RR Auction: October 2017 Remarkable Rarities Auction

LOT 7039

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REMARKABLE RARITIES Bidding will be October 20 - 26

Our fourth-annual Remarkable Rarities Auction is full of incredible pieces of history. All manner of genres are represented, from storied American Presidents, to revolutionary scientists and inventors, distinguished royalty, Space commanders, pop art icons, literary giants, and Rock n’ Roll greats.

NOTABLE LOTS INCLUDE: Lot 7001 Exquisite single-volume Presidential Collection Lot 7036 Einstein handwritten manuscript with modi ed Theory of Relativity Lot 7039 Extraordinary “Steven Jobs” signed magazine Lot 7047 Seldom seen signed invitation to Princess Diana’s 1

7 Dress Auction

Lot 7060 John oung’s mission worn STS 1 suit patch Lot 7065 Andy Warhol

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ola ottle complete with holder

Lot 7073 Incredible-content J. K. Rowling handwritten Harry Potter letter Loy 7080 Vibrant Hendrix signed Woodstock poster

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AMAZING SINGLE-VOLUME PRESIDENTIAL COLLECTION from Washington to FDR, authenticated by noted autograph dealer Thomas F. Madigan

7001

Presidential Collection Starting Bid $5,000

Magni cent collection of presidential autographs representing a complete set from eorge Washington through Franklin D. Roosevelt, uniformly af ed by their left edges to large off white sheets custom-bound into a beautiful red leather volume with slipcase, gilt-stamped titles, and a calligraphically embellished title page, each page preceded by a large engraving depicting the president. It should be noted that most of the larger documents have at least one extra fold to accommodate the size constraints of the album.

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The volume opens to an original notarized letter of authenticity from the pioneering autograph dealer and author (Word Shadows of the reat , Thomas F. Madigan, dated December 1 , 1 , which proclaims this collection, obviously assembled in the early 1 0s, A magni cent collection of autographs and portraits of all the president of the United States from Washington to Franklin D. Roosevelt inclusive.� Taken as a whole, this is an exceptionally appealing set of presidential autographs that is beautifully presented in a single, impressive leatherbound volume. In ne condition.

The outstanding assortment of signed items includes George Washington Revolutionary War-dated partly-printed DS John Adams Partly-printed vellum DS as president Thomas Jefferson Partly-printed DS, signed as president and James Madison as secretary of state James Madison Partly-printed vellum DS as president James Monroe Partly-printed DS John Quincy Adams Partly-printed vellum DS as president Andrew Jackson Partly-printed vellum DS as president Martin Van Buren ALS William Henry Harrison Manuscript DS John Tyler Partly-printed vellum DS as president

James K. Polk Partly-printed DS

Chester A. Arthur Partly-printed DS as president

Zachary Taylor LS

Grover Cleveland ALS

Millard Fillmore ALS

Benjamin Harrison ALS

Franklin Pierce Partly-printed DS as president

William McKinley TLS

James Buchanan Partly-printed vellum DS as president

Theodore Roosevelt Partly-printed DS as president

Abraham Lincoln Civil War-dated partly-printed DS as president Andrew Johnson Partly-printed DS as president U. S. Grant Partly-printed vellum DS as president

William H. Taft TLS as president Woodrow Wilson World War I-dated TLS as president Warren G. Harding World War I-dated TLS Calvin Coolidge TLS

Rutherford B. Hayes Partly-printed DS as president

Herbert Hoover TLS

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Franklin D. Roosevelt TLS

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REMARKABLY EARLY LOST RIVER LAND SURVEY,

handwritten by a 17-year-old George Washington 7002

George Washington Autograph Land Survey Document Signed Starting Bid $2,500

E traordinary ADS signed Washington, S one page, .

7. , November , 17 . A handwritten land survey drafted for James Scott and undertaken by Washington with the assistance of John onem and Edward order chainmen and James Scott markman . In part Pursuant to a Warrant from the Proprieter’s f ce to the directed I have Surveyed for James Scott three hundred and Eighty Si Acres and a uarter of Waste and Ungranted and Situate in Augusta ounty and on the ost River. In very good to ne condition, with trimmed edges and possible one-time separation along its central vertical fold; the document has been permanently af ed to a same size piece of cardstock.

HISTORY In July 17 , at the age of 17, Washington was appointed of cial surveyor for the newly created Culpeper County in northern Virginia, a relatively well-paid and prestigious position aided by his close relationship with the Fairfax family. He continued to work as a surveyor until November 17 2, when he was appointed ad utant in the irginia colonial militia. Research indicates that during his time as surveyor, Washington conducted 199 land surveys, of which fewer than 7 are known e tant. After completing his rst survey on July 22, Washington ran at least 15 surveys along the Lost River in the early stages of November, with this particular e ample representing ust the ninth of his young career.

An astounding document from the future commander-in-chief—and the earliest example of Washington handwriting that we have ever encountered.

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1776 HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM COMMANDER WASHINGTON, dating to the final stages of the Siege of Boston

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George Washington Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $2,500

Revolutionary War dated A S signed o Washington, one page, .2 , January 20, 177 . etter to rigadier eneral John Sullivan, written from ambridge, Massachusetts, in full I agree to Ad utant Peabody’s discharge & ol. tis’s Son taking his place I do not know of any ob ection to the last arrangement given in by you, & shall, when my present hurry of business is a little over Issue the Commissions—My Order extended to all persons whatsoever, but from the Nature of the f ce of lerk of the Market, as you describe it, he must come in under the Quarter-Masters department let him apply therefore to him—to ol. Mif in I mean and if he nds him useful I have no ob ection to the Appointment.

Addressed on the reverse in Washington’s own hand, To, rig’d en’l Sullivan, Winter Hill,” with the left side of the leaf docketed in the hand of Marquis de Lafayette, who signs at the conclusion: “Be pleased to accept my acknowledgment and cordial good wishes, afayette. In very good to ne condition, with scattered light toning, paper loss and silking along the hinge, and seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf.

HISTORY The start of 177 proved a momentous one for the commander in chief of the ontinental Army. n the rst of January Washington bolstered the morale of colonists seeking fair representation under ritish rule when he ordered the rand Union Flag’ to be displayed atop Prospect ill. The ag’s symbolic raising coincided with the anticipated arrival of enry no ’s noble train of artillery’ in ambridge on January 27, weaponry that soon forti ed Dorchester Heights and culminated the Siege of Boston with the evacuation of British troops. War-dated letters written by Washington remain tremendously sought-after, with this particular e ample deriving from a most signi cant chapter in New England history.

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PRESIDENT WASHINGTON WRITES TO JEFFERSON, AUTHORIZING MEASURES TO GUARD THE UNITED STATES ‘from injury by any of the belligerent powers of Europe’

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George Washington Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $5,000

A S as president signed o Washington, one page, 7. .2 with a blank lower section professionally added to produce a nal overall size of 7.

10 , September 7, 17 . etter to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, in full I have received your letter of yesterday’s date, and approving the measures suggested therein, desire you will make arrangements for carrying them into effect with as little loss of time as may be.” Docketed on the reverse in another hand, To The Sec’y of State, 7 Sept’r 17 sic . In ne condition, with trimmed edges, and small repairs to the two upper corner tips.

HISTORY Although the precise context of this letter is not entirely clear, it derives from the conundrum that Washington and his cabinet faced in light of the itizen enet affair. The book The Writings of eorge Washington from the riginal Manuscript Sources’ indicates that this letter was Washington’s approval of Jefferson’s September 5th draft to British Ambassador eorge ammond concerning compensation for vessels seized by enet authorized privateers. owever, today’s Papers of eorge Washington Digital Edition states that Jefferson’s letter of September th is not found.’

This letter of September 7th is recorded in the letterbook of eorge Washington’s orrespondence with is Secretaries of State, con rming that it was indeed written to Jefferson.

It seems more likely that this is Washington’s response to a Jefferson-endorsed letter from Secretary of War Henry Knox, dated September , 17 . In it, no put forth nine measures that appear necessary to be taken in order in some degree to place the United States in a situation to guard themselves from injury by any of the belligerent powers of Europe.’ These measures included the preparation and repair of small arms and cannons, the purchase of

lead and gunpowder, the order of one thousand ri es to be made, and the redistribution of surplus arms. Thomas Jefferson and Edmund Randolph signed an endorsement at the conclusion, We are of opinion that the preceding measures should be carried into effect.’ With this letter, Washington would have of cially sanctioned these steps toward establishing a robust defense for the nation.

Tensions were rising during this period thanks to the itizen enet affair, in which the French ambassador Edmond harles enet began to issue privateering commissions to Americans, allowing them to seize British merchant ships and their cargo for personal pro t under the approval and protection of the French government. This violated President Washington’s wish for America to remain neutral between all international parties, and it was up to his administration to determine how to respond.

Washington and his cabinet agreed upon a policy by which they would make restitution for British vessels taken, and then request compensation from France.

Despite aiming to maintain neutrality, the United States faced a great risk overstepping in either direction risked war with England or France. Ultimately, John Jay was dispatched to England, where he negotiated the Jay Treaty to avert war; relations with France on the high seas deteriorated over the course of the decade, resulting in the undeclared uasi War’ shortly after Washington left of ce.

The rst time the United States would need to put forth a domestic defense against any of the belligerent powers of Europe’ came in the War of 1 12 against reat ritain. Few letters from Washington to Jefferson exist in private hands, and this example—essentially telling his cabinet to prepare for an invasion of America—is truly remarkable.

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ON SLAVERY IN MASSACHUSETTS:

“Every Negro who had the Courage to bring an action for his Liberty recovered it” 7006

John Adams Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $1,000

Remarkable A S, one page, 7.7 10, May 1, 17 7. etter to Philip Mazzei, in full our favour of Feb. 24. I recd., but this moment.—The Mass.

Law in question obliged Masters of Vessels, before they landed a Passenger to give Bonds, to maintain him in Case he came to want. It was intended to indemnify Parishes, or rather Towns, against the Maintenance of Paupers.—This Law turned the Tide of Emigration from Ireland to Philadelphia.—It was early in this Century I believe, but I am not able to ascertain the Date of it. There was an early Law too which obliged Masters, who manumitted Negroes to maintain them in Case they came to want, upon the same Principle. We have now no new Law that I know of, but ever since I can remember, every Negro who had the ourage to bring an action for his Liberty recovered it. Our juries would never declare Negroes Slaves by their Verdict. There is some new law lately passed which gives the Writ de Homine Replegiando, but I know not the Particulars. I know nothing of W. Penns dying in the Fleet Prison. I can be of very little service to you, in the work you are upon, for I have no American books to resort to but such as you possess and Memory is a very fallacious uide. Retains the integral address leaf addressed in another hand to Mazzei, care of Thomas Jefferson, “Monsieur Phillip Mazzai, chez Monsieur Jefferson, Ambassadeur des Etats Unis de ’Americaine, a Paris. In ne condition, with light toning to the right side, and seal-related paper loss to the left edge affecting no text.

HISTORY The recipient, Philip Mazzei, was a close friend of Thomas Jefferson and had been engaged as a vintner at Colle near Monticello at the beginning of the American Revolution; he also acted as an agent to purchase arms for Virginia during the war. At the time of this letter, Mazzei was in Paris

and working on his monumental Recherches histori ues et politi ues sur les Etats Unis de l’Ameri ue Septentrionale istorical and Political Research on the United States of North America ,’ an early and in uential political history of the Revolution. In this letter, Adams responds to his in uiries concerning New England’s immigration and slavery laws of the 18th century; he had also asked whether it was true that the founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn, had died in Fleet Prison.

Under American poor laws, ta payers were generally responsible for supporting indigent people among the free population. This became burdensome in certain states, as slaveholders would free their slaves once they became too old or feeble to work. The Massachusetts law mentioned here was passed in 170 and re uired an owner to post a £50 bond with the municipal government in order to manumit a slave, so that he or she could be supported in case of want.

Similarly, masters of incoming vessels had to post bond for any immigrant passengers so that their support would not fall onto the shoulders of Massachusetts’ townspeople.

Perhaps most interesting is Adams’s observation on the success of slaves in the commonwealth’s courts. In some cases, individual slaves brought lawsuits against their owners—often on the basis of a contractual agreement, a claim of white or Native American parentage, or an assertion of their natural right to freedom—and they frequently won. These types of lawsuits increased as the American Revolution came to an end, and slavery was legally abolished by the courts of Massachusetts in the 17 1 Quock Walker case. Boasting extraordinary content on the early history of the nation, this is a remarkable letter penned by Adams during a foundational postwar period.

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JOHN ADAMS WRITES

“I am at length reduced to the eternal complaint of Voltaire, ‘Vieux et malade’” 7007

John Adams Signed Letter With Free Frank Starting Bid $2,500

E ceptional S, one page, 7.7 .7 , February 20, 1 1 . etter addressed to “Le Ray de chaumont Esquire,” James Donatien le Ray de Chaumont, the son of Jacques-Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont, an important French supporter of the American Revolution. In full Unfortunately, by some irregularity in the Post Ofce, your Address arrived before your letter, of the 4 of February.

I wrote you my thanks immediately. Some week or fortnight afterwards I received your kind letter. I recollect to have given you familliarly and jocosely certain English bones to pick at a time when I thought you an ingenuous and promising youth and when I wished to turn your attention to the study of that language. And I feel a pride in the recollection that forty years ago I contributed in the smallest degree to the accomplishment of a entleman who has been so eminently friendly and useful to my country, which he has made his own as I am at length reduced to the eternal complaint of oltaire, ieu et malade,’ and am obliged to have recourse to the delicate ngers of my little randdaughter to write what mine ate too parralitick to effect. Also franked on the integral address leaf by Adams, Free, J. Adams. In ne condition, with several intersecting folds and seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. Accompanied by a gorgeous custom-made presentation folder.

HISTORY Adams would have become acquainted with the elder Jacques-Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont while serving as United States Envoy to France in 177 177 , along with en amin Franklin and Arthur Lee. Chaumont was especially close to Franklin and became an invaluable ally in attaining French scal and military support during the American Revolution. is son traveled to the newborn America in 17 , where he settled in tsego ounty, New ork. nown in America as James e Ray, he became a citizen in 17 0 he ac uired much property in the area, and today two towns in New ork and one in Pennsylvania are named after him. A wonderful letter from America’s elder statesman, reminiscing about his time in France some “forty years ago.”

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PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PROFOUNDLY CONSIDERS STATES’ RIGHTS IN A LETTER TO GEORGIA’S LEGISLATURE 7008

Thomas Jefferson Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $2,500

E traordinary A S as president signed Th Jefferson, one page, 7.7 .7 , January 1 , 1802. Letter to “the honorable the President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Representatives of eorgia, in full The con dence which the Senate and Representatives of the state of eorgia are pleased to repose in my conduct, and their felicitations on my election to the chief magistracy, are testimonies which, coming from the collected councils of the state, encourage continued efforts to deserve them in future, and hold up that reward most valued by me. State rights, and State-sovereignties, as recognised by the constitution, are an integral and essential part of our great political fabric. They are bound up by a common ligament with those of the National government, and form with it one system, of which the Constitution is the law and the life. A sacred respect to that instrument therefore becomes the rst interest and duty of all. our reliance on the talents & virtues of our republic, as concentrated in the federal legislature, that the public good will be it’s end, & the constitution it’s rule, is assuredly well placed and we need not doubt of that harmony which is to depend on it’s ustice. I pray you to accept for yourselves and the Houses over which you preside my grateful thanks for their favorable dispositions, and the homage of my high consideration and respect.” Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet. In ne condition, with slightly irregular overall toning, and archival tape reinforcements on the reverse of the intersecting folds.

“State rights, and State-sovereignties, as recognised by the constitution, are an integral and essential part of our great political fabric. They are bound up by a common ligament with those of the National government, and form with it one system, of which the Constitution is the law and the life” HISTORY A primary e ponent of the concept of limited federal government, Jefferson reaf rms his commitment to states’ rights in this outstanding handwritten letter, penned in response to a belated congratulatory note from the eorgia egislature on his ascension to the presidency. Jefferson’s election to the presidency was part of a realigning election that ousted the Federalist Party and ushered in an era of Democratic-Republican dominance in American politics. As a part of this Republican platform, President Jefferson set out to limit the size of government by reducing taxes and lowering the national debt. However, he expanded centralized power in other respects, completing the Louisiana Purchase and using federal resources to enforce the unpopular Embargo Act. Nevertheless, Jefferson’s rhetoric always trended toward a vision of the union of states “bound up by a common ligament” that he so eloquently describes here.

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A celebration of

“THE BIRTH OF THOMAS JEFFERSON” IN PHILADELPHIA 7009

Andrew Jackson Signed Letter Starting Bid $1,000

LS as president, one page both sides, 8 x 10, April 12, 1835. Letter to Messrs. Samuel Hart, W. J. Luper, Henry Horn, F. Flower, and T. M. Troutman. In full: “I pray you to accept my thanks for the honor you have conferred upon me, by your invitation to unite with the Democratic citizens of the city & county of Philadelphia, in the celebration, which they propose, of the approaching anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson. It would give me great pleasure to be present on so interesting an occasion but my public duties will not permit me. There can be no tribute to the memory of that illustrious man, manifesting the love and respect of the friends of liberty and equal rights, which does not command my cordial approbation. In very good to ne condition, with a few edge tears, light toning somewhat irregular on the signed side , and reinforcement to the central horizontal fold.

HISTORY The day after Jackson signed this letter, the city of Philadelphia celebrated the 92nd anniversary of Jefferson’s birth. oth men shared similar views on an unintrusive government and the rights of the common man, but Jefferson’s thoughts on Jackson’s march towards the presidency were admittedly cold. In an interview with Daniel Webster in December 1824, Jefferson noted how he was much alarmed at the prospect of seeing eneral Jackson become President. e is one of the most un t men I know of for such a place. e has very little respect for laws or onstitutions.’ John uincy Adams won the election, and Jefferson passed away on July , 1 2 , three years before Jackson took of ce. A wonderful letter connecting two of America’s early statesmen.

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“No attempted modification of the fugitive Slave law, would be conceded at that moment by the South that would be satisfactory to the North” 7010

Millard Fillmore Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $2,500

ALS as president, three pages on two ad oining sheets, 7.7 10, December 27, 1 0. etter to New ork overnor Hamilton Fish, in part: “I have yours of the 2 ’d and am grati ed to learn that you ac uiesce in the wisdom and foresight which dictated my late message.’ I felt at the time, that if I were acting only for the North, your policy was the true one but the public mind was in amed North and South. No attempted modi cation of the fugitive Slave law, would be conceded at that moment by the South that would be satisfactory to the North. It was therefore not the proper time to attempt it. It would have reopened the dangerous sectional agitation without the hope of bene t to any one. Time will show its defects and enable us to correct them without e citement or danger to the Union. I know that I hazarded much in making so heavy a draft upon my Whig friends at the North, and I feared with you that they might refuse to honor the draft, but I felt it indispensible to save the country and I feel relieved and rejoiced that my sentiments have met with such general approbation. It is a guaranty, not only that the Union is safe, but that the Whig party will be a unit.

I am grati ed to hear what you say of the feeling in a certain uarter.’ I hope you are not deceived. No man desires more than I do the Union of the Whig party in my own state. ut I have no hopes of it, while there are two antagonistic papers in Albany. Can they not be united under the auspices of one editor, who has not participated in these controversies and is entirely independent of both factions. I ask it not for myself but for the cause. I ask that no friend of mine should be placed there, but only that it be a good Whig, true and independent. If this can be accomplished you and ov. unt are the men to do it, and you are more interested in effecting it than any other men in our state. I feel that my political career is at an end. I have received more than I deserved; and I am content to retire; but both of you have a bright political prospect before you. If the Whig party can be made National it will be triumphant. et the reward be yours. In ne condition, with areas of light toning.

HISTORY f the ve statutes of the 1 0 ompromise, the amending of the Fugitive Slave Act on September 18, 1850, which mandated that citizens assist in the return of captured fugitive slaves, proved by far the most divisive and controversial. The law’s effects impressed on the North an even greater need for abolition, which in turn reopened the dangerous sectional agitation” Fillmore desperately sought to avoid. Despite being an opponent of slavery, Fillmore staunchly enforced the Fugitive Slave Act, deeming the Compromise of 1 0 necessary to preserving the Union. is belief that his political career is at an end was premature but no less prophetic; the Whig anti-slavery faction refused to support Fillmore as their candidate in the 1852 presidential election.

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EXCEPTIONALLY RARE ‘TEAM OF RIVALS’ Sanitary Fair autograph sheet

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Abraham Lincoln and Cabinet Signatures Starting Bid $2,500 Extraordinary compilation of ink signatures, “A. Lincoln,” “William H. Seward,” “S. P. Chase,” “Edwin M. Stanton, ideon Welles, J. P. Usher, M. lair, and Edw ates, on an off white .7 .7 colorfully bordered sheet, headed, Autographs of the President and abinet, 1 . Nicely mounted, matted, and framed with an engraving of Lincoln and his cabinet and a small plaque to an overall size of 1 1 . . In very good to ne condition, with light soiling and dampstaining to the lower half, and an old repaired tear to the lower right edge incoln’s signature is pristine in every regard.

HISTORY These special autograph sheets were produced for the famous Sanitary Fairs held during the ivil War for the bene t of sick and wounded soldiers. This example—one of few known—was purchased by Elisha N. Sill, a friend of famed abolitionist John rown, at the Northern hio Sanitary Fair in February 1864. Lincoln and his cabinet members donated these autographs to be sold or auctioned at the fairs, and indeed the book Historical Sketch of the Soldiers Aid Society of Northern hio describes the fair, saying, Several ne engravings adorn the walls, autographs of Lincoln are for sale here, and useful and fancy goods of every variety.’ The sheet was later found inside Sill’s two volume set of The American on ict by orace reeley, which had been purchased by Lincoln scholar Judge Lewis D. Slusser about one hundred years ago. These volumes are included, and Sill’s signature is af ed to an endpaper of the rst volume the second volume is especially heavily affected by dampstaining. An exceedingly rare compilation of autographs, this is a truly remarkable piece of presidential memorabilia.

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BOLDLY PENNED PAYMASTER APPOINTMENT

for a lieutenant colonel in Pennsylvania’s Thirteenth Volunteer Regiment

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Abraham Lincoln Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $1,000 Civil War–dated ALS as president signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 5 x 8, July 30, 1862. Letter to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, in full: “Col. John N. Purviance, of Penn., wishes to be a Pay Master of Vols. and I wish him to have the place if there be any vacancy not already promised.”

Removably encapsulated in a mylar sleeve. In ne condition, with several vertical folds. Provenance: The Roy P. Crocker Collection, Sotheby Parke ernet, November 1 7 Robert F. atchelder, 1983. Accompanied by the catalog for the sale of the Roy P. Crocker Collection.

HISTORY Born in Butler, Pennsylvania in 1810, John Purviance built a distinguished civic and legal career, serving as deputy attorney general of Butler county and general auditor of the state before setting his career aside to join the war effort. At the start of the Civil War, he recruited a company of three-months men for service in the Thirteenth Volunteer Regiment, and was elected their lieutenant colonel. His service earned him several public appointments, including this one, directly from President Lincoln.

A beautifully penned war-dated appointment for an upstanding Pennsylvania leader.

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LINCOLN STRATEGIZES AGAINST BUCHANAN— “Let Fremont and Filmore men unite on one entire ticket”

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Abraham Lincoln Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $2,500

A S signed A. incoln, one page both sides, lightly lined, .7 , July 10, 1 . Written from Spring eld, a letter to James erdan, in full I have ust received your letter of yesterday; and I shall take the plan you suggest into serious consideration—I expect to go to Chicago about the 15th, and I will then confer with other friends upon the subject— A union of our strength, to be effected in some way, is indispensable to our carrying the State against Buchanan—The inherent obstacle to any plan of union, lies in the fact that of those germans which we now have with us, large numbers will fall away, so soon as it is seen that their votes, cast with us, may possibly be used to elevate Mr. Filmore sic If this inherent dif culty were out of the way, one small improvement on your plan occurs to me—It is this—Let Fremont and Filmore men unite on one entire ticket, with the understanding that that ticket, if elected, shall cast the vote of the State, for whichever of the two shall be known to have received the larger number of electoral votes, in the other states—This plan has two advantages—It carries the electoral vote of the State where it will do most good; and it also saves the waste vote, which, according to your plan would be lost, and would be equal to two in the general result—But there may be disadvantages also, which I have not thought of . In ne condition.

