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For over 20 years Phil Sears has been the recognized world authority on Walt Disney’s autograph habits. Included among Phil-sears.com customers are the Walt Disney Company and the Walt Disney Family Museum. Sears’s items have been featured in Autograph Collector magazine, E Ticket magazine, Collect! magazine, and the biography Walt Disney’s Missouri. Letters of Authenticity are available on certain lots. Priced upon request*
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Frank is the world’s leading authority on Beatles signed and handwritten material. Since he began his study in 1986, he has amassed the largest file of signed examples on the planet. Through decades of focused and diligent research, he has acquired great skill in identifying authentic Beatles autographs, and also has gained the insight necessary to accurately approximate the era in which they were signed.
RENATO SAGGIORI
With more than 50 years in the European autograph market, Renato is considered an expert on the manuscripts of European royalty, scientists, painters, and writers. He is also considered the leading authority on papal autographs and manuscripts. His 2006 book, The Popes - Five Centuries of Signatures, is an indispensible reference tool.
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CONTENTS
John F. Kennedy ............................................................................................................ 4 Presidents and First Ladies.......................................................................................... 47
Notables....................................................................................................................... 65 Military.......................................................................................................................... 91 Aviation....................................................................................................................... 106 Space......................................................................................................................... 108
Art, Architecture, and Design...................................................................................... 113
Comic Art and Animation ........................................................................................... 120
Literature.................................................................................................................... 122
Music......................................................................................................................... 132 Classic Entertainment................................................................................................ 148
The John Brennan Collection .................................................................................... 163
Sports........................................................................................................................ 166 Conditions of Sale..................................................................................................... 170
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John F. Kennedy Jottings from Houston on the night before his assassination
2. John F. Kennedy Handwritten Notes and Doodles from November 21, 1963. Handwritten notes and doodles by John F. Kennedy from the night
before his assassination, November 21, 1963, accomplished in pencil on two sheets of 4 x 5.5 stationery from the Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas. Jotting down notes, probably while on the telephone, Kennedy writes, “Talk with Bob & Harley,” “Jackie,” “Dan,” “7879,” and “8:00,” on one sheet, and “plane trip,” “Hotel,” and “Sarah McClendon” on the other, and sketches a few grids and arrows. Below, a phone number is written in another hand: “Dallas, Dc 8-7573.” Attractively archivally cloth-matted and framed with an image of the Kennedys at Love Field in Dallas prior to the assassination, as well as a printed description, to an overall size of 28 x 22.5. Provenance: Retained among the papers of his personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and sold at Christie’s in 1997. President John F. Kennedy arrived at the Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas at 5:00 p.m. on November 21, 1963, where he stayed for three-and-a-half hours. During this time, he appeared at a meeting of the League of United Latin American Councils and read a statement honoring Joe A. Garza for his work with the organization. After the meeting, he left the Rice Hotel to go to the Coliseum for Congressman Albert Thomas’s dinner, and later that night went to the Texas Hotel in Fort Worth where he stayed until morning. His note referencing “Sarah McClendon”—a White House reporter who Kennedy loathed—is particularly notable, as is the mention of his wife, “Jackie,” who would so gracefully handle the tragedy the next day. A poignant pairing of Kennedy’s notes from the night before his death. Starting Bid $1000 4 |
November 7, 2018 | JOHN F. KENNEDY
From the Kennedy family’s White House living quarters 4. John F. Kennedy’s Brown Leather Ottoman Hassock. John F. Kennedy’s brown leather ottoman hassock,
kept in the Kennedy family’s White House living quarters where it was designated as a play piece for John F. Kennedy, Jr., who loved jumping on it. The lightweight two-tone ottoman hassock measures 22˝ in diameter and 13˝ tall, and features an exotic golden star-and-flower motif on top, surrounded by black-andwhite woven roping. In very good condition, with some wear to the gold pattern and staining and scuffing to leather. Provenance: Lot #382, Documents and Artifacts Relating to the Life and Career of John F. Kennedy, Guernsey’s, March 18–19, 1998. Accompanied by a notarized letter of authenticity from JFK’s Special Assistant Martin Underwood to noted JFK collector Robert L. White, in part: “I acquired this item very early in 1964 while working at the White House…This fancy brown leather ottoman-hassock was used as a play toy by the President’s son John-John in his upstairs living area and on occasion it found its way into the oval office area. John-John loved to jump and roll on this item.” He goes on to describe the circumstances under which he acquired it. The letter is matted and framed with two photos of the ottoman to an overall size of 16 x 25.5. Starting Bid $500
Notes on labor and the economy on a “Jewish War Veterans” envelope 5 . J o h n F. Kennedy’s Handwritten Notes. John F.
Kennedy’s handwritten notes on the United Auto Workers, minimum wage, and the AFLCIO, written in ink and pencil on two sheets of 3.75 x 5 “From the Desk of John F. Kennedy” memo paper, and one 9.25 x 4 “Jewish War Veterans” envelope. Kennedy writes: “Gene, Gene, Gene”; “Nov. 16th & 17th, Louisville, Ky, AFL-CIO, Sheraton Hotel, 312 Armory Place, Louisville, Ky”; and “Madison Avenue, Madison, UAW, Tribune 7:45, Fr 3-5294 Thompson, Tribune, Tribune, Steve, 1:45, Margaret [front] / 8:45, UAW, Minimum Wage [back].” These pages also feature some of Kennedy’s typical doodles, consisting of boxes and arrows. Nicely matted and framed with Evelyn Lincoln’s handwritten notes deciphering these pages (among others) to an overall size of 26.5 x 27.5, with window on the reverse for viewing those pages with writing on both sides. In fine condition. Provenance: Lot #167, Documents and Artifacts Relating to the Life and Career of John F. Kennedy, Guernsey’s, March 18–19, 1998. Starting Bid $300
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PT-109 tie clip worn by President Kennedy on November 21, 1963 6. John F. Kennedy’s Personally-Worn PT109 Tie Clasp from November 21, 1963 John
F. Kennedy’s personally-worn gold-tone PT-109 tie clasp. measuring 1.75˝ long, worn on the night before his assassination, November 21, 1963, with “Kennedy” engraved on the hull. Includes a letter of provenance on White House stationery from JFK’s Special Assistant Martin E. Underwood, in full: “This is to certify that this P. T. Boat Tie Clasp was worn by President John F. Kennedy at Houston, Texas on the evening of November 21, 1963 approximately 18 hours before he was assassinated.” Mounted and framed together to an overall size of 11 x 15. In fine condition. In the early morning of August 2, 1943, Lieutenant Kennedy’s PT-109 was struck by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri in the Blackett Strait of the Solomon Islands. Following a miraculous 3.5-mile swim to shore, Kennedy and his ten surviving crew members were rescued from Olasana Island a full six days later. The young lieutenant’s grace under pressure made him a national hero when the story was picked up by John Hersey and covered in The New Yorker and Reader’s Digest. Later on during JFK’s run for president, in an effort to quell public concerns about what some called candidate Kennedy’s ‘inexperience,’ the campaign sought to publicize his heroic naval service. Utilizing the PT Boat as a recognizable symbol, these popular tie clasps were produced as campaign tokens and became highly sought-after mementoes. As President Kennedy’s personally-worn clip from the day prior to his assassination, this example holds a remarkable poignancy that embodies the glory of his life and the tragedy of his death. Provenance: Lot #330, Documents and Artifacts Relating to the Life and Career of John F. Kennedy, Guernsey’s, March 18–19, 1998; the frame retains the original Guernsey’s auction tag. The Guernsey’s catalog provides further context: “President Kennedy wore this tie clip on the evening of November 21, 1963, just 18 hours before his assassination. He was staying at the Rice Hotel in Houston, attending a testimonial dinner. That night, Martin Underwood, Special Assistant to President Kennedy, took this clip off the President’s tie and replaced it with an identical one.” Starting Bid $500
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November 7, 2018 | JOHN F. KENNEDY
“Ho Chi Minh,” “Bao Dai,” and “Tonkin”— Senator Kennedy studies the conflict in Vietnam 8. John F. Kennedy’s Handwritten Notes on Vietnam. Important handwritten notes by
Senator John F. Kennedy, unsigned, nine pages, 7.75 x 10.25, US Senate letterhead, no date but circa spring 1953. Only months after being elected to the US Senate, Kennedy took a leading role in the American fight to contain the Communist threat, defending democracy at home and abroad. These revealing notes represent some of Senator Kennedy’s earliest thoughts on the political situation in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, making reference to troop movements, the First Indochina War, and US aid to Vietnam. He writes, in part: “Population 27,000,000, Tonkin, North & Central Annam, Cochin China. 1950—US & 34 other countries recognize the Associated States in the French union.” He makes reference to Chiang Kai-shek’s invasion north of the 16th parallel (“16th Parralel [sic]: Chinese—after Chinese withdrew, Ho Chi Minh”) and the Ho–Sainteny Agreement (“March 6, 1946—agreement was signed between Ho Chi Minh & French”), which recognized Vietnam as a ‘free state’ within the French Union. He continues the timeline, noting the 1946 “Fontainebleau Conference” as “unsuccessful,” and that “French set up Republic of Cochin China,” then referencing the “Violence & uprising—1948–9” involving “Bao Dai” and “Ho Chi Minh.” Kennedy goes on to mention US aid, which began in 1950, and makes note of troop strength and reported casualties of the First Indochina War: “Vietnamese army, 150,000 men, officers & non com…French killed: 38,000 French Union, 11,000 French.” Senator Kennedy’s notes further reflect his support of Barry Goldwater’s approach of forcing France to allow Vietnamese independence, speculating on two courses of action: “2 opinions by U.S.: A. French will pull out if we insist on independence. Why not. B. Should insist on independence or no support.” In a point-by-point outline, JFK notes: “French would not get out because of French union investment, Prestige in & out of France.” In a pencil note, he writes: “How far can the effects of a strike be carried.” The collection concludes with two pages of Kennedy’s notes outlining specifics related to the situation, designated as points “A” through “J,” with one notable comment being: “Always too little & too late.” Impressively matted and framed together to an overall size of 34 x 42. In fine condition. Accompanied by a carbon copy typescript of Assistant Secretary of State Thruston Ballard Morton’s letter to Senator Kennedy, two pages, May 13, 1953, framed to an overall size of 15.5 x 30, respecting Kennedy’s “list of 47 questions” pertaining to the “military and political situation and to policy in Indochina.” These remarkable notes reflect the young senator’s familiarizing himself with the conflict in Indochina, which would become one of the most critical foreign policy challenges to face Kennedy’s presidential administration. His in-depth grasp of the history of the region would help to inform his decision-making as president. Provenance: Lot #187, Documents and Artifacts Relating to the Life and Career of John F. Kennedy, Guernsey’s, March 18–19, 1998; the frame retains the original Guernsey’s auction tag. Starting Bid $1000
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The stereo that followed the globetrotting president
9. John F. Kennedy’s Stereo. John
F. Kennedy’s ‘portable’ Fisher Allegro stereo in a brown wooden case, featuring a built-in receiver, FM wideband multiplex tuner, flip-down turntable, and hinged stereo speakers. The state-ofthe-art unit measures 32.75˝ x 16˝ x 13.5˝, and includes three records: Jackie Gleason presents Champagne, Candlelight and Kisses; Music for Dining by the Melachrino Strings and Orchestra; and Some Enchanted Evening by Alfred Apaka. In fine condition. Provenance: Lot #415, Documents and Artifacts Relating to the Life and Career of John F. Kennedy, Guernsey’s, March 18–19, 1998. The Guernsey’s catalog documents the history of this piece: “John F. Kennedy took this stereo with him all over the world so that he could listen to his favorite music wherever he travelled. A Master Sergeant was assigned to transport the the stereo in advance of President Kennedy’s arrival, and to set it up for him at his destination.” Also includes a letter of provenance from Kennedy’s personal secretary Evelyn Lincoln to noted JFK collector Robert L. White: “The record ‘Jackie Gleason presents Champagne Candlelight and Kisses’ which you have in your possession, was one of the records, along with his stereo, [which] would accompany him on many of his trips across the country and foreign trips during his Presidency.” Starting Bid $1000
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November 7, 2018 | JOHN F. KENNEDY
Iconic Kennedy rocker from his suite at the Carlyle 20. John F. Kennedy’s Rocking Chair from The Carlyle. John F.
Kennedy’s spindle-style rocking chair from his suite at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City, measuring approximately 43.5˝ x 26˝ x 20˝, featuring a dark mahogany-stained oak wood frame with a woven natural cane seat and back. This was one of two rockers kept in his personal suite at the Carlyle, which he frequented so often that it became known as the ‘New York White House’ during his presidency. After Kennedy’s assassination in 1963, the Carlyle’s resident manager, Samuel Toojay, commissioned a hotel furniture liquidator to dispose of the suite’s contents. An admirer of the late president, the liquidator accepted the two rockers as part of his sales commission: they became the centerpieces of a ‘Kennedy shrine’ in his home. In very good condition, with several minor repairs and touch-ups (the cane seat having been repaired, and chips to the oak frame touched up with new stain) as well as some damage to the cane at the head of the chair. Provenance: Lot #110, Documents and Artifacts Relating to the Life and Career of John F. Kennedy, Guernsey’s, March 18–19, 1998. President Kennedy became famous for his rocking chair, which he used to alleviate his chronic back pain after a recommendation from his personal doctor Janet G. Travell. He is known to have owned about fourteen similar chairs, which he put anywhere he frequented—in the Oval Office, White House residence, his getaways in Hyannis Port and Palm Beach, his suite at the Carlyle, and even aboard Air Force One. The Carlyle became the site of frequent meetings with friends and dignitaries alike, his visitors ranging from Marilyn Monroe to Secretary of State Dean Rusk. With numerous famous images showing JFK in his rocking chair, it has become one of the enduring symbols of his presidency. Starting Bid $10000
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Beautiful crimson red Harvard cardigan belonging to JFK
21. John F. Kennedy’s Harvard Sweater. John F. Kennedy’s crimson
red wool cardigan sweater with shawl collar, featuring a large black block-letter “H” for his alma mater, Harvard, knitted into the the left breast. A label sewn into the collar is embroidered in red thread with his surname, “Kennedy.” The handsome, classically-styled collegiate sweater features eight brilliant white mother-of-pearl buttons (six along the front and two on the neck), with two sewn-in pockets on the front. The sweater measures 32˝ from the shoulder to the bottom, and would fall to the hip. Attractively mounted and framed in a large 34.5 x 40.5 shadowbox display. In fine condition. Provenance: Lot #409, Documents and Artifacts Relating to the Life and Career of John F. Kennedy, Guernsey’s, March 18–19, 1998. The Guernsey’s catalog documents the history of this piece, which was acquired by CBS cameraman Herman Lang while shooting the network’s May 1964 interview of Jacqueline Kennedy: “Being a chilly day in May, Lang remarked to a Kennedy staff member that he was catching a cold. The woman offered Mr. Lang this Harvard sweater to wear while he was filming outside. Apparently everyone laughed at Lang because the sweater was too big for him, but it was only when somebody mentioned that it was the late President’s sweater and that his name was still stitched to the inside of the collar that Mr. Lang felt awkward wearing the cardigan. He decided, however, that ‘it was better than freezing to death.’ After completing his filming outdoors he moved inside the house for Jacqueline Kennedy’s interview. When he attempted to return the sweater to a Kennedy insider he was told that he could keep it as a reminder of the late John F. Kennedy.” In his short Harvard application essay, Kennedy famously concluded: ‘To be a ‘Harvard man’ is an enviable distinction, and one that I sincerely hope I shall attain.’ He indeed attained it, graduating cum laude as part of the class of 1940 with a Bachelor of Arts in government, concentrating on international affairs. His thesis, ‘Appeasement in Munich,’ about British participation in the Munich Agreement, soon became a bestseller under the title Why England Slept. After graduating he briefly enrolled in the politically conservative Stanford Graduate School of Business in the fall of 1941, but soon left in order to join the Navy as part of the American effort in World War II. A magnificent, personal piece representing Kennedy’s beloved university. Starting Bid $5000
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November 7, 2018 | JOHN F. KENNEDY
“Haven’t heard from Brother Joe lately but imagine he is his usual deadly self” 22. John F. Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed “Jack,” one
page both sides, 8 x 10.5, Navy Department, Submarine Chaser Training Center letterhead, no date but circa March 1944. Letter to his Harvard friend Richard Flood in Newport, Rhode Island, written just eight months after the destruction of the PT-109 torpedo boat. Kennedy makes reference to his older brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., who was flying missions in Europe and would tragically be killed five months later when his plane exploded prematurely. In part: “Thanks for your report. Things here go well—once you’ve gotten your feet upon the desk—the tough work of the day is over. Glad to hear you took ‘Big Red’ for a ‘breeze’—I imagine when you climbed into the saddle & put the spurs to her—she really got down and ran. Haven’t heard from Brother Joe lately but imagine he is his usual deadly self. Will keep an eye out for someone but figure Dark Horse Charlie is your best bet. Billings is contacting him for help. From what happens to Billings you can get an idea of how effective Charlie...is—I think he will do the job for you. (Billings is at Boston). Keep me posted how you are making out.” He adds a postscript, “If you see Bill Rome—ask him to check & make sure that they have taken my old gunners mate Shirley King off the boats—and that he is assigned to base work.” In the upper right corner of the first page, Kennedy writes: “Hooray for the A.P.A. (Annapolis Protective Association).” In very good to fine condition, with creasing, several horizontal folds, and minor paper loss to the upper left corner. Accompanied by a photocopy of the original mailing envelope (see lot 23). A wonderful letter packed with references to Kennedy’s life and military career. Starting Bid $500
Scarce free-franked autograph envelope from 1944 23. John F. Kennedy Free Franked Envelope. Fan-
tastic hand-addressed and free franked mailing envelope, 8.5 x 4, signed in the return address area, “Lt. J. F. Kennedy, PT Shakedown, S.C.T.C., Miami, Fla.,” addressed in Kennedy’s hand to “Ens. R. R. Flood, 125 Church St., Newport, R.I.,” and marked “Free” in the upper right. Postmarked at Miami, March 27, 1944. In very good to fine condition, with light handling wear, opening tears along the right edge, and a long central diagonal crease. Contained within this envelope was a notable letter from Kennedy (see lot 22), who was recuperating after PT-109 had been destroyed just eight months earlier, to Richard R. Flood, who had been his brother Joe Kennedy’s roommate at Harvard; a photocopy of the letter is included. Like Kennedy, Flood served in the Navy during World War II, rising to lieutenant. An important early autograph from the future president. Starting Bid $300
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Lt. Kennedy flirts with a nurse: “I use this card as I thought the cactus expresses well my social life here”
24. John F. Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed. Rare World War II-dated ALS signed “Love, Jack,” on both sides of a
folded 3.5 x 2.5 note card, no date but postmarked February 17, 1945. A flirtatious letter to Elinor Mae Dooley, a nurse Kennedy had met at the Naval Hospital in Chelsea, Mass., in 1944, while recuperating from back surgery following his heroic efforts aboard PT-109, in full: “I’ve been waiting to hear from you for some time and your valentine (for which I thank you) let me know that you were still with us and not defending your country’s honor and your own—in the Philippines or some place like it. I still have great hopes that you will be coming out this way. If you do—please—I say again, please—let me know where you are going—for if it is near—I will come on the double. Try and take any leave you get on this end—as it is wonderful country and you would love it. Wonderful air—riding etc. and I think I’m getting in better shape—though it goes surprisingly slow. I am really living like the doctor ordered—and finding it a bit of a strain. Relax and write. I use this card as I thought the cactus expresses well my social life here.” In fine condition. Accompanied a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA and the original mailing envelope addressed entirely in Kennedy’s hand. War-dated letters from Kennedy remain exceedingly rare, with this example all the more desirable given its flirty tone. He expresses his discontent with his social life: like a prickly cactus in a barren desert, yet—perhaps with the help of a kind nurse or two—ready to blossom. One can only imagine what it must have been like for the recipient of this charming note, Elinor Mae Dooley, to later watch JFK’s meteoric ascension to the US Senate, presidency, and ultimately his assassination in Dallas on November 22. Starting Bid $1000
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November 7, 2018 | JOHN F. KENNEDY
Soliciting contributions to As We Remember Joe 25. John F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed. TLS signed “Jack Kennedy, Lt.
U.S.N.R.,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Hyannisport letterhead, October 6, 1944. Letter to Warren ‘Hop’ Hopwood, about the project that would result in As We Remember Joe, a memorial volume privately printed in 1945 in honor of his brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., who had been killed when his plane exploded over England a month earlier. In full: “For some time I have wanted to do something to perpetuate Joe’s memory among his immediate family and his close friends. I thought, perhaps, of getting together some essays, written by those who knew him well, which together with photographs could be placed in book form. It would be primarily as a gift for my mother and father and for anyone else who wished it. As I know you were always a great friend of Joe’s and that he held you in very high regard, I was wondering if you would care to help out by writing one. I would suggest that the essay could be any length up to five hundred words and that perhaps you could include in this what to you was Joe’s outstanding characteristic and perhaps an anecdote illustrating this on some other side of his character. Nothing is being said to my father or mother, as I should like to see it all together and finished before they are told about it.” He adds an autograph postscript, in full: “I know you are as busy as hell—but I hope you can work this in. Best of luck to you. Jack.” In fine condition. As We Remember Joe was published at the University Press in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1945 and contained twenty essays but none by Hopwood. In his foreword, Kennedy excuses those who might have contributed because they ‘are at this time fighting around the globe—or have, like Joe, died.’ It’s not known what became of Lt. Hopwood but there is an annotation at the top of the page: “Hon: Please save for scrap book.” A superb letter signed twice by Kennedy, using an extremely rare and unusual form of his early signature. Starting Bid $300
Spectacular early portrait of the first-term congressman 26. John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph. Scarce early glossy 7 x 9 photo of Kennedy from his first year in Congress, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “With warmest regards to Kenneth Browne, from John F. Kennedy.” Reverse bears an affixed collector’s label indicating that it was signed in 1948. In very good to fine condition, with light overall creasing. In 1946, 29-year-old John F. Kennedy ran for the vacant 11th Congressional District seat in eastern Massachusetts. To its predominantly working class constituents—located in and around Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Charlestown, and Brighton—Kennedy seemed like a privileged dilettante: he was young, inexperienced, wealthy, and propped up by family and political connections. Yet Kennedy successfully cultivated another image, that of a World War II veteran sympathetic to economic and social hardship. His campaign slogan, ‘The New Generation Offers a Leader,’ emphasized his age positive rather than treating it as a liability. He won the general election by winning 73% of the vote, and went on to serve in the House of Representatives until 1953, when he secured a Senate seat. An exemplary, very early portrait of Kennedy as he began his career in politics. Starting Bid $300
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Remarkable candids of the 16-year-old Jacqueline Bouvier 27. Jacqueline Kennedy Group of (5) Original Candid Photographs.
Amazing collection of five original vintage circa 1945 glossy candid photos, 3.5 x 5.25 and 5.25 x 3.5, portraying the 16-year-old Jacqueline Bouvier during the summer between terms at Miss Porter’s School, believed to have been taken at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia. Two of the photographs are wellcomposed portraits of Jacqueline, aptly capturing her radiant beauty; two show her at a tennis court with her younger sister Lee Bouvier; and one shows Jackie, Lee, and their beloved father, John ‘Black Jack’ Bouvier III, seated at an outdoor table. All are stamped “615” on the reverse. In overall fine condition. The consignor notes that these originate from the personal photo album of J. D. Wooster Lambert, heir to the Listerine mouthwash fortune. Wooster’s brother, Gerard Barnes Lambert, was the father of Jacqueline’s close friend, Rachel ‘Bunny’ Lambert Mellon, who would design the modern White House Rose Garden during the Kennedy administration. These marvelous snapshots wonderfully portray Jackie’s entering young womanhood at age 16. Her beauty, as we would come to know the future First Lady, is captured in these candid photos with her sister Lee and their beloved father John ‘Black Jack’ Bouvier III. They look happy and radiant, just five years after their parents’ divorce: although their mother, now remarried as Janet Lee Auchincloss, retained custody of the children, they loved to spend time with their doting and attentive father. Later on, Lee Bouvier Radziwill would recall that ‘growing up was always fun when we would see my father because he was such a joy to be with and we were the focal point of his life and we had so many wonderful times with him’ (see: Barbara A. Perry’s Jacqueline Kennedy: First Lady of the New Frontier, page 24). Starting Bid $200
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Jackie writes home while studying abroad: “Going out with French boys is really the best thing Mummy!”
28. Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed and Annotated Photos. ALS signed
“Jackie xo,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, no date but postmarked October 10, 1949. Warm letter home to her mother, written while attending university in France. In part: “Dearest Mum—There isn’t anymore news but I know you like to get a lot of letters—I went out with a friend of Mone Forests to this painters for tea—she was the most wonderful cuckoo woman with this Constant Nymph family—children descending on you out of trees & they had dug pits & covered them with grass so that I practically broke my ankle 6 times. The woman—Henriette Groll—said to come & see her in Paris & she would draw me.
Last night I went to Marianne Friedmans pension—She was my roommate on the boat—& this French girl & her brother were there—& Ura & this terribly nice boy from Nimes—Marc—They helped us with our comps—I wrote mine first in halting French & Marc did it all over. It really was very hard & they all took it so seriously & searched for words so hard—& it was really so nice of them as you know no American boy would be that nice & take all that trouble with some dumb foreigners who couldn’t do their homework. We took some pictures of everyone & I’ll send them to you—I’m enclosing some of the house etc today…Tonight the Des Francs are giving a little soiree for us which is so sweet…I am getting fairly good marks but the language isn’t coming as fast as I hoped. I think 1/2 the reason is that I speak English with Merv & Judith—we try not to—but it’s impossible when we’ve something desperately important to say. I think when I’m at the De Renty’s it will come quicker—Going out with French boys is really the best thing Mummy! I just talk my head off & feel that I’ve made so much progress when the evenings are over.” Includes six original glossy 2.75 x 4 candid photos, all annotated by Jackie on the reverse. In very good to fine condition, with light wrinkling and several intersecting folds. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Kennedy’s hand to “Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss, ‘Merrywood,’ McLean, Virginia, U.S.A.” Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 15
29. John F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed. TLS signed “Jack,”
one page, 8 x 10.5, House of Representatives letterhead, March 12, 1951. Letter to his Harvard friend and supporter Richard R. Flood, replying to an office seeker’s request. In part: “This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of March 9th...written in behalf of James P. O’Sullivan of Lowell, who is most anxious to secure employment with the federal government. In reply, I wish to advise you that Mr. O’Sullivan has been in contact with me in this connection, and I want to assure you that I shall continue to do everything I possibly can to assist him...I shall keep in touch with Mr. O’Sullivan when I have anything to report from the Economic Stabilization Agency.” In fine condition, with a light strip of toning across the center. Richard Flood had been a classmate and roommate of Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., at Harvard College and Harvard Law School. Like both Kennedy brothers, Flood had served in the Navy during World War II. When Joseph Kennedy, Jr., was killed in England, John F. Kennedy reached out to Richard Flood for assistance in compiling As We Remember Joe, a memorial volume privately printed in 1945 as a gift to Kennedy’s parents and Joe’s close friends. Starting Bid $200
“I hope we can find some gangster in New Jersey or Texas so we can get you back soon” 30. Robert F. Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed.
Scarce ALS signed “Bobby,” two pages, 5 x 6.5, United States Senate letterhead, May 4, 1959. Letter to Sarah McClendon in Arlington, Virginia, in part: “Thanks very much for the evening we spent with you. We had a wonderful time—greatly enjoyed ourselves as well as having had a very nice time with the rest of your very attractive guests. I hope we can find some gangster in New Jersey or Texas so we can get you back soon—With you then we get some class—Drop in and see me sometime.” Nicely cloth-matted and framed with the original mailing envelope, two plaques, and a portrait to an overall size of 26 x 25. In fine condition. During the time Kennedy wrote this letter containing a private “gangster” quip, he served as chief counsel of the Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management, conducting investigations into labor racketeering. He spent most of his energy in that post pursuing and prosecuting Teamsters head Jimmy Hoffa, who was later jailed for underworld activity. Starting Bid $200
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Kennedy writes from Hyannis Port, a month before agreeing to back surgery 31. John F. Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed “Jack,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 3.75, Jacqueline Kennedy’s personal stationery letterhead, postmarked Hyannis Port, July 19, 1954. Letter to Germanborn artist Franz Bueb in Paris, France, in full: “I have been receiving your cards. The trip sounds fine. There is a strong prospect I shall be coming over in August. Would you send me Elsie Hansen’s address if you have it. Did you see her. Any other information would be welcome. In addition—I no longer have her Sablon number. Call me when you return—as I should like to hear the news. If you are going to stay over—I may see you.” In fine condition, with a small tape remnant to one blank corner. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Kennedy’s hand, incorporating his surname in the return address field, “Kennedy, Hyannisport, Cape Cod, Mass.” Senator Kennedy’s chronic back pain in the summer of 1954 effectually postponed any aspirations of his traveling to France. Instead, while residing at his Hyannis Port compound in late August, a team of physicians from Boston’s Lahey Clinic paid him a visit. They offered Kennedy surgical details, a procedure to achieve spinal and sacroiliac fusions that would potentially strengthen his back. After a series of postponements, the threehour operation took place on October 21, and a metal plate was inserted to stabilize Kennedy’s lower spine. The surgery could hardly be considered a success, and Kennedy would undergo another operation to have the plate removed the following February. It was during this period of convalescence that Kennedy began working on his Pulitzer Prize-winning volume Profiles in Courage. Bueb was a German-born artist who taught painting to Jacqueline Kennedy during the 1950’s and 1960’s. Bueb painted many portraits of the future first lady, as well as various landscapes of Chatsworth, England, the former home of John F. Kennedy’s late sister Kathleen. Starting Bid $500
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32. Jacqueline Kennedy Group of (20) Original Photographs.
Collection of 20 original vintage glossy silver gelatin photos of Jacqueline Kennedy, ranging in size from 7.25 x 7 to 7 x 9.75, showing her studying at Georgetown, decorating her home, having lunch at a Capitol Hill restaurant, talking on the phone, walking her poodle, posing with the Capitol in the background, selecting a frame for a painting, arranging flowers, and selecting musical records to play. All bear “Three Lions” stamps on the reverse, along with affixed captions. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200
34. John and Jacqueline Kennedy Group of (13) Original Photographs.
Collection of 13 original vintage glossy silver gelatin photos of John and Jacqueline Kennedy, ranging in size from 7 x 7 to 8 x 10, showing a family football game with Jack and RFK, the couple working together at a desk, John waving goodbye to Jackie, John reading as Jackie gardens, sitting together on a Capitol Hill ledge, walking through the streets of DC, reading a Senate bill, and a coastal scene of France painted by JFK. All bear “Three Lions” stamps on the reverse, along with affixed captions. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3 5 . R o b e r t F. Kennedy Group of (42) Original Photographs. Col-
33. Jacqueline Kennedy Group of (21) Original Photographs. Collection of 21 original vintage glossy silver
gelatin photos of Jacqueline Kennedy, ranging in size from 7.75 x 7.75 to 7 x 10, showing her studying at Georgetown, decorating her home, having lunch at a Capitol Hill restaurant, talking on the phone, walking her poodle, posing with the Capitol in the background, selecting a frame for a painting, arranging flowers, and selecting musical records to play. All bear “Three Lions” stamps on the reverse, along with affixed captions. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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lection of 42 original vintage glossy silver gelatin photos of Robert F. Kennedy, Ethel Kennedy, and their family, ranging in size from 8 x 8 to 8 x 9.5, showing RFK with a dog, RFK and Ethel playing with their children, and the couple feeding their children. Includes several duplicate images, as well as typescripts of a synopsis for the photo collection, headed: “Bobby and Ethel: Their Private Years.” All bear “Three Lions” stamps on the reverse, along with affixed captions. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by a Three Lions photograph envelope. Starting Bid $200
36. Robert F. Kennedy Group of (43) Original Photographs. Collection
of 43 vintage original silver gelatin photos of Robert F. Kennedy campaigning in Harlem, most measuring 6 x 9, showing him waving to crowds, shaking hands, holding a baby, with his wife Ethel, and speaking into a microphone. All are marked “M. Levins” on the reverse, with one bearing an affixed “Three Lions Publishers” label. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Amazing photo from the Kennedy wedding, signed by John and Jackie in 1954
Scarce invitation to the JFK wedding 37. John and Jacqueline Kennedy Wedding Invitation.
Very rare and hard-to-find Kennedy–Bouvier wedding invitation, 4.25 x 5.75, reading, in full: “Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dudley Auchincloss request the honor of your presence at the marriage of Mrs. Auchincloss’ daughter Jacqueline Lee Bouvier to the Honorable John Fitzgerald Kennedy, United States Senate, on Saturday, the twelfth of September at eleven o’clock, Saint Mary’s Church, Spring Street, Newport, Rhode Island.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by a receipt from noted presidential collector, Raleigh De Geer Amyx. The much-publicized wedding of John and Jacqueline featured a massive guest list of over 800 that included senators and congressmen, Bay State political figures, and several Hollywood luminaries, with the nuptial mass conducted by Cardinal Cushing, the esteemed Archbishop of Boston. Starting Bid $200
38. John and Jacqueline Kennedy Signed Photograph. Handsome vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 photo of the
Kennedys slicing their wedding cake, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For the Ken Brownes, With every good wish, John Kennedy” and “Jacqueline Kennedy.” Reverse bears typed collector’s notations indicating that it was signed through the mail in 1954. In fine condition, with two light paperclip impressions to the top edge, and moderate contrast to both signatures against the floral background. Following their September 12, 1953 marriage at St. Mary’s in Newport, Rhode Island, the newlywed Kennedys played host to over 1,200 guests at the Bouvier family’s Hammersmith Farm. This spectacular photograph shows the couple slicing their cake at the reception, preparing to serve it to the multitude of revelers. John and Jackie are rare in dual-signed photos, and this image is the first of its kind we’ve ever seen. Starting Bid $1000
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Bronze altar gate from the Bouvier–Kennedy wedding at St. Mary’s Church
39. John and Jacqueline Kennedy’s Wedding Altar Railing Gate. Solid cast bronze altar gate custom-made for the Church of Saint Mary in Newport, Rhode Island, and used in the wedding ceremony of John and Jacqueline Kennedy on September 12, 1953. The heavy bronze gate measures 29.5˝ x 25.25˝ x 5˝, and features beautiful filigree ornamentation along the top. The frame is flanked by two thick bronze hinges on one side, and has six mounting holes along the rail. In fine condition. On September 12, 1953, John and Jacqueline Kennedy exchanged their marriage vows before this very gate in their wedding at St. Mary’s Church. The ceremony was performed by Kennedy family friend Archbishop Richard Cushing before an audience of 800 of their friends and family. Before the mass, a special blessing from Pope Pius XII was read. A beautiful artifact from the blessed union of the Kennedys—a most historic and visually appealing piece. Provenance: Lot #267A, Documents and Artifacts Relating to the Life and Career of John F. Kennedy, Guernsey’s, March 18–19, 1998; the gate retains the original Guernsey’s auction tag. Starting Bid $500
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Tenderly revealing her unique relationship with Jack: “Each of us would have been so lonely with the normal kind” 40. Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed
“All my love, Jackie,” three pages on two sheets, 6.25 x 8, no date but circa 195758. Remarkable letter to her husband, then Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy, concerning their relationship and family. Away from Jack, Jackie writes that she is finding it hard to communicate and feels like being separate knocks a married couple off of the same wavelength. Still, she writes, “I think it is usually good when we go away from each other as we both realize so much. We are so different—but I was thinking this trip—that every other time I’ve been away, you would write ‘don’t ponder our relationship too much’ etc.” She inquires about how their new daughter Caroline is doing and expresses joy that they at last have “a baby we both love.” Closing the letter, Jacqueline writes, “You are an atypical husband—increasingly so in one way or another every year since we’ve been married—so you mustn’t be surprised to have an atypical wife—Each of us would have been so lonely with the normal kind. I can’t write down what I feel for you, but I will show you when I am with you—and I think you must know—.” In fine condition. After a pair of unsuccessful pregnancies, John and Jackie welcomed Caroline Bouvier Kennedy into their family on November 27, 1957, whose arrival proved opportune for the incumbent Bay State senator as he used the optics of his new family to boost his reelection campaign. Away from the public eye, however, the Kennedy family was in disrepair, with John’s infidelities threatening to dissolve the couple’s five-year marriage. In defying JFK’s solution—encouraging her not to think too hard about it—Jackie writes this pensive letter evaluating their status together. Contextually, the letter paints Jackie as a torn matriarch, fatigued by her husband’s indiscretions, yet resolute in her conviction to save her family, perhaps going so far as convincing herself that John is merely “an atypical husband,” and she, “an atypical wife.” Our research indicates this is the only Jackie love letter to Jack ever offered at auction. Starting Bid $1000
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Kennedy’s favorite biblical quote, which inspired a line in his inaugural address 41. John F. Kennedy Handwritten Notes. Handwritten notes in blue ballpoint by John F. Kennedy, unsigned, one page, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa October 1960. The then-presidential candidate writes, in full: “automation in a society in which (the Soviet) civilian consumption is seriously restricted can have the effect of increasing considerably the saving for investment in new productive capacity. In another society it could be used to increase consumption and leisure, it could check the development of basic industrial productivity and decrease the relative power of the society. (See contrast between Soviet policy in agriculture - expansion - and ours of limitation / John Harriman on Fulbright Bill / St. Paul’s - ‘if the trumpet gives an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for the battle.’” Annotated “3” in pencil at the top of the page. In fine condition. The biblical quote that Kennedy writes at the bottom of the page is from St. Paul First Corinthians 14:8. The trumpet metaphor was one close to Kennedy’s heart: he had saved this biblical quote in his notebooks and alluded to this quote repeatedly in one form or another during many campaign speeches in October and November 1960. In several of those speeches, he also addressed the impact of automation on agriculture. The St. Paul quote was also the basis of the line in Kennedy’s Inaugural Address: ‘Now the trumpet summons us again—not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need; not as a call to battle, though embattled we are—but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle.’ President Kennedy’s inaugural address is considered one of the finest of the 20th century, and served as a model for future presidents’ efforts. Starting Bid $200
42. John F. Kennedy Presidential Inauguration Street Sign. Original “No Parking” street sign from the “Presidential Inauguration” of John F. Kennedy at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1961. The patriotically colored metal sign measures 12 x 18, with bold red and blue text reading: “Presidential Inauguration, No Parking, Midnight January 19 to Midnight January 20, 1961.” In very good condition, with expected overall wear. Starting Bid $200
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Castro’s perspective on the Bay of Pigs: an extraordinary hand-annotated map of Cuba 43. Fidel Castro Signed and Annotated Bay of Pigs Map. Amazing and
historically significant 35 x 13 map of Cuba hand-annotated in blue ballpoint by Fidel Castro to represent the Bay of Pigs operation, signed below, “Fidel Castro, Enero 30, 76” [note: Castro actually signed in 1977, and made an error when writing the date]. The map, which is intended to provide information on daily rainfall, has been copiously annotated by Castro to show the Bay of Pigs invasion from his perspective: at the top, he writes dates from April 14–17, with brief notes on what transpired each day in 1961; at the bottom, he draws a diagram of the US fleet off the Cuban coast; and at the “Bahia de Cochinos [Bay of Pigs]” he sketches the route of the invasion force. Nicely double-matted and framed with the passport page that allowed the recipient (W.C. Moyers) to travel from the United States to Cuba in 1977, as well as an image of Castro being interviewed, to an overall size of 51 x 21. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and light overall wrinkling. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from W.C. Moyers, who traveled to Cuba in January 1977 as part of the crew shooting a documentary on relations between Cuba and the United States, during which time the team secured interviews with Fidel Castro. In part: “At one point Castro ordered an aide to procure a map so that he could diagram to better explain to us how the Bay of Pigs invasion unfolded in April, 1961…I sat with Castro as he spread the map out on a table and began to diagram the invasion. He used a ballpoint pen he took from the pocket of his military uniform he seemingly always wore. At the top of the map he chronicled in his own hand what happened each day of the invasion…As he diagrammed this invasion he described the action in Spanish while an aide translated to English. I will never forget my sense of awe as he took us through the military action that had been led by the most powerful nation on earth, the United States of America, to overthrow his government in an operation that likely would have led to his own death.” Conceived by Eisenhower and executed by Kennedy, the Bay of Pigs invasion was designed to covertly and quickly displace Fidel Castro and his communistic government from power. The secret offensive was in response to Castro’s overthrow of Cuba’s former US-backed dictator, Fulgencio Batista, and his ever-increasing diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union, America’s principal Cold War opponent. The first of two planned airstrikes occurred on April 15, 1961, but with news breaking that Cuban bases were under attack by disguised American planes, President Kennedy called off the second air assault in an attempt to deny US involvement. Two days later, over 1,400 CIA-trained Cuban exiles traveled on a seaborne force from Guatemala to the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. The exiles, known as Brigade 2506, were met with heavy fire and then badly outnumbered, with Castro advancing 20,000 troops to the beachhead. The US-sponsored forces retreated within 24 hours, with over 1,200 exiles captured and nearly 500 either wounded or killed. The botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs embarrassed President Kennedy on the international stage, and uplifted Castro as a national hero in Cuba while bolstering Cuban-Soviet relations. Starting Bid $5000 www.RRAuction.com | 23
44. John F. Kennedy’s Wooden Family Scrapbook. Unused woodencovered scrapbook given to the Kennedy family upon John F. Kennedy’s election, 14 x 11, with wooden letters reading, “The Kennedy Family.” Apparently handmade, the scrapbook features metal hinges, a green felt lining inside the covers, and blank black pages. In very good to fine condition, with scratching to the exterior boards. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Karen Boyer Lepanto, a descendent of Capitol Police Officer James H. Boyer, Sr., who helped the Kennedy family move from Georgetown into the White House, noting: “The Kennedys had received many gifts from the public after the election, and Boyer was asked to store some in his basement, including this wooden covered ‘Kennedy Family’ empty scrapbook. After the assassination of the President, Boyer was one of the main Capitol police guarding the Capitol Rotunda during the viewing of the coffin.” Starting Bid $200
Sincere thanks to family photographer Mark Shaw: “JFK loves the one best of John on my lap looking up at me & has gotten it especially framed for his office—which I consider the highest compliment” 45. Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed. ALS
signed “Jackie,” two pages, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, no date. Letter to photographer Mark Shaw, in full: “Your pictures were lovely & the color ones UNBELIEVABLE—what is your secret?—Besides your eye, film, paper?—Anyway, JFK loves the one best of John on my lap looking up at me & has gotten it especially framed for his office—which I consider the highest compliment—to John & me & most of all to you.” She adds a postscript on the second page: “JFK has taken my favorite—the one where John is on my lap turning around & looking up at me—do you think I could have 1 more of each & 3 of that—save these in case we ever need a desperate color photo—You really are a genius!” Mounted side-by-side and matted to an overall size of 13.5 x 11. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, creasing, and light soiling. Accompanied by Shaw’s book The John F. Kennedys: A Family Album, hardcover with dust jacket, published by Farrar, Straus in 1964. Shaw met the Kennedys while working as a photojournalist for Life magazine in 1959 and they began a close relationship, with Shaw becoming their de facto family photographer. As a personal friend, Shaw was able to capture intimate family moments in private, casual settings—he was afforded access to the First Family that no other photographer could get. A wonderful letter demonstrating Jackie and JFK’s heartfelt appreciation for Shaw’s work. Starting Bid $300 24 |
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46. John F. Kennedy and JFK Jr. Original Photograph by Cecil W. Stoughton.
