp, and bold.

The Albatross was about to undertake a dangerous voyage; this document was issued amidst the First Barbary War, during which American vessels faced attacks from the Barbary pirates throughout the Mediterranean. The USS Philadelphia had been captured just a month earlier near Tripoli, where Captain William Bainbridge and his crew were captured and held hostage for nearly two years. Boasting choice signatures in this desirable four-language format, this is a spectacular example of a Jefferson-Madison document. Starting Bid $500

Rare American Philosophical Society membership

certificate, boldly signed by Thomas Jefferson and fellow patriot-intellectuals in 1792

Hutchinson, Robert Patterson, Samuel Magaw, Jonathan Williams. The certificate retains its pink ribbon with affixed white embossed seal of the society. Beautifully mounted, matted, and framed to an overall size of 29.5 x 25.5.

On the frame’s reverse is a window containing an ALS by Jonathan Williams, countersigned by James Hutchinson, one page both sides, 8.5 x 7.25, January 25, 1792, notifying de la Forest of his election as a member. In full: “We have the pleasure to inform you that on the 20th Inst. the American Philosophical Society added your name to their list of Members.—The principles of this Institution embrace all nations, and while the

Society endeavors to add their mite to the common cause of humanity, they fondly hope to experience from distinguished Characters of other places, Such communications as may tend to diffuse that philosophical Light, which so eminently shines in the Country you represent. Your certificate of membership will be made out as soon as possible, in the meantime we could not delay the pleasure we feel in making this communication.” In fine to very fine condition, with intersecting folds and exceptionally bold, ideal signatures.

The oldest extant learned society of its kind in the United States, the American Philosophical Society was founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin, for ‘prompting useful knowledge among British plantations in America.’ The Society’s first three presidents were Benjamin Franklin, David Rittenhouse, and Thomas Jefferson. Among its notable early members were Thomas Paine, George Washington, John Adams, John Marshall, James Madison, and others. Starting Bid $1000

8. Thomas Jefferson Signed American Philosophical Society Certificate. Beautiful partly-printed DS, signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 19 x 11.75, February 4, 1792. American Philosophical Society membership certificate issued to “Charles Mathurin de la Forest, Vice Consul General of France to the United States,” boldly signed at the conclusion by Thomas Jefferson, David Rittenhouse, John Ewing, William Smith, James

9. Thomas Jefferson Autograph Letter Signed with Free Frank on Monticello Lottery. ALS signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, March 2, 1826. Handwritten letter from Monticello to Thomas Shore, responding to an offer of assistance related to the crushing debt that Jefferson struggled under toward the end of his life. In 1817, the great statesman had turned the financial management of his estate over to his eldest grandson, Thomas Jefferson Randolph, who ultimately devised a lottery scheme as a fundraiser: the idea was to sell low-cost lottery tickets with land from Jefferson’s vast Monticello acreage as the prize. In February 1826, he successfully applied to Virginia’s General Assembly to hold a public lottery—however, the motion required that Jefferson sell the entire plantation, rather than bits and pieces, which meant that the entirety of Monticello would pass out of his family. Thomas Jefferson’s death on July 4, 1826, ended the lottery scheme, and left his estate encumbered with over $100,000 in debts and far fewer assets. His daughter, Martha Jefferson Randolph, retained Monticello until 1831, when she sold the property for $7,500.

In part: “I thank you, kind sir, for your very friendly letter of Feb. 22. it supposes in me claims on the attentions of my country to which I have no pretensions. I happened to be born in times which required, from all its citizens, every aid they could render, and gave full value to even the smallest which any could render. those within the reach of my faculties have been fully remunerated by the honors and compensations

which my fellow citizens have bestowed on me. A refusal of my late request would have been that of a favor only, not of a debt; and so I should have viewed it. the granting it has conferred on me a benefit which I shall ever be bound to acknolege [sic] with gratitude.

Disabled by age and ill health from all attention to my affairs, I committed the whole of them, some time since, to my grandson Th: J. Randolph. the management of the lottery with which I am indulged has been solely left to him; insomuch that its scheme and administration are equally unknown to me. the offer you have been so good as to make of services in your neighborhood, I immediately communicated to him, and whether the arrangements he has made will admit his availing himself of it, or not, it is too kind not to entitle you to my sincere thanks, which I accordingly pray you to accept. I well remember the two calls which your father was so kind as formerly to favor me with, and I have continued thro’ life to retain for him the most friendly…recollections. permit me to assure you that I feel your title to succeed to them, and that they are tendered with sincerity and truth.”

Addressed on the integral leaf in Jefferson’s hand to “Mr. Thomas Shore, Post Office, Petersburg, Va.,” and franked in the upper left, “free, Th: Jefferson.” In very good condition, with fold separations and seal-related paper loss inexpertly repaired with old tape. Starting Bid $2500

Beleaguered by debt and poor health, Thomas Jefferson entrusts a lottery for Monticello to his grandson: “Its scheme and administration are equally unknown to me”

10. James Madison Document Signed as President (1812). Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 10.5 x 15.25, March 10, 1812. Scallop-topped ship’s pass issued for the “Ship Rockingham of Portsmouth, Thomas Lunt, master or commander…mounted with no guns…To Pass with her Company, Passengers, Goods and Merchandize without any hinderance, seizure or molestation, the said Ship appearing by good testimony to belong to one or more of the Citizens of the United States.” Signed at the conclusion by James Madison as president and countersigned by Secretary of State Robert Smith. The original embossed seal remains affixed to the lower left corner. Archivally mounted and framed to an overall size of 18 x 22.75. In fine condition, with the signature a bit light in places. Starting Bid $200

11. James Monroe Document Signed as Secretary of State (1812). War-dated DS as secretary of state, signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 7.75 x 10, November 7, 1812. Message sent to John Dameron, “Commander of the Private armed Schooner Bona,” providing “Additional Instruction to the public and private armed vessels of the United States,” prohibiting them from interfering with “any British unarmed vessels bound to Sable Island and laden with supplies for the humane establishment at that place.” Signed boldly at the conclusion by Monroe. In fine condition, with scattered light foxing, and light mirroring to the signature ink. Starting Bid $200

12. James Monroe Document Signed as President. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14 x 9.25, December 30, 1822. President Madison grants Bowling Brown a tract of land containing “One hundred and Sixty Acres… at Jeffersonville.” Signed at the conclusion by President James Madison and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office John McLean. The white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains intact. In fine condition, with light soiling, and slight fading to the handwritten portions of the document. Starting Bid $200

by his uncle, Reverend John Shaw, reads, in small part: “I have just this moment shook hands with one Mr. Xenophon, that put out a book once, consarning history. I have finished four books, and shall therefore have nothing more to do with him here. I got through the first book of the Iliad, three or four days, after you left us, and shall attempt the second, tomorrow... On Wednesday the 15th: day of February, of the current year 1786, do you William Cranch, between the hours of 8

and 10, in the Evening, write me a Letter, in which you will in a rational, Philosiphical, and Mathematical, (ay and a Logical) manner, prove that the green ends of asparagus, were designed by Nature, to be eat by man; and mind, upon what foundation your System shall stand, for as I mean to oppose it, with all the zeal, that the importance of the matter requires; I shall take every possible advantage, to support my plan: which is that the white ends were designed by nature for the food of man. However if you are of my opinion, I would not force you to maintain the Contrary; because I always stand up for Liberty of Conscience, and I exhort you, in the discussion of this Question, to be cool; because, violence never can do good to any System, upon a contested point. I might enlarge upon this subject, but will wait for your answer, first.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $1,000

13. John Quincy Adams ALS as an 18-year-old Student at Harvard University. Very early ALS signed “JQA,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.75, February 6, 1786. Handwritten letter from 18-year-old John Quincy Adams to his cousin, William Cranch, both on leave from their studies at Harvard University. The letter, addressed from Haverhill, where Adams was being tutored in Latin and Greek

“I always stand up for Liberty of Conscience”— the 18-year-old John Quincy Adams philosophizes on vegetables, asking for proof that “the green ends of asparagus, were designed by Nature, to be eat by man”

Declaration Signers

14. Samuel Adams Document Signed. Manuscript DS, one page, 8.25 x 13, May 26, 1796. As governor of Massachusetts, Samuel Adams declares “that Edward Pulling esq’r is a Justice of the Peace, and that Edward Pulling & Isaac Osgood esq’rs are Justices of the Peace & Quorum, and Edward Norris is a Notary Public, all within and for the County of Essex.” Signed in the upper left by Samuel Adams and countersigned at the conclusion by John Avery as secretary. The white paper seal embossed with the Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts affixed to the upper left remains intact. Handsomely mounted, matted, and framed alongside an engraved portrait to an overall size of 23.5 x 19.5. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $300

Spalding’s

15. Declaration of Independence and Constitution Book (1865) with 13th Amendment. Rare first edition containing the first appearance of the 13th Amendment in book form: The Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States. First edition. NY: R. Spalding, 1865. Hardcover bound in original brown cloth with gilt-stamped title, 5.75 x 8.75, 86 pages. This desirable Civil War–era edition features the text of the Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution, including the recently passed 13th Amendment abolishing slavery. Book condition: G+/None, with the front joint split and cover barely attached, title page partially detached, and edgewear; an otherwise clean volume. Starting Bid $200

1865 edition of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States, with the first appearance of the 13th Amendment in book form

16. Benjamin Franklin Document

Signed (1764) - Approving Funds for the Commissioners for Indian Affairs. Manuscript DS, signed “Signed by the Order of the House, B. Franklin, Speaker,” six pages, 7.5 x 12.5, September 22, 1764. A supplement to the act entitled “An Act for granting to His Majesty the Sum of Twenty Four Thousand pounds for the Defense and Protection of this province and for other purposes herein mentioned,” which is signed neatly at the conclusion by Benjamin Franklin as Speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly, and countersigned on the first page by John Penn as Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania.

The document reads, in part: “Whereas by an Act of Assembly passed in the third year of His Majesty’s reign [entitled above]…the Commissioners for Indian Affairs are enjoined and required...to sell, dispose of, and convert into Money all and every Part of the Goods, Wares and Merchandize...purchased with certain Monies borrowed by Virtue of another Act of General Assembly of this Province from the Trustees of the General Loan Office, or otherwise howsoever in their Possession as Commissioners for Indian Affairs: And that the Said Commissioners should...pay into the Hands of the Provincial Treasurer all Such Monies as Should arise from the Sale of the Said Goods, Wares and Merchandize, together with all such other Money as should be in their Hands belonging to the Said Indian Trade by any Ways or Means...Therefore Be it enacted by the Honourable John Penn... That the Said Commissioners for Indian Affairs shall have full Power and Authority, and they are hereby required to exercise their best Discretion in selling, disposing of and converting into Money all Such Goods, Wares and Merchandize...remaining in their Hands, Custody or Power as Commissioners for Indian Affairs, to the greatest Advantage and Benefit of this Province.” The document has been professionally affixed inside a custom-made leatherbound presentation folder, which also contains the document’s original embossed seal with faded red ribbon. In very good to fine condition, with light staining, professional repairs to small areas of paper loss, and expert silking to reinforce both sides of each page. Starting Bid $1000

As speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly, Benjamin Franklin urges the Commissioners for Indian Affairs to convert goods into money

Rare Parisian large-paper edition of Benjamin Franklin’s The Way to Wealth

17. Benjamin Franklin First Edition Book: The Way to Wealth. Rare bilingual edition of Benjamin Franklin’s famous book of aphorisms: The Way to Wealth, or Poor Richard Improved; La science du Bonhomme, Richard, ou moyen facile de payer les impôts. First edition thus. Paris: Printed for Ant. Aug. Renouard, 1795. Hardcover bound in polished blue calf with gilt-stamped spine in compartments and marbled endpapers, 4.5 x 7.25, 181 pages. This scarce large-paper printing of Franklin’s popular work features an engraved handsome frontispiece portrait of the author by Alexandre Tardieu after Duplessis. This edition also includes Franklin’s private letter to Madame Passy, along with “Dialogue entre la goutte et Franklin,” the poem “Le Sage et la goutte,” and the essay “Quelques mots sur l’Amérique, avis à ceux qui voudroient aller s’établir dans cette contrée.” Franklin’s epitaph appears in both French and English. Book condition: VG+/None, with some edgewear and rubbing to boards. A handsome volume attesting to Franklin’s enduring popularity in France, where he had served as US Minister from 1779 to 1785.

Starting Bid $300

18. Elbridge Gerry Autograph Letter

Signed (1801). Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts (1744–1814) who later served as vice president under James Madison. His name entered the language as a result of his support of politically advantageous redistricting, which became known as ‘gerrymandering.’ ALS signed “E. Gerry,” one page, 7.25 x 9.25, June 13, 1801. Handwritten letter to Reverend Jenks, a recent Harvard graduate who at the time was working as a private tutor to Gerry’s children, in part: “Pray inform our lovely pets, that if they knew how much pleasure & gratification they have given us, by their good conduct & attention to yourself Mr. Skinner, & their other instruction, they would expect themselves to continue to merit your appreciation. We are delighted with Mr. Lee’s success; he will be the bearer of this, & give you the information.” In fine condition, with multiple intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200

“Pray inform our lovely pets,” writes Gerry to his children’s tutor, “they would expect themselves to continue to merit your appreciation”

19.

handwritten letter,

writes his first letter from Philadelphia to his wife Dolly, starting the letter on March 10th and finishing on the 11th. In part: “My Detention at the Ferry & the badness of the Roads prevented my arriving here untill Friday Evening…We have an abundance of lies. The current report is that General Howe is bent on coming here, another report is that the Mercht’s at New York are packing their goods & putting them on board ships & that the troops are going away, neither of which do I believe…

I have been exceedingly busy, since I have been here, tho’ have not yet made a Congress, are waiting for the South Carolina gentleman…I hope you will be able to pack up all your things quickly & have them on the way & that you will soon follow…I do not imagine there is any danger of smallpox on the Road. Wilmington is the most dangerous, but go on to Chester.”

Hancock adds below: “Doctor Bond call’d on me…He will inoculate the child as soon as it comes. Mrs. Washington got here on Saturday. I went to see her. She told me she Drank tea with you.” In fine condition, with archival tape reinforcement to the central horizontal fold on the back of the last page. Hancock letters to his beloved wife Dolly rarely appear at auction, with this representing one of the best that we have ever seen. Starting Bid $2500

John Hancock Autograph Letter Signed to Wife from Continental Congress (1777). Revolutionary Wardated ALS from John Hancock, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 13.5, March 10 and 11, 1777. In late February 1776, Hancock returned to Philadelphia to fulfill his duties as President of the Continental Congress. In this heartfelt

he

Hancock writes to his wife Dolly from the Continental Congress in 1777, discussing the state of the war, the health of his family, and the arrival of Martha Washington

Uncommon war-dated ship’s register signed by Governor John Hancock for the Brig Mary “built at Ipswich”

20. John Hancock Document Signed as Governor (1781). Revolutionary War-dated partly-printed DS as Governor of Massachusetts, one page, 8 x 13.25, June 27, 1781. Ship’s register approved by Hancock, which states: “Isaac Howland of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol & commonwealth afores’d Merchant—maketh Oath that the Brig Mary whereof John Perkings is at present Master…was built at Ipswich, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty nine as appears by a former Register now cancelled— And that the s’d Isaac Howland, Samuel Proctor, Benj’in Church, Obed Nye, Ebenezer Allen & Seth Tobey…are at present Owners thereof; and that no Subject of the King of Great-Britain, directly or indirectly hath any Share, Part or Interest therein.” Signed neatly below the original paper seal in the upper left corner by John Hancock and countersigned below by John Avery as secretary. In very good to fine condition, with light toning, small areas of paper loss, and some archival repairs on the reverse. Starting Bid $1000

Massachusetts document from 1783 signed by Governor John Hancock

21. John Hancock Document Signed

(1783). Manuscript DS, three pages, 7.75 x 12.5, March 6, 1783. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock names a member to the Scarborough Court of Common Pleas, in part: “It is provided that the Governor by Advice of Council shall appoint Civil Officers…there shall be held and kept within each County…a Court of Common Pleas by four substantial discreet and learned Persons…they or any three of them shall be a Court and have Cognizance of Civil Actions of the Value of more than forty shillings…I therefore reposing special Trust and Confidence in the Loyalty Prudence and Ability of William Thompson Esq….[appoint him] one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas.” Signed prominently at the conclusion by John Hancock, and countersigned John Avery as secretary. The first page retains the original embossed paper seal. In very good to fine condition, with scattered staining, small areas of paper loss, and overall silking for reinforcement. Starting Bid $500

22. John Hancock Document Signed .

Partly-printed DS, one page, 16 x 12.75, March 25, 1789. As governor of Massachusetts, John Hancock appoints Samuel Gulliver as “Ensign of a Company in the Sixth Regiment and first Division of the militia of this Commonwealth, comprehending the County of Suffolk.” Neatly signed on the left side by John Hancock, and countersigned by John Avery as secretary. Endorsed on the reverse by Jacob Gill as lieutenant colonel. The official seal affixed to the upper left is intact. In very good to fine condition, with professional restoration to fold splits and small areas of paper loss. Starting Bid $500

Governor Hancock commissions an ensign in the “militia of this Commonwealth”

23. John Hancock and Samuel Adams Document

Signed for Boston Liquor License. Manuscript DS in the hand of Samuel Adams, signed “John Hancock” and “Samuel Adams,” and also signed by more than 50 others, three pages on two sheets slightly trimmed to 7.25 x 12, July 12, 1773. A petition for the granting of a liquor license. In part: “George Fetcham of said Boston...having spent the most of this Days in hard but honest Labor, is now by Reason of Age and Infirmity, become unable any longer to work at the Business of a Shipwright, to which he was brought up in this Town. But being still desirous of doing all in his Power for a comfortable Support, without being burdensome to others, he has with great pains & frugality erected a very small building, convenient for him to keep a Ship for the Sale of a few of the necessary Articles of Life to the Neighborhood. And as it is convenient also for the sale of Spiritous Liquors by Retail to the Boatmen and others at the Wharves he therefore prays that he may have a License granted to him to sell such Liquors by Retail at the said Shop in Purchase Street.” In addition to Hancock and Adams, other prominent signers include Thomas Urann, Daniel Ingersoll, and Samuel Sloper (all participants in the Boston Tea Party in the following December), Oliver Wendell (judge and grandfather of poet Oliver Wendell Holmes), and

Sam Hodgdon (later appointed by Washington as the first U.S. Quartermaster General). In fine condition, with archival tape reinforcements along the inner hinge and fold splits. A scarce and historic combination of two fabled statesmen, with interesting content from an important period in American history. Starting Bid $1000

John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and fifty other prominent Bostonians endorse a 1773 petition for the sale of “Spiritous Liquors by Retail to the Boatmen and others at the Wharves”

Benedict Arnold enters the lumber trade upon his return to North America—a desirable handwritten letter detailing his bad business deals

24. Benedict Arnold Autograph Letter Signed

on Lumber Trade. ALS signed “B. Arnold,” one page both sides, 7 x 8.5, February 1, 1788. Handwritten letter by Benedict Arnold discussing his New Brunswick lumber trade with the United States and the misuse of his name as debt security. In part:

“In the Spring of 1786, Capt. Abiather Camp was Employed by me to barter some provisions in the States for Lumber, and to agree for a quantity of Lumber to be paid for in Goods. He went to Machias, where contrary to my Instructions he trusted his Goods, (which have never been paid for) and Contracted in his Own Name to Deliver Sails & Cordage, Anchors etc. for a vessel, and receive Lumber in payment, in expectation that I would furnish the Goods, but as, on his return I had not the Goods he Applied to Mesr. McGeorge & Co. to furnish the

Articles & take Lumber in payment, as the People with whom the Contract was made, were strangers to him, they wished me to be Security, which I offered to do provided they would give me a Commission…which they declined, & delivered the Goods to Capt. Camp…They in my Absence pretended to Mr. Hervey that, I had obligated myself for the payment of the Debt and to prevent a Suit Mr. Hervey was induced to draw a Bill on me for the Amt. of their Demand, which has been returned Protected for which they have now sued him.” A late 19th-century presentation inscription is written along the bottom in another hand. Handsomely double-matted and framed with an engraved portrait (featuring a facsimile signature) to an overall size of 17.75 x 13.5, with a window in the backing for viewing the reverse. In fine condition. Starting Bid $1000

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Document Signed. One of the most well-known traitors in history, Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) was a successful general from Connecticut during the Revolutionary War, up until he switched sides and got caught trying to help the British in 1780. Revolutionary War-dated manuscript DS, signed “Accepted, B. Arnold,” one page, 5.25 x 2.75, June 13, 1775. Receipt regarding the purchase of planks, in part: “Received twenty five Hundred feete Board.” Signed at the bottom by Benedict Arnold and countersigned by Collin McKenzie. Document has been professionally inlaid to a 6.5 x 4.5 light green sheet. In very good condition, with irregular staining and toning.

Events in Arnold’s life this same month offered some foreshadowing of his treacherous ways to come. The same month he signed this receipt, Arnold—annoyed that officials with the Massachusetts Congress, which commissioned him, had not reimbursed his expenses nor paid his men—threatened to return several captured crafts to the British. Reports from the incident noted that Arnold and his men appeared to have ‘their own interest more at heart than the public good.’ Any further incident was averted, but those involved the matter later questioned whether the general’s ‘unaccountable pride’ would some day lead him ‘to sacrifice the true interest of the country’—a question answered five years later. Starting Bid $300

Benedict Arnold

The traitorous Benedict Arnold approves the purchase of the planks in June 1775— the same month he revealed his true nature by threatening to return captured vessels to the British

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signed “Jos. Brant,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9.25, January 13, 1785. Handwritten letter to Matthew Visscher, written from Cataraqui, Ontario. In part: “I hope this letter will find you in good state of health and hope you will be able to answer me this, without any delay & be agreeable your promise to me…I have nothing any Particular to inform you concerning the Publick affairs because I live alone here I been away from the five nations very near three months…I was as far as Quebec my way to England but hearing there that Capt. Aaron Hill a Mohock chief was detained & kept as a hostage by the commissioners of Congress, which alarmed

me, made me turn back from there to this place & shall winter myself here. I have wrote letters to His Excellency Governor Clinton & to my friend Major Peter Schuyler the time I left at Niagara, I had no answer, neither of them since, so in short I am at present in the dark to many points of business. Even I had no true account the manner Capt. Hill is kept—& where he is I don’t know. The conclusion of that council at Fort Stanwix by the commissioners I have had no account at all, therefore I hope you will please to explain me some of the heads of that council…I intend to be at Montreal the 10th of February I think it would not be of miss if one of you should be there the same time to talk over of those agreements made at our meeting at Fort Stanwix if it should be so I think it would be for the interest of both parties…I wish Major Peter Schuyler should be the person that would meet me at Montreal.” In fine condition, with a few short edge splits. Read more online at www.RRAuction.com. Starting Bid $500

26. Joseph Brant Autograph Letter Signed on Treaty and Hostage. Mohawk military and political leader (1743–1807) who aligned the Iroquois League with Great Britain during the American Revolution. After the war, he secured a land grant in Canada to replace what they had lost in New York; Chief Brant relocated with many of his people to Upper Canada to the area which is

Nations Reserve. ALS

Significant handwritten letter by Iroquois leader Joseph Brant after the Treaty of Stanwix, seeking news of a Mohawk delegate held hostage by the Americans

27. John Burgoyne Autograph Letter Signed. Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “J. Burgoyne,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9.25, Kilmainham, April 19, 1783. Handwritten letter to the Duke of Portland upon his becoming prime minister. In part: “Your first hurry over, I can no longer refuse myself the pleasure of assuring you of the congratulations of a heart devoted to you & your cause. I should shair [sic] my candour to a very absurd extent, if I suffered myself to doubt the dislike with which the accession of your Grace & your great friends to your present situations has been received...the fact is every thing has been said & done by a Party here to deprecate & misrepresent the Coalition, & I apprehend every thing will continue to be done by the same party to excite anew the jealousy & capricious intemperance to which you know this Country prone.” In fine condition, with minor loss to the lower right corner of the last page.

Portland had become prime minister of the coalition government on April 2, just a couple weeks before receiving this letter from Burgoyne, who was serving as commander-in-chief in Ireland and a privy councillor. Known as the ‘Fox-North Coalition,’ this unsuccessful government was terminated by the king within the year, appointing William Pitt the Younger as Portland’s replacement. Upon this dismissal of his powerful friends, Burgoyne withdrew into private life. Starting Bid $300

28. John Glover Signature. American fisherman, merchant, and military leader from Marblehead, Massachusetts (1732-1797) who served as a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Rare ink signature, “John Glover, B. General,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.75 slip clipped from a letter and affixed to a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition, with a light paperclip impression to the bottom edge. Starting Bid $200

Burgoyne congratulates the controversial new prime minister in 1783, assuring him of “a heart devoted to you & your cause”

President Washington ensures pensions for wounded soldiers of the Revolution

29. Henry Knox Letter Signed as Secretary of War (1789). LS signed “H. Knox, Secretary of War,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 12.5, October 19, 1789. Important letter to New York Governor George Clinton, in part: “I am directed by the President of the United States to request… an exact List…of all the Military Invalids to whom pensions have been granted and paid by the State of New York in pursuance of the resolves of the late Congress of the United States…I have also to request…a return to be made out of the Officers widows or orphans (if any) who have received from the State of New York the seven years half pay.” In fine condition, with minor loss to the bottom edge of the first page, and tape reinforcement to the inner hinge. Starting Bid $200

Lafayette enrolls a soldier in the National Guard at the start of the French Revolution

30. Marquis de Lafayette Document

Signed (1790). Revolution-dated partlyprinted vellum DS in French, signed “Lafayette,” one page, 12 x 9.25, March 25, 1790. A military document headed (translated) “Volunteers of the Parisian National Guard, Infantry,” issued for the “2nd Division, 10th Battalion, 1st Company,” which reads, in part: “We have signed below and certify that Mr. Charles Georges Dumesnil… is engaged on the 15th of August in the 1st Company of the 10th Battalion of the Second Division of the National Guard of Paris.” Signed in the lower border by the Marquis de Lafayette and countersigned by several other officers. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and overall creasing. Starting Bid $200

31. Henry Laurens Document Signed. Important South Carolina statesman (1724–1792) who served in the Continental Congress. Revolutionary War–era partly-printed DS, one page, 12 x 8, no date but circa 1777–1778. Unissued Congressional military appointment used in raising forces “for the Defence of American Liberty, and for repelling every hostile Invasion thereof.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Henry Laurens as president of the Continental Congress, and countersigned by Charles Thomson as secretary. Matted and framed with an engraving (with facsimile signature) by Goodspeed’s Book Shop to an overall size of 24.25 x 14.75. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

32. Massachusetts Bay Currency (15 Shillings, 1775).

Encapsulated and graded by PMG Very Fine 20 NET (hole cancelled, contemporaneously sewn at center, splits). Engraved note for the soldier-use currency, 6.5 x 3.25, with text at the top reading, “Colony of the Massachusetts Bay.} [No. 4331] May 25 1775,” with the date and year enclosed in dark circles. The remaining engraved text reads: “The possessor of this Note shall be intitled [sic] to receive out of the Publick Treasury of this Colony the Sum of Ten Shillings lawfull Money on the twenty fifth day of May A.D. 1776 with Interest at the Rate of Six pr ct. P Annum; and this Note shall be received in all payments at the Treasury, at any time after the date hereof for the principal sum without Interest, if so paid before the said 25th day of May A.D. 1776.” Signed in ink by Henry Gardner as receiver general, and countersigned by Thomas Plympton. Starting Bid $200

As president of the Continental Congress, Laurens calls “for the Defence of American Liberty”

Thomas. Desirable original bookplate engraved by Paul Revere for Isaiah Thomas, 2.75 x 3.25, featuring a heavily decorated Chippendale-style border with mantling, leaves and flowers surrounding a crest. Central is a dark cross with four crescent moons. At the helm of the cross is a bust of an animal looking left, perhaps a hind or deer, wearing a collar. At the bottom is a ribbon scroll reading “Nec Elatus Nec Dejectus” with “Isaiah Thomas” in script below; text at the top reads “No [ ].” In fine condition, with trimmed edges. Starting Bid $200

Later print from the original copper-plate impression of an engraving originally made by Paul Revere circa 1762, featuring an image area of 7.75 x 5.75 on an off-white 10 x 9.5 sheet. This form was designed to be executed for the British troops for persons to be enlisted as a Montross (a soldier next in rank below the artillery gunner) for His Majesty’s North Battery at Boston. The detailed image shows the buildings and fortifications of the North Battery, with Boston’s North End in the background. Only one original fully executed used form is known to exist, being part of the American Antiquarian Society’s collection; the engraved copper plate itself is in the collection of the Massachusetts Historical Society. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

35. Paul Revere

David Greene. Fantastic original bookplate engraved by Paul Revere for David Greene, 3 x 3.75, featuring a heavily decorated Chippendale-style border with mantling, leaves and flowers surrounding a crest. The crest’s imagery features three bucks facing left, with the bust of a buck with a full set of antlers at the helm. The ribbon scroll beneath reads “Nec Timeo Nec Sperno” and beneath that, the name “David Greene” with swirls and flourishes surrounding his name. The artist’s name, “Revere Scl,” appears in small script in the lower right. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

33. Paul Revere Engraved Bookplate for Isaiah

34. Paul Revere Engraved Certificate Restrike.

Engraved Bookplate for

in Boston on

for

of

Stamp Act,” featuring an image area of 13.25 x 9.25 on an off-white 18.75 x 13.25 sheet. In 1766, Paul Revere designed an obelisk to be erected under the ‘Liberty Tree’ in Boston to celebrate the repeal of the Stamp Act, the principal incitement to rebellion in the American Colonies. Revere engraved a copper-plate for printing with the text and images of the obelisk, which were mainly common motifs of the culture of the American colonies. The figure of ‘Liberty’ appears twice in the image: in the left panel as a ‘Winged Woman’ holding her Staff with the Liberty Cap on top, and also in the right panel as a ‘Maiden’ in contemporary dress with her Staff and Liberty Cap, accompanied by Britannia, and also by America represented in several panels as a classic Indian Maiden. In fine condition, with intersecting folds.

This print is well documented in the reference, Paul Revere’s Engravings, by Clarence Brigham, published by the American Antiquarian Society. Brigham states: ‘In 1881 two Boston antiquarians, R.D. Child and A.O. Crane, discovered the (Paul Revere engraved copper- plate) plate in Connecticut, and issued a facsimile reproduction. This was published, as they state in their circular, in three forms… Child was Richard D. Child who liked antiquarian matters, and Crane was Albert O. Crane who conducted an art and bric-a-brac store on Washington Street, was especially interested in Revere, and often helped Mr. Goss in preparing the Revere biography. The publishers, in issuing their facsimile, omitted the defects, although they retained the reversed letters on the left margin. The Antiquarian Society has examples of all the restrikes.’ Starting Bid $200

37. Paul Revere (3) Woodcut Engravings in 1772 Nathaniel Ames Almanac. Three woodcut engravings by Paul Revere within “An Astronomical Diary; or, Almanack For the Year of our Lord Christ 1772” by Nathaniel Ames. The 14-page almanac measures 4 x 6.5, and contains three original woodcuts by the legendary Paul Revere, depicting Emma Leach on the front cover; John Dickinson, “Patriotic American Farmer” (page 4); and British historian Catherine M’Caulay (page 7). Signed in ink by Nathaniel Ames on the third page, following his introductory remarks. In good to very good condition, with a fragile binding (pages partially separated, and lacking the last five leaves), edgewear, ink notations to the woodcut on the front, and some light staining and soiling. Starting Bid $200

36. Paul Revere ‘Liberty-Tree Obelisk’ Engraving Restrike (1881). Historic 1881 facsimile reproduction of Paul Revere’s 1766 engraving entitled “View of the Obelisk Erected under LibertyTree

the Rejoicings

the Repeal

the

Stunning teaspoon

by patriot silversmith Paul Revere

Remembered for his famous ‘midnight ride’ in April 1775 to warn his fellow patriots of the approaching British Army, which readied them for the important Battles of Lexington and Concord, Revere was one of the most prominent figures of the Revolutionary War era. He was equally renowned for his silverwork, which remains some of the most desirable in the world, coveted as important pieces of artwork in prominent museum collections around the world. Starting Bid $200

Nathaniel Ames Almanac. Scarce woodcut engraving by Paul Revere showing the positions of the moon, sun, and Earth during the solar eclipse of August 5, 1766, entitled “Representation of the above Eclipse,” found on page 17 of the second edition of “An Astronomical Diary; or, Almanack

For the Year of our Lord Christ 1766” by Nathaniel Ames, printed and sold in Boston. The disbound 24page almanac measures 4.25 x 6.75, and features a discussion of the four eclipses occurring in 1766. Paul Revere’s illustration features a half-circle and numerous lines illustrating orbital paths and poles of the Earth. In very good to fine condition, with staining, edge chipping, and complete separation to the pages of the almanac. Starting Bid $200

38. Paul Revere Silver Spoon. Beautiful teaspoon made by famous silversmith and patriot

Paul Revere, with a 1.75˝ long oval bowl and total length of 5.5˝, stamped on the underside in italics with his maker’s mark, “PR.” The handle is handsomely engraved with an oval and floral scrollwork. In very good to fine condition, with some dings and dents to the spoon’s bowl.