HISTORY With the dissolution of the Whigs two years prior, the presidential election of 1856 presented a decidedly new political landscape with the emergence of the Republican and American now Nothing Parties. The issue of slavery dominated the headlines, and incumbent President Franklin Pierce, who controversially supported the ansas Nebraska Act of 1854, was supplanted by James Buchanan as the Democratic nominee. Lincoln, who had been unable to surpass William L. Dayton as the running mate to Republican candidate John C. Fremont, remained an ardent supporter to his new party, campaigning tirelessly throughout the state of Illinois. The Millard Fillmore led now Nothing Party, a nativist movement that rallied against Irish and erman atholic immigrants, hoped to gain on the Republicans by spreading word that Fremont himself was a Roman Catholic. Intent on keeping Buchanan out of the White House, Lincoln and other party leaders proposed to unify Fremont and Fillmore on a joint ticket with the proviso that, if elected, the man receiving the greater number of votes from the other states would win the electoral votes for Illinois. In the end, Buchanan won the election, but the results showed that Illinois was not entirely Democratic; four years later, Lincoln garnered the Republican victory due to the concentration of votes in the free states.

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SUPREMELY RARE INAUGURAL PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED MARCH 11, 1881

7014

James A. Garfield Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $1,000 Ex. Charles Hamilton, March 1, 1 7 sale 11 , lot 107

Magni cent .7 .2 mounted albumen photograph of ar eld giving his inaugural address on the east portico of the US apitol on March , 1 1, af ed to a 1 12 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in black ink as president, “To Alex Campbell, Jr., With the compliments of J. A. ar eld, Washington, D , March 11, 1 1. In very good condition, with scattered light staining affecting appearance but not handwriting legibility, and some cracks to mount reinforced with archival tissue on reverse. Accompanied by a letter from Williams ollege, ar eld’s alma mater, noting that this photograph is reproduced in the biography The ar eld rbit by Margaret eech.

As ar eld’s tenure in of ce was cut short by an assassin’s bullet in early July, his autographs signed as president are extremely rare. This extraordinary photograph of a historic moment—a rarity on its own given its large size—is absolutely remarkable and likely unique.

HISTORY ar eld began preparing for his inaugural address in December, beginning by reading the speeches of his predecessors in chronological order. e found most of them e cept incoln’s to be dreary reading,’ and e pected his would be the same. After writing and revising over the course of months, he tore up the speech and rewrote it three days before the inauguration. Despite some of the soaring elo uence that made ar eld known as an inspiring speaker, his inaugural address was grounded in policy and focused on the nation’s issues in agriculture, commerce, currency, and civil service reform. Following the address, Chief Justice Morrison Waite administered the oath of of ce and ar eld was of cially sworn in as the twentieth president of the United States.

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SIGNED FIRST EDITION OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT’S FIRST STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

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Theodore Roosevelt Signed First Edition Presidential Address To Congress Starting Bid $1,500

Signed book Message of the President of the United States, Fifty Seventh ongress, First Session. First edition. Washington, D overnment Printing f ce, 1 01. ardcover original full red cloth, gilt top , . . , 121 pages. oldly signed on the half title page in black ink, Theodore Roosevelt. Autographic condition ne, with light scattered fo ing to signed page. ook condition None, with scattered light wear to cloth. oused in a period custom red cloth chemise and red half morocco slipcase.

HISTORY Delivered on December , 1 01, President Roosevelt’s rst State of the Union Address was given, in his words, “under the shadow of a great calamity.” Roosevelt had become president after William McKinley was assassinated by an anarchist in September. After addressing the nation’s shock and grief in the aftermath of the tragedy, Roosevelt’s message gradually moves on to a discussion of the nation’s position on issues foreign and domestic.

His message set forth a blueprint for his historic administration, during which he enacted legislation to reign in nancial speculators, conserve the environment, and protect individual liberties. A rare book in its own right, this boldly signed example is truly spectacular.

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THE FIRST PROCLAMATION OF ROOSEVELT AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF 7016

Theodore Roosevelt Signed Proclamation Upon McKinley’s Death Starting Bid $2,500

Signi cant DS as president, one black bordered page, .2 1 .2 , September 1 , 1 01. f cial proclamation issued upon the death of President William Mc inley, in full A terrible bereavement has befallen our people. The President of the United States has been struck down; a crime not only against the Chief Magistrate, but against every law-abiding and liberty-loving citizen. President McKinley crowned a life of largest love for his fellow men, of earnest endeavor for their welfare, by a death of Christian fortitude; and both the way in which he lived his life and the way in which, in the supreme hour of trial, he met his death will remain forever a precious heritage of our people. It is meet that we as a nation express our abiding love and reverence for his life, our deep sorrow for his untimely death. Now, Therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, do appoint Thursday next, September 19, the day in which the body of the dead President will be laid in its last earthly resting place, as a day of mourning and prayer throughout the United States. I earnestly recommend all the people to assemble on that day in their respective places of divine worship, there to bow down in submission to the will of Almighty od, and to pay out of full hearts the homage of love and reverence to the memory of the great and good President, whose death has so sorely smitten the nation.” Signed at the conclusion by President Roosevelt. In ne condition, with a short edge tear and light stain to the upper left corner.

HISTORY n September , 1 01, President William Mc inley was shot by an anarchist’s bullet at the Pan American E position in uffalo, New ork. Roosevelt, at the time attending a luncheon on Lake Champlain, rushed to the aid of the president, who, in the immediate days after the shooting, showed signs of recovery. Assured that the president would live, Roosevelt ventured into the Adirondacks for a family camping trip and a hike of Mount Major. On September 13, a runner brought Roosevelt the news that McKinley was quickly fading. After a series of perilous wagon rides, Roosevelt reached North reak Station early the ne t morning, and was promptly handed a telegram con rming the death of Mc inley.

Roosevelt traveled on to Buffalo and the house of Ansley Wilcox, the location he would that afternoon take the ath of f ce. Immediately following the swearing in, Roosevelt held a brief cabinet meeting in the Wilcox library and then proceeded to the morning room to issue this, his rst presidential proclamation.

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KENNEDY WRITES FROM HYANNIS PORT,

a month before agreeing to back surgery 7017

John F. Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $500

ALS signed “Jack,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, .7 .7 , Jac ueline ennedy’s personal stationery letterhead, postmarked Hyannis Port, July 19, 1 . etter to erman born artist Franz Bueb in Paris, France, in full: “I have been receiving your cards. The trip sounds ne. There is a strong prospect I shall be coming over in August. Would you send me Elsie ansen’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 ne condition, with a small tape remnant to one blank corner. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in ennedy’s hand, incorporating his surname in the return address eld, ennedy, yannisport, ape Cod, Mass.”

HISTORY Senator ennedy’s chronic back pain in the summer of 1 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 oston’s ahey linic paid him a visit. They offered Kennedy surgical details, a procedure to achieve spinal and sacroiliac fusions that would potentially strengthen his back. After a series of postponements, the three-hour operation took place on ctober 21, and a metal plate was inserted to stabilize ennedy’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 ennedy began working on his Pulitzer Prize winning volume Pro les in ourage. ueb was a erman born artist who taught painting to Jac ueline ennedy during the 1 0’s and 1 0’s. ueb painted many portraits of the future rst lady, as well as various landscapes of hatsworth, England, the former home of John F. ennedy’s late sister Kathleen.

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“The President was going to give you this for Christmas”

—A PRESENT FROM JACKIE TO THE WHITE HOUSE’S LONGTIME CHIEF USHER 7018

Jacqueline Kennedy Signed Book Starting Bid $1,000

Signed book: Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States, from eorge Washington 17 to John F. Kennedy 1961. One of 85 specially bound copies. Washington, D overnment Printing fce, 1 1. Personalized leather bound hardcover (small gilt Presidential seal on front cover, with “J. . W. initials to lower right corner , .2 , 270 pages. Signed and inscribed on an opening page in blue ballpoint, “For J. B. West—The President was going to give you this for Christmas—Please accept it now from me—With deepest appreciation for all you did to make so happy our brief White House years, Jacqueline Kennedy, December 1963.” Housed in an attractive custom-made morocco leather clamshell presentation case. Autographic condition ne. ook condition None, with a few dings and scratches to the leather covers, and sunning to the spine and front board; although it has the appearance of a re-cased or restored binding, this seems to have been the manner in which it was issued, perhaps due to the custom gilt-stamping. Provenance: Estate of J. B. West.

HISTORY onsidered by Jackie ennedy as one of the most e traordinary men’ she had ever met, West was the hief Usher of the White ouse for twenty eight years, serving for si consecutive presidencies from Franklin Roosevelt to Richard Ni on. ired in 1 1, West started as assistant usher before assuming the role of chief, a position he held until his retirement in 1969. Directing a staff of more than 100, West coordinated state functions, planned parties, weddings and funerals, gardens and playgrounds, and extensive renovations. In 1 7 , with Mary ynn otz, he wrote the best selling book, Upstairs at the White ouse.

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THE DAY NIXON DECIDED TO RESIGN

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Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford Typed Letters Signed Starting Bid $500

Remarkable pairing of T Ss by Richard Ni on and erald R. Ford, both as president, written in August 1 7 to Senator eorge Murphy of alifornia. Ni on’s letter is dated to August 1st, the day he decided to resign from the presidency following the Watergate scandal.

T S as president signed RN, one page, .7 , White ouse letterhead, August 1, 1 7 .

In full: “As always, it is good to hear from you and I particularly appreciated knowing that you and Bill Stover gave my economic message such high marks. On the other matter, I would be less than candid if I did not say that this has been a dif cult period. ut through it all I have been sustained by old and dear friends like you, and I just want to say again how deeply grateful I am.”

T S as president signed Jerry Ford, one page, .7 , White ouse letterhead, August 21, 1 7 . In full My sincere appreciation for your August letter. ou and I have shared many political and legislative experiences over the years, and as I assume the Presidency, it is good to hear from you. The con dence and support of my friends will be remembered as I face the challenges of the coming months. In overall ne condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope for Ni on’s letter.

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HISTORY In July 1 7 , Ni on’s presidency was uickly collapsing on July 2 th, the Supreme ourt ordered him to hand over his tapes to the special prosecutor on July 27th, 2 th, and 0th the ouse Judiciary ommittee approved three articles of impeachment against Ni on, for obstruction of justice, abuse of power, and contempt of Congress, and reported those articles to the ouse of Representatives. Ni on had returned to Washington from his usual summer retreat in California on July 28th, and spent paranoid nights contemplating his future. According to Ni on’s Memoirs, he was up all night into the dawn of July 1st and concluded that he would go down ghting and face impeachment rather than resign. ater that day, physically and emotionally e hausted, Ni on learned from his lawyers and aides that the smoking gun’ tape of June 2 , 1 72, would almost certainly cost him what little political and public support remained. Everything he had thought through in the early morning hours had changed.

In his Memoirs, Ni on writes n Thursday, August 1, I told aig that I had decided to resign.’ e discussed options with his chief of staff concerning the scheduling of the announcement. Ni on hoped to break the news to his family over the weekend and announce it on Monday, August 5th. Haig encouraged him to make the announcement on Friday, August 2nd, before the smoking gun’ tape was publicly released. Ni on decided to think about it, but asked Haig to direct Ray Price to begin drafting a resignation speech and to secretly inform Vice President Ford of his decision.

“I would be less than candid if I did not say that this has been a difficult period” In Ford’s memoirs, A Time to eal, he recalls a meeting with aig shortly after AM on August 1st, in which aig said I want to alert you that things are deteriorating. The whole ball game may be over. ou’d better start thinking about a change in your life.’ aig met with Ford again later in the day, raising the possibility of a pardon for Ni on. It was these conversations that gave rise to the speculation of a resignation-for-pardon deal. At the behest of his family, Ni on decided to wait until the smoking gun’ tape was released so they could gauge the fallout. After its release on August th, Ni on soon learned from Republican congressional leaders that impeachment was inevitable. He announced his resignation to the public on August 8th, and just before noon the next day Ford took his place as president.

Within the conte t of the Watergate affair and Ni on’s resignation, this letter of August 1st is certainly remarkable—his brief comment to Murphy reveals a sense of relief, and there is no pretense of ghting on and continuing the work of his presidency. This is in contrast to Ford’s letter of three weeks later, which offers the forward looking rhetoric typically seen in such letters between politicians The con dence and support of my friends will be remembered as I face the challenges of the coming months. Ni on’s letter, on the other hand, provides a sense of closure: “Through it all I have been sustained by old and dear friends like you, and I just want to say again how deeply grateful I am.” The day he initialed this letter, Ni on had already mentally resigned the presidency.

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“I have an ironclad policy not to ask Reagan to appoint anybody” 7020

Richard Nixon Handwritten Letter Signed Starting Bid $1,000

Uncommon A S signed RN, one page, 7.2 10. , personal letterhead, November 2 , 1 . etter to Roger, in full I would appreciate it if you would follow up on Nick’s request for an ambassadorial post. I understand he wants Iceland—but Reagan should not be e pected to ask for the current man to resign in order to appoint someone else. Nick should take some less prestigious post as a holding pattern until something opens up. I would appreciate it if you would handle this discreetly. I have an ironclad policy not to ask Reagan to appoint anybody—even a close friend—to anything. I must concentrate on the bigger issues. In ne condition, with two light paperclip impressions to the upper left corner.

HISTORY The release of a recorded val f ce meeting between President Ni on and enry issinger from November 17, 1 71, offered ample evidence to suggest that Ni on was no great admirer of the great communicator,’ the sitting alifornia governor and a man he had narrowly defeated in the 1 Republican primaries Ni on candidly characterized Reagan as really pretty shallow’ and a man of limited mental capacity.’ Two years later, on April 0, 1 7 , Reagan telephoned Ni on amid the escalating Watergate scandal and assured the president that this too shall pass.’ Ni on, of course, did not survive the smoking gun’ and resigned his presidency on August , 1 7 . is handwritten letters are decidedly scarce, and this example boasts particularly interesting content connecting the two Republican presidents.

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“I thought you might like a copy of this”—

REAGAN FORWARDS A COPY OF HIS “A TIME FOR CHOOSING” SPEECH,

which launched him into national political prominence 7021

Ronald Reagan Hand-Annotated ‘A Time for Choosing’ Speech Starting Bid $1,000

Amazing hand edited copy of Reagan’s A Time for hoosing speech, three pages, . x 14, postmarked January 26, 1965, signed and inscribed on the reverse of the last page in fountain pen, Dear ene, Thanks for your good letter. I thought you might like a copy of this. ive your folks my regards, Ronald Reagan. The speech features nearly forty instances of emendations made by Reagan, with the majority consisting of omissions and strikethroughs, plus the presence of a few added words and edited punctuation. The speech, in part: “This is the issue of this election: whether we believe in our capacity for self-government or whether we abandon the American revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite in a far-distant capitol can plan our lives for us better than we can plan them ourselves. You and I are told increasingly that we have to choose between a left or right, but I would like to suggest there is no such thing as a left or right. There is only an up or down up to man’s age old dream the ultimate in individual freedom consistent with law and order—or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism. And, regardless of their sincerity, their humanitarian motives, those who would trade our freedom for security have embarked on this downward course…I, for one, resent it when a representative of the people refers to you and me the free men and women of this country as the masses.’ This is a term we haven’t applied to ourselves in America. ut beyond that, the full power of centralized government’ this was the very thing the Founding Fathers sought to minimize. They knew that governments don’t control things. A government can’t control the economy without controlling people. And they know when a government sets out to do that, it must use force and coercion to achieve its purpose. They also knew, those Founding Fathers, that outside of its legitimate functions, government does nothing as well or as economically as the private sector of the economy. In ne condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Reagan’s own hand.

HISTORY A ollywood Democrat early on, Reagan umped to the right during the 1 0s and identi ed himself as a card-carrying Republican in 1962. Two years later, the presidential election between incumbent yndon . Johnson and Arizona Senator arry oldwater offered Reagan an ideal opportunity to commence his career migration from actor to politician—in 1 , Reagan starred in his last theatrical lm, The illers. In the polls, oldwater ultimately lost in a landslide to Johnson, but in the public eye, the sponsorship of Reagan, still viewed as just an actor, was hailed as a promising spark to the Republican party, with his famous televised “A Time for Choosing” speech catapulting Reagan as a new conservative spokesman. The power and impression of his words all but secured Reagan the California governorship just two years after signing this speech. A tremendous offering predating the political career of the nation’s 0th president.

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TRUMP’S CUSTOM-MADE IRONS from Trump National Golf Club, Washington, DC

7022

Donald Trump’s Personally-Owned Golf Clubs Starting Bid $1,000

Donald Trump’s personally owned and used set of seven custom made TaylorMade forged irons, , gifted to the head pro at Trump National olf lub in Washington, D , after the 201 Junior P A hampionship. The clubheads are engraved T for Trump olf,’ and have inset gold “Trump” coats of arms, and the irons have matching True Temper Dynamic old shafts with black and white rossline amkin grips. Trump used these irons during his visits to Trump National olf lub in Washington, D , in 200 2010, an estimated 1 to 20 times. In overall ne condition, with e pected light signs of use.

Accompanied by a detailed notarized letter of provenance describing their history, in part: “I was employed at Trump National olf lub, Washington D. . formerly The owes Island lub from May 200 to August 201 In May 200 , the Trump rganization purchased the The owes Island lub and renamed it Trump National olf lub As soon as the Trump Organization purchased the property, a set of golf clubs was shipped from Taylor Made…This set included the custom made set of Taylor Made Forged Irons (9 Iron through Iron that I am writing about here today In the summer of 200 , President Trump was onsite at Trump National olf lub, Washington D. . every other week or so to check in on the operations of his newly acquired property and would play golf while he was there, using these irons. After a few months of him owning the property, his visits decreased to a monthly frequency. I would estimate that he played golf with these irons 15 to 20 times over the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

HISTORY In 2011, a new set of clubs was sent from Taylor Made for him to use and these irons were retired’ and then kept permanently in the ead olf Professional’s of ce. In February 2012, I was promoted to ead olf Professional, in charge of all golf operations. As the ead olf Professional, I would regularly meet directly with President Trump during his visits to the property to discuss many topics related to the operations…In the summer of 2013, Trump National Washington D. . hosted the Junior P A hampionship which was the rst golf event that the Trump rganization had hosted for the P A of America. Following this event, President Trump gifted these irons to me.”

Long before entering the White House, the Trump name had become synonymous with many of the world’s most stunning and bucolic golf courses. After premiering West Palm each’s Trump International olf lub in 1 , Trump proceeded to amass a total of 17 idyllic courses in a span of two decades, with locations that include the Hudson Valley, Scotland, and Dubai, with another set to open in Indonesia ne t year. Trump’s fre uent golf outings have generated some of the most controversial headlines of his presidency. etween his inauguration and the end of July 2017, President Trump visited Trump National olf lub in Washington, D , a total of fteen times. Even the crest he uses as the logo for his golf courses—that which is emblazoned on these clubs—is not without controversy.

The New ork Times ran an article in May headlined, The oat of Arms Said Integrity.’

Now It Says Trump,’’ describing the history of the symbol, which was of cially granted to Joseph Davies in 1939; because of this, Trump is banned from using it in Britain, so his courses in Scotland use a different crest. Supported by their rock solid provenance, these Trump-used irons are simply extraordinary and represent the well-documented relationship between the sport of golf and the nation’s commander in chief.

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FROM NIXON TO OBAMA —an overwhelming octet of presidents

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White House Engraving Signed by Eight Presidents Starting Bid $2,500

eautiful of cial engraved portrait of the White ouse by the ureau of Engraving and Printing, 8 x 6, signed in felt tip by a whopping eight presidents, plus one runner-up: Richard Ni on, 1, erald R. Ford, 10 0 1, Jimmy arter, 10 , Ronald Reagan, Dec. 1 1 , eorge ush, 2 20 , William J. linton, 7 , eorge W. ush, 2 , arack bama, 11 12, and ob Dole, 2 . In ne condition, with light fading to the Reagan signature. Only once before have we offered a single item signed by so many presidents, and this is the rst e ample we have ever encountered to represent an unbroken chain from Ni on to bama.

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Superb 1789 appointment

SIGNED BY JOHN HANCOCK AND SAMUEL ADAMS

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John Hancock and Samuel Adams Signed Document Starting Bid $500 .

Partly printed DS, signed John ancock and S. Adams, one page, 11.

17, June 2 , 17 . As governor of Massachusetts, ancock appoints Silas Taylor of o boro es ’re to be one of the Justices to keep the Peace in our County of Middlesex for the term of seven years, if during that time he shall behave well in that of ce. oldly signed on the left side below the af ed seal by ancock, and countersigned at the conclusion by John Avery as junior secretary. Endorsed on the reverse by Adams as lieutenant governor, beneath a manuscript statement dated July 11, 17 , certifying that Taylor took the several Oaths required by the Constitution of this Commonwealth to qualify himself.” In very good to ne condition, with light toning and small areas of paper loss along intersecting folds, and complete separation to the central horizontal fold which could easily be repaired. The white wafer seal is fully intact, and ancock’s signature bold and prominent. Adams would succeed ancock as governor upon his death in 17 , and went on to be elected for four consecutive annual terms. An exceptionally desirable combination of two foremost leaders of the American Revolution, this is just the fourth Hancock-Adams document we have offered.

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REMARKABLE 1776 CAPTAIN’S APPOINTMENT “for the defence of American Liberty”

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John Hancock Signed Document Starting Bid $2,500

Revolutionary War dated partly printed DS, one page, 1 , February 1 , 177 . As president of the Continental Congress, Hancock appoints Moses Martin “to be the eighth aptain in a Regiment of Foot commanded by olonel oose an Schaick, in the Army of the United olonies raised for the defence of American iberty, and for repelling every hostile Invasion thereof.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Hancock and countersigned

by Charles Thomson as secretary. Handsomely cloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 2 .

1 . In very good to ne condition, with repaired separations to intersecting folds.

HISTORY ancock documents from 177 are of the utmost desirability, with this e ample coming mere months before he famously applied his signature to the Declaration of Independence. The recipient of this appointment, Moses Martin, left the army in November 177 , several months before an Schaick’s regiment surrendered at Fort Ticonderoga. A simply outstanding piece of American Revolutionary history.

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THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF CONTINENTAL CONGRESS TO SERVE A FULL ONE-YEAR TERM

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John Hanson Signed Document Starting Bid $2,500 Provenance hristie’s December 2015

E tremely rare partly printed DS, signed John anson, Presid’t, one page, 1 .

1 . , no date, but circa 17 1 2. Unissued ship’s pass signed along the left side by anson as president, and countersigned by Charles Thomson as secretary. The embossed off-white U.S.A. Sigil Naval seal remains af ed to upper left. Attractively matted and framed to an overall size of 2 1 . . In ne condition, with light wrinkling along intersecting folds.

HISTORY n November , 17 1, John anson became the rst president of the ontinental ongress to serve a one-year term under the provisions of the Articles of Confederation. The third overall Congressional president as the successor to both Samuel Huntington and Thomas McKean—their combined tenure totaling to seven months—Hanson did not initially enjoy the largely ceremonial role, which consisted of much correspondence and document signing, and purportedly considered resigning after a single week in of ce. ut of a sense of duty anson remained as president until November , 17 2, and proceeded to ll his one year tenure with a wealth of achievements that would set precedent for all future incumbents.

Among his accomplishments: ordering all foreign troops off American soil, as well as the removal of all foreign ags establishing the reat Seal of the United States, the rst Treasury Department, the rst Secretary of War, and the rst Foreign Affairs Department and declaring that the fourth Thursday of every November was to be Thanksgiving Day. Some consider anson to have been the rst true president of the United States. A remarkably well preserved document signed by a gure of uni ue historical importance the rst example of Hanson that we have ever offered.