Original vintage color glossy 5 x 7 photo of President John F. Kennedy his son, John F. Kennedy, Jr., along the West Wing Colonnade of the White House on October 10, 1963, taken by official White House photographer Cecil W. Stoughton. Reverse bears “A Kodak Paper” watermarks, a “Cecil W. Stoughton” ink stamp, and pencil notations, “C333-4-63.” In fine condition. An endearing father-and-son portrait. Starting Bid $200
47. John and Jacqueline Kennedy Baby Gift: Silver Spoon. Attractive sterling silver Birmingham, Alabama souve-
nir spoon gifted to John and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of their son John F. Kennedy, Jr. Manufactured by Bromberg & Co. Jewelers, the spoon measures 4.5˝ in length and .75˝ in width. The bowl is engraved “Birmingham,” the transition bears raised text, “Alabama,” and the finial features the great seal of Alabama in relief; the reverse of the finial is engraved, “Jack Jr.” Includes the original Bromberg & Co. Jewelers gift box and ribbon. In fine condition, with a slight patina to the front and back of bowl. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Mary Barelli Gallagher, the secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy and then later to First Lady Jackie Kennedy, in part: “This baby gift is one of the many gifts that had arrived daily to the home of President–Elect and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, 3307 N St. N. W., Georgetown, Washington, D.C. on the occasion of John Jr.’s birth, November 25, 1960. Mrs. Kennedy would ask that I prepare a letter of thanks to the sender for her to sign, and this is one of the gifts that she offered me to take home. I donated the vast majority of these gifts to various charities, others I gave away to friends, relatives, etc., keeping the more interesting ones, such as this, for myself.” Provenance: Collection of Mary Barelli Gallagher, Bonhams, 2017. Barelli was secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy from 1953–1956, and personal secretary to Jackie Kennedy from 1956–1964. Starting Bid $200
48. John and Jacqueline Kennedy Baby Gift: Medal of Our Lady of Graces. Silver-fin-
ish Miraculous Medal (Medal of Our Lady of Graces) gifted to President-elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of their son John F. Kennedy, Jr., on November 25, 1960. Measuring .5 x .75, the front of the oval medallion depicts the Virgin Mary with outspread cloak encircled with Italian text: “Mary conceived without sin, Pray for us who have recourse to thee”; and the reverse features the Marian cross and marked “Italy” below. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Mary Barelli Gallagher, the secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy and then later to First Lady Jackie Kennedy, in part: “This baby gift is one of the many gifts that had arrived daily to the home of President–Elect and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, 3307 N St. N. W., Georgetown, Washington, D.C. on the occasion of John Jr.’s Birth…Mrs. Kennedy would ask that I prepare a letter of thanks to the sender for her to sign, and this is one of the gifts that she offered me to take home. I donated the vast majority of these gifts to various charities, others I gave away to friends, relatives, etc., keeping the more interesting ones, such as this, for myself.” Starting Bid $200
49. John and Jacqueline Kennedy Baby Gift: Our Lady of the Snow Medallion. Silver-finish Our Lady of
the Snow medallion and chain gifted to President-elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of their son John F. Kennedy, Jr., on November 25, 1960. The oval medal measures .75 x 1, and features a design of Virgin Mary holding the Christ child with the engraved text: “Our Lady of the Snows Pray for Us;” the reverse shows a small design of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Includes the original packet with paper insert noting that the included chain measures 18˝ in length. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Mary Barelli Gallagher, the secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy and then later to First Lady Jackie Kennedy, in part: “This baby gift is one of the many gifts that had arrived daily to the home of President–Elect and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, 3307 N St. N. W., Georgetown, Washington, D.C. on the occasion of John Jr.’s Birth…Mrs. Kennedy would ask that I prepare a letter of thanks to the sender for her to sign, and this is one of the gifts that she offered me to take home. I donated the vast majority of these gifts to various charities, others I gave away to friends, relatives, etc., keeping the more interesting ones, such as this, for myself.” Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 25
50. John and Jacqueline Kennedy Baby Gift: Rosary Bead Necklace. Exquisite
Rosary bead necklace gifted to President-elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of their son John F. Kennedy, Jr., on November 25, 1960. Consisting of numerous small blue beads and links, the necklace measures approximately 18˝ in length, and features a small Jesus Christ medallion and silver-finished crucifix. Includes the original packet with “My Rosary” paper insert. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Mary Barelli Gallagher, the secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy and then later to First Lady Jackie Kennedy, in part: “This baby gift is one of the many gifts that had arrived daily to the home of President–Elect and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, 3307 N St. N. W., Georgetown, Washington, D.C. on the occasion of John Jr.’s Birth…Mrs. Kennedy would ask that I prepare a letter of thanks to the sender for her to sign, and this is one of the gifts that she offered me to take home. I donated the vast majority of these gifts to various charities, others I gave away to friends, relatives, etc., keeping the more interesting ones, such as this, for myself.” Starting Bid $300
52. John F. Kennedy 1963 IAPA Dinner Plate. Gorgeous
cobalt-blue dinner plate specially produced for the dinner of the Inter-American Press Association [IAPA] in honor of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, held at the Hotel Americana in Miami Beach on November 18, 1963. Plate measures 10.5˝ in diameter with gilt edging and gilt ornamentation of the presidential seal as well as the coats of arms of the IAPA’s 14 member states. A manufacturer’s imprint on the cream underside reads, “Syracuse-China-93 G U.S.A.” Plate originated from the Hotel Americana’s Catering Sales and Service Manager Louis Ronco, to whom an entire Miami Herald feature article (a copy of which is included here) was dedicated the very next day, tracing Ronco’s legacy of presidential dinners dating back to the FDR administration. Additional photocopied provenance comes in the form of three letters to Ronco that attest to his services that night; copies of the program and menu from the event; and photocopied pictures of Kennedy in his motorcade, in his hotel suite and at his head table, including an image of the Grand Ballroom with a plate shown at each setting. In fine condition, with a small surface scuff beneath the gilt seal. A beautifully detailed and eye-catching memento from Kennedy’s last official dinner, which captures the grandeur associated with the office. Starting Bid $300
51. John and Jacqueline Kennedy Baby Gift: Irish Horn Rosary. Beautiful Irish horn rosary bead necklace gifted to John and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of their son John F. Kennedy, Jr., strung with polished yellow horn and carnelian-colored beads. An amber-colored three-leaf clover pendant inscribed “Knock” (referring to the sacred site at Knock, County Mayo, Ireland) has replaced the traditional miraculous medallion, and a horn crucifix with a white metal Christ figure is suspended at the bottom. The original bilingual English–Irish retail tag remains attached. The rosary is housed in a pop-up hinged box marked “My Rosary,” with a polychromatic print of Jesus of the Sacred Heart inside the lid. In fine condition. Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from Mary Barelli Gallagher, originally written for a pair of rosaries, in part: “This baby gift is one of the many gifts that had arrived daily to the home of President-Elect and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, 3307 N St., N.W., Georgetown, Washington, D.C. on the occasion of John Jr.’s birth, November 25, 1960. Mrs. Kennedy would ask that I prepare a letter of thanks to the sender for her to sign, and this is one of the gifts that she offered me to take home. I donated the vast majority of these gifts to various charities, others I gave away to friends, relatives, etc., keeping the more interesting ones, such as this, for myself.” Provenance: Collection of Mary Barelli Gallagher, Bonhams, 2017. Barelli was secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy from 1953–1956, and personal secretary to Jackie Kennedy from 1956–1964. Starting Bid $200
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Jackie on the Peace Corps logo, arts funding, and the sale of an unapproved picture
53. Jacqueline Kennedy Group of (5) Autograph Notes and Letters. Group of five autograph notes and letters by Jacqueline
Kennedy, totaling seven pages on five 5 x 8 sheets of White House stationery, no dates. One letter is signed “J.,” addressed to “Ted,” her brother-in-law Ted Kennedy, asking him to “send this UN button & the proposed Peace Corps button to Sargent Shriver,” commenting on its design and stressing that “the President really cares about it.” Another page is the conclusion of a letter to Governor Nelson Rockefeller, signed “Jacqueline Kennedy,” on funding the arts in America, in part: “My 1 a.m. message for my husband will be that the Federal Government HAS to give all the money they can or cannot spare to subsidize the arts. Perhaps a slight prod will be to tell him that Governor Rockefeller has done it in New York, but he cares just as much, and as you and he have ample evidence that I am all for the arts but not very efficient.” A third note, unsigned and unfinished, is to “Mr. Hill,” the Secret Service agent Clinton J. ‘Clint’ Hill, concerning Marshall Hawkins’ unapproved sale of a photograph to Life Magazine: “I see wicked Marshall Hawkins again sold a picture to LIFE—Will you have Pam tell them when she gets back—that in future—if.” This may refer to Hawkins’s photograph of Mrs. Kennedy’s taking a dive from horseback over a fence during a fox hunt in 1962. The final two pages bear short notes, “Bucher—Gove intern, S.S. man last nite—Caroline?” and “J. Q. Adams, Jules Verne Book.” In overall very good to fine condition, with creasing to a few of the letters, a couple of light stains, and a significant tape-repaired tear to the page written to Rockefeller. Provenance: Violet A. Gaspar, Housekeeper at Hammersmith Farm, Bonhams, 2017. Starting Bid $300
54. John F. Kennedy Original Family Photograph. Original vintage color glossy 7.75 x 10 photo of John, Jackie, John Jr., and Caroline during a Kennedy family vacation, sitting together on a deck with water in the distant background. Reverse bears “A Kodak Paper” watermarks. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
55. Jacqueline Kennedy Original Photograph.
Original vintage color glossy 10 x 8 photo of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy relaxing on a boat at sea. Reverse bears “A Kodak Paper” watermarks and an ink notation, “C264-15-63.” In fine condition. A beautiful close-up, casual portrait of the first lady. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 27
56. Jacqueline Kennedy Original Texas Photograph. Original
vintage color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Jacqueline Kennedy in a white top and black hat greeting the large Texas crowds upon their arrival on November 21, 1963, taken by official White House photographer Cecil W. Stoughton. Secret Service agent Clint Hill is seen on the right edge of the frame. Reverse bears “A Kodak Paper” watermarks, a “Cecil W. Stoughton” ink stamp, and pencil notations, “C420-2-63.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
58. John F. Kennedy Signature. Vin-
tage ballpoint signature of John F. Kennedy on an offwhite 4.75 x 3 slip, cut from the back pastedown of a first edition of Kennedy’s 1960 book The Strategy of Peace; the original page had collector’s ink notations indicating that the signature was obtained at the Miami International Airport on October 18, 1960. In very good condition, with moderate foxing and a strip of toning affecting appearance but not the clarity of the otherwise bold signature. Starting Bid $200
57. John and Jacqueline Kennedy Christmas Cards and Prints. Exceptionally uncommon group lot of Kennedy White House-era Christmas cards, engravings, and prints from the personal collection of Mary Barelli Gallagher, the secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy and then later to First Lady Jackie Kennedy. The collection includes: a rare color 17 x 14 print of Edward Lehman’s watercolor painting of the White House’s Green Room, presented to Gallagher as a Christmas gift in 1963; two color 17 x 14 prints of Lehman’s watercolor painting of the White House’s Red Room, both bearing facsimile signatures of the president and first lady, given out as Christmas presents to White House staff in 1962; two Christmas cards from 1960, one bearing an autopen signature of President Kennedy; an unused Christmas card from 1962 with its original White House envelope; six White House engravings; three printed 4.25 x 3.5 acknowledgment cards from “Senator and Mrs. John Fitzgerald Kennedy,” sending thanks for “kind wishes and thoughtfulness on the occasion” of Caroline’s third birthday; a gift box with Hallmark wrapping paper, 17.75 x 14.5 x 2, with Gallagher adding the contents in ballpoint and felt tip to the top cover. In overall very good to fine condition, with expected wear and tear to wrapping paper. Accompanied by original gift wrap, letters of provenance from Gallagher for the 1962 and 1963 prints, the 1960 cards, the Caroline cards, and the engravings, as well as several newspaper clippings. Starting Bid $200
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Page of the Peace Corps Act signed by President Kennedy 59. John F. Kennedy Signed Peace Corps Act Page. Partial DS as president, signed “John F. Kennedy,” one page, 10 x 14, September 22, 1961. The seventh page of an early official printing of H. R. 7500, ‘An Act to provide for a Peace Corps to help the peoples of interested countries and areas in meeting their needs for skilled manpower,’ otherwise known as the ‘Peace Corps Act,’ boldly signed in the lower margin by President Kennedy. This section of the document outlines the general powers and authorities granted to the president under the act, and it appears to be from a printer’s proof of the act: an erroneous quotation mark next to part “(d)” is circled in pencil, which does not appear in the final version of the signed act held in the National Archives. Framed and in fine condition. In one of his earliest and most influential acts as president, John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps by an executive order, issued on March 1, 1961, and officially approved by Congress on September 22, 1961. First proposed to students at the University of Michigan during Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, the Peace Corps was created to assist other countries in their development efforts by providing skilled workers in the fields of education, agriculture, health, trade, technology, and community development—to date, over 230,000 US citizens have volunteered in 141 countries. A magnificent offering related to one of JFK’s most enduring legacies. Starting Bid $300
Uncommon Kennedy portrait inscribed to the iconic Milton Berle 60. John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph. Wonderful glossy 7.75 x
10 photo of Kennedy smiling and tipping his top hat, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, “For Milton Berle—with warm personal regards, John F. Kennedy.” Irregular toning to the mount and scattered surface creases to the photo, otherwise fine condition; the current photograph has been permanently affixed to replace a blemished image of Berle with Kennedy. Matted and framed to an overall size of 16 x 19. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA, as well as a variety of related accompaniments, including a sympathy card on the assassination of JFK, two telegrams from Ted Kennedy to Berle, a TLS from Evelyn Lincoln to Berle thanking him for a campaign contribution, ten magazines depicting the Kennedys sent to Berle’s home address, and six photos of Berle. A great association between the two men showing Kennedy’s close connection with Hollywood—Berle participated in many fundraisers for JFK’s campaign and performed at his Inaugural Gala, along with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Bette Davis, Nat King Cole, and Ella Fitzgerald. Starting Bid $300
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Remarkable display honoring John and Jackie Kennedy 61. John and Jacqueline Kennedy Signature and Autograph Letter Signed.
Highly desirable pairing of a John F. Kennedy signature and a Jacqueline Kennedy ALS, both archivally matted and framed with two unsent official 1963 White House Christmas cards (bearing facsimile signatures) to an overall size of 18.25 x 24. The JFK signature with inscription, penned in blue ballpoint on an off-white 3 x 4.25 sheet, reads: “For Danny & Billy—with best wishes from their friend, John Kennedy.” Another hand has added “1959” in pencil to the upper portion. The Jacqueline ALS, signed with her initials, “JBK,” one page, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, addressed to painter and art historian James Whitney Fosburgh, chairman of the Special Committee for White House Paintings, and inquiring on how best to illuminate the artwork in the White House Red Room, in full: “I am sure the way you have lighted your pictures will be a solution to our problem—so if there is anything we should do to Red Room before walls are re hung—would you tell Janet—Perhaps you should even come & look again—as we will hang pictures pretty much as they are now—to cut down on all that red—Thanks.” Upper right corner is dated by another hand in pencil, “10–31–61.” In overall very good to fine condition, with overall creasing and tape along the edges of the JFK signature, and small corner creases and a paperclip impression to the Jackie letter. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA for the JFK signature. Not long after her husband took office, Jacqueline Kennedy formed the Fine Arts Committee for the White House, naming Henry F. du Pont and herself as the principal chairmen. In November 1961, Kennedy and du Pont established a Special Committee for White House Paintings as part of the Fine Arts Committee and appointed James Whitney Fosburgh as head of the new group. Tasked with expanding the White House collection of paintings, including portraits, landscapes, and still lifes, Fosburgh’s committee managed to acquire, within a span of two years, over 150 new works for the collection. Fosburgh is also known for the posthumous portrait of John F. Kennedy featured on the November 5, 1965 cover of LIFE Magazine. An exceptional tandem from the Kennedy couple, with Jack’s note both uniformly crisp and affectionate, and Jackie’s handwritten letter boasting wonderful content relative to her restoration and preservation of the White House, in this particular instance, the Red Room state parlor, one of the first rooms to be redesigned under the keen eye of the first lady. Starting Bid $500
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Brilliant JFK portrait inscribed to the chair of the Church Committee 62. John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt. Marvelous matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 portrait of John
F. Kennedy by Alfred Eisenstaedt, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, “For Senator Frank Church, a valued public servant, with the esteem and best wishes of his old friend and colleague, John Kennedy.” Archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 17 x 20. In fine condition. Accompanied by two photos of Church, one of which bears an autopen signature. Church was a prominent member of the Democratic Party who served as a United States Senator from Idaho from 1957 to 1981, and is perhaps best known for heading the Church Committee, which investigated abuses in the United States Intelligence Community; the Church Committee conducted a limited investigation of the Kennedy assassination, focusing on how well the FBI and CIA supported the Warren Commission. As a young senator, JFK traveled to Twin Falls, Idaho in 1956 to support Church in his second run for a senate seat. The friendship that subsequently developed between the two men is memorialized in this nice inscription to Church as written by the president. Starting Bid $500
Rare oversized Karsh portrait of the Kennedys, signed by the president 63. John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph by Yousuf Karsh.
Brilliant color 17 x 22 Yousuf Karsh photographic portrait print of John and Jacqueline Kennedy, captioned “The President and Mrs. John Fitzgerald Kennedy,” signed and inscribed in the lower border in blue ballpoint, “For Arthur Diernick—with best wishes—John Kennedy.” Printed text in the lower right border credits the photo to Karsh of Ottawa. Ornately matted and framed to an overall size of 31 x 35.5. In fine condition, with a few small creases to the borders. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. During a career that spanned over 60 years, portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh captured many of the most important figures of the 20th century. Immortalizing his subjects with an eye for lighting, color, and geometry, Karsh’s keen attention to detail is readily apparent in this dynamic portrayal. The Kennedys sat for Karsh on many occasions throughout their decade-long marriage, but it was 1957—the year this photo was taken—that would produce Karsh’s most complex and enduring images of the couple. Starting Bid $1000
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The commander-in-chief’s iconic naval bomber jacket, recovered from the ‘Honey Fitz’ 64. John F. Kennedy’s Bomber Jacket. President John F. Kennedy’s dark brown leather G-1 Bomber jacket manufactured by L. W. Foster Sportswear for the USN Bureau of Aeronautics, size 44, with front flap pockets, fur collar, wool ribbed knit cuffs and waistband, and left chest bearing an embroidered patch of the presidential seal. The lower portion of the interior zipper lining perforated with “USN,” and the manufacturer tag issued as “Contract No. DA-36-243-QM (CTM) 2134.” President Kennedy had this handsome jacket tailored to fit his frame prior to its purchase in December 1962. In fine condition, with expected wear from use. From the family estate of Henry E. Hirschy. Includes the original official invoice from the US Navy Department of Finance, dated December 5, 1962, noting that this jacket was purchased with a group of three identical jackets, each intended for President Kennedy. The bill of sale, with docketing in the hand of Lt. Henry E. Hirschy, a military aide to President Kennedy, reads: “Break down: $11.00—2 White House Service Badges—Lost at camp—Mr. Brean turned money in / 23.05—1 Flight Jacket sold to Agent Robert Foster, USSS / 69.15—3 Flight jackets sold to Pres US, 103.20.” Signed with his initial at the conclusion by Hirschy, with a central stamp denoting full payment. The invoice indicates that four flight jackets were purchased—three for President Kennedy, and one for Agent Robert Foster, a Secret Service agent tasked with protecting the Kennedy children. Based on photos of Foster, the agent’s wide build would have required larger than a size 44 jacket. Of the three jackets ordered by Kennedy, two were later recovered after his assassination and identified on the included notebook page penned in the hand of Hirschy, dated November 27, 1963. The page lists the recovered personal clothing of JFK only five days after his death, and features additional comments made by Hirschy, who notes that two “Size 44” flight jackets were recovered from the “Honey Fitz.” Hirschy was a Supply and Logistics Officer for the Military Aides to the President and Officer-in-Charge of the Navy Mess in the White House during both the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. His duties also included taking care of the President’s needs on overseas trips, aboard the presidential yachts, and at Camp David. Includes a letter of provenance from relative Priscilla Hirschy, who affirms that Kennedy’s jacket “comes directly from the family of Lieutenant Henry E. Hirschy, Jr. SC United States Navy.” Accompaniments include: two color photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, depicting Kennedy wearing a similar jacket while on board his yacht, with an inscription on the reverse of one stating “President John F. Kennedy, on board the U.S.C.G. sloop Manitou, Sunday, 12 Aug 1962—Near Johns Island, Maine”; the official White House ID card for Lt. Hirschy; a White House Staff Pass for Hirschy, date of issue “5 Sept 63” with an expiration date of “15 Nov 63,” days before the JFK assassination; and Hirschy’s White House parking permit issued by the US Department of the Interior, dated “12/1/1962.” Bolstered by provenance dating to a year before, and immediately after, the assassination of John F. Kennedy, this remarkable bomber jacket—one of three known extant—represents a unique piece of presidential memorabilia, one symbolic of JFK’s own self-assured fashion and his fiercely proud sense of duty and patriotism. Starting Bid $10000
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65. John F. K e n n e d y, JFK Jr. and K o n r a d Adenauer Original Photograph by Cecil W. Stoughton.
Original vintage glossy 10 x 8 photograph of President Kennedy and JFK Jr. meeting with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer on the South Lawn of the White House on November 15, 1962, taken by official White House photographer Cecil W. Stoughton. Reverse bears a Cecil W. Stoughton ink stamp and affixed address label. In fine condition, with a few small surface creases. Starting Bid $200
66. John F. Kennedy Golfing Original Photograph.
Original vintage color glossy 10 x 8 photograph of President John F. Kennedy on the links, standing with arms akimbo as he observes a fellow golfer’s drive. Reverse bears “A Kodak Paper” watermarks and an ink notation, “C250-46-63.” In fine condition, with a few light surface impressions. Starting Bid $200
67. John F. Kennedy’s Birthday: Maria Callas Original Photograph.
Original glossy 7.5 x 7.5 silver gelatin photo of John F. Kennedy visiting with opera singer Maria Callas at the Krim residence following his famed 1962 Madison Square Garden birthday party, taken by official White House photographer Cecil Stoughton and kept as his personal file copy, with his address label on the reverse. Also seen in the image is Adlai Stevenson, at center. Reverse bears “This Paper Manufactured by Kodak” watermarks (indicating that it was printed later), a caption, and an affixed Cecil Stoughton address label. In very good to fine condition, with areas of light silvering. Starting Bid $200
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68. John F. Kennedy’s Birthday: Marilyn Monroe and Others Original Photograph. Original glossy 7.5 x 7.25
silver gelatin photo of the crowd at the Krim residence following JFK’s famed 1962 Madison Square Garden birthday party, taken by official White House photographer Cecil Stoughton and kept as his personal file copy, with his address label on the reverse. Singing on the right side of the frame is Diahann Carroll, and seen in the background are Marilyn Monroe (who had performed the sultry ‘Happy Birthday, Mr. President’ earlier in the night), Jack Benny, Ethel Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Jean Kennedy Smith, Lyndon B. Johnson, Peter Lawford, Jimmy Durante, and several others. Reverse bears “This Paper Manufactured by Kodak” watermarks (indicating that it was printed later) and an affixed Cecil Stoughton address label. In fine condition, with light silvering along the side edges. Starting Bid $300
69. John F. K e n n e d y ’s Democratic Fundraising Scarf. John F.
Kennedy’s personally-owned DNC fundraising scarf, measuring 18.5 x 18.5, featuring two golden donkeys in the center, surrounded by a blue star pattern. Includes a letter from Kennedy’s personal secretary Evelyn Lincoln to noted JFK collector Robert L. White, in full: “This white, blue and bronze Bronzini silk scarf, with two donkeys on it, which you now have in your possession, was one of the items the Democratic National Committee used for fund raising. President John F. Kennedy was one of those contributors. This scarf was placed in the file cabinet in a storage room outside the Oval Office and was discarded on November 23, 1963.” Mounted and matted together with a photo to an overall size of 35.5 x 27. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
The Kennedy family’s last visit to Wexford 70. John F. Kennedy and Family Trip to Atoka Photo Album by Cecil Stoughton. Official White House photographer Cecil Stoughton’s personal photo
album containing 16 original vintage color 8 x 10 photos of the Kennedy family’s last trip to Atoka. The red calf leather photo album is stamped with decorative tooling on the front and back, with the spine stamped with Stoughton’s initials, “CWS,” and a title, “Last Trip to Atoka, Nov. 1963.” A wonderful set of 16 large original photos personally owned by Kennedy’s White House photographer, Cecil Stoughton, taken from the summer of 1963 at the Kennedy home in Atoka, Virginia—just weeks before President Kennedy’s assassination. Included within the album are photos of the Kennedy family with nanny Maud Shaw, the Kennedys riding a golf cart on the property, two photos of Caroline riding her horse, and the Wexford estate from various angles. In fine condition, with some purple staining to the first two plastic album pages. Starting Bid $300
71. John F. Kennedy Texas Welcome Dinner Collection. Impressive col-
lection of items relating to the “Texas Welcome Dinner” of President John F. Kennedy at the Municipal Auditorium in Austin, Texas, on November 22, 1963. Deriving from the personal collection of Dave Smith, a member of the State Democratic Executive Committee which organized the event, the collection is highlighted by several rare and one-of-a-kind items, including: an original ‘Texas Welcome Dinner’ press kit folder; a ‘Texas Welcome Dinner’ application form; a rare “Reserved Parking” window sign; an original printed invitation; a preprinted letter from Governor John Connally and his wife Nellie; and a typed letter forwarding a pair of tickets to the “Kennedy-Johnson Texas Welcome Dinner.” The collection also includes a large assortment of press materials relevant to the events, including press credential lists, itineraries and timetables for November 21 and 22, 1963, a sheet detailing the order of the motorcade when the “Presidential party leaves Bergstrom Air Force Base Friday afternoon for Dallas,” a working program for the Texas Welcome Dinner, and other materials. In overall fine condition.Starting Bid $200
72. John F. Kennedy Assassination: Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Original Photograph by Cecil W. Stoughton. Original vintage color glossy 10
x 8 photo of President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, President Lyndon B. Johnson, and Lady Bird Johnson at the head table at the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Breakfast, Hotel Texas, Fort Worth, Texas, on the morning of November 22, 1963, prior to the assassination. Reverse bears “A Kodak Paper” watermarks, a “Cecil W. Stoughton” ink stamp, and pencil notations, “C420-31-63.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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“President Kennedy’s Wounds,” by his attending surgeon 73. John F. Kennedy Assassination: Dr. Robert McClelland Original Sketch. Surgeon at Parkland
Hospital who attended to President Kennedy after he was shot on November 22, 1963. Original signed felt tip sketch of “President Kennedy’s Wounds” on a white 8.5 x 11 cardstock sheet, signed “Robert McClelland, M.D., April 6, 2017.” The sketch shows President Kennedy’s head in profile, with the entry and exit wounds labeled on the head and neck. In very fine condition. This version of McClelland’s sketch has the wounds coming from different directions, which was the subject of some discrepancy in his testimony before the Warren Commission; he initially characterized the wound at the front of the neck as an entrance wound, but backtracked on his ability to identify with certainty the exit and entrance wounds. However, he has always maintained that the mortal wound—the head wound—came from the front, likely fired from the ‘Grassy Knoll’ ahead of Kennedy’s motorcade. McClelland maintains that there were at least two shooters and that the assassination was likely a conspiracy involving government elements. Starting Bid $200
74. John F. Kennedy Assassination: Grassy Knoll Original Photograph by Cecil W. Stoughton.
Original vintage color glossy 10 x 8 photo of witnesses laying down on the ‘grassy knoll’ at Dealey Plaza after shots were fired on November 22, 1963, taken by official White House photographer Cecil W. Stoughton. Bill and Gayle Newman cover their children to protect them as photographers capture the terrifying moment. Reverse bears “A Kodak Paper” watermarks, a “Cecil W. Stoughton” ink stamp, and pencil notations, “C420-22-63.” In fine condition, with a couple of small creases and light overall fading. Starting Bid $200
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75. John F. Kennedy Assassination: Jacqueline Kennedy Bloodied Suit Original Photograph by Cecil W. Stoughton. Original glossy
10 x 8 photograph of Jacqueline Kennedy boarding Air Force One at Love Field in Dallas on November 22, 1963, wearing her bloody pink Chanel suit after her husband’s assassination, taken by official White House photographer Cecil W. Stoughton. Trailing Jackie on the steps to the plane is her secretary, Mary Gallagher. Reverse bears “This Paper Manufactured by Kodak” watermarks (indicating that it was printed later) and an affixed Cecil Stoughton address label. In fine condition. A somber image captured in the aftermath of the assassination. Starting Bid $200
76. John F. Kennedy Assassination Group of (27) Items. Fasci-
nating collection of 27 items signed or annotated by various people affiliated with President John F. Kennedy and the day he was assassinated, consisting mostly of handwritten letters and signed photographs. Featured in the collection are journalists, Secret Service members, Dealey Plaza eyewitnesses, staff from Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas law enforcement, and military personnel from the JFK state funeral. The subjects include: Gene Barnett (ALS and SP), Faye Chism (handwritten letter, photo, signed envelope), Dennis Choplin (TLS and SP), Mike Cochran (ALS and TLS), Walt Coughlin (ALS), Michael Ellsasser (ALS and SP), Tom Franus (ALS and SP), Jenyce Gush (ALS), Mary Hollies (ALS and typed poem), Lovita Irby (ALS), Bill Mercer (ALS), Bill Skiles (ALS and SP), Peggy Sorrentino (ALS and SP), and Larry Zea (TLS and 3 SPs). In overall fine to very fine condition. Accompanied by numerous mailing envelopes. Starting Bid $200
Original fence posts from the ‘grassy knoll,’ the site of JFK’s proposed additional shooters 77. John F. Kennedy Assassination: Grassy Knoll Fence Posts. Historic pair of original metal fence posts removed from the infamous ‘grassy knoll’ at Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas, which marked the approximate locations of reputed additional shooters in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The heavy fence posts are identified as the ‘Badge Man’ post, from the location of the mysterious ’Badge Man’ in Mary Moorman’s famous Polaroid photograph of the assassination, and the ‘HSCA’ post, which stood approximately 7´ 5˝ west of the corner of the stockade fence. An analysis of acoustical evidence cited by the the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) in 1979 concluded that there was a 95% probability that a ‘gunshot was fired from a point along the east-west line of the wooden stockade fence on the grassy knoll, about 8 feet (+-5 feet) west of the corner of the fence.’ These posts were removed by the City of Dallas on January 11, 2000, and annotated by Ronald D. Rice, who recovered them. Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from noted Dealey Plaza tour guide and former fence owner Paul Crute, as well as a wealth of supplementary material offered as additional support regarding grassy knoll gunmen, including two 11 x 14 photos, one showing a colorized close-up image of ‘Badge Man’ with locations of fence posts, and the other showing a highlighted section of the HSCA final report. Starting Bid $2500
Original window from the Texas School Book Depository 78. Kennedy Assassination: Window Sash from the Texas School Book Depository. An original
window sash from the Texas School Book Depository that was in the building when the shots were fired on November 22, 1963. The window measures 40.5 x 32.25 and retains its original glass and dark green paint, as well as the lock hardware and rope cords on the sides. In very good condition, with soiling and wear; a few chipped fragments are included. The Texas School Book Depository—located at 411 Elm Street in Dallas, Texas—was the building where Lee Harvey Oswald worked on November 22, 1963, from where official governmental investigations concluded that the shots that killed President John F. Kennedy (and wounded Texas Governor John Connally) were fired. The Texas School Book Depository building was built in 1901. From 1963–1970 the Texas School Book Depository leased and occupied the entire building. In 1977, Dallas County purchased the building, and began their first phase of renovations to its exterior. After exterior renovations were completed, the building was dedicated on March 29, 1981. In 1986, phase two building renovations took place. Original windows were removed and energy conservation replica windows replaced the originals. Farris Rookstool, III served as a principal historian in the planning of the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. When all of the original window sashes were discarded by Dallas County, the county gave him the entire lot of discarded windows. Rookstool has had them privately stored since 1986. Rookstool is a former FBI Analyst who served on the FBI JFK Task Force and is currently an Emmy Award–winning historian. Starting Bid $1000
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79. John F. Kennedy Assassination: Lyndon B. Johnson’s Swearing-In Original Photograph by Cecil W. Stoughton. Original
vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Lyndon B. Johnson taking the oath of office aboard Air Force One following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, taken by official White House photographer Cecil W. Stoughton. The most notable figures in the image are Judge Sarah T. Hughes, administering the oath in the lower left; the new first lady, Lady Bird Johnson; the new president, Lyndon B. Johnson, with his right hand raised during the swearing-in ceremony; and the mourning former first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the center of the frame. In fine condition. A most historic image captured amidst tragedy in Dallas. Starting Bid $300
81. John F. Kennedy’s Funeral: Truman and Eisenhower Original Photograph by Cecil W. Stoughton.
Original vintage color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Presidents Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower standing outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle for the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy on November 25, 1963, taken by official White House photographer Cecil W. Stoughton. Reverse bears “A Kodak Paper” watermarks, a “Cecil W. Stoughton” ink stamp, and pencil notations, “C422-92-63.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Hughes recalls her historic role in LBJ’s ascension to the presidency 80. Sarah T. Hughes Signed Typescript. Federal judge (1896–1985) who
swore in Lyndon B. Johnson as President of the United States on Air Force One after JFK’s assassination. Souvenir typescript, four page, 8.5 x 11, detailing the judge’s role in the swearing-in of Lyndon B. Johnson, signed at the bottom of the last page in fountain pen, “Sarah T. Hughes.” In part: “I was escorted up the ramp by the chief of police to the front door, where one of the Vice-President’s aides and the Secret Service met me. I was trying to explain that I did not have the presidential oath but could give it anyway when someone handed me a copy…The Vice-President and Mrs. Kennedy wanted to be present for the ceremony, and in a very few minutes she appeared. Her face showed her grief, but she was composed and calm. She, too, exemplified the courage this country needs to carry on. The Vice-President leaned toward her and told her I was a U.S. judge appointed by her husband. My acknowledgment was, ‘I loved him very much.’ The Vice-President asked Mrs. Johnson to stand on his right, Mrs. Kennedy on his left, and with his hand on the Bible, slowly and reverently repeated the oath after me: ‘I do solemnly swear that I will perform the duties of President of the United States to the best of my ability and defend, protect, and preserve the Constitution of the United States.’ That was all to the oath I had in my hand, but I added, ‘So help me God,’ and he said it after me. It seemed that that needed to be said.” Stapled at the top left corner and in fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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“I write to appeal to you to please not go ahead with your intended book—The Day Kennedy Was Shot,” pleas the grieving widow: “This whole year has been a struggle and it seems you can never escape from reminders” 82. Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed. ALS, two pages both sides, 6.25 x 9.25, black-
bordered personal letterhead, September 17, 1964. Mrs. Kennedy urgently appeals to Jim Bishop to relinquish plans to write his intended book, The Day Kennedy Was Shot. In full: “I write to appeal to you to please not go ahead with your intended book—The Day Kennedy Was Shot. The idea of it is so distressing to me. I cannot bear to think of seeing—or of seeing advertised—a book with that name and subject—or that my children might see it or someone might mention it to them. This whole year has been a struggle and it seems you can never escape from reminders. You try so hard to avoid them—then you take the children to the news shop—and there is a magazine with a picture of Oswald on it staring up at you. Now the Warren report is about to come out—I will try not to read the papers until it is over with. As you know, it was my fear as long ago as December [1963]—that all sorts of different and never ending, conflicting, and sometimes sensational things would be written about President Kennedy’s death. So I hired William Manchester—to protect President Kennedy and the truth. He was to interrogate everyone who had any connection with those days—and if I decide the book should never be published—then Mr. Manchester will be reimbursed for his time. Or if I decide it should be known, I will decide when it should be published—some time in the future when the pain is not so fresh. I suppose I must let it appear as I have no right to suppress history, which people have a right to know, for reasons of private pain. But all the people he spoke to were asked not to discuss those days with anyone else—and they have all kept that faith, and will continue to. So that leaves nothing but the Warren Commission report, which will be public any way, for an author like yourself to base a book on. I have not read and do not plan to read the report—but I know it will be factual and not contain the sort of personal detail that you need for your kind of book. So your book could only be a treatment [of the Report], in your words, of something which will be published any way. It would be just one more thing that would cause suffering, and it would not add anything new. For this reason—I beg of you not to go ahead with your book. You were most sensitive to my feelings the one time I met you—I fervently hope you will be again.” The first page of the letter bears a blue cast caused when the letter was accidentally placed on a thermofax machine (giving the front page only a mimeographed appearance), otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a photocopy of Bishop’s response to Kennedy’s letter, as well as a copy of a 1966 letter from Bishop to his editor at Random House, intending to proceed with the book even though Kennedy shut off his sources. Also includes a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA and several packets of information related to the letter, which is referenced in William Manchester’s essay ‘Controversy,’ and in the foreword to Bishop’s ‘The Day Kennedy Was Shot.’ Starting Bid $1000
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To her Air Force One consoler: “We shared hours on it that will haunt us all our lives, those last hours. At his funeral when it flew over so low—I will never forget it” 83. Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed.