39. Paul Revere Woodcut Engraving in 1766

hand-crafted

Contemporary coverage of the Boston Massacre funerals,

with woodcut illustration by Paul Revere

40. Paul Revere: Boston Gazette and Country Journal (March 12, 1770). Complete issue of The Boston Gazette and Country Journal from March 12, 1770, four pages, 11 x 15.75, printed in Boston by Edes & Gill, with the masthead woodcut done by Paul Revere. The graphic features a seated woman to the right, Britannia, with a wreath and liberty pole with cap; under her robes is the shield of Britain; to the left is a tree with overhanging branches. The woman is opening the door to a birdcage on a pedestal and releasing and freeing the dove of peace. In the distance is a town/city view with church/meetinghouse spires.

This issue of the newspaper covers the aftermath of the Boston Massacre, which occurred on March 5, 1770. Another woodcut by Paul Revere appears on the third page, featuring coffins side by side. In the center of each coffin is a skull and crossbones; on the one second from the left is a scythe and hourglass. Appearing in white at the top of the four coffins are initials of those killed in the massacre: “S.G.” [Samuel Gray] “S.M.” [Samuel Maverick] “J.C.” [James Caldwell] and “C.A.” [Crispus Attucks]. The above reads: “Last Thursday, agreeable to a general Request of the Inhabitants, and by the Consent of Parents and Friends, were carried to their Grave in Succession, the Bodies of Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell, and Crispus Attucks, the unhappy Victims who fell in the bloody Massacre of the Monday Evening preceeding!” In very good condition, with some light stains, tattered edges, and fold splits. Starting Bid $200

41. Paul Revere: Boston Gazette and Country Journal (May 21, 1770).

Complete issue of The Boston Gazette and Country Journal from May 21, 1770, four pages, 10 x 15.5, printed in Boston by Edes & Gill, with the masthead woodcut done by Paul Revere. The graphic features a seated woman to the right, Britannia, with a wreath and liberty pole with cap; under her robes is the shield of Britain; to the left is a tree with overhanging branches. The woman is opening the door to a birdcage on a pedestal and releasing and freeing the dove of peace. In the distance is a town/city view with church/meetinghouse spires.

In addition to offering some extracts from proceedings in the House of Commons, the newspaper publishes a letter from the Sons of Liberty to Nathaniel Rogers, warning him not to return to Boston as he refused to agree to not import goods from Great Britain. It also features a number of interesting advertisements, including three offering slaves for sale, and a few referencing John Hancock. In very good condition, with toning to the masthead, scattered creases, tattered edges, and the slave ads marked in ink. Starting Bid $200

43. Paul Revere: Massachusetts Bay Currency (5 Shillings, 1775). Encapsulated and graded by PMG Good 6 NET (contemporaneously sewn at center, repaired). Desirable ‘Sword in Hand’ Massachusetts colonial currency, 2.75 x 3.75, engraved and printed by Paul Revere in Boston pursuant to the Resolve of July 6, 1775, and the Act of August 23, 1775. The face has a small oval vignette of a ship; the back shows an American patriot holding a sword in one hand and the Magna Carta in the other. Above is the motto “Issued in defence of American Liberty” and below is the motto of Massachusetts, “Ense petit placidam sub Libertate Quietem [By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty].” Starting Bid $200

42. Paul Revere: Essex Journal and New Hampshire Packet (July 12, 1776). The Essex Journal and New-Hampshire Packet, July 12, 1776, printed by John Mycall at Newbury-Port (in 1775, when Isaiah Thomas fled from Newbury-Port to Worcester, John Mycall took over publishing The Essex Journal). The masthead features two woodcuts engraved by Paul Revere, both enclosed in Chippendale-style borders. To the left is a Native American in an outdoor landscape. He has a bow in his right hand and an arrow in his left; attached to his back is a quiver of arrows. The medallion to the right has a ship enclosed. Contents include a declaration by George Washington directed at British soldiers unhappily forced to “enter into an odious war in support of tyranny”; a Congressional resolution to establish a ‘Flying Camp’; and other news of the revolutionary effort. Starting Bid $200

July 1776 issue with masthead engraved by Paul Revere, featuring a declaration by Gen. Washington directed at British soldiers unhappily forced to “enter into an odious war in support of tyranny”

44. Paul Revere: Royal American Magazine (April 1774). Disbound issue of The Royal American Magazine for April 1774, 38 pages, 6 x 9.5, printed in Boston by and for Isaiah Thomas, featuring a masthead woodcut done by Paul Revere. The illustration is flanked by the text “The Royal American Magazine” above and “or Universal Repository of Instruction and Amusement” below. Image features two figures in an outdoor scene. The vignette is surrounded by a Chippendale style border. To the left, seated, is an allegory of America as a Native American, bare-chested with a feather skirt. In her right hand is a bow, and in her left a fan of feathers and a calumet pipe. At her feet is a quiver with arrows. Behind her is a bush. Standing in front of her is an allegory of a woman, the Genius of Knowledge, in robes holding a small vase; she is pointing her finger upwards. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light foxing, creasing to corners, and frontispiece portrait of Samuel Adams missing. Starting Bid $200

Dueling

45. Revolutionary War: British/American Battle News on Captured Letter. Unique pairing of ALSs from both sides of the Revolutionary War, penned on a single bifolium sheet, pertaining to the aftermath of the Siege of Ninety-Six. From May 22 to June 18, 1781, Continental Army Major General Nathanael Greene led 1,000 troops in a siege against the 550 Loyalists in the fortified village of Ninety Six, South Carolina. Despite having more troops, Greene was unsuccessful in taking the town, and was forced to lift the siege when Lord Rawdon approached from Charleston with British troops. These significant letters document Greene’s withdrawal from the siege and subsequent pursuit of Rawdon’s forces.

The British side of the correspondence by Lt. Col. Alexander Stewart, signed “Alex: Stewart,” one page, 7.25 x 9.25, July 1, 1781, to Lord Rawdon, in full: “I have been honored with your Lordship’s letter from Ninety Six of the 27th of last month, upon receiving intelligence from your Lordship of Green’s having retired, and the siege being raised, I was immediately ordered back by Colonel Gould to this place, so it will be impossible for me to join your Lordship at the time and place you wished”; on the integral leaf is an ALS by Major J. Burnet, a member of Nathanael Greene’s staff, signed “J. B.,” July 5, 1781, to Lt. Col. Morris: “The enemy my dear Sir retired towards Charles town. They marched 20 miles after 1 o’clock P.M. yesterday. Gen’l Marion, Colonels Washington & Lee, are in this front. The Gen’l will cross…this evening and give his Lordship every opposition in his power. You will communicate to Gen’l Huger any intelligence contained in Gen’l Greene’s letters which may be necessary. The army will take post near this place…Greene returns & prepares for operating against Cruger.” In very good to fine condition, with splitting to the folds, and small areas of paper loss, not adversely affecting readability. Starting Bid $200

intelligence from both sides of the conflict, offering news of Nathanael Greene’s movements after the Siege of Ninety-Six

Sullivan approves $12000 for the “Commissary of Military Stores for the Department of Rhode Island”

47. John Sullivan Letter Signed (1778). American general in the Revolutionary War and a delegate in the Continental Congress (1740-1795) who served as governor of New Hampshire. He is best remembered for commanding the Sullivan Expedition in 1779, a scorched earth campaign against the Iroquois towns that had taken up arms against the American revolutionaries. Revolutionary War-dated LS signed as General of the Continental Army, “Jno Sullivan,” one page, 7.25 x 9, August 3, 1778. Letter to Pay Master General Benjamin Stelle, ordering payment of $12,000 to “Thomas Green Esq’r Commissary of Military Stores for the Department of Rhode Island…for the use of his Department and this shall be your sufficient warrant given at Head Quarters.” The second blank integral page has been professionally inlaid to a slightly larger sheet. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light staining, and a few old tape repairs on the reverse. Starting Bid $200

46. John Sullivan Autograph Letter Signed. American general in the Revolutionary War and a delegate in the Continental Congress (1740-1795) who served as governor of New Hampshire. He is best remembered for commanding the Sullivan Expedition in 1779, a scorched earth campaign against the Iroquois towns that had taken up arms against the American revolutionaries. ALS signed “Jno. Sullivan,” one page, 7 x 8, February 6, 1769. Handwritten letter to Hunking Wentworth, in part: “Mr. George Wentworth is now upon the point of bringing an action at Next Court to Recover the Legacy given to him by Mr. George Wentworth Decd. I should be glad that the matter might be accommodated without a suit. I conversed with Col. Atkinson upon the Subject and he has no objection to our bringing an action to try the validity of the will & hope you have no Objection to trying the strength of a will in which he is so deeply interested.” In fine condition, with trimmed edges and short fold splits. Starting Bid $200

48. John Sullivan Autograph Letter Signed. American general in the Revolutionary War and a delegate in the Continental Congress (1740-1795) who served as governor of New Hampshire. He is best remembered for commanding the Sullivan Expedition in 1779, a scorched earth campaign against the Iroquois towns that had taken up arms against the American revolutionaries. ALS signed “Jno. Sullivan,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, February 2, 1787. Handwritten to an unidentified gentleman. In part: “I send you a copy of the Resolve of the general Court…I beg the favor of you to have it renewed that I have the opp’ty to notify the Def’t to appear…that I may then file a Complaint & have affirmation.” In very good to fine condition, with overall light creasing, scattered light staining, and edge loss affecting the capital letters of the signature. Starting Bid $200

49. Richard Varick Autograph Letter Signed on Arms and Ammunition (1776). American soldier and statesman (1753-1831) who was aide-de-camp to Benedict Arnold prior to the latter’s defection to the British. Varick later served as Washington’s private secretary, mayor of New York, and a New York state legislator. Revolutionary War-dated ALS signed “Richd. Varick,” one page, 8.25 x 13, August 3, 1776. Handwritten letter to Colonel Robert Livingston, in full: “By General Schuyler’s orders I do myself the honor to inclose you a list of anchors & graplines as also of cannon and grape shott imediately wanted for the publick service which the General requests you’ll order to be made and cast at your forge and furnace with the utmost dispatch...It will be most expedient to have the several different kinds of shott cast at the same time, as it is uncertain which sort will be soonest wanted tho: the whole are much & immediately wanted.” In very good to fine condition, with light toning along the folds, and minor loss along the edges. Starting Bid $200

In the summer of 1776, Varick demands the immediate production of “cannon and grape shott” on General Schuyler’s orders

50. Anthony Wayne Document Signed. Revolutionary War general (1745–1796) whose daring tactics earned him the nickname ‘Mad Anthony.’ Manuscript DS, signed “Anty. Wayne,” one page, 7.75 x 7.5, October 20, 1795. A receipt issued at Greenville, Ohio. In part: “Return for ten pairs of shoes for a detachment of the Third Sub-Legion, on command with Major Burbeck.” The receipt is signed by the paymaster and by John Mills as adjutant general; Wayne signs at the conclusion, beneath the secretarial endorsement, “The Cloathier General will issue agreeably to the above return.” In very good to fine condition, with light staining and soiling, and archival tape reinforcements to fold separations. Accompanied by a 1936 ALS from well-respected, longtime autograph dealer Forest H. Sweet, sending the item on approval and noting that “it came from the papers of Major John Mills who was Wayne’s Adjutant in the Greeneville Campaign.”

Starting Bid $200

51. Anthony Wayne Autograph Letter Signed on Revolutionary War. Revolutionary War general (1745–1796) whose daring tactics earned him the nickname ‘Mad Anthony.’ Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “Ant. Wayne,” one page, 7.5 x 9.25, June 1, 1782. Handwritten letter to to Lieutenant Colonel James Jackson, in part: “The extreme of caution will be necessary to guard against any attempt that the Enemy may be induced to make with a view to obliterate the disgrace they experienced the night of the 21st ultimo, as well as from other political matters at this Crisis. I also wish it an Opening Offer to put it in your power to try the mettle of your boys once more, previous to the dissolution of the Infantry; for which purpose I shall send you a Corps of good rifle men tomorrow sufficient to counteract the Indians.” In fine condition.

After the surrender of Cornwallis, Wayne was ordered to take troops to South Carolina and then to Georgia to drive the British out. His first objective was Savannah. As a result of several battles, Savannah was evacuated by the enemy on July 11, 1782. Lieutenant Colonel James Jackson had the honor of leading Wayne’s victorious troops into the city. He then negotiated peace treaties with both the Creek and Cherokee, for which Georgia rewarded him with the gift of a large rice plantation. Starting Bid $200

After negotiating the Treaty of Greenville, Anthony Wayne requisitions shoes for “a detachment of the Third Sub-Legion, on command with Major Burbeck”

A month before driving the British from Georgia, ‘Mad Anthony’ prepares a senior officer for battle:

“I shall send you a Corps of good rifle men tomorrow sufficient to counteract the Indians”

Politicians

53. Aaron Burr Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed “A. Burr,” one page, 8 x 10, June 1, 1798. Handwritten letter to Senator John Laurance. In full: “You may recollect controversies between the Exrs of Saml Bayard & Moses & Joseph Hunt relative to an award made in Ulster County between S. Bayard, & Malcom his agent, & Moses Hunt-Joseph, on Whom the burthen fell, claims a payment of 25£ paid by you to me—I find two payments, but neither exactly corresponding with the amount alleged. At his Request I write to ask if you have any Memo or receipt which will shew the fact.” Addressed in Burr’s hand on the reverse of the second integral sheet to “The Hon’l John Laurance, In Senate of U. S., Philadelphia.” In very good to fine condition, with a small area of loss to the right edge, and seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. Starting Bid $200

55. Aaron Burr Autograph Check Signed. ADS, signed “A. Burr,” one page, 8 x 3.75, November 10, 1803. A handwritten check filled out and signed by Aaron Burr, directing the “Cashier of the Merchants Bank” to “Pay A. B. or bearer—three hundred dollars.” In very good to fine condition, with light toning, creasing, and fold splits. Some eight months later, on July 11, 1804, Burr would kill Alexander Hamilton in their infamous duel. Starting Bid $200

56. James Duane and Brockholst Livingston Document Signed (1785).

Manuscript DS signed “Jas. Duane,” one page, 8 x 12.5, March 9, 1785. The document is a bond whereby the “Mayor Alderman and Community of the City of New York” acknowledges that they owe Benjamin Winthrop 1,800 pounds current money of the state of New York and agree to (re)pay him 900 pounds at 5% interest within a year. Signed prominently at the conclusion by James Duane, and countersigned by Robert Benson. On the reverse, Winthrop gives power of attorney to collect on the bond to Brockholst Livingston, a future U.S. Supreme Court Justice, who writes the POA agreement in his own hand and signs his name within the text. Winthrop, who signs the POA, was one of 24 signers to the Buttonwood Agreement, the founding document of the New York Stock Exchange. The original 1686 City of New York paper seal remains affixed to the upper left corner. In very good to fine condition. Starting Bid $200

57. Alexander Hamilton Handwritten Manuscript on Taxes.

Handwritten manuscript by Alexander Hamilton, one page, 8.25 x 12, no date but circa March 1787. The autograph manuscript for pages 21-22 of Hamilton’s third draft of a New York State bill for ‘An Act Raising Certain Yearly Taxes within This State.’ In part: “Assessor shall leave with each possessor of land his or her bailiff Agent or servant or fix up upon some public place of the dwelling house of such possessor of land his or her bailiff agent or servant, if any there be on the premisses a memorandum in writing of the amount of this tax to the end that each person may be prepared in time to pay the same And the said tax shall be payable in the several counties at the respective periods hereinbefore limited for the payment of the tax on inhabited dwelling houses, and in the same proportions, and shall be collected to all intents and purposes within the times and in the manner prescribed for the collection of the said tax on inhabited dwelling houses.” Corner-mounted, matted, and framed to an overall size of 16 x 20. In very good to fine condition, with light overall creasing, and professional repairs (and possible complete backing) to repair small areas of paper loss. The balance of Hamilton’s draft is held as part of the Hamilton Papers in the Library of Congress; this leaf was attached to an unrelated document decades ago, and retained by his descendants until 2017. Starting Bid $1500

Part of Alexander Hamilton’s 1787 handwritten draft for ‘An Act Raising Certain Yearly Taxes’ in New York State

“Twenty kegs of gin”—Treasury Secretary

Alexander Hamilton rules in a case concerning import duties on distilled spirits

signed “Alexander Hamilton, Secy of the Treasy,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 12.75, October 18, 1792. As taxes on imports were a part of the Treasury department’s responsibility from its inception, this document finds Hamilton making a formal finding in a case involving import duties on distilled spirits. One William Pierce Johnson, of Newbury Port, had appealed his forfeiture of “the Brigantine Sally and twenty kegs of gin” on the grounds that the law under which the property was seized had since been repealed by a new Act. Hamilton, “by virtue of the power and authority to me given,” has “maturely considered the said statement of facts and petition, and although it doth appear to my satisfaction that the said forfeiture was incurred without willful negligence

or any intention of fraud, yet no sufficient excuse is alleged for inattention to a law so long enacted on the part of the Mate of the said Vessel.” He therefore grants Johnson’s petition, and orders that the forfeiture will be suspended, while “Johnson [will] pay...the legal duties, and all reasonable costs and charges attending the proceedings...to be assessed by the Judge aforesaid.” Signed at the conclusion by Hamilton, and countersigned by Benjamin Lincoln as collector, James Lovell as a naval officer, and Thomas Melville as surveyor. Lincoln adds a five-line note, stating that “the importer...had no intention to defraud the Revenue.” The first page retains the original embossed paper seal. In very good condition, with light toning and creasing, small old repairs, and archival reinforcement along the hinge. Starting Bid $1000

58. Alexander Hamilton Signed Document on the Import of Distilled Spirits (1792). Manuscript DS,

Desirable Alexander Hamilton free frank, addressed to a veteran of the Revolution

59. Alexander Hamilton Signed Free Frank. Free-franked mailing panel, 7.5 x 3.5, addressed in another hand to “Mr. Isaac Carty, Late Assistant Commissary of Purchases, Delaware,” and franked in the lower left corner, “A. Hamilton.” Postmarked “Free” at New York, June 24, [no year but circa 1789]. Archivally double-matted and framed with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 12.5 x 15. In fine condition, with light soiling. A Delaware officer, Isaac Carty served as Assistant Commissary of Purchases during the Revolutionary War. Starting Bid $500

Rare dual autographs of Alexander Hamilton and his wife, Eliza

60. Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton Autograph Notes Signed. ANS signed “A. Hamilton,” one page, 5 x 8, April 24, 1800. Brief handwritten note by Alexander Hamilton to Alexander Richards, in full: “You will deliver the bearer a Cord of Wood for my use.” Under Hamilton’s note, his wife Eliza writes: “the Bearer has delivered the Cord of Wood as directed. E. Hamilton.” The second integral page bears a handwritten receipt from Alexander Richards to John Dobbs documenting the delivery of “4 loads nut wood,” dated April 25, 1800. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling and toning, and archival tape reinforcement along the hinge

This is a particularly interesting Alexander Hamilton document as it includes the autograph of his wife, Eliza (1757–1854), who became co-founder and deputy director of the first private orphanage in New York City. She did much to shape her husband’s legacy after his death in a duel with Aaron Burr, and she has recently gained renewed recognition due to her portrayal in the popular musical Hamilton. Starting Bid $500

Historic 1804 certificate “relative to the Estate of Alexander Hamilton, deceased”

61. Alexander Hamilton Estate Document. Significant partly-printed document concerning the estate of Alexander Hamilton, one page, 6.5 x 5.75, November 29, 1804. Marked as certificate “No. 145,” in full: “Certificate to Rufus King for a Share in the Trust intended in a certain Writing of this date, relative to the Estate of Alexander Hamilton, deceased; and this Certificate to be assignable, and to be receivable on Sales of the Estate by Trustees, as a payment of Two Hundred Dollars: the Dividends, however, if any, which may have been paid on the Share, being first deducted.” Signed at the conclusion by trustees Gouverneur Morris, Rufus King, Egbert Benson, Oliver Wolcott, Jr., and Charles Wilkes. Mounted, matted, and framed with engraved portraits of Hamilton and King, as well as a descriptive caption, to an overall size of 24.5 x 15.25. In fine condition.

Hamilton died on July 12, 1804, after being mortally wounded in his legendary and dramatic duel with rival politician Aaron Burr. He left a complicated will with many large bequests for which there existed insufficient assets. A group of his friends— Gouverneur Morris, Rufus King, Egbert Benson, Oliver Wolcott, Jr., and Charles Wilkes—established a trust, aimed not only at conserving the estate, but enlarging it to support his family. Starting Bid $500

63. Patrick Henry Document Signed. Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “P. Henry,” one page, 14.5 x 19, July 5, 1780. As governor of Virginia, Patrick Henry grants Willis Green “a certain Tract or parcel of Land, containing Six hundred and Seventy five acres.” Boldly signed at the conclusion in ink by Governor Patrick Henry. The white paper seal affixed at the bottom remains intact. Handsomely double-matted and framed with two engravings to an overall size of 32 x 28. In very good condition, with scattered stains, and separations along the folds evidently repaired by complete backing; the signature is clean and unaffected by any flaws. Starting Bid $200

Governor Patrick Henry provides for Virginia’s disabled heroes of the Revolution

62. Patrick Henry Document Signed. DS as Governor, signed “P. Henry,” one page, 6.5 x 8.25, October 20, 1785. Broadside issued from the Virginia Council Chamber to the clerks of the county courts, respecting the pensions for disabled veterans of the Revolution. In part: “I have caused an accurate list of them to be struck off, and do herewith forward one to you, that thereby you may see in what proportion they add to the burthen of taxes...I need not undertake to prove the good that will result from a strict examination into the conditions of the Pensioners, and making proper and punctual returns thereof to the Executive, nothing being more evident than the advantage of lessening the public debt. I could wish to have a return as soon as possible after the receipt hereof, and that afterwards you make returns punctually in months of April and May annually, as directed by the act of October, 1782, concerning Pensioners. In these returns it will be well to specify who are dead, and the intermarriage of widows.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Governor Patrick Henry. Archivally mounted, matted, and framed under Tru-Vue Museum Glass with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 20.25 x 16. In very good to fine condition, with professional repairs (and possible complete backing) to repair areas of paper loss, and of separation to the central vertical fold. Starting Bid $500

Rare handwritten letter by Thomas Paine, interceding with the president of the Bank of North America on behalf of his best friend

64. Thomas Paine Autograph

Letter Signed. Rare ALS, signed “Thomas Paine,” one page, 8.5 x 13, March 20, 1787. Handwritten letter to Thomas Willing, seeking a financial favor for his best friend, Col. Joseph Kirkbride. In full: “A very intimate friend of mine Col. Kirkbride, has a Bond of Mr. Rich’d Penn for about £1000—he has a present occasion for 400, for 6 or 7 months—His landed Estate is in Pennsylvania—he called on me this morning and mentioned these with other circumstances to me, accompanied with a wish, that if it was convenient to me whether I could accommodate him with that sum for that time, I acquainted him with the manner in which what money I had would be dispersed of, which puts it out of my power to oblige him. My desire to serve him on any occasion induces me to mention this circumstance to you—I believe it is not regularly within the line of business done in the Bank—but as he can deposit real security to a great deal more amount, it would give me much pleasure to be the means of promoting his convenience—I intended waiting on you this Evening on this occasion, but as I cannot I must defer it until the morning.” In fine condition.

The recipient of this letter, Thomas Willing, formerly a mayor of Philadelphia, was at this time president of the Bank of North America—the first bank chartered by the Continental Congress. Paine was an important supporter of the Bank, and stood by Willing during the political struggle over its recharter. In this instance, it seems that Paine’s lifelong friend, Col. Joseph Kirkbride, faced a misfortune associated with the end of the Revolution: he held a bond with Richard Penn, the Loyalist governor of Pennsylvania, who was then living in London. Financial obligations with American Loyalists were in an ambiguous state after the conclusion of the Treaty of Paris because of disputes over two of its provisions: the clause requiring the British to compensate for slaves who ran away to British lines, and the clause requiring states to compensate for lands and properties confiscated from Loyalists. Ultimately, Penn would be allowed compensation by the US government for the loss of his proprietary rights in Pennsylvania. Starting Bid $2500

Rare 1778 autograph letter signed by the influential founder of Rogers’ Rangers

319. Robert Rogers Autograph Letter Signed. New Hampshire frontiersman (1731–1795) who served in the British army during both the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. During the French and Indian War Rogers, he raised and commanded the famous Rogers’ Rangers. The guidelines he developed for his men—known as Robert Rogers’ 28 ‘Rules of Ranging’—remain in use by the United States Army Rangers to this day. Very rare Revolutionary War-dated ALS signed “Rob’t Rogers,” one page, 6.25 x 8, August 20, 1778. Handwritten letter to merchant and innkeeper William Arnold, in full: “Be so kind as to break open that box of Cloaths which Doctor Parrish and I left in your Care & take out 2 plain shirts both dirty one mine & the other the Doctors both mark’d, one JP the other RR. A pair of white ribb’d cotton stockings mark’d RR. a pair of black Cloath Garters & a box of Wafers all which you will find in the box, please to take them out & Send them to Mr. Gideon Mumfords & he will forward them by Allen tomorrow in so doing you will oblige your friend.” Addressed on the reverse in Rogers’ own hand. In fine condition, with scattered light staining and soiling.

Two months after penning this letter, Rogers journeyed to Canada to discuss his plan to raise a new Corps of Royalists to suppress patriot rebellions in the Revolutionary War. After several rejected proposals, he finally received approval from British commander-in-chief in New York City, General Henry Clinton, to build his regiment, and began recruitment for the King’s Rangers. Rogers’ autograph is extremely rare in any form. Starting Bid $500

presidents and first ladies

92.

Signed Free Frank. Handaddressed and free-franked mailing panel, 6.5 x 3, addressed by John Quincy Adams to the portrait painter and engraver

“James Herring Esqr, New York,” and franked in the upper right, “J. Q. Adams.” In very good to fine condition, with light showthrough along the left edge from an old mounting strip on the back. Starting Bid $200

93. John Quincy Adams Document Signed as President. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 15.5 x 9.5, May 26, 1827. President Adams grants Charles H. Berryman a tract of land “in the Western District of Missouri, containing Eight three acres.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by President John Quincy Adams and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office George Graham.” In very good condition, with heavy wrinkling, scattered staining, a small hole, and a missing seal. Starting Bid $200

John Quincy Adams

Twice-signed check as president

94. Andrew Jackson Twice-Signed Check as President (1835). Very rare Bank of the Metropolis check, 4.75 x 2, filled out and signed by Andrew Jackson as president, made payable to “Andrew Jackson, Gen’l” for $50, April 2, 1835. In fine condition. Given the unusual addition of his military rank, this check is ostensibly pension money owed to Jackson for his service in the United States Army. Starting Bid $200

95. Andrew Jackson Document Signed as President. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 9.75, February 8, 1831. President Jackson grants Henry Lybrook a tract of land in “Monroe, Michigan, containing Eighty Acres.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by President Andrew Jackson and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office Elijah Hayward.” The crisp white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains intact. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

96. William Henry Harrison Letter Signed

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Prisoner Release. Interesting war-dated LS signed “Willm. Henry Harrison,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, October 25, 1813. Letter to Major General Gano, sent from Harrison’s headquarters at Buffalo. In part: “I arrived here yesterday with a detachment of the Army and will proceed immediately to Fort George. Nothing of consequence had taken place, when the last accounts came from Gen. Wilkinson’s Army. He has certainly however before this entered Canada at the head of a very large force which he had assembled at and in the neighbourhood of Sackett’s Harbour. There was a man by the name of Crandell in custody at Lower Sandusky on suspicion of being a spy—there is no positive proof against him, be pleased therefore to release him. I will thank you also to deliver the three Mingo or Delaware Indians which you have in your possession to the Delaware Chief Anderson, who has promised to be responsible for their good behaviour—Indeed I believe that they never intended any harm.” In fine condition, with trivial loss to the lower right corner tip. Starting Bid $200

97. John Tyler Document Signed as President (1844). Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 11 x 8, September 2, 1844. President Tyler appoints Edward C. Grafton as a “Midshipman in the Navy of the United States.” Signed boldly at the conclusion by John Tyler as president and countersigned by John Mason as secretary of the Navy. In fine condition. Grafton was later commissioned lieutenant, lieutenant commander, and commander. On being commissioned lieutenant commander he was placed in command of the steam gunboat ‘Genesee’ and participated in the bombardment of Fort Morgan in Mobile Bay. In 1866 he was in command of the USS Gettysburg of the North Atlantic Squadron. Starting Bid $200

During the War of 1812, Harrison orders the release of a suspected spy and the delivery of “three Mingo or Delaware Indians which you have in your possession”

99. James K. Polk Autograph Letter Signed as President to Secretary of War William Marcy (1845). ALS as president, one page, 8 x 10, July 23, 1845. A handwritten letter from James K. Polk sent to his Secretary of War, William Marcy, in part: “I herewith hand you the papers—which have been transmitted to me relating, to the Prussian Agency at Albany.” In fine condition, with light show-through at the top corners from small pieces of old tape on the reverse. Starting Bid $200

Polk’s final full day as an American president

98. James K. Polk ALS on Last Full Day as President. ALS as president, one page, 7.5 x 10, March 3, 1849. Addressed from Washington, a handwritten letter from James K. Polk sent to his Secretary of War, William L. Marcy, in full: “Will you without fail issue the cadets’ warrants today and transmit them as indicated in the paper I gave you. If you cannot get the Christian name of Stewart issue it blank and send it, to Mr. Rhett.” In very good to fine condition, with overall wrinkling, rippling, and slightly irregular toning. An appealing piece of correspondence from the president to a cabinet member, penned by Polk on the last full day of his presidency. Starting Bid $300

100. James K. Polk Signature. Bold ink signature, “Yours Truly, James K. Polk, Washington Monday morning June 23d,” on an off-white 5 x 1.75 sheet ostensibly clipped from the close of a letter. Archivally mounted and framed with an engraving of Polk (bearing a facsimile signature) to an overall size of 15 x 23. In fine condition, with some light creasing and intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200

(1853). Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, February 25, 1853. President Fillmore authorizes and directs the secretary of state to “affix the Seal of the United States to the remission of the penalties incurred by the Master and owner or owners of the Steamer Carolina.” Signed boldly at the conclusion by President Millard Fillmore, who would remain in office for just one more week. In very good to fine condition, with several light stains from old tape repairs on the reverse. Starting Bid $200

101. Millard Fillmore Document Signed as President

Abraham Lincoln Heavy Bronze Gettysburg Address Plaque. Mid-century heavy bronze plaque commemorating the Gettysburg Address made by President Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863. The plaque, 19.5 x 13.25, features the full text of the iconic Civil War speech in raised text with Lincoln’s facsimile signature and date below. A floral border wraps the plaque, which is surmounted by the president’s likeness in profile. The plaque is screw-mounted to a large 27.75 x 21 oak display board, the lower portion of which bears an attached Knights of Pythias plate with embossed text: “Presented by Puritan Lodge No. 117.” In fine condition, with wear to the plaque’s corner tips. Starting Bid $200

104. Mary Todd Lincoln Signature - PSA NM-MT 8. Beautiful ink signature, “Mary Lincoln,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.5 sheet mounted to a card and encapsulated and graded by PSA/DNA as “NM-MT 8.” Attractively double-matted and framed with a modern color photo to an overall size of 14.75 x 20.5. In fine condition, with light show-through at the corners from small mounting remnants on the back. Starting Bid $200

103. Abraham Lincoln: General Orders of the President’s Assassination. Black-bordered printed general orders, one page, 4.5 x 6, April 16, 1865. General Orders No. 15 issued by General George G. Meade to inform the Army of the Potomac of President Lincoln’s death. In part: “Official intelligence has been received of the death, by assassination, of the President of the United States…By this Army, this announcement will be received with profound sorrow, and deep horror and indignation…An honest man, a noble patriot, and sagacious statesman has fallen! No greater loss, at this particular moment, could have befallen our country.” Matted and framed with an engraved plate and portrait to an overall size of 21.75 x 17.25. In fine condition, with faint intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200

102.