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THE CONTROVERSIAL DECLARATION SIGNER SUPPORTS GENERAL KNOX in the aftermath of the disastrous St. Clair expedition, and offers high praise for President Washington

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Elbridge Gerry Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $500

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts 17 1 1 who later served as vice president under James Madison. His name entered the language as a result of his support of politically advantageous redistricting, which became known as gerrymandering.’ Partial A S signed E. erry, three pages on two ad oining sheets, 12.7 , docketed January 1 , 17 2 . The concluding pages of a longer letter, in part eneral no wishing to see me desired by a messenger I would call on him as I went to ongress & being informed of my indisposition & that it prevented a compliance with his request, he called on me, recognized his obligations for bringing him on to his present of ce & entered into a con dential conversation respecting the ustice policy & military operations of the present war & the clamor against it it was a sub ect I well understood & I stated to him my ideas of the causes, ustice & necessity of the war, of the wise conduct of the president in every respect, of the udicious measures of the War department & of the errors thereof, & of the misfortunes & defects of the military operations. I was also e plicit in my ideas of what ought to be done as well to satisfy the public mind & give it a ust idea of measures, as for the further prosecution & termination of the war. e listened with evident mark of great satisfaction & e pressed a reliance in me to support the e ecution by bringing forward motions adapted to this purpose. I am happy it is in my power to do it on principles of honor for I never will submit to the prostituted of ce of varnishing the fault or follies of any man however exalted powerful or popular. But it is remarkable that eneral no should place this con dence in me solely, which he declared was the case, there not being another member of either house, as he said to whom he had thus

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committed himself, seeing that when the constitution was put into administration every one was emulating to offer income to the President, & I was of the very few to oppose the torrent of giving up all political authority into his hands, then indeed, of ces were to be conferred, now they are conferred, & the most violent friends of the President are become cool from the want of a prospect of personal reward. My determination is now as it was then to support the e ecutive in the due discharge of his duty, & I am well disposed to keep this resolution, because I seriously think we never shall have so good a president in after this, altho I do not admit him to be infallible.

“I seriously think we never shall have so good a president in after this, altho I do not admit him to be infallible” Mr. owell called on me this morning, by whom I learned that Miss owell’s foot is better & Mrs. owell is well. e en uired for you & was happy to hear of your situation. Stocks continue to rise si per cent cash 2 at 0 days 2 p ent 1 & deferred cash 1 11 I fancy the two last must be at 0 days also they were 1 & 1 11 cash. alf shares 120 & 2 which is 1 Dollars for 200. Whole shares payable in Jany ne t & deleverable at ye same time 0 p ent to 2 or 720 to 7 0 Dollars for 00. Duer has purchased as I am informed 00 shares paya & deleverable in Jany ne t at 7 p ent which is 7 0 dollars a share. There is a wager by which if they rise 100 dollars a share he will make 0000 dollars & if they fall the sum he will loose as much. I cannot think it usti able however for any person to run the risk of ruining his family at one stroke, for any chimerical prospects of a gain, for of the person of whom he purchases cannot punish the slaves or pay the difference, he runs a risk of loosing with out the chance of gaining.

I prefer moving more slowly & sure. eneral no has the same idea of ouverneur Morris as myself. e disgusted Mr. Pitt & the other ritish ministers to that degree that they think him a monster & I believe the French administration will not think better of him.

Miss Alexander gave me an a dance at which is curious. Some French ladies wanted to dance a cotillon & Miss Morris was with them but was ordered by Mrs. Morris to sit down.

In conse uence of this Mrs. ingham took her place & a French gentleman took ye violin & played for them after this Miss Morris rose, but the violin was returned to the musician, the French ladies & gentlemen being much offended. In ne condition, with separations along the hinge and a few small areas of paper loss to the last page.

HISTORY f all of America’s founders, Elbridge erry was one of the most vocal opponents of creating a powerful centralized government—indeed one of “the very few to oppose the torrent of giving up all political authority into the president’s hands. A delegate to the 17 7 onstitutional onvention, he refused to sign the onstitution on the basis of his general opposition to a strong federal government and due to its lack of a Bill of Rights. eeping in line with this thinking, erry was also a ma or opponent to the establishment of a standing army. However, putting his fears of a standing army and a too-powerful executive aside, erry could at times agree with the administration’s course. Such was the case with the Indian Wars. Some time before this letter was written, Congress had learned of the disastrous St. lair e pedition, in which troops led by Arthur St. lair suffered a 7 casualty rate against a force of Miamis, Shawnees, and Delawares. As a result, Congress initiated its rst investigation of the e ecutive branch and no came under severe scrutiny. erry, as this letter indicates, was one of his supporters. no would be absolved of all blame in May, when the House of Representatives accepted his explanation of the defeat.

A fantastic letter revealing erry’s comple political relationships, and demonstrating his enormous respect for the nation’s rst commander in chief.

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FREDERICK DOUGLASS DECLARES: “Hating Lynch Law as we all profess to do, we should welcome with open arms every lawful influence to put an end to it”

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Frederick Douglass Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $500

Sought after A S, one page, .7 .2 , September 1 , 1 . etter to Dr. ightower Theodore Kealing, the president of Paul Quinn College in Waco, Texas, in full: “How immensely persistent you are I highly appreciated the feeling that prompted the rst letter inviting me to attend the contemplated Exposition in Waco, and I certainly appreciated the feeling that dictated your letter now before me. He would be an intensely ambitious and self-conscious man, eaten up with ideas of his own importance who would be made to feel by such a letter vastly overrated. I am honored beyond measure by this additional invitation—and yet I must decline. In his answers to the British cons: who are here to interview us on our ynching practices, the overnor of Te as has done honor to his state and shown himself to be the Noblest Roman of them all. ating ynch aw as we all profess to do, we should welcome with open arms every lawful in uence to put an end to it. My hands are full of work. ence I cannot come to you. In ne condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Douglass’s own hand.

HISTORY The last published essay of Douglass’s lifetime, ynch aw in the South’ was featured in the July 1 2 issue of The North American review. In the article Douglass makes plain his revulsion to the cruelty of lynching, but conversely condemns the act by its simply being administered beyond the boundaries of law, asserting that the ynch aw violates all of those merciful maxims of law and order which experience has shown to be wise and necessary for the protection of liberty, the security of the citizen, and the maintenance of justice for the whole people.’ The contemplated E position Douglass was unable to attend was assuredly the premiere of the Texas Cotton Palace in Waco, Texas, an exhibition which ran from November th to December th, and included a parade, agricultural e hibit, amusement area, orators, and musicians. Douglass would pass away at his home in Washington D. . on February 20, 1 , ust ve months after penning this letter.

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GANDHI APPLIES SATYAGRAHA

amid protests in 1908 Johannesburg 7029

Mohandas Gandhi Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $500

T S signed in pencil, M andhi, two pages .2 10. and . 10. , personal attorney letterhead, August 5, 1908. Written from Johannesburg, South Africa, a letter to Henry, in full: “It was grand work at Standerton. I expect to hear more from you to–morrow morning.

I hope you have sent full particulars to Phoenix, including statement showing how many storekeepers Standerton has in all. There is nothing new to report here. Star eld’s case, as was e pected, was lost. Unfortunately, uckle did not take it. It was Mac ormick. e gave absolution from the instance with costs. Harilal is out hawking today, intent on being arrested. If I hear nothing from him until o’clock our understanding is that that means his arrest. He has gone out alone. The truant has come back. I have sent on the Standerton news to Proctor. ou must have seen the cartoon in today’s Daily Mail.’ It is, as you would say, screamingly funny. A copy of the leader on Standerton herewith. David Pollock was here today. He agrees that we ought not to expect anything from the Progressive Party. e characteristically remarked that if that Party nds us on the winning side it will go with us. That is rather good consolation. I have informed some who claim to be brave that they may enter even though they do not possess Peace Preservation Ordinance Permits but only Dutch Registration erti cates. Such men may be tried not for failing to give thumb impressions, but as prohibited immigrants. If so, we should simply put in evidence showing their pre war residence and therefor sic claim entry, and then they should go to gaol. I shall go to the house without fail on Saturday. Harilal was to have gone there this afternoon on his way to his own Police Station to be arrested. andhi adds a handwritten line to the text, and concludes the letter with a brief postscript, “Please try to collect the enclosed—I have written a strong letter to Hooker on the Standerton stores,” and the typed line: “Harilal has ust returned unmolested. In very good to ne condition, with edge tears and chips to the fragile second page.

HISTORY y1 0 andhi had established himself as both a prosperous litigator and the recognized leader of Indians in South Africa. The mention of Dutch Registration erti cates relates to an act passed by the Transvaal government in 1906, which enforced registration of the colony’s Indian and hinese populations. In reaction to this ruling, andhi rst applied his still evolving formula of passive resistance,’ or Satyagraha, at a mass protest in Johannesburg. He called on his fellow Indians to defy the new law and suffer the punishments for doing so, rather than resist through violent means. andhi’s subse uent arrest would result in a total of 249 nights in jail, but he nevertheless encouraged his eldest son, Harilal, to follow the same path. n August 1 , 1 0 , andhi staged a demonstration in which 1, 00 registration cards were publicly incinerated. n his return from Natal two months later, andhi was again arrested and sentenced to hard labor when he was unable to show his registration.

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RETURNING TO INDIA IN 1931 after the Second Round Table Conference

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Mohandas Gandhi Signed Photograph Starting Bid $1,000 Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA DNA Wonderful vintage semi–glossy . full length photo of andhi wearing a dhoti and sandals and posing with the commander of the S.S. Pilsna, . Suppin, on his return journey to India on December 26, 1931, signed in fountain pen, M. . andhi.

In ne condition.

HISTORY Six months after the signing of the andhi Irwin Pact, Mahatma andhi arrived as the sole representative of the Indian National ongress to the Second Round Table Conference in London on September 12, 1931. Over the next three months, andhi issued several claims in relation to the ongoing constitutional reforms in India—Congress alone represented political India; the dalit, or untouchables,’ were indus and not minorities; and that there should be no separate electorate for Muslims—all of which were rejected by the attending delegates. Unable to reach an agreement, andhi returned to India aboard the S.S. Pilsna on December 14, 1931, and was arrested in Bombay shortly after the New ear for good and suf cient reasons.’ f the scant few andhi signed photos we have handled, this is the most boldly signed certainly one of the nest e amples to ever appear at auction.

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“In remembrance of her courageous time”—

SCHINDLER INSCRIBES THE UNSUNG HEROES TO HIS WIFE

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Oskar Schindler Signed Book Starting Bid $1,500

Signed book in erman The Unbesungen elden The Unsung eroes by urt R. rossmann. First edition. erlin Arani, 1 7. ardcover with dust acket, .2 7. , pages. Signed and inscribed on the half title page in ballpoint to his wife Emilie in erman translated , To my dear Mily, in remembrance of her courageous time, skar, hristmas, 1 7, Frankfurt am Main. Autographic condition ne, with a few tiny stains to signed page. ook condition , with some staining around the edges of the cloth, and some skinning and degradation at the bottom of the spine, and areas of color variance to the dust jacket from light exposure.

HISTORY The best known work by erman ournalist urt rossmann, The Unsung eroes chronicles the heroic wartime resistance activities of erman citizens it includes a chapter on Schindler. He and Emilie had exhausted their savings in their work to save 1,200 Jews via their enamelware factory during World War II, and in 1 , with nancial help from a Jewish organization, moved to Argentina to begin farming. y 1 7, however, Schindler had become bankrupt and returned to West ermany alone he never saw his wife again, although they remained married. Oskar Schindler did not publish any books himself and we have located no other volumes signed by him on the market in over 50 years of records—this is, to our knowledge, the only known book signed by Schindler.

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THE LOST ORIGINAL AUDIO OF DR. KING’S IMPORTANT 1968 GROSSE POINTE SPEECH: “THE OTHER AMERICA”

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Martin Luther King Jr. Original Recording of ‘Grosse Pointe’ Speech Starting Bid $1,000 riginal rst generation recording of the Rev. Dr. Martin uther ing, Jr.’s important speech at rosse Pointe igh School on March 14, 1968, on a 1/4-inch reel of audio tape. The recording was captured by Perry Porter, a minister at Christ Church in rosse Pointe, where Dr. ing was originally scheduled to speak this, Porter’s copy, is the only known original audio of the speech. It was recorded over a taped counseling session of some sort, artifacts of which remain in the background of the audio for about the rst half. The reel’s bo is erroneously dated “3-26-68” on the side. A far inferior, nearly unintelligible copy was once held by the rosse Pointe Public ibrary, but disappeared’ for a long period until its rediscovery when Mitt Romney’s false claims that his father had marched with Dr. ing in Detroit in 1 cast a new focus on this rosse Pointe speech. Three cassette tape copies of the recording were produced in the 1980s, but never widely circulated: two remain in the possession of the consignor; and one was given to a scholar in the 1 0s its whereabouts now unknown . A digital copy of the recording on a US drive accompanies. The consignor received this original recording from the Porter family. iven e actly three weeks before his tragic assassination, Dr. ing’s speech, which he calls The ther America,’ draws

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from a more well-known oration given at Stanford a year earlier. It opens, in part: “I want to discuss the race problem tonight and I want to discuss it very honestly. I still believe that freedom is the bonus you receive for telling the truth. Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free. And I do not see how we will ever solve the turbulent problem of race confronting our nation until there is an honest confrontation with it and a willing search for the truth and a willingness to admit the truth when we discover it. And so I want to use as a title for my lecture tonight, The ther America.’

Amidst his discussion of un- and under-employment in the black community, Dr. ing’s speech is interrupted by a lady yelling. e replies, I’ll ust wait until our friend can have her say, after which there is a round of applause. After some ruckus and chaotic background noise, Dr. ing resumes speaking Now before I was so rudely interrupted applause , and I might say that it was my understanding that we’re going to have a question and answer period, and if anybody disagrees with me, you will have the privilege, the opportunity to raise a question if you think I’m a traitor, then you’ll have an opportunity to ask me about my traitorness and we will give you that opportunity.”

He continues: “All too often when there is mass unemployment in the black community, it’s referred to as a social problem and when there is mass unemployment in the white community, it’s referred to as a depression.” Six minutes later, there is another interruption the e act nature of it not captured by Porter’s recording. This time, a woman in the audience is overheard,

saying, Why don’t they ust take her out A different male voice is heard on Dr. ing’s microphone, ome to order, please,” and when Dr. King resumes, a man in the audience screams, reat Satan Dr. ing addresses the disruptions, saying I’ve been in the struggle a long time now, laughter and applause and I’ve conditioned myself to some things that are much more painful than discourteous people not allowing you to speak, so if they feel that they can discourage me, they’ll be up here all night. ater in the speech, addressing the myth that time heals all wounds,’ Dr. ing references the earlier disruptions It may well be that we may have to repent in this generation, not merely for the vitriolic words of the bad people who will say bad things in a meeting like this or who will bomb a church in Birmingham, Alabama, but for the appalling silence and indifference of the good people who sit around and say wait on time.” A loud round of applause follows.

Dr. ing’s sense of humor shines through in this speech, something often lost in the serious soundbites so often associated with him. Addressing the changing of hearts’ versus the role of legislation Now there is another myth and that is the notion that legislation can’t solve the problem that you’ve got to change the heart and naturally I believe in changing the heart. I happen to be a Baptist preacher and that puts me in the heart changing business laughter It may be true that morality cannot be legislated, but behavior can be regulated.

It may be true that the law cannot change the heart, but it can restrain the heartless. It may be true that the law can’t make a man love me, but it can restrain him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important also. This line draws laughter and a large applause.

The speech is interrupted again moments later, and there is about a minute-long interlude of tumult in the audience. Resuming, Dr. ing says I’m going to nish my speech. I’ve been trying to think about what I’m going to preach about tomorrow down to Central Methodist Church in the Lenten series and I think I’ll use as the te t, Father forgive them for they know not what they do.’ e is interrupted again ve minutes later, and the audience again enters a frenzy. When Dr. King transitions to speak on the topic of the ongoing war in Vietnam, more audience members begin to shout. He surrenders the microphone to a US Navy communications technician, who states I fought for freedom I didn’t ght for communism, traitors and I didn’t ght to be sold down the drain. Not by Romney, avanagh, Johnson nobody, nobody’s going to sell me down the drain.” Dr. King seems to be unchallenged by audience members for the rest of his speech, which continues on the topic of Vietnam and closes with a rousing “we shall overcome” passage. After Dr. King leaves the microphone, another man comes on: “…owe you an apology for those among us who did not behave like Americans, and did not respect the right that we wanted you to have to say what you wanted to say.

We also owe you, and I think you should understand, that almost every one of us here is your friend applause

for understanding and greater growth and progress towards the justice which we all seek. This has been a rather trying hour, and I think we will suspend questions.” Some audience chatter is recorded at the end, with onlookers discussing the interruptions during the evening. In ne condition, with some soiling and rubbing to box; the recording itself remains wellpreserved, with aforementioned audio artifacts.

HISTORY n March 21, 1 , the rosse Pointe News provided fairly balanced coverage of this event, describing the hecklers as members of the ultra right wing organization reakthrough.’’

A letter to the editor’ by ishop Richard S. Emrich, who introduced Dr. King to the audience, was published in the issue, in which he writes The meeting was, unfortunately, spoiled to a considerable extent, by a group of super-patriots whose rudeness led Dr. King to say afterwards that it was the most discourteous treatment he had ever received at any gathering in this country. Representative Conyers, who sat beside me on the platform, said that it was worse than anything in the deepest South.’ e goes on to detail the rude behavior of said super patriots.’ These accounts of the evening are corroborated by this long-lost audio tape. Dating to just three weeks before his assassination in Memphis, this remarkable audio offers a new understanding of Dr. ing’s activism in its historical context. An additional narrative provided by the consignor, which is available online at RRAuction.com, offers further context concerning the importance of this speech in Dr. ing’s canon.

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ORIGINAL PAGE OF THE TYPESCRIPT OF HIS HISTORIC 1963 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW 7033

Malcolm X Signed Manuscript Starting Bid $300

Page from the original typescript of Ale aley’s 1 interview of Malcolm for Playboy magazine, one onionskin page, .

11, signed Malcolm in the bottom margin with a marginal line indicating his approval of the contents . In part es, sir, I honestly believe that the onorable Eli ah Muhammad met and walked and talked with od, and that he is in communication with od today. It’s why Mr. Muhammad is the most powerful black man on earth today. ther than od himself. Mr. Muhammad as od’s chosen representative for the black people is protected by that all-powerful one, as his messenger.” Haley then poses a follow up uestion Did Messenger Muhammad ever tell you what od looked like when he met him. You just aid there that your leader is the most powerful black man e cept od. Is this to mean that od was black, too What did he look like Did he look like William War eld did he have a pointed beard Malcolm responds This od was black, yes, sir. e didn’t look like William War eld, no, sir, and he didn’t have a beard. Mr. Muhammad says that he was I’d rather answer that this way. Mr. Muhammad is the only one who is uali ed to say what ood looked like. ut I can tell you that Mr. Muhammad teaches that Allah was a black man. Walter White was classi ed as a black man. So is Adam Powell. In ne condition.

“I honestly believe that the Honorable Elijah Muhammad met and walked and talked with God” HISTORY Playboy’s May 1 interview with Malcolm was one of the most famous of aley’s career, and gave most readers their rst in depth look of Malcolm ’s teachings and personality.

Supporters and critics viewed the Muslim minister in very different terms. Admirers saw him as a courageous advocate for the rights of African-Americans and condemned crimes against black Americans; detractors accused him of preaching racism, black supremacy, and violence. Nevertheless, he has been described as one of the greatest and most in uential African-American leaders in history. Within a year of granting this interview, with America still gripped by ever-growing racial tension, the once-combative black nationalist Malcolm had repudiated almost every stance in the interview. e had broken with the Nation of Islam movement, fallen out with its leader, Elijah Muhammad, renounced black supremacy, and embraced racial equality and human rights. He was assassinated in Harlem in 1965.

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JAY HONORS THE LATE GEORGE WASHINGTON 7034

John Jay Handwritten Draft Letter Starting Bid $500

andwritten draft letter, unsigned, one page both sides, 7.7 12. , December 1 , 1 00.

Draft letter to Sir John Sinclair, written as governor of New ork, in part They who feel an interest in the honor of this country cannot fail of being grati ed by every mark of respect to the memory of our late president. The tribute of the commendation paid to his merits by so many respectable persons in reat ritain is no less honorable to them than to him and I very sincerely concur with you in wishing that the best understanding may always subsist between our two nations. The facsimile copies of the letters appear to me to be well executed, but I am not certain that the taste of this country is such as to produce a considerable demand for them. I shall immediately put the cards and subscription papers into the hands of such persons here…as I think most likely to promote the object of them.” Jay then launches into a lengthy discussion of farms, planting, and pro t, concluding The more food reat ritain produces the better; and it is plain that by cultivating all your wastelands, and by still greater improvements in husbandry, the quantity annually produced may and will be exceedingly augmented; yet…it is not uite clear to me that reat ritain can always continue to produce more food than she will consume…Consider the rapidity of population on this country and in some parts of your extensive empire. Your manufacturers must increase and they must have food.” The draft has several corrections made in Jay’s hand. In ne condition.

“They who feel an interest in the honor of this country cannot fail of being gratified by every mark of respect to the memory of our late president” HISTORY Sir John Sinclair was a Scottish politician and in uential writer on nance and agriculture he had corresponded with Washington extensively during his presidency, typically on the subject of the ritish oard of Agriculture, of which Sinclair was the rst president. After Washington’s death, Sinclair collected his letters and had them published in London under the title “Letters from is E cellency eorge Washington, president of the United States of America, to Sir John Sinclair, bart. M.P. on agricultural and other interesting topics.” The volume included eight facsimiles engraved from the original letters so as to e actly reproduce Washington’s handwriting. In the preface to the book, Sinclair elo uently wrote I hope that these letters will not only furnish much satisfactory information to the reader, as containing the sentiments of eneral Washington on agricultural and other important subjects, but will also display, to peculiar advantage, the character of the much respected author and with the pro ts of the publication I trust it will be in my power to pay a proper tribute of respect to the memory of one, who, thought the immediate cause of the separation between reat ritain and America, yet is the person to whom, in a great measure, is to be ascribed the good understanding which now so happily subsists between the two countries.’ In this fantastic letter, Jay promises to help promote Sinclair’s book in America though he is unsure of its commercial viability and thoughtfully weighs in on a number of agricultural topics. A wonderful association piece connecting John Jay, John Sinclair, and eorge Washington, all of whom had a tremendous impact on world affairs in the late 18th century.

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EXCEEDINGLY RARE LETTER ENDORSED

BY CENTRAL PACIFIC’S MARK HOPKINS AND COLLIS HUNTINGTON, lending support for a Californian widow

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Mark Hopkins Signed Letter Starting Bid $500

usinessman 1 1 1 7 who was one of the ig Four’ of the entral Paci c Railroad along with Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and Collis Huntington. Rare LS signed by Mark Hopkins, Collis P. Huntington, and nine other California businessmen, one page, 7.7 .7 , no date but circa 1 1 1 . etter to R. J. Stevens, superintendent of the mint at San Francisco. In full: “Mrs. Henry A. Crabb is desirous of obtaining employment at the ranch U. S. Mint at San Francisco. er husband as you are probably aware was formerly a prominent politician in this State and was massacred at Cavorca some years since. His wife, who is a member of one of the oldest and most respectable Spanish families of California, has, by means of his death and disasters that have followed her family which at the time of her marriage, was wealthy, been reduced to penury. She moreover has at present two children depending upon her for support. We cheerfully recommend her to you as a t recipient of your patronage, being assured that her appointment would in fact be a true charity.” Signed at the conclusion by Mark Hopkins, Collis P. Huntington, Edwin B. Crocker, Joseph W. Winans, Cornelius Cole, A. K. P. Harmon, Theodore J. Milliken, eorge Rowland, . . Foote, . . Whiting, and one other. In ne condition, with intersecting folds.