Remarkable ALS signed “Jackie,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 3.5, White House stationery card, December 1, 1963. Letter to Godfrey T. McHugh, the military aide to President John F. Kennedy, written just nine days after the assassination and six days after JFK’s burial. Brig. Gen. Godfrey McHugh not only served as JFK’s trusted Air Force attaché, but had dated Jackie before she met the future president. Jackie trusted McHugh and he became her chief protector and consoler onboard Air Force One that fateful day. Kennedy’s casket had been placed in the rear compartment. When the president’s plane finally reached flying altitude, Mrs. Kennedy left her bedchamber and walked to the rear compartment to take a seat beside the coffin. There she remained throughout the flight. Jackie’s vigil was shared at times by four staff members close to the slain chief executive—Dave Powers, Kenny O’Donnell, Lawrence O’Brien, and Godfrey McHugh. McHugh later knelt beside Jackie and asked if she’d like to change clothes before landing. She said what she had said in Dallas: ‘No, let them see what they’ve done.’ She already regretted wiping the blood away earlier: ‘If I’d just had the blood and caked hair on my face when [Cecil Stoughton] took the picture…I should have kept the blood on.’ In this truly amazing letter, Jackie writes, In full: “Air Force One, that you worked so hard to make so beautiful—and that the President was so proud of—all blue and silver. We shared hours on it that will haunt us all our lives, those last hours. At his funeral when it flew over so low—I will never forget it. I want you to have this picture—and the Strac cufflink which he kept in the little stud box where he kept things he loved most. I cannot find the other—but George Thomas seems to have had a genius for losing one of a pair of cufflinks. I can only find one of the pair I gave him on a wedding anniversary. So you can wear it in your buttonhole sometimes. I thank you for your loyalty to him always—.” In very fine condition. Also includes an original vintage color glossy 5 x 5 photo of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy with Lady Bird Johnson on the tarmac in front of Air Force One during the fateful Dallas trip on November 22, 1963, taken by official White House photographer Cecil W. Stoughton and originating from his personal collection. The White House had entered the jet age under President Kennedy, with the acquisition of the specially configured Boeing SAM 26000 in 1962—on the advice of his wife and the designer Raymond Loewy, he had the fuselage painted in the now-iconic “blue and silver” that Jackie references here. At Kennedy’s funeral, Air Force One soared over Arlington National Cemetery and tipped its wings in salute before leaning into the wind at a blistering 600 miles per hour. As a letter written by Jackie in the immediate aftermath of the assassination to an important aide who shared her tragic experience, this stands as a truly incredible Kennedy item—one in which she recounts the horrific flight from Dallas to Washington and reflects upon the funeral that riveted not only America, but the rest of the world.Starting Bid $1000
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Archive of Jackie Kennedy letters from her years as a Viking and Doubleday editor—“I seem to be building up a Russian reference library which is blocking all windows & exits and I am quite pleased with it” 84. Jacqueline Kennedy Archive of (14) Letters. Collection of 12 ALSs and two TLSs from Jacqueline Kennedy during her time working as an editor at Viking Press and Doubleday, the majority signed “Jackie,” each one page, ranging in size from 5 x 8 to 8.5 x 11, dated between June 1976 and November 1986. Each addressed to her friend and fellow Viking Press editor Edwin Kennebeck, the letters are devoted entirely to that of their working relationship, with Kennedy sending updates, thanks, and literary recommendations while revealing her fondness for Russian poetry. In one instance, she writes: “So many thanks for Turgenev—thanks to you I am totally out of touch with the literature of our times—which shall I read this weekend—Sketches from a Hunter’s Album or the Managerial Woman—guess which I pick?” In another, she thanks Kennebeck for sending “the copy of ‘Pushkin.’” In overall fine condition. In September 1975, six months from the death of her second husband, Aristotle Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy reentered the work force for the first time since 1953. The 46-year-old former first lady had been given a consulting editor position at Viking Press earning $200 a week. Although much of her first year was spent adjusting to the publishing industry, the books Kennedy acquired for Viking reflected her interests in history, art, and culture. Her first title was Remember the Ladies, a companion volume to an American Bicentennial traveling exhibition on the role of women in 18th century America. She followed it with In the Russian Style, an illustrated volume on clothing and artifacts from Czarist Russia, and then a collaboration with Diana Vreeland. Deriving from the archives of Viking senior copy editor Ed Kennebeck, this magnificent archive offers a unique glimpse into Kennedy’s lifelong passion for reading and literature—Jackie Kennedy’s love for poetry was later anthologized by her daughter Caroline in the book The Best-Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.Starting Bid $1000
Jackie to a Cuban Missile Crisis strategist 85. Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed “Jackie,” one page, 5.75 x 7.75, Chilmark letterhead, June 20, [1992]. Letter to Roswell Gilpatric, who served as Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1961–1964, when he played a pivotal role in developing the high-stakes strategies of the Cuban Missile Crisis. In full: “I was so impressed by your Op-Ed piece and so glad you sent it to me. I just hope someone pays attention and does what you suggest. I loved our lunch and seeing you again. Last week I saw Joao Hafers thanks to you. It made me very happy. That unquenchable love of life still going strong though you can tell he has been saddened. When everyone is back from summer we must all have dinner together next fall. Until then—be very happy!” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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Rare early typescript of a “White House Nannie” 86. Kennedy Family: Maud Shaw Typed Manuscript. Prepublication
mimeograph typescript of “White House Nannie,” the memoirs of Maud Shaw, the nanny to the children of John and Jacqueline Kennedy. The draft, 243 pages, 8 x 10, features a title page, which reads: “White House Nannie by Maud Shaw, Approx. 62,000 words., From:—Southern News Services Ltd., 96, King Street, Maidstone, Kent, England, Copyright: Maud Shaw and Southern News Services Ltd., 1965.” Also includes a final page related to the “back panel” of the book, with ballpoint notations for potential book layout. In fine condition. With a resume that featured nanny positions in England, Iran, and Egypt, Shaw was hired by the Kennedys in 1957 to care for the newborn Caroline while JFK was still a senator. Shaw remained in the Kennedys’ employ for more than seven years and became one of the most trusted, and evidently adored, adult influences on the closely protected Kennedy children. Held in such high regard by the Kennedys, Shaw was given her own private quarters in the White House, where she could be reached at a moment’s notice. When the president and first lady were tasked with other matters, Shaw became the fixed parental figure, and it was Shaw who ultimately informed five-year-old Caroline that her father had died. Shaw detailed her service in the memoir White House Nannie: My Years with Caroline and John Kennedy, Jr., published in 1966. Starting Bid $200
Handwritten letter from the soon-to-be assassin, later entered as Exhibit 185 in the Warren Report 87. Lee Harvey Oswald Autograph Letter Signed. ALS, one
page, lightly-lined, 5.5 x 8, November 23, [1961]. Letter written in Oswald’s hand for his wife to his mother, signed by Oswald on her behalf, “Marina,” and signed again by Oswald at the conclusion of a short postscript, “Lee xx.” In full: “Today we received your grand gift, I am very surprised that you guessed my taste in color and fabric. Here it is already very cold so your wool stole will be very useful. It is very nice to feel that you are so attentive to me, more so, even, than to Lee. I shall always remember your gift as a mark of our friendship. I hope you won’t be nervous for us, you shouldn’t worry about us too much. I have never seen you (except on a photograhp [sic]) but I have a lot of affection for you allready [sic]. I hope you shall be well and thank you again for the fine present.” At the bottom Oswald writes, “(I wrote it for her but the words are hers), Lee xx.” This letter was an official exhibit (No. 185) in the Warren Commission investigation into JFK’s assassination and, like most of the exhibits, is protectively and permanently soft-laminated. In fine condition. Oswald noted in a diary kept during this period—with the sentiment clearly expressed here as well—that Marina’s mother-in-law seemed more attentive to her than to her own son. Two years after composing this letter for his wife—almost to the day—Oswald assassinated President John F. Kennedy. The Warren Commission used Oswald’s correspondence in their determination of what drove this assassin to make his appearance on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository that November afternoon. From the collection of Dr. John K. Lattimer, the first non-governmental medical specialist to review evidence in the Kennedy assassination. Starting Bid $500 www.RRAuction.com | 43
88. John F. Fitzgerald Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
91. JFK Congressional Campaign Letterhead Starting Bid $200
92. John and Jacqueline Kennedy Original Wedding Photograph Starting Bid $200
94. John F. Kennedy Pair of Original Photographs Starting Bid $200
97. John F. Kennedy 1962 Birthday Party Program Starting Bid $200
89. John F. Kennedy 1960 Campaign Poster Starting Bid $200
98. John F. Kennedy 1962 Birthday Party Ticket Starting Bid $200
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90. John F. Kennedy and Boy Scouts Original Photo Starting Bid $200
93. Joseph P. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
95. John F. Kennedy ‘Wanted for Treason’ Poster Starting Bid $200
96. John F. Kennedy 1960 DNC Ticket Stub Starting Bid $200
99. John F. Kennedy 1962 Birthday Party Ticket Stub Starting Bid $200
100. John F. Kennedy 1963 West Germany Visit Folder Starting Bid $200
101. John F. Kennedy Acknowledgment Cards Starting Bid $200
104. JFK and Joseph P. Kennedy Original Photo by Stoughton Starting Bid $200
102. JFK and Caroline Original Photo by Cecil W. Stoughton Starting Bid $200
105. John F. Kennedy and King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Original Photograph by Cecil W. Stoughton Starting Bid $200
107. JFK Berlin Original Photograph by Cecil W. Stoughton Starting Bid $200
108. John F. Kennedy Inaugural Invitation Starting Bid $200
110. John F. Kennedy Set of (3) Christmas Cards Starting Bid $200
111. John F. Kennedy Set of (3) Oversized Christmas Cards Starting Bid $200
103. JFK and JFK Jr. Original Photo by Cecil W. Stoughton Starting Bid $200
106. John F. Kennedy and Lakshmi N. Menon Original Photograph Starting Bid $200
109. John F. Kennedy Set of (3) 1960 Democratic National Convention Tickets Starting Bid $200
113. John F. Kennedy University of Maine Original Photo Starting Bid $200
114. John F. Kennedy West Germany Original Photo Starting Bid $200
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115. JFK, Gus Grissom, and Gordon Cooper Original Photo Starting Bid $200
116. John F. Kennedy, Jr Original Photograph Starting Bid $200
117. JFK ‘The Assassination Story’ Publication Starting Bid $200
118. John F. Kennedy Assassination Group of (23) Items Starting Bid $200
119. John F. Kennedy Assassination: Lyndon B. Johnson’s Swearing-In Original Photograph by Cecil W. Stoughton Starting Bid $200
120. JFK Assassination: Set of (3) Texas Visit Invitations Starting Bid $200
121. Eamon Kennedy Group of (5) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
122. John F. Kennedy Secret Service Group of (11) Items Starting Bid $200
123. John F. Kennedy Texas Welcome Dinner Program Starting Bid $200
124. John F. Kennedy Texas Welcome Dinner Ticket Starting Bid $200
125. John F. Kennedy Texas Welcome Program Starting Bid $200
126. John F. Kennedy: Lyndon B. Johnson Proclamation Signed by Kennedy Associates Starting Bid $200
127. John F. Kennedy Funeral Ephemera Starting Bid $200
128. John F. Kennedy Group of (8) Thank You/Condolence Cards Starting Bid $200
129. Robert F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
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presidents & first ladies General Washington mediates a rank dispute amongst his Continental Army troops 130. George Washington. Revolutionary War–dated LS signed
“Go: Washington,” one page, 7.5 x 12.25, January 26, 1780. Letter to Major Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Cogswell, written in the hand of his aide-de-camp Robert Hanson Harrison and signed at the conclusion by General Washington. In full: “About [blank] days ago I received your letter of the 27th of last month. In answer I must take occasion to assure you, that you are mistaken if you suppose, either a predilection for Major Hull or the circumstance of his having served of late more immediately under my command than you have done, influenced me in any degree in the opinion which you saw. Considerations like those had no part in the business. I viewed the matter in question between you and that Gentleman on a more liberal and extensive ground, and I see no reason to alter in the least, the sentiments I then delivered; and were you to examine the subject dispassionately, I think, you would find the reasonings were right and that you have no just claim to your present pretentions. At the same time I repeat, that I had no intention in what I said to detract from your merit as an officer, or to give a preference to Major Hull on that score.” In very good to fine condition, with two areas of light toning, and splitting to the intersecting folds. Accompanied by a handsome custom-made quarter leather presentation folder. As commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, Washington writes Cogswell explaining the circumstances surrounding his disputed promotion of Lieutenant Colonel William Hull, of the Third Massachusetts Regiment, who was promoted from major in August 1779 by Washington himself. Washington’s addressee, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Cogswell, of the Fifteenth Massachusetts Regiment, was promoted from major in November 1779 by the State of Massachusetts. Apparently, the timing of the promotions was a cause of concern to Cogswell, who felt slighted, pointing to the fact that he had been appointed a captain by the state before Hull in 1775. General Washington had written at length to Major General William Heath on the subject in December, explaining that the promotions were justified based on the existence of two conflicting methods of appointment: the appointment of officers by the governments of the several states by Congress’s resolution of September 16, 1776; and the appointment of officers by Washington himself, who was supplied blank commissions to be filled in by him with the names of officers he felt were qualified by Congress’s resolution of December 27, 1776. Washington further noted the delicacy of the matter and that the Cogswell-Hull case would result in a multitude of similar claims. Washington then provided ample detail of rank dispute, and the overall ramifications of a reversal of his action in appointing Major Hull rather than Major Cogswell to Col. Jackson’s Regiment: ‘In a word, policy at least, required a strict adherence to the arrangement and the principles of promotion established, and there has been no injustice done Major Cogswell…I am sure you can scarcely render any more essential service than prevailing on the Honourable Assembly to preserve the Arrangement inviolate and to pursue the Rules of promotion which have been established.’ Washington summed up the situation: ‘Our Commission system unfortunately, is very complex, and unless the States will be accurate and adhere to the principles of promotion, which is enjoined and explicitly required by the Act of the 28th of June Last, we shall always be in troubled water and the service embarrassed with unhappy feuds.’ A fascinating letter exhibiting the kind of petty and embarrassing feuds within the Continental Army that absorbed Washington’s time, requiring his skills of diplomatic mediation. Starting Bid $2500
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Slaves as collateral at Washington’s Mount Vernon
131. George Washington. ADS, signed “Go: Washington,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 6 x 7.5, September 19, 1769. A financial ledger document headed “Capt’n Posey,” transactions made between 1765 and 1769, including “Security on his Lands and Negroes for £750,” “A subsequent & further security on ye above Negroes for £70,” and “a Bill of Sale for Sundry stock, goods & chattels as a…security to me against a joint bond of his & mine to Colo. Mason for £200.” On the right side, a £3 cash payment is recorded, below which Washington writes: “Note, besides ye above Capt’n Posey may have some trifling demands against me that I know nothing of at present & which may be showed when properly ascertained.” Washington signs at the conclusion with errors excepted, “E. Excepted pr Go: Washington, Copy of an Acc’t given to Mr. Grayson, Sept’r 19th 1769.” In very good condition, with toning, light foxing and staining, and old repairs to two areas of paper loss (which affect none of the handwriting).
Captain John Posey was George Washington’s next-door neighbor at Mount Vernon, and the two formed a friendship. However, Posey was a heavy drinker and failure in business, constantly falling behind in his debts and frequently turning to Washington for loans. Some of their several transactions—which often included slaves as collateral—are recorded here. In one instance in 1767, Posey made a bond with Col. Mason with George Washington as security, much to Washington’s reluctance—in exchange for Washington’s participation, Posey executed a bill of sale which covered 25 slaves, 40 head of cattle, 20 horses, 40 sheep, 80 hogs, and lots of household goods including silver of various descriptions. Posey was never financially solvent enough to make good on his obligations to Washington, and his account with the future president was settled by the forced sale of property in October 1769—just weeks after Washington penned the present document. Starting Bid $2500
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133. John Adams. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 12.75 x 8, April 17, 1799. President Adams appoints Joseph Dobell, Jr., as “a Lieutenant in the Navy of the United States.” Prominently signed at the conclusion by President Adams and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert. In very good to fine condition. Starting Bid $300
Congressional act appropriating funding for Maine’s Portland Head Lighthouse 134. Thomas Jefferson. Superb DS, signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 9.5 x 13.75, August 10, 1790. Secretary of State Jefferson certifies “An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to finish the Light-House, on Portland-Head, in the District of Maine,” appropriating a sum not exceeding $1,500 “for the purpose of finishing the light-house on Portland-head, in the District of Maine; and that the Secretary of the Treasury, under the directions of the President of the United States, be authorized to cause the said light-house to be finished and completed accordingly.” Boldly and prominently signed at the conclusion by Jefferson; the document also bears the printed approvals of Speaker of the House Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, Vice President John Adams, and President George Washington. Handsomely matted and framed to an overall size of 15.5 x 19.75. In fine condition, with light soiling, and splitting to two of the fold ends. Lighthouses, as well as all matters pertaining to navigation, fell under the jurisdiction of Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. Passage of this Congressional Act gave Alexander Hamilton the money needed to complete the lighthouse at Portland, which had been ceded to the federal government earlier in the year. The Portland Head Light is the oldest lighthouse in Maine, and was the first lighthouse to be constructed under the jurisdiction of the US government. It has been memorialized in countless photographs and paintings, most notably a series of 1920s watercolors by Edward Hopper. Now a museum, it is considered the most photographed lighthouse in the United States. Starting Bid $1000
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Secretary of State Jefferson transmits important acts to the president of Pennsylvania 135. Thomas Jefferson. LS signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, June 8, 1790. Letter to “His Excellency the President of Pennsylvania,” Thomas Mifflin, in part: “I have the honor to send you herein inclosed, two copies duly authenticated of the Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts and Books to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned; Also, of the Act for finally adjusting and satisfying the claims of Frederic William de Steuben; also of the Act for giving effect to an Act, intituled ‘An Act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States,’ within the State of North Carolina; also, of the Act supplemental to the Act for establishing the Salaries of the Executive Officers of Government, with their Assistants and Clerks.” In fine condition.
The acts mentioned in this letter were foundational pieces of early American legislation, many of which retain significance to this day: the “Act for the encouragement of learning,” commonly known as the Copyright Act of 1790, was the first federal copyright act to be instituted in the United States; the act related to Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, a key figure in instructing the Continental Army during the Revolution, granted him a pension; and the third act made the Judiciary Act of 1789, establishing the federal judiciary of the United States, effective in North Carolina, which had recently ratified the Constitution. Beautifully signed by Jefferson as secretary of state, this is an outstanding, well-preserved example. Starting Bid $1000
Magnificent 1801 ship’s pass signed by President Jefferson and the elusive Levi Lincoln
136. Thomas Jefferson and Levi Lincoln. Very rare partly-printed DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “Levi Lincoln” as acting secretary of state, one page, 22.25 x 17.25, April 15, 1801. Four-language ship’s paper issued to “John Nichols of Glassenbury, master or commander of the Brig called the Smilax…lying at present in the port of N. York bound for London and laden with Flour, Rye, Meal, Corn, Rice, Madera, Butter, Harry Indian Meal, Ginsang, Saffron, Peppers, Lumber, Books, Bees Wax.” Signed crisply in the center by President Jefferson and countersigned by Acting Secretary of State Lincoln (with “Acting As” written next to the printed “Secretary of State”). Also countersigned below by Joshua Sands as Collector of the Port of New York; Sands had served in the Revolution and would later represent New York in Congress. Framed to a slightly larger size. In very good condition, with overall creasing, toning and small areas of paper loss along intersecting folds, a tear to the lower left edge, and both seals missing; both signatures and clear and clean, and Jefferson’s signature is completely unaffected by any flaws. This type of document was generally left blank and signed in advance by the president and secretary of state, then sent to ports and harbors to be filled out as needed. This pass must have been signed quite early in Jefferson’s term—Levi Lincoln, appointed as attorney general, also served as acting secretary of state from March 5 through May 1, 1801. James Madison had been officially named to the position, but did not arrive in Washington until May due to illness. A scarce and highly desirable presidential document—this is just the second such Thomas Jefferson–Levi Lincoln example we have encountered. Starting Bid $500
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137. James Monroe and John Quincy Adams. Partly-printed vel-
lum DS, signed “James Monroe” as president and “John Quincy Adams” as secretary of state, one page, 10.5 x 14.25, February 5, 1819. Scalloped-top ship’s pass issued to the “Brig Mechanic of New York, Edward Golden master or commander...To Pass with her Company Passengers Goods and Merchandize without any hinderance seisure or molestation.” The white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains intact. In very good condition, with overall wrinkling, creasing, and staining (which affects Monroe’s signature but avoids that of Adams). Starting Bid $200
“The most essential part of education after all is to teach the child to think”
138. John Quincy Adams. ALS signed “A.,” two pages both sides, 8 x 10, April 10, 1811. Letter to his brother Thomas Boylston Adams, written while in St. Petersburg as US Minister to Russia. Adams writes on the subjects of education, literature, his Boston real estate, Harvard, and the Supreme Court. In small part: “Before I had any children, I fancied myself so well qualified for conducting an Education that I had serious thoughts of writing and publishing a Treatise upon the subject—Mr. Locke, who had no children of his own, and Jean Jaques who sent his children to the foundling Hospital had set the example...The most essential part of education after all is to teach the child to think—Perhaps too it is the most difficult...Without pretending to any extraordinary degree of self-knowledge, I am conscious of too little Law, even for practice at the Bar—Still less should I feel myself qualified for the Bench of the Supreme Court of the United States—I am also, and always shall be too much of a political partizan for a Judge—and although I know as well as any man in America how and when to lay this partizan aside, I do not wish to be called so often and so completely to do it, as my own sense of duty would call me, were I seated upon the Bench.” In very good to fine condition, with light toning, and some splitting to the intersecting folds.. Starting Bid $200
139. Martin Van Buren. ALS signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, July 28, 1859. Letter to Mr. J. Kennedy Furlong, written from his Lindenwald estate, in part: “I have some indistinct recollection of the name of Park.” In fine condition, with some light staining along the left edge from old mounting remnants on the reverse. Starting Bid $200
140. Martin Van Buren. ALS signed “M. Van Buren,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, August 26, 1847. Letter to “Mrs. Butler,” in part: “I return the enclosed with many thanks for its perusal. Your sweet affection for the young Col. or I should now I presume say Admiral is well merited. Making allowance for the difference of our relations to him you would not feel greater interest in his success than I do. That he will do well & justify the good opinion we entertain of him I do not in the least doubt.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing. Starting Bid $200
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141. William Henry Harrison.
ALS signed “W. H. Harrison,” one page, 7.75 x 10, December 2, 1826. Letter to a “Colo. Combs,” in part: “The ladies were very much fatigued on their arrival here (which indeed was the case with us all). But they have now recovered & look most charmingly; Appropos I told Miss M—a that you had written me that you saw nothing in Baltimore, so sweet as Miss Doran. She (M—t—a) desired to be a little mortified…Our venerable friend has recovered from the effects of his journey but he has not favoured us with an execution of his musical talents since his arrival.” In fine condition, with some light soiling. Starting Bid $200
142. William Henry Harrison. Manuscript
DS, signed “Wm. H. Harrison,” one page, 8.25 x 2.75, February 12, 1795. Partial payment receipt signed at the conclusion by the 22-year-old Harrison. Affixed to a slightly larger red-and-blue mount. In very good condition, with creasing, light staining, and a closely clipped bottom edge. Starting Bid $200
143. Millard Fillmore.
ALS, one page, 7.25 x 8.75, July 19, 1849. Letter to Secretary of the Navy William Ballard Preston, in full: “I have just received the enclosed letter from David Hudson Esq, formerly one of the Canal commissioners of this state. He is a gentleman of high respectability, now taking little part in politics, and therefore likely to judge more calmly than those in the heat of the excitement. As the subject of McAlpine’s removal seems yet under consideration, I take the liberty of enclosing the letter to you that you might see how the subject strikes Mr. Hudson.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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“What a crushing defeat the Whigs have suffered!” 144. James Buchanan. ALS, one page, 7.75
x 10, November 7, 1852. Letter to the Hon. Chapman Neale, in full: “I have this moment received your kind letter & hasten to say that I shall leave home in a few minutes for Philadelphia & do not expect to be here again for a week or ten days. After that I shall be most happy to see you with any friend you may bring along; & you shall both receive a cordial & heartfelt welcome. What a crushing defeat the Whigs have suffered! Our late unexampled triumph has established the finality of the compromise & has pronounced final doom against military chieftains from the regular army. Laus Deo! I write in great haste fearing that you might pay me a visit during my absence which I should greatly regret.” In very good to fine condition, with light toning and splitting along the intersecting folds, reinforced on the reverse with archival tape. Buchanan writes elatedly following the election of 1852, in which the Whig Party’s presidential nominee, Winfield Scott, was handily defeated by Democrat Franklin Pierce. The results reinforced the voters’ support for the Compromise of 1850, including the Fugitive Slave Act, a plank anathema to most rank-and-file Whigs. With the defeat of the anti-slavery candidate Scott, it was clear that this was the end of the Whig Party, now fatally divided over the issue of slavery. To Buchanan, who would be elected president four years alter, slavery was firmly rooted in the Constitution and therefore not subject to legislation. His ineffectual leadership over the issue led to the eruption of civil war in 1861. Starting Bid $200
145. Abraham Lincoln. Scarce and desirable 2.25 x 4 portrait of President Abraham Lincoln taken by Alexander Gardner in 1865, with a copyright notice in the lower border. The reverse is marked, “Alex. Gardner, Photographer to the Army of the Potomac… Published by Philip & Solomon, Washington, D.C.” In very good to fine condition, with clipped corner tips, and a few small spots to the image. Starting Bid $200
Lincoln pledges himself as security for his close friend, Joshua F. Speed 146. Abraham Lincoln. ALS signed “A. Lincoln,”
7.5 x 6, October 7, 1842. Superb official legal letter submitted to the Chancery in Sangamon Circuit Court, in the case of “Peter Van Bergen who sues for the use of Joshua F. Speed, vs. William Walters, Ann Idella Walters, & Charles Lanphier.” In full: “I do hereby enter myself security for cost in this cause, and acknowledge myself beyond to pay a cause to be paid all costs which may accrued in this action, either to the appoints party or to any of the officers of this court in pursuance of the laws of this State.” Framed between glass panels to an overall size of 8.75 x 7.25, with the reverse showing an 1873 letter from the Sangamon County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office, in part: “Please find enclosed Bond for costs in the hand writing and signed by A. Lincoln which I find with the papers and is reliable as his genuine hand writing.” In fine condition. Joshua F. Speed was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln, the two having met when Lincoln moved to Springfield, Illinois, in 1837. Lincoln took up residence in Speed’s apartment above his general store, where the two notably shared a bed (the subject of some modern-day contention). When Speed returned to his native Louisville, Kentucky, in 1841, he entrusted his local financial affairs to his ‘Prairie Lawyer’ roommate. This document relates to a case involving Speed and the newspaper publisher William Walters: Walters had purchased a property from real estate speculator Peter Van Bergen, and fallen behind on payments. Meanwhile, Van Bergen had two outstanding debts to Speed—a loan and a court decision. To settle the accounts, Lincoln brought a lawsuit against William Walters, his wife Ann, and his brother-in-law and assistant Charles Lanphier. The judgment was delivered on November 26, 1842, awarding $1,155 to Van Bergen ‘for the use of Joshua F. Speed.’ A fantastic handwritten Lincoln piece with a close personal association. Starting Bid $1000
The exquisite privately-printed Photographs of Abraham Lincoln by Frederick Hill Meserve 147. Abraham Lincoln. Rare book:
The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln by Frederick Hill Meserve. Limited edition, numbered 21/102. NY: Privately-printed, 1911. Hardcover, 9.25 x 11, 111 pages. Signed on the colophon by the author, “F. H. Meserve.” The book reproduces the then-known photographs of Abraham Lincoln, consisting of 74 pages of text plus tipped-in silver print photographs struck from the original negatives in the Meserve Collection. The photographs are arranged by topic: The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln (100), Lincoln at Gettysburg (3), Mrs. Lincoln and the Sons (4), Photographs of the Vice-Presidents, the Speakers, Members of the Cabinet and Others (12), and The Interment of Lincoln (1). In fine condition, with wear to spine and board edges; all tissue guards are present and without stains or foxing, and the deckle-edge pages are likewise bright and crisp. Accompanied by a deluxe custom-made clamshell case. An exquisite compendium of photographs of Lincoln that is rarely available today. Starting Bid $1000
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148. Abraham Lincoln ‘National Thanksgiving’ Broadside. Scarce broadside
of a proclamation issued by Governor John A. Andrew of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 20 x 28, recognizing President Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation for “a Day of Thanksgiving, Praise, and Prayer” to be held on August 6, 1863. Andrews orders that Lincoln’s proclamation be published and promulgated to the citizens of Massachusetts, and notes: “I earnestly trust not only that in all our churches and Congregations of religious worship the day may be observed by becoming acts of public thanksgiving, but that every heart may find an altar on which to lay its offering of humble and grateful praise.” President Lincoln’s proclamation, issued less than two weeks after Union victory at Gettysburg, is published below, in part: “It has pleased Almighty God to hearken to supplications and prayers of an afflicted people, and to vouchsafe to the Army and Navy of the United States on the land and on the sea, victories so signal and so effective as to furnish reasonable grounds for augmented confidence, that the Union of these States will be maintained, their constitution preserved, and peace and prosperity permanently established…Now, therefore, be it known, that I do set apart, Thursday, the Sixth Day of August next, to be observed as a day for National Thanksgiving, Praise and Prayer.” Professionally backed for reinforcement and in very good condition, with small splits and areas of paper loss at fold intersections. This historic proclamation for a national day of thanksgiving in August preceded Lincoln’s call for another in November 1863, which first established ‘Thanksgiving’ as a national holiday in that month; however, a nationwide date for ‘Thanksgiving Day’ was not finally realized until Reconstruction, due to the ongoing conflict. Starting Bid $300
149. Andrew Johnson.
Unusual dual ink signature, “Andrew Johnson, Greeneville, Tennessee” and “Andrew Johnson, Aug. 5th 1873,” on a single off-white 7 x 4.5 sheet. In fine condition, with a central vertical fold, and a bit of blue seal remnant near the bottom edge. Starting Bid $200
150. U. S. Grant. Crisply penned ink signature, “Respectfully, your obt. srt., U. S. Grant, Maj. Gen.,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.5 sheet. Double-matted and framed with an engraving of Grant to an overall size of 12.5 x 16.75. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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Superlative official Bureau of Engraving & Printing portrait
151. U. S. Grant. Outstanding official engraved portrait of Grant by the Bureau of Engraving & Printing, 4 x 5.5, boldly signed in ink, “U. S. Grant.” Affixed to a 6 x 8 mount. In fine condition, with light overall soiling. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $300
152. James A. Garfield. LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, March 28, 1873. Letter to the Hon. John Peter Robison in Cleveland, in part: “I have just read an editorial in the Cleveland Leader of yesterday the spirit of which greatly surprises me. It says that such of my friends there, who defended my vote, by my failure to appear among the virtuous few who refused the back pay thus secured, have been silenced. Now the fact is as I wrote you some days ago, I have not drawn that back pay any more than those gentlemen to whom the Leader refers. But I have not thought it was either manly or becoming for men to rush into print to boast their superior virtue over their fellows and I have therefore said nothing on this subject; nor do I intend to for the present.” Includes its original mailing envelope, franked in the upper right by Garfield, “J. A. Garfield, MC.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, and tear through the franking signature of the accompanying envelope. Starting Bid $200
Antelope heads—skulls & headskins 153. Theodore Roosevelt. ALS in pencil, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 6.75, February 5, 1910. Written while “On Safari,” a letter to Mr. Everhart, naturalist and benefactor of the Everhart Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in full: “Indeed, I’ll gladly give you what I can; but you must obtain also the consent of the National Museum people. Of course they will want the various complete series; but I have certain Antelope heads—skulls & headskins—any one of which I think would meet your purposes; and if the Museum authorities will consent I’ll gladly have them send you one of these. Please write to them. I heartily appreciate the work you have done for the public, and I shall be glad if I am able to show my appreciation as you suggest.” In fine condition, with splitting to the fragile folds. Starting Bid $200
President Roosevelt’s 1906 Thanksgiving proclamation 154. Theodore Roosevelt. Uncommon DS as president, one page, 8 x 13, October 22, 1906. Official printed Thanksgiving proclamation issued by President Roosevelt, boldly signed at the conclusion in ink. In part: “The time of year has come when, in accordance with the wise custom of our forefathers, it becomes my duty to set aside a special day of thanksgiving and praise to the Almighty because of the blessings we have received, and of prayer that these blessings may be continued. Yet another year of widespread well-being has passed. Never before in our history or in the history of any other nation has a people enjoyed more abounding material prosperity than is ours; a prosperity so general that it should rouse in us no spirit of reckless pride, and least of all a spirit of heedless disregard of our responsibilities; but rather a sober sense of our many blessings, and a resolute purpose under Providence, not to forfeit them by any action of our own…Accordingly, I hereby set apart Thursday, the 29th day of November next, as a day of thanksgiving and supplication, on which the people shall meet in their homes or their churches, devoutly to acknowledge all that has been given them, and to pray that they may in addition receive the power to use these gifts aright.” In fine condition, with a hint of light soiling. Accompanied by a copy of the letter sent to Roosevelt requesting that he sign the Thanksgiving proclamation, written by a Sunday school teacher on November 6, 1906. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 55
Roosevelt refutes claims made by The Sun and those “who are opposing the progressive movement” 155. Theodore Roosevelt. Excellent TLS, three pages, 7.75 x 9.5, The Outlook letterhead, July 30, 1912. Letter to C. S. Hawkins of the Union League Club, in part: “The story in the ‘Sun’ is of course a willful and deliberate falsehood. I never had any conversation of the kind mentioned with Dr. Abbott, or with any other human being, and I never held with anyone any conversation even remotely resembling it. Moreover, Mr. Abbott never presented any contract to me of any kind, and I never signed any contract or considered any contract, and I never have had and have not now any contract with The Outlook. I now have what I always have had with Dr. Abbott and The Outlook people, an understanding that as long as they wish to have me, and as long as I wish to remain, I will continue as associate editor, but that they can rid of me at any time, and I can leave at any time.” Roosevelt proceeds to make a list of five facts refuting the Sun story before concluding with: “I do not know whether the letter in the Sun was written in the Sun’s office, or at Philadelphia, as it purports to be, but I call your attention to what it says at the end about the story and about myself. It says: ‘This story may or may not be new, but following the events it does not seem unreasonable to believe it. Anything is in order that will help put this man (Roosevelt)’ in a false position before the people of the United States. In other words, the Sun deliberately circulates a story as to the truth of which it admits itself to be ignorant, on the ground that anything, including the circulation of malicious falsehoods, ‘is in order’ if it can prejudice the people against me. Such conduct needs no comment, and it is absolutely typical of the average New York or Philadelphia trust-control-led paper, and of the financial and political leaders who are opposing the progressive movement.” Roosevelt makes a few corrections to the text in his own hand. In very good to fine condition, with light blocks of toning to the first page. Starting Bid $200
To the Mount Rushmore sculptor: “I am pleased as I can be that your really splendid head of Lincoln has been accepted by the Senate” 156. Theodore Roosevelt. TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 11, 1908. Letter to sculptor Gutzon Borglum, who went on to design Mount Rushmore. In full: “I am pleased as I can be that your really splendid head of Lincoln has been accepted by the Senate. Of course it did not seem possible that anything else could happen; but so many off things do happen that I am greatly relieved as well as delighted. On behalf of the whole people I want to thank you, my dear sir, for your generosity.” In fine condition, with some minor soiling. Borglum carved a monumental marble bust of Lincoln in 1908, and it was donated to the Congress by Eugene Meyer, Jr. and accepted by the Joint Committee on the Library in the same year. The bust was displayed in the Capitol Rotunda for many years, before being moved to the crypt in 1979. Starting Bid $200
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158. Harry S. Truman.
Superb display featuring a rare issue of the Chicago Daily Tr i b u n e o f November 3, 1948, 17 x 24, featuring the iconic banner headline “Dewey Defeats Truman,” paired with a commemorative inauguration day cover, signed in ballpoint by Truman. Matted and framed with an image of Truman holding the infamous newspaper to an overall size of 34.75 x 21.25. In overall fine condition; the newspaper is folded and has not been examined outside of the display. When the decision to print this paper was made, returns were coming in very slowly and time was running out before the Chicago Daily Tribune’s deadline. The pro-Republican Tribune staff, based on the early returns, decided Dewey would be the next president. After the newspaper was delivered to the street, more returns came in and showed that Truman would be reelected. Despite their scramble to recover their mistaken papers, about two thousand copies were unaccounted for. Original, entirely complete editions of this newspaper are becoming increasingly scarce, especially in this nice of condition. Starting Bid $200
159. Harry S. Truman.
ALS, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, Federal Reserve Bank letterhead, June 1, 1953. Letter to David Lloyd in Washington, in full: “This will introduce Mr. Raymond T. Rich, who is interested in our Library. He is a friend of Dr. Graham. He will talk with you on the subject.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope addressed in Truman’s hand. Following Truman’s departure from the White House, he and Bess traveled home by train to Independence, Missouri. There, the former president penned his memoirs, met with visitors, and raised funds for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library, which opened in Independence in 1957. Starting Bid $200
160. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Word War II-dated
ALS signed “Ike,” two pages, 8 x 10.5, January 31, [1944]. Letter to his wife, Mamie D. Eisenhower, in full: “I’m on my way to address a big group of RAF officers, but must await arrival of a man going with me. I’m still in the dark as to when I should address communications to you. Before I left Washington, you said you’d be in Hot Springs, Ark., for 2–3 weeks. Then I had a message from you saying ‘address is Hotel Majestic, Little Flock.’ Then next, I had a message saying ‘am in Texas, and OK.’—That threw me, so I called on Stoner for help, and he said you were still in Hot Springs—but I’ve never had a local address for that place, so cannot send anything there. For the past several days I’ve just decided I’d send everything c/o Officers’ Club, Ft. Sam!! l suppose I lost the Rosary trying to get it mailed. After all, I left Algiers under hectic circumstances, which had extended all the way back to Nov. 15. As you know, I had counted on going back to Algiers from Wash., but had to leave, finally, transfer of my effects to hands of people that knew nothing about them. Both Butch and Mickey were with me. The things I’ve lost—(including, to my anguish, two live turkeys that were all fattened up) seem innumerable, but I may eventually run across some. At least I have my uniforms! I do hope that you can settle down in Texas, to a quieter, more pleasant life. You need a real rest—and I worry about the hectic existence you are leading. You must be good to yourself! Don’t forget me—because I love you so much, and miss you all the time! My best to everyone else—but always my whole self to you.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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161. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Signed book: The White
House Years: Mandate for Change, 1953–1956. Limited edition of 1,500 copies (1,434 signed; this copy no. 1419). Garden City, NJ: Doubleday, 1963. Hardcover with acetate jacket and slipcase, 6.75 x 9.5, 650 pages. Signed opposite the colophon in fountain pen, “Dwight D. Eisenhower.” Autographic condition: fine, with a stray ink mark to the signed page. Book condition: VG/None in a VG slipcase, with light foxing to textblock edges, scuffing and soiling to the slipcase, and a ballpoint notation to the bottom of the slipcase. Starting Bid $200
162. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Signed book: The White House Years: Waging Peace, 1956–1961. Limited edition of 1,500 copies (1,434 signed; this copy no. 475). Garden City, NJ: Doubleday, 1965. Hardcover with acetate jacket and slipcase, 6.75 x 9.5, 741 pages. Boldly signed opposite the colophon in fountain pen, “Dwight D. Eisenhower.” Autographic condition: very fine. Book condition: NF/None in a VG+ slipcase. Starting Bid $200
“Let’s keep it up—for America, and for the cause of world peace” 163. Dwight D. Eisenhower. TLS as president signed “D.E.,” one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, June 9, 1960. Letter to Barry T. Leithead, in part: “I am most grateful for your vigorous help on the mutual security program. Knowing your dedication to our national welfare, I am not in the least surprised…Since you and others have taken steps to avoid a crippling appropriations cut, the action of the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations of the House Appropriations Committee has been twice postponed. These events are perhaps not unrelated. Those opposed to this great program of course hope for a waning of public interest. This must not happen. I most earnestly hope that all of us will redouble our efforts in behalf of this program at every point in the legislative process… Let’s keep it up—for America, and for the cause of world peace.” In fine condition, with light wrinkling to the top. Launched in 1951 by President Harry S. Truman and renewed every year during Eisenhower’s administration, the Mutual Security Act was a major foreign aid program that largely replaced the Marshall Plan. Its aim was to aid in the development of poor countries and contain the spread of communism. As Ike touches upon in this letter, the program annually produced political battles over expenditures and the balance between economic and military aid. The following year, under President Kennedy, it was replaced by a new foreign aid program with the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Starting Bid $200 58 |
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“My finger is coming along fine, in fact I’ll be playing golf in 3 or 4 days” 164. Ronald Reagan. ALS signed “Dutch,” one page, 6.25 x 4.25, personal let-
terhead, May 25, 1990. Letter to his longtime friend “Hup,” Lydia Hupfer McArthur. In full: “My finger is coming along fine, in fact I’ll be playing golf in 3 or 4 days. Only thing in doubt is whether I’ll lose the nail and yes it’s a finger on the left hand. I’m glad to hear your knee is alright but sorry to hear about Dottie she’ll be in my prayers as you are. All my love to you Hup.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Lydia Hupfer ‘Hup’ MacArthur was the widow of Pete MacArthur, program director of WOC in Davenport, Iowa. In 1932, MacArthur had given a then 21 year-old Reagan his first job as a sports announcer. Starting Bid $200
The first-term governor: “I may get licked on some bills but I won’t back down or change” 165. Ronald Reagan. ALS signed “Ronnie,” one page, 4.75 x 8.25, [annotated May 2,
1967]. Letter to Earl B. Dunckel, in full: “I’m a little late in answering but the pace is getting heavy as we come down the legislative stretch. A pipeline to the other side informs us the tone where I’m concerned is to paint me as ‘backing down.’ Well t’ain’t so! I may get licked on some bills but I won’t back down or change. I do appreciate those columns and the sum up on Mr. Big. Actually I’m in great accord with the Widner columns. It’s the mood we served in the campaign. In an earlier day it would have led to a ‘reform’ ticket.” In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200
166. George and George W. Bush. Souvenir typescript of the oath of office, one page, 6 x 6.75, signed at the conclusion in black felt tip by George Bush and George W. Bush. In full: “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. So help me God.” Double-matted and framed with a portrait and plaque to an overall size of 19.5 x 15. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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167. Barack Obama.