Rare battlefield correspondence between U. S. Grant and William T. Sherman, coordinating a naval signal system during the Vicksburg Campaign

105. U. S. Grant Autograph Letter Signed to Gen. Sherman (1863). Significant Civil War-dated ALS signed

“U. S. Grant, Maj. Gen.,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, February 26, 1863. Handwritten letter to “Major General William T. Sherman, Commanding, 15th Army Corps,” in full: “Admiral Porter has just sent a request that instructions be sent in the morning to the officers who belonged to the ‘Queen,’ now on the ‘Era,’ to go down near enough Warrenton to ascertain what there is there. Will you be kind enough to send this message over. The Admiral also sends word that a Tug is placed down the river on Picket duty. Three whistles, an interval and three whistles will indicate a boat coming up: Six whistles that it

is an enemy and Nine Whistles, interval and Nine Whistles that she shows our lights.” The reverse of the adjoining leaf is docketed in an unknown hand: “February 26, 1863. Grant, U.S. Maj. Genl. Comd’g. wants an officer on the ‘Era’ to go to Warrenton & see what is there. A Tug is stationed on Picket duty. Signals agreed on, to be given by the Tug. Copy for Genls. Steele & Stuart.” Sherman has added a handwritten endorsement beneath: “I made orders for Col. Wood & Sent the Infor along. Sherman.” In very good to fine condition, with light soiling, and tiny old archival repairs to the multiple intersecting folds. Starting Bid $500

107. U. S. Grant Document Signed as President. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.75 x 11.25, July 9, 1870. President Grant appoints Wallace Lewis as “Deputy Postmaster at London, in the State of Ohio.” Boldly signed at the conclusion in ink by President U. S. Grant and countersigned by Secretary of State Hamilton Fish. The crisp embossed white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains intact. In very good to fine condition, with splitting to the ends of the horizontal folds, and complete separation to the central vertical fold, repaired with tape on the reverse. Starting Bid

106. U. S. Grant Signature. Choice ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3.5 x 3 card. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200

$200

108. James A. Garfield Signed Photograph. Exceptional 3.75 x 5.75 artotype cabinet portrait of James A. Garfield in a noble headand-shoulders pose, signed in black ink, “J. A. Garfield.” Published by Harroun & Bierstadt of New York. Archivally double-matted and framed to an overall size of 9 x 11. In very good to fine condition, with some light scratches and scuffs to the image, and the last letter of the signature light but legible. The image in this photograph is used in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s official presidential portrait of Garfield, the die for which was engraved by Lorenzo Hatch in 1881. It was also used on the 6-cent stamp issued in 1903. Starting Bid $200

109. Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed as PresidentSixth Day in Office. Noteworthy TLS as president, one page, 5 x 7.75, black-bordered Executive Mansion letterhead, September 20, 1901. Letter to Boston banker George Cabot Lee, Jr., the brother of Alice Hathaway Lee, the first wife of President Theodore Roosevelt. The letter, written only six days after assuming the presidency, in full: “I am very much obliged to you, old fellow, for your letter of the 16th. I shall do my best to bear myself well.” In very good to fine condition, with light soiling, a crease to the upper right corner, and short splits to the ends of the central horizontal fold. The immediacy of President McKinley’s death is the cause for the uncommon black-bordered stationery. Starting Bid $200

“I shall do my best to bear myself well”—six days after becoming president, Theodore Roosevelt writes to his former brother-in-law

110. Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed as President (1907). TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 15, 1907. Letter to journalist Ralph Delahaye Paine, who later served as a New Hampshire congressman, in part: “I like your letter about Jordan, and I think he must be a good fellow…Where does he come from? I hope not from New York or Massachusetts, which have more than their quota of appointments. I can not promise anything, for I have more applicants than I can begin to secure places for, but I will see if there is not some place in Porto Rico that can be given him.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

111. Woodrow Wilson Typed Letter Signed as President (1918). TLS as president, two pages, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, July 8, 1918. Letter to artist Bernhardt Wall, who had recently sent to the president an etching of Wilson wearing a military uniform, in part: “I warmly and sincerely appreciate the sentiment which led you to make the etching of which you were kind enough to send me a copy, but I feel bound, in replying to your letter of June seventeenth which was laid before me only the other day, to say that there is a sense in which putting me in uniform violates a very fundamental principle of our institutions, namely, that the military power is subordinate to the civil.” In very good to fine condition, with light brushing to the signature, and light toning from prior display. Accompanied by the included etching, signed by the artist. Starting Bid $200

President Roosevelt on the dearth of appointments: “I will see if there is not some place in Porto Rico that can be given him”

President Wilson returns a military portrait of himself: “Putting me in uniform violates a very fundamental principle of our institutions, namely, that the military power is subordinate to the civil”

Fantastic vintage matte-finish 8.75 x 10.25 photo of President Roosevelt tipping his cap during a July 1934 visit to Hawaii, affixed to its original 9.75 x 12.5 mount, neatly signed in the lower right corner in fountain pen, “Franklin D. Roosevelt.” The mount is also signed in pencil by the photographer, “M. Arthur Robinson, F.R.P.S.” Ornately double-matted and framed to an overall size of 20 x 23. In fine condition, with light silvering to the darker areas of the image. A great image showing the president adorned with traditional Hawaiian flower leis, clearly enjoying his time in the tropics.

Provenance: from the estate of Senator Carl Levin. Starting Bid $200

113. Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Oversized Photograph. Wonderful vintage matte-finish 10.5 x 13.5 portrait of Roosevelt by the Pach Brothers Studio of New York, signed and inscribed on the original studio mount in fountain pen, “For Gordon S. P. Kleeberg from his old friend, Franklin D. Roosevelt.” The studio has signed both the photograph and the mount. Matted and framed to an overall size of 16.5 x 21.25. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

112. Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Photograph.

A signed gift from President Roosevelt for “help in the fight against infantile paralysis”

light foxing. Accompanied by the original White House mailing envelope postmarked on July 5, 1943, and other items related to the March of Dimes. Starting Bid $200

FDR a week into his new role as Assistant Secretary of the Navy

like yourself are pleased with my appointment down here…In a good many ways I feel like a quitter in deserting that fight in which we were engaged up in Albany, but at least the Commission Merchant’s Bill was reported out of Committee just before I left, and its final

depends more on what

done

114. Franklin Roosevelt Signed Engraving as President for March of Dimes. Appealing engraving of Franklin D. Roosevelt consistent with the work of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 11 x 14, calligraphically inscribed below to an executive at Paramount Pictures, “To Frank Meyer, for his help in the fight against infantile paralysis,” and signed in fountain pen as president, “Franklin D. Roosevelt.” The reverse is stamped “771017A.” Displayed within its original blue presentation folder. In fine condition, with a hint of

115. Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed (1913). TLS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 9.25, Assistant Secretary of the Navy letterhead, March 24, 1913. Letter to Welcome H. Lawson, in part: “I do not need to tell you that I am very happy to know that men

passage

can be

to effect a few compromises than on the individual activities of any one man.” In fine condition, with a few rusty paperclip impressions. Starting Bid $200

the letters reveal a budding friendship and political partnership built on time, trust, and matching principles. Highlights include:

September 30, 1939: “The letters on the neutrality act have fallen off decidedly. We are only getting an occasional telegram now from a German-American. I suppose when the argument comes up in the Senate they will pick up again.”

May 17, 1940: “I regret exceedingly that you have come to this decision, although I understand exactly, I think, why you did it. Six years is a long time to spend in a legislative body, I know for I am just finishing up that term and I am trying to come back. You are perfectly correct in saying that the press and a lot of radio broadcasts make every possible effort to discredit members of legislative bodies. That is just too bad, I think.” Truman’s postscript: “I hope you haven’t ended your public career. Public service needs men of your ideals.”

August 12, 1940: “I appreciate most highly your letter of congratulation. I am very thankful for the endorsement by the Democrats of Missouri.” The postscript: “I won because of such good fellows as you. Hope I can thank you personally.” In overall very good to fine condition, with some edge and corner wear. The collection is accompanied by three secretarially signed letters from Truman, several Missouri newspapers and clippings, a couple of programs, article drafts, and numerous letters addressed to Truman by Phillips and others. Starting Bid $300

116. Harry S. Truman Collection of (22) Typed Letters Signed as a Missouri Senator. Collection of 22 TLSs from Harry S. Truman as a Missouri senator, all signed “Harry” or “Harry S. Truman” and addressed to Kansas City politician Vivian E. Phillips. Dated between 1938 and 1943, the letters, with the exception of one, are typed on 8 x 10.5 United States Senate letterhead, seven examples of which feature postscripts written in the hand of Truman. While strictly professional in nature,

“Public service needs men of your ideals”— over 20 letters from Harry S. Truman during his influential senatorial career

Collection of handwritten letters, notes, and meal plans from Jacqueline Kennedy to Tania Herbst, a personal chef and housekeeper for the Kennedys when the family resided at 3307 N St. NW in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC. Dated between May and August 1958, the collection contains three ALSs in French, each signed “Mme. K,” and a fourth ALS in English signed “Jacqueline Kennedy,” penned as a letter of recommendation. Includes 12 other sheets with handwritten notes by Kennedy, which are highlighted by detailed lunch and dinner meal plans. While the majority are in French, in which Jackie was fluent, one menu in English is of particular interest; after listing dinner meals, Kennedy adds breakfast specifics for herself and her husband: “Breakfast, Mr. K—2 poached eggs on Pepperidge toast rounds, crisp over broiled bacon, orange juice–pepperidge white toast–coffee–marmalade / Mrs. K—orange juice coffee toast–skim milk (order toast with no calories) 4 minute boiled egg, 1 envelope Knox gelatin on breakfast tray / Mr. K—can eat nothing fried—He likes all these creamed foods, so just give me a salad + raw fruit in place of his desserts + vegetables.” JFK is alluded to a few more times as “Monsieur,” with one sheet listing his lunch as

puree.” The collection also includes several photos of various Kennedy family members, with two signed by Ted and Joan Kennedy. In overall very good to fine condition. Starting Bid $300

13.25 x 9.75 photo of the White House, affixed to its original 15.75 x 12.25 mount, signed on the mount in blue ballpoint, “Jacqueline Kennedy.” Handsomely triplematted and framed to an overall size of 30.5 x 26.5. In very fine condition. An outstanding oversized image signed by the beloved first lady. Starting Bid $200

117. Jacqueline Kennedy Collection of Handwritten Letters and Meal Plans (1958).

“Hamburger…Baked potato, legume

118. Jacqueline Kennedy Signed Photograph. Beautiful color satin-finish

assistance during the campaign. I am certain we could never have been successful against the Republican sweep if it had not been for the effectiveness of our organization, an organization,

119. Jacqueline Kennedy Signed Photograph. Appealing matte-finish 6.75 x 9 portrait of the first lady, affixed to its original 9.5 x 12.75 mount, calligraphically inscribed on the mount in ink, “To Frank Scaldaferri, With best wishes,” and signed in ballpoint, “Jacqueline Kennedy.” Handsomely clothmatted and framed to an overall size of 14.25 x 17.25. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200

121. John F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed as Senator (1953). TLS signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate, Committee on Labor and Public Welfare letterhead, January 30, 1953. Letter to Mrs. Mullaney, in part: “Since I have been moving about continuously since the election, I have been delayed in writing to tell you how much I appreciate your

in my opinion, which was the best that the state had ever seen.” In very good to fine condition, with some scattered light toning. Starting Bid $200

“I am certain we could never have been successful against the Republican sweep if it had not been for the effectiveness of our organization”

Sought-after Bachrach portrait signed by Kennedy for a decorated WWII veteran

In fine condition.

Fabian Bachrach was an American photographer, known for portraits of celebrities, politicians, presidents, and other prominent individuals. Bachrach was best known for a portrait of Senator John F. Kennedy, which was later used as his official photograph after he was elected President in 1960. Bachrach’s family, who own Bachrach Studios, has been in the commercial photography business for more than 140 years and is believed to be the world’s oldest continuously operating photography studio. Starting Bid $500

120. John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph. Exceptional matte-finish 8 x 9.75 head-and-shoulders portrait of Kennedy in a suit and tie by Fabian Bachrach, affixed to its original 11 x 14 mount, which is calligraphically inscribed “For: Major-General Paul A. Gavan, Commanding General, Military District of Washington,” and signed below in fountain pen, “with my very best wishes, John Kennedy.” The reverse of the mount bears an affixed credit label: “Photo by Fabian Bachrach, Reproduction by the US Army.”

sent to Mr. and Mrs. John Gipson, whose son, Roy, 25, had died in a car crash earlier that month. In full: “I was greatly shocked and saddened to learn of the death of your son, Roy. Each day I have wished to write you to express to you the deep regret I feel and the great sympathy I have for you in this crushing loss. I have been very busy in school and have not had time to write you before this. Roy was a fine, manly, young man, and he will be greatly missed by all who knew him. I have often thought how pleasant, kind, thoughtful and loyal we, boys, always found him to be. I extend to you the deepest sympathy in this sad hour.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope hand-addressed by Johnson, who crosses out “Office of Superintendent” and writes “Welhausen Principal.”

In 1928, after completing his freshman year in college, Lyndon Johnson took a teaching assignment in Cotulla, Texas, instructing 5th, 6th, and 7th graders at the Welhausen School,

which largely provided education for the city’s impoverished Mexican-American population. Johnson held deep sympathy for his Hispanic students and the socioeconomic problems they faced, and he brought strict discipline into his classroom, organizing his young students to participate in debate, declamation, spelling bees, and physical education—opportunities they had never had before. His care and efforts were not unnoticed, and soon after arriving in Cotulla, Johnson was appointed school principal. LBJ’s experiences in Cotulla had a significant impact on his understanding of poverty, discrimination, and inequality, and shaped his later policies and efforts as President during the Civil Rights movement.

Autograph letters and notes by Lyndon B. Johnson are extremely rare, presidential or otherwise. According to the reference book From the President’s Pen by Larry Vrzalik and Michael Minor, Johnson, whom they refer to as ‘The Surprising Modern Presidential Button Gwinnett,’ is very likely the rarest of all American Presidents across all holographic formats, in particular with handwritten letters. Case in point, this is only the fifth example of an LBJ ALS that RR Auction has ever offered. Starting Bid $1000

123. Lyndon B. Johnson ALS as a 20-year-old School Principal in Cotulla, Texas (1928). Very early ALS from 20-year-old Lyndon B. Johnson, two pages, 8.5 x 11, Cotulla Public Schools letterhead (listing Johnson as director of debate), postmarked October 26, 1928. A handwritten letter of condolences

Extremely early handwritten letter from Lyndon Johnson, the 20-year-old principalof the segregated Welhausen School

124. Ronald Reagan Autograph Letter Signed as President.

ALS as president, one page, 5.75 x 3.75, White House stationery card, no date. A handwritten letter to Mrs. Wiedrich, in full: “Your daughter told me about your birthday on the 20th of Feb. She also told me of how supportive of me you have been. I just want to thank you for that & say

Happy Birthday.”

In very fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. An appealing example given the presence of a full Reagan presidential signature; the majority of personal letters penned by Ronald Reagan are signed either “Ron” or “Dutch.” Starting Bid $200

122.

John F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed

as Congressman. TLS signed “John,” one page, 6.25 x 8.75, personal Congress of the United States, House of Representatives letterhead, June 27, 1950. Letter to John G. W. Mahanna of the Berkshire Evening Eagle, in part: “I’m more than grateful for your efforts with Ryan. Perhaps when I get up to Pittsfield again in the fall, I’ll be able to spend a few minutes with him. I saw the article and the editorial in the Eagle about my recent visit, and was more than pleased with the contents. You did a wonderful job! I’m feeling fine, and am looking forward to seeing you again.” Kennedy adds a handwritten postscript: “Again many thanks for your tremendous help. You could not possibly have done more. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

125. Bill Clinton Autograph Letter Signed on Sex Education. Interesting ALS as the Governor of Arkansas, signed “Best, Bill,” three pages on two sheets, 7.25 x 10.5, Governor’s Mansion letterhead, April 3, no year but circa 1980. Letter to Joanne Sullivan, in part: “I loved going to your school and talking with your child and the other students. I did not say to the reporter that ‘teachers should not make the moral decision’ for the students. He asked whether I thought students would conclude that premarital sex was permissible from the very fact of sex education being taught in the schools and therefore that teachers had an obligation to teach that premarital sex was a sin—I replied that I thought a responsibly taught sex education (a misnomer probably) course would not give students the information that premarital sex was OK, that students would be more likely to do the responsible, right thing, but that we had to be careful in public schools not to become involved in teaching any particular religious beliefs—The young man just misunderstood. What I think we should do is to explain to children at an appropriate age—I’d say 9th grade or 10th—maybe before—how their bodies work—we had it 17 years ago in Hot Spring in 10th grade biology—No one thought it was wrong. If you learn how plants & frogs work and reproduce why not people?” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

127. Rare Joe Biden and National Security Team Signed Photograph from the Mission to Get Osama Bin Laden. Color satin-finish 12 x 8 photo of President Barack Obama and members of the national security team as they receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House on May 1, 2011, signed in black felt tip by Joe Biden, John Brennan, Mike Mullen, James Clapper, Bill Daley, Rob O’Neill (the Seal Team Six member credited with killing bin Laden), and photographer Pete Souza. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Governor Clinton clears the air on sex education: “If you learn how plants & frogs work and reproduce why not people?”

From Washington to Clinton— a remarkable collection of forty-one presidential autographs

128. Dr. Martin Breckstein Presidential Collection of (41) Autographs. Remarkable collection of 41 presidential autographs assembled by Dr. Martin D. Breckstein. The collection embodies nearly the whole history of the United States of America from its founding through the 20th century, with autographs from Presidents George Washington through Bill Clinton. The group is comprised almost entirely of letters, many handwritten, with a few other formats mixed in.

Among the highlights are: George Washington (ADS as president, a receipt for principal and interest due), John Adams (ADS, a receipt for funds), Thomas Jefferson (ALS from Monticello), James Monroe (LS to his future vice president), Abraham Lincoln (AES as president), U. S. Grant (ALS about engraved portraits), James A. Garfield (ALS about an engraving), Theodore Roosevelt (TLS as president), and John F. Kennedy (signature). A complete listing is available online at RRAuction.com.

Each piece is displayed within an oversized 11˝ x 17˝ mat below an oval engraved portrait of the subject, and held within a custom-made, impressively large leatherbound binder that measures 15˝ x 18˝ x 5˝, gilt-stamped on the front with the presidential seal and title: “Autographs of the Presidents of the United States, Collected by Martin D. Breckstein.” The documents are in overall very good to fine condition, with some exhibiting split folds, light toning, or minor losses; the autographs are generally very appealing examples, with Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln being especially strong and bold. The book itself exhibits some scuffing to the leather, and each inner sleeve is secured with tape along the bottom edge. Starting Bid $5000

Dr. Martin D. Breckstein was a family man and dentist who practiced in the nation’s capital for nearly a half century. Marty was born during the Great Depression and grew up during the second World War. Stationed in Japan for two years, he proudly served his country as a captain in the U.S. Air Force. Dr. Breckstein enjoyed world travel, sports, art, fine wine and classical music, but his greatest passion was learning and reading about U.S. military and political history. Wanting to have his own tangible piece of history, Dr. Breckstein began pursuing a personal collection of presidential autographs in the early 1970s. He enjoyed the journey of collecting just as much as the achievement of completing his compilation. Dr. Breckstein took great pride and joy in prominently displaying this personal, one-of-a-kind collection in his home for family, friends and visitors to enjoy and learn from on a daily basis.

American Politicians and Leaders

163.Charles Francis Adams Autograph Letter Signed on US Constitution. Son of President John Quincy Adams (1807–1886) who served in the U.S. House of Representatives until he resigned to assume office as Ambassador to Great Britain during the Lincoln administration. ALS signed “C. F. Adams,” one page, 8 x 10, November 3, 1848. Handwritten letter to the Hon. William Cranch, concerning some early letters by John Quincy Adams on the subject of the United States Constitution. In full: “The letters of my father written to you in 1787 and 1788 have come to light. I now return them to you as you requested in your note to me of the 13th of June. I also return two letters, one of Mr. Lloyd and one of my grandfather, which I found with them. These letters are ingenious but the result shows them to have been wanting in sagacity. The Constitution has not proved defective in any of the particulars pointed out. When my father later in life read them over he made some reflections upon them in his Diary which are worth reading as a lesson to the confident disposition of young men. I believe there now only remains the calculation of the transit of items not found of the things you inquired for. Should this also turn up at any time, I will bear in mind your wishes with regard to it. I have caused copies to be made of the inclosed letters, to which I trust you will have no objection.” In very good to fine condition, with a few short edge tears, and some light foxing and faint toning. A nephew of President John Adams, William Cranch attended Harvard University with his cousin, John Quincy Adams. Cranch was appointed as a federal judge by John Adams in 1801. Starting Bid $200

“The Constitution has not proved defective in any of the particulars pointed out”— Charles Francis Adams reflects upon his father’s early musings on the nation’s framework of government

Henry Clay authenticates autographs of “the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States”

165.

Signed. Presbyterian minister and missionary who served the Oneida and Tuscarora peoples of western New York state (1741-1808). Kirkland was also involved with the Iroquois tribes, and played an instrumental role in negotiating New York’s land purchase from the Iroquois after the Revolutionary War. ALS signed “Saml. Kirkland,” one page, 7.5 x 4.5, June 7, 1767. Handwritten letter to Loyalist military officer and fur trader John Butler, in part: “Please to pay Lieut: Rd. Aylmer the sum of thirteen pound N. York.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

164. Henry Clay Autograph Letter Signed. Fantastic ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 6.75 x 8.25, November 22, 1850. Handwritten letter to autograph collector Oscar T. Keeler, in full: “I have the pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, transmitting some of the sheets of your American Autographical Album, for which I thank you. With most of the signatures which I have seen (those of the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States particularly) I am quite familiar, and can vouch for their accuracy. To those who take an interest in the autographs of eminent men, your work will possess great value, and will be cherished as a rare curiosity. Wishing you the liberal patronage of the public, and health, happiness, and prosperity.” In fine condition, with some light soiling and short fold splits. Starting Bid $200

Samuel Kirkland Autograph Letter

Supreme Court

Chief Justice John Marshall aids in accurate reporting of the Supreme Court’s decisions

166. John Marshall Autograph Letter Signed. ALS

signed “J. Marshall,” one page, 8 x 10.25, April 2, 1803. Handwritten letter to Judge William Cranch, who was then serving as Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States. In full: “I have received yours of the 24th ultimo. I cannot find the opinion of the court in the case of Resler v. Shehee & do not recollect it sufficiently to say what was its purpose. I am inclined to think that the plea was supposed to amount only to the general issue, or in some other respect to be faulty; but I really have not the subject sufficiently impressed on my memory to speak of it with any confidence. I thank you for the corrections you have made in the case of Wilson v. Mason. You will probably observe occasional inaccuracies

in the opinions of the court in consequence of the hurry with which they are drawn up. You will always oblige me by noticing them & setting them right.” In very good to fine condition, with multiple intersecting folds, and light toning and minor chipping to the edges.

The decision in Resler v. Shehee, issued on December 11, 1801, approved the use of judicial discretion on whether or not to hear appeals filed late. Marshall also makes note of the Wilson v. Mason case, which resolved a dispute between George Wilson and founding father George Mason over a large tract of land in present-day Kentucky. Starting Bid $200

Early judicial correspondence concerning “reports of the decisions in the Supreme Court since the removal of the Govt. to Washington”

full: “I think I mentioned to Mr. Dallas in April last, that you were engaged in preparing for publication reports of the decisions in the Supreme Court since the removal of the Govt. to Washington, and regretted that there would be a chasm between his last volume & your work unless he would fill it up. He said that he should not publish those cases but would with pleasure furnish you with his notes of them. This I think is the substance of the conversation which passed between us, and I have no doubt of your obtaining his notes very readily

upon application. It would be unfortunate in my opinion if the chain of decisions in the supreme national court should be interrupted by the omission of any one important case, and I should therefore strongly recommend an application being made to Mr. Dallas without loss of time that the cases may be published in the order they were decided. I should feel it no trouble to pressure the manuscript copy of the useful work on which you are engaged; but I am too well assured of your accuracy to venture with imperfect notes & a more imperfect memory any corrections whatsoever.” In fine condition, with seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. In addition to his federal judgeship, William Cranch succeeded Alexander J. Dallas as Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, holding the position from 1802 to 1815.

Starting Bid $200

167. Bushrod Washington Autograph Letter Signed. United States Supreme Court associate justice (1762–1829) and the nephew of George Washington. ALS, one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.25, July 21, 1803. Handwritten letter from Mount Vernon to William Cranch, who was then serving as a judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia. In

World Leaders

168. Simon Bolivar Document Signed as President of Peru (1825). Scarce partly-printed DS in Spanish, one page, 8.5 x 11.75, February 26, 1825. As president of Peru, Bolivar appoints D. Manuel Venagos as a clerk with an annual salary of 300 pesos. Signed prominently at the conclusion by Bolivar. Impressively double-matted and framed with a large color portrait to an overall size of 30 x 21. In fine condition, with some light soiling. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $200

Presented by Churchill’s daughter to BBC host Sir Jimmy Savile

170. Winston Churchill Signed Photograph (Presented to Sir Jimmy Savile by Mary Soames). Iconic matte-finish

2.75 x 3.75 portrait of Churchill striking a serious pose, affixed to its original 4.25 x 6.25 mount, neatly signed on the mount in fountain pen, “Winston S. Churchill.” Also signed and inscribed on the reverse by Churchill’s daughter to BBC personality Jimmy Savile, “Jimmy Savile from Mary Soames, with my thanks, and in memory of someone we both admired.” In fine condition, with faint silvering to the perimeter of the image.

This photo is referenced in Dan Davies’ 2014 book In Plain Sight: The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile, which recounts a conversation between Savile and Soames. Per Savile: ‘Now, his daughter Mary wanted me to do her a favour and I said, ‘OK, get me a signed photo of your Dad.’ She said he didn’t sign anything so I said, ‘Tough. No favour.’ She said. ‘Leave it with me.’ [Savile] opened the glass door of the cabinet and removed the small, signed photograph. ‘Look what it says on the back. Jimmy Savile. From Mary Soames. My thanks and in memory of someone we both admired.’ He put the frame back in the cabinet and closed the door. He looked pleased with himself. That’s worth a lot of money, especially in America.’

Starting Bid $300

Delightful portrait of Winston and Clementine Churchill—a rare dual-signed offering

combination of signatures and charming image of the intellectual couple later in their lives make this a highly desirable photo. Starting Bid $300

171. Winston and Clementine Churchill Signed Photograph. Vintage matte-finish 6 x 6 photo of the Churchills seated in a drawing room and reading the newspaper together, affixed to the original 8 x 8.5 mount, which is signed by both in fountain pen, “Winston S. Churchill” and “Clementine S. Churchill.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered foxing and soiling to the mount. Single items signed by both Churchills are incredibly scarce—the uncommon

172. Charles de Gaulle Autograph Letter Signed on Stalin and the League of Nations (December 6, 1939). World War II-dated ALS in French, signed “C. de Gaulle,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 7, December 6, 1939. Handwritten letter on Joseph Stalin and the League of Nations, in part (translated): “It is now behind the League of Nations that the democracies hide their collective weaknesses. After having made this entity a hollow organization whose primary object was to defend a peace that no one had made the effort to guarantee by worthy treaties, now the nations governing the world rely on this Society whose only achievement is to have promoted a certain tourism on the shores of Lake Geneva. Who can believe that Stalin will stop the march of his army in the face of world indignation at the sole request of this aggregate of states that nothing but their partisan interests binds. Destroyed by the very people who wanted and carried it, this Society now finds itself thrown into this war like the last rampart that good offers against evil. There is a collective neurosis here that future generations will analyze with incredulity and severity.” In fine condition, with a couple of small stains. Starting Bid $1000

Skeptical of the League of Nations, de Gaulle queries “Who can believe that Stalin will stop the march of his army in the face of world indignation?”

173. Emperor Puyi Signature (1924) with Tagore, Hedin, and Other. Vintage red leather-bound autograph album, 8 x 10, containing an extremely rare, bold fountain pen signature of Puyi, the Xuantong Emperor, who has signed with his preferred English name “Henry,” with another hand adding his Chinese signature to the right. Immediately below on the same page are ink signatures of Reginald F. Johnston (1874-1938), a British diplomat who served as tutor and adviser to Puyi, and the Emperor’s younger brother Imperial Prince Pujie (1907-1994), who also signs with both his Western name (“William, 17 july 1924”) and in Chinese characters. English and German annotations below, the former done in the hand of Johnston, identify the signatures as belonging to Puyi and Pujie.

Moreover, the album contains over 110 other signatures in ink and pencil, most with additional autograph sentiments, many in German, although also including some entries in Chinese and English. Notable signatories include the Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore, who dates his signature to May 20, 1924; famed Swedish geographer, cartographer, and explorer Sven Hedin, who dates his signature to Peking on November 8, 1923; German surgeon and gynecologist Otto Eix; Gu Hongming, a British Malaya-born Chinese man of letters and friend of Leo Tolstoy; Erwin Rouselle, a German sinologist and

professor of German philosophy at Peking University; Erwin Liek, a German physician, writer, and founding editor of the general health magazine Hippokrates; Max Halbe, a German dramatist, who was one of the main exponents of Naturalism (2); and Hans Driesch, a German biologist and philosopher, noted for his early experimental work in embryology and for performing the first artificial ‘cloning’ of an animal in the 1880s. The album contains many other signatures, which date between 1923 and 1950. In fine condition, with damage only to the album’s spine, not at all affecting any of the clean interior pages.