HISTORY This letter stands as a signi cant entral Paci c Railroad piece based on its autographs alone opkins and untington were two of the ig Four’ founders, Edwin . rocker was the brother of co founder harles rocker and worked as the railroad’s attorney, and Cole, Harmon, Milliken, and Rowland were all early investors in the company. The content of the letter elevates it even further—they write in support of the widow of Henry A. Crabb, who had once been a member of the alifornia State Senate. In 1 7, he was killed when he led a disastrous attempted invasion of the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora.

After raising a small army of about one hundred ex-miners, Crabb marched south toward the town of aborca, where he e pected to meet little resistance. From April 1 , 1 7, a erce battle ensued, culminating in rabb’s surrender. The ne t morning, rabb and his fellow survivors were e ecuted by ring s uad only one si teen year old was spared. rabb’s corpse was decapitated and his head preserved in a ar of alcohol a symbol of victory and a warning to other would-be colonizers. His widow, a member of the prominent Ainsa family, apparently fell on hard times in the aftermath of the tragedy. The recipient of this letter, Robert J. Stevens, had been appointed by President Lincoln as superintendent of the San Francisco Mint in 1861, but was dismissed in 1863 after investigations into his professional conduct; it is unknown whether or not Mrs. Crabb was given a position at the mint. opkins is a great rarity in American autographs, and he was the rst of the entral Paci c’s ig Four’ to pass away. ombined with the signatures of ollis P. untington and other prominent alifornians offering support for the widow of the leader of alifornia’s most notorious libustering e pedition into Me ico, this letter is especially signi cant.

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IN HIS VERY FIRST PUBLISHED WORK AS A NOBEL PRIZE RECIPIENT, Einstein addresses “the question of the large-scale geometrical structure of the universe” with a modified form of his General Theory of Relativity, incorporating the cosmological constant

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Albert Einstein Handwritten Manuscript Starting Bid $20,000

Important handwritten manuscript in erman, unsigned but incorporating Einstein in the title , two pages, 10.2 , no date but circa late 1 22. eaded translated , omment on E. Trefftz’s Paper The Static ravitational Field of Two Mass Points in Einstein’s Theory,’ the paper was presented on November 2 , 1 22, to the erlin based Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, who published the work on December 21, 1922. The present manuscript was probably a draft used for typesetting, as it contains several handwritten editor’s annotations in pencil which were e ecuted in the published version. This was Einstein’s rst paper published after he received the Nobel Prize on December 10, 1 22.

The manuscript is Einstein’s criticism of a paper in which the author, Erich Trefftz, claimed to have found a static solution of the equations of general relativity for two point masses; Einstein points out that such a conclusion is based on an error. Featuring several mathematical equations—including a modi ed form of his eneral Theory of Relativity Einstein’s manuscript reads, in part translated The author grounds his analysis on the eld e uations in vacuo, Rik 1 gikR 0 1 , which are e uivalent to the e uations Rik 1 2gikR gik 0 1a , as is easily proved by reducing 1a . The author believes he has found a solution that has a spherical connection in space and except for the two masses no singularity, also not containing any other masses.

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In view of the importance of the problem to the cosmological issue, i.e., the question of the large-scale geometrical structure of the universe, I was interested to know whether the equations really did yield as a physical possibility a static universe whose material mass was concentrated in just two celestial bodies. It became apparent, however, that Trefftz’s solution does not permit this physical interpretation at all. This will be demonstrated in the following.

Mr. Trefftz sets out the assumption for the (four-dimensional line element ds2 f dt2 d 2 f2 d 2 sin2 d 2 2 . This assumption corresponds to a space of spherical symmetry around the origin. The special case f const f2 2 would correspond to the Euclidean alilean isotropic and homogeneous space. Einstein goes on to identify that, according to a general solution proposed by Trefftz, “for negative A and vanishing B this yields the well-known Schwarzschild solution for the eld of a material point. The manuscript breaks off mid sentence at the end of the second page, and is missing three-and-a-half concluding lines found in the published version copies of the paper as published, in both erman and English, are included.

In very good to ne condition, with scattered light creasing, paperclip impressions to the upper left corner of each page, a semicircular area of spilled wa on the top edge of the rst page, and separations along the central horizontal fold of each page (the second page repaired with old tape on the reverse . Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from University Archives. Provenance Albert Einstein, 1 22 Max von Laue, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, 1 22 1 Ale ander Dingas, 1 1 . Schrupf, 1964–1980s; private collector, Berlin, 1980s–2016. Includes a letter of provenance by Dingas, dated April 12, 1 , in part translated Einstein Manuscript, given

by Mr. v. aue, 1 in ottingen, Ale . Dingas. For Miss . Schrupf. To be used in any way, possibly even for sale. Notably, Ma von aue was himself a Nobel Prize winning physicist and a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

HISTORY Most signi cantly, this manuscript contains a handwritten version of Einstein’s eneral Theory of Relativity, incorporating a cosmological constant Rik 1 2gikR gik 0. In 1 1 , Einstein made his groundbreaking achievement with the introduction of the eneral Theory of Relativity. The heart of the theory, where the generally covariant eld e uations of gravitation, is written in the form Rik 1 2gikR kTik.’ In 1 17, Einstein applied his e uations to the problem of e plaining the structure of the cosmos on a large scale and found that he would need to modify his equations by adding another term, containing a constant, which he denoted and called cosmological.’ This cosmological constant relied on a static universe upon the later discovery that the universe was expanding, Einstein reportedly called this the greatest blunder of his career.

With the famous cosmological constant and for the special case of a vacuum, where the energy momentum tensor Tik’ vanishes, Einstein’s gravitational eld e uations read Rik 1 2gikR gik 0, which is the e uation cited as 1a in the present manuscript. y a mathematical operation called contraction, e uation 1a implies that R in the case of a vacuum.

Substituting this e pression for into e uation 1a , one obtains the e uation Rik 1 gikR 0, which is given as e uation 1 in the present manuscript. It was advanced by Einstein in a 1 1 paper as a candidate for a slightly modi ed eld e uation to account both for the structure of matter and for cosmological structure. With important scienti c content, this is a truly remarkable piece and stands as the most spectacular Einstein manuscript we have ever offered.

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“Return to the Members of your Anthropological Society my most sincere thanks for their congratulations on my birth-day”

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Charles Darwin Autographed Letter Signed Starting Bid $500 ALS, one page, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, February 1 , 1 77. etter of thanks for good wishes on the occasion of his 68th birthday, in full: “I request that you will be so good as to return to the Members of your Anthropological Society my most sincere thanks for their congratulations on my birth-day, just received by telegram. I can assure you that I feel very deeply the honor thus conferred on me. In ne condition, with usual mailing folds and a faint paperclip impression to upper left corner. Despite repeated bouts with illness as he neared the end of his life, Darwin continued his important work. In 1 77, he published The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species. This was the fth of his six books dedicated solely to the study of plants, and contributed to his pursuit of evidence that would support his theory of natural selection. A boldly penned, highly desirable letter from one of the most in uential scientists of modern times.

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Oppenheimer ponders what brought him fame —“Bombs”—and quotes ancient Greek poetry 7038

Robert Oppenheimer Handwritten and Signed Answer Sheet Starting Bid $300 Handwritten responses by Oppenheimer to a series of four questions from “Whole World Inquiry,” one page, 8.25 x 12.25, April 24, 1958. The questions and Oppenheimer’s answers are as follows 1. Were your scienti c debut’ easy or dif cult 1. Easy at school, very hard in research.”

2. Did means of living (another profession or a private income enable you to make yourself known in science or did you live solely through your work of laboratory “2. My father sent me through school.” . What work or what discovery made yourself more famous which do you consider as your master piece . a ombs b position theory. . What is your Ma im of ife’ ppenheimer pens a uote in reek from the ancient poet Pindar translated . Dear soul, do not pursue immortal life; exhaust the practicable technical resources, 3 Pyth.” Signed at the conclusion by Oppenheimer. In ne condition, with general light handling wear. ppenheimer uses this reek uote from Pindar to open chapter four, The onseuences of Action,’ in his book Uncommon Sense, with this translation provided as a footnote. Other translations of the line include, “Oh! My soul, do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible,” and “Do not crave immortal life, my soul, but use to the full the resources of what is possible. The biography J. Robert ppenheimer A ife by Abraham Pais describes the famous physicist as elitist, an upper class Manhattanite who know Sanskrit, owned van oghs, sailed yachts, and uoted the likes of audelaire, Rousseau, John Donne, and Pindar in the original reek in his popular addresses.’ is most well known adopted uote keeping in line with the succinct ombs answer offered here as the response to what made him famous comes from the hagavad ita Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.’

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“I LOVE MANUFACTURING”

—an extraordinary “Steven Jobs” autograph 7039

Steve Jobs Signed Magazine Starting Bid $1,000 Accompanied by full letters of authenticity from PSA DNA, eckett Authentication Services, and JSA, and a detailed letter of provenance from the consignor, who had this signed in-person by Jobs in 1988.

Amazing issue of Newsweek magazine from ctober 2 , 1 , featuring Jobs and his Ne T computer on the front cover, pages, 10.7 , signed vertically on the front cover in black felt tip, Steven Jobs, I love manufacturing. In ne condition, with small creases to spine. Accompanied by a detailed letter of provenance from the consignor, who had this signed in-person by Jobs in 1988. Her letter reads, in part: “In October 1988, Steve Jobs came to Lotus Development Corporation in Cambridge Ma to unveil the much anticipated Ne T computer. It was e pected to revolutionize academia and all things educational.

I was a senior buyer @ Lotus working in the manufacturing facility at the time and had somewhat of a school girls crush on Jobs’ genius and entrepreneurial spirit. Realizing his visit to Lotus was a pivotal and exciting time in his career; I stopped at a hotel gift shop and purchased some mints along with several magazines that he was featured on…The grand ballroom at the Sonesta otel in ambridge MA was am packed with fellow oti’ with reporters, teleprompters and live feeds from all over the world. After an elaborate fan fare unveiling people were standing and clapping. Steve walked off stage, came down into the front row and plopped himself on a table next to me. I froze. I showed him a pile of magazines and asked him to pick one to autograph for me. e hesitated and said I don’t do autographs’ at which point I stepped closer, locked eyes and said then write something from your heart.’ e smiled from ear to ear, picked the Newsweek and otted the words I love manufacturing and then signed it!”

HISTORY For a modern gure, Jobs’s autograph is e tremely scarce as evidenced by his reluctance to sign this one back in 1988. Having been ousted from Apple in the fall of 1985, Jobs founded the innovative Ne T pro ect, a computer and software company aimed at the markets of business and higher education. The rst Ne T omputer was introduced in 1 with great fanfare, thanks in part to Jobs’s marketing strategy he promised e clusive’ interviews to multiple magazines and ended up on the covers of several publications, including this Newsweek. At Ne T, Jobs helped to develop a pioneering ngerless’ automated manufacturing line right in Silicon Valley. He believed that keeping the design, development, and manufacturing in close proximity—all in a single plant, rather than outsourced overseas would help Ne T out innovate its competitors by allowing continuous improvement of their products. Although their computers encountered subpar sales, the Ne TSTEP operating system and development environment proved highly in uential. Apple purchased Ne T in 1 7 for 2 million and 1. million shares of Apple stock, with Jobs, as part of the agreement, returning to the company he had co founded in 1 7 . Steve Jobs died on October 5, 2011. His legacy to humanity was his creative genius, and his love for manufacturing’ revolutionized several ma or industries worldwide for generations of entrepreneurs and free thinkers’ to include personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.

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ECONOMIST JOHN LAW WRITES ON “the increase in orders in the price of gold and silver coins and metal” 7040

John Law Signed Letter Starting Bid $500

Scottish economist 1 71 172 known as a monetary reformer and as the originator of the Mississippi scheme’ for the development of French territories in America. S in French, signed aw, three pages on two ad oining sheets, 11.7 , March , 1720. etter to a gentleman concerning the increase in the orders in the price of gold and silver coins and metal, in full translated I am sending you copies of the decision of the council held the 5th of this month, of which I informed you in my letter yesterday, concerning the increase in orders in the price of gold and silver coins and metal, and the rebate of four pence sous per pound livre it grants to those who pay the duties sub ect to those four pence per pound in banknotes. And His Majesty is also willing to offer ten percent to those of his subjects who will pay in banknotes what they owe in per capita levy, poll tax, and other taxes that are not subject to the four pence per pound. But since this decision contains several additional important provisions concerning payments that can only be made or offered legally for sums of one hundred livres and above in banknotes, I feel I should add to my previous letter the comment that is R oyal ighness wants you to insure that all these provisions are strictly observed in a timely manner, as it is his intention that those who disobey them shall be dealt with harshly. The same attention should be paid to the decision of last February 27 which sets the sums that each individual or community can keep, and which forbids any person from making payments of one hundred livres and above in anything but banknotes. I will be carefully keeping H.R.H. informed on a regular basis of any opinions you pass on to me on this subject. Do not doubt his extreme gratitude for the diligence and care you will exert to insure the success of these different arrangements, whose sole ob ect is to increase circulation and the advantages of trade. In ne condition, with writing showing through from opposing sides. Accompanied by an of cial printed copy of the council decision referenced in the letter, as well as a 171 letter in French from one “Vaslin” to Mrs. Lambert in Orleans concerning the investment of funds, recommending her purchase of land in Mississippi, and lauding the pro ts of aw’s enterprise.

HISTORY Law made his name with a concept of paper money backed by land, rather than by gold or silver, promulgated in his 170 te t Money and Trade onsidered With a Proposal for Supplying the Nation with Money. After pitching his idea around Europe, he was nally given the chance to enact it in 171 in France. is efforts led to the creation of the Mississippi Company monopoly, which, along with its contemporary South Sea Company, became one of the mythical early bubbles. Early investors in the company became near-instant millionaires indeed, the word millionaire’ originated from Mississippi ompany traders , and by January 1720 prices were rising by 2 per month. The bubble popped in May 1720, leaving riots in its wake. Fearing for his life, aw ed to russels and then enice, spending the rest of his life in relative poverty.

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FREUD ON SPINOZA:

“I have given an extraordinary, somewhat shy respect to the person and the thought of the great philosopher Spinoza” 7041

Sigmund Freud Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $1,000

A S in erman, signed Freud, one page, . .7 , personal letterhead, July , 1 2. etter brie y describing his thoughts on noted philosopher aruch Spinoza, in full translated During all my life, I have given an e traordinary, somewhat shy respect to the person and the thought of the great philosopher Spinoza. But I think it does not allow me to say something about him in public, especially since I cannot give anything more than has already been said by others. For these reasons, please forgive me for wanting to stay outside of the event planned in his honor, and remain assured of my sympathy and my highest consideration. In very good to ne condition, with light creasing and staining, two unobtrusive punch holes to the left border which have been professionally lled in, and a faint Cyrillic rubber-stamp to the lower light corner.

HISTORY From the 1920s onward, intellectuals noted correspondences between Freudian thought and Spinoza’s philosophy. Although Freud referred to Spinoza in the 1 10 essay eonardo da Vinci, A Memory of His Childhood, he did not explicitly mention the philosopher in any of his other published works. In the classic 1951 study Spinoza by English philosopher Stuart ampshire, he compares Spinoza’s conatus’ and Freud’s conception of libido,’ writing that both philosophers conceive emotional life as based on a universal unconscious drive or tendency to self-preservation; both maintain that any frustration of this drive must manifest itself in our conscious life as some painful disturbance.’ A signi cant letter connecting two great thinkers.

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ESCHEWING PARTY POLITICS, THE WHIG STATESMAN TAKES A VIRTUOUS STAND AGAINST THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

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Edmund Burke Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $500

engthy A S signed Edm. urke, three pages on two ad oining sheets, 7.7 12.7 , April 1 , 17 2. etter to My dear Doctor, in part ou tell me, that in some of his Pamphlets, says, that the D. of Portland, & ord Fitzwilliam have broken with me. Do not think so ill of these two excellent persons. I doubt whether that writer is much better acquainted with them than he is with me. If they are displeased with me they have very odd ways of shewing their dislike. I saw the Duke of Portland in this house, the very day I think it was, before I received your etter & yesterday he called upon me again with his whole family in my absence. Perhaps at no period of their Lives have they shewn more personal kindness to me, than since the time which — has thought proper to mark for their alienation.

It is true, that we do not always talk a great deal of politicks when we meet. But this is, at least, as much my choice as it is theirs. If I were not afraid to answer for anyones principles but my own, I should think myself authorised to say, that I do not differ from them, in the smallest degree, in any one of their Ideas, upon any one publick matter whatsoever.

The only points, upon which we have not the very same thoughts, are not upon general principles, but upon the proceedings, that Mr. Fo & other entlemen, who do not favour me with their good opinion, vary as much from my sentiments, which are their own as I apprehend, & as they profess, to do, or if there really e ists such a diversity, that it is not likely to be followd with such Effects, as I read from the propagation of the principles & politicks which they encourage. I heartily wish, without being able to change my opinion, that these my excellent friends may be found in the Right.

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My principles upon any publick matter are of no great importance; For, there is an End of my political e ertions. Whatever they are, they are suf ciently declared. Whether they are allowed to be Whigg principles or not is a very small part of my concern. I think them e actly such as the sober, honourable, & intelligent in that party, have always professed.

I think, I have shewn, beyond a possibility of Debate, that they are exactly the same. But if any person, or any member of persons, choose to think otherwise, & conceive that they are contrary to the Doctrines of their Whigg party,—be it so. I am certain, that they are principles of which no reasonable man or good Citizen need be ashamed of. If they are Tory principles, I shall always wish to be thought a Tory. If the contrary of these principles be Whigg principles, I beg, that you, my dear friend will never consider me as belonging to that description For I look upon them to be wicked & absurd in the highest degree & that whenever they shall become the ruling maxims, they must produce exactly the same Effects, which they do, in the miserable, depraved, & comtemptible Nation in which they now predominate. So far for the Whiggs, who do not consider me as a Whigg. Whilst they retain their present unhappy Notions I should be morti ed indeed, if I were thought, directly or indirectly, to belong to such a faction. In ne condition.

“If they are Tory principles, I shall always wish to be thought a Tory. If the contrary of these principles be Whigg principles, I beg, that you, my dear friend will never consider me as belonging to that description; For I look upon them to be wicked & absurd in the highest degree”

HISTORY In 17 0 urke took on the French Revolution as his personal enemy. Alarmed by the acclaim that it received from his friend Charles James Fox, who hailed the storming of the astille as the greatest event that ever happened in the world,’ urke was both fearful and lled with wrath. The French Revolution seemed to him not only the most astonishing phase of history but also the most outrageous attack upon religion, property, order, and law. He announced to the House of Commons that if any friend of his should concur in any measures tending to introduce into England such democracy as was taking form in France, he would renounce that friendship, however long established and dearly cherished. Fox tried to mollify him to no avail and Burke never spoke to Fox again. This led to a split in the Whig Party, positioning urke as the leader of the New Whigs’ and Fo as the leader of the ld Whigs.’ In this letter, urke e plains his principled stand in spite of party opposition.

A fabulous political missive from a founder of modern conservatism.

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SANTA ANNA’S HIGHLYDETAILED BATTLE MAP,

captured with him at San Jacinto 7043

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna’s Hand-Drawn Battle Map Starting Bid $10,000 Provenance: The Robert Davis Collection Absolutely amazing hand-drawn battle map, 13.5 x 43.5, headed in Spanish, Mapao de las Forti caciones de acatecas dada por El Em. eneral Presidente Santa Anna contra las tropas acatecanas 11 de Mayo 1 Map of the Forti cations of acatecas given by the President eneral Santa Anna against the troops , captured with Santa Anna at the attle of San Jacinto. The exceptionally detailed color-tinted map shows the town of acatecas, nestled in a valley between erro y Reducto del rillo and Cerro y Fortin de Bufa, complete with its church and town mall. A map legend in the lower right is broken into two sections, “de la Division de acatecas Division of acatecas , and del E ercito del Jobienogil, showing the symbols for infantry, artillery, cavalry. The majority of the forces appear to be massed near a illa de uadalupe, with rows of infantry and cavalry, a Primera inea de atalla front line , a secondary line, the inea de igilantes de la artilleria Rangers ine artillery , and a inea de Alumbradas ighting ine . Also present is the acateas forti cation line to the south of the town, the “Reducto de la Federacion,” as well as the mountain stronghold. In the lower left corner an area is designated as ampo de eneral Santa Anna eneral Santa Anna’s camp , with an oval-shaped dotted line extending northeastward headed “Linea que Corrio el eneral S. Anna en su reconocimiento. Another notation, above the legend reads, Ata ue Mandado por el eneral Presidente y el eneral attack commanded by eneral President and eneral .

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Handwritten below the title is “Memorandum made by Dr. Alex Dienst, Temple, Texas, 1915. It is my opinion this excellent map was made for Santa Anna. In this battle Santa Anna was overwhelmingly victorious. acatecas & oahuila & Te as had declared they would stand for the onstitution of 1 2 . acatecas was the rst to be visited by Santa Anna. e followed this campaign by entering Texas—winning the Alamo at San Antonio marched on to San Jacinto where he met his defeat April 21–1836. This map is unique and exceedingly valuable.” A faded ink notation is also visible next to the aforementioned note. Also written on the reverse in an unknown hand, Uni ue. This map is said to have been in enl Santa Anna’s amp e uipment at attle of San Jacinto April 21–22–1836. It was when he overcame the acatecans on May 11 1 that Santa Anna styled himself The Napoleon of the West.’

Simply framed with glass on both sides to an overall size of 15 x 45. Four areas of paper loss to edges, uniform light toning, old repairs to tears and paper loss to upper portion and bottom left corner, scattered damp staining, previous storage folds, and expected age wear, otherwise good to very good condition. While both sides of the map are viewable, it has not been examined outside of the frame.

News that the citizens of acatecas had oined the northern Mexican state of Texas in protest of an 1835 political coup did not sit well with Santa Anna, the Mexican general who, while serving as Me ico’s president, suspended Me ico’s 1 2 federalist constitution and established a dictatorship. When acatecas authorities atly refused to obey one of the general’s orders regarding a militia, Santa Anna became enraged, deciding that such a rebellion had to be crushed in one fell swoop—and he set out to do precisely that.

With him on his rampage was this remarkable artifact—a grand item not only in its large size but in its historical impact. Made in ink and watercolor wash speci cally for Santa Anna, this acatecas map could have been instrumental in his overwhelming victory. It is dated May 1835, coinciding with his arrival on May 10, 1835. History shows that Santa Anna was as calculating as he was brutal. Rather than rush into combat against an enemy with whom he was purportedly unimpressed,’ he patiently assessed the situation and the rebels’ positions for days, possibly using this map to outline his plan of attack. Carefully planning every move, Santa Anna led three infantry divisions in a two hour battle described as a wall of re and steel’ to put an end to the unrest. The ght may have been brief, but it was brutal, with the outmatched defenders butchered by Santa Anna’s troops. To the victor went the spoils although Santa Anna allowed the nearly 2, 00 acatecanos who surrendered to go free, his soldiers were rewarded with two days of pillage, in which as many as 2,000 people died.

The victorious general, retaining this map as a reminder, now viewed himself as the Napoleon of the West’ and was more determined than ever to ensure that the Te ans who had been evading or at out disobeying his orders either came into line or were to be destroyed. The Alamo defenders, of course, found it better to die on their feet than serve a dictator on their knees.

Once again showing his cold, calculating nature, Santa Anna and his forces engaged the men at the Alamo in a few minor skirmishes before launching a massive offensive. ike Napoleon, he would encounter his own Waterloo at the attle of San Jacinto in April 1 , where this map was con scated following his capture. An astonishingly beautiful document, intricately and painstakingly penned, teeming with tiny, intriguing details, yet hiding its underlying brutality.