Booklet containing President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address to the 114th Congress, given on January 12, 2016, 5.5 x 8.5, 12 pages, signed on the front cover in black felt tip. In President Obama’s final State of the Union, he spoke on subjects including the economy, technology, safety and America’s position in the world, and bettering divisive nature of domestic politics. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200
168. Barack Obama. Choice ticket for admittance to the west front of the Capitol for Barack Obama’s second inauguration ceremony on January 21, 2013, 5.25 x 3.5, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Beckett Authentication Services. Starting Bid $200
169. Barack Obama. Desirable backstage staff pass for the Democratic National Convention in Denver on August 28, 2008, the day that Barack Obama was officially nominated for the presidency, 4 x 7.5, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Beckett Authentication Services. A choice piece from a significant day in history. Starting Bid $200
170. Six First Ladies. Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of six first
ladies posing together, signed in felt tip by Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon, Betty Ford, Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, and Barbara Bush. In fine condition, with a very light bend to the upper left corner. Starting Bid $200
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171. John Quincy Adams
172. George Bush
176. Jimmy Carter
177. Jimmy Carter
179. Bill Clinton
180. Bill Clinton
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183. Bill Clinton and James Patterson Starting Bid $200
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184. Dwight D. Eisenhower
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173. George W. Bush Starting Bid $200
174. George W. Bush Starting Bid $200
178. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Starting Bid $200
181. Bill Clinton Starting Bid $200
182. Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton
185. Dwight D. Eisenhower
186. Dwight D. Eisenhower
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187. Millard Fillmore
188. First Ladies
190. Gerald Ford
191. Gerald Ford
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194. Benjamin Harrison
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198. Herbert Hoover Starting Bid $200
189. Gerald Ford
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195. Rutherford B. Hayes Starting Bid $200
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192. James A. Garfield Starting Bid $200
193. Warren G. Harding
196. Herbert Hoover
197. Herbert Hoover
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199. Herbert Hoover and Cabinet
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200. Andrew Jackson Starting Bid $200
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202. Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
203. Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
204. Lyndon B. Johnson
205. Abraham Lincoln
206. Abraham Lincoln Starting Bid $200
207. Abraham Lincoln: Mary Eunice Harlan
208. William McKinley
209. Richard Nixon
211. Richard Nixon
212. Ronald Reagan
213. Ronald Reagan
214. Ronald Reagan
215. Ronald Reagan
216. Ronald Reagan
217. Franklin D. Roosevelt
201. Andrew Johnson
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218. Franklin D. Roosevelt
219. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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221. Theodore Roosevelt
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220. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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222. Theodore Roosevelt
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223. William H. Taft Starting Bid $200
224. William H. Taft
225. Harry S. Truman
226. Harry S. Truman
227. Harry S. Truman
228. Harry S. Truman
230. Harry S. Truman
231. Harry S. Truman
232. Harry S. Truman and Dean Acheson
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notables Declaration of Independence 233. George Clymer. Sign-
er of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1739–1813) who served as the first president of the Philadelphia Bank. Philadelphia Bank check, 5.5 x 2, filled out and signed by Clymer, “Geo. Clymer,” payable to A. B. for $20, July 12, 1804. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
234. Samuel Chase. Signer of the
Declaration of Independence from Maryland (1741–1811) and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1796 until his death. Ink signature, “Samuel Chase,” on an off-white 2.25 x .5 slip, dated 1764, affixed to a larger 7.75 x 7.5 sheet annotated with biographical information. In very good condition, with light overall staining and a slit through the center of the slip. Starting Bid $200
Coveted 1848 Force engraving of the Declaration of Independence 235. Declaration of Independence Force Print. Striking rice paper engraving of the Declaration of Independence, 25 x 28.75, printed by Peter Force in 1848 for inclusion in his series American Archives, beginning, “In Congress, July 4, 1776. The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America.” In very good condition, with a few small chips to the trimmed edges, some splitting along the intersecting folds, and some tape repairs on the reverse (to the right edge, to a few tears, and to reattach the upper right corner tip). Accompanied by a two-page facsimile 16.75 x 13.75 print of Thomas Jefferson’s rough draft of the Declaration. By 1820, the original Declaration of Independence had seriously deteriorated due to inappropriate handling and storage, creating an immediate need for a facsimile reproduction. Commissioned by John Quincy Adams, William J. Stone engraved a copperplate by lifting ink directly from the original and creating a perfect copy. He printed 201 before placing the plate in storage for safekeeping. Twenty years later, in 1843, Peter Force was commissioned by Congress to print a series of books now known as the American Archives featuring the founding documents of the United States. For the occasion, the Stone engraving was removed from storage and used to produce new copies on rice paper, distinguished from the original by an engraving in the lower left corner “W.J. Stone S.C. Washn.” Printed in 1848, each copy was folded into the first volume of the fifth series of books. After printing, the plate was again retired, now residing with the original Declaration at the National Archives. Congress authorized the printing of 1500 copies of American Archives, but subscriptions for the elaborate edition were disappointing, and in the end many fewer copies—perhaps only 500—were issued. Most were folded and bound into Volume I, Series Five. Starting Bid $1000
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236. John Hancock. Partial partly-printed DS, one page, 13 x 7.25, May 20, 1788. Partial appointment issued by Hancock as governor of Massachusetts, boldly signed on the left side in ink by Hancock. Countersigned at the conclusion by John Avery as junior secretary. The white paper seal affixed to the upper left remains intact. In very good condition, with a tear to the top, areas of paper loss, and scattered light stains; the document has had its center removed, then permanently affixed to a heavier sheet, on the back of which is a swatch of wallpaper removed from the Hancock Mansion in Boston before its 1863 demolition. Starting Bid $300
237. James Smith.
Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1719–1806). ADS, signed “James Smith,” one page, 8 x 13, April 1783. Lengthy legal document in Smith’s hand, in the case of James Smith v. Moser, Tome, and Moser. In part: “Abraham Moser, Henry Tome, and Michael Moser all of York County yeomen, were summoned To answer James Smith of a Plea that they render him fifty pounds lawfull money of Pennsylvania, in gold or Silver.” The document goes on to describe history of the case, incorporating his own name several times. Impressively double-matted and framed with a portrait and plaque to an overall size of 22.25 x 21. In very good to fine condition, with light toning along folds and a split to the central horizontal fold. Starting Bid $200
239. James Wilson. Signer
of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1742–1798), and one of only six men who signed both the Declaration and the US Constitution. Partial partlyprinted DS, one page, 8.5 x 7, no date. Document certifying that William Parker “did see the above named James Wilson Esquire seal, and, as his act and deed, deliver the above deed poll, or instrument of writing; and that the name of this deponent thereunto subscribed, as a witness, is of his own proper hand writing, and that he did also see Ellis Menshall.” Signed at the top by Wilson. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light foxing, and paper loss to the top just impinging on Wilson’s last name. Starting Bid $200
238. Richard Stockton. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey and delegate to the Continental Congress (1730–1781). Scarce ADS, signed within the text, “Richard Stockton,” one page, 7.5 x 2.25, no date. Legal document, in full: “Middlesex: John Tenbrook puts in his place Richard Stockton his attorney at the suit of Josiah Furman & Jared Saxson in a Plea of Trespass on the case.” Mounted, double-matted, and framed with a portrait and plaque to an overall size of 17.75 x 17.25. In fine condition. In his 1995 reference History Comes to Life, Kenneth Rendell places Stockton’s autograph material into the “very rare” category among the Signers—an echelon second only to that occupied by the virtually unobtainable Gwinnett and Lynch. Starting Bid $200
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American Politicians and Leaders 240. Aaron Burr. ALS signed “A. Burr,” one page both sides,
8 x 10, February 4, 1795. Letter to William P. Beers in Albany, in part: “You will receive (enclosed) a Bill of Exeq’r drawn by Mr. Chauvet of Kensington (England) on H. Walton…for £20.1.5… Treat this business as absolutely as your own, I having no further Interest…Since I began this letter I have received one from Witbeck, in which he said he hopes to be able to get you the house…I will consent to pay half the rent, provided you can there have the house.” Addressed on the integral leaf in Burr’s hand, and franked at the top, “Free, A. Burr.” In very good condition, with light staining and splitting along one of the horizontal folds, one small area of paper loss, and seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. Starting Bid $200
Hamilton welcomes Washington’s former aide-de-camp to service in the Treasury Department 241. Alexander Hamilton. LS signed “A. Hamilton,” one page, 8 x 10, December 26, 1793. Official Treasury Department letter to Stephen Moylan, commissioner of loans from Pennsylvania. In full: “I acknowledge the receipt of the oath of office and Bond, transmitted in your letters of the 11th and 19th instant.” In very good to fine condition, with light toning and creasing. Moylan was an Irish-American patriot leader who had served as George Washington’s aide-de-camp during the Revolutionary War. A fantastic letter from the influential American statesman. Starting Bid $500
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On “operations against the Cherokees” in 1776, Virginia’s “perfidious Enemies to the Westward” 242. Patrick Henry. Revolutionary War–dated LS as governor, signed “P. Henry, Jr.,” one
page, 8 x 12.5, October 29, 1776. Letter to Edmund Pendleton, Speaker of Virginia’s House of Delegates. In full: “Having received a Letter from the honble the President of the Council of North Carolina, containing an account of their operations against the Cherokees, I thought it proper to inclose it to you in order to have it laid before the honble the Assembly, that they may have the fullest information respecting the situation of our Affairs with our perfidious Enemies to the Westward.” In very good to fine condition, with clear tape on the reverse to complete separations along the three horizontal mailing folds; the integral leaf is detached, but present. Although Patrick Henry’s father was named John, he often signed as “P. Henry, Jr.,” until of the death of his uncle, the Reverend Patrick Henry, in 1777—at that time, “Jr.” was often used to differentiate between older relatives and younger ones, not just fathers and sons. This appears to be a cover letter transmitting a letter sent to Governor Henry by the North Carolina Council of Safety on October 25, 1776, about the expedition by William Christian and Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee tribes allied to Great Britain. They were met with little resistance, and ‘destroyed all the Towns, the corn and everything which might be of Service to the Indians.’ The letter warns that they did not continue into the Appalachian Mountains to confront the Overhill Cherokee, and suggests that a Virginia militia may wish to do so. Superb content from a most important date in American history. Starting Bid $300
243. Henry Laurens. Important South Carolina statesman (1724–1792) who served as president of the Continental Congress. ALS, one page both sides, 7.25 x 8.75, April 10, 1765. Letter to William Fisher, in part: “On the 4th Inst. Capt. Foster in the Ship Ann arrived & delivered me your favours…I have advertised the Ship to be sold on the 16th Inst. & assigned all the rest of the business to Messers. Price Hest & Head…If the Ship does not sell for your Limits they will load & procure freights for her according to your order, of which I have advised our friends jointly & severally in Bristol…In the Charles Town Packet Capt. Mason will go Capt. Adam Bachop in order to build a Vessel for the Government’s service in East Florida, about 40 or 50 Tons & by him I shall do myself the pleasure to write you more fully, meantime as I purpose to trouble you with that Commission & not to loose a minute of time as the Vessel will be wanted in June.” In very good to fine condition, with a few light stains, and seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. Adam Bachop patrolled the Florida coast as a privateer, remaining loyal to the Crown during the Revolution. Starting Bid $200
244. Abraham Lincoln’s Cabinet. Group of three items signed by members of President Abraham Lincoln’s cabinet, including: Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton (war-dated LS to “His Excellency the President,” Abraham Lincoln, enclosing a statement “prepared by General Halleck”); Vice President Hannibal Hamlin (ALS); and Postmaster General Montgomery Blair (ALS, with original mailing envelope). In overall very good to fine condition. Starting Bid $200 68 |
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245. Edmund Randolph. American politician (1753–1813) who served as both attorney general and secretary of state in George Washington’s cabinet. ALS signed “Edm: Randolph,” one page, 7.5 x 9, June 4, 1793. Letter to John Nicholson, in full: “I sent my letter to the committee by the brother of Mr. Evans, who spoke to me in their behalf. It was concluded, as I told you, that it should be, with a declaration, that I meant to undertake your side. I feel myself extremely thankful to you for your late aid; and shall take care to see the papers replaced immediately on my return.” Addressed on the integral leaf in Randolph’s hand. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Activists and Social Leaders “Everything perishes once its life span is over”
246. Mohandas Gandhi. LS in Gujarati, signed “Bapu,” penned on both sides of a 3.5 x 5.5 India postal card, postmarked June 1926. Letter to “Jamana Ben,” in full (translated): “I received your two letters at the same time. Just as the life span of human beings is preordained, so also is the span of any ailment. We have no right to explore know-how for those things. Whatever treatment we use, we have to do so within set limitations. Everything perishes once its life span is over. We have to be patient on that count. After finishing the mangos you sent I intend to live on Munakka and pomegranate—you can send five packets of Munakka , which should be in order. Today is 1st of month so you may send 2 parcels of mangoes, the second parcel to be sent by the 18th; one parcel should contain a maximum of 24 pieces. In all probability, Munak utilization daily basis would be 5 to 6 ounces in consideration of this 3 days money cost would be rupee hence monthly be rs 40 a sher there for I suggest you send parcel of 10 shers per month. That way consider the day you have sent the parcel. That way expenses can be saved if any patient is given these. The shortage in stock can be made up by local purchases.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $500 www.RRAuction.com | 69
A reluctant conclusion: “The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is a civil rights organization” 247. Martin Luther King, Jr. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Southern Chris-
tian Leadership Conference letterhead, December 5, 1962. Letter to Dr. Robert R. Citron, in part: “I read your letter with great interest. However, after discussing your letter with several of my associates, we reluctantly came to the conclusion that since the Southern Christian Leadership Conference is a civil rights organization, it would not be wise for us to get involved in ‘Operation Skysweep.’ While as responsible people and citizens of our community and the world we in the conference have an interest in other areas beside race relations, we do not have the staff to become a part of as many activities as we would like to do. Rather than spread our energies on so many tasks, we feel that we should concentrate on matters pertaining directly to civil rights.” In fine condition, with rusty paperclip impressions to the left edge, a light crease to the lower right edge, and two small pieces of acid free tape along the back of the top edge. In the wake of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Dr. Citron had thought up a crude system of missile defense involving the launch of vast quantities of crushed rock and stone into orbit. He had gotten attention from at least one newspaper (see the Minneapolis Star Tribune, November 27, 1962), and apparently hoped to get Dr. King’s attention as well. While Dr. King here maintains his focus on the Civil Rights Movement, later in the 1960s he did expand his activism to include world affairs, protesting against the Vietnam War. Starting Bid $300
248. Nelson Mandela. Vibrant
color limited edition 26 x 19.75 lithograph entitled ‘The Church’ from Mandela’s ‘My Robben Island’ suite, numbered 140/500, signed in the lower right in pencil, “N. Mandela.” In very fine condition. The church on Robben Island was accessible to prison staff only, a place of worship that was off-limits to prisoners. In Mandela’s artist’s motivation statement about the lithograph suite, he remarked: ‘Today when I look at Robben Island I see it as a celebration of the struggle and a symbol of the finest qualities of the human spirit, rather than as a monument to the brutal tyranny and oppression of apartheid…In these sketches entitled: My Robben Island, I have attempted to colour the Island sketches in ways that reflect the positive light in which I view it. This is what I would like to share with people around the world and, hopefully, also project the idea that even the most fantastic dreams can be achieved if we are prepared to endure life’s challenges.’ Starting Bid $200
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Mandela inscribes “to one of the future leaders of our beloved country” 249. Nelson Mandela.
Signed book: Long Walk to Freedom. Randburg, South Africa: Macdonald Purnell, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 630 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page in black felt tip, “To Shannon, Best wishes to one of the future leaders of our beloved country. N. Mandela, 25-4-99.” In fine condition, with light wear, and couple of edge tears, to the dust jacket. Starting Bid $200
250. Florence Nightingale. ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, December 8, 1883. Letter to Edmund Boulnois of the Marylebone Infirmary, in part: “I am truly obliged for your kind note of yesterday; and I seize this opportunity of saying how grateful we are to you for all the great goodness & wisdom which you have bestowed upon the Nursing arrangements of St. Marylebone Infirmary. I need hardly say how warm is the interest I take in the proposed plan for Probationers & Nurses Home; & how glad I shall be to have the opportunity of hearing your views. I am rather hard pressed during the next fortnight with work sent in to me & people to see connected with it, before the Christmas holidays which they take. But, if it should not be equally convenient to you to wait till say the 21 or 22 when I would gladly see you at 5 o’clock, I am sure I could find some intermediate afternoon to have the great pleasure of your promised visit. Might I ask you to be so very as to send me before you come the altered plans of the New Building.” In fine condition, with a thin strip of old mounting residue along the left edge of the first page. Starting Bid $200
251. Nelson Mandela. Attractive color
8 x 12 election ballot for the 1994 Republic of South Africa general elections, signed on the space dedicated to the African National Congress party in black ballpoint, “N. Mandela, 18-11-2001.” In fine condition. Consignor affirms that he met Mandela in November 2001 at a Toronto fundraising event at the home of Heather Reisman, chief executive officer of Indigo Books & Music Inc., and her husband, Gerry Schwartz, CEO of Onex Corp. The consignor notes: ‘I asked him to sign a ballot for me. He said no, then I think when he saw the look of shock on my face, he said I could drop it off at his hotel, the Four Seasons...Promptly after the event, I rushed home, put together a package with a letter and three ballots in it. He subsequently signed all three which I got back later that week.’ Mandela became the country’s first black chief executive when his African National Congress won a sweeping victory in the South African general election of 1994. Starting Bid $200
252. Nelson Mandela. Commemora-
tive cover, 7.5 x 4, with an attractive cachet honoring the presidential inauguration of Mandela on May 10, 1994, signed in black felt tip, “N. Mandela.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
254. Bertha von Suttner.
Czech-Austrian pacifist and novelist (18431914) who became the first woman awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905. ALS in German, signed “Bertha Suttner,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, May 24, 1907. Written from Vienna, an untranslated letter to Moses Melchior of Copenhagen. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and three horizontal folds. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Suttner’s own hand. Starting Bid $200
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255. Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi. Swiss edu-
cational reformer (1746–1827) whose theories laid the foundation of modern elementary education. ALS signed “Pestalozzi,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, November 22, 1808. A nice, long letter to Beethoven’s confidants, Therese and Josephine Brunsvik. The Hungarian countesses had just spent six weeks at Pestalozzi’s Yverdon institute to train Josephine’s six- and seven-year-old sons, Franz and Karl. They were enthusiastic about the Institute, promising to recommend Pestalozzi to Vienna and especially to the Hungarian government so that he would be entrusted with the reorganization of Hungarian education. In November 1808 they returned to Hungary in the company of the young Lucerneian Georg Sigrist (later clergyman in Horw). Pestalozzi’s present farewell letter, which also speaks of the profound touch of the pedagogue, reached them in Zurich. In fine condition, with some toning and light stains. Starting Bid $500
Supreme Court Hoping for “patriotic and correct principles” to be upheld in future elections 256. John Jay. Handwritten draft of a letter by John Jay, un-
signed, one page, 8 x 10, May 22, 1809. Written from Bedford to Morris S. Miller, replying to the news that the Federalists, for the first time in a decade, had won New York’s elections. In part: “I...have read with great pleasure your obliging letter of the 11 Inst.—The information it conveys cannot fail of being grateful to all who prefer the wise and upright policy wh’h distinguished the administration of Washington to that which of late has distressed and disgraced our county. How far the favorable changes wh. have taken place are imputable to patriotic and correct principles, time and experience only can decide. Sincerely do l wish that all our elections may manifest the Prevalence of such principles; but I am not sanguine in my expectations of it.—personal and pecuniary conditions appear to have acquired a more than ordinary degree of influence; many sacrifices of public good have & will yet be made to them—On the exertions of the virtuous and intelligent much will always depend; should they become relaxed by a sense of either security or of fatigue, we shall probably lose the ground we have gained. I have brought with me into retirement the same affection for our country by which I have always been actuated, & you rightly judge that nothing which is of importance to the public can be a matter of indifference to me.” In fine condition, with two small stains in the lower blank area. Starting Bid $200
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257. John J a y. ALS,
signed “J. Jay,” one page, 8.5 x 13, August 27, 1771. Letter to Dr. Samuel Kissam, discussing some personal matters, in part: “I am glad to hear that your Prospects daily open more…& hope your success will…be adequate to your merit. I always considered your absence as a misfortune…and shall be extremely happy to see you resume your place in the circle of our own acquaintances…I have not been well…With respect to business, I am as well circumstanced as I have a right to expect. My old friends contribute much to my Happiness, and upon the whole I have Reason to be satisfied with my share of the allowance of Providence.” In very good to fine condition, with paper loss along the left edge, affecting no text. Starting Bid $200
The chief justice to George Washington’s nephew 258. John Marshall.
ALS signed “J. Marshall,” one page, 7.25 x 9, April 17, 1807. Letter to Lawrence Lewis, a nephew of George Washington, making reference to fellow Supreme Court justice Bushrod Washington (also a nephew of George Washington, and the recipient of the president’s papers), in full: “At the request of Judge Washington I transmit you the enclosed letters. I have searched for the letter of Mr. S. Washington to which that of the 2d of April is an answer by have been unable to find it.” Addressed on the integral leaf in Marshall’s hand. In fine condition. A fascinating association piece connecting Marshall to the Washington family. Starting Bid $300
Businessmen 259. P. T. Barnum and Gene r a l To m Thumb.
Desirable group of three items, comprising an ALS by P. T. Barnum and two signatures by his famous little performer General Tom Thumb: ALS signed “P. T. Barnum,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, Barnum’s American Museum, October 25, 1861, in part: “I am sorry that the ill health of my wife, who is a confirmed invalid, & my numerous duties deprive me of the privilege of joining & participating with the Sons of Connecticut, but I trust I am making myself useful in my native State”; and two ink signatures, “Charles S. Stratton, known as Gen’l Tom Thumb,” on individual 3.5 x 2 cards, penned at different times of his life. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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261. Joachim Lafarge.
260. William Randolph Hearst. ALS signed “W. R. Hearst,” three pages, 8.5 x 11, 1921. Letter to David Town, one of his newspaper publishing assistants, written amidst the newsprint and timber shortage of 1921. In part: “These Canadian folk have been telling us exactly this same thing for the past twenty six weeks. In fact your telegram seemed so familiar that I thought I had picked up one of the old messages by mistake…You often say that if a man fools us once it is his fault but if he fools us twice it is our fault. I don’t see why we should allow these gentlemen to play ducks and drakes with us any longer. I recommend strongly therefore that we point out to these Canadian gentlemen how patient we have been and state definitely that we are not disposed to delay further.” In fine condition, with a small piece of clear tape to the top edge of each page. Starting Bid $200
French banker (1748–1839) who developed the Caisse d’Epargnes et de Bienfais, better known as Caisse Lafarge, who developed a pioneering investment fund for the indigent class. Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Lafarge,” one page, 7 x 9.5, March 25, 1843. Lafarge, as director general of the Caisse d’Epargne, with other bank officers including M. Mitouflet, appoints Jean Rodde as procurer general (translated): “Before the notary public of the Department of the Seine, living in Paris, the undersigned were present—citizens Joachim de LaFarge, Director General of the Savings and Loan Bank, living in Paris at 701, rue de Grammont in the Le Pelletier section; Jean Charles Magnaud du Planier, same address as the above; Pierre Etienne Recalle, living at the above-mentioned street and section; Louis Charles Mitouflet, the same address. The administrators of the said bank have created and named as their Procurer General and Special Assistant Mr. Jean Rodde, office boy at 701 rue de Grammont, to whom they give the power for them and in their names [to accept] all registered letters and packages by post which may be presently addressed to them and will be so in the future, to give receipts and sign all appropriate registers.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Scientists and Inventors On improving the finish of a phonograph record 262. Thomas Edison. ANS signed “E,” one page both sides,
8.5 x 11, May 11, 1926. Note written at the top of a letter sent to him by F. S. Blinne. Edison writes, in full: “Blinne, We tried Rosin Varnish but daubs got on & dissolved the Reg Varnish (over) & we could not trust our help, with the thick high viscosity of Varnish we use now it don’t go deep & I am afraid to try anything.” Blinne’s letter asks Edison to consider the “possibilities of further improving the surface of our records,” suggesting that “it does not seem economical to use expensive varnish as a basic coat or foundation.” In fine condition, with some creasing. Edison carefully controlled the processes in his factories and laboratories, and had famously introduced the ‘Edison Diamond Disc Record’ in 1912. Starting Bid $200
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Darwin solicits a sketch of a barnacle fossil 263. Charles Darwin. ALS signed “C. Darwin,” four
pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7.25, “Thursday 8th” [August 8, 1850]. Letter to Nathaniel Thomas Wetherell, underscoring Darwin’s belief in the scientific significance of the study of Cirripedia (barnacles). In full: “I fear that you will think me a sad trespasser on your kindness & forbearance, when I tell you that I have not actually completed my description of Loricula; but I shall do it directly & write now to obtain your permission to take (myself) your specimen to Mr. James De C. Sowerby to [be] drawn for publication by the Palæontographical Society.—I have received Mr. [John Wickham] Flower’s specimens, & some from Denmark but none are related to the Loricula, which is as perplexing as ever to me.—Immediately that Mr. Sowerby has with your permission figured the Loricula (& I shall take it up in a fortnight) it shall be returned to you.—Is there any safe place where I could leave it in London for you, or shall I return it by a messenger?—I believe I did once before ask you, whether you have any other fossil Cirripedia.—To save you the trouble of answering, I will assume, without I hear to the contrary that Mr. Sowerby may figure it.” He adds a postscript: “I assure you that it has not been idleness which has delayed me, but numbers of specimens of other fossil Cirri[pe]des.” In very good to fine condition, with creasing, soiling, and professional repairs to small areas of paper loss. During the period of 1846 to 1854 Darwin spent time studying barnacles (Cirripedia), publishing a monograph entitled Living Cirripedia in 1851. We are able to date this letter precisely because August 1850 was the only month with a “Thursday 8th” in the period between the Palaeontographical Society’s decision to publish Fossil Cirripedia and the publication of the first volume of this work in 1851, in which Loricula pulchella is described (Fossil Cirripedia (1851): 81-6). James de Carle Sowerby drew all the figures of the specimens in the first volume of Fossil Cirripedia. At the time of writing, Darwin does not seem to have known that George Brettingham Sowerby, Jr., had described and figured this particular specimen in 1843. However, since that time Wetherell had cleared away more material from the specimen, revealing features not seen by G. B. Sowerby, Jr., and a new drawing was made for Darwin’s description (Fossil Cirripedia (1851): 81). Published by the Darwin Correspondence Project, University of Cambridge, as letter no. DCP-LETT-1267. Starting Bid $1000
Boldly penned check from the steamboat inventor 264. Robert Fulton. American inventor, engineer, and entrepreneur (1765–1815) best known for designing the first commercially successful steamboat. His other endeavors included a commission from Napoleon that resulted in the first practical submarine, the Nautilus. Ideal autograph check, 7.25 x 3.25, accomplished entirely in Fulton’s hand and signed “Rob’t Fulton,” August 20, 1808. In full: “Bank of Columbia, George Town, August the 20th 1808, Pay the bearer thirty dollars, 30 dollars.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $300
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In Lucerne to present his important paper, ‘On the Ether’ 266. Albert Einstein. ALS in German, signed “Albert,” one page, 3.5 x 5.5, October 1, 1924. Letter to “Herrn und Frau Winteler,” his sister Maja and her husband Paul (familiarly called “Pauli”) in Italy, written from Lucerne. In full (translated): “Albert Karr gave me Pauli’s letter, which is already a year old. I was very happy about everything it said. Since I see that you are so brave, you shouldn’t give me back the 1000 francs; I can get the money more easily than you. The lady boarders will come soon; I believe that you’ll be happy with them, since (I believe) they’ll be a good fit for you, better than young girls, who still have a lot of fanciful ideas in their heads. Here there’s a conference of Swiss natural scientists to which I’m invited. Then I’m going to see Uncle Caesar and to Leiden.” In fine condition, with an unobtrusive central horizontal fold. Einstein was in Lucerne to attend a conference of the Swiss Naturalist Society on October 4th, where he presented his important paper ‘On the Ether.’ In the paper, Einstein made the philosophical point that although relativity killed off the luminiferous aether as the supposed medium of electromagnetic vibrations, it still imbued the vacuum with specific physical characteristics, such as curvature and energy. A fantastic piece of Einstein family correspondence. Starting Bid $1000
269. William Robert Grove.
Welsh judge and physical scientist (1811– 1896) who anticipated the general theory of the conservation of energy, and was a pioneer of fuel cell technology as the inventor of the Grove voltaic cell. AMS signed “W. R. Grove,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, March 25, 1843. Report to the Laboratory Committee of the London Institution, stating among his laboratory purchases “an apparatus for obtaining pure oxygen and hydrogen by electrolysis.” In part: “In the department of research I am happy to have to report a discovery which has attracted some attention among men of science & which will I trust do no discredit to the Laboratory of London Institution viz. the Gas Battery. Since the first paper upon this novel voltaic apparatus was published I have continued my experiments on the subject & have forwarded to the Royal Society a paper containing an account of them in which the Rationale of the action of the battery is investigated & its application to eudiometry detailed.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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270. Frederick Gowland Hopkins.
English biochemist (1861–1947) who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1929, with Christiaan Eijkman, for the discovery of vitamins, despite the discovery generally being attributed to Casimir Funk. ALS signed “F. Gowland Hopkins,” one page, 6 x 8.75, personal letterhead, March 28, 1928. Letter to Mabel de Courcy Duncan, whose guest he had been. In part: “Your charming hospitality and the kindness of your sister and yourself I can never forget. The days were filled with delightful experiences, and, looking back on them, it seems that only by a sort of magic could so much pleasure have been provided for me in so a short time!” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Hopkins’s hand. Starting Bid $200
276. Walther Nernst. TLS
272. Guglielmo Marconi.
Italian physicist and inventor (1874–1937) who devoted his life to experiments in wireless communication, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1909. Bold ink signature, “G. Marconi, 1931,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 card, matted and framed with a portrait and nameplate to an overall size of 12 x 17. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
in German, signed “W. Nernst,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to physicist Stefan Meyer (1872–1949), an important pupil of Boltzmann and pioneer of research into radioactivity, later director of the internationally renowned Vienna Institute for Radium Research, on a celebration in honor of Ludwig Boltzmann. In part (translated): “Thank you very much later for your kind letter on the 23rd of May: under such circumstances it seemed to me more correct to give up the journey to Vienna…Hopefully your evening will be tomorrow for all and especially for the beloved Jubilarian’s satisfaction!” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
274. Samuel F. B. Morse.
Uncommon 2.5 x 4 carte-devisite portrait of Morse with medals adorning his chest, boldly signed in black ink, “Saml. F. B. Morse.” Reverse bears the backstamp of photographer George G. Rockwood of New York. In very good to fine condition, with clipped corners, light overall soiling, and a slight brush to Morse’s middle initials. A scarce autographed image of the world-changing inventor. Starting Bid $200
275. Samuel F. B. Morse. ALS signed
“Sam’l F. B. Morse,” one page, 5 x 8.25, May 4, 1869. Crisply penned letter to J. B. Calder in Providence, Rhode Island, in full: “I cheerfully comply with your request of 3 May.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
278. William Ramsay.
ALS signed “W. Ramsay,” one page, 5 x 8, University College, London letterhead, February 25, 1904. Letter to a prospective scientist, in part: “Our laboratory is very full, but it is possible there may be room for one more. I shall not know until after the end of this term, or I shall let you know as soon as I can. Would you send me your home address? Three—or rather 2—months is, however, a very short time for a research.” In fine condition, with two filing cuts to the left edge. Starting Bid $200
279. Johannes Stark. German physicist (1874–1957) and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1919. ALS in German, signed “J. Stark,” one page on a 3.5 x 5.5 postcard, September 9, 1903. Letter to the Austrian physicist Stefan Meyer from the Institute for Radium Research, concerning an essay which he had sent him. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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The cotton gin inventor writes to his banker 280. Eli Whitney. Important American inventor (1765–1825) remembered for developing the cotton gin. Rare ALS, one page both sides, 8 x 10.25, March 3, 1802. Letter to Jonathan Burrall, cashier of the National Bank of New York, written from Charleston. In part: “You will find enclosed the first of three Setts of Exchange for two thousand Dollars each…I have to request your attention to the enclosed Bills to collect them & place the proceeds to the Credit of Eli Whitney of New Haven Connecticut. Should any difficulty occur in the collection you will correspond with William Hunter Esq. of Savannah & consult with Amosa Jackson Esq. of N. York as my Agent, on the subject.” In very good to fine condition, with light edge chipping. This is a particularly desirable example, as Whitney incorporates his own name into the body of the letter, in addition to boldly signing at the conclusion. Starting Bid $300
Intellectuals Recruiting authors for the Bibliothek 281. Moses Mendelssohn. Prominent German Jewish philosopher (1729–1826)
and grandfather of composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. ALS in German, signed “Moses,” one page, 8 x 13, [circa May/June 1757]. Cheerful letter to the young bookseller and writer Friedrich Nicolai, with whom he co-edited the journal “Bibliothek der schönen Wissenschaften und der freyen Künste” (the first volume of which had appeared in April 1757). Mendelssohn provides a vivid, dialoguestyle account of his visit to Johann Georg Sulzer, whom he wished to acquaint with their work and possibly persuade to become a contributor, in part (translated): “This compliment seems to him to have been extremely pleasant. He asked if the members wanted to remain unknown. I said: ‘You wish to stay for a while? Can I help this society? and what opportunity do you give me to take on this particular courtesy?’…He took the library and looked at the title…’That is exquisite! That these gentlemen limit themselves in one single field, and that they do not want to endure anything from the journalists, as hitherto done. There are also separate essays in it?’…He’d still be quite lacking in German…He—’But I find none of the rejoicing [free] arts in it’—I—‘you’d like to look up the mixed news, wherever you’ll also find your plan for the Dictionaire of Beaux Arts fairly widely recounted’—He— with big expectant eyes—‘Where? Where?’—yes here, I’ll take the time to read it through. But compliments to these gentlemen.’” In very good to fine condition, with trimming to the edges.
The first volume of the “Bibliothek” had included Nicolai’s pioneering “Abhandlung vom Trauerspiele” (“Treatise on Tragedy”). Sulzer was professor of mathematics at the Joachimsthal grammar school; he was a member of the Academy of Sciences since 1750. His first (and only) contribution to the “Bibliothek” would not appear until 1760. His principal work, “Allgemeine Theorie der schönen Künste” (“General Theory of Fine Arts”), was published in Leipzig 1771-74; Goethe and Wieland reviewed it without enthusiasm. Starting Bid $300
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282. Karl Jaspers. German psychiatrist and philosopher
(1883–1969) who attempted to develop an innovative philosophical system. Two ALSs, each one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.75, dated 1922. The first, dated May 4, 1922, is a response to Alexander Amersdorffer, professor of psychology at Heidelberg University and first secretary of the Prussian Academy of Arts, who had asked him for a professional opinion as to the case of the German painter Carl Blechen, who had died deranged in 1840. The second, dated September 2, 1922, is to his friend, the German psychiatrist Johannes Heinrich Schultz in Jena, thanking him for his response to Jaspers’s pathography of Strindberg, and includes the original mailing envelope. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Religious Figures
283. Pope Francis. Pope Francis’s white zucchetto skullcap, measuring 7˝ in diameter, featuring a light suede white lining and white moire fabric exterior. In fine condition. Accompanied by a “Segreteria Particolare di Sua Santita” card in Italian, dated July 23, 2015, signed by Mons. Yoannis Lahzi Gaid, the personal secretary of Pope Francis, in full (translated): “It is hereby certified that the accompanying skull cap is a gift from His Holiness, Pope Francis.” Prelates often give away their skullcaps, a practice started in the modern era by Pope Pius XII. The tradition involves giving the zucchetto to the faithful, as a keepsake, if presented with a new one as a gift. Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis have continued the custom. A rare relic from a sitting pope. Starting Bid $300
284. Brigham Young. LS as governor of the Utah Territory, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, August 2, 1854. Letter to Governor Noah Martin of New Hampshire, in full: “The mail of the 1st instant brought me Fosters Reports Vol. 3 in good order, which I hereby acknowledge.” In very good condition, with creasing, edge tears, and splitting to the central horizontal fold. Starting Bid $200
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World Leaders and Politicians The 19-year-old Castro runs for student office, soliciting support for “the triumph of our candidacy” 285. Fidel Castro. ALS in Spanish, signed “F. Castro R.,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Hotel
Vedado letterhead, March 10, 1946. Scarce letter to classmate Porfirio Delange by the 19-year-old Castro, soliciting support for Castro’s campaign to become president of the FEU (Federation of University Students). In part (translated): “The elections in the law school will be held on the morning of the 18th of this month. I will thank you for assisting and supporting the triumph of our candidacy.” In very good condition, with light toning and splitting along the intersecting folds, and some paper loss affecting a single word of text. Accompanied by a provenance statement from the wife of the original recipient, stating that her husband had been a classmate of Castro’s at the University of Havana School of Law, but, recognizing him as a ‘gangster,’ left Cuba in exile upon Castro’s rise in 1959. During his unsuccessful campaign for the presidency of the Federation of University Students, Castro put forward a platform of ‘honesty, decency and justice’ and emphasized his opposition to corruption, which he associated with US involvement in Cuba. He became an outspoken critic of the corruption and violence of the regime of Cuban President Ramon Grau, and became increasingly involved with leftist student groups. Growing increasingly radical, Castro joined an attempt to overthrow Trujillo-led Dominican government in 1947, before returning home to stoke student protests in Havana. After obtaining his doctorate in law in September 1950, Castro co-opened an unsuccessful law firm before entering parliamentary politics as a Partido Ortodoxo candidate. When General Fulgencio Batista launched a coup and overthrew the elected presidency, Castro brought legal challenges against him. When this proved ineffective, he began to think of other ways to oust Batista—culminating in his own revolutionary movement that would seize the Cuban government at the end of the decade. Starting Bid $200
286. Madame Chiang Kai-shek. TLS signed “May-
ling Soong Chiang,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, personal letterhead, July 14, 1975. Written from Taipei, a letter to Madame Cliquet, in full: “I deeply appreciate your message of condolence which means much to me as it tangibly reflects the concern of our friends in Belgium, where you are doing so much to promote and cement the friendship between our two countries. The delay in thanking you and Mr. Cliquet has been occasioned only by my desire to write you in person, and has not diminished my gratitude.” In very good to fine condition, with wear to the right edge, and old tape along the left edge. Chiang Kai-shek, the longtime leader of the Republic of China, passed away at the age of 87 on April 5, 1975, only three months before this letter was written. Starting Bid $200 80 |
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287. Madame Chiang Kai-shek. Fantastic glossy 5.5 x
3.75 photo of Madame Chiang Kai-shek seated at a table with her husband, signed in fountain pen, “Mayling Soong Chiang.” Reverse bears a “Photo by Wu Chung Yee” credit stamp and a typed collector’s notation indicating that it was received in January 1957. In very good to fine condition, with scattered creasing, and light surface impressions from a long typed notation on the reverse. Accompanied by a 1956 transmittal letter from the secretary of Madame Chiang Kai-shek, and a printed pamphlet entitled “The Crossroad: Survival or Destruction.” Starting Bid $200
First edition of Churchill’s African travelogue
288. Winston Churchill. Rare book: My African Journey by Winston Churchill. First edition. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1908. Custom leatherbound hardcover, 5.5 x 7.5, 226 pages. Book condition: VG/None, with minor scuffing to exterior and light foxing to textblock. Published in December 1908, this wonderful travelogue chronicles Churchill’s journey through Britain’s East African possessions in 1907. It features 61 illustrations from photographs on 47 plates, three maps, and has the original illustrated cloth cover bound in the rear. A superb and important volume—Churchill would go on to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 ‘for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values.’ Starting Bid $200
289. Charles de Gaulle.
TLS in French, signed “C. de Gaulle,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 18, 1958. Letter to Charles Noel Martin, in part (translated): “I have received your books ‘Artificial Satellites’ and ‘The Twenty Senses of Man’, which you had the kindness to address and dedicate me. In thanking you for this attention, I want to tell you how interesting it is for me to read these studies, especially the second one, which is very inspiring.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
290. Walther Rathenau. Important German statesman and socialist leader (1867–1922) who served as foreign minister during the Weimar Republic and initiated the Treaty of Rapallo; he was assassinated by the ultra-nationalist Organisation Council terrorist group. ALS in German, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 6 x 8, Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft letterhead, April 3, 1914. Letter to the German economist and social scientist Eduard Heimann, thanking for giving him some bibliographical details. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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Trotsky on the preface to Fascism and Big Business 291. Leon Trotsky. TLS signed “L. Trotsky,” one page, 8.5 x 11, March 20, 1939. Letter to Dwight Macdonald, concerning Macdonald’s preface to a book by Daniel Guerin, Fascism and Big Business. In part: “Unfortunately I cannot follow your suggestion for a very important reason which you will appreciate. Two weeks ago I received a letter from Daniel Guerin in connection with the relationship between our French section and the P.S.O.P., the party of Daniel Guerin. The letter is very friendly, but it shows that Guerin does not understand correctly the most important and acute questions of our politics. I answered him in this sense and my answer will possibly be published in the New International or in an internal bulletin (the American comrades will decide that for themselves). I am sure that Guerin‘s book is a good one and that you did a good job in prefacing it. However, on the other hand I am sure that it is possible to find omissions which characterize his political attitude. You were not obliged to occupy yourself with these features of Guerin’s theoretical and political physiognomy, because you were interested in his general data and conclusions about fascism. But I am involved in very important political polemics with Guerin and I cannot write about his book, at least today, without indicating that in spite of his excellent qualities he continues to base himself on centrist conceptions.” In very good to fine condition, with thin spots from old edge mounting on the reverse, and an associated small area of paper loss to the upper left corner. Starting Bid $200
Royalty 293. Lady Emma Hamilton. Born the
292. Lady Emma Hamilton. Born the daughter of a humble blacksmith, the model, entertainer, and courtesan Emma Hamilton (née Amy Lyon, 1761) ascended through the ranks of British society to become the mistress to Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson. Scarce ALS signed “Emma Hamilton,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9, April 13, [no year]. Letter to a countess, in part: “Sir Thomas Troubridge has wrote 3 lines to inform me the fleet passed the sound on the 31st with safety & he says they have not touched one of our ships…Excuse this scrawl but I write from bed where I have been 4 days with a cold. Every body on board the fleet were well.” In fine condition. In July 1797, Troubridge had assisted Nelson in an unsuccessful attack on Santa Cruz de Tenerife; the following year, he was on his way to assist Nelson at the Battle of the Nile when his ship ran aground on a shoal, preventing him from aiding in the battle. A wonderful letter connecting these two British naval heroes. Starting Bid $200
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daughter of a humble blacksmith, the model, entertainer, and courtesan Emma Hamilton (née Amy Lyon, 1761) ascended through the ranks of British society to become the mistress to Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson. Sheet music for “A New National Song for the Piano Forte,” from Hamilton’s personal collection, 9.5 x 12.5, three pages on two adjoining sheets, signed with Hamilton’s ownership signature in the upper right corner, “Lady Hamilton, June 14.” Chipping to edges and the right edge possibly trimmed (affecting the last letter of her signature), otherwise fine condition. Lady Hamilton was very keen on her piano and harp, and took music lessons for years in Naples. A great rarity from one of the most colorful women in history. Starting Bid $200
Beautiful oversized portrait of the beloved princess 294. Princess Diana. Stunning oversized color satin-finish 10 x 12 portrait of Princess Diana in a white top with large pearl earrings, affixed to a 13 x 16 mount, prominently signed on the mount in ink, “Diana, 1988.” Impressively doublematted and framed to an overall size of 20 x 23. In very fine condition, with slight fading to the portrait. Starting Bid $500
A letter of thanks to Diana’s personal chauffeur 295. Princess Diana. ALS signed “Diana, x,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 7, personal Kensington Palace letterhead, December 25, 1990. Letter to her chauffeur Simon Solari and his wife Lyn, in full: “A very loud ‘hurray’ went up in a the early hours of this morning, when I opened my present from the Solari team! I am overwhelmed by your kindness & generosity. The Jersey has been greatly admired by this particular lady for a long time & to be given it really means so much to me. Very special thanks to you all for spoiling me, & most of all, for thinking of me at Christmas.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Diana’s own hand. Solari worked for Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, for over 15 years, and his wife, Lyn Howley, served as an assistant to Prince Charles’s equerry. Starting Bid $200
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296. Princess Diana and P r i n c e Charles.
TLS signed “Charles” and “Yours most sincerely, and Diana,” one page, 8 x 13, Buckingham Palace letterhead, October 7, 1981. Letter to Mr. E. G. Lucas, in full: “We would both like to thank you very much indeed for your most kind contribution to the wedding present which the Duchy has given us. We really are delighted with the mahogany library table which will look splendid in our home at Highgrove and is exactly the right period for the house. We were also most touched to receive the balance of the gift in the form of a cheque with which we shall probably buy some more furniture.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. The fabled royal wedding took place at St. Paul’s Cathedral on July 29, 1981, before an invited congregation of 3,500 and an estimated worldwide television audience of 750 million. Starting Bid $200
297. Princess Diana and P r i n c e Charles.
Christmas card from 1981 embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 10.5 x 7.25 open, featuring an affixed color photo of the newly wedded royal couple, signed and inscribed in ink, “Julian and Patricia, from Charles,” and, “and Diana.” Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication holder. In fine condition, with old tape stains to the edges of the photo panel. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200
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298. Princess Diana and P r i n c e Charles.