Autographs of Puyi, the last Emperor of China, are extremely rare, with this being only our second example—and the first in over 10 years. The present example of the Xuantong Emperor’s signature is enhanced by the signatures of his brother, the Imperial Prince, and Johnston, his tutor, and close adviser. Furthermore, the signatures are dated at a significant time in Puyi’s life; a few months later on October 23rd, the warlord Feng Yuxiang led a coup that took control of Peking. Feng unilaterally revised the ‘Articles of Favourable Treatment’ on November 5th, a move that abolished Puyi’s imperial title and privileges and reduced him to a private citizen of the Republic of China. Puyi was expelled from the Forbidden City the same day. Starting Bid $1000

Supremely rare signature from ‘The Last Emperor,’ signed not long before his expulsion from The Forbidden City

Rare 16th-century edition of the Magna Carta, printed in London by Richard Tottel

174. Magna Carta: First Tottel Edition (1556). Scarce 16th-century book: Magna Charta, cum statutis quae antiqua vocantur, iam recens excusa, & summa fide emendata, iuxta vetusta exemplaria ad Parliamenti rotulos examinata: quibus accesserunt nonnulla nunc primum typis edita. London: Richard Tottel, 1556. Two parts in one volume, bound as a hardcover in 20th-century half brown calf, 4 x 5.5, 484 pages. Extensively annotated throughout with contemporary marginalia; also bears a 19th-century gift inscription to free end page. This was the first edition of the Magna Carta published by Richard Tottel, an influential English printer who focused his craft on legal documents. In the preface to this edition, Tottel points out that although fellow London printer Thomas Marshe had released an impression of the Magna Carta in 1554, this version is superior, with “the print much pleasanter to the eye in the books of years than any that ye have been yet served with, paper and margin as good and as fair as the best” and “chapiters of statutes truly divided and noted with their due nombers, the alphabeticall table justly ordred and quoted, the leaves not one falsly marked.” The Magna Carta, a royal charter of rights agreed to by King John of England on June 15, 1215, was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law. The document established enduring principles of freedom and, during the American Revolution, served to inspire and justify action in liberty’s defense. The profound influence of the Magna Carta can be found in both the Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution. Starting Bid $300

176. Giuseppe Mazzini Document Signed. Italian patriot (1805-1872) who dedicated his life, much of which was spent in exile, to uniting his country under a republic. Manuscript DS, signed “With thanks, Joseph Mazzini,” one page, 3.75 x 5.25, December 10, 1853. Pay receipt issued in Chelsea, England, in full: “Received (per E. Y. Morton Esq.) the sum of one pound from B. N. Holroyd Esq.” In very good to fine condition, with light scattered staining and a label affixed to the reverse. An interesting English variant of Mazzini’s signature. Starting Bid $200

Scarce first edition of Chairman Mao’s ‘Little Red Book’

175. Mao Zedong First Edition Book: Quotations from Chairman Mao (The Little Red Book). Scarce first edition Chinese book: Mao Zhu Xi Yu Lu (Quotations from Chairman Mao, or “The Little Red Book”). First edition, with frontispiece portrait of Mao and Marshal Lin Bao’s uncorrected printed endorsement leaf; textual error on pp. 82/83 corrected. Beijing: General Political Department of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, 1964. Softcover bound in red vinyl covers with embossed title and star, 4 x 5.5, 250 pages. Book condition: VG/None, with light wear and some soiling to wrappers.

Widely known as Mao’s ‘Little Red Book,’ the pocket-sized Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung was first printed in 1964 and widely distributed during China’s Cultural Revolution. Its thirty chapters contain quotations from Mao’s speeches and writings, organized by topic: the Communist Party, class and class struggle, socialism and communism, war and peace, imperialism, the People’s Army, politics, patriotism, and culture are all touched upon in the famous work. A highly desirable first edition of this historic and influential book, which helped to shape China’s cultural and political paths in the 20th century. Starting Bid $300

177. Giuseppe Mazzini Autograph Letter Signed. Italian patriot (1805-1872) who dedicated his life, much of which was spent in exile, to uniting his country under a republic. ALS in Italian, signed “Gius. Mazzini,” one page, 4 x 6.25, no date. Handwritten letter to “Gallenga,” in part (translated): “We have a meeting concerning the school. It is the question of organizing and establishing a management to which everyone should be bound. It is the question of having done so much we have to keep it in our own hands and prevent the interference of any outside influence. Come then. Tell our gambardella that the school is in full activity…we already have 91 primary students.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Exhaustive archive of steamy love letters between Czar Alexander II and his mistress

178. Alexander II of Russia and Catherine Dolgorukova Autograph Letter Archive (100+). Remarkable archive of love letters between Emperor Alexander II of Russia and his young mistress, Catherine ‘Katia’ Dolgorukova, totaling approximately 190 pages in his hand, and over 100 in hers—includes over 50 unsigned handwritten letters by Alexander, more than 40 autograph telegrams by Alexander (nine signed “Alexandre” or “Al”), and more than 20 letters from Katia to Alexander, ranging in date from circa 1866–1880. Their torrid affair produced a massive, steamy correspondence—they often wrote back and forth multiple times a day, sometimes with commentary on their erotic exploits. They took some lengths to conceal the relationship, not signing their letters and using the code-word ‘bingerle’ to refer to the intimate act. In addition to a plethora of lust-filled love letters, this intriguing correspondence also contains significant wartime content from the front lines of the 1877–78 Russo-Turkish War. Most letters are written in French, with occasional words or lines in Russian. Many include transcripts in French and/or English translations as well. Additionally includes a few handwritten drafts of speeches by Alexander, about 25 pages of Katia’s handwritten itineraries for various journeys, and some related correspondence from Grand Duke Alexis and Count Mikhail Loris-Melikoff.

The affair between Alexander II and Katia began in 1866, when she was 18 and he was 47. In 1870, Katia’s move to a private apartment in the Winter Palace, above the imperial apartments where Tsarina Marie Alexandrovna resided, caused a huge scandal at the court. In 1872, she gave him a son, George, followed by two daughters, Olga and Catherine, later in the decade. After the long-suffering Tsarina died in 1880, Alexander made Katia his morganatic wife, conferring upon her the title of Princess Yurievskaya and legitimizing their children. The couple’s legitimate life was short-lived, for the Tsar was the victim of a bomb attack on March 13, 1881. Brought back mortally wounded to the palace, he died a few hours later in Katia’s arms. Widowed, Princess Yurievskaya went into exile in France, where she died in 1922, taking with her the precious correspondence that the new Tsar Alexander III had attempted to recover so that it could be destroyed.

Throughout this correspondence, Alexander shows himself to be a caring and ardent lover, frequently evoking their “bingerles” and assuring Katia of his love: “It overflows,” he writes, “my true life is in you” (August 27, 1866).

In overall fine condition. Notable excerpts are available online at RRAuction.com. Starting Bid $5000

“We clenched each other like hungry cats both in the morning and in the afternoon, and it was sweet to the verge of madness”

179. Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy Letter Signed. The Duke of Savoy from 1580 until his death in 1630 (born 1562) who was known as the Great and Testa d’feu (or ‘Hothead’), for his rashness and military aggression; both ambitious and confident, Charles pursued a policy of expansion for his duchy, seeking to expand it into a kingdom. LS in Italian as Duke of Savoy, one page, 8.5 x 10.25, July 10, 1610. Letter to Count Vische, requesting that he come for a visit. In fine condition, with light overall foxing. Starting Bid $200

180. King Charles III Signed Book to Sir Jimmy Savile. Signed book: HRH The Prince of Wales Watercolours. First edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1991. Hardcover with dust jacket, 11.5 x 9.5, 159 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page in black ink to BBC TV and radio personality Sir Jimmy Savile, “Jimmy—All best wishes for Xmas 1992 from, Charles.” In fine condition, with a couple of small smudges to the inscription, and some edgewear to the dust jacket.

Sir Jimmy Savile was a British television presenter and charity fundraiser who was posthumously revealed to have allegedly sexually abused hundreds of people, including children, over a period of several decades. He also notably held a relationship with Prince Charles, one formed over their shared interest in charity events. It’s purported that Savile acted as an unofficial adviser to Prince Charles, who sought his advice on a number of occasions on how the royal family ought to interact with the public and media. In 2012, following the revelations about Savile’s alleged abuse, Clarence House, the official residence of Prince Charles, issued a statement saying that the Prince of Wales had ‘no knowledge’ of Savile’s wrongdoing and had not been in contact with him since 1999. In spite of these allegations, Savile was praised in obituaries for his personal qualities and his work raising an estimated £40 million for charities.Starting Bid $200

181.

signed “With warmest good wishes—yours most sincerely, Charles,” one page, 7.25 x 9.25, Kensington Palace letterhead, February 8, 1984. Letter to Lady Marre, in part: “We discussed some time ago the question of your relinquishing the Chairmanship of the Advisory Group on Disability. You indicated that the time was about right for you to stand down...I am suggesting that this changeover might be effected before the end of this month.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Starting Bid $200

King Charles III Typed Letter Signed. TLS

182. King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort Signed Christmas Card to Sir Jimmy Savile. Appealing royal Christmas card, measuring 12 x 8 open, the inside featuring an affixed color photo of Charles and Camilla in formal attire, signed and inscribed in ink, “Jimmy—with kindest regards, Charles and” and “Camilla.” In very fine condition. Read more online at www.RRAuction.com. Starting Bid $200

Guest book from Great Britain’s first WWII Civil Resettlement Unit, signed by King George VI and The Queen Mother during their famous visit

183. King George VI and British Military Notables Signed Guest Book. Handsome 9.5 x 11.75 guestbook from Civil Resettlement Unit No. 1, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, handsomely bound in full green morocco with “Visitors” gilt-stamped on the front, signed inside in ink by by King George VI (“George R. I.”) and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (“Elizabeth R”) during their famous visit on July 12, 1945, and by Mary of Teck (“Mary R”) on July 31, 1945. Additionally signed by a number of British military notables, including Godfrey H. Luce, Oliver Luce, C. W. Norman, E. G. Warren, E. K. Stuart, J. Stanley Smith, P. Sutton Vane, Alex Hood, H. A. Sandiford, Arthur Percival, R. H. A. Kellie, H. R. Hamley, George Brown, Ronald Forbes Adam, and others. Affixed within the book are more than thirty photos of the grounds and royal visits. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA for the George, Elizabeth, and Mary autographs.

During World War II, Hatfield House was the location of the first Civil Resettlement Unit (CRU) and acted as headquarters for the scheme, which was developed by Royal Army Medical Corps psychiatrists to help returning POWs adjust to civilian life. While living at the CRU, the men could attend therapy, group discussions, workshops, career training, and meals. CRUs represent one of the first controlled experiments in social psychology, contributing to the development of the concept and methods of therapeutic communities. Starting Bid $200

185. Princess Diana Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Jimmy Savile. ALS

signed “Diana,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.5, Kensington Palace letterhead, October 30, 1987. Handwritten letter to “Jimmy,” in full: “You were a real star to have taken the trouble to telephone me on Friday—your support means a lot to me & I promise to do my best in Germany & hopefully the media will be good to us, who knows! Thanks for caring, Jimmy, & for your telephone call!” In very fine condition. Read more online at www.RRAuction.com.

Starting Bid $200

Sought-after 1785 pay order signed

by Marie Antoinette

184. Marie Antoinette Document Signed. Manuscript DS in French, signed “Payez, Marie Antoinette,” one page, 9.75 x 14.5, October 2, 1785. Untranslated document by which Marie Antoinette orders the payment of funds, boldly endorsed in the lower left by the queen. Also secretarially endorsed in the lower right. In fine condition, with light show-through from contemporary notations on the reverse.

Marie Antoinette’s expenditures to maintain her flamboyant lifestyle and lavish palace were enormous, and during this time she was growing increasingly unpopular among the French people. In 1785, her public image had been tarnished beyond repair with the ‘Diamond Necklace Affair,’ when she was implicated in a fraudulent scheme to purchase an expensive necklace. A fantastic document affiliated with the extravagant spending that led to the queen’s demise. Starting Bid $1000

186. Princess Diana and King Charles III Signed Christmas Card. Royal Christmas card from 1989, embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 12 x 8 open, featuring an affixed color photo of the royal couple posing with their young sons William and Harry, signed in fountain pen, “from Charles” and “and Diana.” In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200

187. Princess Diana and King Charles III Signed Christmas Card. Desirable Christmas card from 1991, embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 13.75 x 6 open, featuring an affixed color portrait of the royal family inside, signed in fountain pen, “from Charles and” and “Diana.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope, addressed to L. Simons of the Estates Office at Sandringham. Starting Bid $200

188. Princess Diana and King Charles III Signed Christmas Card (1985). Desirable Christmas card from 1985, embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 10.25 x 7.25 open, featuring an affixed color portrait of the royal family with Prince Harry and Prince William riding a pony, signed and inscribed inside in fountain pen, “Lady Marre, from Charles and” and “Diana.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Starting Bid $200

189. Princess Diana and King Charles III Signed Christmas Card (1992) to Sir Jimmy Savile. Christmas card from 1992 embossed with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 12 x 8 open, featuring an affixed photo of their sons, Prince Harry and Prince William, signed and inscribed on the adjacent page in fountain pen, “Jimmy—from Charles and” and “Diana.” In very fine condition. Read more online at www.RRAuction. com. Starting Bid $200

Magnificently framed portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, signed in the first year of her reign

190. Queen Elizabeth II Signed Oversized Photograph. Extraordinary oversized vintage matte-finish 13.75 x 17.25 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II seated and wearing her glimmering crown jewels by Royal Court photographer Dorothy Wilding, affixed to its original 15 x 20 mount, which is signed in fountain pen in the first year of her reign, “Elizabeth R, 1952.” Strikingly matted and framed by Chapman Brothers/Royal Art Frames to an overall size of 22.25 x 32, with a royal crown at the top; the original glass has been replaced with TruVue conservation glass. In fine condition. A gorgeous portrait of the newly crowned queen, beautifully presented in its ornate original frame. Starting Bid $500

After moving to Malta,

Princess Elizabeth reports on her new hobby:

191. Queen Elizabeth II Autograph

Letter Signed. ALS signed “Elizabeth,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, Clarence House letterhead, April 24, 1950. Handwritten letter to Horace Smith, who ran Cadogan Riding School, where he taught Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret to ride horses. Elizabeth writes from Malta, where she lived between 1949 and 1951, just after celebrating her 24th birthday. In full: “I send my sincere thanks to you and Sybil for your message of good wishes for my birthday, which I much appreciate. It is lovely out here, and I have become a great polo fan. I even took it up mildly myself when I was out here last year! It is extremely good for one’s riding, I find, as all the ponies here are so quick that that unexpected turn which they are inclined to do, has one off in a moment! I hope you and Sybil are both well.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

192. Queen Elizabeth II Autograph Note Signed. ALS signed “Elizabeth,” one page, 4.75 x 6.75, no date. Handwritten note to Sybil Smith, who ran Cadogan Riding School with her father, Horace Smith. In full: “To Sybil Smith, from the Queen, Windsor Castle. I send you my best wishes and hope you have a happy evening with many reminiscences of old days.” In fine condition. A highly unusual variant of Queen Elizabeth’s signature, penned entirely in capital letters. Starting Bid $200

the 24-year-old

“I have become a great polo fan. I even took it up mildly myself when I was out here last year!”

The Queen signs in uppercase— an unusual Elizabeth autograph

Massive signed portrait of the queen and her prince

with his military decorations,

to its original mount that is signed neatly below in fountain pen, “Elizabeth R., 1984” and “Philip.” Impressively matted and framed to an overall size of 29.75 x 41.5. In fine condition, with a couple of scratches to the top and bottom of the mount, not affecting either the image or the signatures. A majestic signed portrait of the royal couple befitting of their fame and historical stature. Starting Bid $500

194. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Oversized Photograph (1984). Magnificent oversized color glossy 19.75 x 23.75 portrait photo of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip by Peter Grugeon, depicting the queen seated and wearing her crown and royal sash, with Philip standing in a full-length pose, bedecked

affixed

193. Queen Elizabeth II Signed Christmas Card (1955). Royal Christmas and New Year’s card from 1955, with a gilt-embossed crown on the front, measuring 14 x 8 open, featuring a charming photo of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip posing outdoors with their two young children, signed in fountain pen, “Elizabeth R., 1955.” In fine condition, with some light stains to covers. Starting Bid $200

Religious Figures

195. Charles de Foucauld Autograph Letter Signed. French soldier, explorer, and priest (1858–1916) who lived among the Tuareg people in the Sahara in Algeria and was assassinated by rebels; he was canonized as a Catholic saint in 2022. ALS in French, signed “Fr. Charles de Jesus,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, August 22, 1906. Handwritten letter from Tamanrasset, Algeria, with sketches of a cross and heart at the head of each page, with “Jesus” written beside it; on the first page, he also adds the Latin word for charity, “Caritas.” In part (translated): “Do I need to say you that it has been for me very sweet to accompany you in this shared sacred places where the sight of Jesus fell so often. As I have a passionate devotion for the Mount of Beatitudes that is today little known. France’s priests know it. It is the real place and they are trying to buy it and when I receive the news I will write you. It will be a great joy to see a place so sacred coming back after many centuries in possession of the church. May Jesus establish there its cult, its prayer, its presence in the same tabernacle.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Activists and Social Leaders

1. When we emigrated from Frankfurt, Anne was 4 years old and spoke German fluently. We adults generally spoke German among ourselves, while the children spoke Dutch among themselves. Anne’s written German (spelling) was not flawless, however. 2. All the fairy tales and stories have been preserved, two of them are included in the German Fischerausgabe [Fischer Edition] and were published in Holland under the title ‘Weet je nog?’ [You still remember?]. While still living in hiding, one just would not have taken the risk of publishing any of it, not even under a pseudonym. 3. On September 3, 1944, all of us 8 who had been living in hiding were taken from the Dutch Westerbork on the last transport leaving for Auschwitz in the East. In early November, Anne and Margot were taken from there to Bergen-Belsen. 4. It was never clearly established who it was that had betrayed our hiding place. Of course I would prefer if the translation could be made from the original Dutch. I assume, however, you will be translating from the German version. If that is the case, the Fischerausgabe should be used as basis, since their, various translation mistakes contained in the Lambert Schneider Edition had been revised.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

197. Otto Frank Letter Signed on Anne Frank and German Concentration Camps. Father (1889–1980) of Jewish World War II diarist Anne Frank, and the only member of his family to survive the concentration camps. LS in German, three pages on two sheets, 5.25 x 7.5, July 17, 1957. Letter to Mrs. Losa, in full (translated): “Your letter dated July 10 was forwarded to me and since your inquiry seemed urgent, I will hurry to answer your questions right away.

Detailed letter by Anne Frank’s father:

“In early November, Anne and Margot were taken from there to Bergen-Belsen... It was never clearly established who it was that had betrayed our hiding place”

Rare 1966 Swedish opera benefit program signed by

activist icons

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Harry Belafonte

Luther King, March 31, 1966” and “Harry Belafonte, 3-31-66.” The text of the program is in Swedish and praises Dr. King’s efforts as in the fight for freedom and democratic values for all people. American singer and Civil Rights activist Harry Belafonte performed at the event, singing ‘Where Have All the Flowers Gone?’ and ‘Try to Remember,’ among others. In fine condition. A significant autographed piece, demonstrating the international appeal of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s message as the Civil Rights Movement began to receive support from around the world. Starting Bid $1000

198. Martin Luther King, Jr. Signed Program. Program for “En Gränslös Kväll På Operan [An Evening Without Borders at the Opera],” a fundraising concert held for Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm, Sweden on March 31, 1966, 12 pages, 8 x 8.5, prominently signed inside the front cover in blue ballpoint, “Best Wishes, Martin

199. Malcolm X Signed Page for Alex Haley’s Playboy

Interview - PSA NM-MT 8. Page marked “MX EXTRA”

from the original typescript of Alex Haley’s 1963 interview of Malcolm X for Playboy magazine, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed “Malcolm X” in the bottom margin (with a marginal line indicating his approval of the contents). In part: [Malcolm X] The Honorable Elijah Muhammad is not interested in the white man. He is interested in the black man. The white man is not interested in the black man only to the extent that the black man is of use to him. [Haley] Mr. Malcolm, you speak only in whites and blacks, when there are huge other groups to be

considered. By implication if not directly you seem to include everyone not white into your general lumping of black people. It is highly probable that some of the races generally referred to as red, brown, and yellow, might take considerable exception to this. [Malcolm X] Mr. Muhammad says that the red, the brown and the yellow are all part of the black nation. Which means that black, brown, red, yellow, all are brothers, all are one family. The white one is a stranger. He’s the odd-fellow.” In fine condition, with light uniform toning, and staples holes to the upper left corner. Encapsulated and graded by PSA/ DNA as “NM-MT 8.” Starting Bid $500

“Black, brown, red, yellow, all are brothers, all are one family. The white one is a stranger. He’s the odd-fellow”

200. Nelson Mandela Signed Book - Long Walk to Freedom. Signed book: Long Walk to Freedom. Collector’s Edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2000. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5, 558 pages. Signed on the colophon in black ballpoint, “N. Mandela.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by the publisher’s original certificate of authenticity. A gorgeous edition of Mandela’s autobiography. Starting Bid $200

201. Nelson Mandela Signed Oversized Photograph. Attractive color semi-glossy 15.75 x 11.5 photo of Nelson Mandela seated on a bench with Coca-Cola executive Charlie Frenette, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Charlie Frenette, President of Coca-Cola Southern Africa. Best wishes to an outstanding friend, N. Mandela, 5-6-97.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 24.5 x 20.75. In very fine condition. Charlie Frenette began his career with Coca-Cola in 1974 and held a range of positions including president of the Southern Africa Division, vice president and general manager of USA operations, and head of Coke’s European and African operations. Starting Bid $200

Mandela, Tutu, and de Klerk dedicate Cape Town’s Nobel Square

Square

Dedication Plaque. Huge 33 x 23.25 plastic plaque from the dedication of Nobel Square in Cape Town, South Africa, on December 14, 2003, prominently signed in black felt tip by South African Nobel Prize winners Nelson Mandela, Frederik Willem de Klerk, and Desmond Tutu; also signed by Dr. Albertina Luthuli (on behalf of her late father, the Nobel laureate Albert Lutuli), Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Ebrahim Rasool, and Fatima Abrahams. In fine condition. This plaque can be seen in photographs taken at the ceremony on December 14, 2003. Starting Bid $200

202. Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, and Frederik Willem de Klerk Signed 2003 Nobel

203. Raoul Wallenberg Document Signed (1944) - Schutz-Pass Related. World War II-dated DS in Hungarian, signed “R. Wallenberg,” one page, 8.25 x 5.75, August 23, 1944. Document associated with the issuance of a Schutz-Pass, in part (translated): “To the National Central Authority Supervising Foreigners…We are pleased to inform you that the Royal Swedish Legation in Budapest has issued a protective passport to Mr. Spiegel Ferenc according to which the above-named person must be considered a Swedish citizen. The Legation kindly requests that the above-named individual be exempt from wearing the distinguishing symbol. The Legation certifies that the reciprocity mentioned in the relevant regulation exists with Sweden.” While Wallenberg typically signed Schutz-Passes with quick scribbles, this associated issuing document boasts a more complete signature. In fine condition.

Wallenberg arrived in Hungary in July 1944 as the country’s Jewish population was under siege. Nearly every other major Jewish community in Europe had already been decimated, and the Nazis were dispatching more than 10,000 Hungarian Jews to the gas chambers daily. With time of the essence, he devised and distributed thousands of these ‘Schutz-Passes’—officiallooking, but essentially invalid, Swedish passports granting the Hungarian bearer immunity from deportation. Nazi officials readily accepted the paperwork, leading to the escape from certain death for thousands of Hungarian Jews. Starting Bid $500

Schutz-Pass associated document signed “R. Wallenberg”

Scientists and Inventors

Signed. ALS in pencil, signed “G. W. Carver,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, November 23, 1930. Handwritten letter to Grady Porter, a researcher at a peanut processing plant in Columbus, Georgia. In part: “This has been in many ways a very remarkable trip, I believe a little good has been done for ‘Mr. Peanut.’ One of the things that has interested me greatly on this trip is the lack of the proper appreciation for some of our natural resources. I have in mind especially our shell marbles. One of the most beautiful buildings at Penn. State College had the window casings, some of the floors, etc. finished in stone almost identical with that on your place.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Carver’s own hand. Starting Bid $200

Graphite from Chicago Pile-1—Fermi’s research reactor that launched the nuclear age

206.

Graphite Relic (First

Graphite disc from Chicago Pile-1 (CP-1), the first nuclear energy reactor which launched the first successful experiment in atomic energy, giving life to the nuclear age. The graphite is encased in an acrylic dome, measuring approximately 2.5˝ x 1.25˝, identified with impressed text: “Graphite From First Chain Reactor, 12-2-42.” In fine condition.

Enrico Fermi led the experiment at the University of Chicago on December 2, 1942, which used uranium as fuel and ultra-pure graphite as a neutron moderator. Critical mass for a self-sustaining reaction was reached at 3:25 PM, lasting for 28 minutes. Throughout the 1960s, pieces of the graphite from CP-1 were awarded to important dignitaries and scientists who had worked on the project. Starting Bid $200

205. George Washington Carver Autograph Letter

Chicago Pile-1

Nuclear Reactor).

“A little good has been done for ‘Mr. Peanut’”— George Washington Carver reports on a trip north

One month after patenting the phonograph, Edison signs at his Menlo Park lab

207. Thomas Edison Signature. Gorgeous early ink signature, “Thomas A. Edison, May 26, 1878,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.5 card, with faded ink stamp: “The Laboratory of T. A. Edison, Menlo Park, N.J., U.S.A.” In fine condition. The patent for Edison’s photograph had been issued just a month earlier on February 19, 1878. A classic, early example of Thomas Edison’s iconic ‘umbrella’ autograph from a major period in his career as an inventor. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. Starting Bid $200

208. Thomas Edison Typed Letter Signed. TLS signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 8 x 11, Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letterhead, August 20, 1915. Letter to a Trust Officer at the Union Trust Company, in full: “I am in receipt of your favor of the 16th instant, marked No. 1010, in regard to Mr. Charles Edison, and in reply beg to say that the matter is all right as stated by you.” In very good to fine condition, with light creasing, and slightly trimmed edges. Starting Bid $200

209. Thomas Edison Signed Check. Edison Botonic Research Corporation business check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison, “Thos. A. Edison,” payable to research superintendent W. A. Benney for $404.95, date faded but circa 1920s. Attractively corner-mounted, matted, and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 12.75 x 19. In fine condition, with two vertical folds passing through the signature. Starting Bid $200

211. Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed. TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped personal Princeton letterhead, May 24, 1949. Letter to Ida Landau of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, in full: “I am always ready to testify my conviction of the importance of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. On the other hand, however, my name should not be used to bring pressure on people to act according to your wishes. For this reason I cannot give my authorization to sign the cables you proposed. It must be avoided that people are induced to do things only to do me a personal favor.” In very good to fine condition, with creasing to the edges, and a tear and associated paper loss above the salutation. Accompanied by a retained carbon copy of Landau’s reply to Einstein, dated May 26th, apologizing for letting herself “succumb to the pressure of importuning cables.” Starting Bid $1000

“My name should not be used to bring pressure on people”

210. Albert Einstein Autograph Scientific Manuscript Signed. Sought-after handwritten scientific working manuscript by Albert Einstein, one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, no date, signed in the lower left corner, “A. Einstein.” The working manuscript features numerous scientific formulae penned by Einstein, with just a handful of German words penned in his hand. Evidently penned in the course of his work to develop a Unified Field Theory, the manuscript is filled with capital lambdas, lowercase mus, Gs, Rs, and various other characters. It is unusual to have a signed page of Einstein’s working mathematical notes—dashed off quickly in the course of his research, such papers would typically be discarded or filed away. The presence of Einstein’s signature, done in a different, browner ink, suggests that this manuscript was very likely signed as a courtesy for its ‘new’ owner at a later date. In fine condition, with multiple intersecting folds. Signed examples of Einstein’s working scientific or mathematical notes are of exceptional rarity; the consignor notes that this example was presented to a family friend.

Beginning in the 1930s, Albert Einstein focused his scientific attention on developing a ‘Unified Field Theory’—an attempt to unify his general theory of relativity with electromagnetism. Einstein continued this research in vain for the rest of his life, never achieving a satisfactory result. Starting Bid $5000

Rare page of Einstein’s handwritten working scientific equations, signed by the genius

Einstein directs a Cambridge astronomer to write to the Harvard College Observatory

212. Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed. TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 3, 1935. Letter to Cambridge astronomer Arthur Beer, in full (translated): “I think it would be right if you sent your more recent work to Professor Howard Shapley, Harvard College Observatory, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and made your position clear to him. Mention in this letter that I advised you to do this.” In very good to fine condition, with trimmed edges and small stains along the perimeter from old mounting remnants on the reverse. Interesting scientific content from Einstein pertaining to an astronomical matter. Starting Bid $500

213. Robert H. Goddard Signature. Physicist and inventor (1882–1945) credited with creating and building the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket. Rare ink signature, “R. H. Goddard,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.25 slip clipped from a letter. In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope and transmittal letter from Goddard’s widow, Esther, dated October 22, 1945, which reads, in part: “You are quite right that he was a very great man, for he was not only a sound and conscientious scientist, but a charming and sweet person in private life.” Goddard died from throat cancer at the age of 62 on August 10, 1945, just two months earlier. Starting Bid $200

Goddard’s widow forwards her husband’s signature, “He was not only a sound and conscientious scientist, but a charming and sweet person in private life”

215. Émile Durkheim Autograph Letter Signed. Pioneering French sociologist and philosopher (1858–1917) commonly cited as one of the principal architects of modern social science. Scarce ALS in French, signed “E. Durkheim,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 3.5, personal letterhead, October 14, 1914. Untranslated handwritten letter to a friend. In fine condition. Durkheim’s letters are rare and highly sought. Starting Bid $200

216. Monaldo Leopardi Letter Signed. Italian philosopher, nobleman, politician, and writer (1776–1847) notable as one of the main Italian intellectuals of the counter-revolution and as the father of Giacomo Leopardi. LS in Italian, signed “Monaldo Leopardi,” one page, 8.5 x 12.75, September 22, 1846. Untranslated letter to a gentleman in Macerata. In fine condition, with intersecting folds and light foxing. Starting Bid $200

217. Thomas Robert Malthus Autograph Letter

Signed on Wealth. ALS signed “T. R. Malthus,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, March 17, 1828. Letter written from East India College to Nassau William Senior, reads, in part: “I am not sure whether it would be of any use to make the distinction you propose between services and commodities. I am very decidedly of opinion that in an inquiry into the causes of wealth, it is the most consistent and useful application of the term productive labour to make it mean that labour which is directly productive of wealth; If wealth however be not the material ερνον which can be brought to market and estimated separate from the producer, but the ενερνεια itself, or some immaterial result of it, which adjusts of no estimation when separated from the producer it does not seem necessary to distinguish personal services from the labour which produces a material ερνον or commodity. Both are equally productive of wealth according to your definition.