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WRITING PRIOR TO HIS ASSASSINATION: “As for the title, I would prefer it to be Stalin”

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Leon Trotsky Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $500 TLS in French, signed “L. Trotsky,” one page, 8.5 x 11, October 31, 1939. Letter to a friend, written from oyoacan, Me ico. In full translated “Thank you very much for your letter and especially for accepting to see to the future of my book. Here is what the situation is 1 It had been agreed that the rst chapters would be sent to me here so that I could have an idea of the quality of the translation.

I have not received anything. Now, this work has to be done by a friend who knows Russian, with the help of a friend who knows French well. 2 After an interruption due to the current circumstances, I have to work three more months on the last four or ve chapters and on the introduction.

Also, some corrections will need to be made in the rst chapters. All in all, the whole manuscript will be completed in February. As for the title, I would prefer it to be Stalin. The material of the book would t into at least two volumes of 300 pages each. But if rasset prefers one volume of about the same length as oris Souvarine’s Stalin, I will not oppose it.” In very good condition, with scattered overall creasing heavier to the bottom and a professional repair to a tear passing through Trotsky’s last name.

HISTORY At this time Trotsky, exiled in Mexico, was working on a book about Stalin that would eventually be published under the title Stalin An Appraisal of the Man and is In uence. Trotsky was assassinated ten months after writing this letter, leaving the work un nished with ust seven chapters complete. Nevertheless, it is seen as an important historical account offering Trotsky’s evaluation of the corrupted behemoth of his ideology. A scarce and extremely desirable letter concerning the would-be publication of this noteworthy book.

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BOLDLY ENDORSED BY MARIE ANTOINETTE IN 1779

7045

Marie Antoinette Signed Document Starting Bid $500

Manuscript DS in French, signed Antoinette, one page, 7.

10, July 177 . Marie Antoinette ad udicates a real estate agreement. In part translated Price of the ac uisition of M. iac on M. ahateaugiron 2 0,000. Schedule of Payments efore the end of January 177 , months 0,000.

During the year 177 1 months 100,000. In the rst months 177 21 months 100,000.

Total 2 0,000. M. iac also promised half of the salary until the payment of the 0,000. That is to say, for 6 months this object is valued at 4,000. M. Bertier has offered the same arrangements. M. iac deserves money immediately available which is indispensable to him to satisfy the arrangement. M. Bertier offered him some, while deducting the interest. The deduction of this interest would increase the price of the charge by 18,900. M. Bertier, little preoccupied with money matters asks no better to satisfy. M. iac, not wanting to go against the outline which the ueen’s letter provides, has honored M. Seulray. Decision of July 177 . er ma esty is asked to decide if she will permit M. ertier to give M. iac 2 ,000 immediately available without deducting interest. In the left margin, Marie Antoinette writes: “Mr. Berthier will make the same arrangements and schedule as Mr. iac with Mr. hateaugiron. Attractively mounted, cloth matted and framed with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 22.

1 . . In ne condition, with intersecting folds one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature , scattered creases, and a bit of light soiling. An e ceedingly desirable document from one of Europe’s most infamous royals.

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SIGNIFICANT DOCUMENT RELATED TO PETER THE GREAT’S TABLE OF RANKS,

a major reorganization of Russian society

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Peter the Great Signed Document Starting Bid $1,000

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Important manuscript DS in yrillic, signed Peter, nine pages on ve sheets, .2 12.7 , St. Petersburg, February 1, 1721. An amendment, or rider, related to Peter I’s Table of Ranks, put forth as part of his process of total reform over the entire administration of the state. Peter’s reforms were designed with the view of breaking the powers of the old Muscovy machinery and replacing it with a new aristocracy based on Western models.

This document sets forth in fteen lengthy articles the supplementary instructions altering or expanding upon the “established promulgated table of ranks.”

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and rank in all cases above all the princes and high Russian state servants. 13. And because to no-one but to us and other crowned heads belongs the right to whom to grant noble distinction by coat-of-arms and seal, and whereas many times it has turned out that several persons have named themselves nobility and in truth they are not nobles, and also willfully have taken a coat-of-arms which their ancestors did not have…we therefore remind those people that this concerns that each person avoid such a heinous act and the subsequent cursing and imposition of nes

In part translated 1. Whoever demands honor greater than his own rank or takes a position that is higher than his rank will have to pay a ne of two months’ salary for each offense 2.

Under the same penalty no one will demand a rank for himself until he can show his own patent for it. 3. Also, no-one will assume a rank for services which he received in another’s service until we have substantiated that service…4. Without a patent no one will receive a release from rank for a new rank and truly that release will be given only under our hand. 5.

They who were dismissed for serious crimes and were publicly punished in the square either by being made partially naked or tortured, they are deprived of their title and rank unless they are restored by us for some services and honor accomplished under our own seal…6. All married women, high and low, join the ranks of their husbands 7. Although we permit the sons of princes of the Russian state, or courts, of barons, of the most distinguished nobility, and also of the servants of the most important rank either because of their distinguished birth or because of their fathers’ distinguished ranks, before persons of lower rank free access to public assemblies where the court is located, and although we willingly wish them to see that they are distinguished in all ways by worth from others, however, we do not allow that for any one of any rank until they perform some service for us and the homeland and until they receive recognition of that service.

14. Whoever will be not of the nobility and advanced from the lower ranks in service to the rank of ober of cer’ then they and their children or their descendants will be honored with nobleman’s status.

15. Because people will implore some person’s fame and dignity of rank when dress and other actions differ, and in contrast many people ruin themselves when they dress higher than their grade and possessions, therefore we kindly call to mind that each person have the dress, e uipage and kaftan’ as grade and reputation demand. All people will act according to this decree and be careful of the established nes and greater punishments.” A concluding note in a contemporary hand at the bottom of the nal page reads Returned from the shining prince with the above-signed table. In ne condition, with lights stains along the hinge, and the rst page detached.

8. Whereas: all unmarried women whose fathers are in the rst rank while they are unmarried will receive rank above all women who are in the seventh rank…9. Ladies and unmarried women at court receive the following ranking while they are actively in their ranks oth court ladies in waiting of Her majesty…follow the wives of active members of the Privy Council…10. All servants Russian or foreign, who are or were active in the rst eight ranks have their ranks for their lawful children and descendants for all time. There should be similar honors and advantages for the old nobility even if they are of lower birth and have never before been introduced to noble dignity or given a coat-of-arms by the crowned heads.

11. Whenever a person from our high or low servants has two ranks and more, or has received a title higher than his rank which he really deserves, then in all cases he has the higher rank…12. Princes who are related to us by blood and they who are married to our princesses have precedence

HISTORY Peter’s distrust of Russia’s elite and anti reformist nobility led to the creation of the Table of Ranks in 1722 one year after the date of this document , which established a formal list of ranks in the Russian military, government, and royal court. It established a comple system of titles and honori cs, each classed with a number I to I denoting a speci c level of service or loyalty to the czar. Of these, the highest ranks—both civil and military—conferred hereditary nobility and sometimes land, a reward based solely upon service. This letters patent clari es the ranking system and outlines punishments for those found to be abusing it. The Table of Ranks was among the most audacious of Peter’s reforms, and transformed Russian society such that a commoner could work their way up the hierarchy—a feat that would have previously been impossible.

With minimal modi cations, the Table of Ranks remained in effect until the Russian Revolution of 1 17.

“All people will act according to this decree”

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RARE PERSONAL INVITATION TO “THE SALE OF MY DRESSES” complete with catalog and accompaniments

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Princess Diana Signed Invitation and Christie’s Dress Sale Ephemera Starting Bid $500

ollection of items related to the 1 7 hristie’s sale of Diana’s dresses, highlighted by a rare personal invitation card featuring a color image of Diana, 6 x 4, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Dear immy, love, Diana , June 1 7, with printed text reading, “I personally invite you to the sale of my dresses.” Includes the original Kensington Palace transmittal envelope. Other items include: the massive hardcover sale catalog, “Dresses from the Collection of Diana, Princess of Wales,” hardcover with dust jacket, 204 pages; a hristie’s Dresses bag a small folded invitation program and auction preview admission card a hristie’s international sales calendar for September 1 7 press kit issued to hristie’s clients after the sale and the small hardcover catalog for the hristie’s sale of the andle in the Wind’ lyrics to bene t the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund in 1 , . .7 , pages. In overall ne condition, with some creasing to the bag. Kimmy was a woman who Diana worked with at the Red Cross; these invitations were only given to a very small number of friends of the princess. In the summer of 1 7, Princess Diana auctioned off 7 dresses at hristie’s in New ork ity. The idea to sell the gowns for charity came from her eldest son, Prince William, and became one of the biggest social events of the year, raising $3.26 million for various AIDS and health–related charities. An exceptionally desirable group of material related to this important auction event.

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ELUSIVE SIGNATURE OF THE ICONIC ALAMO DEFENDER 7048

David Crockett Signature Starting Bid $500 Famed frontiersman, politician, and folk hero 17 1 who became famous for his shrewd and humorous speeches; he was killed at the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. Rare ink signature, “David Crockett,” on an off-white 4 x 1.7 slip, clipped from the closing of a letter in an unidenti ed hand. andsomely archivally mounted, cloth-matted, and framed with an engraved portrait of Crockett to an overall size of 11 x 14.5. In very good condition, with mild irregular toning. A most desirable and dif cult to ac uire important American signature.

AN OMINOUS MESSAGE FROM THE CARPATHIA: “Leila safe and well cared for. Edgar missing”

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Titanic Marconigrams: Leila Meyer Saks Starting Bid $300

Two original Marconigrams sent by two survivors of the Titanic, while aboard the Carpathia. Both are in pencil on Marconi International Marine ommunication ompany telegram paper, .7 .7 , both are dated April 17, 1 12, and af ed to opposite sides of a 1 . .2 album papge, with ritish En uiry evidence numbers 1 and 17 written at the top of the pages. First is addressed to Saks, New York.” In full: “Leila safe and well cared for. Edgar missing.” Leila was the daughter of Andrew Saks, founder of Saks Fifth Avenue. She had cut short her European vacation to return for the funeral of her father who had died suddenly. While Leila was rescued in lifeboat six, her husband, Edgar, died in the sinking. Second Marconigram is signed “Margaret,” and reads: “All safe on Carpathia bound for New ork. This was most likely sent by rst class passenger Margaret ays, who survived with her dog and human traveling companions. In very good condition, with light overall toning and age wear, some minor scattered soiling and creasing. Both Marconigrams are documented in the book Titanic: Signals of Disaster. ook notes number 1 was sent to MEA by . . at 7 17am. Number 17 was sent to MEA by . . At 7 20am. A stark reminder of the vital communication between the arpathia and land, sending both good news and bad.

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THE RESCUE OF THE TITANIC —a momentous photographic archive from a passenger of the RMS Carpathia

7050

Titanic Photo Album Starting Bid $5,000

Incredible photograph album belonging to ouis M. gden, a New ork socialite aboard the RMS Carpathia during the Titanic disaster who helped to photograph, document, and assist the survivors. The album consists of over 00 rst generation glossy and matte nish photos, each removably corner-mounted and displayed on 12 x 10 album pages bearing handwritten ink notations by Ogden. The photographs document the globe-spanning expedition he and his wife Augusta took over the course of 1911 and 1912, visually recording their trips to Algiers, the Sahara, Spain, Italy, Argentina, ibraltar, Switzerland, reece, and Austria. The album is highlighted by an assortment of 0 photos, ranging in size from 2.7 to .7 .7 , which chronicle life aboard the arpathia and the mid April 1 12 rescue of the Titanic survivors. While condition of the album itself is rough (missing spine and cover, fragile pages, etc , the photos themselves are in overall ne condition.

HISTORY The most signi cant of the arpathia and Titanic photos are found on si successive pages midway through the album, which Ogden has dedicated: “The Titanic Rescue, April 15th 1912.” The section features a total of 29 photos and includes images of the late arrival of the SS Californian, the approach and rescue of Titanic emergency lifeboats 1, 6, and 14, and an unprecedented assemblage of 11 photos of icebergs, with images depicting them oating both nearby and on the distant horizon of the North Atlantic the rst such photo captures the very peak responsible for sinking the Titanic, which Ogden has decreed as “The berg the Titanic struck, taken at sunrise.” Other notable photos feature various crew members and passengers of the RMS Carpathia, as well as several of Captain Arthur Rostron, two of which are signed by him in fountain pen, “A. H. Rostron,” with one showing him posing with gden and his wife on the ship’s deck. Also includes a miniature loving cup engraved on the front, R. M. S. arpathia.’ The rst vessel to respond to and discover the lifeboats of the Titanic in the early hours of April 15th, the RMS Carpathia cautiously navigated through ice elds en route to its rescue of 70 survivors. A tremendous archive of rst generation photos that not only documents the harrowing rescue, but likewise proffers an unprecedented assemblage of iceberg photographs—images of the two-peak Titanic iceberg are tremendously rare. A truly one-of-a-kind and museum-quality collection.

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“Sacco was framed with me”

VANZETTI WRITES TO AUTHOR H. G. WELLS

7051

Bartolomeo Vanzetti Autograph Letter Signed and Ephemera Starting Bid $500

ALS signed “Bartolomeo Vanzetti,” four pages, 6 x 9.5, September 12, 1923. Letter to famed writer . . Wells, in part spelling and grammar retained I am glad that you like my Proletarian ife,’ and I am proud and grateful for your good will toward us. And it is for these things that I passed over my embarrassment and decide to write. Because, Mr. Wells, there are things of which no one else may be more positive than myself. One of them is my innocence. Sacco was framed with me. I am an anarchist for more than fteen years I have labored, alone as well as in good company, to learn something about man and his natural dwelling. I was honestly convinced of the injustice of the constitude justice and I found words of re in my rebellious preaching against e plotation, tyranny and deceitness. Still, had I not e perienced it, I would not have believe how easy it is to nd guilty two time an innocent man who have surpassed his time. I wrote the little autobiographic skecht of a part of my life, because I was required to do it. In accepting, I intended to rend a good service to the humble for whom I write. No one is more consciouse then me of my inef cent as a writer. I have no pretetion but, rmly convinced of my proffesed principles and criterions—beliving that the natural man is good—(insofar his love to himself and to the race is concerned and that the historical man is bad to himself and to others I wrote to strife against the herrors by which the human mind is intossicated—maiby more this very day than never before. So a wrote the plain elementary truth upon the narrated part of my life—those plain truths so ignored or scorned by both the golden and the raged mob—and yet so necessary to be know and kept present.

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The translator, forgetting that I am at the bottom of the pit and, inspired by Christian pity, has though well to eliminate the little that was useful in the original. Your fame as a writer, Mr. Wells, is familiar to me, in spite that I do not have yet read your works (we have some of them in our library e cepted some fragments and articles. In reading what you have said of the moving-pictures artists, I was glad to have said the same of the lms, in a little novel which I am now correcting. Though humble and oscure, I have left a treasure of love along the path of my life. Too-many are sure of my innocence and sharing my suffering. They may suppress one—slowly or quickly make no difference—but not impunently. You are an historian, Mr. Wells—would you tell the truth—if tomorrow the revenge of the humble with e plode in the terrestrial olimpic of the semi god Now I beg you to accept not only the gratitude of Nicola Sacco and of me but the gratitude of our beloved P.S. Please, e cuse my poor English. In ne condition, with light overall toning to the rst page, and edge toning to two other pages.

Accompanied by ve piece of unsigned ephemera related to the Sacco anzetti cause a pamphlet reprinting a June 1 , 1 2 New ork Times article entitled Sacco and anzetti Soon to earn Fate a fundraising circular distributed by the Sacco anzetti New Trial eague of oston a yer headed Special Notice to All Friends of Sacco and anzetti, announcing speeches and protests on August 1 th and 21st, 1 27 a card announcing the ast Day of Demonstration for the Twin Cities scheduled for 36 hours before the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti, August 21, 1 27 and a mimeographed yer announcing Twin ities protests in August 1 27.

“had I not experienced it, I would not have believe how easy it is to find guilty two time an innocent man” HISTORY In 1 20, the Italian born immigrants Nicola Sacco and artolomeo anzetti were convicted of murdering the paymaster and guard of a shoe factory and running off with the payroll. Found guilty and sentenced to death on July 14, 1921, their case became one of the greatest causes celebres of the century—many felt that Sacco and Vanzetti had been condemned for their political beliefs. There followed six years of motions, appeals, fundraising, and campaigning by a host of public gures from around the world Edna St. incent Millay, Feli Frankfurter, John Dos Passos, Albert Einstein, eorge ernard Shaw, and . . Wells among them with the goal of forcing a retrial. Judge Webster Thayer denied all appeals.

For his part, after reading Feli Frankfurter’s controversial Atlantic article condemning Judge Thayer, Wells penned a scathing rebuke in the ondon Sunday E press of June , 1 27 I do not see how any clear headed man, after reading the professor’s summary, can have any other conviction than that Sacco and Vanzetti are as innocent of the Braintree murder, for which they are now awaiting death, as Julius aesar, or a better name in this connection arl Mar .’

The public outcry was to no avail, and the infamous pair were executed in the electric chair just after midnight on August 2 , 1 27. Wells would also write a famous ctober 1 27 analysis of the Sacco anzetti saga in its aftermath, calling it a case like the Dreyfus case, by which the soul of a people is tested and displayed.’

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STUNNING PATRIOTIC OFFICER’S SWORD

made by Tiffany & Co.

7052

Late 19th Century Tiffany Officer’s Sword Starting Bid $2,500

eautiful late 1 th century Tiffany of cer’s sword with elaborate cast solid silver, eagle hilt, gold washed silver mounts and etched blade. The non-regulation pattern sword has a 2 . single fuller blade that is similar in con guration to the blade on the US Model 1 72 avalry f cer’s Saber. The obverse of the blade is etched with the initials, W. W. ., with simple foliate designs on either side of the initials. Tiffany & o., Makers is etched in two-lines on the ricasso. The reverse of the blade is not marked or decorated. The hilt has a at, broad pommel with an e traordinary red, white, and blue enamel US shield surrounded by a wreath of acanthus leaves on the back side. The single branch knuckle bow is wrapped with relief cast acanthus garlands, oak leaves, and ribbons. The knuckle bow terminates in a guard shaped like a ying eagle. The eagle’s head forms the uillion.

The eagle’s eyes are diamonds. The grip is covered with sh skin and has prominent nger grooves. The sword has a silver scabbard with two suspension rings supported by cast silver suspension bands. The drag has a silver tip. The gorgeous silver hilt and cast scabbard decorations have the crisp detail that made Tiffany swords famous. A simply marvelous of cer’s sword with an appealing and elegant patriotic motif.

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As “Col: of King’s own Regiment,”

BURGOYNE AUTHORIZES THE PURCHASE OF AN OFFICER’S COMMISSION 7053

John Burgoyne Signed Document Starting Bid $500 ritish army of cer, politician, and dramatist 1722 17 2 best known for his role in the American Revolution, where he surrendered his army of 5,000 men to American troops on October 17, 1777. Partly printed DS, signed J urgoyne, ol of ing’s own Regiment, one page, 7.2 10.2 , no date but docketed on the reverse, Rec’d 1 Febr’y 17 . urgoyne endorses a request by Thomas Winckley for the purchase of an ensign commission. The rst section of the document reads, in full I beg you will be pleased to obtain for me is Ma esty’s Permission to purchase the Ensigney in the succession to Lieutenant Thomas Russell. In case His Majesty shall be graciously pleased to permit me to purchase I do declare and certify, upon the word and honour of an of cer and a gentleman, that will not, either now or at any future time, give, by any means, or in any shape whatever, directly or indirectly, any more than the sum of £400 being the price limited and ed by is Ma esty’s regulations, as the full value of the said commission.” This is signed below

by Thomas Winckley, Colonel of the 4th Regiment of Foot.

Burgoyne signs the following endorsement below: “I beg leave to recommend the above, and I verily believe the established regulation with regard to price is intended to be strictly complied with, and that no clandestine bargain subsists between the parties concerned. In ne condition, with clipped corner tips.

HISTORY The purchase and sale of of cer’s commissions was standard in the ritish Army from 1 to 1 71, by which someone could buy their way into an of cership rather than being promoted by merit or seniority. urgoyne himself had purchased his commissions early in his career in August 17 7 he bought a commission in the orse uards, a fashionable cavalry regiment, which he sold three years later to settle gambling debts. In 17 he was able to oin the 1st Royal Dragoons as a cornet, a commission he did not have to pay for as it was newly created by 17 7, he had scraped together enough money to purchase a captaincy. In keeping with common practice, these purchases were made primarily to enhance social status rather than out of sincere military aspirations. As an of cer in the Revolution, urgoyne is remembered for leading a lavish lifestyle during the Saratoga campaign and is often cited as a classic example of the marginally competent aristocratic British general who acquired his rank through political connections rather than ability. Despite the Saratoga surrender, his image was rehabilitated when his political friends came into of ce and he was given the colonelcy of the ing’s wn Royal Regiment in 17 2.

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“As you accuse me of writing short letters I concluded to commence one on as large a sheet of paper as I could find”

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RARE 1859 LETTER FROM CUSTER WHILE AT WEST POINT 7054

George A. Custer Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $1,000 ALS signed “Armstrong,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 10, April , 1 . Written from West Point, New ork, a letter to his friend Minnie St. John, in full: “I received and read your welcome letter with great pleasure, and as you accuse me of writing short letters I concluded to commence one on as large a sheet of paper as I could nd in my port folio, but whether I shall ll it remains to be seen. Although I as usual am enjoying the best of health, I have been very down hearted for a few days and not only myself but every Cadet in the corps, are my companions in distress, the cause of it is this.

I do not remember whether I told you or not last fall that the Secretary of War had changed the course here from ve to four years early last fall, we were all very much pleased with that change but day before yesterday the Secretary of War transmitted the order here to change the course back again to ve years notwithstanding the academic board were strongly in favor of the four years course, several cadets are going to resign in consequence of this change—if the course had not been changed I would have been half through when I went on furlough, we are still hoping that the War Department will be induced to change the course again, as the Professors are going to enter a protest against it—I noticed in the papers that there was a young man of the name of Baker appointed from the Monroe District instead of Norman all. The boats have commenced running on the Hudson and everything looks lively and pleasant, causing me to long for the time to come which will nd me in the ity of Flowers. I wish that in your answer you would tell me where I can nd enry when I go to Buffalo. I intend to stop a few days at Rochester as I have some relatives living there who I wish to see but have never seen, although I have corresponded with them for some time.—I am not certain but I do not think that any young lady in Monroe has received a letter of ten pages from me, I will not be positive about it.

In what part of the city is the Union School uilding and how many teachers and pupils are there. Is William Strong as attentive as ever to Lottie or has she transferred her smiles to some more favored one. Do you still have singings or sing-

ing–schools at the M.E. Church. I hope you do—Our examination will commence upon the rst day of June, my time is now employed in studying Differential & Integral alculus, French, Rhetoric, Drawing & Painting, together with Riding at avalry drills, Fencing, and Infantry and Artillery drills, we drill every evening with cannon that will carry balls three miles and a half.

We will commence with the ying artillery in a few days My class and I with the rest have all commenced getting our new uniforms for furlough and it looks as if we would get home at last although the nearer the time approaches the more anxious I am for it to come. ave you ever seen our uniforms Does ottie know that we correspond with each other I know that she thinks that enry and I have been corresponding all the time. Is E. Boyd as strict with the young ladies as he used to be, if he is I hope that enry and I can nd some means to vex him next summer. Do you remember those handbills that enry & I posted on the Seminary one night. I do not suppose he had any idea of the authors of it. I am afraid that I am making my letter too long you will not nd any interest in it. ou certainly cannot call it short now. I will e pect a really long’ letter in answer to this, which will contain all the news of the young folks, enough to keep me in a brown study’ a week, but as you left it to me whether I should write a long letter or not, I will do the same with you, trusting to your generosity to send me a long one. Hoping to hear from you soon.” Includes a clothbound presentation folder from Bauman Rare Books. In ne condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in uster’s own hand.