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 by Princess Diana in black ink, “To you both, from Diana and,” and “Charles.” In very fine condition. An uncommon example given that Charles typically added the inscription. Starting Bid $200
299. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Uncom-
mon Royal Christmas and New Year’s card from 1958, with a gilt-embossed crown on the front, measuring 18.25 x 7.75 open, featuring a color image of Sebastiano Ricci’s painting The Holy Family, signed on the adjacent page in fountain pen, “Elizabeth R” and “Philip.” In fine condition, with some light toning to the front of the card. Starting Bid $200
300. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Won-
derful royal Christmas card from 1957 with an embossed crown on the front, measures 15.5 x 9.25, featuring a color family portrait of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip with their children, Charles and Anne, and a pair of corgis, signed below the image in fountain pen, “Philip 1957” and “Elizabeth R.” In fine condition, with some light stains to the outside of the card. Starting Bid $200
301. Queen Victoria. Partly-printed DS, signed “Victoria R.,” one page, 16 x 12.25, February 15, 1855. The queen appoints George Fisher Esquire C. B. as “Lieutenant Colonel in Our Army in the East Indies.” Signed in the upper left corner by Queen Victoria, and countersigned by Secretary of War, the Lord Panmure. Blue and white paper seals remain affixed to left side. Impressively double-matted and framed with an artistic portrayal to an overall size of 32 x 24.5. In fine condition, with moderate intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200
Explorers and Archeologists 302. Howard Carter. British ar-
chaeologist and Egyptologist (1874– 1939) whose discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s ‘Valley of the Kings’ proved to be one of the signal events in the history of archaeology. LS signed “H. C.,” one page, 4.25 x 7, February 10, 1903. Letter endorsed by Carter, in part: “Messrs. Denderah informs that he had written to you regarding the raise of his salary, for he did not receive any raise from year 99 & that you have promised him to require to him, the middle of the 3rd step & asking you to look into his matter.” In fine condition, with staple holes to the top and punch holes to the side. Starting Bid $200
A Dickens volume from Shackleton’s library
303. Ernest Shackleton. Signed book: The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens. Later printing. London: Chapman and Hall, 1850. Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.75, 496 pages. Signed on the first free end page in pencil with his ownership signature, “E. A. Shackleton.” In very good to fine condition, with light creasing and soiling to the signed page; the book itself is worn, with a cracked inner front hinge, soiling to the covers, and heavy sunning to the spine. Starting Bid $200
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American West 304. William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody. ALS signed “W. F. Cody,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Co. letterhead, September 6, 1889. Written from Paris, a letter to Miss Fillingham, in full: “In answer to yours regarding my transactions I had with Mr. Geo. Beach. Will say that I have known Mr. Beach since the fall of 72. And have done much business with him and I have always found him an honorable upright man.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and splitting along intersecting folds. Buffalo Bill’s Wild West returned to Europe in May 1889 as part of the Exposition Universelle in Paris, an event that commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille and featured the debut of the Eiffel Tower. The Parisian crowds adored the show’s recreation of exciting events and various skill and culture exhibitions, but mostly they marveled over young Johnny Baker, the ‘Cowboy Kid,’ Buck Taylor, the ‘King of the Cowboys,’ the miniature sharpshooter Annie Oakley, and of course Cody himself. On November 14, 1889, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West closed its attraction in Paris after weeks of sold-out shows. Starting Bid $200
Notorious Figures Scarce legal document from the ‘Hanging Judge’ 305. Isaac C. Parker. Fearless and de-
termined justice (1838–1896) of the Indian Territory in western Arkansas who earned the nickname ‘The Hanging Judge’ because of the great number of convictions he secured against criminals, renegades, and fugitives from justice. Partly-printed DS, signed “Isaac C. Parker, Circuit Attorney,” one page, 7.5 x 11.75, May 1865. Official State of Missouri document by which a grand jury affirms that “Justin C. Waterman…was duly and legally appointed Road Overseer.” Signed at the conclusion by Parker as circuit attorney. Matted and framed to an overall size of 11.25 x 15.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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306. Apple: Ronald Wayne
307. William T. Barry Starting Bid $200
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309. Fulgencio Batista Starting Bid $200
313. British Prime Ministers Starting Bid $200
317. Vint Cerf
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310. Fulgencio Batista Starting Bid $200
314. Warren Buffett Starting Bid $200
311. David Brearley
308. Robert Bartlett Starting Bid $200
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312. British Prime Ministers
315. John C. Calhoun
316. Simon Cameron
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318. Winston Churchill Starting Bid $200
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319. Henry Clay Starting Bid $200
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320. Dalai Lama
321. Dalai Lama
322. John Staige Davis
323. Lee de Forest
324. William Eustis
325. Edward Everett
326. Thomas Fitzsimons
327. Otto Frank
330. Horace Greeley
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331. Hells Angels: George Christie and Sonny Barger
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329. Mikhail Gorbachev
332. Leroy Hood
333. J. Edgar Hoover
334. Helen Keller
335. King Edward VIII
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328. Mikhail Gorbachev
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336. King Edward VIII Starting Bid $200
337. Stamatios Krimigis
338. Arthur Lee
340. Nelson Mandela
341. Thomas Mifflin
342. Mother Teresa
343. Mother Teresa
344. Mother Teresa
345. Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III Starting Bid $200
346. Martin Niemoller
347. Eugene Parker
348. Linus Pauling
349. Timothy Pickering
350. Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis
351. Pope Francis
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339. Abraham Lincoln: John Hay Starting Bid $200
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352. Pope John Paul II
353. Prince Albert
354. Queen Victoria
356. Jonas Salk
358. Philip Schuyler
359. Robert Stroud
360. Supreme Court
361. Margaret Thatcher
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362. Margaret Thatcher
363. Harry S. Truman Cabinet
366. Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
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365. Matthew Vassar
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364. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
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367. Booker T. Washington
368. Daniel Webster
369. Frances Willard
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military
“He commands the Eagle, a frigate of a new construction... and of course a good match even to a fifty gun ship”
The ‘Father of the Northwest Territory’
370. Marquis de Lafayette.
Revolutionary War–dated ALS in English, signed “Lafayette,” one page, 6.75 x 8.5, May 10, 1782. Letter referencing Captain Louis-Rene Levassor de Latouche Treville and his frigate Aigle, in part: “I have been Honoured with your letter of the 7th…and am much obliged to you for the Goodness you had to advance the money I took the liberty to draw upon you. Agreeable to your request I hasten to inform you of what I know respecting Cte. de la Touche’s departure—He commands the Eagle, a frigate of a new construction…and of course a good match even to a fifty gun ship. We are said to sail at the end of the Month, but I believe our departure will not take place before the first days of June.” In very good to fine condition, with overall creasing, and paper loss to the upper left corner. Captain Latouche assumed command of the Aigle in early 1782, and in September was captured by the British when it ran aground. The Aigle remained in the service of the British Royal Navy until being wrecked in 1798. Starting Bid $200
371. Rufus Putnam. Colonial military officer during the French and Indian War, and a general in the Continental Army during the Revolution (1738–1824) who, as an organizer of the Ohio Company, was instrumental in the initial settling of the Northwest Territory. ADS, signed “Rufus Putnam,” one page, 8.25 x 4.25, August 13, 1802. Pay order issued to George Simpson, cashier of the Bank of the United States. In full: “Ten days after Sight pay to Enos Hitchcock or order Fifty Dollars, being for part of my Salary for the second quarter of the present year as Surveyor general of the United States, without further advice.” In fine condition, with a thin stain to the lower right corner. Starting Bid $200
Amazing firsthand account of the Battle of Mobile Bay, recorded by the steward of Admiral Farragut 372. Civil War: Battle of Mobile Bay. Extraordinary ALS signed “John H.
Brooks,” 24 total pages on a set of six 5 x 8 sheets, lightly lined, (the first 11 pages in ink, the balance in graphite) August 5, 1864. An incredible firsthand account of John Brooks, the steward of Admiral David Farragut, written while aboard the flagship US Hartford during the Battle of Mobile Bay. The first four pages consist of a letter Brooks addressed to his wife on the day of battle, in part: “We got underweigh this morning after a cup of coffee and sailed in two by two the iron clads on our right or starboard side. I cannot tell you of how terrible the battle was but even our admiral admits it was the most severe ever we engaged in our ship being the admiral ship the Rebel…Tennessee came up to sink us then began another battle the Hartford pouring in broadside after broadside not twenty feet from the ram and running into her nearly sinking her…we lost over twenty men killed and wounded cut up in a manner most shocking…we are now in the Bay of Mobile and will try to compel the forts guarding its entrance to surrender after which we will be ready for home…I hope you will soon read this letter which we plan to send tonight, which if captured by the enemy will serve him in showing the deprived the best of wives a letter that would relieve her aching heart. Oh, this fighting was terrible but I was never more cool…I hope soon to write you full particulars and only now wish to relieve you and my dear mother of the anxiety of my last letters.” The remaining pages represent a moment-by-moment eyewitness retelling of the engagement. In fine condition. An exhaustive, endlessly fascinating account of the Battle of Mobile Bay. Starting Bid $500
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Reply to an inquiry on “whether any soldiers in the Army of the Confederate States have been shot by order of any General officer without trial” 373. Jefferson Davis. Civil War–dated LS, one page,
7.75 x 9.25, September 15, 1862. Letter to “the Senate of the Confederate States,” in full: “In reply to the inquiry of the Senate presented in the following resolution of the 13th inst: ‘Resolved, that the President be requested to communicate to the Senate whether any soldiers in the Army of the Confederate States have been shot by order of any General officer without trial, and if so, that he will lay before the Senate all the information he has upon the subject.’ I have to state that I have received no authentic information in relation to any such transaction, and if any such fact exist it has not been communicated either to the Adjutant General or the the Secretary of War.” In fine condition, with light show-through at the upper corners from old adhesive residue on the reverse. Starting Bid $300
374. Jefferson Davis.
Partly-printed DS, signed “Jeffer. Davis,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, November 21, 1856. Official United States War Department document sent to John Munroe, in part: “You are hereby informed that the President of the United States has promoted you to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Fourth Regiment of Artillery in the service of the United States, to take effect from the eleventh day of November.” Neatly signed at the conclusion by Davis as secretary of war. In fine condition, with a small stain, and a faint block of toning. Starting Bid $200
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375. Henry W. Halleck.
Union general (1815–1872), known as ‘Old Brains,’ who, despite his administrative skill as general in chief, failed to achieve an overall battle strategy for Union forces. Lincoln once described him as ‘little more than a first rate clerk.’ Desirable 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Halleck in uniform in a threequarter-length pose by E. & H. T. Anthony of New York, signed in the lower border in black ink, “H. W. Halleck, Major Gen’l.” In fine condition, with some trivial soiling and subtle silvering to dark areas of the image. Starting Bid $200
“The N.Y. Tribune has attacked me for my treatment of your G’nd Fathers slaves (he has left me an unpleasant legacy)”
376. Robert E. Lee. ALS signed “R. E. Lee,” eight pages, 5 x 8, July 2, 1859. Written from Arlington, Lee pens a letter to his son concerning family and home matters, and makes reference to a New York Tribune story about his poor treatment of slaves. In part: “You must not have your mind exalted by Rooney’s account of the improvements at this place they are very meager & only serve to ameliorate matters…I have not the means to do what I should like & what I do do, has to be limited by considerations of economy & practicality. I have been able to do nothing to the grounds around the house, except to clean up on the hill & have been obliged to limit myself to what is most essential...I do not know that you have been told that George, Wesley & Mary…absconded some month since, were captured in Md; making their way to Penn & brought back…I had to send down before them, Obediah, Edw’d, Henry & Austin Bingham…The force here is very small have to hire nearly all the labour. We have nothing but the old men & boys—The N.Y. Tribune has attacked me for my treatment of your G’nd Fathers slaves (he has left me an unpleasant legacy), but I shall not reply.” In fine condition, with some light wrinkling, and an unobtrusively repaired corner tear. Upon the death of George Washington Parke Custis in October of 1857, his Arlington estate fell under the control of his sonin-law, Robert E. Lee. While Custis had hoped that his slaves would be freed right away (but allowed a five-year window, if necessary), Lee determined that the estate’s finances were not secure enough to succeed without slave labor. In 1859, three of the Arlington slaves—Wesley Norris, his sister Mary, and their cousin George—fled for the North, but were captured a few miles from the Pennsylvania border and forced to return to Arlington. On June 24, 1859, the abolitionist New York Tribune printed two anonymous letters critical of Lee’s treatment of these runaway slaves, claiming that he whipped them; in discussing the matter, this very letter is quoted in Douglas Southall Freeman’s Pulitzer Prize–winning R. E. Lee: A Biography. While the legitimacy of the whipping claim has been disputed, the event left an indelible black mark on his legacy. A lengthy and detailed letter with a reference to a particularly damaging episode in Lee’s life.Starting Bid $300
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377. James Longstreet. Confederate general (1821–1904) who distinguished himself at Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chickamauga, and is remembered as one of the Civil War’s greatest tacticians. ALS, one page, 5 x 8, June 30, 1870. Letter to Joseph Thomson, a suit maker in New York, in part: “Your esteemed favor and the box containing coat, pants, & vest, arrived—and the clothing is quite satisfactory.” In fine condition. Thomson had also made a suit for President Ulysses S. Grant earlier in the year. Starting Bid $200
378. Mitsuo Fuchida. Two items:
an ALS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, May 12, 1967, in part: “Many thanks for sending me a U.S.S. Arizona pamphlet which is a kind of my most anxious things to get…Herewith I am enclosing 2 copies of my tract as you are desired by your friends. During the months of June, July and August, I am not making any speaking tour, but I will be under writing my life-story for the Harper & Row Publisher in New York…When it would be published, I would be happy to send you a copy with my author’s autograph”; and a pamphlet entitled “From Pearl Harbor to Calvary,” three pages, 5.5 x 8.5, signed and inscribed on the front in fountain pen in English and Japanese, “To Mr. & Mrs. Ken Browne, from Capt. Mitsuo Fuchida, Luke 23:34.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in his own hand and incorporating his name in the return address area. Starting Bid $200
380. George B. McClellan.
Outstanding 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of McClellan in uniform in a three-quarter-length pose by renowned Civil War photographer Alexander Gardner, crisply signed on the mount in ink, “Geo. S. McClellan.” Reverse is marked, “Gardner, Corner 7th & D Strs., Washington, D.C.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
“The Yankees used to call me Fra Diavolo— who was a robber” 379. John S. Mosby. ALS signed “Jno. S.
Mosby,” one page, 5 x 8, November 1, 1899. Letter to “Alice,” in part: “Yesterday I sent a letter to the Richmond Times in answer to that part of Major Richard’s address that referred to General Grant—It will appear on Sunday, Nov: 12th. The Yankees used to call me Fra Diavolo—who was a robber. Fra Diavolo is one of my favorite operas—I went to hear it sung a few days ago. So in my article there is a quotation from a song, in it wh. you will recognize if you are familiar with the opera. I had a very narrow plank to walk on—to defend Genl. Grant without saying anything to wound Richards. It was like crossing Niagara on a slack rope—but I think I crossed. I have rec’d a letter from Edith Moore telling me that she was going to be married, & cards of invitation to her wedding. I can’t tell now about my being at the next re-union. It has been nearly two years since I left Va.” In fine condition, with a split to the end of the central horizontal fold. Starting Bid $200
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A Confederate officer’s praise for “leading a desperate attack in one of the bloodiest and most important battles of our revolution” 381. John Pegram. Confederate officer (1832–1865) who fought with distinction at Murfreesboro and Chickamauga; he was killed in action in a skirmish at Hatcher’s Run, Virginia, in February of 1865. Rare and important war-dated ALS signed “Jno. Pegram,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, June 15, 1862. Letter to “Jack,” extolling the courage of George B. Anderson’s 4th North Carolina Infantry, written from Tupelo, where he was serving on the staff of staff of General Braxton Bragg. In part: “In a Richmond paper received a day or two since I see that the ‘4th N.C. led by its gallant Colonel’ played a most conspicuous part in the battle of Seven Pines. I wish to express to you my delight at this news, both on your own and your wife’s account, and on account of the Old North State. It must be a great satisfaction to you to reflect that whilst others have been promoted to the rank of Brig. Gen’l entirely through political influence, and have been rendered ridiculous by their unfitness for the position, you have gained yours by leading a desperate attack in one of the bloodiest and most important battles of our revolution…I have not heard that you have been promoted—only I take for granted there is some little sense left among the ‘powers that be.’ Here we are all most anxious to get at the truth about the battles of the 31st and 1st. If you can possible find a half hour…write me word how you think we stand as compared with our status before the battles—of course I mean relatively to the enemy…As well as we can judge at this distance, the Generals committed the great error of not bringing a sufficient number of men into action. I fear McClellan is rapidly bringing up his reinforcements…Why did we leave our wounded and dead in the enemy’s hands? And what materiel of war did we capture? In short, tell me what you think of the chances of holding Richmond?…I fear to write you fully, lest this letter fall into the enemy’s hands.” In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and soiling to the last page. The Confederate Army’s 4th North Carolina Infantry had just completed its organization in May 1862, when it was sent into action at Seven Pines on May 31st. There, the regiment earned the nickname ‘The Bloody Fourth’ for its high casualty rate—of the ‘Noble 545’ men and officers that went into battle, 486 suffered death or injury. Though the battle was inconclusive, it did have a profound effect on the war: Joseph E. Johnston was injured in the fight, leading to the appointment of Robert E. Lee as Confederate commander. Pegram’s autograph is incredibly scarce—especially in war-dated material—and this letter in particular boasts truly phenomenal content. Starting Bid $300
383. Joseph W. Stilwell.
382. George S. Patton. Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 9.5 x 4, addressed in Patton’s hand to “Mrs. G. S. Patton, Jr., South Hamilton, Mass.,” and marked “3d Army” in the return address area. Postmarked July 17, 194[?]. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication and grading holder, evaluating the autograph as “NM-MT 8.” In very good to fine condition, with light creasing and soiling. Starting Bid $200
United States Army general (1883–1946) who served in the China Burma India Theater during World War II. His caustic personality was reflected in the nickname ‘Vinegar Joe.’ Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo of the revered Army general wearing his military uniform in a bust-length pose, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink, “To Col. O. R. Meredith, a square shooter, who never let hope of reward or fear of punishment budge him an inch. Joseph W. Stilwell, Gen. U.S.A.” Framed and in fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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384. World War II: Okinawa. A remarkable
map entitled “Okinawa Shima” showing the northern part of Okinawa Island, prepared by US Tenth Army Engineers on August 8, 1945, just two days after Hiroshima and one day before Nagasaki. Marked “Confidential: This classification will be changed to restricted in combat area” at bottom. Pencil inscribed “Northern part” twice verso. Lightly folded into six even sections, measuring approximately 20 x 22.5 unfolded. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
385. Pierre Augereau.
387. Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte. French military
officer (1763–1844) who was appointed Marshal of France by Napoleon and later became King of Sweden (as Charles XIV Johan) and King of Norway (as Charles III John) from 1818 until his death. LS in French, signed “J. Bernadotte,” one page, 8 x 12.5, February 24, 1805. Letter about a sum of 10,000 francs granted to the director of artillery. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
388. Louis-Alexandre Berthier. One of Napoleon’s
Marshal of France and duke of Castiglione (1757–1816) who served with distinction under Napoleon during the French Revolution. Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Le Marechal de L’Empire,” one page, 8.75 x 13.75, November 10, 1805. The Prince de Furstenberg having become the enemy of France, the order is given for the disarmament of his troops. Retains its red wax seal to the lower left. In fine condition, with light toning over most of the page. Starting Bid $200
favorite marshals (1753–1815) who served as his chief of staff from the start of his first Italian campaign in 1796 until his first abdication in 1814. LS in French, one page, 7.75 x 12, December 31, 1806. Letter to Marshal Jean Lannes, advising him that he had sent an order to Brigadier General Girard to take command of a brigade in a division of the 1st Army Corps. He has given him orders to report to Marshal Lannes, whom he asks to recognize him for the command for which he has been destined. In fine condition. An appealing association piece between two Napoleonic Marshals. Starting Bid $200
386. Eugene de Beauharnais. Viceroy
389. Jean-Baptiste Bessieres. Marshal of
of the Kingdom of Italy (1781– 1824) and the adopted stepson of Napoleon. ALS in French, signed “Eugene Napoleon,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.25, October 19, 1809. Untranslated letter to Napoleon. In very good to fine condition, with splitting, and old tape staining, along the central horizontal fold. Starting Bid $200
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France of the Napoleonic Era who commanded the cavalry of the Imperial Guard (1768–1813). Scarce ALS in French, signed “Bessieres,” one page, 7.25 x 9.25, April 28, 1809. Letter to an unknown recipient, almost certainly Marshal Jean Lannes, explaining that it is impossible for him to join him on that day. In fine condition, with a lightly trimmed left edge. A beautiful and well-preserved military letter. Starting Bid $200
390. Guillaume Brune. French sol-
dier and political figure who rose to Marshal of France (1763–1815). LS in French, signed “Brune,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, personal letterhead, October 10, 1805. Letter to the inspector general, telling him that he was astonished that the two detachments of chasseurs he was waiting for had not arrived. In fine condition, with a few light stains. Starting Bid $200
391. Jean Jacques Régis de Cambaceres. French lawyer
and statesman (1753–1824) who authored the Napoleonic Code. LS in French, signed “Cambaceres,” one page, 5.75 x 7.25, July 6, 1812. Letter to “the Altesse Imperiale madame la Princesse Pauline, Duchesse de Gustalla,” in part (translated): “A letter from Madame de Cavour informs me that your Imperial Highness has been a little more indisposed to-day. She also announces to me that this state is coming to an end…The Emperor passed the Niemen on the 24th. The letters I received yesterday are from the 25th written in Kowno. His Majesty is well portrayed and complained of the excessive heat. So here the hostilities started there was nothing serious yet.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Starting Bid $200
392. Lazare Carnot. One of the most important creators of the French Revolutionary Army (1753–1823), he voted for the death of Louis XVI and was appointed by Napoleon to the post of Minister of War. LS in French, signed “Carnot,” one page, 7.75 x 11.5, Ministry of the Interior letterhead, June 13, 1815. Letter to a prefect who had written asking for money to cover clothing and equipment for the National Guard. Carnot replies that the matter had been attended to. In fine condition. Accompanied by an engraved portrait. Starting Bid $200
393. Louis Nicolas Davout.
Marshal of France and Duke of Auerstaedt (1770–1823) considered one of Napoleon’s finest commanders. LS in French, signed “Duc D’auerstadt,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 12.25, November 29, 1808. Letter concerning the dissolution of the Grande Armee and the method of feeding his troops, in part: “By its decree which dissolved the Grande Armee, and determined by the composition of that of the Rhine, ordered that its troops in Germany, with the exception of the 12,500 men who compose the garrison of Magdeburg, and who must be nourished by Westphalia, would be fed from his stores. I must draw from this provision the consequence that the inhabitants must no longer be liable to feed the officers, or to give them table-expenses, as was practiced in Germany. In Poland, where this custom did not take place, H.M. had granted officers of every grade extraordinary treatment per month.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
394. Joseph Fouche. French statesman (1759–1820) who famously served as Minister of Police under Napoleon. LS in French, signed “Fouche,” one page, 7 x 9, June 29, 1801. Letter to the commissary general of police at Toulon, returning to him, properly stamped, the visa for the passports of the brothers Ferro, Piemontese merchants. Professionally inlaid into a larger sheet and in fine condition, with light soiling. Starting Bid $200
395. Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr. French commander
in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars who rose to Marshal of France (1764–1830). Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Gouvion,” one page, 8.5 x 13, August 24, 1815. Certificate authorizing a marriage, signed at the conclusion by Gouvion Saint-Cyr as minister of war. In fine condition, with light toning across the lower horizontal fold. Starting Bid $200
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396. Emmanuel de Grouchy. French general
399. AlexandreThéodore-Victor, comte de Lameth.
and marshal (1766–1847) remembered for his participation in the Waterloo Campaign. Manuscript DS, in French, one page, 9.25 x 13.75, February 18, 1799. An order to the battalion commander to go to Paris to hand over precious objects to the Directory. Retains its red wax seal to the lower left. In fine condition, with a light stain at the bottom, and creasing to the left edge. Starting Bid $200
French soldier and politician (1760– 1829) who participated in the American Revolution, becoming a friend of Thomas Jefferson. LS in French, signed “Alex. Lameth,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9.5, no date but circa 1806–1809. Untranslated letter as prefect of the Department of Roer, addressed to the prefect of the Department of Lourthe. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
397. Jean-Baptiste Jourdan. French military officer
(1762–1833) who Napoleon named a Marshal of France. Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Jourdan,” one page, 8.25 x 11.5, June 17, 1813. Document nominating officers in the 16th Infantry Regiment to higher ranks, endorsed in the rightmost column by Jourdan. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
400. Jean Lannes. One
of Napoleon’s marshals who was a close personal friend, renowned as one of the most daring and talented generals in the French army (1769– 1809). Scarce partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Lannes,” one page, 9.25 x 7, December 10, 1805. A pay receipt, in part (translated): “I subscribe Marshal of the Empire, commanderin-chief of the 5th Army Corps, recognizes that he received from M. Regain, Payer of the Grand Army, the sum of two thousand one hundred and sixty francs for a forage indemnity during the first quarter of the year.” In fine condition, with some light foxing and creasing. Starting Bid $300
401. Francois Lefebvre.
398. François Étienne de Kellermann. French cavalry
general noted for his daring and skillful exploits during the Napoleonic Wars (1770–1835). LS in French, signed “Duc de Valmy,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.25, January 19, 1814. Letter to M. Le Maire of Rheims, in part (translated): “The depots of infantry which have been sent temporarily to Rheims must be directed on the field, with their magazines, on Clermont, department of the Oise; Make known this disposition to the commanders of these depots which would still be in your city and which will immediately have to transmit their situation to the Minister of War, by the posts indicating to him the day of their arrival in Clermont.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200 98 |
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French military commander (1755-1820) and one of the original 18 marshals of the empire created by Napoleon. ALS in French, signed “Lefebvre,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, October 2, 1806. Letter to Napoleon, whom he asks the favor of appointing his first aide-de-camp, Colonel Boukler, as a brigadier general. He is in much need of an officer of equal courage who will command his advance posts. General Traillou is a little tired. The colonel was already known to Napoleon. In fine condition, with light mottled toning. A splendid letter, accompanied by a handsome colored lithograph portrait. Starting Bid $200
402. Jacques Etienne Joseph Macdonald. Mar-
shal of France and military leader during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1765–1840). ALS in French, signed “Macdonald,” one page both sides, 11.25 x 8.25, March 16, 1810. Untranslated autograph letter by Macdonald, penned at the conclusion of a letter signed by the Duc de Valmy. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
404. Auguste de Marmont. LS in
French, signed “Duc de Raguse,” one page both sides, 8.75 x 11, August 31, 1808. Letter to a colonel, in part (translated): “As you have been charged with receiving in Milan the treatment attributed to the title of Commander of the Iron Crown, I count on your complacency to understand me in the arrangements you make in this respect. I give you my power of attorney and authorize you to do in my name all the steps that will be necessary at Monte-Napoleon.” In very good condition, with light staining, and some bleach-like discoloration along the left side of the signed side. Starting Bid $200
405. Auguste de Marmont.
403. Antoine Adolphe Marcelin Marbot. French soldier
(1781–1844) who in 1802 he was arrested on the grounds of being concerned in a plot of the Republicans against the Consulate; though he was released, Napoleon continued to regard him as an opponent of the established regime. ALS in French, signed “Le G’al Marbot,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 8.5, no date. Letter concerning a conspiracy against Bonaparte, known as the ‘Conspiracy of Rennes’ or the ‘Plot of the Placards.’ In part (translated): “You have that in 1801, General-in-Chief Bernadotte ...foolishly conspired against the First Consul and had the desire to seek to apologize by placing the fault on his subordinates who had only executed his orders, without knowing the motives. Colonel Pinotau of the 82nd, my brother and the Fourcard battalion commander were some of the individuals Bernadotte sacrificed. The Emperor, in his magnanimity, forgot, however, the grievances he had against Pinotau, whom he made general, and also paid his good-luck to my brother. But by an inexplicable fatality he did not put into action the Fourcard battalion commander, who from that time led a very unfortunate life, even though he was innocent!” In very good to fine condition, with writing showing through from opposing sides. Starting Bid $200
LS in French, signed “Le M’al Duc de Raguse,” one page, 7.5 x 9, December 5, 1818. Letter to a minister of the Marines, concerning the advancement of Lieutenant-Commander Perrey. In part (translated): “The copies which I put before your Excellency’s eyes will remind him of the interest which this young officer deserves, and I ask him to do in his favor what he will be able to do.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
406. André Masséna. Partlyprinted DS, in French, signed “Massena,” one page, 7.75 x 11, November 21, 1805. Significant Army of Italy document from 11 days before the Battle of Austerlitz, in part (translated): “It is ordered the Poisson Courier to go to Padua to hand over to Mr. Accinelli, the CommissionerGeneral for the depictions he carried. The civil and military authorities are responsible for providing aide and assistance as needed. He also carries a letter for Mr. Mesury. At the bottom of this letter, Accinelli and Mesury testify that they have received these letters.” Endorsed below by Accinelli and Mesury. Retains its red wax seal to the lower left. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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407. Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey. Prominent
soldier (1754–1842) in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars who was named a Marshal of France, and whose name is inscribed under the Arc de Triopmhe. LS in French, signed “le M’al duc de Conegliano,” one page, 7.5 x 9, January 19, 1814. Letter to Comte Jaubert, Chief of the Legion of the National Guard of Paris. In part (translated): “The Emperor has indicated the desire to see next Friday the 21st, the general officers of the National Guard of Paris, I have the honor accordingly, Mr. Chief Legion, immediately prepare all officers under your orders, so that they are ready to go at the time and place indicated to be at the orders of his Majesty.” In fine condition, with a chip to the left edge, and light mottled toning. Starting Bid $200
408. Edouard Mortier.
French general and marshal of France under Napoleon (1768–1835) who was made duke of Treviso in 1808. LS in French, signed “Le M’al Duc de Trevise,” one page, 8.5 x 11.75, May 25, 1809. Letter to Prince Berthier, in part (translated): “General Foucher, who is going to Paris according to your orders, will have the honor of handing you this letter. This officer having served with great distinction at the Siege of Zaragoza, as in all the preceding campaigns, I repeat to you the request that I will ask you by my letter of February 28, to do for him to His Majesty.” In fine condition, with scattered light toning. Starting Bid $200
409. Joachim Murat. Brotherin-law of Napoleon (1767–1815) who was a marshal in Napoleon’s regime and who reigned as King of Naples from 1808 to 1815. Partlyprinted vellum DS, in Italian, signed by Murat, “Napoleon,” one page, 10.25 x 15.75, March 18, 1815. Untranslated certificate signed by Murat as Gioacchino-Napoleone Murat, King of Naples. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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410. Napoleon. Choice manuscript DS in French, signed “Np,” one page, 8 x 12.75, May 28, 1810. Untranslated military document, listing the names and ranks of twelve officers and enlisted men. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
411. Napoleon. Partlyprinted DS, in French, signed “N,” one page, 8.25 x 12.5, September 10, 1811. Document from Hunebourg Henri Clarke, Duc de Feltre, to him, about the Deployment of the Gendarmerie Brigade Department. In part (translated): “The Brigade is committed to the Company of Lippe, the number of brigades to horse of this Company would be increased to 12 and instead will become Wesel then leader instead of a Lieutenancy to replace Roer.” Approved by Napoleon in the left margin. Document has been professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition, with expected document wear and a small tear to the bottom edge. Starting Bid $200
412. Napoleon: Discours.
Broadside headed “Prefecture de L’Aisne, Guerre Continentale, Discours de l’Empereur au Sénat [Prefecture de L’Aisne, Continental War, Speech of the Emperor in the Senate],” 13.5 x 17.75, September 26, 1805. The broadside calls out the quote: “Francais, votre Empereur sera son devoir, mes soldats feront le leur, et vous ferez le votre [French, your Emperor will do his duty, my soldiers will do theirs, and you will do yours].” In very good condition, with paper loss, primarily along the edges, and partial separation to the central horizontal fold. Starting Bid $200
Napoleon on Austria: “I do not have any reason to believe that this country might be willing to make war but it is arming itself and we must always be ready” 413. Napoleon. LS in French, signed “Napol,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 8.75, March 12, 1807. Letter to “My Son,” in part (translated): “I have just received your letter of February 21. General Marmont must remain with his entire army corps in a position that will allow him to rest his troops, as well as train and organize them, in order to be able to act according to the circumstances. The Porte [the Ottoman government] has not asked for troops; besides, the Bosnians, and even the Turks are as prejudiced that they would not like a French army to be positioned in Constantinople and on the Danube. Keep an eye on Austria and let General Marmont know that he should do so too, without writing anything down though, for fear that the letters might be intercepted. I do not have any reason to believe that this country might be willing to make war but it is arming itself and we must always be ready. In such a case, General Marmont would be part of your army corps, since his own corps, after he received his 3rd and 4th battalions would be certainly be a great help.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
414. Napoleon: Service du Grand-Chambellan. Document
from Napoleonic France, one page, 9.5 x 14.75, December 1810. Document for the royal household, headed (translated), “House of H.M. Emperor and King, Service of Grand-Chambellan,” filled out in the amount of 3,000 francs. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
415. Napoleon: Service du Grand-Chambellan. Document
from Napoleonic France, one page, 9.5 x 14.75, March 1810. Document for the royal household, headed (translated), “House of H.M. Emperor and King, Service of Grand-Chambellan,” filled out with a list of names and associated figures. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
416. N a poleon’s Abdication: Order of the Day. Broad-
side about Napoleon’s abdication, 10 x 15, headed “D epartement de la Vienna, Ourdre du Jour, Du 10 Avril 1814,” in part (translated): “As a consequence of the changes made in the Government, both by the decision of the Senate of the 3rd of the current which pronounces the decease of Napoleon Bonaparte of the throne of France, and by the abdication he made of it on the 6th of the same month, All the soldiers stationed in this department will substitute the white cockade for the tricolor cockade.” In very good condition, with creasing the to the right edge, and two small areas of paper loss. Starting Bid $200
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Horatio Nelson’s retained report on the 1797 battle that took his arm 417. Horatio Nelson. LS endorsed at the conclusion, “Copy
Horatio Nelson,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 12.5, July 25, 1797. An important manuscript copy of Captain Thomas Troubridge’s account describing his attack on Santa Cruz, dated on board the HMS Culloden on the day of the battle. In part: “From the darkness of the Night, I did not immediately hit the mole, the Spot appointed to land, but push’d on Shore under the Enemy’s Battery’s, close to the Southward of the Citadel…I immediately push’d with Captain Waller for the Square, the Place of Rendezvous, in hopes of there meeting you…The Ladders being all Lost in the Surf or not to be found no immediate attempt could be made on the Citadel…I endeavour’d then to procure some Intelligence of you, and the rest of the officers without Success…By day break we had collected about Eighty marines, Eighty Pike Men, and One hundred & Eighty small Arm Seamen, these I found were all that were alive, that had made good their Landing…having procured some Amunition from the Spanish Prisoners we had made, we were Marching to try what could be done with the Citadel without Ladders…but found…upwards of Eight thousand Spaniards, and One hundred French under Arms, approaching by every Avenue; as the boats were all Stove, and I saw no possibility of getting more men on shore, the Ammunition wet, and no Provisions, I sent Captain Hood with a Flag of Truce to the Governor, to say I was prepared to burn the Town…at the same time, I desired Captain Hood to say, it would be done with Regret, as I had no wish to injure the Inhabitants, that if he would come to my terms, I was ready to Treat, which he readily agreed to…From the small Body of Men, and the greater part being Pike and small Arm Seamen, which can be only called irregulars, with very little Ammunition in the Pouches but what was wet in the Surf at Landing, I could not expect to Succeed in any attempt upon the Enemy, whose superior Strength I have before mentioned. The Spanish officers assure me, they expected us, and were perfectly prepared with all the Battery’s, and the number of Men I have before mentioned under Arms with the great disadvantages of a Rocky Coast, high Surf, and in the face of Forty Pieces of Cannon, tho’ we were not successful will shew what an Englishman is equal to. I have the pleasure to acquaint you, that We marched thro’ the Town, on our Return, with the British Colours flying at our Head.” Signed at the conclusion by Nelson, now forced to use his left hand, to certify it as an official copy to retain for his own records. Troubridge’s original report is now in the Royal Navy College at Greenwich, England. In fine condition. Starting Bid $2500
418. Horatio Nelson. ALS signed “Nelson,” one page, 7.5 x 9, August 11, 1799. Letter to Sir John Acton Bant, written a month after the French garrison on St. Elmo surrendered. In part: “I shall be very much obliged if your Excellency will have the goodness to send the enclosed letter to Commodore Troubridge. It is to say that if the two Portuguese ships can be spared from Naples to send them directly off Malta. I am satisfied there only wants now a little exertion to reduce the place, which would give me more pleasure to see, than all the fetes which will be given at Palermo. It is contrary to my feelings to be at entertainments ‘till all our work is finish’d.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $300
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419. Michel Ney. French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary
Wars and the Napoleonic Wars (1769–1815) who was one of the original 18 Marshals of France created by Napoleon; he commanded the Old Guard at Waterloo but was tried and condemned for treason by the Chamber of Peers and executed. Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Ney,” one page, 8 x 10, July 10, 1804. Document submitted to General Dutaillis reporting that he has given an order to General Leroux to deliver certain pistols to the regiments mentioned, totaling 661. Dutaillis is to advise the colonels of the various regiments that they are to accept these pistols in exchange for an equal number of pistols no longer in service. Ney adds one line in his own hand (translated): “These pistols have been duly repaired.” In very good to fine condition, with some light stains, and paper loss to the upper left corner. Starting Bid $200
420. Nicolas Oudinot.
422. Jozef Poniatowski. Manu-
Marshal of France and Duke of Reggio (1767–1847), known as the ‘marshal of thirty-four wounds,’ who served with distinction in the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. LS in French, signed “Le M. duc de Reggio,” one page, 8 x 9.75, September 15, 1810. Letter to Marshal LouisGabriel Suchet, sending a recommendation for Larentette Bedtingen, captain of the 4th Regiment of Hussars. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
421. Catherine-Dominique de Perignon. Mar-
shal of France and diplomat (1754–1818) who negotiated the Treaty of San Ildefonso in 1796. LS in French, signed “Perignon,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, Government General letterhead, November 28, 1807. Letter to Mr. Boucher, substituting as the public prosecutor at Parma, whom he thanks for the translation sent in his letter that day. In part (translated): “An Italian poet quoted me honorably and you translated his thought and both of you with your flattering expressions have embellished my career and covered it with flowers.” In very good to fine condition, with chipping to the edges, and tape along the integral address leaf hinge. Starting Bid $200
script DS, in Polish, one page, 8 x 12, February 19, 1810. Letter to Minister of the Interior Jan Pawel Luszczewski, written in favor of Captain Kurosz, who had served valiantly in the infantry of the Polish army of the Warsaw Duchy, but whose forces were failing after his wounds and who solicited a place in the administration of the forests. In fine condition. Starting Bid $300
423. Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Serurier. Marshal of
France (1742–1819) remembered for his rigorous standards of discipline among the troops he commanded. Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Serurier,” one page, 8.25 x 12.75, 1808. Document from the Hotel Imperial des Militaires Invalides, in part: “The Minister of War by decision of July 21, 1808, allows the name Jean Bapt. Acqui, Lieutenant…to contract marriage with Damoiselle Marie Genevieve Cellerier of Paris.” In fine condition, with some old tape remnants along the left edge. Starting Bid $200
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424. Nicolas Jean de Soult.
Marshal of the Empire (1769– 1851) who was one of only six officers in French history to receive the distinction of Marshal General of France. LS in French, signed “M’al duc de Dalmatie,” one page, 8 x 12.25, December 20, 1809. Letter addressed to the minister of war, in part (translated): “I have the honor to submit to Your Excellency a letter from M. Lachadenede under the prefect at Castres, which contains a letter of his brother, a naval officer and prisoner of war in England, who solicits his exchange for some English officers, prisoners of war in Spain. Many of these latter officers, most of them mutilated and consequently out of service, have been sent to France, where they have to ask permission to return to England until they are exchanged.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
427. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand and Jean-Pierre, Count of Montalivet. Partly-print-
ed DS, in French, signed “Charles Maurice” and “Montalivet,” one page, 22 x 17.75, January 25, 1813. An imperial decree issued for the Department of Mont Blanc by Napoleon Bonaparte, signed at the conclusion by Talleyrand as vice-grand-elector and Montalivet as minister of the interior. The center bears the printed signatures of Napoleon and Jean-Baptiste de Nompère de Champagny, 1st Duc de Cadore. In very good condition, with heavy overall creasing, some chipping to the edges, and a tear to the bottom repaired with old tape on the reverse. Starting Bid $200
428. Claude Victor-Perrin.
Marshal of France and Duke of Belluno (1764–1841) who earned distinction as a military commander during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. LS in French, one page, 8.25 x 12, November 25, 1810. Letter to the minister of war, sending, in part (translated): “A memorandum of proposal for the retirement pay of Mr. Meilleur, captain at the 24th of line, declared by the health officers that he was unable to continue his military service as a result of wounds received at the army.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
425. Louis-Gabriel Suchet.
Marshal of France and Duke of Albufera (1770–1826) considered to be one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s most brilliant generals. LS in French, signed “Le M’al Duc D’Albufera,” one page, 8 x 11.5, December 17, 1812. Letter on the subject of clothing for the musicians of the 16th Infantry Regiment. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
426. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand. Highly
skilled and influential diplomat (1754–1838) who served the French government from the reign of Louis XVI through that of Louis-Philippe. Partlyprinted DS, in French, signed “Charles Maurice,” one page, 7.25 x 9, February 24, 1812. As vice-grand elector, Talleyrand acknowledges receipt of the report of the Arrondissement of Briey in the Department of the Moselle. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing. Starting Bid $200
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429. Claude VictorPerrin. LS in French, one
page, 8 x 12.5, May 22, 1821. Letter to the minister of war. Based on the request of Lieutenant General Viscount Digeon, the Duke of Belluno asks for a threemonths leave for the Abbe of Sourzac. In fine condition, with a short tear and accompanying paper loss to the left edge. Starting Bid $200
430. Omar Bradley Starting Bid $200
431. Benjamin Butler
432. Civil War
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434. James H. Doolittle
435. Enola Gay
436. Enola Gay
438. Enola Gay: Tibbets and Sweeney
439. Mitsuo Fuchida
442. Eddie Rickenbacker
443. Frederick Roberts
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433. Philemon Dickinson
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437. Enola Gay: Tibbets and Ferebee Starting Bid $200
440. Douglas MacArthur
441. Nelson A. Miles
444. Leonard Wood
445. World War I
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aviation Magnificent portrait of the renowned aviatrix 446. Amelia Earhart. Marvelous vintage glossy 8 x 10 soft-focus portrait of
Earhart in her flight jacket and scarf, neatly signed in fountain pen, “Amelia Earhart.” Mounted to a 9.5 x 12 board and in fine condition, with a couple of small surface creases and a light paperclip impression to the top edge. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. A stunning example which stands out as one of the finest Earhart portraits we have encountered. Starting Bid $300
Issued for crossing the equator while “searching for the Earhart plane”
448. Graf Zeppelin. Flown fragment of skin 447. Amelia Earhart. Partly-printed document, one page, 20 x 14.5, July 7, 1937. A Shellback certificate issued to Commander William D. Mull, in part: “To all sailors wherever ye may be, and to all Mermaids, Whales, Sea Serpents, Porpoises, Sharks, Dolphins, Eels, Skates, Suckers, Crabs, Lobsters and all other Living Things of the Sea, Greetings. Know ye that on this Seventh day of July 1937, in latitude 00000 and Longitude 174˚ W, there appeared within Our Royal Domain the U.S. S. Colorado bound South for the Equator and for the Phoenix Islands, searching for the Earhart plane. Be it remembered…Comdr. William D. Mull, (MC) U.S.N…. having been found worthy to be numbered as one of our Trusty Shellbacks has been duly initiated into the Solemn Mysteries of the Ancient Order of Deep.” Signed by “Davey Jones” and “Neptunus Rex” in type, and in fountain pen by Captain W. L. Friedell. Framed to an overall size of 21.25 x 15.25. In very good to fine condition, with some light rippling and light staining. Accompanied by a commemorative Earhart coin presented to Philadelphia Mayor Moore at the Gimbel Banquet on October 5, 1932. Starting Bid $200 106 |
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from the Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 airship, measuring approximately 1.75 x 1.75, matted with an original postcard photo of the Graf Zeppelin and a German air mail envelope carried on the Graf Zeppelin in 1938 to an overall size of 11 x 14. Accompanied by a photocopy of a letter of authenticity which reads: “Fabric of the outer covering of the Graf Zeppelin which made the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean in Oct. 1928. There were 64 men and one woman on that first flight—3 days & 3 nights—Lakehurst Naval Air Station to Friedrichshafen, Germany. Clara Adams was the first woman to buy a ticket—$3,000. Dr Hugo Eckener presented many yards of the outer covering to me. Original fabric of the outer covering. ‘Graf Zeppelin.’ Clara Adams only woman passenger—64 men—1928—across the Atlantic. Dr. Hugo Eckener’s gift.” Starting Bid $200
449. Charles Lindbergh.
TLS signed “Charles,” one page, 7 x 9.5, March 30, 1967. Letter to his close friend and neighbor in Maui, Sam Pryor. He explains his his reasons for refusing an interview, in part: “Press contacts involve a life I am determined not to re-enter—it is too distracting, superficial, and time consuming, and I don’t want to be surrounded by its values. I think it is now close to a quarter century since I have taken part in a newspaper interview.” He adds a postscript about his environmental activism: “Whenever you get a chance to talk whales to Japanese, please do so—just to keep them interested in whales if nothing else. Japan, as you know, has been a bigger obstacle than Russia in getting whale-kill quotas down below the reproduction rate.” In fine condition, with trimmed edges and intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200
450. Charles Lindbergh.
Flown package of Boric Gauze and Swab, measuring 1 x 1, labeled: “Boric gauze and Swab, Tabloid Compressed, Burroughs Wellcome & Co.” This boric gauze is part of a survival equipment kit purchased by and flown and/or used by Lindbergh in 1938. In fine condition. Accompanied by a copy of a letter of authentication by noted Charles Lindbergh expert Ev Cassagneres explaining the story behind the survival equipment purchased by Lindbergh which was carried on board a Miles Mohawk airplane on flights through Europe and Asia. This item was purchased from a family friend of Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Starting Bid $200
451. Igor Sikorsky. TLS signed “I. Sikorsky,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft letterhead, November 3, 1942. Letter to John Wood at the Harvard Club in New York, thanking him for “the copy of your book, ‘Airports’…which I shall be glad to keep on hand as a valuable source of information and reference.” In fine condition, with some light soiling to the bottom edge. Starting Bid $200
452. Joe Sutter. American
engineer (1921-2016) for the Boeing Airplane Company and manager of the design team for the Boeing 747; Smithsonian Air and Space Magazine has described Sutter as the ‘father of the 747.’ Color 11 x 8.5 laserprint photo of a Boeing 747 taking flight, signed in black felt tip by Joe Sutter. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200
453. Orville Wright. The
City National Bank check, 8.5 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, “Orville Wright,” payable to Edna Schumm for $100, June 12, 1924. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200
454. Chuck Yeager. Desirable 1:32 scale model of a Northrop X-4 Bantam, signed in black felt tip on the wing, “Chuck Yeager.” Complete with its original stand. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200
455. Chuck Yeager and Bob Hoover.
Color limited edition 23.5 x 19.5 lithograph entitled ‘Hey Pard, You’ll Get a Free Steak at Pancho’s Tonight!,’ numbered 163/1947, signed in the lower border in pencil by great fighter pilots, “Chuck Yeager” and “Bob Hoover,” and by the artist, “Mike Machat.” Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 29 x 25. In fine condition, with a crack to lower left corner of the glass. Accompanied by a ticket stub for Thornton’s Aviation Heritage Air Show, signed in black felt tip by Yeager. Starting Bid $200
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space 456. Wernher von Braun. TLS,
one page, 8 x 10.5, Army Ballistic Missile Agency, US Army Ordnance Missile Command letterhead, stampdated February 8, 1960. Letter to Ken Browne, in full: “I have your letter of 24 January concerning my contribution, ‘Immortality,’ to the feature Words to Live By in the 24 January issue of This Week Magazine. In view of the interest you have expressed, I thought perhaps you might like to have a copy of the original article before it was condensed by the editors for publication. Thank you for informing me of your views on the subject.” Stapled to the letter is the original mailing envelope and a copy of von Braun’s referenced threepage article, ‘Why I Believe in Immortality.’ In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Fully signed by the first lunar landers 457. Apollo 11. Signed book: First on
the Moon. Book club edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 511 pages. Signed on the title page in ink by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. In fine condition, with light wear, and a few short edge tears, to the dust jacket. A fabulous uninscribed book chronicling the historic voyage of the Apollo 11 crew. Starting Bid $500
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458. Neil Armstrong.