You know however that I consider it of the utmost importance that the progress of the science of Political Economy and to its useful practical applications to confine the term wealth to those objects the increase or decrease of which we can form

some estimate of. There is no person more fully aware of the important effects derived from some personal service, and of the great duration of some of their results than I am; but how am I to estimate the ενερνεια that is susceptible of exchange, but has not yet been exchanged; or how am I to appreciate the wealth derived from the Legislation of Moses, the laws of Menic, or our Revolution of 1685. Feeling the utter impossibilities of making any approaches to an estimate of such kinds of wealth, I think it infinitely preferable to confine the term wealth as Adam Smith does to the material manageable ερνον or commodity, and to place personal services in a different category. In my lectures in the East India College I have very long been in the habit of stating in reference to Adam Smith’s terms ‘That productive and unproductive labour resemble each other in the end they endeavor to attain namely the gratification of some want or wish of mankind, but they accomplish it by different means.’” The last page is addressed to Nassau Senior in London, and bears two columns of numbers. In very good condition, with two repaired areas of paper loss to the second page affecting several words of text, intersecting folds, and some scattered light soiling. Accompanied by a custom-made presentation folder. Starting Bid $2500

Malthus evokes Adam Smith in his definition of wealth: “I think it infinitely preferable to confine the term wealth as Adam Smith does to the material manageable ερνον or commodity, and to place personal services in a different category”

Presented by Professor Malthus to an outstanding student of history

218. Thomas Robert Malthus

Signed Book. Exceptionally rare signed book: Bishop Burnet’s History of His Own Time, Volume I. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1823. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.75, 601 pages. Signed and inscribed on an East India College partly-printed bookplate affixed to the front pastedown in black ink, “Awarded to Gilbert Malcolm as first of his class in History, T. Rob’t Malthus, Prof’r,” and dated 1830. Autographic condition: fine, with mild scattered toning to the bookplate. Book condition: VG/None (with repaired hinges). Starting Bid $300

Scarce autograph of the Jewish enlightenment philosopher

219. Moses Mendelssohn Autograph Letter

Signed (1781). Prominent German Jewish philosopher (1729–1786) and grandfather of composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Untranslated ALS in German, one page, 8 x 5.5, February 10, 1781. In very good condition, with soiling, foxing, and some paper loss at the corners from mounting residue on the reverse. Starting Bid $200

Explorers and Archaeologists

Letter Signed. English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, and diplomat (1821-1890) renowned for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. ALS signed “R. F. Burton,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5, personal Arabic letterhead, May 25, 1876. Handwritten letter to “Kirk,” in part: “When passing through Aden, I received yours of Feb. 9. Unfortunately, it is way too late, our passage had been taken and the hot season had set in. Nothing would please me more than a run up the Tulu R. I only hope that you will not do it just now/this year and that I shall be with you about December next (76). The report every where is that I’m to be sent to Cabul but nothing has been said to me yet. If so I shall leave England about September, pass a week at Jeddah, run to…Layla (so as to write a ‘revisited’ chapter) and then run on to Zanzibar. At present the money masters in England won’t allow anything to be done…We shall stay some 10 days at Cairo and leave Trieste about mid-June. After that all is uncertainty. I shall write to you again from Trieste and let you know how political…matters stand. My wife sends all manner of kind messages to Mrs. Kirk and is delighted to hear that the climate of Zanzibar is not so black as it is painted.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

221. William Scoresby Autograph Letter Signed. British arctic explorer and scientist (1789-1857) who produced a pioneering survey of the eastern coast of Greenland and produced a number of important papers on the nature of terrestrial magnetism. ALS signed “W. Scoresby,” one page, 4.5 x 7.25, April 26, 1847. Handwritten letter to a gentleman, in part: “I beg to thank you and the Lodge, with which, more particularly, I have the pleasure of being associated, for the kind expressions of sympathy & congratulation in your letter of the 25th. Expecting, on to be in Bradford in the course of the week, I shall not (having not five minutes before leaving Whitby for the country) enter into the subject matter of your communication.” In fine condition, with some light show-through from old mounting residue on the back. Starting Bid $200

220. Richard Francis Burton Autograph

“I shall leave England about September, pass a week at Jeddah, run to...Layla (so as to write a ‘revisited’ chapter) and then run on to Zanzibar”

American West

Billy the Kid’s killer cuts a check

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

Rare signature of fabled Apache warrior Geronimo

223. Geronimo Signature. Chiricahua Apache (1829-1909) who attained legendary status for his steadfast defense of Native American lands against the United States government. After decades of aggressive resistance, Geronimo surrendered to General Nelson A. Miles at Skeleton Canyon, Arizona, on September 4, 1886. After years of imprisonment, followed by ‘military confinement,’ Geronimo became a celebrity, appearing at such venues as the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis (where he sold autographs to curiosity seekers) and in Theodore Roosevelt’s 1905 inaugural parade. Rare bold pencil signature, “Geronimo,” in his distinctive block-printed hand, on an off-white 4 x 2.5 card. Archivally corner-mounted, matted, and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 10.75 x 15. In fine condition, with a uniform block of toning over signature. Geronimo’s autograph stands among the most elusive and desirable of Old West signatures. Starting Bid $500

Scarce Republic of Texas appointment featuring an enormous Sam Houston signature

224. Sam Houston Document Signed. Partly-printed DS, one page, 8 x 10, May 31, 1844. As president of the Republic of Texas, Houston appoints Rufus E. Brown “to the Office of Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Gonzales, in said Republic.” Prominently signed at the top by Sam Houston and countersigned at the conclusion by Anson Jones as secretary of state. In fine condition, with some nearly invisible expert repairs. Jones succeeded Houston as president of Texas at the end of 1844. A beautifully signed document by both of these influential Texas political figures. Starting Bid $300

Notorious Figures and Lawmen

225. Bonnie and Clyde Wanted Poster. Original 8 x 8 wanted poster for Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, issued on May 21, 1934, by the 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. The bottom notes: “Clyde Champion Barrow and Bonnie Parker constantly travel together and extreme caution must be exercised by arresting officers as they are wanted in connection with assault and murder of officers.” In fine condition, with overall mottled staining. Starting Bid $200

226. John Dillinger Wanted Poster. Original 8 x 8 wanted poster for John Dillinger, issued on March 12, 1934, by the 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.” In fine condition, with staining to the left edge. Often replicated, authentic period posters are becoming more difficult to find and increasingly desirable. Starting Bid $200

297. P. G. T. Beauregard Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed “G. T. Beauregard, Adjt. Gen. of La.,” one page on a 3 x 5.25 postcard, October 27, 1882. Handwritten letter of congratulations to a general, in full: “Please accept my thanks for copies of ‘Orders’ received this day—Am glad to hear of the merited congratulations of the President to your volunteer militia.” In very good to fine condition, with a small repaired tear at center and surface loss to the reverse, affecting the address area. Starting Bid $200

Retiring from the battlefield in 1864, Bragg commends the medical director of hospitals in Atlanta

298. Braxton Bragg Autograph Letter Signed on Chickamauga and Confederate Hospital System. Civil War-dated ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 9, January 2, 1864. Handwritten letter to surgeon S. H. Stout, the medical director of hospitals in Atlanta. In part: “To have secured the good will and esteem to those who have suffered most in our cause, and of their humane and self-sacrificing…whose only return is a consciousness of duty well done, is no small reward to one whose stern discharge of duty more often offended than propitiated… The operations of the Hospital department of our Army of Tenn., especially since systemized by you, I have always claimed as perfect, so far as our means allowed. And I have every reason to believe it is considered by our government as superior to any in the country. I hope you will find it agreeable to continue your service, so grateful to the soldier and so beneficial to the army. Rest assured, Doctor, that one of the most pleasant associations of my official life has been with that of you and your corps…In this connection I enclose you a short extract from my report at Chickamauga.” In fine condition, with tiny old tape repairs along the central horizontal fold. Starting Bid $200

Long after war’s end, Jubal Early recommends Stonewall Jackson’s mapmaker to the War Records Office

299. Jubal A. Early Autograph Letter

Signed. ALS signed “J. A. Early,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, July 15, 1889.

Handwritten letter to General Marcus Wright in the War Records Office. In part: “There was a Col. H. H. French in the Confederate Service who lived in either Giles or Mercer County, but I am inclined to think he is dead. Sometime last summer, when I was absent in the mountains where I remained sometime, a letter came there from you for me inquiring whether I had any maps of the battlefields during the late war. I have enclosed this letter and owe you an apology for not answering sooner, which I assure you was not through discourtesy. I now inform you that I have no such maps, and the only person that I know who has them is Major Jed Hotchkiss of Stanton, Va., who was topographical engineer for General T. J. Jackson, General Ewell, and myself.” In fine condition.

The officer referenced by Early had served on the staff of Confederate General Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson and, following Jackson’s death, eventually fell under Early’s command. In fact, many historians credit Early’s Civil War victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek in October 1864 to Hotchkiss’s superior map-making skills. Starting Bid $200

301. Nathan Bedford Forrest

Document

Signed. Confederate general (1821-1877) who earned a reputation as the greatest cavalry officer of the Civil War. DS, signed “N. B. Forrest,” one page, 17 x 15.5, September 1, 1869. First mortgage bond for the Selma Marion Memphis Railroad Company in the amount of $1,000, signed at the conclusion by Nathan Bedford Forrest as the company’s president. Additionally endorsed on the reverse by Governor William Hugh Smith of Alabama. The bond retains 30 of its coupons. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and a trimmed top edge.

Starting Bid $200

Confederate general (18171872) who achieved fame as a senior commander under Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee; his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg and the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House have shrouded his legacy in controversy. Scarce Civil War–dated ALS signed “R. S. Ewell,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.25 x 8, March 28, 1862. Letter to Lizinka Brown, a widow and close friend. In part: “I write a few lines as movements of troops indicate stirring events and I don’t know when I shall have more time…The Yankees seem to be making a general advance. I have one or two of your late letters…I destroy them not to run any risk of their being an annoyance to you.” Ewell writes and initials a postscript on the adjoining leaf: “How much I feel for your anxiety! How gladly I would shield your son from any danger that may be in the future!…May be you will not receive this until Providence has helped us & our enemies are discomfited. RSE.” In very good to fine condition, with splitting along one fold. Ewell, a newly promoted major general, wrote this letter just five days after the First Battle of Kernstown, the opening battle of Stonewall Jackson’s campaign through the Shenandoah Valley. Starting Bid $200

Petersburg (1825-1865). Rare endorsement signature, “A. P. Hill,” on a blue 3.25 x 3 slip, dated at “Hd Qrs 3rd Army Corps, Aug’t 10, 1863.” Hill signs to to forward a soldier’s request, penned in another hand: “Respectfully forwarded & requested he be returned to his Reg’t.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

300. Richard S. Ewell Autograph Letter Signed.

302. Ambrose P. Hill Signed Endorsement. Confederate general who gained early fame as commander of the ‘Light Division’ under Stonewall Jackson and was killed during the Third Battle of

Gettysburg’s controversial general makes a vow to his future wife: “How gladly I would shield your son from any danger that may be in the future!”

Gen. Johnston corresponds on the Battle of Seven Pines and James Longstreet

303.

Signed. US Army officer (1807–1891) who served in the Mexican-American War and Seminole Wars, and was also one of the most senior general officers in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. ALS signed “J. E Johnston,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, July 2, 1885. Handwritten letter to Reverend Jones regarding the Battle of Seven Pines and General Longstreet. In part: “I trouble you again in regard to the Longstreet report of 7 Pines...As to the question of Memory—It would be remarkable if you receiving thousands of papers in that office, should remember this particular one. And as remarkable if I, having deposited one of much interest to me, should have forgotten what it was. Especially as I had corresponded with Genl. Longstreet on the subject, and he had well filled the margin...with notes confirmatory of the view I took that the list of killed and wounded was an interpolation, and did not belong to the official report. The official report being that made to me, I am the only witness on the subject besides the writer.” In fine condition, with a couple of short edge separations to folds. Starting Bid $200

Handsome signed postwar image of the Confederate general

Rarely found 2.25 x 3.75

prominently

reads: “C. R. Rees & Co., Richmond, Va., 1868.” Lee apparently retraced part of his last name due to a faulty pen. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling, slightly trimmed edges to the mount, and a tack hole to the extreme top edge. A desirable postwar image of the Confederate general. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. Starting Bid $500

Joseph E. Johnston Autograph Letter

304. Robert E. Lee Signed Photograph.

carte-de-visite photo of Robert E. Lee in a near-profile pose,

signed in ink, “R. E. Lee.” The red backstamp

306. James Longstreet Autograph Letter

Signed on Bull Run Reunion. ALS, one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.5, June 18, 1888. Handwritten letter expressing his interest in attending the Bull Run reunion. In part: “It will give me pleasure to join in the Bull Run Reunion next year…General J. E. Johnston should be president of the occasion. The Governor of Virginia should make the address of welcome and General Sherman should respond. General Beauregard will go I suppose and should be invited to speak and some other prominent officer from the other side who was there. There will be enough in the way of speakers and ceremonies at least it so seems to me. I shall need a ticket going and coming, as I may not be in condition to attend otherwise.” In fine condition, with some short fold splits. Starting Bid $200

General Lee as the president of Washington College

305. Robert

E. Lee

Signed 1866 Washington College Standing Card . Rare partly-printed DS, signed “R. E. Lee,” one page, 7 x 9, June 1866. A Washington College student standing card issued to R. M. Gillespie, which lists his standing, order in class, and class size for studies like Latin, Greek, mathematics, and composition. Signed neatly at the conclusion by Robert E. Lee as president of the college. Affixed to a same-size sheet and in very good condition, with toning, soiling, and trimmed edges. From October 1865 until his death at the age of 63, Lee served as president of Washington College in Lexington, Virginia, a public role in which he vocally supported reconciliation between North and South and President Johnson’s plans for the quick restoration of the former Confederate states. Starting Bid $300

“It will give me pleasure to join in the Bull Run Reunion next year”

308. George Pickett Autograph Letter Signed on Defeat at Five Forks. Virginia-born military officer (18251875) who fought with distinction during the Mexican-American War, resigning his commission to join the Confederate forces shortly after the beginning of the Civil War. Rising to the rank of Confederate brigadier general within a year, a division led by Pickett arrived on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg. In an attack that would come to be immortalized as ‘Pickett’s Charge,’ more than half of the Confederate forces were wiped out. Though the disastrous attack had been directed by Lee, Pickett’s military career went into sharp decline, his reputation further worsened by the defeat of his division at the Battle of Five Forks on April 1, 1865, a blow to the Confederacy that precipitated the surrender at Appomattox just days later. After fleeing to Canada, Pickett returned to the U.S as an insurance agent and was finally pardoned for his support of the Confederacy a year before his death at the age of 50. Historic ALS signed “G. E. Pickett,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 9.5, May 23, 1870. Handwritten letter to General Fitzhugh Lee, replying to his inquiry of four days earlier. In part: “I have at this present writing no copy of my report of the engagement of Five Forks at hand. My recollection of the part in that affair to which you allude in your communication are as follows. Whilst taking up the position at the Five Forks I directed you to cover the right & left flank of the Infantry line with your cavalry. And in reply to a remark of yours that your horses needed rest and feed, I said you would have to dismount and act as infantry. Sometime afterwards Gen. Ransom sent a courier to me

saying that his left was uncovered and the cavalry not in the position assigned. I immediately dispatched a courier to you asking you to have this matter attended to. I think afterwards a more urgent message came from some source saying the enemy had appeared…and that the cavalry were still not in position...I had gone back to change my horse and write a dispatch to Gen. R. E. Lee and was under the impression that the order had been executed—as it also appears from your letter must have been your own idea, but which in reality could not have been the case...I in very short time withdrew…Stewart in front, and…upon the left flank, as also some…new fighting with obstinacy too late but it was too late. The enemy being so very much our superiors numerically, entirely enveloped us. I now see Gen. by your letter that you were evidently of the same opinion with myself that the Cavalry has been put in the designated position, and also your reasons for not firing me. I shall take the liberty and also great pleasure in forwarding to Genl. R. E. Lee an extract of your letter bearing on these… and…him to make the necessary alterations accordingly.” In fine condition.

The Battle of Five Forks, sometimes referred to as the ‘Waterloo of the Confederacy,’ pitted Union Major General Philip H. Sheridan against Pickett, then in Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Pickett’s loss at Five Forks triggered Lee’s decision to abandon his entrenchments around Petersburg and begin the retreat that led to his surrender at Appomattox Court House. Starting Bid $500

“It was too late”—Pickett vividly recalls the disastrous Confederate defeat at Five Forks—” the enemy being so very much our superiors numerically, entirely enveloped us”

Rare Civil War-dated letter from the fearless Confederate general as he prepares for Lee’s offensive

307. J. Johnston Pettigrew Autograph Letter Signed. Confederate general (1828-1863) who helped lead Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg and was killed in battle just two weeks later. Civil War-dated ALS signed “J. Johnston Pettigrew, Brig. Gen. P. A. C. S.,” one page, 5.75 x 9, Magnolia, February 1, 1863. Handwritten letter to R. J. Holmes, in full: “Owing to my frequent and uncertain movements, your very acceptable letter of the 7th was a long time in reaching me. It contains exactly the kind of information I desired. The Engineers are now down in your region and their map with your explanation of the character of the roads will give me all the information required. Thanking you for your aid in this matter.” In very good condition, with staining affecting the appearance.

After suffering a near-fatal injury during the Peninsula Campaign in the summer of 1862, brigadier general Pettigrew was taken prisoner by the Union army and held until an exchange two months later. Ordered to Eastern North Carolina, where he was to secure and gather supplies in preparation of Lee’s offensive into the north, he contacted friend and attorney R. J. Holmes to help map his area (most likely New Bern, North Carolina, where Holmes lived). Five months later, Pettigrew’s brigade was assigned the position of the left flank in the famous infantry assault now known as Pickett’s Charge on the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Badly wounded in the battle, Pettigrew began to lead his troops’ retreat back to Virginia; but when they faced an unexpected Union attack at Falling Waters, West Virginia, he was shot again, this time fatally. An incredibly rare letter from the courageous Confederate general, just months before his final attack in the Battle of Gettysburg. Starting Bid $300

309. Frederick W. Benteen Signature. Military officer (1834-1898) who first fought during the American Civil War and later commanded soldiers during the Indian Campaigns and Great Sioux War against the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne. Benteen is best known for being in command of a battalion of the 7th U. S. Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in late June 1876. Rare ink signature, “F. W. Benteen, Capt. 7th Cav.,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1 slip. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

310. George A.

Document Signed for Indian Warrior. Manuscript DS, signed “G. A. Custer,” one page, 8 x 9.75, March 29, 1869. Interesting recommendation document issued by Custer from the “Head Quarters of Troops, operating South of the Arkansas Camp Supply, Ind. Terr.,” in full: “The bearer, Trotter (Ses-sa) is an Osage Warrior. He accompanied my command on the late winter’s campaign and marches, and participated in the battle at the ‘Washita.’ I believe him to be a good Indian, and a valuable scout and trailer.” In very good condition, with overall soiling, and complete fold separations repaired by complete silking on the reverse.

The Battle of Washita River, otherwise known as the Washita Massacre, took place on November 27, 1868, when Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer’s 7th U.S. Cavalry attacked Black Kettle’s Southern Cheyenne camp on the Washita River. The Cheyenne camp was located by Custer’s Osage scouts, who were enemies to the Cheyenne and at war with most of the Plains tribes. The Osage did not participate in the initial attack, fearing that Custer’s soldiers would mistake them for Cheyenne and shoot them. Instead, they waited behind the color-bearer of the 7th US Cavalry on the north side of the river until the village was taken. The Osage then rode into the village, where they took scalps and helped the soldiers round up fleeing Cheyenne women and children. Starting Bid $1000

Custer

Custer recommends an Osage warrior: “I believe him to be a good Indian, and a valuable scout and trailer”

Hiroshima Bombing: Sairenji Temple Roof Tile from Explosion Epicenter. Incredible relic from the August 6, 1945, atomic bombing of Hiroshima—a 1.75˝ x 2.25˝ x .5˝ piece of roof tile found on the site of the Sairenji Temple, which was part of the explosion epicenter in Hiroshima and near the Genbaku Dome, now the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. The appearance and texture of the clay tile were permanently altered after it was exposed to the 6,000 degrees Celsius heat of the atomic blast, and the effects of the extreme heat can be discerned on the tile’s upper portion, which is melted, bubbled, and partially glassy; the unscarred lower half was protected by an overlapping tile and the underside was painted in gold for presentation. The tile is housed in a simple wooden box, inscribed on the lid, “The Atom Struck Tile, Found on the Site of Sairenji Temple, the Exposition Center, Hiroshima,” and on the lid’s interior: “Presented to Corp. Harry T. Chapman [Japanese text], Sept. 4th 1951,

By Rev.

312. Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal Signed Poster. 50th anniversary commemorative poster entitled ‘Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February-26 March 1945,’ featuring Joe Rosenthal’s iconic image of Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi, 28 x 20, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To the U.S. Marine Corps, with admiration, Joe Rosenthal.” Rolled and in fine condition, with some light edgewear. Starting Bid $200

311.

S. T. Katsuki, the Chief Priest of Sairenji Temple, the Exposition Center, Hiroshima.” Katsuki collected these tiles from around the temple and had them inscribed in order to gift them to visitors of the temple. Starting Bid $200

‘Battle of Iwo Jima’ 50th anniversary poster signed for “the U.S. Marine Corps”

313. Douglas MacArthur Document Signed (1935). DS, one page, 8 x 10.5, War Department, Office of the Chief of Staff letterhead, August 2, 1935. A “Memorandum for the Quartermaster General,” which reads: “In due course of time orders will issue directing the following named officers to proceed to Manila, Philippine Islands, for station and duty: General Douglas MacArthur. / Major Dwight D. Eisenhower, Infantry, Major James B. Ord, Infantry, Major Howard J. Hutter, Medical Corps. / Captain Thomas J. Davis, A. G. D.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered small stains and staple holes. In 1935, MacArthur was invited to return to Manila to serve as head of a U.S. military mission charged with preparing the islands for full independence in 1946. Starting Bid $200

Rare 1812 document signed by Napoleon in Moscow amidst the disastrous Russian Campaign

314. Napoleon Document Signed at Moscow (1812). Historic partly-printed DS in French, signed “Napoleon,” one page, 13.25 x 19.25, October 12, 1812. Official order concerning the application of a boycott against England, signed in Moscow at the height of Napoleon’s disastrous invasion of Russia. Boldly signed at the bottom in ink by Napoleon Bonaparte and countersigned by four of his ministers. In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds.

French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s Grande Armée occupied Moscow from September 14–October 19, 1812, during the Napoleonic Wars—this marked the summit of the French invasion of Russia. Weakened by attrition warfare and want of provisions, Napoleon and his Grande Armée abandoned the Russian capital on October 19th— one week after signing the present order—and retreated south. More than half of the men died on the roadside of exhaustion, typhus, and the harsh continental climate. The massive loss in Russia shattered Napoleon’s ambitions of European dominance and destroyed his reputation of invincibility. Starting Bid $500

In 1935, MacArthur and Eisenhower prepare to “proceed to Manila, Philippine Islands, for station and duty”

Comprehensive collection of French Marshals

plus Napoleon Bonaparte—a remarkable archive of 28 autographs

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317. Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle Autograph Letter Signed. French army officer and composer (1760-1836) who wrote the words and music to the French national anthem, La Marseillaise. ALS in French, signed “R. de Lisle,” one page, 5 x 7.75, January 12, 1825. Handwritten letter to a gentleman in Paris, in part (translated): “Do you remember me?… And that difficult literary compilation? It is finished now and ready to be published. It will appear in the course of the week. Are you still available for a few subscriptions? If so, let me know the number of copies you think you may need. I would like to see you again and have a chat together. How can that be arranged?” Addressed on the integral leaf in Rouget de Lisle’s hand. In fine condition, with a small repaired tear to the upper left edge. Starting Bid $200

Signed. Irish-born military officer (1715-1774) who fought in the French and Indian War and who served as British superintendent of Indian Affairs, based in New York from 1755 to 1774. ALS signed “W. Johnson,” two pages both sides, 8 x 13, May 4, 1770. Long handwritten letter to Goldsbrow Banyar concerning a tract of land. In part: “You have been misinformed as to the quality of lower part of the Tract, for according to the acct. of all my neighbours who have been there, as well as that of the Indians, and of the surveyor who ran lines there last summer, it is… extraordinary good, and several of the old Scohare Farmers who have been desirous of buying assure me of the same.”

He goes on to comment on military matters: “Except those Regiments formed by Sir H. Moore, there has been no Regiments formed here…there being but one in the county…It has not been the invariable practice for the Col. to recommend his officers, it is contrary to every practice in the world, where the Col. has a superior officer thro’ whom these recommendations should pass.” In very good to fine condition, with some edge chipping and archival repairs to fold separations. Starting Bid $200

315. Napoleon Letter Signed. LS in French, signed “Buonaparte,” one page, 7.25 x 9, personal letterhead, July 31, 1804. Untranslated letter to Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès, the statesman best remembered as one of the authors of the Napoleonic Code. In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

318. William Johnson Autograph Letter

346. Hindenburg Disaster Swatch. Sizable 3 x 1.75 swatch of the silver-colored hull of the LZ 129 Hindenburg, which caught fire when it attempted to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst in Manchester Township, New Jersey on May 6, 1937. The swatch is affixed to the second page of a handwritten letter from a retired NS class airship pilot, dated March 14, 1974, in part: “I started in 1917 where was a radio op. + machine gunner on the only American Airship on patrol over the North Sea…Am enclosing a cover that was carried on the USA Akron and a small piece of the Hindenberg’s outer cover which did not burn.” In fine condition, with the recipient’s name clipped from the start of the letter. Starting Bid $200

348. Charles Lindbergh Signed Book - The Spirit of St. Louis. Signed book: The Spirit of St. Louis. Presentation edition, number 630. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1953. Hardcover with custom red cloth slipcase, 5.75 x 8.5, 561 pages. Signed on the colophon in fountain pen, “Charles A. Lindbergh.” Autographic condition: very fine. Book condition: VG+/ None. An exquisite copy of this avidly collected book authored by the renowned aviator. Starting Bid $200

Vintage 1930s curtain aperture camera from the collection of a pioneer in aerial photography

D

Aperture Camera. A circa 1930s R. B. Graflex Series D curtain aperture camera purportedly deriving from the personal collection of Clyde Sunderland, a distinguished aerial photographer best known for his work of both vertical and oblique images of the greater San Francisco Bay area. The high-quality Graflex rotating back curtain aperture camera, 9 x 8.25 x 7.25, is accompanied by two plate-holders, one of which displays a modern copy of a Sunderland photograph of a seaplane flying underneath the incomplete San Francisco Bay Bridge; an original glossy 9.5 x 7.5 Sunderland photo of the image, featuring his stamp on the reverse; and a vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of a young boy taking a photograph with a similar camera. In very good condition, with overall scuffing and wear, and a snapped leather strap to the top; the camera is in unknown working order.

Clyde Sunderland (1900-1989) was a pioneering aerial photographer who operated out of his home base of Oakland, California beginning in the 1920s. He was commissioned by Franklin D. Roosevelt to write a textbook on aerial photography and train naval photographers in 1939 and he taught at Pensacola until the end of the war. The consignor notes that this camera was obtained directly from his estate. Starting Bid $200

349. Clyde Sunderland’s R. B. Graflex Series

Curtain

Billy Wilder’s correspondence from the production of The Spirit of St. Louis, highlighted by two Lindbergh letters

archive of correspondence and photography related to the production of the 1957 film The Spirit of St. Louis, directed by Billy Wilder, produced by Leland Hayward, and starring James Stewart as Charles Lindbergh, adapted from Lindbergh’s own Pulitzer Prize–winning 1953 autobiographical account of his historic solo transatlantic flight. The highlights of the archive are two TLSs from Lindbergh to Wilder, plus various telegrams, letters by Leland Hayward, Billy Wilder’s retained carbon copies of correspondence sent to Lindbergh, and several photographs.

The highlight is a four-page TLS by Charles Lindbergh, signed “Charles,” four pages, 8.5 x 11, May 20, 1954, to Billy Wilder, responding to some questions pertaining to his life and career, and weighing in on the necessity of strict factual accuracy in filmmaking. In part: “Concerning accuracy in transposing ‘The Spirit of St. Louis’ from book to film, of course exact accuracy is impossible. This is a subject which will probably require considerable discussion, and about which I have great confidence in your and Leland’s judgment. I was determined to make my book as accurate as I could, and spent a huge amount of time in research and correspondence in order to do so. But even here, in order to gain accuracy of impression, I had to sacrifice some accuracy of fact, and each has its own validity...

Personally, I feel that a film should have much more freedom of impression than a book of the type of ‘The Spirit of St. Louis.’ I think there is a validity to Goldwyn’s ‘Hans Christian Anderson’ which starts out by saying, as I recall, that it is ‘a fairy tale about a fairy tale,’ and, on the other end, there is a quality to ‘Martin Luther,’ which, I am told is unusually accurate for a film of this type. It seems obvious to me that we want a sound framework of factual accuracy for ‘The Spirit of St. Louis,’ and that many of the facts connected with the flight are more interesting than any fiction by which they could be replaced. But within this framework, I think there should

be a good deal of leeway. Factual impression seems more important, to me, in a film than in a book, by a big margin. The book is the factual record; possibly the film should always be the impressionistic one. Beyond a point, I am convinced that striving for exact accuracy will defeat itself by its very impossibility of attainment; the very attempt will overemphasize the inevitable failure.”

The second Lindbergh letter comments on his hours as an airmail pilot and provides an explanation of trans-Atlantic navigation. Although unsigned, contemporary copies of two of Wilder’s telegrams to Lindbergh offer interesting content: the first, of January 26, 1954, reads, “Dear Colonel: This is to congratulate myself to have been entrusted with putting your superb Spirit of St. Louis on film. I am thrilled and proud and most grateful,” with Lindbergh’s telegram in responses: “Have been greatly impressed by your films. Am looking forward to meeting you soon and to an extremely interesting and pleasant relationship”; Wilder’s second telegram offers humorous congratulations on his Pulitzer Prize for the book, alluding to Ernest Hemingway’s recent African plane crashes: “Congratulations on your triumph over Hemingway in the literary field and may I remind you that earlier in the year you were also clearly established as the superior flier.”

Further materials include: a Warner Bros. document related to the film’s financing and distribution agreements, signed in blue ballpoint by Billy Wilder and Leland Hayward; a telegram from Richard E. Byrd, complaining about the portrayal of his transatlantic flight (“Our flight was, I believe, not so bad or so useless as it has sometimes been depicted”); several letters signed by Leland Hayward, offering lengthy commentary on the film, the tepid response it received from preview audiences, and suggested changes; and eight original photographs, showing Wilder with a Spirit of St. Louis replica built for the film, meeting with Lindbergh and Stewart, and several similar shots. In overall fine condition.Starting Bid $200

347. Charles Lindbergh and Billy Wilder: The Spirit of St. Louis Movie Correspondence Archive. Remarkable

space exploration

353. Moonwalkers (7) Signed Photographs. Lot of seven color photos signed in ink or felt tip by an Apollo moonwalker, each approximately 8 x 10 or 10 x 8, which includes the following astronauts, with the majority adding inscriptions and/or mission designation: Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Gene Cernan, Charles Conrad, Charlie Duke, Harrison Schmitt, and Dave Scott. In overall fine condition, with some minor spreading to the ink in the Aldrin signature. Starting Bid $200

354. Apollo 8: James Lovell and Frank Borman Signed Oversized Apollo 8 Flight Crew Log . Uncommon oversized bracket-bound NASA manual entitled “Apollo 8 Flight Crew Log, Set 15,” 17.5˝ x 11.5˝ x 2.25˝, signed on the opening page in black felt tip, “Frank Borman—Commander Apollo 8, December 21st—27th, 1968” and “First manned flight to another world, James Lovell, Apollo 8 CMP.” The manual contains more than 500 Thermofaxed sheets providing detailed technical information about various aspects of the Apollo 8 mission. Numerous pages featured Post-it tabs annotated by an unknown hand. In fine condition, with creasing and wear to covers, and some stains to the textblock. Starting Bid $200

355. Fred Haise Signed Apollo 8 NASA Manual. Official stapled NASA manual entitled “Entry Mission Plan, Apollo 8 Summary” (MSC Internal Note No. 69-FM-130), 172 pages, 8 x 10.5, dated May 28, 1969, prepared by the Landing Analysis Branch, Mission Planning and Analysis Division. Signed on the front cover in felt tip, “Fred Haise, Apollo 8 BU LMP.” The textblock is marked in bold black felt tip: “Apollo 8 Entry Summary.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

356. Apollo 11 (3) Signed Photographs. Attractive display containing three color photos of the Apollo 11 astronauts, each approximately 7.75 x 9.75, satin-finish and semi-glossy, each signed in blue felt tip, “Neil Armstrong,” who adds the inscription, “To Tony Hodges,” “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI,” and “Mike Collins.” The photos are matted together with an Apollo 11 launch pass, mission patch, and a NASA ‘meatball’ patch; framed sans glass to an overall size of 30.5 x 21.5. In overall fine condition, with some small surface creases and light paperclip impressions to the Armstrong photo. Starting Bid $300

357. Apollo 11 (3) Signed Philatelic ‘Space Treaty’ Souvenirs. Three philatelic souvenirs individually signed by an Apollo 11 astronaut, all printed treaties, 8 x 6 or 8.5 x 11, individually signed in black ink or felt tip, “Neil Armstrong,” “Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.,” and “Michael Collins.” In overall fine condition, with Armstrong’s signature quite light but fully legible, with mounting tape to the upper corners. Each is accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

358. Apollo 11 Unflown Robbins Medallion. Rare unflown sterling silver Apollo 11 Robbins Medal, approximately 1.25˝ in diameter, with a raised design on the face of the Apollo 11 mission insignia. The reverse of the sterling silver medal is engraved with the last names of astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, and the launch, moon landing, and return date fields are all left blank. This medal is serial numbered “164.” In mint condition.