More prankster than scholar, Custer famously graduated last in his class of 34 cadets at West Point Academy in 1861. Having entered the US Military Academy in June 1 7, uster in four years amassed a total of 72 demerits, albeit for seemingly trivial offences such as being late to supper or for throwing snowballs. The advent of war and subsequent demand for trained of cers forced academy of cials to graduate both the classes of 1861 and 1862 within a month of each other. His nal year of study compressed into si weeks, uster, by the skin of his teeth, graduated on June 24. On July 18, Custer left West Point and three days later, as a second lieutenant in the 2nd US avalry Regiment, participated in the First attle of ull Run. Some si teen years later, uster’s gathered remains from Little Bighorn were interred with full military honors at West Point Cemetery. Minnie St. John was a lifelong resident of uster’s adopted hometown of Monroe, Michigan.

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ON THE DAY OF LINCOLN’S DEATH, Forrest offers his son “a few words of advice” as he looks toward an uncertain future

7055

Nathan Bedford Forrest Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $500

ivil War dated A S signed N. . F., three pages on two ad oining sheets, 7.7 12, April 1 ,1 . Written on the day of his surrender to Union forces at ainesville, Alabama, a letter to his son, Lieutenant William M. Forrest, in full: “Loving you with all the affection which a fond father can bestow upon a dutiful son, I deem it my duty to give you a few words of advice. Life as you know at best is uncertain, and occupying the position I do it is exceedingly hazardous. I may fall at any time, or I may at no distant day be an exile in a foreign land, and I desire to address you a few words which I trust you will remember through life. You have heretofore been an obedient dutiful son, you have given your parents but little pain or trouble, and I hope you will strive to pro t by using suggestions I may make.

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I have had a full understanding with your mother as to our future operations in the event the enemy overruns this country. She will acquaint you with our plans and will look to you in the hour of trouble. Be to her a prop and support. She is worthy of all the love you bestow upon her. I know how devoted you are to her, but study her happiness above and beyond all things. ive her no cause for unhappiness. Try to emulate her noble virtues and to practice her blameless life. If I have been wicked and sinful myself, it would re oice my heart to see you leading the hristian life which has adorned your mother’s. I have heard with pain and astonishment of your matrimonial engagement. My dear son, let me beg you to dismiss all such thoughts for the present. You are entirely too young to form an alliance of this sort and the young lady upon whom you seem disposed to lavish your affections is unworthy of you. There are insuperable objections to her, which I would name if I thought it necessary to induce you to change your mind. Take the advice of a father and abandon such all thought of marrying. You must wait until your character is formed and you are able to take a proper position in society. You will then be the better prepared to select a suitable partner. At the proper time you will have my consent to marry and my blessing upon the union.

What I must desire of you my son is never to gamble or swear. These are baneful vices and I trust you will never practice either. As I grow older I see the folly of these two vices and beg that you will never engage in them. Your life has heretofore been elevated and characterized to a high-toned morality, and I trust your name will never be stained by the practice of those vices which have blighted the prospects of some of the most promising youth of our country. Be honest, be truthful, in all your dealings with the world. Be cautious in the selection of your friends. Shun the society of the low and vulgar. Strive to elevate your character and to take a high and honorable position in society. You are my only child, the pride and hope of my life. You have ne intellect, talent of the highest order. I have watched your entrance upon the threshold of manhood and life with all the admiration of a proud father, and I trust your future career will be an honor to yourself and a solace to my declining years.

If we meet no more on earth I hope you will keep this letter prominently before you and remember it as coming from Your affectionate father. In very good condition, with scattered dampstaining not affecting readability , and old mounting remnants on the reverse of the nal page. Accompanied by a custom made presentation folder.

HISTORY Almost e actly a year after his involvement at the massacre of Fort Pillow, ieutenant eneral Forrest and his cavalry corps were defeated by eneral James . Wilson at the attle of Selma on April 2, 1 . Forrest managed to escape the surrender, but a Union victory so deep into southern Alabama presaged the inevitable downfall of the onfederate army. A week later, eneral Robert E. ee yielded to U. S. rant at Appomatto , irginia, signaling the end of the ivil War. Incapable of knowing at the time, Forrest wrote this heartfelt letter on the very day President Abraham incoln succumbed to an assassin’s bullet.

Uncertain of his immediate future, Forrest offers his son William, his aide de camp since the war’s beginning, guidance for a world without him. Three weeks later, on May th in ainesville, Forrest offered his of cial surrender. Due to the Union’s refusal to prosecute onfederate soldiers, Forrest’s fear of losing his only son was soon e tinguished. The two were reunited and Forrest sent William to study law at the University of Mississippi under the tutelage of . . . amar. Seeking inspiration, William left law practice and traveled west to drive a stagecoach and run a ranch, later returning to Memphis to successfully own a company that built railroads and levees. Dating to one of the most signi cant months in American history, this is an absolutely magni cent letter from father to son, written by a man many historians consider to be the ivil War’s greatest tactician.

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STUART SEEKS AN UNLIKELY APPOINTMENT

while stationed at Fort Leavenworth with the 1st Cavalry 7056

J. E. B. Stuart Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $1,000

ALS signed “J. E. B. Stuart, 1st Lt. 1st Cav.,” three pages on two sheets, lightly lined, 7.7 .7 , March 2 , 1 7. Written from Fort eavenworth, a letter to irginia overnor enry A. Wise, in full: “I have the honor to transmit herewith copies of testimonials this day furnished direct to the om’y eneral of Subsistence U.S.A. to be laid before the on. Sec’y of War. Availing myself of your kindness and the disposition expressed in your note of Dec’r 22d 1 , to Serve a Son of my lamented father, I send you certi ed copies of these papers for your assistance, premising that a vacancy may occur any day and be lled before you can hear it even at Richmond, which makes it necessary to urge an appointment for the rst vacancy before it occurs. I have made it a simple application to the Hon. Sec. Mr. Floyd through the proper channels, and have not gone out of my way for testimonials con ning myself entirely to the of cers of rank with whom I am now serving but there are some remarks which I deem it not improper to make to you, in which I promise to be as brief as possible. The appointment which I seek, is the only way in which a Lieutenant of the line can anticipate the tardy progress of promotion as a kind of Brevet, retaining at the same time his lineal or Regimental rank as Lieutenant, but having the pay and emoluments of Captain. And in as much as his appointment as Captain in the

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Staff Dept. gives him no additional command or lineal rank, it can not be considered an encroachment upon the rights of Lieutenants Senior to him. In fact, the provisions of the Law making it entirely at the discretion of the president as, regards the selection, it would be quite reasonable to give such an appointment, other things equal, to the junior because the Senior will soon get his promotion in the regular way, entitling him to all the prerogatives of Captain.

I understand I have not seen them yet that the Edition of the Army Regulations published just as Mr. Davis made his exit from the War Dept, have the extraordinary provision that no mt’d of cer shall be eligible to appointment in the Staff Departments. I can only account for such an absurdity by supposing that the unjust proscription of the Subalterns of the mounted Regt has been so long practically followed out, that it has passed unnoticed into the code. Any one endowed with reason common sense and, a common sense of Justice, except Mr. Davis, must agree that such an outrageous distinction has no foundation whatever in either law, justice, or reason. From my limited acquaintance with Mr. Floyd I cannot for a moment believe that he will allow himself to be trammeled by such a Regulation. The law expressly provides that the appointments

shall be lled by the President by selection from the Subalterns not of the Artillery & Infantry alone, but of the line of the Army.

And there have been appointments from mounted Regts. to the Staff though I must say they are like angel’s visits few & far between.’ ou will nd by the Army Register that in the entire Subsistence Dept three are from the Infantry and the remaining nine from the Artillery. It can not be denied that the Cavalry portion of our Army perform by far the most arduous duty belonging to the Service, ought it not then have a share of the immunities of the Service. I respectfully request that upon a full consideration of whatever claims, if any, I have you will if you feel usti ed in so doing, at your earliest convenience bring my appointment, to ll the rst vacancy which occurs in the Subsistence Dept U.S. Army, to the favorable consideration of the on’le Sec. of War and the President. Reverse of second page bears a brief ALS from Wise directed to the Secretary of War, dated April , 1 7, in full I enclose to you the within testimonials, well assured as I am that you will give to them all due consideration.” Additional docketing also features an endorsement signed by Acting Secretary of War Samuel ooper forwarding the matter to the ommissary eneral of Subsistence. In ne condition.

HISTORY Dated four years before the start of the American Civil War and three years after his graduation from West Point, this letter nds the 2 year old Stuart imploring to prominent irginian politician and sitting overnor enry A. Wise his deserving of an appointment. Stuart had been transferred to Fort Leavenworth in the newly formed mounted 1st Cavalry Regiment and was soon promoted to rst lieutenant in 1 .

Led by Colonel Edwin Sumner, Stuart and his regiment were tasked with controlling tensions between pro-slavery and free-state factions and random Indian attacks on settlers during the violent Bleeding Kansas affair. Desirous of attaining an appointment within the Subsistence Department, Stuart attempts to convince Wise of the antiquity of a provision that denies mounted of cers eligibility of appointment in the Staff Departments.” As evidenced by the handwriting of Wise and ooper, Stuart’s plea was indeed approved and he was soon appointed as both a uartermaster and commissary of cer.

Just four months later, on July 2 , 1 7, Stuart was wounded during a skirmish with the Cheyenne Indians on the Solomon River, a retaliatory attack for a series of deadly wagon train ambushes the preceding summer. An exemplary early letter from the future Confederate general written during a formative period of his life.

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STONEWALL BUYS STOCK in the New York & Erie Railroad

7057

Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $1,000 .

Rare ALS signed “T. J. Jackson,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, August 5, 1854.

Written from Lexington, Virginia, a letter to his brother eorge, in full Please purchase N. . & E. R. R. stock with the inclosed check, so soon as the stock begins to rise or appears somewhat stationary in depreciating value; if such is not already the case. Many thanks for your kindness.

Love from all of us to you both. In very good to ne condition, with intersecting folds, chipping to the top edge, and writing showing through from a letter to Jackson on the reverse. Accompanied by an engraving bearing a preprinted signature.

The railroad would fail in 1 the rst bankruptcy of a major American train line—and was then reorganized as the Eerie Railway in 1861. This company became the sub ect of the Erie War’ of the 1 0s, in which James Fisk, Jay piece of pre-Civil War railroad history.

ould, and

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ornelius anderbilt battled over control of the line. A rare and interesting

Recovered from the tail of

THE HINDENBURG

7058

Hindenburg Flown Fabric Swatch Starting Bid $500 Flown swatch of red fabric recovered from the wreckage of the Hindenburg following its disastrous e plosion at Naval Air Station akehurst in New Jersey on May , 1 7, originating from the red eld of the Nazi ags on the airship’s tail. The unusually large swatch measures 6.25 x 5 and is annotated on the reverse in ballpoint, “Hindenburg, May 6, 1 7. It was recovered by the teenage Rosemary Dowling, who was on the ground selling candy and cigarettes to onlookers; her father, Patrick Dowling, was among the naval crew working to dock the airship when it e ploded. In ne condition, with expected wear and soiling.

Accompanied by a provenance statement from Rosemary Dowling’s grandson, Joshua amont, who was appointed by President Obama as Special Assistant to the Secretary of Labor and later joined the White House Advance team of First Lady Michelle bama. e writes, in full n May , 1 7, the indenburg famously caught re and was destroyed while attempting to dock with its mooring mast at akehurst Naval Air Station. Among those on the ground, teenager Rosemary Dowling December 1, 1 22 February , 200 was eagerly selling candy and cigarettes to onlookers, a reason to be closer to her beloved father, Patrick Dowling May 2 , 1 2 June 2 , 1 , who was among the naval crew working feverishly with his crew to dock the ying giant and later aid and rescue the 7 people on board. ver her lifetime, Rosemary Dowling later Rose Dowling Fentress—kept a small vigil in her home commemorating the Hindenburg disaster, including news clippings as well as books and stories written over the ne t 70 years about the famed eppelin blimps, the indenburg’s notable passengers and more. She also kept a piece of red material, a piece of the Hindenburg wreckage which as a 14-year old cigarette girl she had picked up off the ground and kept with her. Rose’s sole surviving relatives, her son ob and grandson Joshua, realized how uni ue this red fabric might be. While Josh was working in the White ouse in 2010, he shared the piece with colleagues at The National Archives as well as preservationists from the University of Maryland, who not only con rmed the origins of the red material, but noted how few relics of this size are known. Further, while the Hindenburg was almost entirely aluminum in color (from the duralumin material , the Nazi erman ag of the time, including its red border, were prominently af ed to the tail. This red fabric is from that Nazi erman ag on the tail of the indenburg.

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AROUND THE WORLD WITH HOWARD HUGHES

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Howard Hughes Signed Menu, Pair of Flown Flags, and Flown Cover Starting Bid $500 Exquisite grouping of items related to Howard Hughes and his 1 round the world ight, including a signed menu, a own airmail cover, and two own ags a program menu for a Houston banquet honoring Hughes upon his return, July 0, 1 , two pages, .7 , signed inside in fountain pen

by Hughes and his crew: “Harry Connor,” “Howard Hughes,” “Dick Stoddart,” “Edward Lund,” and “Tommy Thurlow”; a commemorative airmail postal cover carried on the ight, . , issued in con unction with the 1 New ork World’s Fair, bearing several postage stamps, postmarks, and rubber stamps indicating the primary stops on the record-setting journey: Paris, Moscow, Omsk, Yakutsk, Fairbanks, Minneapolis, and the nal destination, New ork ity a colorful 12 .2 ag for the 1 New ork World’s Fair, carried on the ight and a 12 American ag carried on the ight. In overall very good to ne condition, with a central vertical fold to the menu and some scattered creasing not affecting the signatures .

Accompanied by a glossy 6.5 x 4.5 photo of Hughes at a Los Angeles press conference.

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HISTORY In 1938, Hughes set a new around-the-world record of 3 days, 19 hours, and 8 minutes. With co-pilot Harry Connor, radio operator Dick Stoddart, ight engineer Edward und, and navigator Tommy Thurlow, Hughes took off on July 10th from an air eld on ong Island, New ork, in a specially designed ockheed 1 N Super Electra’ aircraft with a range of nearly ,000 miles. ughes wanted the ight to be a triumph of American aviation technology, illustrating that safe, longdistance air travel was possible. The ight was sponsored by the upcoming New ork World’s Fair, for which ughes served as an aeronautical advisor, and the aircraft itself was named New ork World’s Fair 1 .’ The covers and ags were the only non essential items carried on the ight, and are seldom offered all together. Upon his safe return, ughes was instantly made famous and feted around the country, including at this dinner in his Houston hometown. A remarkable assemblage of material related to ughes’s important ight.

“MY SUIT PATCH FROM STS-1” —from the commander of the first Space Shuttle mission 7060

John Young’s Signed STS-1 Flown Flight Suit Patch Display Starting Bid $2,500 John oung’s own STS 1 mission patch removed from his blue in ight garment by NASA’s Man Systems Division following the rst Space Shuttle mission, presented in its original frame as prepared by NASA. The patch, which measures approximately 4.25 .7 , is af ed to a presentation certi cate with black text reading: “Man-Systems Division presents to: John W. Young, Commander, This original patch worn during your STS-1 mission.” Young has beautifully signed and inscribed the sheet in ballpoint, “To: Howard, My suit patch from STS-1, From my personal collection, John W. Young.” Displayed in the original mat and frame, the overall dimensions are 14.25 x 12.25; a small laminated photo of oung in his ight suit, this patch visible on his right breast, is tucked into the lower left corner. In ne condition.

HISTORY When space suits were returned to NASA following a mission, they were customarily stripped of their patches for presentation to the astronauts as mementos of their heroic efforts. Although groups of patches were sometimes own as souvenirs, suit worn patches are e tremely rare. For STS 1 through STS , the crewmembers wore pressurized orange ’e ection escape suits’ at launch, which had four patches on the e terior an American ag, NASA logo, nameplate, and mission insignia oung’s presentation of these four patches together sold for over ,000 in 200 . They wore those suits only brie y before changing into the more comfortable light blue in ight garments, from which this STS 1 patch derives.

Though not as widely known as contemporaries like Neil Armstrong and uzz Aldrin, John oung is un uestionably one of America’s most accomplished and bravest astronauts he ew the rst manned emini mission in 1 , then commanded emini 10 the ne t year he became the rst man to complete a solo orbit of the moon on Apollo 10 he drove the lunar rover and walked on the moon as commander of Apollo 1 and he commanded two Space Shuttle missions, including the very rst STS 1. Despite this lifetime of achievements, oung viewed STS 1 as his most dangerous ight. Unlike the emini and Apollo spacecraft, the Space Shuttle had not undergone stringent testing—trials of the platform had been conducted with approach and landing tests of the Space Shuttle Enterprise, but the Space Shuttle olumbia had never been own. Along with Pilot ob rippen, ommander oung launched the olumbia on its maiden voyage on April 12, 1 1, beginning a two day, 7 orbit circumnavigation of the globe and ushering in the dawn of a new era of space ight. The Space Shuttle would come to de ne the next three decades of the American space program. Taken from the suit John Young wore for the majority of this historic rst Shuttle mission, this is a remarkable piece of space history.

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“I understand it is difficult to find personality alongside men like Degas, Pissarro, Monet�

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GAUGUIN WRITES TO PISSARRO ON THE IMPRESSIONISTS 7061

Paul Gauguin Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $5,000

A S in French, signed P. auguin, four pages on two ad oining sheets, .

7, August 2, 1882. Letter to fellow painter Camille Pissarro, addressed to “Mon cher Pissarro,” in full translated Thank you for sending the frame, you did well to bring it to Madame atouche, that will give me the ease of putting glass in it. I understand that ignon the painter ictor ignon begrudges your advice have you met many painters especially the mediocre ones who accept an observation, all men of genius I went to see ami last Monday as you know andomeneghi naturally came to the appointment and hour later.

You understand how pleasant it was for me to stay with a stranger without any presentation.

During this hour of conversation I understood that Lami was pretty discouraged from being rejected by the Salon, that our exhibitions would be enough, but that the disputes did not suit him. No one wants to obey, the e hibition of the impressionists must be a refugium peccatorum where any painter with any painting can show his work.

The painting I had to consider was one of about 5 meters long refused at the Salon, the whole to represent in a room of the town hall naked people coming to pass the revision of the major. You know from him an old woman painting done with patience and care but without any art. This large painting is done or rather seen with the same eye. At rst sight this would look like a huge image of Epinal. Each character is drawn with a complete ignorance of the whole situation and the outline, but as it is excessively researched in detail, andomeneghi thought it was a will of bronze that had done it. e also thought it was very personal because it was not Impressionism. You see at the bottom, as we wish to wage war against ourselves, and who, at od’s time, were the most e ible towards us. Degas, for fun, said it was very interesting (because there are ugly, ugly men in the foreground who remove their dirty socks so andomeneghi followed him.

Besides, as you know me, I expressed my opinion frankly to Lami. I told him that his painting was appalling, that in this way there was nothing good for the future, and that, moreover, it was very old, an old and softened art. I added further that it was a mockery to come and fetch me, as everyone knew I am very convinced that the narrow design, the harmony faults were a personal art. But if I see it like this, well, sir, too bad for you—I understand it is dif cult to nd personality alongside men like Degas, Pissarro, Monet, but this is precisely what should give you emulation. You see that I do not allow the Impressionists to be attacked without a reply. It seems that there are interesting things just outside of us. Mr. andomeneghi and his new friend are not uite happy. e adds a brief postscript, I saw uillaumin on Monday night. andomeneghi will probably come ne t Sunday, you would make me happy if you were there. In ne condition.

HISTORY In the mid 1 70s, auguin became friends with amille Pissarro, who became his artistic guide and introduced him to painters throughout Paris—Edgar Degas and Federico andomeneghi among them. augin’s lengthy letter discusses his meeting with Degas, andomeneghi, and ami perhaps Pierre Franc amy , and describes their group’s criticism of a large work ami had created. auguin’s own early work certainly emulated that of the Impressionist masters—Pissarro, especially—and only later did he develop his own personality,’ beginning with his travels to Tahiti in 1 0. There auguin came into his own, developing the primitive style that he is most well known for today. A truly remarkable piece of artistic correspondence between pupil and tutor, offering fabulous insight into the Impressionist circle.

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FABULOUS CIRCA 1985 SAINT LAURENT DESIGN SKETCH

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Yves Saint Laurent Signed Sketch Starting Bid $1,000

Original circa 1985 signed sketch of a large-format dress-and-jacket design of a redheaded model wearing a long purple scarf and slim tting plaid out t, accomplished in graphite, colored pencil, and colored felt tip on an off white 1 .

21.2 sheet of artist’s paper, prominently signed in the lower right in purple felt tip by Saint Laurent. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 22.

2 . In ne condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA DNA, as well as a distinguished achievement citation presented to June Weir aron by hio Wesleyan University. onsignor notes that the sketch originates from the collection of Weir-Baron, a fashion historian and journalist who worked at several in uential publications such as ogue, arper’s azaar, and The New ork Times Sunday Magazine. A marvelous oversized sketch from the rarely encountered French fashion designer.

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ULTRA-RARE CHECK BY AMERICA’S ACCLAIMED ‘DRIP’ PAINTER

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Jackson Pollock Signed Check Starting Bid $500

E cessively rare sborne Trust ompany check, .2 7.2 , lled out and signed by Pollock, “Jackson Pollock,” payable to Director of Internal Revenue for $156, March 15, 1 . In ne condition. Shortly after abandoning his in uential drip and splash’ style of painting, Pollock entered his last great phase of productivity with the black pourings.’ reated between 1951 and 1953, the colorless works presented stark and abstract depictions of Pollock’s struggles with depression and alcoholism their bleakness ultimately earned mi ed fanfare and poor gallery sales. With his pro ts gravely low, Pollock relented to color and created a handful of new paintings before giving up the medium and turning to sculpture in the years prior to his death. In consideration of dealer commissions and his own work and living costs, a nancially unstable Pollock received meager income ta bills, with this small check to the IRS indicative of such problems. f tremendous rarity, Pollock’s autograph is immensely desirable and represents the height of 20th century American art.

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GARTEL’S HOMAGE TO WARHOL

—a hand-embellished Spiderman Campbell’s Soup can

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Spider-Man ‘Warhol vs. Gartel Hyp Pop’ Soup Can Art By Laurence Gartel Starting Bid $500 Uni ue soup can artwork created by renowned digital artist aurence artel in honor of his 2017 e hibition Warhol vs. artel, yp Pop’ at the ucca enter of ontemporary Art in Italy. The sealed ampbell’s Soup can featuring Spiderman measures appro imately tall and 2.7 in diameter, and is wrapped in vinyl, prismatic material, and colored duct tape to create a unique piece of art. It is also hand decorated with white and black inks by artel, and signed on the bottom in black felt tip, artel 2017. The lettering artel added in white reads, Warhol vs. artel, yp Pop , Italy, .u. . .A. Museum, Feb 2 , June 1 , 2017. Includes a handwritten note by artel, reading aurence artel, Re Pop Spiderman,’ celebrating the e hibition Warhol vs. artel yp Pop,’ ucca Museum, Italy, Feb 2 June 1 , 2017, with a sketch of Spiderman’s face on the opposite side folded over . In ne condition.

HISTORY onsidered the father of digital art,’ the New ork born and raised artel has worked in the digital medium for nearly forty years—preceding even the advent of the personal computer. artel taught Andy Warhol to use the ommodore Amiga in order to make a Debbie Harry album cover, and was friends with many of those in the N art scene. artel’s work has been e hibited at the Museum of Modern Art, ong each Museum of Art, Princeton Art Museum, and Norton Museum of Art, and is also included in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of American istory, iblioth ue Nationale in Paris, and ictoria and Albert Museum in ondon. e was the of cial artist of the 7th Annual rammy Awards, and created a massive rammy statue wrapped in psychedelic vinyl that still resides at The Recording Academy. In honor of his blockbuster Italian e hibition Warhol vs. artel, yp Pop,’ artel created twelve of these pop culture soup can sculptures’ as an homage to the greatest work in Warhol’s oeuvre his famed ampbell’s Soup cans.