Limited edition 17.5 x 27 lithograph of Armstrong in his flight suit prior to the Apollo 11 mission, numbered 885/1000, signed in pencil by history’s first moonwalker. Also signed in pencil by the artist, Paul Calle, beneath his preprinted signature. Attractively double-matted to an overall size of 24 x 34. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original sales receipt from the National Air and Space Museum. This handsome, highly desirable item is the only individual print edition that Armstrong signed and remains among the most sought-after of all NASArelated lithographs. Starting Bid $300
459. Neil Armstrong. Unin-
scribed official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Commander Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed neatly in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a light paperclip impression to the top edge. Starting Bid $300
460. Neil Armstrong. Fan-
tastic official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit against a lunar background, boldly signed and inscribed in bright blue felt tip, “To Russell E. Zanders, With Sincere Good Wishes, Neil Armstrong.” This is the less common ‘zoomed in’ crop of the iconic Armstrong white space suit portrait. In fine condition, with a trivial ding to the left edge. Starting Bid $200
4 6 1 . N e i l Armstrong. TLS,
one page, 8.5 x 11, University of Cincinnati letterhead, September 19, 1974. Letter to Merritt Borden of Eugene, Oregon, declining an invitation to speak. In part: “Regretfully, it will be impossible for me to accept your request. My duties here at the university and various government responsibilities limit my outside commitments severely making it impossible to participate in the number of events I might in other circumstances enjoy.” In fine condition, with a vertical fold to the right side. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Starting Bid $200
462. Michael Collins. Attractive original 20 x 14.25 watercolor painting by Apollo 11 CMP Michael Collins, identified as ‘No. 4’ of his ‘Where I Fish’ series, depicting a sandy shoreline with shrubs, a body of shimmering water, and partly cloudy skies, signed below in black ink, “Michael Collins II ’07.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Novaspace. A rare chance to own artwork from a legendary Apollo astronaut. Starting Bid $200
463. Apollo 13. Space-flown
1 x 1 swatch of seat fabric from the Apollo 13 command module Odyssey, affixed to a 6 x 8.25 presentation sheet signed in black ballpoint by James Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise. The sheet is issued to M. L. Stroller for “your sustained excellent performance and vital personal involvement as a member of the Space Team.” Includes the original presentation folder, which bears some light toning to the front. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Beckett Authentication Services. Starting Bid $200
464. Fred Haise. ALS, one
page, 5 x 8, August 24, 1998. Letter to Bill Van Laethem, in full: “Following Apollo 13 I served as the Backup Commander to John Young on Apollo 16. That lined me up to command Apollo 19, then the last scheduled mission to the moon. Jerry Carr would have landed with me and Bill Pogue was to be the CMP. However, after 2 to 3 months into that training cycle both Apollo 18 & 19 were cancelled—a second disappointment. Following an aircraft accident when I suffered burns over 65% of my body (requiring 3 months in the hospital) in 1973, I went on to fly 5 of the 8 Landing Test Flights on the first Space Shuttle Enterprise in 1977.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Haise’s hand. Starting Bid $200
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466. Buzz Aldrin
465. Buzz Aldrin
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468. Buzz Aldrin
469. Buzz Aldrin
470. Buzz Aldrin
471. Buzz Aldrin
472. Buzz Aldrin
473. Buzz Aldrin
474. Buzz Aldrin
475. Buzz Aldrin
477. Neil Armstrong
478. Alan Bean
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476. Apollo Astronauts Starting Bid $200
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480. Scott Carpenter and Guenter Wendt
481. Gene Cernan
483. Cosmonauts
484. Cosmonauts
485. Charlie Duke Starting Bid $200
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487. John Glenn
488. John Glenn
489. John Glenn
490. Fred Haise
492. Jim Irwin
493. James Lovell
494. James Lovell
479. Alan Bean
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491. Fred Haise Starting Bid $200
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482. Michael Collins Starting Bid $200
486. Gemini 4
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495. Ken Mattingly
498. Edgar Mitchell and Charlie Duke
500. Rusty Schweickart
501. Alan Shepard
502. Alan Shepard
503. Skylab
504. Space Shuttle
505. STS-41-D Starting Bid $200
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507. Georg von Tiesenhausen
508. X-15: Knight and Crossfield
509. John Young
510. John Young
499. Sally Ride Starting Bid $200
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496. Mission Control
497. Edgar Mitchell Starting Bid $200
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506. STS-7
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art, architecture, & design 511. Paul Cadmus. Eight items signed in black ink or felt tip by the acclaimed master of magic realism: a satin-finish 5 x 3 photo of Cadmus in a bust-length outdoors pose, with artist adding an inscription; a 5.25 x 7.75 print of Cadmus’s drawing of E. M. Forster; a 7.75 x 5.5 cardstock print of two of his works, ‘Factory Worker: Francisco’ and ‘Male Nude’; a color satin-finish 5 x 3.5 candid photo of Cadmus in the snow-covered outdoors; a set of three notices for Cadmus exhibitions or premieres held at either Midtown Galleries or the Museum of Modern Art in 1968, 1976-77, or 1984, ranging in size from 5.5 x 7.75 to 9 x 6; and a typed statement concerning being an artist, one page, 5 x 6, signed at the conclusion by Cadmus, which reads, in part: “I think an artist is a favored person…In a way I created my own ivory tower. There was nothing grand about it.” In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Courbet prepares several paintings for the Universal Exposition of 1860 512. Gustave Courbet. French painter (1819–1877) who was scorned for his rigid classical outlook. He was imprisoned and fined for his part in the destruction of the Vendome Column and later fled to Switzerland. ALS in French,, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, annotated June 14, 1860 on the reverse. Unpublished and important letter to Charles Chappuis about his paintings and the preparation of the Universal Exposition in Besancon in 1860. In part (translated): “I am coming tomorrow with arms and luggage, by the slow speed as it is recommended to me. I bring you (because I will also go) 5 big paintings: The Cribleuses, The Fox, The Roe, The German Hunter, The Voyage in the Snow. These five can already make a great occupation of place; as for the others the frames are not finished, but they are small, the measure of the frame that you ask me (which is the landscape that I must do to you) is the largest. This is what I entitled Landscape Rock Oragay (Maysières). It is 2 meters by one meter 80. I can already send you the frame because it will be done shortly. Tomorrow we will agree on all this. Imagine that a terrible accident happened to me. Being at Amancey last Sunday, with the confessed Geriez, I slipped on a stone staircase and sprained a hand; luckily it is the left, but for two days it was impossible for me to paint. If it had been the right my exposure would have been sunk. I write to Buchon Salins if he can come and ask, I would be glad he is at the exhibition because it would please him. I will bring the Naked Little Woman tomorrow to show it to you, and find out if it is possible for your exhibition.” In fine condition, with seal-related paper loss to the edge of the first page, affecting no text. Starting Bid $500
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Huge signature inscribed to a French ad agency
5 1 4 . Yo u s u f Karsh. Glossy 8 x
10 self-portrait photograph, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink, “For: Anita Sumer: with warm personal regards, Yousuf Karsh, 1985,” and signed and titled on the reverse, “Self portrait by Yousuf Karsh.” In very good to fine condition, with a stain to the right of the signature. Starting Bid $200
515. Gustav Klimt. Austrian
513. Salvador Dali. Large and ornate felt tip signature and inscription, “A La Publicite a Wallace et Draeger, Hommage de Dali, 1972,” on an off-white 5.75 x 8 card. In fine condition. Wallace & Draeger was a premier French ad agency of the 20th century. Starting Bid $200
symbolist painter (1862–1918) who was one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement, best remembered for his ‘golden phase’ and such works as ‘The Kiss’ and ‘Adele Bloch-Bauer I.’ Beautiful ALS in German, one page, 5 x 6, no date. A visually striking untranslated letter, addressed on the reverse in Klimt’s hand. In very good condition, with heavy overall creasing. A scarce and wonderful letter by the esteemed artist. Starting Bid $300
516. Felix Labisse. French Surrealist painter, illustrator, and designer (1905–1982). Group of six letters in French from Labisse to Belgian author, filmmaker, and documentarist Henri Storck, comprising five ALSs and one TLS, each one page, dating from 1930 to 1976. In the first, he argues vehemently against becoming involved in politics: “Let us occupy ourselves mainly with art and literature. God, we’re good only for that… Henri, we can not take care of everything. Let politicians tear their eyes away to have power.” In another letter, Labisse asks his friend to take pictures of the paintings in his possession for an illustrated catalogue of his work: “I would like you to send me two photographs of each painting of me that you have, ‘The Baptism of the Air,’ ‘The Demythifier,’ and, if possible, those of the portrait I made of your sister Janot.” In a letter from a month later, he requests further pictures—especially “one or two with James Ensor on the beach.” Also includes a lengthy unsigned typescript by Labisse commemorating Storck’s 70th birthday, honoring his accomplishments. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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Matisse to his daughter, a model and muse: “Did you go see the Spanish exhibit at the Petit Palais Paris? And the new rooms at the Louvre?” 517. Henri Matisse. ALS in French, signed “H.,” one page both sides,
7.75 x 10.25, no date. Letter to his daughter Marguerite, “My dear Marg,” in part (translated): “Marquet arrived yesterday. He is already much better today than he was the last days in Paris. He brought me your two letters. Here are my answers: As for the Landsberg…don’t worry about it, but have them rephotographed anyway. I am waiting what Desjardins has to say, but he, did you say as I told you to: what do you base your confidence on, considering you’ve never been that afraid? What was his answer? How was the festival? Did you go see the Spanish exhibit at the Petit Palais Paris? And the new rooms at the Louvre? Did you show Desjardins what you sent to Sebileau? It seems clear to me. What does he think of it?” In the left margin, he adds: “Use Jean to take care of the ivy by the veranda. It covers the gutter and needs to be cut back and attached in front.” At the top of the page, he writes: “You will receive the oil; it didn’t get sent until the 15th of April.” Matisse continues: “Remember that it is because the ring of the trachea that has been cut has not developed, he said that he would cut back the cartilage a little to enlarge it. Tell Desjardins when you see him. I haven’t had time to work out my contract with Halv. Bernheim. I’ll do it one of these days.—Amusing, the Derain-Halvorsen divorce, the court. To move around the oak frame is too large. What is needed it something smaller. It shouldn’t be bigger than 1 m of the hanging rail. I’ll see what you will suggest.” Matisse sketches a quick diagram of boxes. In the left margin, he writes: “I am expecting Romains and his wife for dinner with Marquet. I hope you will get back in shape for your operation. I send hugs to all four of you. H.” In fine condition. A significant letter from Matisse to his daughter, who acted as his model, muse, and manager. Here, he touches upon his work—referring to his 1914 portrait of Yvonne Landsberg—and her ailment—Marguerite wore a black ribbon around her neck to hide a three-inch scar from surgery on her trachea and larynx, as seen in Matisse’s many famous portraits of her. He also refers to his lifelong friend, the Fauvist painter Albert Marquet, as well as the world-famous Louvre Museum. A desirable autograph letter boasting a number of important associations. Starting Bid $300
518. Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. Hungarian painter and pho-
tographer (1895–1946) who was a professor in the Bauhaus school. He was highly influenced by constructivism and a strong advocate of the integration of technology and industry into the arts. Collection of seven ALSs, signed “M-N,” totaling 16 pages, dated from 1934–1935. Detailed correspondence (in German) with Frantisek Kalivoda on the publication of a special edition of “Telehor” devoted to Moholy-Nagy, with praise of the recipient’s work, (“It’s amazing what you manage to achieve”), and of a prospective title (“The title ‘thesis—antithesis—synthesis’ is wonderfully Marxist—or Hegelian”), and declaring that “My one desire is, through telepathy and telesympathy, to make your work easy and pleasant.” The papers comprise three sketches within text of paintings, and a sketched design for the outer covers of the special edition of “Telehor.” Also includes a typescript signed by Moholy-Nagy, “L. Moholy-Nagy,” comprising an introduction to an exhibition on Dutch fabric production, March 1935. In overall very good to fine condition. Accompanied by a typescript of an article by Kalivoda on the relationship between the artist and the city of Brünn, 1965, in Czech and German. Starting Bid $1000
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Monet guides a collector to his famous dealer: “You will easily find some photographic reproductions of my paintings at Mr. Durand-Ruel” 519. Claude Monet. ALS in
French, one page, 4 x 5, Giverny par Vernon letterhead, February 17, 1906. Letter mentioning his famous art dealer Durand-Ruel, in full (translated): “You will easily find some photographic reproductions of my paintings at Mr. Durand-Ruel in New York.” Archivally cloth-matted and framed with a self-portrait print to an overall size of 17.5 x 12.5. In fine condition. The great art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel had recognized the potential of the Impressionists early on, and succeeded in establishing the international market for artists like Monet, Degas, Manet, Pissarro, and Renoir. In 1887, he opened a gallery in New York, run by his sons on a day-to-day basis, which did much to introduce the Impressionists to America. Starting Bid $300
A smoke with Henri-Georges Clouzot 520. Pablo Picasso. Marvelous vintage matte-finish 7 x 9.25 photo of Picasso shirtless and seated at a table having coffee alongside filmmaker Henri-Georges Clouzot, signed in the lower left corner in blue ballpoint, “Picasso.” Picasso raises his arm as he explains something to Clouzot, who listens closely as he smokes. The reverse bears pencil notations by the restaurant owner where the photograph was obtained in Antibes, 1956. In fine condition. The French film director Henri-Georges Clouzot directed the documentary film The Mystery of Picasso (1956), which was declared a national treasure by the government of France. Starting Bid $500
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Written from his Paris studio
521. Isamu Noguchi. Esteemed Japa-
nese-American artist and industrial designer (1904-1988) who enjoyed widespread acclaim for his sculpture and furniture designs. Uncommon fold-out program for “Brush Drawings, Peking 1930,” an exhibition by Isamu Noguchi at New York’s Cordier & Ekstrom gallery from April 23 to May 18, 1968, signed below a preprinted signature on the top panel in black felt tip, “Isamu Noguchi, June 16 ‘68.” The program fully extends to a size of 8 x 29.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
A pint-size Picasso 522. Pablo Picasso. Ball-
point signature, “Picasso,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1.25 slip. In fine condition. Accompanied by a 7.5 x 11.5 print of Picasso’s 1933 work Young Sculptor at Work with a preprinted signature below. Starting Bid $200
523. Pablo Picasso. ANS in French, signed “Picasso,”
one page, 2.75 x 3.5, no date but circa 1918–1940. Note written from his Parisian studio at 23 rue de La Boétie, in full (translated): “My dear friend, will you come on Wednesday at about 5 pm, or another day, but please tell me. Best wishes to you, Picasso, 23 R. la Boétie.” In fine condition, with old mounting remnants on the reverse. The studio at 23 rue de La Boétie served as Picasso’s home and workshop from 1918 to 1940. Starting Bid $300
524. Camille Pissarro. ALS in
French, signed “C. Pissarro,” one page, 4.25 x 4.25, May 28, 1894. Letter to “Mon Cher Lecomte,” inviting him to lunch or dinner, and noting (translated): “I will perhaps see you at the Caillebotte exhibition which I believe must be opening in a few days.” Archivally cloth-matted and framed with a self-portrait print to an overall size of 17.5 x 12.5. In fine condition. French painter Gustave Caillebotte had passed away on February 21, 1894, and Renoir was made joint executor of the will, in which Caillebotte’s paintings were left to the Musee du Luxembourg and the Louvre. The paintings, however, were not exhibited until February 1897 at the Musee du Luxembourg. Starting Bid $200
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528. Norman Rockwell.
525. Pierre-Auguste Renoir. ALS in French, signed “Renoir,” one page, 4.25 x 5.5, June 23, 1910. Letter to a friend, saying how glad he was to have seen his friend and asking when he can come to lunch or dinner, noting (translated): “It will be a joy for me.” Archivally cloth-matted and framed with a self-portrait print to an overall size of 17.5 x 12.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
TLS, one page, 5.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, February 24, 1976. Letter to art dealer and collector Charles G. Martignette, who later authored a book entitled The Great American Pin-up. In part: “I have a very crowded schedule, and am overwhelmed with requests for autographs, so it is quite impossible for me now to autograph all the covers you sent…Again I appreciate your offer to cook us a dinner but I have an excellent cook now and certainly would not consider upsetting her, nor could we come to Boston.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Rockwell’s hand, incorporating a second signature into the return address. Starting Bid $200
526. Norman Rockwell.
Desirable limited edition 25.75 x 20 artist’s proof lithograph of a classic Rockwell sketch showing an American family with new puppies, signed in the lower border in pencil, “Norman Rockwell,” and numbered “A/P.” This wonderful, nostalgic image was used in a 1958 Massachusetts Mutual life insurance advertisement. Includes a 27.5 x 23.5 mat for display. In very good to fine condition, with heavy irregular toning to the borders which has been matted out to produce an attractive display. A superb example of a sought-after Rockwell artist’s proof print. Starting Bid $200
527. Norman Rockwell. Two
original color 28 x 40 Office of War information posters published in 1943 by the Government Printing Office, including “Freedom of Worship” (1943-O-510256) and “Freedom from Fear” (1943O-511887). In overall very good condition, with paper loss to edges, edge tears, and splits to intersecting folds. A desirable pairing of posters from Rockwell’s iconic ‘Four Freedoms’ series. Starting Bid $200
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529. Auguste Rodin. LS in French, one page, 5.25 x 7, March 14, 1915. Letter to Joseph H. Moore, discussing portraits of himself and his wife, as well as the Villa Medicis. He goes on to say (translated): “Unfortunately, I have to let this photograph go, which I will be very happy to own again. I would like to ask you if it is possible for you to send me two or three more, I would be grateful.” Includes a copy of Moore’s response to Rodin (written in Moore’s own hand), as well as two original photographs of Rodin taken by Moore in 1914 at the Villa Medicis. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
530. Andy Warhol. Uncommon glossy 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Warhol reading his book ‘a: A Novel,’ signed and inscribed in the lower border in blue ballpoint. In very good to fine condition, with creasing to the upper right edge. Starting Bid $200
Andy Warhol’s 14K gold E. Howard pocket watch 531. Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol’s personally-owned 14K gold E. Howard pocket watch, measuring 1.75˝ in diameter, with an ornate engraved pattern to the caseback. The back opens to reveal the intricate 17-jewel movement, with serial no. 1202825, and the interior of the caseback is engraved “E. Howard Watch Co., Boston,” stamped “14K,” and marked with the serial no. 148873. The face is white with black Arabic numerals and black hands. In fine condition. Provenance: The Andy Warhol Collection, Sotheby’s, April 1988. Accompanied by the original Sotheby’s catalog, a copy of the lot tag, and a letter of provenance from University Archives. Warhol had an appreciation of art which translated into his penchant for luxury watches. He was once quoted as saying: ‘I don’t wear a [Cartier] Tank watch to tell the time. In fact, I never wind it. I wear a Tank because it’s the watch to wear.’ Warhol himself was an avid collector of watches, said to own over 300 pieces, the most beloved of which he kept in a canopy hung over his bed. This superb, sophisticated timepiece is an exceptional example boasting exquisite provenance. Starting Bid $500
“In 1924 I illustrated A. A. Milne’s ‘When We Were Very Young’ and 2 years later ‘Winnie the Pooh’” 532. Ernest Shepard. ALS signed “Ernest H. Shepard,” one page, 5.25 x 7, October 26, 1967. Letter to Evelyn Byrne, in part: “I am indeed glad to know of the success of your venture and I hope that your new book will meet with great success. By all means reprint my letter. I am particularly pleased to know that schools, parents and teachers showed such interest. I am returning you the typescript of my letter and, as you will see, have added something that may be of interest to you personally.” In fine condition. The aforementioned typescript is included, and bears a lengthy handwritten postscript, in part: “I started working for ‘Punch’ when I was 26 and fifteen years later, when I came back from 3 years service as a gunner in the 1914 war, I was elected to the Punch ‘Table’ staff. In 1924 I illustrated A. A. Milne’s ‘When We Were Very Young’ and 2 years later ‘Winnie the Pooh’ followed by ‘Now We Are Six’ and ‘The House at Pooh Corner.’” Accompanied by the original mailing envelope (addressed in Shepard’s hand), and a photocopy of the original letter sent to Byrne. Byrne ran a program at New York City’s Elizabeth Barrett Browning Junior High School where she asked major literary and artistic figures for recollections of what books inspired them; some responses were published in the 1971 book Attacks of Taste. Fine content from the influential children’s illustrator about the books that inspired him as a young boy. Starting Bid $200
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comic art & animation 533. Cartoonists. Group of seven signatures
from influential cartoonists, each signing on cards or sheets ranging in size from 4.75 x 3.25 to 8.5 x 7.25, with five bearing affixed clippings or captions. The cartoonists include: Percy Crosby, Ding Darling (who signs “J. N. Darling”), Daniel R. Fitzpatrick, Victor Forsythe (ins., with a wonderful profile sketch of the cigar-smoking Joe Jinks), Chester Gould (ins., with an excellent profile sketch of the square-jawed Dick Tracy), Rollin Kirby, and H. T. Webster (ins). In overall very good to fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Disney signs a ‘Saludos Amigos’ cel for the original ‘Baby Weems’ model
534. Walt Disney signed production cel from Saludos Amigos. (Walt Disney Studios, 1942) Original production cel featuring Pedro the airplane from Saludos Amigos, showing the small aircraft flying through the air with a cap and scarf. The cel has been trimmed to image and placed on a hand-painted custom background, presented in an original mat signed and inscribed in black ink by Walt Disney, “To Jimmy Luske, from, Walt Disney.” The character image measures 5 x 2.75 with a mat opening of 5.5 x 5.5. Double-matted to an overall size of 11 x 11, with the mat bearing an “Original WDP” stamp and annotated in pencil, “‘Pedro—‘Saludos.’” In very good condition, with light foxing and some staining to the visible areas of the mount; some adhesive remnants near cel and irregular paint adhesion in no way affecting the overall bright appearance. Accompanied by a copy of a publication sheet regarding the recipient Jimmy Luske, a one-year-old infant who served as the model for the character Baby Weems in the 1941 Disney film The Reluctant Dragon, which reads, in part: “Disney artists, who create their famous pen-and-ink characters by studying subjects in real life, observed every wiggle of the toe, every frown and every laugh of Jimmy Luske’s for days. Then they brought him to life on the screen, as Baby Weems.” Also accompanied by a period 5 x 4 photo of Disney showing an illustration of Baby Weems to Luske and the baby’s father. Starting Bid $200
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535. Disney: Bob Gurr. Five items signed in felt tip by “R.
H. Gurr,” the famed Disneyland amusement ride designer and Imagineer Bob Gurr, including: three color glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, showing images of Ford Motor Company’s Magic Skyway, the Disneyland Monorail, and one of Gurr posing in front of the Monorail; and two felt tip sketches on individual white 8 x 5 sheets, including a side view of the front of the “Monorail,” and a side view of the Haunted Mansion “Doom Buggy.” In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200
538. Jerry Siegel. Color
536. Chris Renaud. Terrific trio of original felt tip sketches
by Chris Renaud on individual white 5 x 8 sheets, each signed by Renaud and depicting a character from one of his popular animated films: including: Gru the super villain with his striped scarf from Despicable Me; a Minion from Despicable Me, waving and saying “Bello!”; and Max the Jack Russell Terrier from The Secret Life of Pets. In overall fine condition, with light bends to the upper right sides. Starting Bid $200
limited edition 26.5 x 21.5 artist’s proof lithograph entitled ‘Superman’ issued to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the iconic hero, featuring images of Superman’s first appearance in Action Comics, as well as his evolution to his present-day form, numbered AP 9/25, signed in pencil by the comic’s creator, Jerry Siegel. Framed to an overall size of 29 x 24. In very fine condition, with a PSA/DNA label affixed to the lower corner. Accompanied by a color copy of the certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200
537. Charles Schulz. Fabulous original vintage ballpoint
sketch of a seated Snoopy on an off-white 5 x 3 card, signed on the right side, “Charles M. Schulz.” In fine condition, with a light triangular stain to the center from old tape residue on the reverse. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, bearing a printed Snoopy image, postmarked in March 1967. Starting Bid $200
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literature Beckett and Gorey sign a special edition of Beginning to End 539. Samuel Beckett and Edward Gorey. Signed book:
Beginning to End. First edition, limited issue, numbered 165/300. NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1988. Hardcover, 6 x 9, 32 pages. Signed on the colophon in ink by both Samuel Beckett and Edward Gorey. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Borges’s “Note on Peace,” published in 1945 540. Jorge Luis Borges. AMS in Spanish, signed “Jorge
Luis Borges,” one page, 8 x 12.5, no date but likely circa 1945. An untranslated draft of the piece “Nota sobre la paz [Note on Peace],” which would be published in the magazine Sur [South], No. 129, in July 1945. Borges writes on the conclusion of World War II in Europe, making several edits to the text and adding notes at both the conclusion and upside down at the top. In fine condition, with some light staining along the extreme left edge. Starting Bid $500
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541. Samuel L. Clemens. Neat ink signature, “Very truly yours, Mark Twain,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 slip affixed to a same-size card. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
On the Road, warmly inscribed by “Dean hissemself!” 542. Neal Cassady. Major figure (1926–1968) of the Beat Generation of the
1950s and the psychedelic and counterculture movements of the 1960s. Scarce signed book: On the Road. Sixth printing. NY: The Viking Press, 1963. Softcover, 5 x 7.75, 310 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page in ballpoint, “For Art & Jeanne [Stockett], Few, if any, have been more gracious & tolerant of my foibles than you two sweethearts; may your hearts be consecrated in marriage soon. Love, Neal. (Dean hissemself!),” dated July 3, 1966. Autographic condition: fine, with some light creasing. Book condition: VG/None, with edgewear and some creasing to the wrappers. A fantastic association piece, signed by Kerouac’s friend who is portrayed as the character ‘Dean Moriarty’ in the classic novel of the Beat generation. According to Stockett’s daughter, ‘Arthur’s good buddy Neal inscribed the On The Road while Arthur and his soon-to-be wife, and Neal and his girlfriend, were at Big Sur for a wild week end trip.’ Stockett is known to have taken a series of erotic photographs of Neal with his lady friend. Copies of this novel signed by Cassady are quite uncommon. Starting Bid $200
543. Raymond Chandler. Three
TLSs, each signed “Ray,” totaling seven pages, dated 1957– 1958, all to his English lawyer and fellow crime fiction writer Michael Gilbert. In the first, April 4, 1957, the author attempts to find ways to avoid taxes: “I like you as a friend and I admire you as a writer but I am rather disappointed that you do not engage an expert tax accountant, because after all, this is an age of specialization and tax matters are hardly your line of country.” In a postscript, Chandler writes: “A letter from the British Consulate received this morning tells me that I need not renounce British nationality but does not make it certain to my mind that even travelling on an American passport I still may not be regarded as a British national, since they refused me a permit to enter as a prospective resident.” In the second, April 22, 1957, Chandler discusses provisions for his will, in part: “The question of personal letters is always difficult. It is difficult for me to destroy the last link with Cissy by destroying her letters to me and mine to her. Since then, also, I have many intimate letters which could be embarrassing. So I should like that any such letters be handed over unread to Helga.” In the third, January 15, 1958, Chandler attempts to clarify taxes owed. In overall very good to fine condition, with punch holes to the left sides, some of which are torn. Starting Bid $200
544. Jean Cocteau. Handwritten poem by Cocteau, unsigned, one page, 8 x 10.5, no date. An untranslated poem entitled “La mort,” composed in memory of the young deceased French novelist and poet Raymond Radiguet, who Cocteau mentored. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing. In 1923, Radiguet died at age 20 of tuberculosis, which he contracted after a trip he took with Cocteau. Starting Bid $200
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Inscribed galley proof of Crichton’s Jurassic Park 545. Michael Crichton. Scarce signed book: Jurassic Park. Uncorrected
galley proof of the first edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. Softcover, 6 x 9, 413 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page in blue felt tip by Michael Crichton, and dated at Los Angeles, August 16, 1992. Most importantly, the signed page bears Crichton’s green dinosaur stamp, positioned as though it is chasing the Knopf borzoi. In fine condition. Galley proofs represent a publisher’s first inhouse print of a book, typically used for editing. Galley proofs regularly show wear from reading and editing, while this rare copy does not. They precede the advanced reading copies typically sent out for review to screenwriters, directors, and critics—notably, in the case of Jurassic Park, Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment bought the rights to the novel prior to its publication. A desirable presentation copy of this proof of Crichton’s 1990 classic.Starting Bid $200
“You just don’t know—or maybe you do—how an American feels about and will do for a dollar” 546. Philip K. Dick. American writer (1928-1982) known for his works of science
fiction, including The Man in the High Castle, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Ubik, and A Scanner Darkly; acclaimed film adaptations of his works include Blade Runner, Total Recall, and Minority Report. Humorous and highly appealing TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, May 1969. Letter to Danish poet and science fiction writer Jannick Storm, in full: “First let me say that I have instructed my agent to sell you the STORY TO END ALL STORIES FOR HARLAN ELLISON’S DANGEROUS VISIONS for the sum of one dollar—just to make it a business transaction and to pay for the postage of sending this letter. How did you know I’m writing to Sweden? Is Denmark a colony of Sweden? Or are they both the same country, under different names? I’m reading over your delightful letter while listening to electronic music, of which I have a full record library. I am also typing on a horrible rental machine while my Olympia is in the shop. Where my back-spacer goes there’s an = instead, so =s keep getting into my letters. Thank you for your kinds words about EYE IN THE SKY (original title, DAS AUGE IN DEM HIMMEL). I’m afraid I can’t match the mad-mod quality of your letter; I am, I’m afraid, too old-fashioned (too old period, for that matter). I’ll love to, however. How is that you and the Swedish fellows I wrote to speak—or anyhow write—perfect hip idiomatic English? Were you all born here, circa 1965, and then migrated? I have a high regard for Denmark in that I use Jespersen’s seven volume set on English usage as my basic reference source. (It cost me $35.) (I offered them a photograph holding my cat, but they wouldn’t go for it, because both the cat and I had whiskers. Which I guess is bad.) I would think you could go ahead and print the above-mentioned story without waiting for my agent to contact you, inasmuch as he left the whole thing to me, and I’m going for that dollar. You just don’t know—or maybe you do—how an American feels about and will do for a dollar. And at the mention of two dollars he becomes unglued. And at three—well, enough said the better. Thanks for your wonderful letter and do write me again. Could you send me a copy, when the above story comes out? Thank you.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and two file holes to the left side touching a few words of text. Starting Bid $300
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547. Charles Dickens. ALS,
one page, 4.25 x 6.5, Gad’s Hill Place letterhead, December 11, 1864. Letter to English lawyer and antiquary Frederic Ouvry, in full: “I omitted to send you the enclose quarterly cheque before leaving the office yesterday.” Nicely double-matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 15.75 x 12.25. In fine condition, with a heavy vertical fold. Ouvry acted for Dickens in his separation from his wife Catherine, and Dickens portrayed Ouvry as ‘Mr. Undery’ in Household Words. Starting Bid $200
549. Nathaniel Hawthorne. Partly-
548. Ian Fleming. TLS signed “Yours ever, Ian,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, July 22, 1964. Letter to ornithologist Robert Cushman Murphy, in part: “A thousand thanks for ‘Fish-Shape’ and congratulations on the brilliant idea of having it so splendidly illustrated. What a beautiful draughtsman mount was! He reminds me slightly of the Irishman, Chinnery, who did a lot of rather similar work a little bit earlier and is buried, of all curious places, on the island of Macao. Anyway it makes a most handsome and informative little book which I am really delighted to have. By the way, why don’t you some time sit down and put aside 90% of science and write a series of essays on the adventures you must have had throughout the course of your scientific life? It would be wonderful to read of some of the thrilling discoveries you have made in the course of that life, and also to read about some of the places you have visited and the adventures you had in the process. Please think this over carefully and don’t spurn the non-scientific aspect of my suggestion. Lord Grey of Falloden wrote a classic of this nature and it’s time there was another one.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
printed DS, signed “N. Hawthorne,” one page, 7 x 8, December 20, 1853. As consul of the United States at Liverpool, Hawthorne certifies that “William Norris, before whom the annexed affidavit of Joseph Rhodes hath been made is a Master Extraordinary in Chancery duly authorised to administer Oaths and Affirmations.” In very good to fine condition, with trimmed edges, three small pieces of tape residue, and a light rectangular block of toning. Starting Bid $200
550. Ernest Hemingway. Ink signature, “Ernest Hemingway,” on an off-white 4 x .75 slip affixed to a 5 x 3 card. The slip derives from a Waterman’s autograph album originally sold at RR Auction in 2012. In fine condition, with closely clipped edges. Starting Bid $200
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Sought-after limited edition of A Farewell to Arms 551. Ernest Hemingway. Signed book: A Farewell to Arms. First edition, limited issue, numbered 498/510. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1929. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.25, 355 pages. Boldly signed on the colophon in fountain pen, “Ernest Hemingway.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/None, with mild soiling and irregular blocks of sunning to boards. Starting Bid $300
553. Jack London. Two
552. Washington Irving. A page of Washington Irving’s
handwritten draft for his popular 1828 work A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, 4.5 x 7.5, removed from the the limited 1895 ‘author’s autograph edition’ of his works, published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons. Irving writes on the events preceding the Treaty of Tordesillas. Nicely matted with a portrait to an overall size of 15.5 x 13; the colophon from the book, numbered 39/500, is affixed to the frame’s backing, and the title page of the volume is included. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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items, comprising two handcorrected pages of London’s manuscript for The Cruise of the Snark, along with a signed check from the author. The printed manuscript galley proof pages, 9 x 11.75, stamped “1st Rev.,” correspond to pages 28–29 and 32–34 of the first edition of The Cruise of the Snark, and feature about ten words in London’s hand: he deletes the conversational musing, “Oh, yes, she was all right, all right”; writes, “cut 2 1/2˝ x 4˝ will follow in a day or so,” in the margin of the second page; substitutes the word “change” for “result”; and substitutes “cook” for “steward.” The check, filled out in another hand and signed by London, “Jack London,” is payable to the saddler and leather firm J. C. Johnson & Co. for $80, April 28, 1905. In very good condition, with creasing, light stains, and several punch holes to the right side. Chronicling London’s 1907 voyage through the South Pacific, The Cruise of the Snark proved to be a popular account that provided insight into a little-known part of the world. Starting Bid $200
“I have often wondered during this last strange year how any writer who produces a successful first novel ever finds time to write a second one!” 554. Margaret Mitchell. TLS signed “Peggy Mitchell Marsh,” one page, 7 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 14, 1937. Letter to Doctor Boland, in part: “I thank you and Mrs. Harper for your compliment in thinking that I could write a scenario of Dr. Long’s achievements. But I am not the person to do it, as I know less than nothing about the technique of movie writing…Realizing my complete ignorance, I refused to have anything to do with the scenario of my own novel…To be quite honest, if it lay in my power to write scenarios I would not be able to do one about Doctor Long, because these days there are not enough hours in the twenty-four for me to attend to all the pressing business matters, foreign contracts, mail, editors et cetera which crowd in upon me. I have often wondered during this last strange year how any writer who produces a successful first novel ever finds time to write a second one!” In very good to fine condition, with creasing and areas of thin paper to the top edge. Mitchell, of course, never wrote another novel, adding to the mystique surrounding her lone, great work. Starting Bid $200
Praise for a fellow writer’s characters, “so marvelously limpid”
555. Marcel Proust. French writer (1871–1922) known for the monumental sixteen-volume In Search of Lost Time, regarded as one of the greatest achievements in world literature. ALS in French, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 7.25, no date. Letter praising the writing of Alfred Vallette, editor at the Mercure de France, a Symbolist review publication. Proust writes from his apartment at 102 Boulevard Haussmann, where he lived from 1906–1919. In part (translated): “I thank you a thousand times for taking the trouble of responding to my letter. I wanted so much for you to...in the event that you were not acquainted with these characters. Moreover the only good ones are those who make up the writing of M. Vallette, so marvelously limpid and yet which seem already to have been traced in an album of facsimiles. Do excuse my having bothered you with all of this.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $500
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Rand replaces her agent amid ongoing movie dealings for Night of January 16th 556. Ayn Rand. DS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, July 13, 1938. Official letter addressed to Sidney R. Fleischer concerning the disposition of money to R.K.O Pictures from the sale of movie rights to Rand’s play, The Night of January 16th. Rand had changed literary agents and apparently had to resort to arbitration in order to settle the accounts. Signed at the conclusion by Rand, who also adds her initials, “AR,” to an emendation on the first page. In very good to fine condition, with a single file hole to the upper left corner of each page, and chipping to the right edge of the first page. Accompanied by six typewritten letters from agents and arbiters relating to various contracts for the play. The movie rights to Rand’s courtroom play Night of January 16th were first purchased by MGM in October 1934 with Rand hired on to write a screenplay. After the project was scrapped and MGM’s option expired, RKO Pictures bought the rights in 1938 for $10,000, a fee split between producer Al Woods and Rand. RKO also ultimately gave up on the adaptation and the rights were resold to Paramount Pictures in July 1939 for $35,000. A loosely based film emerged in 1941 entitled The Night of January 16th, with Rand deeming the product as ‘cheap, trashy vulgarity.’Starting Bid $200
557. J. K. Rowling.
Desirable TLS signed “With love from, J. K. Rowling (Jo to you) X”,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, personal embossed ‘owl’ letterhead, January 24, 2008. Letter to James Traver, in part: “This letter is very long overdue, but I heard your amazing story while I was having lunch with my American publishers last October, and I asked them to send me your address. You are the first Harry Potter fan in history who has gone to court to come to one of my events, and as such, you have a very special place in my heart! I know that you have been in a number of foster homes, and I hope very much that you are happy where you are at the moment, and that life is treating you as well as you deserve (ie, very well indeed).” Rowling adds the salutation and date in her own hand. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. One of 10 winners in a 2007 national ‘Why I Love Reading Harry Potter’ essay contest, 13-year-old James Traver won $750, a copy of the new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and trips (along with his foster dad) to New York and London. Starting Bid $200
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From Swinburne’s “A Song of Italy” 558. Algernon Swinburne.