Made by the Robbins Company of Attleboro, Massachusetts, astronauts who are in line for a flight have the option of purchasing the medallions for themselves, family, and friends as personal souvenirs. All 450 Apollo 11 Robbins medallions were intended for flight but CMP Michael Collins reported that nine went missing from the KSC crew quarters pre-flight and thus were not flown. Some of these medallions resurfaced decades later in the estate of a woman who had been a janitor at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. These unflown medallions can be identified by the fact that the mission dates are not engraved in the reverse. An unbelievably scarce Apollo 11 artifact with a storied past that ultimately makes it rarer than one of its flown counterparts. Starting Bid $500

An elusive unflown Apollo 11 Robbins medallion— one of nine thought to exist

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dated October 15, 1969, prepared by the

Branch,

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Support Division at the Manned Spacecraft Center. The manual consists of six sections: General, Mission Objectives, Detailed Timeline, Consumables, Abbreviated Timeline, and Alternate Missions. The detailed timeline covers the entire mission, from lift-off to splashdown, including both moonwalks. In fine condition, with expected handling wear, including tears near the staple. Accompanied by two stapled memorandum packets, one headed “Revision A to the Apollo 12 Final Flight Plan,” dated October 30, 1969, and the second is headed “Revision B to the Apollo 12 Final Flight Plan,” dated November 4, 1969. Starting Bid $200

359. Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph. Iconic color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Neil Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, boldly and prominently signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with one tiny surface ding, and a faint paperclip impression to the top edge. An ultra-desirable uninscribed portrait of the first man on the moon. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $300

360. Apollo 12 Final Flight Plan. Staple-bound official NASA manual entitled “Final, Apollo

Flight Plan, AS-507/CSM-108/LM-6,”

x 10.5,

Flight Planning

Flight Crew

Silver medal carried around the moon during Apollo 13, flight-certified by the mission LMP

by the names of the astronauts in raised text,

Condition is mint state. Accompanied by the original plastic case and a signed letter of authenticity from Haise, in part: “Accompanying this letter is a Robbins sterling silver medallion that was flown on the flight of Apollo 13 during April 1970…a few days before our launch, Command Module Pilot Thomas K. (Ken) Mattingly had to be replaced by Jack Swigert due to a potential illness. That substitution dictated a return of the flown medallions to Robbins for melting and a restrike with a corrected die having the valid crew names on the back…I hereby certify that this Robbins medallion with serial number 172 is one of the genuine revised medallions made from the original flown metal. It has been in my personal space artifact collection since 1970.” Starting Bid $500

“172,” engraved

361. Fred Haise’s Apollo 13 Flown Robbins Medallion. Fred Haise’s flown sterling silver Apollo 13 Robbins medal with a raised design of the mission insignia on the face, approximately 1.25? in diameter, engraved on the reverse with the launch date of April 11, 1970, and the return date of April 17, 1970, encircled

with serial number,

below.

363. Apollo 18 Screen-Used Prop Cuff Checklist and Speedmaster Wristwatch.

A screen-used prop cuff checklist and prop ‘Speedmaster’ wristwatch from the 2011 sciencefiction / horror film Apollo 18. The cuff checklist features a spiral-bound 4˝ x 4˝ x .5˝ booklet, which is anchored to an aluminum, copper, and Velcro band designed to be attached to the space suit sleeve; the manual’s technical pages feature occasional nude pin-up girl images and doodles, gags in keeping with the practical jokes played by the real-life Apollo astronauts; and an Omega ‘Speedmaster’ replica wristwatch with a broken crystal; the back of the case is engraved: “Flight-qualified by NASA for all manned space missions / The First watch worn on the moon.” The watch features an adjustable Velcro wrist strap. In overall very good to fine condition, with expected wear from use. Starting Bid $200

362. Apollo 16 ‘Final’ and ‘Change A’ Flight Plans .

Staple-bound official NASA manual entitled “Apollo 16, April 16 Launch, Final Flight Plan,” approximately 475 pages, 8 x 10.5, dated March 6, 1972. Prepared by the Manned Spacecraft Center’s Flight Planning Branch, the plan is divided into sections for flight plan notes, charts and tables, detailed timeline, consumables, abbreviated timeline, and alternate missions. Accompanied by a staple-bound NASA manual entitled “Apollo 16, April 16 Launch, Change A, Flight Plan,” dated March 27, 1972. In overall fine condition, with some wear to covers. An important document comprehensively detailing the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission. Starting Bid $200

art, architecture, and design

410. Rene Magritte Autograph

Letter Signed. Belgian surrealist artist (1898-1967) known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and boundaries of reality and representation. His imagery has influenced pop art, minimalist art, and conceptual art. ALS signed “Rene,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, July 21, 1963. An untranslated and neatly penned handwritten letter from Rene Magritte to his cousin. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

409. Rene Lalique Autograph Letter Signed on Jewelry. French Art Nouveau jeweler, medallist, and glass designer (1860–1945) celebrated for his creations of glass art, perfume bottles, vases, chandeliers, clocks, and automobile hood ornaments. ALS in French, signed “R. Lalique,” one page, 5.25 x 7, personal letterhead, no date. Handwritten letter regarding a commission, in full (translated): “Thank you my dear friend for the kind thought that accompanied your stone this morning. I will make a piece of jewelry in the form of a kingfisher bird I will show you on the first Saturday.” In very good to fine condition, with creasing to the side edges. Starting Bid $200

“I will make a piece of jewelry in the form of a kingfisher”

411. Rene Magritte Signed Postcard. ALS by Georgette Magritte, signed “Georgette,” also signed by her painter husband, “Rene,” one page on a 5.75 x 4 Israeli postcard depicting a camel, postmarked at Jerusalem, April 21, 1966. Untranslated handwritten letter by Georgette Magritte to the artist’s cousin, “Alise Gonne,” signed by both Georgette and Rene using their first names only. In fine condition. A superb pairing of autographs of this mythical couple—Georgette was Rene Magritte’s model and muse, appearing in several of his artworks. They even became the subject of a 1983 Paul Simon song, ‘Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War.’ Starting Bid $200

Millais comments on “French recognition of English art”

412. John Everett Millais Autograph Letter Signed. Noted English painter and illustrator (1829–1896) who was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. ALS signed “J. E. Millais,” one page, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, June 24, 1878. Handwritten letter to “Gambart,” in part: “I am afraid y’r predictions with regard to French recognition of English art are going to fall through. We hear strange rumours here.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

413. Claude Monet Autograph

Letter

Signed on Manet’s ‘Olympia’. ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 7, November 26, 1889. Handwritten letter by Claude Monet, sending thanks for a contribution to his campaign to purchase Edouard Manet’s ‘Olympia’ for the French National Museum. In full (translated): “I have received your letter and I hasten to thank you for having sent 100 francs for the subscription for Manet.” In fine condition.

Edouard Manet’s painting ‘Olympia,’ an arrestingly bold nude of a reclining prostitute, immediately sparked controversy upon its unveiling at the 1865 Paris Salon. Later recognized as one of the artist’s true masterpieces, Monet spearheaded a public campaign to raise money for the French government to purchase the painting. Monet’s letters on the subject—generally sent to those within his artistic circle—are highly coveted, and this example is dramatically enhanced by the list of subscribers. By February 1890, Monet had raised about 20,000 francs to purchase the great work and announced its donation to the French national museums. As the law prevented the Louvre from exhibiting works until their creators were ten years deceased (Manet died in 1883), ‘Olympia’ was first shown at the Musée du Luxembourg, then at the Musée de l’Art Contemporary of Paris. By order of Georges Clemenceau, Olympia finally took its place in the Louvre in 1907. Starting Bid $300

414. Berthe Morisot Autograph Letter Signed. French painter (1841–1895) considered one of the greatest female Impressionists alongside Mary Cassatt. She was married to Eugene Manet, the brother of her friend and colleague Edouard Manet. ALS in French, signed “B. Manet,” one page, 4.5 x 7, no date. Handwritten letter by Morisot, in part (translated): “I accept, dear sir, with the greatest pleasure to be part of an association led by you. I just need to know a little more about the conditions so that I can say yes in full knowledge of my commitment. Your letter reaches me in the country where I do work a lot and do not dare to say I work well.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

“I do work a lot and do not dare to say I work well”

Monet sends thanks for a contribution to the fund to buy Manet’s ‘Olympia’

416. Pierre-Auguste Renoir Autograph Letter Signed to Monet. ALS in French, signed “Renoir,” one page, 4 x 5.25, March 24, 1894. Renoir invites himself with a friend to see Claude Monet at Giverny, in full (translated): “Deconchy and myself will go to Giverny on Monday after Easter to see you. Please send a telegram as soon as possible to tell us if you will be there and if we do not disturb you. We will take the train at 8 in Paris and will arrive by foot if the weather is good. It will depend.” He adds a postscript along the left edge: “We will not come if we do not get the telegram on Sunday.” In fine condition. The other guest is presumably landscape painter Ferdinand Deconchy, who was acquainted with Monet and lived just a few miles from Giverny. A charming artistic association piece, connecting two titans of the Impressionist movement. Starting Bid $200

415. Edvard Munch Signature. Influential Norwegian painter and printmaker (1863–1944) known for his intense and evocative treatment of psychological themes. Ink signature, “Edvard Munch,” on an off-white 3 x .5 slip. Attractively double-matted and framed with a name plate and a photo of his iconic 1893 work ‘The Scream’ to an overall size of 22.75 x 16.75. In fine condition, with a partial punch hole to the bottom edge. Starting Bid $200

Renoir writes to Monet: “Deconchy and myself will go to Giverny on Monday after Easter to see you”

Letter Signed. French Impressionist landscape painter (1839–1899). ALS in French, signed “A. Sisley,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, no date. Handwritten letter to “Monsieur de Bollio,” asking for medical advice. In part (translated): “What should I give to my boy who has had frequent nasal bleeding, quite abundant. It is such an incredible heat isn’t it? And happy are those that can remain at home between their four thick walls the windows well shut and a good book on hand. For me I wet many shirts a day and if I only listened to myself I would take three showers a day, one in the morning, one before lunch and one before dinner.” Below his signature, Sisley makes note of his address in Moret-sur-Loing—a frequent subject of his landscape paintings. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

417. Pierre-Auguste Renoir Autograph Note Signed. ANS in French, signed “Renoir,” one page, 4.25 x 7, no date. Brief untranslated handwritten note concerning his presence in Paris. In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned portrait. Starting Bid $200

418. Alfred Sisley Autograph

Elusive signed copy of Warhol’s erotic masterpiece, Blue Movie

419.

Book. Highly rare signed book: Blue Movie. Original first paperback edition. NY: Grove Press, 1970. Softcover with blue clamshell box custom made by the Dragonfly Bindery Studio, 4.75 x 8, 128 pages. Signed on the title page in black felt tip by Andy Warhol. The book contains the film’s complete script as well as numerous photo stills from the film. In fine condition. A rare and attractive unread copy of Warhol’s controversial screenplay for Blue Movie, a pioneering adult erotic film. Starting Bid $200

Andy Warhol Signed

420. Andy Warhol Signed Photograph. Choice glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Andy Warhol striking a contemplative pose, signed vertically in black felt tip. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200

421. Andy Warhol and Jamie Wyeth Signed Program. Scarce original tri-fold program for the exhibit ‘Andy Warhol & Jamie Wyeth: Portraits of Each Other,’ held at the Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, between November 26, 1976, and January 9, 1977, measuring 23.75 x 10 open, signed vertically on the front in black felt tip by both artists; additionally signed again inside by Wyeth. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

422. Jamie Wyeth Signed Poster with Sketch. Fabulous color 28.5 x 22 poster featuring Jamie Wyeth’s ‘Portrait of Pig’ at the Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, nicely signed and inscribed in the lower border, “For Bill and Connie Pollock—[pig] and Jamie Wyeth.” Wyeth draws a detailed sketch of a pig around the text identifying the painting’s subject. Framed to an overall size of 32 x 24.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

animation and comic art

Disney signs for a cohort from his 1941 goodwill tour of South America

certificate

recipient,

who served as the head of General Motors Corporation in Brazil and then later as the president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in São Paulo, was hired by Nelson Rockefeller to head a special government project in South America during World War II. Around the same time, in 1941, Rockefeller, as coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, asked Walt Disney to make a goodwill tour across South America, hoping the universal popularity of his characters would help diffuse anti-Axis sentiments in the region. Disney agreed and took a group of his best animators and composers to Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Peru. In addition to exercising the Good Neighbor Policy, the trip was intended to lead to a new animated movie that could be shown in Central and South America to celebrate (and secure) their friendly relationship. The film would ultimately become Saludos Amigos. Starting Bid $300

446. Walt Disney Signed Photograph. Marvelous vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Disney smiling and seated with a pencil in his hand, signed and inscribed in bold fountain pen, “To Arnold Tschudy, with all best wishes, Walt Disney.” In very good condition, with creasing, professionally repaired tears, and silvering to the dark areas of the image. Accompanied by a

of authenticity from Phil Sears Collectibles. The

Arnold Tschudy,

A gracious letter of thanks from Disney to the First Lady of Pakistan

447. Walt Disney Typed Letter Signed to Begum Ali Khan (1950). Notable TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 14, 1950. Letter to Begum Ra’ana Liaqat Ali Khan, the First Lady of Pakistan, in full: “I hope you will forgive our negligence in not acknowledging your gift to Mrs. Disney until now. We have been in the process of moving into a new home and it is just now that [we] are getting ourselves orientated. Mrs. Disney is in raptures about the material. Being a mere man, I wouldn’t know, but she tells me the material is exquisite; the color is exactly what she herself would have selected and that when it is made into a costume, it will be worn for only the most auspicious of occasions. All of us here considered your visit to the studio a signal honor and even though the time spent here was short, I shall always remember your graciousness and forbearance during the never-ending picture taking. Again our thanks and with every good wish to you and yours.” In very good to fine condition, with two partial file holes to the left edge, and creasing to the lower right corner. Starting Bid $500

448. Walt Disney Signature. Ideal vintage ballpoint signature, “Walt Disney,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card, identified and dated (“9/21/55”) on the reverse in another hand. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $300

The playwright writes concerning the “music of Peter Pan”

451. James M. Barrie Autograph Letter

Signed on Peter Pan. ALS signed “J. M. Barrie,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, Leinster Corner letterhead, April 13, 1905. Handwritten letter to Mrs. Pogson, in part: “There must be some mistake as I have been in communication with no one about the…music of Peter Pan. However, I presume it means that Mr. Bright has done so in my name, as he is entitled to do. I shall send him on your card, and it will be a pleasure to me if this matter is answered as you propose. If I am in London at the same time as you I shall be pleased to see you.” In fine condition. Barrie refers to his agent and personal friend, Arthur Addison Bright, who killed himself in 1906 when irregularities in the payment of royalties to his clients surfaced. Letters by Barrie referring to his most famous work are scarce and highly desirable. Starting Bid $200

452. François-René de Chateaubriand Autograph Letter

Signed. French writer, politician, diplomat and historian (1768–1848) who founded Romanticism in French literature. ALS in French, signed “Ch.,” one page, 5 x 7.75, April 6, 1834. Handwritten letter to the “Duc de Noailles,” in part (translated): “Really, Monsieur le Duc, I am sorry for your trouble. Mad. de Ch., far from being better, suffers more, and I am so tired that I dare not, on leaving the room, lock myself in a chapel.” Addressed on the integral leaf in Chateaubriand’s hand. In fine condition, with a split to the hinge and some paper loss to the integral address leaf. Starting Bid $200

453. Philip K. Dick Typed Letter

Signed. TLS signed “Love, Phil,” adding a heart with arrow, seven pages, 8.5 x 11, February 14, 1981. Dense philosophical letter to science fiction author Patricia Warrick, in small part: “Recognition by its very nature involves memory. ‘To perceive to be a person or thing previously known’ (Merriam-Webster II). Hence the meta-abstraction that I speak of, since it necessarily involves recognition, necessarily involves memory. ‘To recover or recall knowledge of.’ (M-W II.) The OED says: ‘To know again.’ Object A cannot be understood to be object B unless object A is remembered (we are assuming that object A is in the past; object B is in the present; thus we are seeing object A again and not another object similar to it). It seems to be necessary to redefine ‘anamnesis,’ but it is impossible that it can be redefined without retaining the element of memory. There is no doubt whatsoever that in February 1974 when I saw the golden fish sign and heard the girl’s words I remembered. That is precisely and specifically what happened and I knew it at the time. I remembered and because I remembered I understood; it all came back to me in an instant, a world (not this one), a way of life (not this one), a place (not this place), a time (not this time); most of all, not Phil Dick.” He goes on to delve into a fascinating and wide-ranging discussion of philosophy, history, religion, and popular culture. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Starting Bid $200

454. Charles Dickens Signed Mailing Envelope (1857). Mailing envelope, 4 x 2.25, signed in ink by Charles Dickens, who adds the name of the recipient above, “Mr. Joseph Ellis.” Another hand has annotated on the right side: “1857; Mar 6, from, Charles Dickens.” In fine condition, with light soiling and one small stain. Joseph Ellis (1815-1891) served as the manager of the Bedford Hotel in Brighton, where Dickens, staying as a guest, wrote portions of his 1848 novel Dombey and Son. Ellis, himself a published poet, was also known as a leading spirit in the Brighton Literary Society.

Starting Bid $200

457. Ernest Hemingway Signed Check. First National Bank of Boston check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Hemingway, “Ernest M. Hemingway,” payable to Portador [Bearer] for $350, August 31, 1947. Endorsed on the reverse in fountain pen by Roberto Herrera. In fine condition, with stamp cancellations affecting the first name 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.

Starting Bid $200

(1802–1870) known for such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. Untranslated handwritten manuscript in French by Alexandre Dumas, pere, three pages, 8.5 x 11, dated October 23, 1860 in another hand. An article by Dumas entitled “Nouvelles de Gaeta,” providing updates on Italian military matters. The final four-line paragraph is penned in another hand. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

455. Arthur Conan Doyle Signed Photograph. Uncommon vintage matte-finish 4 x 5.75 portrait of Conan Doyle in profile by Elliott & Fry, affixed to its original 4.25 x 6.5 mount, boldly signed on the mount in ink, “Yours most truly, Arthur Conan Doyle.” In very good to fine condition, with irregularly trimmed borders, and spotty silvering the perimeter of the image. Starting Bid $200

456. Alexandre Dumas, pere Handwritten Manuscript. Prolific French writer

Sending

458. Giacomo Leopardi Autograph Letter Signed on Poems. Important Italian poet, essayist, philosopher, and philologist (1798-1837). Exceedingly rare ALS in Italian, one page, 4.25 x 5.75, March 15, 1819. Letter to his cousin, Conte Francesco Cassi, sending him a book. In part (translated): “On account of not trusting the mail, I waited a long time before I was offered an opportunity to send the little book that will be present with this…If you ever have this letter together with the booklet for a sign of confidence, and will read my poor verses, and reach the end, you have more friendship than I merit.” Affixed to a slightly larger card. In very good condition, with heavy overall foxing. It was around this period that Leopardi began writing his major works, beginning with the first poems of the Canti in 1818 and the Idylls in 1819. A fascinating and very early letter demonstrating Leopardi’s humility and admiration of his older cousin. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $5000

his “little book” in 1819, the important Italian poet hopes his cousin “will read my poor verses”

459. Jack London (13) Signed Checks. Collection of 13 bank checks filled out and signed by Jack London, for amounts ranging from $5 to $1000, dated from 1903 to 1911. Highlights include two checks made out to his wife—”Charmian K. London” and “Mrs. Jack London”—one of which is endorsed by her on the reverse (the other endorsed in another hand); another check, made out to “Cash,” is also endorsed on the reverse by his wife, “Mrs. Jack London.” In overall fine condition. Accompanied by an additional check filled out and signed in an unknown hand on behalf of Mrs. Jack London. Starting Bid $200

460. Stephane Mallarme Autograph Letter Signed. Major French symbolist poet and critic (1842-1898) whose work anticipated and inspired several revolutionary artistic schools of the early 20th century, such as Dadaism, Surrealism, and Futurism. ALS signed with his initials, “SM,” penned on one of his 4 x 2.5 personal calling cards, no date but postmarked March 1898. Handwritten note to Calixte Toesca, referring to poet and art critic Emmanuel Signoret. In full (translated): ‘I am sorry, dear Sir, to have missed you. I am too busy with work and errands these days to give you a certain appointment, except for Tuesday: so come, between four and seven o’clock, and we will talk about Signoret, you and I, among others who also hold him dear.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Mallarme’s own hand. Starting Bid $200

Thirteen checks signed by popular American novelist Jack London, highlighted by two payable to his wife

Rare handwritten letter by revered 19th-century Italian writer Alessandro Manzoni

461. Alessandro Manzoni Rare Autograph Letter

Signed. Italian poet, novelist and philosopher (1785–1873) who is famous for the novel The Betrothed, which is generally ranked among the masterpieces of world literature. ALS in Italian, signed “Alessandro Manzoni,” one page, 7.75 x 10.25, April 11, 1833. Handwritten letter to Angelo Bonuccelli, speaking of his philosophy regarding the meaning of providence as the right rule of life for all men—all of Manzoni’s works revolved around this concept. In part (translated): “I have received with your return and read with your admiration the ode that you have done me the honor of writing and communicating to me. The difficulty itself comes to its advantage, when it

stops tasting in this way: And I mean the difficulty frankly; knowing full well that you did not already know of any good quality of the composition you have taken on to translate, telling the concepts of that so far from the meaning of the Latin language. Of which, as already of those pilgrim supporters, but with a completely different intention, one can say: Latinum Clarum......: And they carry it with such grace, that it makes me no wonder if the most demanding and expert interpreters of Latinity welcome them so gladly.” Addressed on the integral leaf in Manzoni’s hand. In good to very good condition, with scattered staining, wrinkling, tears, and paper loss, with some archival reinforcements and restorations. Starting Bid $1000

462. Guy de Maupassant Autograph Letter Signed. French naturalist writer (1850-1893) considered the greatest French author of short stories. Uncommon ALS in French, one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, July 23, 1882. Untranslated handwritten letter to Monsieur Fontaine in Sartrouville. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds with small edge splits, and some light creasing and toning. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in his own hand. Starting Bid $200

463. Henry Miller Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed “Henry,” one page, 6.25 x 8.25, March 7, 1953. Handwritten letter to Bob Finkelstein, penned on the reverse of a letter written by Miller’s fourth wife, Eve McClure. Henry Miller writes, in part: “Good news on Income tax—save my old reports, please! I paid social security last time too—for the first time. Leave in a week for Paris. Then to Brussels—after I see the Judge about ‘Sexus.’ Brentano has a number of copies… Plexus will go thru now in English. And Correa wants Hamlet for French version. The Germans are selling Cancer—de luxe—going good. Capricorn out this summer, in German— also de luxe. And ‘World of Sex.’ And ‘Smile’ in French. Getting dizzy… Keep your ears cocked (and cable us) if you get news of war. Expect it to come before summer… Stalin’s death doesn’t help any… Hope to run down to Perigueux to see the man who interprets Nostradamus. To me the catastrophe seems terribly imminent.” On the reverse is Eve’s letter, also filled with political, artistic, and economic references. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Henry Miller reports on publishing abroad:

“Then to Brussels—after I see the Judge about ‘Sexus.’ Brentano has a number of copies... Plexus will go thru now in English”

464. Margaret

Mitchell Typed Letter Signed on

Gone With the Wind. TLS signed “Margaret Mitchell Marsh,” two pages, 7 x 11, personal letterhead, March 11, 1937. Letter to Mr. Traver, declining a banquet invitation. In part: “One of the reasons why I cannot come North at that time is that I am expecting the moving picture people to come here to Georgia around that date. I hasten to disclaim any connection with the forthcoming movie production of ‘Gone With the Wind,’ as I sold the book outright and am not working on the film in any capacity...While I have nothing to do with the casting, costuming et cetera, of course I have a warm desire, as have most of us Georgians, for the picture to be authentic, so I have put myself at their disposal…

I appreciate so much what booksellers have done for me. As

this is my first book and I know less than nothing about publishing and bookselling, I have no way of knowing whether or not the booksellers are so wonderfully good and cordial to all authors as they have been to me. I can only say that in my case they went far beyond merely selling my book...They did more than stand behind the counters and sell ‘Gone With the Wind.’ They climbed over counters and, grasping customers by the lapels, told them they simply had to buy this book. And the customers did. I can never be grateful enough for their enthusiasm.” In fine condition. Fantastic content from the celebrated Southern author, covering both the Gone With the Wind movie and its source material—Mitchell’s novel was the top American fiction bestseller in 1936 and 1937, thanks, in part, to the enthusiasm of booksellers around the nation. Starting Bid $300

Margaret Mitchell praises booksellers:

“They did more than stand behind the counters and sell ‘Gone With the Wind.’ They climbed over counters and, grasping customers by the lapels, told them they simply had to buy this book. And the customers did”

465. Silvio Pellico Autograph Letter Signed. Italian writer, poet, dramatist, and patriot (1789-1854). ALS in Italian, signed “Pellico,” one page, 4.75 x 7.5, June 6, 1819. Untranslated handwritten letter sent to Conte Briche with suggestions for adequate translations of the gravestone inscription for his son, Pellico’s beloved student, who died at the age of sixteen in a hunting accident. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Signed tenth anniversary limited edition of Atlas Shrugged

466. Ayn Rand Signed Book: Atlas Shrugged. Signed book: Atlas Shrugged. Special tenth anniversary edition, limited issue, numbered 1341/2000. NY: Random House, 1967. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.25 x 8.75, 1168 pages. Signed on the colophon in blue ballpoint by Ayn Rand. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/None in a VG- slipcase, with minor edgewear to the book, and overall wear and some staining to the case. Starting Bid $200

467. Marquis de Sade Autograph Letter Signed. Notorious French novelist and playwright (1740-1814) whose violent sexual escapades and depravity-infused works gave rise to the word ‘sadism.’ ALS in French, signed “Sade,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6 x 7.75, December 23, 1806. Handwritten letter to his stage manager M. Ripert, opening with a note on his correspondent’s son, a military officer in Napoleon´s troops (translated): “I assure you my dear and old friend that the news you give me of your son pains me infinitely, I don’t know what fatal presentiment had presaged to me the misfortune that befell him, but in embracing him (and M. Quesnel noticed it), I felt an involuntary sadness movement, stronger than me, but fortunately he will be fine, and you must already have news of his convalescence…Besides, let us console ourselves for this accident by the certain thought that he will surely rise in rank; he will surely have a regiment and other favours; because you know like me that he serves a good master and that the Emperor has never left in oblivion officers injured under his service.” Sade then turns to his own matters, insisting on his need for money. In fine condition, with some small areas of ink erosion affecting a few words of text. Starting Bid $300

468. George Sand Autograph Letter Signed on Theater. ALS in French, one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, September 27, 1849. Handwritten letter referring to her novel “La Mare au Diable” and work in the theater, in part (translated): “I worked a lot on La Mare au Diable…I thank you for your kindness as director of the Theatre Francais, but I am not a theater writer and I only did theater by accident and kindness. I do not know at all whether I will do it again. I do not know whether my friend Bocage sent you my good seat for you to see my small play, which has been well received. According to what I am told, it was very well played.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

“I am not a theater writer and I only did theater by accident and kindness”

The Marquis de Sade on Napoleon Bonaparte:

“The Emperor has never left in oblivion officers injured under his service”

1895. Handwritten letter arranging an appointment, in part: “I should be happy to see Mr. Lees any day at 1 or any evening at 7:30 but I fear it will be…here as we close in three weeks & do not return for a year & have engagements…for nearly two years.” In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and overall creasing. Starting Bid $200

470. John Steinbeck Signed Photograph. Scarce vintage glossy 5 x 7 half-length photo of the great American novelist in a seated pose, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “John Steinbeck.” Affixed inside a paper folder alongside a photo of him meeting with several well-dressed men. In fine condition. Steinbeck is quite uncommon in this format, with his autograph typically found on letters or cards. Starting Bid $200

471. Bram Stoker Autograph Letter Signed. ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, blindstamped Lyceum Theatre letterhead, July 6,

Most significant is the handwritten letter, dated “June 24, I think,” no year [1966?], in which he eloquently discusses the mindset and duties of a writer, and comments on his work regarding Arthurian legend. The subject work, The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights, would be published posthumously in 1976. The unsigned letter, in small part: “A writer is essentially a very talkative person who has not the power of speech. And so he takes out his impulses with a pencil. The only social advantage he has over other bores lies In the fact that no one has to read him, no one that is except his agent. Relatives can avoid it, friends do. I am convinced that the function of critics is to try to persuade writers not to write. Out of their failure in this direction they have bitten out a career, which often consists in not reading what they set out to destroy…

For writers do not write for themselves. They write for someone to read and they will take anyone. I sometimes read beautiful paragraphs to Angel the Dog. The balance and flow and rhythm of writing is to my mind an exercise of dexterities so long practiced that they have become reflexes. But as with the fine reflexes of tennis or boxing, the dexterities must be kept alive by use. They become uncertain and clumsy through a lack of use. And sometimes it is well to use the letter as a bull pen for warming up the pitcher.I believe that every book is written to someone. The addressee may be a spirit, a presence, a demivierge, a child born too late to talk to or a parent who died or went away too soon, a lover with whom rings but not empathies were exchanged. But all of these targets for writing have common quality. They represent a lack, a hunger or a failure. They are the muses to be invited and flattered and propitiated. Writing is such an exposed and lonely state that one must have an associate even if he has to be invented...

It is possible that a short story might be a piece of observed external reality, but a book is the writer’s self, far more penetrating than he himself knows. Everything he is and knows goes into it. He may try to conceal himself, but it never works, all of his devices and subterfuges and dodges show up in a book...A great short story seems to be shot in from the stars,

but a great book grows out of the earth, wherefore we witness, sometimes with amazement a short story, but a book is ourselves. No psychiatrist can draw from a patient the depth and content that resides in a book.”

He continues to comment on the Arthur project: “I think my wish to reword Arthur is valid. For myself I love the look and sound and feel of middle English…The matter of Arthur induces a thousand whys—and among the first is why is the Arthurian cycle so permanently and universally popular? It is not language. There are many thousands of passionate Arthurians in Japan who have only read the Morte in Japanese. Arthur and his knights have been known and loved in Germany, in Italy, in France, in Sicily since the early Middle Ages.”

Speaking to the universal nature of enduring literary works, he goes on: “Our species has stories as its has fingers. They are permanent and unchanging, and whether they are entabletured in the Iliad, the Old Testament, the Morte d’Arthur or Huckleberry Finn, all of them have one thing in common, they may be told against any kind of foreign or exotic or ancient background, the costumes, weaponry, the social procedures, which we call manners may be strange, even incomprehensible to us but the dramatis personae, the people must be ourselves. We must recognize our failure and our fears, our courage and our dishonesties, our bursting and flowering energy and our black and smothering despairs. Only if the story is so peopled, is it permanent. We may be as heroic as Achilles and as steadfast as Hector, but only when Achilles sulks in his tent out of pique, only when Hector’s guts turn to water in fear so that he turns and flees, do we accept and treasure perhaps because we recognize ourselves good and bad. Of the all good or all bad we are skeptical…Of course we admire goodness and we respect greatness, but it is our frailties which relate us. I think perhaps in our secret holy of the mind we are deeply aware of our faults and suspicious of our virtues. And perhaps the universality of our insecurity makes us flock to our brothers in imperfection.” Steinbeck carries on at length in a similar manner. In the typed letters, he discusses his family, buying a new typewriter, and sends a cross carved of olive wood. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by five unsigned typescript copies of letters by Steinbeck, offering further commentary on his life and work, and lending greater insight into his relationship with Elizabeth. A remarkable literary archive with superior content from one of the great American writers of the 20th century. Starting Bid $1000

469. John Steinbeck Archive with Incredible Handwritten Letter on Writing. Unique archive of correspondence from Nobel Prize–winning novelist John Steinbeck, evidently to his literary agent, Elizabeth Otis, including a 12-page unsigned handwritten letter in pencil, two TLSs, and five unsigned typescript copies of his letters to her.