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Rare 1967 ‘You’re In’ Coke bottle

FROM WARHOL’S OWN COLLECTION

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Andy Warhol ‘You’re In’ Silver Coca-Cola Bottle With Holder Starting Bid $2,500

Rare found ob ect sculpture by Warhol entitled ou’re In,’ consisting of a glass Coca-Cola bottle spraypainted silver, initialed by Warhol in black ink on the stopper cap, “A. W.” Includes the rare Coca-Cola metal bottle holder, with a Sotheby’s Andy Warhol ollection label af ed inside. In very good condition, with overall scattered scratches and wear. Provenance Sotheby’s, The Andy Warhol ollection, April 23–May 3, 1988.

HISTORY Warhol produced ou’re In’ in 1 7 in an edition of 100, lling oke bottles with a cheap cologne called Silver ining.’

The project made its debut on a poster for an exhibition at the Museum of Merchandise, which advertised the bottles as being lled with toilet water and mischievously entitled ou’re In.’ y suggesting that this oke bottle was lled with urine, Warhol seemed to defame the product that all Americans shared in his 1 7 book The Philosophy of Andy Warhol, he famously mused The President drinks oke, iz Taylor drinks oke, and ust think, you can drink oke, too.’ As far as ou’re In’ was concerned, oca ola was not amused and ordered Warhol to cease and desist. This work encapsulates Warhol’s profound and unparalleled ability to both retain and destroy the commercial identity of the everyday object.

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ORIGINAL SCHULZ DRAWING for a four-time Olympic gold medalist 7066

Charles Schulz Hand-Drawn and -Colored Sketch Starting Bid $500 Outstanding original Charles Schulz drawing presented to gold medal-winning Olympic diver Pat McCormick. Accomplished in graphite, ink, crayon, and watercolor on an off-white 11.25 x 14 sheet of artist’s paper, the drawing depicts a glossy photo cutout of McCormick performing a jackknife dive from the upper boughs of a tree, with Snoopy seen waiting below, using a garden hose to ll up a birdbath and shouting: Not yet Not yet Signed in the lower right corner in black ink, Schulz. In ne condition. Accompanied by an LA Olympics Committee trading card and a handwritten letter of provenance from Mc ormick af rming that the “original drawing was sent to me from Charles Schulz.”

HISTORY alifornia’s Pat Mc ormick won a total of four gold medals when she swept the springboard and platform diving events at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics at Helsinki and Melbourne. Following the 1 ames, Mc ormick was awarded with the prestigious James E. Sullivan Award, making her ust the second female Ann urtis to receive such an honor. After time spent in olorado Springs and Minneapolis, Schulz and his family changed states for the last time when they moved to alifornia in 1 . As Santa Rosa’s most popular citizen, Schulz’s love for sports manifested in his ownership of the Redwood Empire Ice Arena, a 00 permanent seat arena that hosts the annual Snoopy’s Senior World ockey Tournament. A delightful original drawing that neatly ties together the Peanuts creator’s well known passion for art and athletics.

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FRANKENSTEIN’S CREATOR RECALLS “a time chequered by many sorrows and much ill-health”

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Mary Shelley Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $1,000

Rare A S, three pages on two ad oining sheets, .2 7.2 , August 1, 1 . Written from Putney, a letter to friend and musician incent Novello, in full ou are misinformed. My father-in-law still lives. When the event of his death occurs I will let you know—I ask you to communicate the amount of the debt of Mr. irkman to Mr. Peacock author Thomas ove Peacock . I am glad to hear that you are well & en oying good spirits. I have never forgotten your hospitable house & delightful music. It is a long time to look back till then a time chequered by many sorrows and much ill-health—I am well now howsoever, and en oying peace and the blessing of my son’s amiable disposition in this uiet place. I heard with great pleasure of loria’s superb voice & great & merited success. In ne condition, with intersecting folds and mild soiling.

HISTORY Still recovering from a long period of ill health, Shelley moved to Putney in March 1839, busying herself with writing biographies and completing a book of assorted poems written by her late husband. The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley was published in 1839, and although her father-in-law, Sir Timothy Shelley, insisted she refrain from including a biography, Shelley managed to include extensive personal and biographical notes within the volume. The relationship between Shelley and Sir Timothy was overtly sullen, with the latter refusing to offer Shelley any nancial assistance in the wake of his estranged’ son’s untimely death. When Sir Timothy died in 1844, Shelley described his passing as akin to falling from the stalk like an overblown ower.’ A solemn letter from the beloved authoress, and the only handwritten letter from Shelley we have ever offered.

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RARE MELVILLE LETTER from his Arrowhead homestead

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Herman Melville Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $1,000 Rare ALS signed “H. Melville,” one page, 7. , August 2 , no year likely circa 1 . Written from Pitts eld, Massachusetts, a letter to Osmond Tiffany, in full: “With pleasure I comply with your request, but hardly think that any letter will further your object; still if the accompanying one can be made of the least service, I shall be happy. Wishing you all success in your affairs. In ne condition.

Osmond Tiffany was a Baltimore merchant and sometime writer who contributed to periodicals such as the Knickerbocker Magazine and Atlantic Monthly. In 1855 he wrote to multiple authors, including Washington Irving, seeking assistance in nding a publisher for a book entitled Brandon; or, A Hundred Years Ago. On the basis of a known response from Irving dated December 15, 1855, the scholarly edition of Melville’s Correspondence, edited by Lynn Horth, tentatively dated this letter to 1855. It was certainly written during Melville’s most productive period, during which he and his family resided at Arrowhead, a farmhouse and inn located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He lived, farmed, and wrote at the Arrowhead property for thirteen years, beginning in 1850, creating acclaimed works such as MobyDick, The on dence Man, and Israel Potter. Letters from Melville are of the utmost scarcity and desirability.

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THE METAMORPHOSIS AUTHOR writes to his fiancee

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Franz Kafka Signed and Hand-Addressed Envelope Starting Bid $500

Much lauded and in uential zech born writer 1 1 2 whose man turned insect story Metamorphosis 1 1 and novel The Trial 1 2 have earned a permanent and prominent place in the canon of modern literature. Exceedingly rare mailing envelope hand-addressed and signed by Kafka, , addressed to his ancee in erlin, Fraulein Felice auer, per Adr. arl indstrom A. ., erlin 0 17, and signed in the return address on the ap, Dr. F. afka, Prag. Poric 7, postmarked June 2 , 1 1 . In ne condition, with tears to bottom edge from envelope opening.

HISTORY afka met Felice auer for the rst time in August 1912 at a dinner hosted by his friend Max Brod, and he soon began to send her letters almost daily.

These were eventually collected and published as etters to Felice. asting from September 1 12 to ctober 1 17, afka’s correspondence with Bauer overlapped with his writing The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and the beginning of his work on The Trial. e rst asked for her hand in marriage shortly before the postmark date of this envelope, in a meandering letter of over twenty pages long that took him days to compose. Then, in a letter written from June 21st to 23rd, he explained that he feared she would be unhappy with him as a husband, especially if she could not tolerate his intense writing schedule. In a different letter, dated to June 23rd alone, Kafka expressed disgust with members of his family. One of these—both lending exceptional insight into afka’s comple mind and his personal relationships must have been the letter sent in this envelope. Despite two engagements during their period of correspondence, afka and auer would never marry. Few of afka’s works were published during his lifetime, and he passed away in obscurity from tuberculosis at age 40. His autograph is thus exceptionally rare and of the utmost desirability.

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KEROUAC TO CASSADY, CARE OF KESEY: “Provoking literature is the least of my worries”

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Jack Kerouac Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $300

TLS signed “Jack,” one page, 8.5 x 11, December ,1 . etter to famed eat eneration gure Neal assady, in full Provoking literature is the least of my worries but make the letters just yours and mine and no one’s else. arraway Seed.” He adds a handwritten postscript, “xxx to arolyn. In ne condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in erouac’s hand to Mr. Neal assady, 1 2 ancroft Ave, Monte Sereno, alifornia, os atos, most of which has been crossed out and redirected by a postal worker to “c/o Ken Kesey, Star Route #1, La Honda.”

HISTORY A close friend of erouac, assady prominently featured as himself in the original scroll’ version of n the Road and served as the inspiration for the character Dean Moriarty in the published version. He also served as the basis for the character Cody Pomeray, who appears in several of erouac’s later books. The unusual closing of this letter, arraway Seed, was a nickname some of erouac’s friends used for him. A fabulous letter connecting three of the greatest personalities of the eat eneration.

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THE TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD AUTHOR:

“I’ve known a few—a precious few—good people in my time, & you lead the list”

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Harper Lee Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

eartfelt A S signed Nelle, one page both sides, .2 7. , personal monogrammed letterhead, April 10, 2007. etter to her close friend and New ork neighbor ruce igginson, in full: “You will go bankrupt sending me the papers! If I asked you to, I am crazy, as you already know. ou are the kindest person I know, and I never had a better friend. I’ve known a few a precious few good people in my time, & you lead the list. I love you. In very ne condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in ee’s own hand.

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DAHL ON THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY “The film of Charlie was pretty poor, wasn’t it?

Those ghastly Oompa-Loompas”

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Roald Dahl Collection of (3) Handwritten Letters Starting Bid $500 Phenomenal grouping of three ALSs signed “Roald” or “Roald Dahl,” six total pages, ranging in size from 8 x 10 to 8.25 x 10.5, dated between 1 7 and 1 71. Each addressed to Blanche Campbell, the owner of ampbell’s ookstore in Los Angeles. The earliest letter, June , 1 7, in part It doesn’t look as though either Pat or I will be in .A. on November 16—though one never knows. Both of us would do anything we could for U. . .A. Medical enter, as you must know...

There is much talk about making Charlie into a T.V. Serial. Or a big musical lm. The former seems the most likely.

Chitty Bang Bang goes before the cameras in 4 weeks. Dick van Dyke is here and so is everyone else, and things are hotting up for the usual hectic pitch. My silly James ond lm opens here before the Queen next Monday, 12th, and I think at rauman’s Chinese on the 14th.”

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The second letter, January 10, 1 , in part I’ve been having a rough time. Just got out of hospital. Two spinal operations for a massive disc that paralyzed the left leg. Much better now and I’m beginning to walk again and to get back into shape. ne good thing it stopped me writing movie scripts. When I start again, I’m going to try to do either stories or another children’s book. harlie & James were published in England weeks before hristmas. oth have been the uvenile best sellers since then. Charlie has sold 12,000 in 3 weeks, and James about 8000. I must try to write another—if only I can gather the energy.”

The last letter, ctober 17, 1 71, in part I have lost one of my valuable books, a Rhyming Dictionary which I’m sure I must have bought in America. There are lots of Rhyming Dictionaries over here, but all are too complicated for me. The one I’m after is really very simple and lists all the words that rhyme with a certain sound in one place, in four I think columns across the page, something like this: ED / bed bred shed fountainhead / dead bread stead quadruped / fed tread embed etc. / sled said well fed etc The lm of harlie was pretty poor, wasn’t it Those ghastly ompa oompas seven dirty old dwarfs were horrible. I get nightmares about them…I am trying at last, as a result of a good deal of pressure from kids, to do a sequel to harlie.’ So far it’s coming out a bit odd, but that doesn’t worry me. What does worry me is where the hell we go when I nish the ne t chapter. In overall ne condition, with staple holes to the upper left corner of each letter. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from Campbell to Mary Poppins author P. L. Travers, in which she explains that Dahl “was a frequent visitor to our hildren’s Dept. when his wife was recuperating at the U A Medical enter which is right across the street from our store. e kept us supplied with autographed copies of harlie and the hocolate Factory.

HISTORY Dahl’s fourth and most celebrated book, harlie and the hocolate Factory, was rst published in America by Alfred A. nopf in January 1 , and then in the United ingdom by eorge Allen & Unwin eleven months later. Inspired by Dahl’s schoolboy e perience with England’s competitive chocolate industry during the 1 20s, the story centers around 11 year old harlie ucket and his adventures within the highly secretive chocolate factory of Willy Wonka. These letters date to a four-year period of both productivity and hardship for Dahl and his wife, actress Patricia Neal, the latter, as discerned from the ampbell Travers missive, nearly fully recovered from three burst cerebral aneurysms while pregnant with their daughter, Lucy. In spite of his own physical ailments, Dahl created with constancy, and gives mention to the status of two movie scripts: You Only Live Twice and hitty hitty ang ang, both of which being Ian Fleming adaptations. The nal letter sheds light on his own much publicized displeasure with Mel Stuart’s Willy Wonka and the hocolate Factory, as well as the progress of the highly anticipated se uel so disappointed was Dahl was that he forbade any more lm versions to be made during his lifetime. An e ceptional collection of handwritten letters, each offering superb content relative to his most recognizable novel.

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“THERE WILL BE SEVEN HARRY POTTER BOOKS IN ALL,” WRITES ROWLING IN 1998, “it is the most flattering thing I could possibly be told, that Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone is the best book you’ve read”

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J. K. Rowling Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $1,000

A S signed J. . Rowling, Jo to my friends , one page both sides, .2 11.7 , April 11, 1998. Very early letter to “Ross and Chris.” After writing “thank you” eighty-four times on the front of the page, Rowling writes, in full T AN U for your letter about arry Potter. Did your arm ache after writing all those pleases’ Mine does. There will be seven arry Potter books in all, to answer your uestion. Number two, which is called arry Potter and the hamber of Secrets’ will be published in July. I really hope you like it as much as the rst one it is the most attering thing I could possibly be told, that arry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone is the best book you’ve read. So here is another T AN U. In ne condition.

HISTORY Rowling sent this letter to two young boys who had written to her to say how much they loved the rst arry Potter book, which was released in reat ritain at the end of June 1 7.

She had adopted the gender neutral nom de plume J. . Rowling’ ust before publication, as her publisher thought that using her real name—Joanne—would make the book less appealing to their target audience of young boys. This remarkable letter changed hands privately in 2004, but has never before been published or made available on the public market. An exemplary piece with sought-after early Harry Potter content.

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MOZART’S SERENADE IN D MAJOR 7074

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Handwritten Musical Manuscript Starting Bid $10,000

Phenomenal handwritten musical manuscript, unsigned, one page both sides, 8.5 x 6.25, no date but circa 177 . A fragment from Mozart’s manuscript for the third movement, Allegro,’ of his Serenade in D Ma or, also known as Antretter,’ totaling thirteen precisely penned measures in an eight-staff system, scored for an orchestra of two oboes, two horns, strings, and solo violin. The music contained herein constitutes an ebullient rondo designed to show off the virtuosity of the solo violinist, and was likely played by Mozart himself. The sheet bears pagination number and foliation number 7 in pencil, both possibly in the hand of eopold Mozart. In ne condition.

HISTORY atalogued as 1 , Mozart’s manuscript for the score of this serenade was originally leaves, of which the present leaf was 34. The complete manuscript was offered at auction in 1 7 by J. A. Stargardt and subse uently split up the location of many of its leaves are today unknown, although some are preserved at the Mozart Foundation in Salzburg.

It is believed that the 17 year old Mozart composed this serenade in August 177 as a congratulatory piece to celebrate the graduation of a family friend, Thadda Simon Antretter, from the University of Salzburg with a degree in logic. e invokes the pompous effects of academic ceremonies infused with jubilation to drive the music, concluding with a marvelous nale ending in a gigue. It is an important symphonic movement in sonata form characteristic of Mozart’s great works, weaving together brilliant modulations and re ned phrases which he, as always, brings to a perfect resolution. Mozart, employed as a concert violinist in Salzburg at the time he composed the Antretter Serenade,’ included three owing violin solos which demonstrate his mastery of the instrument. From the hand of the prodigious Wolfgang Amadeus, this is an exceedingly desirable piece and represents a cornerstone of any collection.

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“AVE MARIA” PENNED AT THE START OF ‘LISZTOMANIA’ 7075

Franz Liszt ‘Ave Maria’ S Signed Musical Manuscript Starting Bid $1,500 AMQS on an off-white 8 x 10 sheet with embossed decorative border, signed at the bottom, “F. Liszt,” and dated July 1, 1841. Liszt pens the conclusion of Franz Schubert’s Ave Maria,” transcribed for piano. In ne condition, with a central horizontal fold, and toning along the edges from prior display.

HISTORY Liszt was at his peak in the 1840s, attracting frenzied crowds throughout Europe in what Heinrich Heine termed isztomania’ in 1844. In London, where he spent the spring and summer of 1841, his aura was immense; in late June, mere days before penning this musical manuscript, he wrote to his wife, I had a dizzying effect yesterday at Prince Esterhazy. The cream of ondon about 0 people was there.’ iszt famously e plored the Ave Maria’ numerous times throughout his career, creating his own settings and transcribing Schubert’s famous work. A marvelous piece from the renowned composer.

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TCHAIKOVSKY AT THE PEAK OF HIS CAREER

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Signed Cabinet Photograph Starting Bid $500

Circa late 1880s sepia 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet portrait of Tchaikovsky in a noble head–and– shoulders pose, boldly signed and inscribed in Cyrillic black ink by the Russian composer.

Published by a St. Petersburg photography studio. In very good to ne condition, with light toning and soiling to the front, and dampstaining and a bit of surface loss to the reverse.

HISTORY The patronage of Nadezhda von Meck enabled Tchaikovksy to refocus on music following his failed marriage to former student Antonina Miliukova in 1 77. onstant travel bolstered his presence in both the West and in Russia, and the success of the 1812 Overture and Piano Trio in A Minor helped assuage Tchaikovsky’s social an ieties. In 1 , Tsar Ale ander III conferred upon Tchaikovsky the Order of Saint Vladimir, a validation of status that allowed him to move con dently throughout the prime of his career. y decade’s end, Tchaikovsky served as director of the Moscow branch of the Russian Musical Society and became the target of immense international demand in April 1 1, he led the New ork Music Society’s orchestra in his Festival oronation March at the inaugural concert of Carnegie Hall. A brilliant signed image of the revered Russian composer.

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Beautiful uninscribed Swedish ‘SHE LOVES YOU’ PICTURE SLEEVE

7077

Beatles Signed 45 RPM Sleeve Starting Bid $1,500

E ceptional Swedish Parlophone Records rpm yellow picture sleeve for the single She oves ou I’ll et ou,’ 7 7, beautifully signed in dark blue ballpoint, John ennon, , Paul Mc artney, , eorge arrison, and Ringo Starr. Impressively matted and framed with a photo of the group and an image of the sleeve’s back to an overall size of 1 .7 the frame’s backing has a window for viewing the reverse. In ne condition, with light edgewear. Accompanied by a 2007 letter of authenticity from noted eatles e pert Frank Caiazzo, in part: “This sleeve was signed in late October, 1963, while the group was in Sweden for their very rst foreign’ tour. The back side of the sleeve has the Top Ten’ list, displaying She oves ou’ at the number one position. f the Swedish She oves ou’ sleeves that were signed by The eatles roughly 10 have surfaced , almost all were dark red. This is the only yellow sleeve to materialize so far signed by The Beatles, and the contrast is in nitely better than that on any of the red sleeves. These signatures are crisp and clear, and all ink is completely visible. Record sleeves of any type, LP, EP, or 45 rpm, signed on the front, are extremely rare as almost all were signed on the back cover.” The She oves ou’ single became the rst eatles record to sell well in continental Europe, leading to their ve date mini tour in Sweden from ctober 2 2 , 1 . A superlative example fully signed by the legendary band.

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JOHN LENNON’S PERSONALLY-WORN JACKET in his favorite color green—donated to Madame Tussauds in the 1960s

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John Lennon’s Personally-Owned and -Worn Green Wool Coat Starting Bid $2,500 John ennon’s personally owned and worn handsome custom tailored green wool jacket by Lord John of Carnaby Street, featuring a four button front with three button down ap pockets. The acket measures as a size consistent with ennon’s suit size in 1 , and green was his favorite color. In ne condition, with some general wear most notably to interior sleeves demonstrating use.

This was originally sold as lot 353 at Bonhams Chelsea, August 5, 1998, with a note that the consignor had worked at Madame Tussauds, London, in the 1960s and acquired this jacket after Lennon donated some of his clothing for the Beatles waxworks being produced for display; it was sold again by Bonhams in 2008, and is accompanied by the auction tag.

HISTORY In March 1 , Madame Tussauds debuted their rst set of eatles wa gures, dressed in a set of specially commissioned collarless D. A. Millings–made suits. Lennon later provided some of his personal clothing to the famed wax museum for use in their future pro ects. This e act acket adorned ennon’s wa gure in the eatles display that debuted at Tussauds in ctober 1 . This lot is accompanied by an original vintage 1 glossy .2 7 press photo of the e hibit in which this acket is seen. Further provenance is included in a copy of an email from Warren old, the founder of ord John of arnaby Street, in which he writes ennon used to come in the shop fairly often I remember John buying the green acket you showed me , after I made it to his liking in 1 . I considered him a friend in the 0’s, when things were going a million miles an hour. As you can imagine, if the eatles dropped by it became crazy ’round the shop. The ord John shop, founded by brothers Warren and David old in 1 , was the cornerstone of ondon’s famed arnaby Street fashion scene. All the famous music stars shopped there. Their store specialized in the mod’ look and championed the now iconic far out styles of the 1 0s. Finding a Beatles-owned Lord John original available for sale is a virtually impossible task. Photo-matched to the 1968 Tussauds display and veri ed by Warren old, this piece boasts e cellent provenance as a rare piece of ennon’s personal wardrobe.

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SIGNED AT HENDRIX’S ONLY IN-STORE AUTOGRAPH SESSION: Cologne, Germany, 1969 7079

Jimi Hendrix Signed Promotional Photograph Starting Bid $1,000 Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA DNA E ceptional vintage .7 cardstock promo photo produced especially for a one-off concert at the Sporthalle in Cologne, ermany, on January 1 , 1 , perfectly signed in black felt tip, “Jimi Hendrix,” with a quick sketch of a heart above. Jimi did an in store signing at the Du Monde ook & Record Shop in ermany on January 13, 1969, where he signed these promo card photos to promote his concert appearance later that evening at the Sporthalle. In ne condition, with subtle overall creasing.

HISTORY The autograph session at the Du Monde ook & Record Shop was the only in-store signing that Hendrix ever did—had it occurred in New ork or ondon, it would have been absolute pandemonium. News footage of the event shows a relaxed atmosphere as he signs these special promotional cards for fans, with sketch artists also covering the event. Later that day, the Jimi Hendrix Experience performed a fantastic set that included Fo y ady,’ oodoo hild,’ and Purple aze.’ An e tremely desirable Hendrix piece with impeccable provenance.

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HENDRIX-SIGNED WOODSTOCK POSTER, with members of Canned Heat and 10 Years After

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Jimi Hendrix, Canned Heat, and Ten Years After Signed Woodstock Poster Starting Bid $1,000 Amazing vintage color 16.5 x 23.5 poster for the legendary Woodstock Festival, depicting a man and woman in psychedelic embrace, their bodies extending into a mi ture of ora and faces, signed upside down in black felt tip, “Jimi Hendrix” and in blue ballpoint, “Mitch.” Also signed in blue ballpoint by Ric Lee, Chick Churchill, Leo Lyons, and Alvin Lee of 10 Years After, and by Bob Hite, Henry Vestine, and Fito de la Parra of anned eat, with the latter adding Mi ida oca. Also bears collector’s ink notations. In very good to ne condition, with a few short edge tears, intersecting folds, and general light handling wear. Accompanied by a color .

3.5 candid photo of Hendrix taken at the time of signing, as well as a photo booklet containing various candid photos of bands like Creedence Clearwater Revival and 10 Years After. Consignor notes that the Experience autographs were obtained outside erlin’s empinski otel on January 2 , 1 . At the time of the signing, endri and the E perience had been in Europe for nearly three weeks, playing several Scandinavian and West ermany dates in support of the band’s third and nal album, Electric adyland. A large, bold endri signature on a beautiful vintage Woodstock poster truly a must have collector’s item.