Important Victorian British poet (1837–1909) whose ‘decadent’ subject matter (including sadomasochism and lesbianism) made him one of the most controversial literary figures of his day. Wonderful handwritten quotation by Swinburne from “A Song of Italy,” unsigned, one page, 8 x 9.75, headed: “From ‘A Song of Italy,’ (‘inscribed with all devotion and reverence to Giuseppe Mazzini’), 1867.” The piece concludes: “The final fame, that with a foot sublime / Treads down reluctant time; / The fame that waits and watches and is wise, / A virgin with chaste eyes, / A goddess who takes hands with great men’s grief; / Praise her, and him, our chief.” In very good to fine condition, with a light block of overall toning. Starting Bid $200
Wilde as editor of The Woman’s World 559. Oscar Wilde. ALS, one page,
4.25 x 7, personal letterhead, no date but circa 1887. Letter to “Mrs. Ewing,” the much-admired children’s writer Juliana Horatia Ewing. In full: “If it would not be too much trouble to you, would you let me have the addresses of Mrs. Pfeiffer, and Miss Marie Corelli. We were so sorry you could not come to us yesterday.” Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 9 x 12. In very good to fine condition, with slightly irregular toning, and several small pin holes near the top edge. Marie Corelli was one of the most popular female English novelists of the period, and Emily Jane Pfeiffer was a Welsh poet and philanthropist. This significant letter has a strong feminist link: Wilde, named editor of The Woman’s World magazine in May 1887, almost assuredly reached out to Ewing for the addresses of writers Emily Jane Pfeiffer and Marie Corelli in order to solicit contributions from them. In another Wilde letter to Ewing of October 1887, also written on 16 Tite Street letterhead, he asked if she would write something for the women’s magazine. In Wilde’s ‘Literary and Other Notes’ column in the January 1888 issue of The Woman’s World, he praised Pfeiffer’s essay ‘Women and Work’ as ‘a most important contribution to the discussion of one of the great social problems of our day.’ Corelli would indeed contribute to the periodical for its June 1889 issue, penning an article entitled ‘Shakespeare’s Mother.’ A superb letter linking Wilde to some of the United Kingdom’s most important female authors of the Victorian era. Starting Bid $300
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561. Ray Bradbury
560. Margaret Atwood
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562. William Cullen Bryant Starting Bid $200
565. Padraic Colum
564. Taylor Caldwell
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563. Edgar Rice Burroughs Starting Bid $200
566. James Fenimore Cooper Starting Bid $200
567. Female Writers
568. William Gaddis
569. Elizabeth Gaskell
570. Graham Greene
571. Graham Greene
572. Zane Grey
573. Stephen King
574. Rudyard Kipling
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575. Harper Lee
576. Larry McMurtry
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579. Julia Peterkin Starting Bid $200
582. Sax Rohmer Starting Bid $200
586. Samuel Francis Smith Starting Bid $200
583. J. K. Rowling Starting Bid $200
587. John Steinbeck Starting Bid $200
577. Larry McMurtry Starting Bid $200
578. Donn Pearce Starting Bid $200
580. James R. Randall
581. John Reed
584. Ernest Thompson Seton
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588. Tennessee Williams
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585. Dr. Seuss
589. Writers
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music 590. Claude Debussy. Important
French composer (1862–1918) whose colorful, evocative works, particularly those for keyboard and for orchestra, exemplified the ‘impressionist’ style, and whose innovative use of harmonic and instrumental resources was a seminal influence on the emerging language of twentieth-century music. Untranslated ALS in French, one page, 5 x 7.75, March 25, 1911. In fine condition, with several small pin holes. Starting Bid $200
591. Ruggero Leoncavallo. Appealing AMQS on an off-
white 8 x 5 sheet, signed and dated below in ink, “R. Leoncavallo, Milano, 26 ottobre 1897.” Leoncavallo pens two bars of music and lyrics from “La Boheme.” Nicely double-matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 21 x 12.75. In fine condition. Leoncavallo famously wrote his version of ‘La Boheme’ at the same time as Giacomo Puccini—while Puccini’s has become a staple of the operatic repertoire, Leoncavallo’s is rarely performed today. Starting Bid $200
Vouching for a young baritone “who decides to risk all the bad odds of a career in the theater” 592. Franz Liszt. ALS in German, signed “F. Liszt,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, December 11, 1852. Letter recommending Heinrich Huss, a talented young musician with a “nice baritone voice” who already had some success with his musical representations, which, however, didn’t earn him an employment. In part (translated): “I recommend a young man very honest and cultured, who decides to risk all the bad odds of a career in the theater. Mr. Henr. Huss was previously trained for the commercial and stayed for some time in France and England. A charming baritone voice and her musical performance have earned her many salon successes, but have so far failed. His father was a pastor in Eisenach and many of my friends gave me a special recommendation.—But in Weimar, we can not set a suitable future for him and so he must migrate to the big Leipzig!” In fine condition, with light toning along the intersecting folds. The unknown addressee seems to have been some person with influence on the musical life in Leipzig, perhaps Julius Rietz, director of the ‘Leipziger Singakademie.’ Huss worked for several years as a music teacher in Leipzig and in later years moved on to Berlin where he tried to establish an operatic school. Starting Bid $300
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596. Jacques Offenbach.
593. Franz Liszt. Scarce untranslated ANS in German, signed “F. Lz.,” one page on the reverse of a 4.25 x 2.75 visiting card marked “F. Liszt,” no date. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $300
594. Pietro Mascagni.
Uncommon early 4.25 x 6.25 cabinet photo of the young composer, neatly signed in ink, “P. Mascagni,” and dated at the top, “Wien. 30.9.92.” In fine condition, with a small crease touching his left ear and an inscription mostly removed. Starting Bid $200
French composer (1819–1880) best known for his popular stage works, most notably Orpheus in the Underworld (including the famous ‘Can-Can’) and The Tales of Hoffmann. Untranslated ALS in French, signed “J. Offenbach,” one page, 5.25 x 8.5, Theatre des Bouffes-Parisiens letterhead, February 4. In very good to fine condition, with light toning to the perimeter, and creasing to the upper edge. Offenbach founded the Theatre des Bouffes-Parisiens in 1855, resigning as its director in 1862. Starting Bid $200
597. Giacomo Puccini. ALS in
Italian, signed “G. Puccini,” one page, 5.5 x 3.25, postcard letterhead, no date. Early untranslated letter to the FrenchItalian painter Ferruccio Pagni. In very good to fine condition, with a central vertical fold, small tape stains at the edges, and two circular stains to the text. Starting Bid $200
598. Nikolai RimskyKorsakov. Eminent Rus-
595. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Prodigiously gifted German Romantic composer (1809–1847) whose musical output represents virtually every form and genre of the era. Untranslated ALS in German, one page both sides, 5 x 7.5, April 10, 1841. In very good condition, with light soiling, and some old tissue-like tape along split folds. Starting Bid $300
sian composer (18441908) best known for such brilliantly orchestrated works as Scheherazade and for operatic staples like Sadko, The Tale of Tsar Saltan, and The Golden Cockerel. Scarce 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet portrait of RimskyKorsakov in a dignified bust-length pose circa 1895, signed and inscribed in Cyrillic in black ink (partly translated), “Vlasova for memory, N. R. Korsakov.” Published by the acclaimed Elena Mrozovskaya photography studio of St. Petersburg. In very good condition, with spotting and staining to the image, and surface loss to the upper left where, apparently, an inscription was removed and then readded in another hand. Starting Bid $300
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“Mozart Wolfgang” and his father write home from Milan 599. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Leopold Mozart.
ALS in German, signed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, “Ich sonst wie bin Mozart Wolfgang,” and by his father Leopold Mozart, “dein alter Mzt,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 8.75, November 21, 1772. Wolfgang pens an autograph letter to his sister, Nannerl; before which Leopold Mozart, the father of Wolfgang, writes to his wife Anna Maria from Milan, on his third and last trip to Italy with Wolfgang, and on the occasion of his 25th wedding anniversary. Wolfgang sends his apologies for not writing to Herr von Hefner, gives his reasons for not writing and expounds on this in an increasingly jocular manner, sends his best wishes to his sister and his mother, and adds his name, date and greeting backwards; in his part of the letter, Leopold informs his wife of the health and welfare of his travelers, gives news of the stormy weather and the violent thunder and lightning, of Wolfgang Amadeus, their new lodgings, Italian food and beds, sends best wishes on their wedding anniversary, announces the arrival of the castrato Venanzio Rauzzini, who was to perform in Mozart’s ‘Lucio Silla’ in December 1772, refers obliquely to the amount of work still to be done by Wolfgang and sends his and his son’s love. Wolfgang writes, in part (untranslated): “Ich sage dir danck, du weist schon für wasss, dem H: von Hefner bitte ich um verzeyhung dass Ich ihm noch nicht geantwortet habe. allein es war ohnmöglich und es ist noch ohnmöglich, dann so bald Ich nach haus kome, so giebt es was zu schreiben, liegt oft schon was auf dem Tisch, und ausser dem haus, auf der gasse kan ich ohnmöglich nicht schreiben, wenn du ihn siehst[.] zu lassen Ihm dieses folgende lesen, und Ich bitte ihm er soll sich unterdessen mit diesen begnügen.” Leopold writes, in part (untranslated): “Heut ist die Jahrzeit unseres hochzeit tages. Es wird, wie glaube, 25 Jahre seyn, daß wir den guten Gedancken hatten nun zu verheyrathen. - - Diesen Gedancken hatten wir zwar viele Jahre zuvor, gute dinge, wollen ihre Zeit! Der Primo Uomo Sg. Rauzzini ist nun angelangt, es wird nun also immer mehr zu thun geben und lebhafter werden. Es wird aber auch an kleinen Comoedien wie es beym Theater gewöhnlich ist, nicht fehlen. Das sind kleinigkeiten! die feigen, die H: Joseph bey der abreise dem Wolfg: gegeben waren so wundersamm wie das Brod und die Fische im Evangelio, dann gestern assen wir noch davon zur abendmalzeit, die täglich in nichts als trauben und Brod und einem glas wein bestehet. Wir empf: uns allen guten freunden u[nd] freundinen der tag ist Kurz! Es giebt viel zu thun, ist es keine Arbeit, so sind es halt dennoch verrichtungen, wir küssen euch - so oft ihr wollt - und bin sammt dem Wolfg.”
In fine condition, with three small pieces of archival tape along one edge, and writing showing through from opposing sides. Accompanied by an export certificate from the French Ministry of Culture. An extraordinary letter uniting the four members of the Mozart family: Leopold, Anna Maria, Wolfgang Amadeus and Nannerl on the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of Mozart’s father and mother. In their time, Leopold and Anna Maria were considered the handsomest couple in Salzburg. The letter encapsulates a poignant moment of family harmony: less than six years later Anna Maria would die far away from her husband in Paris, an unwilling traveling partner with Wolfgang on his disastrous journey to the French capital. Not the least attractive feature of Mozart’s letters is the characterful nature they reveal of the writer, by turns boisterous, playful, sentimental and occasionally ribald. The present example reveals the characters of both the father and the son: On the one hand there is Leopold’s touching reference to his marriage twenty-five years ago to the day and his description of the improvement in his Milanese lodgings, which he illustrated by providing the dimensions of the bed in which they slept: and on the other, Wolfgang’s character is revealed in the increasingly jocular tone of the letter, ending almost in gibberish, with the sentences reversed: even his ‘Addio’ and the date are written backwards. Leopold and Wolfgang were making their third journey to Italy, arriving in Milan on October 24, 1772. At the time of this letter, Wolfgang was at work on the choruses and arias for the opera Lucio Silla, which premiered there on December 26th. Leopold discusses the activities of the singer Venanzio Rauzzini, the castrato, who was to perform the role of Cecilio in the opera. Mozart’s practice was apparently to await the arrival of the singer, to hear them perform and then compose the arias for them. Leopold hints in this letter that the arrival of the singer signals more work for them. After the successful reception of the opera Mozart wrote the celebrated motet ‘Exsultate, jubilate’ (K.165) as a token of thanks for Rauzzini. A transcription of the letter, with a number of minor divergences from the original, is published in Mozart: Briefe und Aufzeichnungen 1755-1776, ed. W. Bauer and O. E. Deutsch (Basel, 1962), pp. 461-462. The six, mostly oblique, canceling strokes found in the letter were made by Georg Nikolaus von Nissen during the course of his study of sources for his biography of Mozart. References: Anderson 162 and 162a, pp.216-217. Sotheby’s: 15 May 2008, lot 80. Starting Bid $25,000
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Impressive hotel guest book, featuring Rachmaninoff, Casals, Bernhardt, and a series of leading Dutch artists 600. Music and Art. Extraordi-
nary early 20th century guest book from the Hotel Du Soleil in Arnhem, Netherlands, 6.25 x 9.25, featuring a deluxe binding with spine and corners of gilt and polished calf with marbled boards, all edges gilt with rounded corners. The book contains 26 signed pages (many items affixed), comprising autographs of notable musical, literary, and artistic figures of the day, including six original drawings, one etching, one watercolor, five musical quotations, and one signed photo. These autographs were collected by Eugenie Smeenk, the daughter of the hotel’s owner. The highlight is an AMQS by Sergei Rachmaninoff, in which he pens three bars from his “2 Concerto pour Piano, op. 18,” signed and inscribed, “Mademoiselle Eugenie Smeenk, S. Rachmaninoff, Arnheim, 7 December 1908,” the date of his concert in that city. Willem Mengelberg, who conducted the Rachmaninoff concert, signs with an AMQS from a Robert Schumann work on the the following page. Other musical signers include cellist Pablo Casals and pianist Harold Bauer, who performed together on November 26, 1907; opera singers Jeanne Raunay, Sigrid Arnoldsson, Hermine Bosetti, and Georgette Leblanc—with her husband, the author Maurice Maeterlinck —violinists Jacques Thibaud and Kathleen Parlow, and composer Richard Strauss. The artists represented include: painter Charles Dankmeijer (ink sketch of an old farm); sculptor Toon Dupuis (signed photo of an an equestrian statue); painter Hendrik Haverman (ink sketch of rabbits); landscape painter Jozef Israels (ink sketch of a girl on a dune); painter Herman Moerkerk (acquarel and crayon drawing of an old man); genre artist Benjamin Prins (pencil sketch of an old man); still life painter Willem Roelofs, Jr. (ink sketch of still life with fish); painter Hendrik van Bloem (landscape etching); and painter Kees van Waning (charcoal landscape drawing). In fine condition. An amazing assemblage of leading artistic figures of the era. Starting Bid $1000
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The grand opera of William Tell 601. Gioacchino Rossini. Brilliant 2.25 x 3.5 seated portrait of Rossini affixed
to its original 4.25 x 6.25 souvenir card, with French text commemorating the 500th performance of the opera Guillaume Tell on February 10, 1868, signed below in crisp black ink, “G. Rossini,” with another hand incorporating the name of the recipient, “Tolivet.” In fine condition, with some foxing to the image. William Tell, a French-language opera in four acts, was first performed by the Paris Opera at the Salle Le Peletier on August 3, 1829. The opera is perhaps best remembered for its rousing overture, popularized by its use in the The Lone Ranger television show and in the Stanley Kubrick classic A Clockwork Orange. A crisply signed portrait made all the more desirable by its connection to one of Rossini’s most iconic works. Starting Bid $300
603. Johann Strauss. Eminent
602. Clara Schumann. Composer and one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era (1819-1896). She and her husband, composer Robert Schumann, were early champions of Johannes Brahms. ALS in German, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6.25, Hyde Park Gate letterhead, April 2, 1872. In part (translated): “Dear Madame, Thank you very much for the kind information you sent, which I made sure to pass on to the young lady whose answer [I] await before I take any further steps. Please also thank your dear mother for being so kind as to offer making further efforts. I did forget to ask you not to speak with Mr. and Miss...about my idea since it was just that, my idea, and since I don’t want to bring it up with them before I know the young lady’s decision. With warm greetings for you and your family.” In fine condition, with a faint strip of toning to the first page. Starting Bid $200
Viennese composer (1825–1899), known as the ‘Waltz King,’ best known for such all-time favorites as ‘The Beautiful Blue Danube’ and the ‘Emperor Waltz,’ and for the operetta staple Die Fledermaus. Uncommon pencil signature, “Johann Strauss,” on an offwhite 3 x 1.5 slip. Double-matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 8.5 x 12.5. In fine condition, with adhesive residue to the frame’s plexiglass. Starting Bid $200
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Tchaikovsky discusses the staging of Mazeppa with the conductor of St. Petersburg’s Imperial Opera
604. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. ALS in Russian, signed “P. Tchaikovsky,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6,
September 10, 1883. Letter to the important Russian composer and conductor Eduard Frantsevich Napravnik, the director and chief conductor of the imperial theaters in St. Petersburg. In part (translated): “Judging by the tone of your letter it seems that you are angry with me and this makes me very unhappy. It was never my intention to irritate you about anything, but if this has happened, then it can only have been due to a hasty or poor choice of words on my part when I expressed my thoughts and feelings. It has never occurred to me to doubt that you wish me well. The whole misunderstanding lies in the fact that I had imagined the company was much richer than it is in reality. My main concern is as follows: my operas (the shortcomings of which I am fully aware and acknowledge even more strongly than anyone else) need good singers and experienced actors; and if these people are not presently available, then it is better to delay the performance of the opera until they are available. I am not looking for perfection, as I know this does not exist. If there had been actors like Meljnikov, Pryanishnikov and Stravinsky for the parts of Andrey, Maria and the mother I would have been quite happy, although even these actors are not ideal. From your letter I can see that you have already begun to rehearse the choirs, and since you have already started work on the set, we will not be able to postpone Mazepa until a future date. I am therefore going to assign the roles according to your letter of today. l ask you, dear friend, never to doubt the sincerity of my respect and feeling of friendship. We will discuss this in more detail when we meet.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Tchaikovsky’s correspondent, Eduard Napravnik, had been the director of the imperial theaters since 1869, and had improved the orchestra of the Imperial Opera to the point that it was regarded as one of the finest in the world. The singer Feodor Stravinsky (father of composer Igor Stravinsky), to whom Tchaikovsky refers in this letter, was one of the leading singers of St. Petersburg’s Imperial Opera, but was apparently unavailable to perform in Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa. Tchaikovsky composed the opera Mazeppa between June 1881 and April 1883, the libretto based on Alexander Pushkin’s narrative poem Poltava. The premiere performance took place on February 15, 1884, at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, and four days later it premiered in St. Petersburg at the Mariinsky Theatre conducted by Eduard Napravnik. Tchaikovsky’s concerns were not unfounded as in both performances, the work was brilliantly staged but marred by the uneven vocal and acting abilities of the cast. Starting Bid $1000
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On Clara Schumann’s appointment as Imperial and Royal Chamber Virtuoso 605. Robert Schumann. Highly important German composer and pianist (1810–
1856) whose distinctively lyrical musical language, especially evident in his keyboard works and art songs, made him one of the central figures of the German Romantic tradition. ALS in German, signed “R. Schumann,” one page, 5 x 6.75, February 11, 1838. A fine letter from the difficult engagement years, written to Clara’s stepmother and Robert Schumann’s future mother-in-law Clementine Wieck, inquiring whether “Madam Wieck” knows anything new about Clara’s approaching appointment as Imperial and Royal Chamber Virtuoso by the Austrian Emperor (translated): “Yesterday, Count Zerbst, a distant relative of the Austrian envoy, visited me and told me, that his lord, the Prince of Schönburg, took a great interest in the matter and that the appointment was imminent. I can imagine your great joy. But please do me the favour and let me know if you hear anything more specific so that I can have it inserted in the journal.” Professionally backed and in very good to fine condition, with light mottled overall toning, and possibly trimmed edges. Austria’s highest musical award was bestowed on Clara Schumann on March 15th during her concert tour in Vienna—an honor all the more remarkable for her being such a young artist, as well as a foreigner. It is, therefore, little surprise that Robert Schumann wished to see the fact announced in the ‘Neue Zeitschrift für Musik,’ which he edited from 1834 to 1844. Starting Bid $300
On royalties for his operas ‘Tannhäuser’ and ‘Lohengrin’ 606. Richard Wagner. ALS in German, three pages on two
adjoining sheets, 4 x 5.25, December 12, 1857. Important letter to his “honored friend” Johann Hoffmann regarding the performances and royalties for his operas ‘Tannhäuser’ and ‘Lohengrin.’ Wagner informs Hoffmann that from now on Tobias Haslinger is to take care of the settling and consignment of the royalties owed by Hoffmann, and asks Hoffmann to send outstanding and future royalties to Haslinger. In part (translated): “It will not be unpleasant for you to inform me that I have entered into business relations with Mr. Haslinger, a music dealer of the Court, and that the latter has offered to take charge of the reception and accounting for royalty fees that I must receive from you. Accordingly, I beg you to pay to Mr. Haslinger, or to his order, the fees of 100 francs per performance, after the twentieth, which are due to me upon receipt of these lines, and continue thus every first day of the following months until at the fiftieth performance of the Tannhäuser. Mr. Haslinger was also informed that I granted you the rights of Lohengrin subject to an immediate advance of 1000 francs on the tenor of the first 10 performances of this opera; if you have accepted my conditions and if you have obtained the score using my instructions, then you would also have to send to Mr. Haslinger the 1000 Fr and to ask him for a receipt in my name. My apologies for not having written to a conductor vote: I will do it for sure and I do not even want to wait for you to talk to me again.” In fine condition, with a couple of tiny edge splits along the intersecting folds. Johann Hoffmann, a famous operatic singer and impresario, had been director of the theatres in Riga, Prague and Frankfurt am Main, when in 1855 he bought the ‘Theater in der Josefstadt’ in Vienna and built the ‘Thalia-Theater,’ where the first Austrian performance of ‘Tannhäuser’ took place on August 28, 1857. A desirable letter by the great composer concerning two of his most iconic works. Starting Bid $300 www.RRAuction.com | 139
607. Siegfried Wagner. German
composer and conductor (1869–1930) who was the son of Richard Wagner; he served as the opera composer and artistic director of the Bayreuth Festival from 1908 to 1930. Distinguished matte-finish 6.5 x 8.25 portrait of Wagner in formal attire, affixed to its original 9.5 x 12 mount, lengthily signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen in German, and dated at New York, 1924. In very good to fine condition, with trimmed top and bottom edges, and a small stain to the top edge of the photo. Starting Bid $200
608. Ralph Vaughan Williams. Influential English composer (1872– 1958) of symphonies, chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores. Uncommon AMQS on an off-white 8.75 x 11.25 musically lined sheet, signed in black ink, “R. Vaughan Williams,” who pens three bars of music from an unknown work. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Coltrane’s brilliant My Favorite Things
609. John Coltrane. My Favorite Things album signed on the back cover in black ballpoint by John Coltrane, and in blue ballpoint by pianist McCoy Tyner. In fine condition, with light scuffing, and some minor paper loss to the lower left corner. The record is included. Starting Bid $300
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610. Duke Ellington. Huge AMQS
on an off-white 8.25 x 9 sheet, signed in ballpoint, “The Finger of God Controls the Wheel of Destiny, Duke Ellington,” with a two-bar musical quotation below. In fine condition, with light show-through from a notation on the reverse. Starting Bid $200
612. B. B. King. Cream-bodied Affinity series Fender Squier
Stratocaster electric guitar, nicely signed on the body in blue felt tip by B. B. King. In fine condition. A beautiful instrument signed by one of the best bluesmen to ever play. Starting Bid $200
The high school years of a jazz great
611. Bill Evans. Innovative and highly regarded jazz pianist
(1929-1980) who worked briefly with Miles Davis before forming his own trio in the late 1950s. Plagued by a decades-long struggle with hepatitis and drug addition, Evans died at the age of 51. Uncommon pairing of 1945 and 1946 Canuck yearbooks from Bill Evans’ junior and senior years at North Plainfield High School in North Plainfield, New Jersey, both 8 x 11. The 1945 yearbook is signed and inscribed on page 66 in black ink, “Pat, You’re bound to be a success in everything you do so I give you my best, Bill Evans ’88,’” with Evans pictured as a member of the band. The 1946 yearbook is signed and inscribed on page 17 in black ink, “Pat, My best to you in your senior year, Bill, ’88,’” with Evans signing next to his senior class portrait. In overall very good to fine condition, with expected wear and aging to the covers; interior pages are clean. Starting Bid $200
613. Beatles. Circa 1967 pencil signatures and
inscription, “To Ingrid, love Paul McCartney,” “John Lennon,” “Ringo Starr,” and “George Harrison,” on a blue 4.5 x 4 album page. In fine condition. Accompanied by a copy of a provenance letter from the son of the original recipient, in part: “My mother managed to get these autographs in 1967 when she was based at RAF West Malling when the Beatles were filming The Magical Mystery Tour, my mother’s father was a high ranked officer at the base at the time, so the Beatles need his permission to film on the base, this is how my mother managed to meet the guys and get all of their signatures.” Starting Bid $1000
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Riding in style with the Fab Four 614. Beatles. Circa
1964 vintage glossy 8.5 x 6.5 Dezo Hoffman publicity photo of the Beatles seated inside a 1902 Renault automobile, signed in fountain pen by John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr. In very good condition, with moderate-to-heavy overall creasing, and poor contrast to Paul’s signature. An unusual and striking pose of the legendary band, evoking the lyrics of their upbeat 1965 tune ‘Drive My Car’—‘beep beep, beep beep, yeah!’ Starting Bid $1000
615. Beatles: George Harrison. Wonderful glossy 10 x 8 photo of George Harrison in a peaceful close-up pose from circa 1976, signed in blue ink. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing. Starting Bid $200
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616. Beatles: McCartney and Starr. Please Please Me album signed and inscribed on the back cover in black ballpoint, “To Daureen, Paul McCartney” and “To Daureen, love from Ringo Starr, xx.” In very good condition, with soiling and scuffing, a few tracks circled in an unknown hand, and complete separation along the top and bottom seams (as well as old tape stains along the top seam and loss along the bottom seam). The record is included. Starting Bid $200
Vintage McCartney autograph for a fellow ‘scouser’ 617. Beatles: Paul McCartney. Bold ink signature, “Yes, you may!! All the best, from Paul McCartney,” on the reverse of an off-white 5 x 3.75 membership application card for The Cool Elephant. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the original recipient, in part: “I got this autograph in 1960’s from the Cool Elephant. I was sitting opposite Paul McCartney so I approached him and said from one scouser to another please may I have your autograph, he replied and wrote on the back of The Cool Elephant membership application.” Starting Bid $200
Dylan plays Baltimore during his 1978 world tour 618. Bob Dylan. Superb glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Dylan wearing a widebrimmed hat and a Hawaiian shirt during the late 1970s, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Ramond & Robert, Best wishes, Bob Dylan.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and light emulsion irregularity to much of Dylan’s image. Accompanied by a ticket for a Bob Dylan concert at the Baltimore Civic Center on October 4, 1978. A magnificent portrait of the iconic folk singer dating to his controversial Christian period and Dylan’s yearlong 114-show world tour that traversed 10 different countries. Starting Bid $300
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The Jackson brothers land in London
619. Roy Orbison.
Fantastic glossy 5 x 7 paperstock photo of Orbison seated on a couch and playing the guitar, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Sheila, Love, Roy Orbison.” Double-matted to a slightly larger size. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing and scratching. Starting Bid $200
620. Rolling Stones. Vintage
blue ballpoint signatures, “Mick Jagger,” “Keith Richard,” “Brian Jones, x,” “Charlie Boy, xxx,” and “Bill Wyman,” on an off-white 4.5 x 4 album page. Reverse of page signed by The Brokers. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
622. The Jacksons. Destiny promotional album signed and inscribed on the inner gatefold above their respective images in ink or ballpoint, “To Reg, your [sic] the nicest driver I’ve ever met, Love, Michael Jackson, 79 Tour,” “To Reg, Best of Luck, See you soon, Marlon Jackson,” “Peace & Love, from the Jacksons, Jackie Jackson,” “Tito Jackson, Love you! Thank you, Tito,” and “To Reg, Thanks a lot, Love always, Randy Jackson.” The gatefold is also signed in the upper left corner by the Jacksons’ tutor, Rose Fine. Back cover bears a gold “Property of CBS, Demonstration Only, Not for Sale” stamp. In fine to very fine condition. The record is included. Consignor notes that the signed LP was presented to their driver “Reg,” who drove the brothers around London during their 1979 UK tour. The Jacksons played four shows at London’s Rainbow Theatre between February 6–9, 1979, as part of their 129show Destiny World Tour, a massive undertaking that took the brothers all across Europe, North America, and Africa. Starting Bid $200
621. The Who.
Sought-after vintage 8 x 10 publicity photo of The Who, signed in black ballpoint, “Keith,” “Pete,” and “John,” and in red ballpoint, “Roger Daltrey.” Affixed to a same-size paperstock mount. In very good to fine condition, with moderate signature contrast, and a crease and stain to the upper right corner, both touching the top of Entwistle’s head. Starting Bid $200
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623. Prince. Lovesexy album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip, “’Love God,’ —P ‘88.” In very good to fine condition, with some creasing and scratching. The record is included. Starting Bid $300
624. S. Fillmore Bennett
625. Phillips Brooks Starting Bid $200
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626. Francois-Joseph Gossec Starting Bid $200
627. Richard Strauss
628. Louis Armstrong
629. Glenn Miller
630. Glenn Miller
631. Doc Pomus
632. Nina Simone
633. John Denver
634. Joni Mitchell
635. Beatles: Ringo Starr
636. Jon Bon Jovi
637. Eric Clapton
638. Alice Cooper
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639. The Cure: Robert Smith Starting Bid $200
642. Dire Straits Starting Bid $200
643. The Doors Starting Bid $200
646. The Hollies and Gerry and the Pacemakers Starting Bid $200
649. Metallica
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640. Dick Dale
641. Def Leppard
644. Marvin Gaye
645. Guns N’ Roses
647. KISS
648. Loggins and Messina
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650. Moody Blues Starting Bid $200
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651. Moody Blues Starting Bid $200
652. Motley Crue Starting Bid $200
656. U2
660. The Yardbirds
663. ABBA
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654. Rolling Stones: Keith Richards
655. Robin Trower
657. The Undertakers
658. Warrant
659. Whitesnake
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653. Roy Orbison
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661. Yes
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664. George Michael Starting Bid $200
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662. The Ramones Starting Bid $200
665. Olivia NewtonJohn Starting Bid $200
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classic entertainment
‘I’ve got a guy who’s Clifton Webb and Marlon Brando combined’ 666. Marlon Brando. DS, one page,
8.5 x 11, September 18, 1954. Consent form submitted to MGM, in part: “You have explained that you desire to use, in the lyrics of a song entitled ‘Thanks A Lot But No Thanks’ written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, the name of the undersigned. I understand that it is your present plan to use the said song in one of your forthcoming motion pictures tentatively titled ‘It’s Always Fair Weather’ and that the said song may be published. This is to advise that I the undersigned to hereby, without compensation, consent to the use by you of my name in the said lyrics.” Signed at the conclusion in blue ballpoint by Brando. In fine condition, with staple holes and file holes to the top. Brando’s name appears in the final lines of the Comden–Green song, sung by Dolores Gray in It’s Always Fair Weather: ‘I’ve got a guy who’s Clifton Webb and Marlon Brando combined / Thanks a lot, but no, no thanks.’ A fantastic document demonstrating Brando’s nationwide name recognition following his rise to fame in the early ‘50s—by this time, he was so popular that his name could be used as a cultural touchstone in a song. Starting Bid $200
668. Rene Clair. French director (1898–1981) best known
for such films as À nous la liberté and The Ghost Goes West. ALS, one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.75, personal letterhead, December 21, 1928. Letter to Belgian author, filmmaker and documentarist Henri Storck. Back from a trip to Belgium, he thanks Storck for the friendly reception at the Club du Cinéma, attaching some photographs. In one of the postscripts, he asks Storck to help him obtain a drawing from noted artist James Ensor (translated): “Back in Paris, I would like to once again express my gratitude for the welcome I received from the Club du Cinema…It is a great comfort for me to know that, far from Paris, my efforts are followed with sympathy by the spirits that I esteem. You will find attached the few photographs requested…Once again apologize to Mr. Spilliaert, I have much regretted that the fatigue of my wife prevents him from going home…If by chance, Mr. Ensor is in an easy mood one day, could you ask him if he would like to give me the charming drawing that tempted me (you know, with this little parachute and the hitched men).” In fine condition, with some light creasing. Starting Bid $200
Fields draws himself in full-length detail
667. Marlon Brando. Satin-finish 8 x
10 close-up photo of Brando staring into the camera, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Ray, It was a happy shoot, Marlon Brando,” who adds the date above, “7/8/94.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing. Starting Bid $200
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669. W. C. Fields. Wonderful original vintage self-portrait
profile sketch accomplished in ink by Fields on an off-white 7.75 x 6.5 album page, signed to the immediate left, “Best wishes, W. C. Fields.” In very good condition, with foxing, toning, and some light staining. Starting Bid $200
670. Greta Garbo. Chase Manhattan Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out in type
and signed by Garbo, payable to Madame Sophie Litvak for $100, October 25, 1967. In fine condition. From the estate of Greta Garbo. Sophie Litvak, a French model, was the wife of Oscar–nominated director Anatole Litvak, who edited Garbo’s early film The Joyless Street. Starting Bid $200
Handsome studio portrait of the Golden Age heartthrob 671. Errol Flynn.
Vintage matte-finish 10 x 13 portrait of Flynn in debonair close-up pose, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Carol, Hopefully anticipating an early demise in your present setup, Errol.” Double-matted and framed (without glass) to an overall size of 16.25 x 19.25. In fine condition, with a few minor surface creases, and the handwriting a couple of shades light. Starting Bid $200
673. Judy Garland. Wonderful vintage glossy 2.5 x 3.5 candid photo of Garland as a young lady, neatly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Terry, Judy Garland.” In very good to fine condition, with surface impressions from a notation on the reverse. A fabulous, unique portrait of the legendary performer. Starting Bid $200
674. Audrey Hepburn.
Lovely color 8 x 10.75 book photo of Hepburn as she appears in My Fair Lady, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Dana, thank you, Audrey Hepburn.” In fine condition, with neatly trimmed edges. Starting Bid $200
672. Clark Gable.
Handsome and particularly early mattefinish 9 x 11.5 photo of the casually dressed Gable leaning against a tree, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Jack Ackler, Best wishes always, Clark Gable.” Archivally doublematted and framed with UV-resistant museum glass to an overall size of 15.25 x 17.75. In fine condition. An attractive, unusual oversized portrait of a young Gable. Starting Bid $200
675. Audrey Hepburn.
Vintage German Star–Galerie booklet for Audrey Hepburn, 4 x 5.75, sixteen pages, signed on the front cover in black ink. Back cover bears a preprinted signature. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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676. Katharine Hepburn.
Appealing vintage mattefinish 8 x 10 photo of Hepburn perched upon a boulder, nicely signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Charles & Marie…affectionately, Katharine.” In fine condition, with a small stain near her left shoulder. Starting Bid $200
Rare Green Hornet– era Bruce Lee autograph
677 Harry Houdini. Signed
book: Conjurer ’s Monthly Magazine, Vol. II, edited by Harry Houdini. Published in 1907–1908. Hardcover, 7 x 9.5, 383 pages. Boldly and prominently signed on the detached partial first free end page in ink, “Compliments of Harry Houdini, May 14/1918.” Tipped inside the front cover is a portrait of Houdini in chains, as issued in some copies; some offsetting from the ink in Houdini’s signature affects the portrait. In good to very good condition, with heavy wear and staining to the loose cover and spine; the trimmed signed page and title page are detached, but the signature itself is brittle but fine. Starting Bid $200
678. Harry Houdini. A Kingbreaker key and lock possibly owned and modified by Houdini, as-found from the collection of fellow escape artist and magician Joseph Kolar. The key is tied to a Reese padlock with original accompanying handwritten note: “Supposed to be a key to open a special cuff Houdini had made to stick handcuff men with—something I used to watch for. I don’t know if he had such a cuff or if one of his gags to keep others away.” Includes a printed 1935 Christmas letter signed by Houdini’s wife, “Beatrice Houdini,” addressed to Joseph Kolar’s daughter, “Betty Jane Kolar, Billed as the World’s Youngest Magician.” In overall very good to fine condition. Starting Bid $200 150 |
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679. Bruce Lee. Sought-after DS, one page, 4.75 x 3.25, February 20, 1967. Scarce Phillips 66 gas station credit card receipt for just over 11 gallons of gas, totaling $3.26, signed vertically along the right edge in blue ballpoint, “Bruce Lee.” In fine condition, with expected punch holes slightly affecting the signature. A wonderful example of Lee’s autograph dating to the time of his role as Kato in The Green Hornet. Starting Bid $300
Amazing correspondence archive from Garbo to her rumored lover about early life in Hollywood
680. Greta Garbo. Archive of 21 ALSs in Swedish, plus one TLS in English, mostly signed “Gurra” (with a few signed “Greta”
or “G”), from Greta Garbo to fellow actress Mimi Pollak, totaling 85 pages, dated from 1924–1970. Greta Garbo’s letters to fellow actress, Mimi Pollak, are perhaps the only extensive personal record of the future screen legend during the pivotal period of her arrival in Hollywood and the earliest years of her film career. Writing candidly to her closest friend, Garbo covers her stay in New York, the impact of the tragic death of her sister, Alva, the devastating failure of her mentor, Mauritz Stiller (Moje), her difficulties in adjusting to the Hollywood studio system, and the cultural dissonance of America for a European. Deeply conflicted about her personal life and trapped in the Studio System, a lonely Garbo writes from “cheap and vulgar” Hollywood, longing for home. A remarkable archive of her early years in America. In overall very good to fine condition. Accompanied by 16 original mailing envelopes, plus translations for each of the letters. Starting Bid $10000
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Bruce Lee promotes his friend to “first rank of the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute”
681. Bruce Lee. Partly-printed DS in English and Chinese, signed by Bruce Lee using his hand-drawn signature symbol and red chop stamp, one page, 9.75 x 12.25, January 30, 1968. Colorful and ornate certificate from Lee’s Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute, in part: “This is to certify that Herb Jackson is a member in good standing, and having fulfilled the necessary requirements, is hereby promoted to first rank of the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute.” The document was filled out in Jackson’s own hand (including his name, “Herb Jackson”), and is signed at the conclusion by Dan Insanto as instructor and Bruce Lee as president. Matted with a portrait to an overall size of 24.25 x 17.25. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light foxing and toning, and some dampstaining affecting the instructor’s name. Bruce Lee opened the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute in 1967, after filming one season of The Green Hornet. Dan Insanto was one of only three people who were personally certified by Bruce Lee to be an instructor. Herb Jackson was Lee’s original back yard student, close friend and confidant, and ultimately took an active role in improving Bruce Lee’s training equipment. This spectacular early document comes from the first year of operation of Lee’s Institute, and names Jackson to the first rank in the discipline of Jun Fan Gung Fu (or Kung-Fu). The institute’s Taijitu yin-yang emblem is printed at top center in red and bronze, and is flanked by red and bronze dragons and flames which run vertically along the outer left and right margins. An outstanding piece from a significant period of Lee’s life and career in martial arts. Starting Bid $2500
Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara
682. Vivien Leigh. Wonderful color vintage glossy 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind, signed at the top in fountain pen. Elaborately triple-matted and framed with two plaques to an overall size of 14.5 x 17.5. In fine condition. A marvelous portrait from this iconic film. Starting Bid $200
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Dirt biking with the ‘King of Cool’
683. Steve McQueen. August
1964 issue of the French magazine France–moto, with the front cover showing McQueen getting air on an off-road motorcycle, 16 pages, 8.25 x 10.75, signed and inscribed to the publication in black ink, “To France Moto, My Best, Steve McQueen.” In very good to fine condition, with a central vertical fold, moderate handling wear, and almost complete separation to the cover along the hinge. An immensely appealing display piece. Starting Bid $200
684. Steve McQueen. DS, signed twice “Steven T. Mc-
Queen,” three pages, 8.5 x 11, October 16, 1974. Document regarding a “Consent Meeting of Shareholders and Directors” of the Solar Plastics Engineering Company, which features a list of agreed upon recitals and resolutions, with resolution 2.9 affirming that “Steven T. McQueen” is elected as “Director, President & Treasurer” until October 31, 1975. Signed twice at the conclusion in blue ink by McQueen. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Monroe prepares for her therapy session— “Mother always tried to get me to ‘go out’ as though she felt I were too unadventurous. She wanted me even to show a cruelty toward women” 685. Marilyn Monroe. Intriguing handwritten notes by Marilyn Monroe, unsigned, one page, 5 x 8, September 9, no year but likely 1957. In full: “Remember, somehow, how mother always tried to get me to ‘go out’ as though she felt I were too unadventurous. She wanted me even to show a cruelty toward women. This in my teens. In return, I showed her that I was faithful to her.” At the top of the page Monroe adds “For Kris, Sept 9, Janes 10th Birthday on 7th same year.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and intersecting folds. The notes along the top refer to two women who recently entered Monroe’s life—her psychoanalyst Dr. Marianne Kris, whom Monroe had begun seeing after leaving Dr. Margaret Hohenberg in the spring of 1957, and Jane Miller, Monroe’s stepdaughter with husband Arthur Miller. A fascinating handwritten note from Monroe, who no doubt used this sheet as a reminder for an upcoming appointment with Kris. Starting Bid $1000
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“Thanks for keeping me in shape” 686. Marilyn Monroe. Beautiful vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Monroe in a low-cut dress and diamond jewelry reclining on a pillow, circa 1953, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Mr. Leonard, Thanks for keeping me in shape, Marilyn Monroe.” In very good to fine condition; professionally restored, re-backed, and flattened to render several creases softer and less obtrusive. A unique inscription on a gorgeous, classic portrait of the blonde bombshell. Starting Bid $1000
“There is nothing like your—Coffee” 687. Marilyn Monroe. Magnificent vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Monroe and a friend arm-in-arm drinking coffee, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “To Gil, There is nothing like your—Coffee, Marilyn Monroe.” Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication holder. In fine condition, with a slightly trimmed right edge. A unique, playful portrait nicely inscribed by the blonde bombshell. Starting Bid $1000
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Beautiful handwritten 1953 check from Marilyn’s rise to stardom 688. Marilyn Monroe. Bank check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out entirely in Monroe’s hand, “To Bank of America, Sunset and Laurel Branch, Los Angeles 46, Calif.,” and beautifully signed by Monroe, “Marilyn Monroe,” payable to Frank Christon for $35, August 24, 1953. In fine condition. Monroe starred in three movies released in 1953—Niagara, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and How to Marry a Millionaire—emerging as one of Hollywood’s major sex symbols. An incredibly desirable handwritten check from Hollywood’s legendary ‘blonde bombshell,’ dating to her rise to fame as one of cinema’s biggest stars. Starting Bid $500
A Ratpack trio fly high with TWA 689. Rat Pack. Vintage color glossy 5.5 x 3.5
Trans World Airlines postcard with an image of the long-range Jetstream aircraft, signed on the reverse in blue ballpoint by Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Peter Lawford. In fine condition, with unusual light toning, apparently due to onetime contact with another item. Starting Bid $200
Despite his “alleged acts of bad behavior” at London’s Milroy Club, Sinatra affirms that “everything is going extremely well for me” 690. Frank Sinatra. Scarce TLS signed “Frank,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letter-
head, July 28, 1954. Letter to John Harding, in full: “Delayed answering your letter because I hadn’t heard about the arrival of the records from Dick Jones until a few days ago. At which time he brought them out here to California. There’re [sic] wonderful, and thank you very much. I had a letter from Harry Myers, questioning me on my alleged acts of bad behavior entered into the case by John Mills. I hadn’t answered Harry because frankly, I didn’t know how to explain it to him. I told him once or twice, in my letters, that I feel the issue at hand is whether or not I was a member of the Millroy Club [sic] and whether I misbehaved at the Millroy Club, etc., etc., etc. I think everything else is completely irrelevant, and has no bearing on the basic matter. Please convey these thoughts to Harry, and tell him I suggest that his line of attack follow that and that alone and we should be all right. By the way, when does it go to trial? Everything is going extremely well for me. I feel wonderful. I hope you and Muriel are both in fine fettle. Don’t work too hard on your trip, and when the hell are you coming over here? Bill and Cuddles send their best. Take care.” A postscript reads: “Keep me informed as to when John Mills goes to New York. I have a big surprise for him.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and several extra horizontal folds. Harding was the general manager of the National Sporting Club in London, and also acted as an agent in the UK for numerous Hollywood movie stars, such as Sinatra, Ava Gardner, Tony Curtis, and Janet Leigh. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 155
Major Hextrophon’s cap worn during the finale of Star Wars: Episode IV 691. Star Wars: Nick Joseph. Beige patrol cap
worn on screen by actor Nick Joseph in his role as Arhul Hextrophon in the 1977 American epic space opera Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. Made by Kooringal, the soft cotton cap features an adjustable belt back and is marked in black felt tip to underside of brim, “N. J.” Included is a color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Joseph wearing the cap as his character holds the Medal of Bravery during the Royal Award Ceremony, signed in black felt tip by Joseph. Also included is a Star Wars trading card for “Major Arhul Hextrophon,” showing Joseph standing behind actress Carrie Fisher and wearing the offered cap. The back of the trading card reads: “Major Arhul Hextrophon (played by Nick Joseph) was stationed at the Rebel base Yavin 4 when the Alliance blew up the first Imperial Death Star during the infamous Battle of Yavin. Hextrophon was a participant at the medal ceremony where Princess Leia presented Medals of Bravery to Han Solo and Luke Skywalker. It was Hextrophon who gave this medal to General Dodonna before it was awarded to Han Solo by Princess Leia.” In fine condition. A fantastic Rebel Alliance cap worn by a key player during the memorable finale sequence of the first Star Wars film. Starting Bid $300
Moe, Shemp, and Larry pay their bills 692. Three Stooges. Fantastic grouping of three personal checks, each filled out and signed by the respective Stooge: Moe Howard (April 5, 1975); Shemp Howard (February 7, 1947); and Larry Fine (July 2, 1969). Nicely double-matted and framed with a still to an overall size of 14 x 24.5. In overall very good to fine condition, with a central vertical fold to both Shemp and Moe, and some light creasing to Moe. Starting Bid $200
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693. Rudolph Valentino and Natacha Rambova.