Incredible letters by John Steinbeck, commenting on enduring literature and what it means to be a writer: “A writer is essentially a very talkative person who has not the power of speech. And so he takes out his impulses with a pencil”

472. Giuseppe Ungaretti Autograph Letter Signed. Italian modernist poet, journalist, and essayist (1888-1970) considered one of the most prominent contributors to 20th century Italian literature. ALS in Italian, one page, 8.75 x 11.5, February 10, 1935. Letter to the Italian writer and journalist Ugo Ojetti, thanking him for sending a newspaper article that mentions him in a very positive way, adding that he rarely gets articles about himself since he no longer subscribes to the media monitoring company Eco della Stampa. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and overall foxing. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

writes to his old roommate as he nears completion of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas

473. Jules Verne Autograph Letter Signed. ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, October 19, 1868. Handwritten letter addressed from Paris and sent to his close friend Edouard Bonamy, in full (translated): “I received your small volume on the guinguettes of Nantes, as I had received your large one on Hamlet d’aristide. I thank you for it, and as I am one of those who read the books they receive, I give you my compliment. If I were Director of les Debats [the French newspaper Journal des débats], you would have the musical serial! I’ll be in Nantes in a few days where I’ll shake your hand.” In fine condition, with a small circular seal remnant in the lower blank area. Starting Bid $200

Verne

474. Voltaire Letter Signed on Literary Work. LS in French, one page, 7.25 x 9, July 11, 1764. Letter to Antoine Maillet du Clarion in Paris, thanking him for the work he sent. In part (translated): “It is filled with strong thoughts very successfully expressed; it is certainly an engineering work, and one can not read it without holding you in high esteem.” In very good to fine condition, with edge wear, including short edge tears. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA.

Voltaire sent this letter from Ferney, where he lived for the last 20 years of his life after moving away from Geneva due to its ban on theater. He decided to become the enlightened ‘patriarch’ of the little village, and initiated the development of pottery, watchmaking, and theater industries in the town; his influence was so profound that the community was renamed FerneyVoltaire after the French Revolution. Starting Bid $1000

Voltaire comments on a literary work “filled with strong thoughts very successfully expressed”

495. Vincenzo Bellini Autograph Letter Signed. Italian opera composer (1801-1835) known for his extremely long, flowing melodic lines. Third-person ALS in French signed within the text, “Mr. Bellini,” one page, 4 x 5.25, no date but circa mid-1830s. Untranslated letter to a woman at the Paris Hotel Lillois in search of his missing washer-woman. In very good condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds, light overall wrinkling, and scattered dampstaining. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

496. Gaetano Donizetti Document Signed. Italian composer (1797-1848) known as a leading composer of the bel canto opera style. Manuscript DS in Italian, one page, 8.25 x 5, March 29, 1845. Scarce document pertaining to music publishing, the first section penned in an unknown hand, with the last line filled out and signed by Donizetti: “qual’ora comperata ei l’abbia dai Sig. Escudiers editori in Parigi, 29 marzo 184cinque, Gaetano Donizetti.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

497. Saverio Mercadante Autograph Musical Manuscript. Italian composer (1795–1870) best known as a predecessor to Giuseppe Verdi and for operas such as Il Giuramento and Orazi e Curiazi. Autograph musical manuscript by Saverio Mercadante, 13.25 x 9.75, two pages both sides, signed and inscribed at the conclusion in Italian and dated 1843. Mercadante pens a lengthy excerpt from his three-act opera “Il Reggente,” writing the title at the top. In fine condition, with a central vertical fold. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

December 10, 1910. Starting Bid $200

Handwritten letter regarding his

business affairs, penned while working on his final, unfinished opera, Turandot. In part (translated): “I sent your sister the manuscript. Business… the first time didn’t go well. I did it over with Contorini and am waiting for a response and then I’ll let you know in detail. I fear a lawsuit…I am a martyr to my work—with an abundant dose of stamina. Here one is isolated, away from the world, and I hardly ever leave the house. Always at the desk!” In fine condition. A bold, well-preserved letter by Puccini with significant content on his life and work. Starting Bid $200

499. Giacomo Puccini Autograph Letter Signed. ALS in Italian, signed “Giacomo,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 7.5, January 28, 1924.

work and

498. Giacomo Puccini Signed Photograph with Musical Quotation. Vintage 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Puccini in a half-length pose, boldly signed in the lower border in ink, “Giacomo Puccini, 1917,” with the addition of an autograph musical quotation from “La fanciulla del West.” In very fine condition. An opera in three acts, La fanciulla del West premiered with the Metropolitan Opera on

“I am a martyr to my work”—the terminally ill Puccini writes while composing Turandot

Scarce signed portrait of Puccini, with a quote from “La fanciulla del West”

Rossini pens part of the piano/vocal score for ‘Mi lagnerò tacendo’

500. Gioachino Rossini AMQS from ‘Mi lagnerò tacendo’. 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. AMQS on an off-white 11.25 x 8.5 sheet, signed and dated at the conclusion in ink, “G. Rossini, Paris le 8 Fevrier 1859.” Rossini pens several bars of music and lyrics for the song ‘Mi lagnerò tacendo,’ comprising the vocal and piano parts. In fine condition. A gorgeous, boldly penned musical piece by the important composer. Accompanied by an unsigned postcard portrait of Rossini. Starting Bid $1000

501. Gioachino Rossini Autograph Letter Signed. 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. ALS in Italian, one page, 8.5 x 5.5, no date. Untranslated handwritten letter to an unidentified recipient regarding a pending financial matter. In fine condition, with a couple of small holes to the body. Starting Bid $200

502. Arthur Sullivan Autograph Letter Signed to Massenet. British composer (1842–1900) best known for his collaborations on more than a dozen classic comic operas with librettist W. S. Gilbert. ALS in French, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, November 14, 1878. Handwritten letter to composer Jules Massenet, addressing him as “Maitre [Master],” in part (translated): “How good and kind you are. You are the personification of a great artist that is above all the petty jealousies that are unfortunately found all too often in our profession. I would arrive tomorrow night in Paris for the rehearsal of Saturday in the conservatory where I expect to find you and express personally all my gratitude.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Sullivan to Massenet:

“You are the personification of a great artist”

503. Arturo Toscanini Autograph Letter Signed. ALS in Italian, signed “Arturo Toscanini,” one page, 7.25 x 11.5, December 2, 1900. Handwritten letter of recommendation, in full (translated): “The esteemed Prof. Eduardo De Angelis for whom I write this certificate, has been First Horn in the orchestra under my leadership of the Lyric Theatre as well as the Quartet Society of Milan in the Fall of 1900. He has shown to be an exceptional artist and performer to the point that I regret not being able to have him always as my precious colleague.” In very good to fine condition, with light soiling, slightly irregular light toning, and chipping to the edges. Starting Bid $200

505. Giuseppe Verdi Autograph Letter Signed. ALS in Italian, signed “G. Verdi,” one page, 4.5 x 7, no date [but annotated 1891 on the reverse]. Handwritten letter to his music editor, publisher, and friend Giulio Ricordi, announcing his arrival in Milan. In full (translated): “We are in Milan! When will you pass by the Hotel Milan etc. etc. We are delighted because we know that Giuditta is well.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope, addressed in Verdi’s own hand. Starting Bid $200

Toscanini recommends his “First Horn”—

“He has shown to be an exceptional artist and performer”

Rare and fantastic autograph musical quotation from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Luisa Miller

504. Giuseppe Verdi AMQS from ‘Luisa Miller’. Supremely desirable AMQS on an off-white 11.25 x 8.5 sheet, signed at the conclusion in ink, “G. Verdi,” and dated at Naples, December 12, 1849. Verdi pens nine bars of the music and lyrics to the song ‘Andrem, raminghi e poveri’ from his three-act opera Luisa Miller, which premiered at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples on December 8, 1849, just four days prior to this autograph. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA and an 1873 issue of Appletons’ Journal with a piece on Verdi.

Luisa Miller was Verdi’s 15th opera and it is regarded as the beginning of the composer’s ‘middle period.’ Giuseppe Verdi’s biographer, the Italian critic Gabriele Baldini, weighed in on the significance of the work: ‘In terms of artistic value the opera is comparable only to Nabucco, Ernani, and Macbeth. It is, in short, the fourth Verdi opera which may be taken completely seriously: and up to this point he had written fourteen.’ Starting Bid $2500

506. George Gershwin Signature. Vintage ink signature, “Every good wish, George Gershwin, Apr. 2, 1930,” on his personal off-white 5 x 3.75 stationery card. In fine condition, with some light toning to the top. Starting Bid $200

The Beatles play Grosvenor in May ‘63

507. Beatles Signed 1963 Grosvenor Ballroom Ticket. Fabulous yellow 3.5 x 2.25 ticket for the Beatles’ one-night appearance at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Norwich, England, on May 17, 1963, signed on the reverse in ballpoint, “John Lennon,” “Paul McCartney, xxx,” “Ringo Starr,” and “George Harrison.” The front of the ticket lists the Beatles’ chart-toppers “Please Please Me” and “From Me To You,” as well as the opening act, Ricky Lee and the Hucklebucks. In very good condition, with overall creasing and soiling. A great relic from the very beginning of Beatlemania. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. Starting Bid $1000

The Beatles rock Auckland, New Zealand in June 1964

of the Beatles—“George Harrison,” “Paul McCartney,” “John Lennon,”

two 2.75 x 4 pages removed from a diary book dating to January 1964. The consignor notes that the signatures were obtained by an employee at Auckland Airport in New Zealand on either June 24th or 25th 1964, when the Beatles flew into the city to perform two concerts at the Town Hall. In fine condition, with pin holes to the top edges. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Starting Bid $1000

509. Beatles: George Harrison Signature. Felt tip signature, “George Harrison,” on a white 5.25 x 4 card, neatly annotated with his name along the lower edge. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

508. Beatles Signatures (1964). Vintage ballpoint signatures

and “Ringo Starr”—on

Classic Imagine poster signed by John Lennon

Poster from ‘Imagine’. Fantastic original poster included in Lennon’s iconic Imagine album, 22 x 33, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Bill, with love, John Lennon, 75.” Lennon has also drawn his famous self-portrait caricature below the autograph. The classic image shows John Lennon solo, singing at his grand piano. Framed and in fine condition, with expected intersecting folds. An uncommon and highly desirable oversized format. Starting Bid $500

510. Beatles: John Lennon Signed

Lennon Productions check signed in March 1969, not long before leaving the Beatles

Lennon Productions Ltd. business check (District Bank, Old Bond Street, London), 8 x 4, filled out in type and signed in blue ballpoint by John Lennon, payable to the London law firm Harbottle & Lewis for £32.5, March 18, 1969. The check is also signed by Apple staff member Peter Brown. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Starting Bid $500

Rare signed candid taken after Lennon’s last TV interview

8-875.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by a clipped article from the New York Post of March 30, 2008, regarding various members of the Beatles appearing on Tomorrow with Tom Snyder and featuring a small photo of Lennon and Snyder from the same day on which the present photo was taken. Lennon’s appearance with Snyder was the last television interview he would ever give. Starting Bid $500

NBC Tom Snyder

512. Beatles: John Lennon Signed Photograph. Color satin-finish 5 x 7 candid photo of the Beatles great on a city street at night, dressed in a beige suit, striped scarf, cap, and his trademark round glasses, signed in person in black felt tip, “John Lennon.” A collector’s notation on the reverse reads, “Taken

4-8-75, autographed

511. Beatles: John Lennon Signed Check (1969).

513. Beatles:

Paul McCartney

Signed

Check

(1970).

McCartney Productions Ltd. business check (Westminster Bank Limited), 6 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed nicely in blue ink by Paul McCartney, payable to music publishing company Francis, Day & Hunter for £1000, June 8, 1970. In fine condition, with light handling wear. This check dates to roughly two months after McCartney released his self-titled debut solo album and announced in a press release that he was no longer working with the Beatles. Starting Bid $200

Dylan’s iconic Blonde on Blonde

Dylan Signed Album - Blonde on Blonde. American vinyl pressing of Bob Dylan’s 1966 album Blonde On Blonde, signed nicely on the front cover in black felt tip by Bob Dylan. In very fine condition. The records are included. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and a letter of provenance from Jeff Rosen, president of the Bob Dylan Music Company, in full: “I represent Bob Dylan and have done so for many years. In 2017 he signed a number of individual albums on a rare and limited basis, including the album photographed here. I can say for certain that it is Bob Dylan’s signature. The chain of custody is directly from Bob Dylan to myself.” The album itself is from the personal stock of Jeff Rosen and Bob Dylan. Starting Bid $500

515.

Bob

Starting Bid $200

518. Elvis Presley Signature (1969). Vintage ballpoint signature, “Elvis Presley,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance stating the autograph was obtained when Elvis was vacationing at the Paradise Island Hotel in Nassau, Bahamas, on October 22, 1969. Starting Bid $200

517. Led Zeppelin: John Bonham Signed Album. UK vinyl pressing of the 1969 Led Zeppelin album ‘Led Zeppelin II,’ signed on the front cover in blue ballpoint, “Best Wishes, John Bonham.” The consignor notes that the signature dates to the early 1970s. In fine condition, with light scuffing, and some minor surface loss to the upper left corner. The record is included. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Starting Bid $300

516. Free Signatures. Vintage red felt tip signatures of Free—Andy Fraser, Simon Kirke, Paul Kossoff, and Paul Rodgers—on an off-white 5.5 x 7 sheet. In fine condition.

519. Elvis Presley 1965 Randolph Sneakers with Original Shoe Box. Rare original “Elvis Presley Sneakers” manufactured by Randolph Mfg. Co., in cooperation with Elvis Presley Enterprises in 1956. The canvas sneakers, size 6.5, feature a black body with green Presley design patterns. The insides are stamped “Washable, 5963P, 6 1⁄2, 60925” and the heels of both bear small “Elvis Presley” rubber plates. Includes the equally rare original shoe box, 11.75˝ x 3.5˝ x 5˝, which feature Presley-related designs on all sides. The shoes themselves are in fine, unused condition; the original box bears various damage, such as creases, dampstaining, and tears, most significantly to the side of the box bearing the stamped part numbers. Starting Bid $200

Rare ‘Type 1’ photo of Elvis at Graceland in 1957

520. Elvis Presley at Graceland Original ‘Type 1’ Photograph (1957). Original glossy 5 x 3.5 deckleedge candid photograph of Elvis Presley standing at the gates of Graceland in 1957, not long after Presley moved into the mansion and the front driveway gates were installed as a security measure. The photo shows Presley signing autographs for fans on the opposite side, their fingers and autograph sheets poking through the gate mesh. The photo is date-stamped along the left margin, “JUN 60,” and the reverse bears “Kodak Velox Paper” watermarks. In very good to fine condition, with scattered creasing. This photograph was one of three never-before-seen images of Presley found back in 2010 when archivists discovered them in a vast collection of documents from the office of Vernon Presley, Elvis’ father. Starting Bid $200

Choice Lovesexy album signed by Prince while on tour in Sweden

521. Prince Signed Album: ‘Lovesexy’. Hugely desirable 1988 UK vinyl pressing of Prince’s 10th studio album, Lovesexy, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip, “ ‘Love God,’ P, ‘88.” In fine to very fine condition. The record is included. Consignor notes that this was signed in Stockholm on August 12, 1988, at a rare autograph signing held at the department store Nordiska Kompaniet (NK) in Stockholm; Prince had performed at Stockholm’s Isstadion on August 10th and 11th. Accompanied by a letter of provenance, in part: “I remember when we arrived they had to put up fences and the escalator was turned off because of all fans wanting to meet their idol!...Prince smiled to us and said ‘Hi girls!’ And signed my Lovesexy LP with love God P. 88. Best day of my life as a 15 year old!” Starting Bid $500

522. Prince Signature. Blue ink signature, “’Love God,’ P., ‘88,” on an off-white 7 x 10 sheet of Concorde/Air France stationery. In fine condition, with intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200

523. Prince Signed Album. Sought-after self-titled album by Prince, signed on the front cover in black ballpoint, “Love, Prince,” who adds a cross below. In very good to fine condition, with a discount cut to the top edge, and partial edge separation along the spine. The record is not included. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL. Starting Bid $200

524. Rolling Stones Signed Promotional Card (1964). Vintage

5.5 x 4.25 UK promotional card for the Rolling Stones, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Susan, Bill Wyman,” “Brian Jones,’ “Keith Richard,” “Mick Jagger,” and “Charlie Watts.” The consignor notes that the signatures date to 1964. In very good to fine condition, with an old tape stain to the top edge, and a missing upper left corner tip. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Starting Bid $300

525. Ritchie Valens Signature. Rare ballpoint signature, “Best of luck always, from, Ritchie Valens,” on an off-white 2.75 x 2.5 slip affixed to a slightly larger mount. Matted with a large color photo to an overall size of 13.5 x 20. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. From the Reggie Del Ray Collection. Starting Bid $200

526. The Who Signatures (1966). Vintage ballpoint signatures of The Who—“Pete Townshend,” “Keith,” “Roger,” and “John”—on an off-white 3.75 x 4.75 sheet. The consignor notes that the autographs were obtained at the Coed Eva Community College in Cwmbran, Wales, on January 31, 1966. In very good to fine condition, with light creasing, and old tape stains to the corner tips. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the husband of the original recipient and by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Starting Bid $200

601. Beverly Hillbillies: Harriet MacGibbon Signed Photograph. Film, stage, and television actress (1905–1987) best known for her role as the insufferably snobbish, ‘blue-blooded Bostonian’ Mrs. Margaret Drysdale in the sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies. Scarce vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of the actress in a lovely half-length pose, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint “To Bonnie Lou Ivers, with abundant good wishes, Harriet MacGibbon.” In fine condition, with staple holes along the extreme left edge. MacGibbon’s autograph is scarce in any form. Starting Bid $200

603. Charlie Chaplin Signed Photograph as The Tramp. Scarce vintage matte-finish 7 x 9.5 lightweight photo by the Witzel Studio of Los Angeles, showing Charlie Chaplin in a wary up-close pose as his famous Tramp character, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “‘Hallo’ Valina, yours Charlie.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $200

The Bunker twins with their sons

602. Chang and Eng Bunker Signed Photograph. World-famous conjoined twins (18111874) born in Siam (now Thailand) from which the phrase ‘Siamese twins’ is derived. They toured the world in various curiosity shows and were occasionally promoted by P. T. Barnum. Circa 1865 scarce 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Eng Bunker standing with his 15-year-old son Patrick Henry (left), and Chang Bunker with his eight-year-old son Albert (right), signed on the reverse in pencil, “Chang Bunker” and “Eng Bunker.” In fine condition, with some light scuffing and soiling. Starting Bid $200

Mini Oscar statuette produced by Columbia to commemorate their 1935 Academy Award success

604. Columbia Pictures Award Statuette. Rare unofficial miniature Academy Award statuette produced by Columbia Pictures to honor the studio’s 15th anniversary and its success at the 1935 Oscars. The mini award measures 5.75˝ tall and is set upon a 2.5˝ diameter base, with engraved plaques on the front and back: “Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences First Award, Columbia Pictures, for the Best Picture of the Year” and “15th Anniversary, Columbia Pictures, 1920–1935.” In very good condition, with repairs at the statue’s feet and some overall tarnishing. At the 1935 Academy Awards, Columbia’s film It Happened One Night took home five Oscars—Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Clark Gable), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Claudette Colbert), Best Director (Frank Capra), and Best Writing (Robert Riskin). A great piece of Hollywood history. Starting Bid $200

606. Emmy Award: Miniature. Miniature Emmy statuette, standing 6.5˝ tall with a base diameter of 3˝, with an unengraved base. The miniature award takes the same form as the traditional Emmy, portraying a woman holding an atom, with “The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences” encircling the base. In fine condition, with light overall tarnishing to the finish, and some surface flaking around the woman’s feet. Starting Bid $200

607. Clark Gable Signed Photograph by George Hurrell. Vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 George Hurrell portrait photo of Clark Gable in a handsome early bust-length pose, signed and inscribed in blue ink, “To Catherine Mulliner, Best wishes, always, Clark Gable.” The lower right border bears a Hurrell blindstamp and the reverse bears his MGM credit stamp. In fine condition, with poor handwriting contrast, and light silvering to the darker areas of the image. Starting Bid $200

605. Gary Cooper Signed Oversized Photograph. Vintage matte-finish 10 x 13 portrait photo by Robert Coburn, depicting actor Gary Cooper in a terrific full-length Western pose, his thumbs tucked in his belt and a cigarette dangling from his lips, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Joe Partsch, With my best regards and good wishes, Gary Cooper, 1940.” The lower right corner bears a Coburn blindstamp. In very fine condition, with lightly trimmed edges. Starting Bid $200

3.5

Rare early portrait of Hepburn as a 17-year-old model

Extremely early vintage matte-finish

love, from, Audrey.” Affixed to its original studio mount, with the reverse bearing a copyright stamp from the Lotgering Photography Studio

creasing and

610. Laurel and Hardy Signed Photograph. Vintage pearl-finish 10 x 7.75 photo of famed comedy duo Laurel and Hardy side-by-side in their bowler hats, signed in fountain pen, “Oliver Hardy” and “Stan Laurel,” with the latter adding two inscriptions: “Our love to you, Donald!” and “Our kindest regards & every good wish for continued success, Ursula & Gus, Sincerely always!” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light

scuffing. Starting Bid $200

609. Elsa Lanchester Signed Photograph (Bride of Frankenstein). Glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Elsa Lanchester as the Monster’s Bride from the 1935 horror classic Bride of Frankenstein, signed in black felt tip. In very good to fine condition, with light surface scratching, visible at an angle. Starting Bid $200

608. Audrey Hepburn Early Signed Photograph.

x 4.5 Dutch portrait photo of Audrey Hepburn from the spring of 1946, depicting the 17-year-old future Oscar-winner in a delicate bust-length pose with a floral hair ornament, signed in fountain pen, “With

of Arnhem, Netherlands. In fine condition, with some faint staining, and light silvering to the darker areas of the image. Starting Bid $300

Keybook photo collection from Bruce Lee’s final film— the influential 1973 martial arts movie Enter the Dragon

611. Bruce Lee: Enter the Dragon Keybook Photograph Binder (80+). Collection of over 80 official production stills from the iconic 1973 martial arts film Enter the Dragon, housed in a 13.25˝ x 9.5˝ x 3.75˝ binder, featuring a wide variety of portraits, scene stills, and action shots of Bruce Lee and his co-stars, including John Saxon, Jim Kelly, Ahna Capri, Shih Kien, Bob Wall, and Angela Mao. Each 10 x 8 photograph is linen-backed and captioned in detail on the reverse. In fine condition, with

Enter the Dragon was the last film that Bruce Lee completed before his death, and widely regarded as the greatest martial arts film of all time. Combining iconic kung fu fight scenes with elements of spy action movies, the hugely popular film is estimated to have grossed over $400 million worldwide against a budget of $850,000—making it one of the most profitable films ever made. Starting Bid $300

612. Steve

Signed Photograph (Bullitt). Glossy 9.75 x 8 Warner Bros.-Seven Arts publicity photo of McQueen talking on the phone as Lt. Frank Bullitt in the 1968 neo-noir action thriller Bullitt, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To John, Steve McQueen.” Archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 16 x 14. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. A sought-after signed photo from a significant and influential film in Steve McQueen’s career— remembered for its iconic car chase sequences, particularly the famous pursuit through the streets of San Francisco, Bullitt was a critical and commercial success that further enhanced McQueen’s reputation as one of Hollywood’s leading actors, especially in action films. Starting Bid $200

McQueen

foxing to the exterior of the binder; the photos inside are unaffected.

Norma Jeane visits Wrigley Bird Park:

very good

light

and overall creasing. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder.

613. Marilyn Monroe Original Photograph with Handwritten Inscription. Original vintage glossy 4.5 x 2.75 photo from circa 1944, which depicts Norma Jeane posing happily at the Wrigley Bird Park on Santa Catalina Island in California, annotated on the reverse in black ink by the future Hollywood actress (spelling and grammar retained): “This picture was taken at Wriglys Bird Park. The bird on my arm is a Hornbill. (it is supposed to be the only one in existance that anyone has ever been photographed with.” In

condition, with

staining

Provenance: Christie’s, Collection of Marilyn Monroe Memorabilia Sold to Benefit Hollygrove Children’s Home, September 12, 2001. Starting Bid $500

“The bird on my arm is a Hornbill”

614. Marilyn Monroe Signed Photograph. Vintage glossy 3.5 x 3.5 candid deckle-edge photo of Monroe with diamond earrings and a white fur stole, signed in fountain pen. Reverse of photo stamped, “224A.” In fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. A sensational, uninscribed photo of Monroe during a night on the town. Starting Bid $1000

All eyes on Marilyn, a stunning signed candid of the Hollywood icon

616. Marilyn Monroe Signature. Small vintage contact and memo book, measures 4.25˝ x 3.25˝ open, signed inside in ballpoint by Marilyn Monroe. In fine condition. According to the son of the original recipient, the autograph was obtained when his father encountered Monroe outside the Algonquin Hotel in New York in the mid-1950s; he asked the actress for her autograph as the two were hailing cabs. Starting Bid $300

617. Laurence Olivier Collection of (14) Typed Letters Signed. Collection of 14 TLSs from Laurence Olivier, each signed “L. Olivier” or “Sincerely, L. Olivier,” typed on his personal letterhead or stationery cards, 5.5 x 7 and 5.5 x 3.5, each addressed to admirer Camille Hayes, a teacher in Altadena, California. The letters, two of which bear salutations in Olivier’s own hand and several addressed from London’s Old Vic Theatre, are dated between 1949 and 1975, an impressive 26-year correspondence that finds Olivier sending thanks for birthday and Christmas cards, small presents, and newspaper clippings, while occasionally offering updates on his latest acting endeavor. All of the letters are accompanied by their original mailing envelopes. In overall fine condition. Letter highlights can be found in our online description. Starting Bid $200

25 years of letters from Laurence Olivier, who remarks on works like Othello, Wuthering Heights, and The Merchant of Venice

Rare limited edition cast-signed Sopranos print with Gandolfini and 14 others

618. The Sopranos Cast-Signed Limited Edition Canvas Print . Limited edition color

36 x 31 canvas print featuring artistic depictions of the cast from The Sopranos, numbered 299/500, signed in the lower border in black felt tip by all 15 pictured cast members: James Gandolfini, Tony Sirico, Steve Van Zandt, Robert Iler, Vincent Pastore, Michael Imperioli, Dominic Chianese, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, John Ventimiglia, Drea DeMatteo, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Federico Castelluccio, Aida Turturro, and Steve Schirripa. Also signed in black felt tip by the artist, Karen O’Neil Ganci. Beautifully double-matted and framed to an overall size of 47 x 40. In fine condition. This print was the only officially commissioned signing done by the cast of the show. Starting Bid $200

Letter Signed. American character actor (1882–1964) best remembered for his roles in the Universal Studios horror films such as Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), and The Mummy (1932). ALS signed “Uncle Van,” two pages, 6.25 x 10, February 3, 1961. Handwritten letter to his nephew Bill and his wife Barbara, in part: “I want to thank you for all the trouble you took in keeping me informed about Paul’s passing. I am indeed terribly upset that I won’t be on for his funeral, but the Doctor emphatically warned me against taking the trip…I have been going to the Doctors twice a month practically ever since I landed here—it’s the old pump allright, but I hope to pull through it—and I think I will. Of course the flu I had last & this month didn’t help any—we are having an epidemic of it.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

619. Edward Van Sloan Autograph

Sloan Autograph Letter Signed. Rare ALS signed “Uncle Van,” penned on both sides of an unfolded 8 x 10 Christmas card, December 12, 1950. Handwritten letter to his nephew Bill and his wife Barbara, in part: “As you perhaps know I’m supposed to be an actor (at least I have my name & picture in the ‘Players Dictionary’) however for some time past they won’t let me act—simply refuse—and so I am marking time which ain’t no easy job, believe me. But we still have hopes.” Van Sloan and his wife both sign in the card’s printed sentiment section, “Uncle Van,” who adds his address, and “Aunt Myra.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

620.

Starting Bid $200

621. Orson Welles Signed Photograph. Superb vintage glossy 7.75 x 10 RKO Radio Pictures advance publicity photo of Orson Welles in a handsome pose from 1941, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “For Dick, Regards, Orson Welles.” Photo code inherent to lower right reads: “CK-Adv-53.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, scuffing, and crazing. An exceptional portrait of Welles released for his magnum opus, Citizen Kane, widely considered to be one of the greatest films ever made.

Edward Van

“As you perhaps know I’m supposed to be an actor...however for some time past they won’t let me act—simply refuse”

Six stars from Oz— Morgan, Lahr, Haley, Bolger, Burke, and Hamilton

622. Wizard of Oz (6) Signed Photographs. Fantastic collection of six vintage photographs of Wizard of Oz actors and actresses, ranging in size from 5 x 7 to 8 x 10, each signed in ink by the subject. Includes: Frank Morgan, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Ray Bolger (ins), Billie Burke (ins), and Margaret Hamilton (ins). In overall fine condition. A great assemblage of vintage portraits. Starting Bid $200

The Wizard of Oz

623. Wizard of Oz: Bert Lahr Signed Photograph as the Cowardly Lion. Spectacular vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 Loew’s Inc. publicity photo of Lahr in full costume and makeup as the Cowardly Lion for the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, neatly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To ‘Victoria Reilly,’ Kindest regards, Bert Lahr.” Reverse bears a typed press caption entitled “The Cowardly Lion Who Seeks Courage.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. The recipient, Victoria Reilly, was a dancer and wardrobe stylist who amassed a large collection of signed photographs from stars of stage and film during the early-to-mid 1940s. Vintage photos signed by Lahr as the Cowardly Lion are virtually nonexistent; those that have emerged tend to be signed with ballpoint in the 1960s and sent out after Lahr’s passing. This fountain pensigned example exists as a true vintage rarity of Oz memorabilia. Starting Bid $300

Exceedingly rare vintage-signed photo of Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion from

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal ‘portrait’ letterhead, no date. The letter, in part: “I feel good now. I’m in good shape and razor sharp. In case you were a little apprehensive regarding my upcoming fight, let me inform you that this is going to be the prettiest, most masterful upset that boxing has ever seen. I guarantee this, and I couldn’t be more serious. Please forgive the brevity of this letter, but I have much to do and must move on. I hope you achieve success in whatever you try to do.” In fine condition. Accompanied by full letters of authenticity from JSA and PSA/DNA, as well as by programs and a 1974 Sports Illustrated magazine. Starting Bid $200

Personal bank check, 8 x 3, filled out and signed by Cobb, “Tyrus R. Cobb,” payable to Cape Cod Motel for $34, April 28, 1953. Attractively custom-matted and framed with a photo of a sliding Cobb to an overall size of 16.25 x 20.75. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

740.