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THE STORIED HENDRIX ‘HAIR CHARM’

7081

Jimi Hendrix’s Hair in Amulet Charm Starting Bid $10,000

irca 1 71 vintage handmade charm amulet made from hair belonging to Jimi endri . The charm measures appro imately 1 in length, and is constructed of multicolored braided leather cords and beads, numerous swatches of cut leather, and four signi cant tufts of endri ’s brown hair. The rst and uppermost tuft, 2 2 1.2 , serves as a hub from which a series of three leather cords emerge, each leading down to beads and a separate charm of hair, each appro imately measuring 2 1.

1. In ne condition.

HISTORY riginally created in 1 71 by Mountain bassist and ream producer Feli Pappalardi, this leather power amulet was rst purchased from an estate sale in ollywood, Florida, housed within a broken frame with a pla ue that read, Feli Papallardi hair charms made from actual locks of Jimi endri ’s hair c. 1 71.’ In 1 , this charm earned considerable press when uitar World magazine organized a séance and used it as a conduit to help summon the spirit of Hendrix.

National television coverage included crews from A T and ood Morning America, with the latter broadcasting the séance on September 19th, one day after the 23rd anniversary of endri ’s death. A rock n’ roll keepsake of markedly profound effect, this endri hair charm has since gained distinction as a truly unique and unusual pop culture artifact, a hand-crafted talisman that metaphysically unites the body and spirit of the legendary guitarist.

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RARE SIGNED PHOTO OF THE DOORS SINGER 7082

Jim Morrison Signed Photograph Starting Bid $1000 Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL Extremely rare vintage glossy 4 x 8 photo of the in uential Doors frontman staring directly into the camera, prominently signed in blue felt tip, J. Morrison. In ne condition, with slightly rough upper right edge, a few mild scattered creases, and signature contrast. Morrison remains highly elusive across all signed formats, with this striking example representing just the third signed photo we have ever offered. Elevated furthermore by its lack of an inscription, this is an immensely desirable and seldomencountered signed image of the counterculture icon—a truly superlative piece.

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Controversial cover proofs for the ROLLING STONES’ BEGGARS BANQUET

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Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet Album Proofs Starting Bid $1,000

Incredibly rare album cover proofs for the front and back of the Rolling Stones’ masterpiece eggars an uet, using the unreleased toilet’ artwork, from the portfolio of legendary art director Tom Wilkes, who—with Michael Vosse, Barry Feinstein, Mick Jagger, and Keith Richards—came up with the design. Each cover slick measures 12.

12.7 and has a small piece of adhesive on the reverse. This is the proof for the would be US release by ondon Records, and has the ondon logo and catalog number Stereo, PS at the top of the front cover. In overall ne condition, with aforementioned adhesive residue to reverse and two tiny creases to the left edge of the slick for the front cover. In the 49 years since this album has been released, perhaps ve album cover proofs for the original artwork have surfaced these are likely the ones in best condition. These original proofs were carefully preserved by Wilkes and included in his portfolio, a large book of his designs used to show potential clients; two images of the portfolio are included. Also accompanied by a letter of provenance stating that these were ac uired from Wilkes’s archive. These slicks are oversized, larger than a nal printed album cover the artwork would have been cropped for nal use. As a result, they display more of the photograph, including on the front cover a bit more writing at the top, the full toilet paper roll at the left, extra wall on the right, and more of the toilet seat at the bottom.

HISTORY To make this cover, the artists brought Mick and Keith to a car repair shop in Los Angeles which was known to have a particularly vile bathroom. iven crayons and felt pens, the two Stones decorated the walls with typical looking graf ti that incorporated a track listing and credits. oth Decca in the U and ondon in the US refused to release the originally planned toilet’ cover, resulting in dispute that caused a months long delay of the album’s release. In the end, they took the cover art to the other extreme and made it look like a formal wedding invitation. The toilet’ cover would eventually be used in advertising and for most D reissues of Beggars Banquet.

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ORIGINAL SHAKUR POETRY

“I lay awake 2 night with a head full of dreamz” 7084

Tupac Shakur ‘Thinkin’ of U’ Original Handwritten and Signed Poem Starting Bid $500 Unpublished handwritten poem on an off-white 8 x 10.5 sheet of notebook paper, signed at the bottom in red ballpoint, “Tupac A. Shakur,” who adds a dedication and date to the upper right, “(exclusively Simi by 2Pac 17 .

Written by Shakur while he was incarcerated at New ork’s linton orrectional Facility, the poem consists of ve stanzas and is entitled thinkin’ of U, in full I. I lay awake 2 night with a head full of dreamz / and a heart full of desires / my chest ablaze with fantasiez engulfed in passionate res II. I try 2 sleep but my eyez won’t close There are pictures in my mind / There R no directionz 2 this road 2 happiness / and no promise of what I’ll nd III. Do u believe in possibilitiez an u nd my open heart an u feel my warm intentionz, / although We R so far apart I . Do you fear My honest words / are u afraid of my affection / would u travel with me at the speed of light if I offered u protection .

Tonight, while u slept, I stayed awake / and watched over u in the dark / 4 there is no space that can separate / this place 4 u in my eart. In ne condition, with three horizontal mailing folds. Shakur remains sought after across all formats, with original poetry, written two months before his release from prison, of the utmost scarcity and desirability.

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EXCEEDINGLY EARLY AND RARE GARBO PORTRAIT

by Hollywood’s first female studio photographer

7085

Greta Garbo Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $1,000

Rare vintage matte nish 11 1 portrait of a young reta arbo in lovely soft focus, resting her head and casting a delicate, daydreaming expression, signed and inscribed in heavy fountain pen, To Mrs. ilian, reta arbo. lindstamped in the lower border by the photographer, Ruth Harriet Louise, and stamped on the reverse, “Please credit, Ruth arriet ouise, Metro oldwyn Mayer, Photographer. In ne condition, with fair contrast to the signature against the dark background.

HISTORY In the summer of 1 2 , a 22 year old Ruth arriet ouise became Metro oldwyn Mayer’s chief portrait photographer, distinguishing herself as the rst female studio photographer in ollywood and its youngest. Working alongside rival and fellow M M cameramen larence Sinclair ull, ouise captured many of lm’s brightest stars, including Joan rawford, uster eaton, Myrna oy, and a young reta arbo. Two months after ouise oined M M, she photographed the new Swedish actress for her rst ollywood portrait session. arbo’s fondness and trust in ouise soon enabled the photographer to shape the young star’s now timeless visage. iven the sheer scarcity of arbo signed photos we have offered one other in the past decade-and the remarkable association between photographer and subject, this portrait exists as a tremendous piece of celluloid history, one which links two legitimate heroines and pioneers of vintage Hollywood.

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Seldom-seen oversized

PORTRAIT OF THE TRAMP

7086

Charlie Chaplin Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $500 Marvelous oversized matte nish 1 20 reproduced Hartsook portrait of The Tramp looking rather melancholic and desolate, signed and inscribed in his elder years with a modern day air pen, “For Daria, Hello! Charlie Chaplin.� In very good to ne condition, with some scratches, creases, and small areas of surface emulsion loss. A most impressive image and incredibly desirable portrayal of Chaplin as his most famous character.

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Ideal pairing of

THE YANKEE LEGENDS

7087

Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Dual-Signed Page Starting Bid $500 E ceptionally bold vintage circa 1 27 fountain pen signatures, “Babe Ruth” and ou ehrig, on an off white .7 . sheet. In very good to ne condition, with two horizontal folds and scattered creasing. Two of baseball’s home run–hitting titans, Ruth and ehrig were the centerpieces of the classic Murderer’s Row’ ankees lineups. Rarely are their signatures found in such a perfect, displayable pairing.

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From Eisenhower and the Kennedys, IMPORTANT CIVIL RIGHTS LETTERS TO JACKIE ROBINSON 7088

Jackie Robinson Letter Archive Starting Bid $2,500

Historically interesting archive of six TLSs to Jackie Robinson, two by Dwight D. Eisenhower as president and four by Robert F. Kennedy as attorney general, totaling six pages, dated from 1 7 to 1 2. The rst Eisenhower letter, ctober 7, 1 7, in part Thank you for the note you sent me following the decision I had to make regarding the dif cult situation in Little Rock. I greatly appreciated knowing of your prayer-which is also constantly mine.”

Eisenhower’s second letter, written on January 1 , 1 1, ust two days before leaving the White ouse, in part efore leaving this of ce, I wanted to thank you for the important contribution you made to a better understanding of our country by holding a reception for African delegates to the United Nations last fall. our recent letter suggesting that this kind of informal people-to-people contacts, particularly between Americans of African descent and United Nations delegates, has great merit, and I hope that you will continue this actively in the future.”

Robert F. ennedy’s letters all boast signi cant civil rights content. The rst, signed Robert F. Kennedy” and “Many thanks, RFK,” May 11, 1961, in part: “We intend to follow through with vigorous enforcement of the civil rights laws and I believe we will make progress.

However, the record will speak for itself three or four years from now. You will make a udgement and so will the people of the United States, a well as those overseas. ou have made a great contribution in the civil rights eld and you can be of considerable assistance in seeing that we keep moving ahead.” His second letter, signed “Bob Kennedy,” June 2, 1961, in part: “It is going to be a long struggle but I am certain we will make a good deal of progress. In a letter signed ob, November 1 , 1 2, ennedy writes, There is no question in my mind that the progress which was made in the last 22 months will be sustained and accelerated in the next two years. It is good to know that we have the support of men like yourself who are making such a positive contribution to the advancement of civil rights and human liberties.” His fourth letter thanks Robinson for his efforts in supporting the Prince Edward County Free School Association, developed to provide education to black students in Virginia in the wake of public school closures following the Brown v. Board decision.

Also includes secretarially signed letters by Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Richard Ni on. The two page secretarial ennedy letter boasts e cellent ivil Rights content defending his voting record, closing I agree with you that Negro voters, like any other citizens, should consider what is best for Americans. Foreign policy, farm policy, national defense, labor legislation, and other crucial problems must be weighed along with the stand of a candidate upon civil rights. This is the way to make democracy work. In overall ne condition. Accompanied by a custom made leatherbound case. In addition to Robinson’s importance in the integration of America’s national pastime, this fabulous group of letters reveals his considerable political in uence and leadership in the ivil Rights Movement as a whole.

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Rare 1951 handwritten letter by the BARRIER-BREAKING JACKIE ROBINSON 7089

Jackie Robinson Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $500 Extremely rare ALS, one page, 7.2 10. , personal letterhead, no date but postmarked December 22, 1951. Letter to Mort Shaw of Brooklyn, in full: “I may have written you before about the letter you wrote Miss Day. I can say it was so well done and I only wish I had fans such as you that when you felt they were wrong would write letters just as the one you wrote. We in public life need reminders such as yours and I assure you that type of letter is more effective. Incidentally I was very much impressed with your ideas on the injuries. I would appreciate it if you felt I need some advice to write because I believe we owe all our success to the public and have a responsibility to you. In ne condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Robinson’s hand. Robinson is very scarce in autograph letters, this being just the fourth we have offered. This example dates to his legendary playing career with the Brooklyn Dodgers; after a heartbreaking 1951 season, Robinson would lead the Dodgers to the National League pennant in 1952. Robinson had broken baseball’s color barrier only years earlier in 1 7, tactfully dealing with insults and epithets hurled at him by a prejudiced public. This letter demonstrates the humility and grace that made Robinson successful in his “public life on and off the eld.

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ICONIC ‘FLARE’ TORCH from the 1964 Tokyo Games

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Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics Torch Starting Bid $1,000 f cial unused 1 Tokyo lympics torch, consisting of a blackened aluminum alloy bowl and a stainless steel cylinder, measuring 2 . in length and .7 at its widest point. Manufactured by Nippon ight Metal o., the bowl is engraved II lympiad Tokyo 1 with a set of lympic rings, and the lower portion of the cylinder bears the Tokyo ames logo and reads Showa Kaseihin Co., Ltd., 3–1964.” Cylinder includes original ignition fuse. Some scattered marks to cylinder. The Olympic torch was carried for 51 days by 70 runners for a total of 2 ,0 kilometers. Designed on the principle of the coal mine safety lamp, the Tokyo lympic torch was lled with priming powder and fumigant, a two-component ignition material that needed to be wind and rain resistant, and which could both easily ignite and extinguish. Its effect was similar to that of a are, and it proved a safe and reliable instrument over the course of its hemisphere-trotting relay. Although a typhoon and various plane issues caused a one day delay late in the schedule, the triumphant nal relay by oshinori Sakai through Tokyo’s National lympic Stadium on ctober 10, 1 , served as a de ning moment for a still healing post war Japan. This torch beautifully represents the moment the fth ring of the lympiad touched down on Asian soil.

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In all Auctions, bids on an item must raise the current high bid by at least 10%, or as specified on a per-Auction basis. Bids will be accepted in whole dollar amounts only. No “buy” or “unlimited” bids will be accepted. In a live sale, bids on an item can change at the discretion of RR Auction.

RR Auction reserves the right to accept or decline any bid. Bids must be for an entire lot and each lot constitutes a separate sale. All bids are per lot unless otherwise announced. Live auction lots will be sold in their numbered sequence unless RR Auction directs otherwise. It is unlawful and illegal for Bidders to collude, pool, or agree with another Bidder to pay less than the fair value for lot(s). For live auctions, RR Auction will have final discretion in the event that any dispute should arise between Bidders. RR Auction will determine the successful Bidder, cancel the sale, or re-offer and resell the lot or lots in dispute. RR Auction will have final discretion to resolve any disputes arising after the sale and in online auctions. If any dispute arises, RR Auction’s sale record is conclusive.

Payment: Subject to fulfillment of all of the Conditions of Sale set forth herein, upon the sooner of (1) the passing of title to the offered lot pursuant to these Conditions of Sale, or (2) possession of the offered lot by the Bidder, Bidder thereupon (a) assumes full risk and responsibility (including without limitation, liability for or damage to frames or glass covering prints, paintings, photos, or other works), and (b) will immediately pay the full purchase price or such part as RR Auction may require. In addition to other remedies available to RR Auction by law, RR Auction reserves the right to impose from the date of sale a late charge of 1.5% per month of the total purchase price if payment is not made in accordance with the conditions set forth herein. All property must be removed from RR Auction’s premises by the Bidder at his/her expense not later than thirty (30) business days following its sale and, if it is not so removed, RR Auction may send the purchased property to a public warehouse for the account, at the risk and expense of the Bidder.

Payment is due upon closing of the Auction session, or upon presentment of an invoice. RR Auction reserves the right to void an invoice if payment in full is not received within thirteen (13) calendar days of the Auction or within twelve (12) calendar days of the invoice date. In cases of nonpayment, RR Auction’s election to void a sale does not relieve the Bidder from their obligation to pay RR Auction its fees (seller’s and Buyer’s Premium) on the lot and any other damages pertaining to the lot.

All sales are strictly for cash in United States dollars (including U.S. currency, bank wire, cashier checks, eChecks, and bank money orders), and are subject to all reporting requirements.

All deliveries are subject to good funds; funds being received in RR Auction’s account before delivery of the Purchases; and all payments are subject to a clearing period. RR Auction reserves the right to determine if a check constitutes “good funds”: checks drawn on a U.S. bank are subject to a ten (10)

calendar day hold, and ten (10) business days when drawn on an international bank. Clients with pre-arranged credit status may receive immediate credit for payments via e-Check, personal or corporate checks.

In the event that a Bidder’s payment is dishonored upon presentment(s), Bidder shall pay the maximum statutory processing fee set by applicable state law. If Bidder attempts to pay via check and the financial institution denies the transfer from Bidder’s bank account, or the payment cannot be completed using the selected funding source, Bidder agrees to complete payment.

If RR Auction refers any invoice to an attorney for collection, the Bidder agrees to pay attorney’s fees, court costs, and other collection costs incurred by RR Auction. If RR Auction assigns collection to its house counsel, such attorney’s time expended on the matter shall be compensated at a rate comparable to the hourly rate of independent attorneys.

RR Auction shall have a lien against the merchandise purchased by the Bidder to secure payment of the Auction invoice.

RR Auction is further granted a lien and the right to retain possession of any other property of the Bidder then held by RR Auction or its affiliates to secure payment of any Auction invoice or any other amounts due RR Auction or affiliates from the Bidder. With respect to these lien rights, RR Auction shall have all the rights of a secured creditor, including but not limited to the right of sale. In addition, with respect to payment of the Auction invoice(s), the Bidder waives any and all rights of offset he might otherwise have against RR Auction and the consignor of the merchandise included on the invoice (the “Consignor”). If a Bidder owes RR Auction or its affiliates on any account, RR Auction and its affiliates shall have the right to offset such unpaid account by any credit balance due Bidder, and it may secure by possessory lien any unpaid amount by any of the Bidder’s property in their possession.

All checks, cashiers checks, bank checks, or money orders are payable to R&R Auction Company of Massachusetts, LLC. 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 Bidder in excess of the purchase price actually paid.

This section sets forth the sole and exclusive remedies of Bidder in conformity with the Warranties and Limitation of Damages provisions of these Conditions of Sale, and is expressly in lieu of any other rights or remedies which might be available

to Bidder by law. The Bidder hereby accepts the benefit of the Consignor’s warranty of title and any other representations and warranties made by the Consignor for the Bidder’s benefit.

In the event that Bidder demonstrates in writing, in the sole discretion of RR Auction, that there was a breach of the Consignor’s warranty of title concerning a lot purchased by Bidder, RR Auction shall make demand upon the Consignor to pay to Bidder the Purchase Price (including any premiums, taxes, or other amounts paid or due to RR Auction). Should the Consignor not pay the Purchase Price to Bidder within thirty days after such demand, RR Auction shall disclose the identity of the Consignor to Bidder and assign to Bidder all of RR Auction’s rights against the Consignor with respect to such lot or property. Upon such disclosure and assignment, all responsibility and liability, if any, of RR Auction with respect to said lot or property shall automatically terminate. RR Auction shall be entitled to retain the premiums and other amounts paid to RR Auction - this remedy is as to the Consignor only. The rights and remedies provided herein are for the original Bidder only and they may not be assigned or relied upon by any transferee or assignee under any circumstances.

If Bidder wishes to challenge the AC within the period of the Certification of Authenticity, Bidder must present written evidence that the lot is not authentic as determined by a known expert in the field. If RR Auction agrees that the lot is not as represented, Bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be a refund of their purchase price, with no other costs, liabilities or amounts recoverable. If RR Auction does not agree with the claim by Bidder, then the Parties shall follow the dispute resolution procedures of these Conditions of Sale.

Any such challenge concerning an AC or Certification of Authenticity must, without any exception, be brought within one (1) year of Bidder’s notice to RR Auction of Bidder’s contention that the lot was not authentic, or six (6) years from the Auction Date, whichever is sooner.

If the description of any lot in the Catalog is materially incorrect (e.g., gross cataloging error), the lot is returnable if returned within five (5) calendar days of receipt, and received by RR Auction no later than twenty-one (21) calendar days after the Auction Date. If there is any discrepancy between the description in the Catalog and the AC, then the description in the AC shall control. This paragraph shall constitute Bidder’s sole right with respect to the return of items, and no refunds shall be given for any items not returned to and received by RR Auction.

NO RETURN OR REFUND OF ANY AUCTION LOT WILL BE CONSIDERED EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE. RR Auction’s Additional Services: For Bidders who do not remove purchased property from RR Auction’s premises, RR Auction, in its sole discretion and solely as a service and accommodation to Bidders, may arrange to have purchased lots packed, insured and forwarded at the sole request, expense, and risk of Bidder. RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for acts or omissions in such packing or shipping by RR Auction or other packers and carriers, whether or not recommended by RR Auction.

RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for damage to frames, glass or other breakable items.

Where RR Auction arranges and bills for such services via invoice, RR Auction will include an administration charge.

Headings: Headings are for convenience only and shall not be used to interpret the substantive sections to which they refer.

Entire Agreement: These Conditions of Sale constitute the entire agreement between the parties together with the terms and conditions contained in the Registration Form. They may not be amended, modified or superseded except in a signed writing executed by all parties. No oral or written statement by anyone employed

by RR Auction or acting as agent or representative of RR Auction may amend, modify, waive or supersede the terms herein unless such amendment, waiver or modification is contained in a writing signed by all parties.

If any section of these Conditions of Sale or any term or provision of any section is held to be invalid, void, or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining sections or terms and provisions of a section shall continue in full force and effect without being impaired or invalidated in any way.

Governing Law and Enforcement The Parties agree that any agreements between the Parties including but not limited to these Conditions of Sale are entered into in Boston, Massachusetts, no matter where Bidder is situated and no matter by what means or where Bidder was informed of the Auction and regardless of whether catalogs, materials, or other communications were received by Bidder in another location.

The Parties agree that these Conditions of Sale, and any other related agreement(s) are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard for its conflict of laws principles. The Parties agree that any dispute related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale, or related to or arising out of any other related agreement(s) shall be submitted to confidential binding arbitration (the “Arbitration”) before a single Arbitrator of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”).

The Parties agree that the Arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the commercial rules of the AAA. In the event that the Parties cannot agree on the selection of the Arbitrator, then the Arbitrator shall be selected by the AAA. The prevailing Party in the Arbitration shall be entitled to recover all of its related costs, whether before or after the formal institution of the Arbitration, including but not limited to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and, if RR Auction prevails, the Buyer’s Premium as defined in these Conditions of Sale. The Parties agree that Bidder shall have no right to recover consequential or indirect damages, or lost profits damages.

The Parties consent to the enforcement of the decision in the Arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act in either the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Except as provided in Bidder’s Remedies with regard to the Certification of Authenticity, any dispute, claim, cause of action related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale or any other agreement(s) between the Parties must be brought within one (1) year of the acts, omissions or circumstances giving rise to the alleged claim, without exceptions. This provision is intended as a full, complete and absolute release of any claims after one (1) year of such acts, omissions or circumstances. The Parties agree further that these waiver provisions are intended to be binding on all parties in the event of any dispute, specifically including but not limited to third party claims and cross-ac-

tions brought by either RR Auction or Bidder. These provisions are consideration for the execution of these Conditions of Sale.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

During live Auctions, internet bids can be placed in real time through one or more of the following Third Party services: www. liveauctioneers.com, www.invaluable.com and www.icollector. com. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids. RR Auction treats any third-party site bids as floor or telephone bids. Floor bids and telephone bids are always considered first over third party sites bids, and floor bids are considered earlier than telephone bids. All RR Auction lots purchased through the third party sites carry an additional Buyer’s Premium.

Miscellaneous: Agreements between Bidders and Consignors to effectuate a non-sale of an item at Auction, inhibit bidding on a consigned item to enter into a private sale agreement for said item, or to utilize RR Auction’s Auction to obtain sales for non-selling consigned items subsequent to the Auction, are strictly prohibited.

If a subsequent sale of a previously consigned item occurs in violation of this provision, RR Auction reserves the right to charge Bidder the applicable Buyer’s Premium and Consignor a Seller’s Commission as determined for each auction venue and by the terms of the seller’s agreement.

Acceptance of these Terms and Conditions qualifies Bidder as a client who has consented to be contacted by RR Auction in the future. In conformity with “do-not-call” regulations promulgated by the Federal or State regulatory agencies, participation by the Bidder is affirmative consent to being contacted at the

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.

FINE is the most common statement of condition, and applies to most items that we offer. It describes items that show expected handling wear, generally acceptable random flaws (such as light creases, small bends, etc.), and an overall appearance that is pleasing to the majority of collectors.

VERY GOOD describes an item that exhibits more moderate flaws (such as toning, light staining, professional reinforcements or repairs, etc.). Most collectors would be comfortable with items in very good condition, and this would be the expected condition for many formats (early presidential documents, for example).

GOOD describes an item with obvious visible flaws, including heavy wear, missing portions, or repairs that affect appearance; generally items in this condition are offered only if an item is otherwise exceedingly rare or important.

Of course we’re more than happy to provide more in-depth information about any item via phone or email. We hope this new system will make for easier reading and a more pleasant bidding experience.

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