Vintage ink signatures, “Rudolph Valentino” and “Natacha Valentino,” on an off-white 6 x 8 album page. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
694.
Vertigo.
(Paramount, 1958) Complete set of eight original 14 x 11 lobby cards for Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1958 psychological thriller Vertigo, starring James Stewart and Kim Novak. The dramatic red-hued lobby cards feature stills from the iconic movie, which is remembered as one of the defining works of Hitchcock’s prolific career in cinema. In overall fine condition, with old tape to reverse edges of lobby cards #1 and #4, and mild staining to the lower border of card #1. Starting Bid $200
Rare early photo of the Glen or ‘Glenda’ director 695. Ed Wood. Vintage glossy 8.25 x 10 close-up photo of the
cherished B-movie filmmaker, signed and inscribed in green fountain pen, “To Glenda, an interestingly pretty girl, Sincerely, Edward D. Wood, Jr.” Reverse of photo bears numerous typed captions listing Wood’s film and stage credits, in addition to ‘Dialects’ and ‘Characters played,’ which includes: ‘Leading man,’ ‘Very old man,’ ‘Neurotic,’ ‘Young sweater girl,’ ‘Old woman,’ and ‘Cowgirl (Stunt Work).’ In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing and a couple of short edge tears. Photos signed by Wood are exceedingly rare, with this example being just the second we have ever offered. Elevating this particular photo, however, is its apparently early timeframe—none of Wood’s more ‘notable’ films are listed on the reverse—the ‘Characters’ section that provides insight into Wood’s predilection for both male and female roles, and the inscription, “To Glenda,” an unmistakable reference to Wood’s 1953 cult classic Glen or Glenda, a semi-autobiographical docudrama about cross-dressing and transsexuality. Starting Bid $300
Early costume sketch by Whale, with peculiar ‘Frankenstein walk’ 696. James Whale. Brilliant original costume sketch of a tall, lanky gentleman with checkered suit, accomplished in graphite and watercolor on an off-white 7 x 9 sheet by Whale, who signs below, “J. Whale—1920,” and adds a character notation to the left side: “Dirk Daniell as ‘Mr. Hawkins.’” In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned photo. Before he became a film director, Whale was renowned as a stage and costume designer on the British theater scene. This early sketch, which features the iconic ‘Frankenstein walk,’ adds credence to the assertion that it was in fact Whale, not make-up man Jack Pierce, who came up with Karloff’s lumbering walk and short jacket. Starting Bid $300
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697. Actors and Actresses
698. The Addams Family: Vic Mizzy
700. George Balanchine
701. Noah Beery Starting Bid $200
702. Francis X. Bushman
703. James Cagney
704. John Candy
705. Frank Capra
706. Leo Carrillo
707. Charlie Chaplin
708. Julia Child
709. Broderick Crawford
710. Bing Crosby
711. Linda Darnell
Starting Bid $200
Starting Bid $200
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699. American Theater Starting Bid $200
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712. Deadline–U.S.A.
713. Cecil B. deMille
714. Johnny Depp
715. Pete Deuel
716. Marlene Dietrich
717. Junior Durkin
718. Clint Eastwood
719. Easy Rider
Starting Bid $200
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720. Frankenstein: Mae Clarke Starting Bid $200
722. Clark Gable Starting Bid $200
723. The Graduate Starting Bid $200
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721. Frankenstein: Clive and Thesiger Starting Bid $200
724. Alec Guinness Starting Bid $200
725. Halloween Starting Bid $200
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726. Jean Harlow
727. William S. Hart
730. Audrey Hepburn
731. Katharine Hepburn
Starting Bid $200
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728. Will Hays
Starting Bid $200
729. Tippi Hedren Starting Bid $200
732. Jean Hersholt Starting Bid $200
733. Rock Hudson
734. Stanley Kramer
735. Akira Kurosawa
736. Hedy Lamarr
737. Peter Lawford
738. Vivien Leigh
739. Sergio Leone
740. James Mason
Starting Bid $200
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741. Malcolm McDowell
742. Victor McLaglen
743. Mork and Mindy
744. Paul Newman
745. David Niven
746. Warner Oland
747. Mary Pickford
748. Sidney Poitier
749. Basil Rathbone
750. Fernando Rey
751. Diana Rigg Starting Bid $200
752. Arnold Schwarzenegger
755. Don Siegel
756. Simone Signoret
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753. Robert Shaw Starting Bid $200
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754. Dinah Shore Starting Bid $200
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757. Silent Film Starting Bid $200
760. James Stewart Starting Bid $200
761. Elizabeth Taylor Starting Bid $200
764. Three Stooges: Joe Besser
765. Roger Vadim
768. Erich von Stroheim
769. Orson Welles
Starting Bid $200
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758. Frank Sinatra
759. James Stewart
762. Shirley Temple
763. Three Stooges in Orbit
Starting Bid $200
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Starting Bid $200
766. Rudolph Valentino
767. Conrad Veidt
770. Wizard of Oz: Bert Lahr
771. Herbert Yates
Starting Bid $200
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The John Brennan Collection For more than 40 years, John Brennan has collected in-person autographs, across the country and around the world. He’s legendary in the autograph hobby community for his passion and ability to meet thousands of celebrities across many genres. This month, RR Auction is pleased to present select items from the category of entertainment, from John’s vast collection.
772. 1980s Actresses
773. 1990s Actresses
774. 1990s Actresses
775. Academy Award Winners
776. Action Stars
777. Apollo 13: Hanks and Bacon
Starting Bid $200
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778. Baywatch Starting Bid $200
779. Beverly Hills 90210
780. The Big Bang Theory
781. Jackie Chan
782. Comedians
783. Robert De Niro
784. Johnny Depp
785. Clint Eastwood
786. Clint Eastwood
787. Easy Rider
Starting Bid $200
Starting Bid $200
789. Harrison Ford Starting Bid $200
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Starting Bid $200
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790. Angelina Jolie Starting Bid $200
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Starting Bid $200
788. Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera Starting Bid $200
791. Jennifer Lopez Starting Bid $200
792. Marcel Marceau Starting Bid $200
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796. Paul Newman Starting Bid $200
797. Jack Nicholson Starting Bid $200
794. Models
Starting Bid $200
798. Al Pacino
Starting Bid $200
801. Pulp Fiction
800. Brad Pitt
Starting Bid $200
Starting Bid $200
803. Barbra Streisand Starting Bid $200
793. Malcolm McDowell
804. John Travolta Starting Bid $200
805. Raquel Welch Starting Bid $200
795. Roger Moore Starting Bid $200
799. Al Pacino
Starting Bid $200
802. Burt Reynolds Starting Bid $200
806. Kate Winslet Starting Bid $200
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sports 807. Munich 1972 Summer Olympics Torch. Official
1972 Munich Olympics torch, comprised of metal and steel, measuring 29˝ in length and 8.5˝ at its widest, designed by Friedrich Krupp AG. The torch bears Olympic rings and the inscription “Spiele der XX Olympiad, Munchen 1972” on its handle, with the name of the designer engraved on the bottom. The Munich Games emblem designs a platform at the base of the combustion tube. Some scuffing and marks to handle. Traveling a shade over 5,500 km over the course of 30 days, roughly 6,000 torchbearers were used to reach and light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony on August 26, 1972. A coveted artifact commemorating Germany’s stalwart role in international sport. Starting Bid $200
808. Jackie Robinson. Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed neatly by Jackie Robinson, payable to Cash for $100, October 6, 1948. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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809. Bernd Rosemeyer. G er m an
racing driver (1909– 1938) who was killed while trying to set a land speed record on the Autobahn. Bold vintage fountain pen signature, “Bernd Rosemeyer,” on an off-white 4 x 5.75 card bearing an affixed newspaper portrait. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200
810. Randy Turpin. English
boxer (1928–1966) who was considered by some to be Europe’s best middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s. In 1951 he became world middleweight champion when he defeated Sugar Ray Robinson. Later, bankrupt, he committed suicide in 1966. Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 promotional photo of Randolph Turpin in a fulllength boxing pose, signed in blue ballpoint by the former middleweight champ. In fine condition, with a few light spots of surface scuffing. Starting Bid $200
The Babe takes a ride from Harold Lloyd in Speedy
811. Babe Ruth. Superb vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Babe Ruth posing next to comedic actor and filmmaker Harold Lloyd, signed boldly in fountain pen by the legendary ballplayer. In very good to fine condition, with scattered surface creasing, a bit heavier in the bottom border. Accompanied by an original color Paramount Pictures 14 x 11 lobby card for the 1928 silent film Speedy, which shows an image of Lloyd opening an automobile door for the Yankee slugger. Ruth plays himself in a small part in Speedy, accepting a taxi ride from Lloyd who drives Ruth to Yankee Stadium in record time. A fantastic uninscribed offering ideal for display. Starting Bid $500
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812. Muhammad Ali Starting Bid $200
Starting Bid $200
814. Baseball Hall of Famers
815. Larry Bird
816. Jim Brown
817. Tony Conigliaro
818. Joe DiMaggio
819. Joe DiMaggio
820. Formula One: De Angelis, Moss, and Mansell Starting Bid $200
821. Bob Gibson
822. Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer
Starting Bid $200
824. Evel Knievel
825. Kenesaw M. Landis
Starting Bid $200
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813. Baseball
Starting Bid $200
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826. Don Larsen Starting Bid $200
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823. Al Kaline
827. Joe Louis
Starting Bid $200
Starting Bid $200
828. Joe Louis
829. Mantle, Mays, and Snider
830. Billy Martin
831. Willie Mays
832. Stan Musial
833. Stan Musial
834. Satchel Paige
835. Satchel Paige
836. Sugar Ray Robinson
837. Nolan Ryan
838. Nolan Ryan
839. Casey Stengel
840. Johnny Weissmuller
841. Ted Williams
842. Ted Williams and Stan Musial
843. Carl Yastrzemski
Starting Bid $200
Starting Bid $200
Starting Bid $200
Starting Bid $200
Starting Bid $200
Starting Bid $200
Starting Bid $200
Starting Bid $200
Starting Bid $200
Starting Bid $200
Starting Bid $200
Starting Bid $200
Starting Bid $200
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CONDITIONS OF SALE ANYONE EITHER REGISTERING TO BID OR PLACING A BID (“BIDDER”) ACCEPTS THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE AND ENTERS INTO A LEGALLY, BINDING, ENFORCEABLE AGREEMENT WITH R&R AUCTION COMPANY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LLC (“RR AUCTION,” TOGETHER WITH BIDDER, THE “PARTIES”). The following terms and conditions (“Conditions of Sale”) constitute the sole terms and conditions under which RR Auction will offer for sale and sell the property described in the catalog of items for auction (the “Catalog”). These Conditions of Sale constitute a binding agreement between the Parties with respect to the auction in which Bidder participates (the “Auction”). By bidding at the Auction, whether in person, through an agent or representative, by telephone, facsimile, online, absentee bid, or by any other form of bid or by any other means, Bidder acknowledges the thorough reading and understanding of all of these Conditions of Sale, all descriptions of items in the Catalog, and all matters incorporated herein by reference, and agrees to be fully bound thereby. This acknowledgement is a material term of these Conditions of Sale and of the consideration under which RR Auction agrees to these terms. RR Auction and Auction: This Auction is presented by RR Auction, a d/b/a/ of R&R Auction Company of Massachusetts, LLC, as identified with the applicable licensing information on the title page of the Catalog or on the www.RRauction.com Internet site (“RRauction.com”). 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. 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’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. By accepting the Conditions of Sale, Bidder personally and unconditionally guarantees payment. Credit: In order to place bids, Bidders who have not established credit 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. Credit will be granted at the 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 their social security number, or the last four digits thereof, so a credit check may be performed 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. Buyer’s Premium: The Bidder acknowledges and agrees that a 22.5% buyer’s premium will be added to the hammer price on all individual lots sold in timed Auctions (the “Buyer’s Timed Premium”), and a 25% buyer’s premium will be added to the hammer price on live Auctions (the “Buyer’s Live Premium,” together with the Buyer’s Timed Premium, the “Buyer’s Premium”). 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 later. All purchases delivered to Massachusetts are subject to applicable Massachusetts sales tax unless the purchaser possesses a Massachusetts sales tax exemption number. Pennsylvania sales or use tax may be due in connection with the purchase and delivery of tangible personal property to Pennsylvania individuals and businesses.The purchaser is required to file a use tax return if tax is due in connection with the purchase and delivery in the Commonwealth. This notice is required pursuant to the provisions of the Tax Reform Code of 1971. 72 P.S. § 7213.2. Bidding: Each Bidder’s determination of its bid should be based upon its own examination of the item(s), rather than the strict reliance as to what is represented in the Catalog, online or elsewhere. In any purchase or sale, the value of the item(s) is determined by the price. THE BIDDER HEREBY ASSUMES ALL RISKS OF VALUATION CONCERNING ANY AND ALL PURCHASES. 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. 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. Title to any lot remains with Consignor, any secured party of the Consignor, or assignee of Consignor, as the case may be, until the lot is paid for in full by Bidder. RR Auction reserves the right to require payment in full before delivering any lot to the successful Bidder. It is the Bidder’s responsibility and obligation to have the lots fully insured while in their possession. Bidder assumes any and all RISK OF LOSS once the lot(s) is in Bidder’s possession. Bidder grants to RR Auction or its assigns the right to offset any sums due, or found to be due by RR Auction, and to make such offset from any past, subsequent or future consignment, or items acquired by Bidder in possession or control of RR Auction or from any sums due to Bidder by RR Auction. Bidder further grants RR Auction a purchase money security interest in such sums or items to the extent applicable, and agrees to execute such documents as may be reasonably necessary to grant RR Auction such security interest. Bidder agrees that RR Auction and its assigns shall be a secured party with respect to items bought by Bidder and in the possession of RR Auction, to the extent of the maximum indebtedness, plus all accrued expenses, until the indebtedness is paid. By bidding in this sale, Bidder personally and unconditionally guarantees payment. The authorized representative of any corporate Bidder who is present at the sale shall provide RR Auction or its agent, prior to the commencement of the bidding (or at the time of registration), with a statement signed by a principal, director or officer that they he or she personally and unconditionally guarantees any payment due RR Auction. RR Auction may at its sole and absolute discretion, make loans or advances to Consignors and/or prospective Bidders. In the event of a successful challenge to the title to any goods purchased pursuant to these Conditions of Sale and the exclusive remedies provided herein, RR Auction agrees to reimburse any Bidder in an amount equal to the successful bid price actually paid by Bidder at auction plus any Buyer’s Premium actually paid, in full and complete satisfaction of all claims, which once tendered by RR Auction, relieves and releases RR Auction from any responsibility whatsoever to the Bidder, even if the instrument is not cashed or is returned. Bidding Options: Non-Internet bids (including but not limited to in-person, facsimile, phone and mail bids) are treated similarly to floor bids in that they must be on-increment. Any in-person, facsimile, phone, or mail bids that do not conform to a full increment will be rounded up or down to the nearest full increment and this revised amount will be considered Bidder’s high bid.
When identical mail or facsimile bids are submitted, preference is given to the first received. To ensure the greatest accuracy, written bids should be entered on the standard printed bid sheet and be received at RR Auction’s place of business at least twenty-four (24) hours before the Auction start. RR Auction is not responsible for executing mail bids or facsimile bids received on or after the day the first lot is sold, nor Internet bids submitted after the published closing time; nor is RR Auction responsible for proper execution of bids submitted by telephone, mail, facsimile, e-mail, Internet, or in person once the Auction begins. In all Auctions, bids on an item must raise the current high bid by at least 10%, or as specified on a per-Auction basis. Bids will be accepted in whole dollar amounts only. No “buy” or “unlimited” bids will be accepted. In a live sale, bids on an item can change at the discretion of RR Auction. RR Auction reserves the right to accept or decline any bid. Bids must be for an entire lot and each lot constitutes a separate sale. All bids are per lot unless otherwise announced. Live auction lots will be sold in their numbered sequence unless RR Auction directs otherwise. It is unlawful and illegal for Bidders to collude, pool, or agree with another Bidder to pay less than the fair value for lot(s). For live auctions, RR Auction will have final discretion in the event that any dispute should arise between Bidders. RR Auction will determine the successful Bidder, cancel the sale, or re-offer and resell the lot or lots in dispute. RR Auction will have final discretion to resolve any disputes arising after the sale and in online auctions. If any dispute arises, RR Auction’s sale record is conclusive. Payment: Subject to fulfillment of all of the Conditions of Sale set forth herein, upon the sooner of (1) the passing of title to the offered lot pursuant to these Conditions of Sale, or (2) possession of the offered lot by the Bidder, Bidder thereupon (a) assumes full risk and responsibility (including without limitation, liability for or damage to frames or glass covering prints, paintings, photos, or other works), and (b) will immediately pay the full purchase price or such part as RR Auction may require. In addition to other remedies available to RR Auction by law, RR Auction reserves the right to impose from the date of sale a late charge of 1.5% per month of the total purchase price if payment is not made in accordance with the conditions set forth herein. All property must be removed from RR Auction’s premises by the Bidder at his/her expense not later than thirty (30) business days following its sale and, if it is not so removed, RR Auction may send the purchased property to a public warehouse for the account, at the risk and expense of the Bidder. Payment is due upon closing of the Auction session, or upon presentment of an invoice. RR Auction reserves the right to void an invoice if payment in full is not received within thirteen (13) calendar days of the Auction or within twelve (12) calendar days of the invoice date. In cases of nonpayment, RR Auction’s election to void a sale does not relieve the Bidder from their obligation to pay RR Auction its fees (seller’s and Buyer’s Premium) on the lot and any other damages pertaining to the lot. All sales are strictly for cash in United States dollars (including U.S. currency, bank wire, cashier checks, eChecks, and bank money orders), and are subject to all reporting requirements.
All deliveries are subject to good funds; funds being received in RR Auction’s account before delivery of the Purchases; and all payments are subject to a clearing period. RR Auction reserves the right to determine if a check constitutes “good funds”: checks drawn on a U.S. bank are subject to a ten (10) calendar day hold, and ten (10) business days when drawn on an international bank. Clients with pre-arranged credit status may receive immediate credit for payments via e-Check, personal or corporate checks. In all circumstances, the Auction House prefers payment by Bank Wire transfer. In the event that a Bidder’s payment is dishonored upon presentment(s), Bidder shall pay the maximum statutory processing fee set by applicable state law. If Bidder attempts to pay via check and the financial institution denies the transfer from Bidder’s bank account, or the payment cannot be completed using the selected funding source, Bidder agrees to complete payment. If RR Auction refers any invoice to an attorney for collection, the Bidder agrees to pay attorney’s fees, court costs, and other collection costs incurred by RR Auction. If RR Auction assigns collection to its house counsel, such attorney’s time expended on the matter shall be compensated at a rate comparable to the hourly rate of independent attorneys. RR Auction shall have a lien against the merchandise purchased by the Bidder to secure payment of the Auction invoice. RR Auction is further granted a lien and the right to retain possession of any other property of the Bidder then held by RR Auction or its affiliates to secure payment of any Auction invoice or any other amounts due RR Auction or affiliates from the Bidder. With respect to these lien rights, RR Auction shall have all the rights of a secured creditor, including but not limited to the right of sale. In addition, with respect to payment of the Auction invoice(s), the Bidder waives any and all rights of offset he might otherwise have against RR Auction and the consignor of the merchandise included on the invoice (the “Consignor”). If a Bidder owes RR Auction or its affiliates on any account, RR Auction and its affiliates shall have the right to offset such unpaid account by any credit balance due Bidder, and it may secure by possessory lien any unpaid amount by any of the Bidder’s property in their possession. All checks, cashiers checks, bank checks, or money orders are payable to R&R Auction Company of Massachusetts, LLC. Delivery; Shipping; and Handling Charges: Bidder is liable for shipping and handling. RR Auction is unable to combine purchases from other auctions or affiliates into one package for shipping purposes. Lots won will be shipped in a commercially reasonable time after payment in good funds for the merchandise and the shipping fees is received or credit extended, except when third-party shipment occurs. Bidder agrees that service and handling charges related to shipping items which are not pre-paid may be charged to a credit card on file with RR Auction. Successful international Bidders shall provide written shipping instructions, including specified Customs declarations, to RR Auction for any lots to be delivered outside of the United States. NOTE: Declaration value shall be the item’(s) hammer price and RR Auction shall use the correct harmonized code for the lot. Domestic Bidders on lots designated for third-party shipment must designate the common carrier, accept risk of loss, and prepay shipping costs.
Title: Title shall not pass to the successful Bidder until all invoices are paid in full. It is the responsibility of the Bidder to provide adequate insurance coverage for the items once they have been delivered to a common carrier or third-party shipper. Rights Reserved: RR Auction reserves the right to withdraw any lot before or at the time of the Auction, and/or to postpone the Auction of all or any lots or parts thereof, for any reason. RR Auction shall not be liable to any Bidder in the event of such withdrawal or postponement under any circumstances. RR Auction reserves the right to refuse to accept bids from anyone. Conducting the Auction: RR Auction reserves the right to postpone the Auction or any session thereof for a reasonable period of time for any reason whatsoever, and no Bidder or prospective Bidder shall have any claim as a result thereof, including consequential damages. RR Auction’s Discretion: RR Auction shall determine opening bids and bidding increments. RR Auction has the right in its absolute discretion to reject any bid in the event of dispute between Bidders or if RR Auction has doubt as to the validity of any bid, to advance the bidding at its absolute discretion and to determine the successful Bidder in the event of a dispute between Bidders, to continue the bidding or to reoffer and resell the lot in question. In the event of a dispute after the sale, RR Auction’s record of final sale shall be conclusive. RR Auction also may reject any bid if RR Auction decides either that any bid is below the reserve of the lot or article or that an advance is insufficient. Unless otherwise announced by RR Auction at the time of sale, no lots may be divided for the purpose of sale. Reserves: Lots may be subject to a reserve which is the confidential minimum price below which the lot will not be sold. Consignors may not bid on their own lots or property. RR Auction may, from time to time, bid on items that it does not own. Off-Site Bidding: Bidding by telephone, facsimile, online, or absentee bidding (advance written bids submitted by mail) are offered solely as a convenience and permitted subject to advance arrangements, availability, and RR Auction’s approval which shall be exercised at RR Auction’s sole discretion. Neither RR Auction nor its agents or employees shall be held liable for the failure to execute bids or for errors relating to any transmission or execution thereof. In order to be considered for off-site bidding in any manner, Bidders must comply with all of these Conditions of Sale and the terms contained on the Registration Form. RR Auction’s Remedies: Failure of the Bidder to comply with any of these Conditions of Sale or the terms of the Registration Form is an event of default. In such event, RR Auction may, in addition to any other available remedies specifically including the right to hold the defaulting Bidder liable for the Purchase Price or to charge and collect from the defaulting Bidder’s credit or debit accounts as provided for elsewhere herein: (a) cancel the sale, retaining any payment made by the Bidder as damages (the Bidder understands and acknowledges that RR Auction will be substantially damaged should such default occur, and that damages under sub-part (a) are necessary to compensate RR Auction for such damages); (b) resell the property without reserve at
public auction or privately; (c) charge the Bidder interest on the Purchase Price at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month or the highest allowable interest rate; (d) take any other action that RR Auction, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or appropriate to preserve and protect RR Auction’s rights and remedies. Should RR Auction resell the property, the original defaulting Bidder shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price and all costs and expenses associated there with, including but not limited to warehousing, sales-related expenses, reasonable attorney fees and court costs, commissions, incidental damages and any other charges due hereunder which were not collected or collectable. In the event that such Bidder is the successful Bidder on more than one lot and pays less than the purchase price for the total lots purchased, RR Auction shall apply the payment received to such lot or lots that RR Auction, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. If RR Auction does not exercise such discretion, the lots to which the payment shall be applied will be in descending order from the highest purchase price to the lowest. Any Bidder failing to comply with these Conditions of Sale shall be deemed to have granted RR Auction a security interest in, and RR Auction may retain as collateral such security for such Bidder’s obligations to RR Auction, any property in RR Auction’s possession owned by such Bidder. RR Auction shall have the benefit of all rights of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) as adopted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Warranties: RR Auction does not provide any warranties to Bidders, whether expressed or implied, beyond those expressly provided in these Conditions of Sale. All property and lots are sold “as is” and “where is”. By way of illustration rather than limitation, neither RR Auction nor the Consignor makes any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to merchantability or fitness for intended use, condition of the property (including any condition report), correctness of description, origin, measurement, quality, rarity, importance, exhibition, relevance, attribution, source, provenance, date, authorship, condition, culture, genuineness, value, or period of the property. Additionally, neither RR Auction nor the Consignor makes any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to whether the Bidder acquires rights in copyright or other intellectual property (including exhibition or reproduction rights) or whether the property is subject to any limitations or other rights. RR Auction does not make any representation or warranty as to title. All descriptions, photographs, illustrations, and terminology including but not limited to words describing condition (including any condition reports requested by Bidder, see also Terminology), authorship, period, culture, source, origin, measurement, quality, rarity, provenance, importance, exhibition, and relevance, used in the Catalog, bill of sale, invoice, or anywhere else, represent a good faith effort made by RR Auction to fairly represent the lots and property offered for sale as to origin, date, condition, and other information contained therein; they are statements of opinion only. They are not representations or warranties and Bidder agrees and acknowledges that he or she shall not rely on them in determining whether or not to bid or for what price. Price estimates (which are determined well in advance of the Auction and are therefore subject to revision) and condition reports are provided solely as a convenience to Bidders and are not intended nor shall they be relied on by Bidders as statements, representations or warranties of actual value or predictions of final bid prices.
Bidders are accorded the opportunity to inspect the lots and to otherwise satisfy themselves as to the nature and sufficiency of each lot prior to bidding, and RR Auction urges Bidders to avail themselves accordingly. All lots sold by RR Auction are accompanied by an Auction Certificate (“AC”). On any lot presented with an AC issued by RR Auction, the certification is only as to its attribution to the person or entity described or to the lot’s usage and only as explicitly stated therein (the “Certification of Authenticity”), to the exclusion of any other warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to those pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code. The Certification of Authenticity inures only to the original Bidder (as shown in RR Auction’s records). Bidder may not transfer, assign, or otherwise convey the Certification of Authenticity, and such purported transfer, assignment, or conveyance shall be null and void. The Certification of Authenticity is valid from date of the Auction in which Bidder was awarded the lot (the “Auction Date”) until five (5) years after the Auction Date, without exception. FIREARMS. RR Auction complies with all Federal and State rules and regulations relating to the purchasing, registration and shipping of firearms. A Bidder is required to provide appropriate documents and the payment of associated fees, if any. Bidder is responsible for providing a shipping address that is suitable for the receipt of a firearm. Limitation of Damages: In the event that RR Auction is prevented for any reason from delivering any property to Bidder, or Bidder is otherwise dissatisfied with the performance of RR Auction, the liability, if any, of RR Auction, shall be limited to, and shall not exceed, the amount actually paid for the property by Bidder. In no event shall RR Auction be liable for incidental, special, indirect, exemplary or consequential damages of any kind, including but not limited to loss of profits, value of investment or opportunity cost. Unauthorized Statements: Under no circumstances is any employee, agent or representative of RR Auction authorized by RR Auction to modify, amend, waive or contradict any of these Conditions of Sale, any term or condition set forth on a registration form, any warranty or limitation or exclusion of warranty, any term or condition in either the Registration Form or these Terms and Conditions regarding payment requirements, including but not limited to due date, manner of payment, and what constitutes payment in full, or any other term or condition contained in any documents issued by RR Auction unless such modification, amendment, waiver or contradiction is contained in a writing signed by all parties. Any statements, oral or written, made by employees, agents or representatives of RR Auction to Bidder, including statements regarding specific lots, even if such employee, agent or representative represents that such statement is authorized, unless reduced to a writing signed by all parties, are statements of personal opinion only and are not binding on RR Auction, and under no circumstances shall be relied upon by Bidder as a statement, representation or warranty of RR Auction. Bidder’s Remedies: Under no circumstance will RR Auction incur liability to a Bid-
der in excess of the purchase price actually paid. This section sets forth the sole and exclusive remedies of Bidder in conformity with the Warranties and Limitation of Damages provisions of these Conditions of Sale, and is expressly in lieu of any other rights or remedies which might be available to Bidder by law. The Bidder hereby accepts the benefit of the Consignor’s warranty of title and any other representations and warranties made by the Consignor for the Bidder’s benefit. In the event that Bidder demonstrates in writing, in the sole discretion of RR Auction, that there was a breach of the Consignor’s warranty of title concerning a lot purchased by Bidder, RR Auction shall make demand upon the Consignor to pay to Bidder the Purchase Price (including any premiums, taxes, or other amounts paid or due to RR Auction). Should the Consignor not pay the Purchase Price to Bidder within thirty days after such demand, RR Auction shall disclose the identity of the Consignor to Bidder and assign to Bidder all of RR Auction’s rights against the Consignor with respect to such lot or property. Upon such disclosure and assignment, all responsibility and liability, if any, of RR Auction with respect to said lot or property shall automatically terminate. RR Auction shall be entitled to retain the premiums and other amounts paid to RR Auction - this remedy is as to the Consignor only. The rights and remedies provided herein are for the original Bidder only and they may not be assigned or relied upon by any transferee or assignee under any circumstances. If Bidder wishes to challenge the AC within the period of the Certification of Authenticity, Bidder must present written evidence that the lot is not authentic as determined by a known expert in the field. If RR Auction agrees that the lot is not as represented, Bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be a refund of their purchase price, with no other costs, liabilities or amounts recoverable. If RR Auction does not agree with the claim by Bidder, then the Parties shall follow the dispute resolution procedures of these Conditions of Sale. Any such challenge concerning an AC or Certification of Authenticity must, without any exception, be brought within one (1) year of Bidder’s notice to RR Auction of Bidder’s contention that the lot was not authentic, or six (6) years from the Auction Date, whichever is sooner. If the description of any lot in the Catalog is materially incorrect (e.g., gross cataloging error), the lot is returnable if returned within five (5) calendar days of receipt, and received by RR Auction no later than twenty-one (21) calendar days after the Auction Date. If there is any discrepancy between the description in the Catalog and the AC, then the description in the AC shall control. This paragraph shall constitute Bidder’s sole right with respect to the return of items, and no refunds shall be given for any items not returned to and received by RR Auction. NO RETURN OR REFUND OF ANY AUCTION LOT WILL BE CONSIDERED EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE. RR Auction’s Additional Services: For Bidders who do not remove purchased property from RR Auction’s premises, RR Auction, in its sole discretion and solely as a service and accommodation to Bidders, may arrange to have purchased lots packed, insured and forwarded at the sole request, expense, and risk of Bidder. RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for acts or omissions in such packing or shipping by RR Auction or other pack-
ers and carriers, whether or not recommended by RR Auction. RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for damage to frames, glass or other breakable items. Where RR Auction arranges and bills for such services via invoice, RR Auction will include an administration charge. Headings: Headings are for convenience only and shall not be used to interpret the substantive sections to which they refer. Entire Agreement: These Conditions of Sale constitute the entire agreement between the parties together with the terms and conditions contained in the Registration Form. They may not be amended, modified or superseded except in a signed writing executed by all parties. No oral or written statement by anyone employed by RR Auction or acting as agent or representative of RR Auction may amend, modify, waive or supersede the terms herein unless such amendment, waiver or modification is contained in a writing signed by all parties. If any section of these Conditions of Sale or any term or provision of any section is held to be invalid, void, or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining sections or terms and provisions of a section shall continue in full force and effect without being impaired or invalidated in any way. Governing Law and Enforcement The Parties agree that any agreements between the Parties including but not limited to these Conditions of Sale are entered into in Boston, Massachusetts, no matter where Bidder is situated and no matter by what means or where Bidder was informed of the Auction and regardless of whether catalogs, materials, or other communications were received by Bidder in another location. The Parties agree that these Conditions of Sale, and any other related agreement(s) are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard for its conflict of laws principles. The Parties agree that any dispute related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale, or related to or arising out of any other related agreement(s) shall be submitted to confidential binding arbitration (the “Arbitration”) before a single Arbitrator of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”). The Parties agree that the Arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the commercial rules of the AAA. In the event that the Parties cannot agree on the selection of the Arbitrator, then the Arbitrator shall be selected by the AAA. The prevailing Party in the Arbitration shall be entitled to recover all of its related costs, whether before or after the formal institution of the Arbitration, including but not limited to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and, if RR Auction prevails, the Buyer’s Premium as defined in these Conditions of Sale. The Parties agree that Bidder shall have no right to recover consequential or indirect damages, or lost profits damages. The Parties consent to the enforcement of the decision in the Arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act in either the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Except as provided in Bidder’s Remedies with regard to the Certification of Authenticity, any dispute, claim, cause of action related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale or any other agreement(s) between the Parties must be brought within one (1) year of the acts, omissions or circumstances giving rise to
the alleged claim, without exceptions. This provision is intended as a full, complete and absolute release of any claims after one (1) year of such acts, omissions or circumstances. The Parties agree further that these waiver provisions are intended to be binding on all parties in the event of any dispute, specifically including but not limited to third party claims and cross-actions brought by either RR Auction or Bidder. These provisions are consideration for the execution of these Conditions of Sale.
Maximum Bids – All Auctions: To maximize Bidder’s chance of winning, RR Auction strongly encourages the use of maximum bids. RR Auction will then bid for Bidder until the lot reaches Bidder’s specified maximum. Maximum bids are strictly confidential. Placing arbitrary, nonincremental bids on lots with prior maximum bids may result in these lots being sold for less than 10% above the under Bidder’s bid.
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.
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.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, RR Auction may, in its sole discretion, enforce its rights pursuant to these Conditions of Sale in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts rather than in an Arbitration related to or arising out of any Auction of an item sold for less than $10,000. This right shall relate to the individual item price, such that RR Auction may, in its sole discretion, enforce its rights pursuant to these Conditions of Sale in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts rather than in an Arbitration for items that in the aggregate exceed $10,000. The prevailing Party in such a proceeding shall be entitled to recover all of its related costs, whether before or after the formal institution of the proceeding, including but not limited to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and, if RR Auction prevails, the Buyer’s Premium as defined in these Conditions of Sale. This right of enforcement is unique to RR Auction, and these Conditions of Sale are a waiver by the Bidder of any right to enforcement or adjudication outside of an Arbitration.
CONDUCT OF AUCTION Estimate Prices: In addition to descriptive information, each item in the Catalog sometimes includes a price range which reflects opinion as to the price expected at auction (the “Estimate Prices”). In other instances, Estimate Prices can be obtained by calling RR Auction at (603) 732-4280. The Estimate Prices are based upon various factors including prices recently paid at auction for comparable property, condition, rarity, quality, history and provenance. Estimate Prices are prepared well in advance of the sale and subject to revision. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or sales tax (see under separate heading). Owned or Guaranteed Property: RR Auction generally offers property consigned by others for sale at public auction; in very limited occasion, lots are offered that are the property of RR Auction. Before the Auction: Bidder may attend pre-sale viewing for all of RR Auction’s auctions at no charge. All property to be auctioned is usually on view for several days prior to the sale. Bidder is encouraged to examine lots thoroughly. Bidder may also request condition reports (see below). RR Auction’s staff are available at viewings and by appointment.
Unsold Lots: If a lot does not reach the reserve, it is bought-in. In other words, it remains unsold and is returned to the Consignor. RR Auction has the right to sell certain unsold items after the close of the Auction. Such lots shall be considered sold during the Auction and all these Terms and Conditions shall apply to such sales including but not limited to the Buyer’s Premium, return rights, and disclaimers. Bidding—Timed Auction: Bidder may open, monitor, and/or raise bids at any time before the close of a lot through www.rrauction.com. RR Auction offers a callback service the day of the Auction, but Bidder is responsible for supplying a correct telephone number(s) where Bidder can be reached until the Auction closes. Bidder must request this service in writing. RR Auction will make reasonable efforts to ensure that Bidders who request a callback are contacted if outbid; however, RR Auction does not guarantee this service and it is merely a courtesy and not an enforceable right. The auctioneer may also execute a bid on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve, either by entering a bid in response to salesroom, telephone or absentee bids. Under no circumstances will the auctioneer place any bid on behalf of the consignor above the reserve. The auctioneer will not specifically identify bids placed on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve. To ensure proper registration, those Bidders intending to bid via the Internet must visit www.RRauction.com and register accordingly at least one full day prior to the actual auction. Winning bidders will be notified by RR Auction. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids. Any Bidder may bid on any lot prior to 6 pm EST/EDT. At that time, an extended bidding period goes into effect. If Bidder has not bid on a lot before 6 pm EST/EDT, Bidder may not bid on that lot after 6 pm EST/EDT. Only those Bidders who have placed bids on a lot before 6 pm EST/EDT will be allowed to bid on that lot after 6 pm EST/EDT. If Bidder is the only Bidder on a lot at 6 pm EST/EDT, that lot is awarded to Bidder. During the extended bidding period, a lot will remain open only to those who bid on that lot prior to 6 pm EST/EDT. All lots WITHOUT an opening bid at 6 pm EST/EDT will remain OPEN to ALL Bidders until 7 pm EST/EDT or until they receive their first bid. These lots will close immediately upon receipt of a bid or at 7 pm EST/EDT, whichever comes first. For all lots that are active after 7 pm EST/EDT, bidding will remain open until 30 minutes
pass without a bid being placed on THAT lot (the “30 Minute Rule”). The 30 Minute Rule is applied on a PER LOT BASIS; each lot in the Auction closes individually based on bidding activity after 7 pm EST/EDT. On a PER LOT BASIS, the 30 minute timer will reset each time a bid is placed after 7 pm EST/ EDT. If Bidder is the high Bidder, raising Bidder’s maximum bid will NOT reset the timer. RR Auction reserves the right to close the Auction at any time at its sole discretion. Bidding - Internet – Live Auction: Bidder may open, monitor, and/or raise bids at any time before the close of a lot through www.rrauction.com. RR Auction offers a callback service the day of the Auction, but Bidder is responsible for supplying a correct telephone number(s) where Bidder can be reached until the Auction closes. Bidder must request this service in writing. RR Auction will make reasonable efforts to ensure that Bidders who request a callback are contacted if outbid; however, RR Auction does not guarantee this service and it is merely a courtesy and not an enforceable right. To ensure proper registration, those Bidders intending to bid via the Internet must visit www.RRauction.com and register accordingly at least one full day prior to the actual auction. Winning bidders will be notified by RR Auction. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids. Property is auctioned in consecutive numerical order, as it appears in the catalog. The auctioneer will accept bids from those present in the salesroom or absentee bidders participating by telephone, internet or by written bid left with RR Auction in advance of the auction. The auctioneer may also execute a bid on behalf of the 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.
Acceptance of these Terms and Conditions qualifies Bidder as a client who has consented to be contacted by RR Auction in the future. In conformity with “do-not-call” regulations promulgated by the Federal or State regulatory agencies, participation by the Bidder is affirmative consent to being contacted at the phone number shown in his application and this consent shall remain in effect until it is revoked in writing. RR Auction may from time to time contact Bidder concerning sale, purchase, and auction opportunities available. Rules of Construction: RR Auction presents properties in a number of collectible fields, and as such, specific venues have promulgated supplemental Terms and Conditions. Nothing herein shall be construed to waive the general Conditions of Sale by these additional rules and shall be construed to give force and effect to the rules in their entirety.
GLOSSARY OF CONDITION TERMS FOR DECADES, RR AUCTION HAS LED THE INDUSTRY IN PROVIDING AN ACCURATE AND DETAILED CONDITION STATEMENT FOR EACH ITEM THAT WE SELL. STARTING IN 2016 WE’VE DECIDED TO TAKE A FRESH APPROACH TO DESCRIBING EACH ITEM’S CONDITION. As our website and catalog images continually improve, and bidders can see obvious details from those excellent images, we’ve decided to simplify things, using the same terminology to describe an item’s overall condition (on an ascending scale of 1 to 4: good, very good, fine, very fine), but only adding specific details, if any, that would not be obvious from the illustration. VERY FINE describes an item in virtually flawless condition, and is used sparingly for items of exceptionally attractive appearance.
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.
FINE is the most common statement of condition, and applies to most items that we offer. It describes items that show expected handling wear, generally acceptable random flaws (such as light creases, small bends, etc.), and an overall appearance that is pleasing to the majority of collectors.
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.
GOOD describes an item with obvious visible flaws, including heavy wear, missing portions, or repairs that affect appearance; generally items in this condition are offered only if an item is otherwise exceedingly rare or important.
VERY GOOD describes an item that exhibits more moderate flaws (such as toning, light staining, professional reinforcements or repairs, etc.). Most collectors would be comfortable with items in very good condition, and this would be the expected condition for many formats (early presidential documents, for example).
Of course we’re more than happy to provide more in-depth information about any item via phone or email. We hope this new system will make for easier reading and a more pleasant bidding experience.
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