Photograph. Color semiglossy 6 x 4 postcard photo of French racing driver Didier Pironi seated in his Ferrari race car, signed on the reverse in purple ink, “Ferrari.” The reverse also bears a typed sentiment in Italian dated to Modena on April 27, 1982. The front features a facsimile signature of Pironi. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.Starting Bid $200

738. Ty Cobb Signed Check (1953).

737. Muhammad Ali Typed Letter Signed.

Enzo Ferrari Signed

“This is going to be the prettiest, most masterful upset that boxing has ever seen”

739. Pierre de Coubertin Autograph Letter Signed. French educator and historian (1863–1937) who is best remembered as being the founder of the International Olympic Committee, and its second President. He is known as the father of the modern Olympic Games. Uncommon ALS in French, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, March 23, 1902. Handwritten letter to “Mr. Vignaud,” evidently concerning the disposition of an Olympic medal. In full (translated): “The new president of the Johns Hopkins University has written me almost at the same time as you did and I answered him directly that he should claim the medal. I hoped in this way to avoid you a useless correspondence but I see that I was unsuccessful and you have also written to Washington on that subject.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

741. Jack Johnson Signature (1914). Terrific ink signature, “Uneasy is the head that wears the crown, yours truly, Champion, Jack Johnson, Oct. 8–1914,” on an off-white 3.5 x 4.25 sheet. In fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. A true heavyweight signature made all the more desirable by Johnson’s opening caveat, a phrase inspired by Shakespeare’s play Henry IV, Part 2. Starting Bid $200

“Uneasy is the head that wears the crown”

65. Declaration of Independence: George G. Smith Second Edition Broad... Starting Bid $200

66. Declaration of Independence - First Miniature Printing (1836) Starting Bid $200

67. Declaration of Independence 1895 Sherwood Lithograph Starting Bid $200

68. Independence Hall Wood Relic Starting Bid $200

69. William Barton Signature Starting Bid $200

70. Battle of Bunker Hill Engraving (1783) Starting Bid $200

71. Zebulon Butler Document Signed Starting Bid $200

72. Continental Currency: Philadelphia (1/3 Dollar, 1776) Starting Bid $200

73. Marquis de Lafayette Original Mourning Ribbon Starting Bid $200

74. Benjamin Lincoln Document Signed Twice (1772) Starting Bid $200

75. Nathanael Low Almanac for 1778 Starting Bid $200

76. Paul Revere House Relic: Wood Spindle Starting Bid $200

77. Paul Revere Woodcut Engraving in 1780 Nathanael Low Almanac Starting Bid $200

78. Paul Revere: Massachusetts Bay Currency (9 Pence, 1776) Starting Bid $200

79. Paul Revere: Massachusetts Bay Currency (3 Pence, 1778) Starting Bid $200

80. Paul Revere: Massachusetts Bay Currency (3 Shillings, 6 Pence, 17... Starting Bid $200

81. Paul Revere: Massachusetts Spy or, American Oracle of Liberty (Fe... Starting Bid $200

82. Paul Revere: Massachusetts Spy or, Worcester Gazette (December 16 Starting Bid $200

83. Paul Revere: Massachusetts Spy or, Worcester Gazette (April 14, 1... Starting Bid $200

84. Revolutionary War Journal of Jared Lane Starting Bid $200

85. Richard Varick Document Signed Starting Bid $200

86. Samuel B. Webb Document Signed Starting Bid $200

87. Aaron Burr Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

88. William Henry Drayton Document Signed Starting Bid $200

89. King George III Signature Starting Bid $200

90. Timothy Pickering Autograph Letter Signed (1794) Starting Bid $200

91. Revolutionary War: Connecticut (3) Pay Order Documents Starting Bid $200

126. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

129. Joe Biden Signature Starting Bid $200

130. George Bush Autograph Letter Signed as President (1990) Starting Bid $200

131. George Bush Typed Letter Signed as President (1991) Starting Bid $200

132. George W. Bush Signed Book Starting Bid $200

133. Jimmy Carter Signed Photograph as President to Pat Moynihan Starting Bid $200

134. Jimmy Carter Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

135. Bill Clinton SignaturePieces of the Past Relic Card Starting Bid $200

136. Calvin Coolidge Typed Letter Signed as President (1923) Starting Bid $200

137. Dwight D. Eisenhower Typed Letter Signed as President (1956) Starting Bid $200

138. Dwight D. Eisenhower Typed Letter Signed as President Starting Bid $200

139. Gerald Ford Typed Letter Signed as President (1975) Starting Bid $200

140. James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur 1881 Inaugural Ball Progr... Starting Bid $200

141. Warren G. Harding Typed Letter Signed as President (1922) Starting Bid $200

142. Warren G. Harding Document Signed as President (1921) Starting Bid $200

143. Warren G. Harding Document Signed as President Starting Bid $200

144. Rutherford B. Hayes Autograph Letter Signed as Ohio Governor (187... Starting Bid $200

145. Andrew Johnson Signature Starting Bid $200

146. Richard Nixon Signed Book Starting Bid $200

147. Richard Nixon Typed Letter Signed as President (1971) Starting Bid $200

148. Richard Nixon Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

149. Richard and Pat Nixon Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

150. Barack Obama Signed Topps 2008 Campaign Trading Card Starting Bid $200

151. Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen Signed Book Starting Bid $200

152. Ronald Reagan Signed Book - Where's the Rest of Me? Starting Bid $200

153. Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush Signed FDC Starting Bid $200

154. Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Book Starting Bid $200

155. Eleanor Roosevelt Signature Starting Bid $100

156. Franklin D. Roosevelt Signature Starting Bid $200

157. William H. Taft Typed Letter Signed (1916) Starting Bid $200

158. Harry S. Truman Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

159. Harry S. Truman Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $100

160. Martin Van Buren Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

161. Martin Van Buren Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

162. Woodrow Wilson Typed Letter Signed (1910) Starting Bid $200

196. Pope Pius IX Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

214. William Osler Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

227. Jimmy Hoffa Typed Letter Signed (1958) Starting Bid $200

228. Eliot Ness Signed Greeting Card Starting Bid $200

229. Woodrow Wilson Document Signed as President (1917) Starting Bid $200

230. Roald Amundsen Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

231. Apple: Ronald Wayne Signed Magazine Advertisement Starting Bid $200

232. Apple: Ronald Wayne Signed Apple-1 Replica Board Starting Bid $200

233. Apple: Ronald Wayne Signed Apple II Manual Starting Bid $200

234. Yasser Arafat Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

235. Jean Becquerel Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

236. Thomas K. Brace Document Signed Starting Bid $200

237. British Prime Ministers (4) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200

238. John C. Calhoun Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

239. Vint Cerf (2) Original Sketches Starting Bid $200

240. Christine of France Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

241. DeWitt Clinton Document Signed (1822) Starting Bid $200

242. Richard Cobden Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

243. Ananda Coomaraswamy Signature Starting Bid $200

244. Louis de Broglie Signature Starting Bid $200

245. DNA: James D. Watson Signed Book Starting Bid $200

246. Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card (1982) Starting Bid $200

247. Michael Faraday Signature Starting Bid $200

248. John F. Fitzgerald Signed Book Starting Bid $200

249. Elizabeth Fry Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

250. Edmund Hillary Signed Book - High Adventure Starting Bid $200

251. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Signed Commemorative Cover Starting Bid $200

252. J. Edgar Hoover Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

253. J. Edgar Hoover Typed Letter Signed (1954) Starting Bid $200

254. Johns Hopkins Signed Stock Certificate (1858) Starting Bid $200

255. Sam Houston Document Signed for Protection of Frontier Starting Bid $200

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

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

258. Kennedy Assassination Swatch of Limousine Leather Starting Bid $200

259. John F. Kennedy, Jr. Signed Airplane Boarding Ticket Starting Bid $200

260. King George VI Document Signed Starting Bid $200

261. King Umberto I of Italy Document Signed Starting Bid $200

262. James L. Kraft Signed Book Starting Bid $200

263. Eli Lilly, Jr. Typed Letter Signed (1935) Starting Bid $200

264. Abraham Lincoln Assassination Booklet by Abott A. Abott Starting Bid $200

265. Lincoln Assassination: David Hunter Signature Starting Bid $200

266. Joseph Lister Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

267. Ernst Mayr Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

268. Louise Michel Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

269. Robert A. Millikan Typed Letter Signed (1945) Starting Bid $200

270. J. Pierpont Morgan Document Signed Starting Bid $200

271. New York: Buffalo Ephemera and Antiquities Archive Starting Bid $200

272. New York: PanAmerican Exposition Ephemera and Souvenir Collectio... Starting Bid $200

273. New York: Saratoga Vichy Spring Co. Brochure Starting Bid $200

274. Daniel O'Connell Signature Starting Bid $200

275. Richard Owen Autograph Letter Signed on Dinosaurs Starting Bid $200

276. Charles H. Price II Diplomatic Presentation Plate Starting Bid $200

277. Prohibition: 1930 Liquor Prescription Starting Bid $200

278. David Provost Document Signed Starting Bid $200

279. Melvin Purvis Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

280. Queen Pomare IV of Tahiti Document Signed Starting Bid $200

281. Queen Victoria Document Signed Starting Bid $200

282. Queen Victoria Document Signed Starting Bid $200

283. Bertrand Russell Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

284. Anwar Sadat Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

285. Carl Sagan Signed Book - Murmurs of Earth Starting Bid $200

286. Margaret Thatcher Signed Book Starting Bid $200

287. Margaret Thatcher Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

288. William M. 'Boss' Tweed Document Signed Starting Bid $100

289. Umberto II of Italy Document Signed Starting Bid $200

290. Harold C. Urey Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

291. Vittorio Emanuele II Document Signed Starting Bid $200

292. Vittorio Emanuele III Document Signed Starting Bid $200

293. Daniel Webster Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

294. Daniel Webster Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

295. Gideon Welles: William Alfred Buckingham Autograph Letter Signed ... Starting Bid $200

296. Elie Wiesel Signed Book Starting Bid $200

320. John Butler Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

321. Claire L. Chennault Typed Letter Signed (1958) Starting Bid $200

322. Civil War: Five-Cent Banknote Starting Bid $200

323. Civil War Currency: Albany, New York Starting Bid $200

324. Confederate Bond (1864) Starting Bid $200

325. George Crook Signature Starting Bid $200

326. Desmond Doss Personally Owned and Signed Hand Saw Starting Bid $200

327. Desmond Doss TwiceSigned Business Card Starting Bid $200

328. Fractional Currency: Ten Cents (1863) Starting Bid $100

329. John C. Fremont Signature Starting Bid $200

330. Thomas Graves 1747 Naval Appointment to the Rank of Rear Admiral Starting Bid $200

331. John Bell Hood Signature Starting Bid $200

332. George C. Marshall Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $100

333. Dabney H. Maury Letter Signed (1860) Requesting Information on th... Starting Bid $200

334. Anthony McAuliffe Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

335. Nelson A. Miles Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $100

336. Mountbatten of Burma Autograph Letter Signed (1967) Starting Bid $200

337. Chester Nimitz Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

338. Ernie Pyle Signed Check (1943) Starting Bid $200

339. Marcus A. Reno Signature Starting Bid $200

340. Philip H. Sheridan Civil War-Dated Document Signed Starting Bid $200

341. William T. Sherman Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

342. USS Constitution 1927 Restoration Hull Wood Starting Bid $200

343. World War II: Japanese Canteen Starting Bid $200

344. World War II: Liberation of Dachau/German Surrender Newspaper Starting Bid $100

345. World War II: Pacific Theater Surrender Leaflets Starting Bid $200

350. Graf Zeppelin Girder Section Starting Bid $200

351. Charles Lindbergh Typed Letter Signed (1956) Starting Bid $200

352. Wright Flyer Wing Fabric Starting Bid $200

364. Buzz Aldrin Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200

365. Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

366. Apollo 10: Gene Cernan and Tom Stafford Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

367. Apollo 12 (2) CrewSigned NASA Photographs Starting Bid $200

368. Apollo 12 Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

369. Apollo 13 (3) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200

370. Apollo 14 Signed Cover Starting Bid $200

371. Apollo 15 (3) Signed Commemorative Covers Starting Bid $200

372. Apollo 16 (2) KSC Press Passes Starting Bid $200

373. Apollo 7 (3) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200

374. Apollo-Soyuz Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

375. Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

376. Astronauts (9) Signed Items Starting Bid $200

377. Astronauts (5) Signed Items Starting Bid $200

378. Michael Collins (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200

379. Charles Conrad (5) Signed Checks Starting Bid $200

380. Kurt Debus (3) Signed Items Starting Bid $200

381. Gemini Astronauts (6) Signed Stamp Blocks Starting Bid $200

382. Gus Grissom Signed First Day Cover Starting Bid $200

383. Gene Kranz Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

384. Alexei Leonov Signed 60th Birthday Invitation Starting Bid $200

385. Alexei Leonov Signed Print Starting Bid $200

386. Alexei Leonov Signed Philatelic Souvenir Sheet Starting Bid $100

387. Alexei Leonov and Valery Kubasov Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

388. Mercury Astronauts: Carpenter, Cooper, and Schirra Signed Photogr... Starting Bid $200

389. Mercury Astronauts: Carpenter, Schirra, and Cooper Signed Photogr... Starting Bid $200

390. Edgar Mitchell Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

391. Bob Overmyer's USAF 1961 K-2B Flight Suit Starting Bid $200

392. Stuart Roosa Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

393. Harrison Schmitt (2) Signed Items - Photograph and Cover Starting Bid $200

394. Dave Scott Signed NASA Photograph Starting Bid $200

395. Dave Scott Signed Stamp Block Starting Bid $200

396. Alan Shepard Signed Book - Moon Shot Starting Bid $200

397. Skylab Multi-Signed Stamp Sheet Starting Bid $200

398. Skylab 3 Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

399. Skylab 3 Signed Launch Day Cover Starting Bid $100

400. Skylab 4 Signed Cover Starting Bid $100

401. Tom Stafford Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

402. Tom Stafford Signed ASTP Mission Chart Starting Bid $200

403. Tom Stafford Signed Philatelic Souvenir Sheet Starting Bid $100

404. Tom Stafford and Alexei Leonov Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

405. Jack Swigert Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

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

407. Edward H. White II Signed Stamp Block Starting Bid $200

408. John Young Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

423. Ansel Adams Signed Print Starting Bid $200

424. Ansel Adams Signed Magazine Cover Starting Bid $200

425. Ansel Adams Signed Magazine Page Starting Bid $200

426. Ansel Adams Signed Postcard Starting Bid $200

427. Ansel Adams Signed Postcard Starting Bid $200

428. Ansel Adams Signed Postcard Starting Bid $200

429. Ansel Adams Signed Book - Yosemite and the Range of Light Starting Bid $200

430. Francis Bacon Signed Exhibition Announcement Starting Bid $200

431. George Cruikshank (2) Autograph Letters Signed Starting Bid $200

432. Alfred Eisenstaedt Signed BookRemembrances Starting Bid $200

433. Francois Gerard Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

434. Francoise Gilot Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

435. Marie Laurencin Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

436. Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith Signed Print Starting Bid $200

437. Peter Max Original Sketch Starting Bid $200

438. John Everett Millais Signature Starting Bid $200

439. Thomas Nast Sketches and Handwritten Manuscript Starting Bid $200

440. Willy Pogany Document Signed Starting Bid $200

441. Norman Rockwell Signed FDC Starting Bid $200

442. Norman Rockwell Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

443. Norman Rockwell Signed Book Starting Bid $200

444. Jamie Wyeth Signed Print Starting Bid $200

445. Jamie Wyeth Signed Magazine Page Starting Bid $200

449. Mel Blanc Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

450. Bob Kane Signed Sketch Starting Bid $200

475. Ray Bradbury Document Signed Starting Bid $100

476. William Cullen Bryant Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

477. Edgar Rice Burroughs Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

478. Gabriele D'Annunzio Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

479. Edmondo De Amicis Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

480. Alexandre Dumas, fils Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

481. Antonio Fogazzaro Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

482. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (2) Autograph Letters Signed Starting Bid $200

483. L. Ron Hubbard Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

484. Maurice Leblanc Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

485. Giacomo Leopardi Postcard Starting Bid $200

486. Jack London Signed Check Starting Bid $200

487. Cormac McCarthy Signed Book Starting Bid $200

488. Prosper Mérimée Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

489. Arthur Miller Signed Book - Timebends Starting Bid $200

490. Salman Rushdie (2) Signed Books Starting Bid $200

491. Dr. Seuss Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

492. Hunter S. Thompson Signed Book Starting Bid $200

493. Thornton Wilder Document Signed Starting Bid $200

494. Tennessee Williams Signature Starting Bid $100

514. Beatles: Paul and Linda McCartney (2) Signed 1989 MPL Promotional... Starting Bid $200

527. Feodor Chaliapin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

528. Luigi Cherubini Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

529. Georges Enesco Autograph Musical Quotation Signed Starting Bid $200

530. Charles Gounod Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

531. Ruggero Leoncavallo Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

532. Ruggero Leoncavallo Postcard Photograph Starting Bid $100

533. Pietro Mascagni Signature Starting Bid $200

534. Jules Massenet Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

535. Musicians and Conductors Signed Programs Starting Bid $200

536. Francis Poulenc Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

537. Ernst Toch Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

538. Arturo Toscanini Signed Program Starting Bid $200

539. Arturo Toscanini Photograph and Program Starting Bid $200

540. R. L. Burnside Signed Album and CD Starting Bid $200

541. Jerome Kern Signed Check Starting Bid $100

542. Edith Piaf Signature Starting Bid $200

543. Cole Porter Signature Starting Bid $100

544. Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

545. Fats Waller Signature Starting Bid $100

546. John Williams Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

547. Johnny Horton Signed Program Starting Bid $100

548. AC/DC Signed Magazine Starting Bid $200

549. Beatles 1965 Shea Stadium Ticket Stub - PSA GOOD 2 Starting Bid $200

550. Beatles: Cynthia Lennon Letter to Astrid Kirchherr (1962) Starting Bid $200

551. Beatles: Ringo Starr Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

552. Chuck Berry Signed Album Starting Bid $200

553. David Bowie Signed Album Sleeve Starting Bid $200

554. Jimmy Buffett Signed CD Booklet Starting Bid $200

555. Eric Clapton Signature Starting Bid $200

556. Eric Clapton Signed CD Booklet Starting Bid $200

557. Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach (2) Signed CD Booklets Starting Bid $100

558. Spencer Davis Group Signed Promotional Card Starting Bid $200

559. Fats Domino Document Signed Starting Bid $100

560. Bob Dylan Signed Giclee Print: 'Cassandra –Portfolio' Starting Bid $200

561. Peter Gabriel Signed Album Starting Bid $200

562. Genesis Signed CD Booklet Starting Bid $200

563. Genesis Signed 1992 Tour Program Starting Bid $200

564. Isaac Hayes Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

565. Jimi Hendrix Experience: Karl Ferris Signed Album Starting Bid $200

566. Elton John Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

567. Elton John Signed Album Starting Bid $200

568. Elton John Signature Starting Bid $200

569. Lenny Kravitz Signed Album Starting Bid $200

570. Jerry Lee Lewis Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

571. Lovin' Spoonful Signed Album Starting Bid $100

572. Marillion Signed Handbill Starting Bid $200

573. Marshall Tucker Band Signed Album Starting Bid $100

574. Moody Blues Signed Concert Poster Starting Bid $200

575. Moody Blues Signed Pickguard Starting Bid $200

576. Moody Blues Signed Tour Book (2002) Starting Bid $200

577. Moody Blues Signed Tour Book (2001) Starting Bid $200

578. Moody Blues Signed Tour Book (2002) Starting Bid $200

579. Moody Blues Signed CD Starting Bid $200

580. Moody Blues Signed CD Starting Bid $200

581. Motley Crue Signed Album Starting Bid $200

582. Pablo Cruise Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

583. Tom Petty Signed 45 RPM Record Starting Bid $200

584. Pink Floyd: David Gilmour and Nick Mason Signed Album Starting Bid $200

585. David Gilmour Signed CD Single for 'Yes, I Have Ghosts' Starting Bid $100

586. Rock and Roll: Lee, Perkins, and Vincent Signatures Starting Bid $200

587. Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger Signature Starting Bid $200

588. Rolling Stones: Keith Richards Signed Album Starting Bid $200

589. Rolling Stones: Watts and Wyman Signatures Starting Bid $200

590. Rolling Stones: Charlie Watts (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200

591. Linda Ronstadt Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200

592. Linda Ronstadt Signed Check Starting Bid $200

593. Rush: Lifeson and Peart Signed Ticket Stub Starting Bid $200

594. Seals and Crofts Signed Album Starting Bid $100

595. Bruce Springsteen Signature Starting Bid $200

596. Ringo Starr Signed Book Starting Bid $200

597. Jack White Signed 45 RPM Single Starting Bid $200

598. Woodstock Three-Day Admission Ticket PSA MINT 9 Starting Bid $200

599. Neil Young Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

600. Chess Signed Album Starting Bid $200

624. Actors and Actresses Signed Teddy Bear Starting Bid $200

625. Julie Andrews Signed Photograph (The Sound of Music) Starting Bid $200

626. Julie Andrews Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

627. Tsuru Aoki Signed Photograph (1917) Starting Bid $200

628. Desi Arnaz Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

629. Josephine Baker Signature Starting Bid $200

630. Josephine Baker Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

631. Ethel Barrymore Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

632. Batman: Vincent Price Signed Photograph as Egghead

633. Batman: Adam West Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

634. Ingrid Bergman Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

635. Ingrid Bergman Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

636. Bewitched: Elizabeth Montgomery and Agnes Moorehead (2) Signed It... Starting Bid $200

637. Blue Velvet Official Crew Shirt and Coffee Mug Starting Bid $200

638. Blue Velvet Collection of (30) Production Photographs Starting Bid $200

639. Blue Velvet Official Film Crew Jacket Starting Bid $200

640. Blue Velvet: David Lynch Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

641. Blue Velvet: Isabella Rossellini Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

642. Blue Velvet: Laura Dern Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

643. Carroll Borland Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

644. Carroll Borland Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

645. Fanny Brice Document Signed Starting Bid $100

646. Nigel Bruce Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $100

647. John Candy Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

648. John Carradine Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

649. Leo Carrillo Signed Sketch Starting Bid $100

650. Lon Chaney, Jr. Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

651. Chico and the Man: Freddie Prinze and Jack Albertson Signed Photo... Starting Bid $200

652. James Coburn (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200

653. Sean Connery Signature Starting Bid $200

654. Joan Crawford Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

655. Walter Cronkite Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

656. Jamie Lee Curtis Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

657. Sammy Davis, Jr. Signed Book Starting Bid $100

658. Sammy Davis, Jr. Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

659. Sammy Davis, Jr. Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

660. Robert De Niro Signed Photograph (Raging Bull) Starting Bid $200

661. James Dean Original Photographic Print by Roy Schatt Starting Bid $200

662. Marlene Dietrich Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

663. Carl Theodor Dreyer Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

664. Faye Dunaway Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

665. Clint Eastwood Signed Photograph as Dirty Harry Starting Bid $200

666. Easy Rider: Fonda and Hooper Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

667. Stepin Fetchit Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

668. Michael J. Fox Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

669. Jonathan Frid Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

670. Gustav Frohlich Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

671. Get Smart: Ed Platt and Barbara Feldon Starting Bid $200

672. Jackie Gleason Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

673. Gloria Grahame Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

674. Gunsmoke Signed Photograph - Blake, Stone, and Weaver Starting Bid $200

675. Neil Hamilton Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200

676. Tippi Hedren Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

677. Audrey Hepburn Transparency for 'Charade' Starting Bid $100

678. Charlton Heston (2) Signed Photographs as Moses from The Ten Comm... Starting Bid $200

679. William Holden Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

680. Hollywood Actors and Producers (5) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200

681. Oscar Homolka Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

682. Dennis Hopper: Out of the Sixties First Edition Book Starting Bid $200

683. Josephine Hutchinson Signed Photograph from Alice in Wonderland Starting Bid $200

684. Thomas H. Ince Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

685. Jacknife Official Film Crew Jacket Starting Bid $200

686. Al Jennings Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

687. Boris Karloff Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

688. Gene Kelly Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

689. Carl Laemmle Signature Starting Bid $100

690. Fritz Lang Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $100

691. Vivien Leigh Signature Starting Bid $200

692. Sophia Loren (5) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200

693. Anna Magnani and Federico Fellini Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

694. Lee Marvin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

695. Zeppo Marx and Nils Asther Document Signed Starting Bid $100

696. Patrick McGoohan Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

697. Charles Middleton Signature Starting Bid $200

698. Tom Mix Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

699. Haing S. Ngor Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

700. Heather O'Rourke Signed Handwritten School Quiz Starting Bid $100

701. Laurence Olivier Typed Letter Signed (1950) Starting Bid $200

702. Our Gang: Allen 'Farina' Hoskins Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

703. Al Pacino Signed Oversized Photograph (Scarface) Starting Bid $200

704. Al Pacino Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

705. Franklin Pangborn Archive with Guestbook of (300+) Signatures Starting Bid $200

706. Perry Mason: Raymond Burr and William Talman Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

707. Perry Mason: Ray Collins Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

708. Richard Pryor Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

709. Basil Rathbone Signed Photograph and Handwritten Quote from Shake... Starting Bid $200

710. Christopher Reeve Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

711. Christopher Reeve Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

712. Wallace Reid Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

713. Jean Renoir Document Signed Starting Bid $100

714. Fred Rogers Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

715. Roy Rogers and Iron Eyes Cody Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

716. Hayden Rorke Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

717. Jerry Seinfeld Signed Script Starting Bid $100

718. Frank Sinatra Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

719. Max Skladanowsky Signed Photograph and Signature Starting Bid $200

720. Star Wars: Alec Guinness Signed Photograph as Obi-Wan Kenobi Starting Bid $200

721. Star Wars: Mark Hamill Signed Photograph as Luke Skywalker Starting Bid $200

722. Star Wars: Mark Hamill Signed Magazine Cover Starting Bid $100

723. Barbra Streisand Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

724. Gloria Swanson Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

725. The Danny Thomas Show: Andy Griffith Debut Script Starting Bid $200

726. The Danny Thomas Show: Lucille Ball Episode Starting Bid $200

727. Three Stooges: Vernon Dent Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

728. Three Stooges: Moe Howard Signed Check Starting Bid $200

729. Three Stooges: Moe Howard Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

730. Three Stooges: Jules White Document Signed Twice Starting Bid $100

731. Spencer Tracy Document Signed Starting Bid $100

732. Wizard of Oz: Ray Bolger Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

733. Wizard of Oz: E. Y. Harburg Signed Typed Lyrics for 'Over the Rai... Starting Bid $200

734. Natalie Wood Signature Starting Bid $200

735. Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

736. Fay Wray Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

742. Hank Aaron Signed Baseball Starting Bid $200

743. Muhammad Ali Signed Oversized Photograph by John Stewart Starting Bid $200

744. Auto Racing (4) Signed Items Starting Bid $200

745. Baseball Legends (14) Autograph and Relic Cards Starting Bid $200

746. Yogi Berra (2) Signed Items - Baseball and Baseball Card Display Starting Bid $200

747. Roger Federer (4) Signed Promo Cards Starting Bid $200

748. Derek Jeter Signed Baseball Starting Bid $200

749. Mickey Mantle Signed Check Starting Bid $200

750. Arnold Palmer Signed Magazine Cover Starting Bid $100

751. Harry Wright HandFilled 1885 Scorecard Starting Bid $200

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

1.2 Bidder

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Section 2 Bidding Privileges

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

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

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

Section 3 Buyer’s Premium

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

Section 4

Bidding

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

4.2 RR AUCTION IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ERRORS IN BIDDING. A Bidder should make certain to bid on the correct lot and that the bid is the maximum (plus the Buyer’s Premium) that the Bidder is willing and able to pay. Since other Bidders (by mail, facsimile, online, and in person) will be present, and since a re-offering could damage the momentum of the sale, once the hammer has fallen and RR Auction has announced the winning Bidder, such Bidder is unconditionally bound to pay for the lot,

even if the Bidder has made a mistake.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Section 5

Bidding Options

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

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

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

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

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

Section 6 Payment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

der’s property in their possession.

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

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

Section 11

Conducting the Auction

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

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

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

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

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

Section 8

Delivery; Shipping; and Handling Charges

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

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

Section 9

Title

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

Section 10

Rights Reserved

RR Auction reserves the right, at any time before, during or after an auction has ended to: withdraw any lot before or at the time of the Auction,

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

11.3

Reserves

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

11.4 Off-Site Bidding

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

11.5 Estimate Prices:

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

11.6 Owned or Guaranteed Property:

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

11.7 Before the Auction:

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

11.8 Maximum Bids In All Auctions:

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

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Bidder’s bid.

11.9 Successful Bids:

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

11.10 Unsold Lots:

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

11.11 Bidding in Timed Auction:

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

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

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

11.12 Bidding - Internet Live Auction:

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

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

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

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

11.13 Miscellaneous:

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

Acceptance of these Terms and Conditions qualifies Bidder as a client who has consented to be contacted by RR Auction in the future. In conformity with ”do-not-call” regulations promulgated by the Federal or State regulatory agencies, participation by the Bidder is affirmative consent to being contacted at the phone number shown in his application and this consent shall remain in effect until it is revoked in writing. RR Auction may from time to time contact Bidder concerning sale, purchase, and auction opportunities available.

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

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Auction’s Remedies

Failure of the Bidder to comply with any of these Conditions of Sale or the terms of the Registration Form is an event of material breach or default. In such event, RR Auction may, in addition to any other available remedies specifically including the right to hold the defaulting Bidder liable for the Purchase Price or to charge and collect from the defaulting Bidder’s credit or debit accounts as provided for elsewhere herein: (a) cancel the sale, retaining any payment made by the Bidder as damages (the Bidder understands and acknowledges that RR Auction will be substantially damaged should such default occur, and that damages under sub-part (a) are necessary to compensate RR Auction for such damages); (b) resell the property without reserve at public auction or privately; (c) charge the Bidder interest on the Purchase Price at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month or the highest allowable interest rate; (d) take any other action that RR Auction, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or appropriate to preserve and protect RR Auction’s rights and remedies. Should RR Auction resell the property, the original defaulting Bidder shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price and all costs and expenses associated there with, including but not limited to warehousing, sales-related expenses, reasonable attorney fees and court costs, commissions, incidental damages and any other charges due hereunder which were not collected or collectable. In the event that such Bidder is the successful Bidder on more than one lot and pays less than

the purchase price for the total lots purchased, RR Auction shall apply the payment received to such lot or lots that RR Auction, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. If RR Auction does not exercise such discretion, the lots to which the payment shall be applied will be in descending order from the highest purchase price to the lowest. Any Bidder failing to comply with these Conditions of Sale shall be deemed to have granted RR Auction a security interest in, and RR Auction may retain as collateral such security for such Bidder’s obligations to RR Auction, any Bidder’s property in RR Auction’s possession or to which title has not yet passed to Bidder. RR Auction shall have the benefit of all rights of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) as adopted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Section 13

Warranties

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

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

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

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

Section 14

Firearms

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

Section 15

Unauthorized Statements

Under no circumstances is any employee, agent or representative of RR

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

Section 16

Bidder’s Remedies

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

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

16.3 Title to Items

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

16.4 Authenticity Challenge Process

(1) If Bidder wishes to dispute or challenge the Authenticity of the lot or item (including asserting that it is incorrect), Bidder must adhere to the following procedure: Within 30 days of the Auction Date, Bidder must present written evidence to RR Auction, that the lot is not authentic as determined by a known expert in the field (and one recognized by RR Auction within its discretion) and send the physical item or lot at issue to RR Auction along with all evidence relied upon by Bidder for contesting the Authenticity. (“Authenticity Challenge Process”) “Authenticity” shall mean a gross discrepancy in the between the description, genuiness, or attribution of the item as represented by RR Auction in the Catalog or at the auction, and the item. If RR Auction concurs that the lot is not Authentic as was represented (it is sole discretion), Bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy as against RR Auction (inclusive of its affiliates, agents, employees, and contractors) shall be a refund of the purchase price of the subject item paid by Bidder, with no other costs, liabilities or amounts recoverable by Bidder. If RR Auction does not agree with the assertion by Bidder, then

the Parties shall follow the dispute resolution procedures of these Conditions of Sale. Strict adherence to the Authenticity Challenge Process is a condition of standing for Bidder to initiate suit or claim.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Section 17

RR Auction’s Additional Services

For Bidders who do not remove purchased property from RR Auction’s premises, RR Auction, in its sole discretion and solely as a service and accommodation to Bidders, may arrange to have purchased lots packed, insured and forwarded at the sole request, expense, and risk of Bidder. RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for acts or omissions in such packing or shipping by RR Auction or other packers and carriers, whether or not recommended by RR Auction. RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for dam-

age to frames, glass or other breakable items. Where RR Auction arranges and bills for such services via invoice, RR Auction will include an administration charge.

Section 18

Headings

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

Section 19 Entire Agreement

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

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

Section 20 Governing Law and Enforcement

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

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

20.3 The Parties consent to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as exclusive jurisdiction and venue for all claims between the Parties except as provided specifically herein and may seek confirmation of the decision in the Arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act in any Court of competent jurisdiction, including the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. To the extent such is necessary under the law, RR Auction may enforce the Arbitration award against Bidder and any related Party

in any court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as RR Auction consenting to jurisdiction or venue in any location outside of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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

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

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

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

20.7 Liquidated Damages for Specific Breaches

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

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

Section 21: State-by-State Law Issues

This Auction is being conducted in and the sale shall take place in the State of Massachusetts. Notwithstanding, the foregoing, should these terms and conditions violate the law of any State should that state’s law be found to govern, or any provision herein determined to be invalid, the

clause itself and the remainder of the Agreement shall be valid to the fullest extent allowed. Also, to the extent other states law apply to any transaction arising out of the Agreement (without admitting such), RR Auction states:

For Residents of California:

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

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

Section 22 Glossary of Condition terms

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

Use of the following terms constitutes an opinion as follows:

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

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

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

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

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

Certificate of Auction, Certificate of Authenticity and Goods Acquired:

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