Auction XXXVII - Autographs & Memorabilia 2009-10-25 Auction - 664 Price Results - Signature House in CA
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478: PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON SIGNED LETTER516: ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1861 HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER768: ERNEST HEMINGWAY SIGNED FIRST PRINTING BOOK
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UPLAND, CA, United States
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Auction XXXVII - Autographs & Memorabilia

Signature House presents over 1,100 lots closing in two sessions. We offer a diverse selection of vintage to contemporary historical autographs, documents, manuscripts, images and related collectibles to fit budgets large or small. A pioneer in offering more purchasing power to our clients through our discount programs, we feature lots in the most desirable categories including Judeo-Christian, Colonial, Americana, War Between the States, World Military, Heads of State & Royalty, Jurists, Cabinet Members and other Political notables, Science & Technology, American Presidents, plus Artists, Illustrators & Animated Art, Composers & Classical Performers, Literature, Celebrities, Entertainment and Sports.

From antiquities to contemporary, highlights include Egyptian Ushabti, Incunabula, documents signed by Ferdinand and Isabella and other Royalty, handwritten letters by Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln as well as Vice President Thomas Jefferson, a Free Frank penned by John Adams plus autographs and collectibles from most American Presidents, including a brief case owned and used by Franklin Roosevelt. A Revolutionary War document signed by John Hancock leads Colonial. Also offered are Americana advertising, White House relics, campaign memorabilia and a rare early 48-star banner flag. Civil War generals to WW II autographs and collectibles features a most exciting 1858 Remington revolver owned by famed General and Indian fighter George Armstrong Custer with provenance. Two signed stone lithographs by Emil Ganso and a lovely first edition display of Lady and The Tramp signed by Walt Disney are also offered. A First Printing of "Across The River and Into The Trees" signed by Ernest Hemingway and a rare signature of poet Thomas Gray highlight our literary category, as well as a 1793 edition of the Works of Benjamin Franklin. Two uncommon checks signed by Greta Garbo are to be found in Entertainment. Much more in all fields of autograph collecting.
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PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON SIGNED LETTER: 478. GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799). Revered first President of the United States under the 1787 Constitution (1789-97); commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
0478: PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON SIGNED LETTEREst. $18,000-$25,000
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GEORGE WASHINGTON SIGNED SIGNATURE DISPLAY: 479. GEORGE WASHINGTON His boldly penned signature within text removed from partly printed document completed in his hand, 2½"x½". Single vertical fold repair bisects last name. Loosely mounted and
0479: GEORGE WASHINGTON SIGNED SIGNATURE DISPLAYEst. $2,500-$3,500
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JOHN ADAMS SIGNED FREE FRANK: 480. JOHN ADAMS (1735-1826). Second President of the United States (1797-1801) and first Vice President (1789-97); Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Free franked address panel from integral
0480: JOHN ADAMS SIGNED FREE FRANKEst. $2,500-$3,500
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JOHN ADAMS HANDWRITTEN TEXT: 481. JOHN ADAMS Three lines in his holograph unsigned, 7¾"x1", [MA], Mar 1768. Removed from a document regarding a civil action against a person from "Swanzey in the county of Bristol yeoman on the
0481: JOHN ADAMS HANDWRITTEN TEXTEst. $2,000-$3,000
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JOHN ADAMS SIGNED SIGNATURE W/PORTRAIT DISPLAY: 482. JOHN ADAMS Large signature as President removed from document, most likely ship's papers, 4½"x3". Signed also by Secretary of State TIMOTHY PICKERING (1745-1829). Adams' signature only a little
0482: JOHN ADAMS SIGNED SIGNATURE W/PORTRAIT DISPLAYEst. $2,000-$3,000
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THOMAS JEFFERSON HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER: NEW VICE PRESIDENT DESIRES TO SETTLE PERSONAL ACCOUNTS483. THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826) Author and Signer of Declaration of Independence; third President of the United States (1801-09). Jefferson was
0483: THOMAS JEFFERSON HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTEREst. $11,000-$16,000
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THOMAS JEFFERSON SIGNED SIGNATURE ON VELLUM: 484. THOMAS JEFFERSON Signature as President on vellum as "Th Jefferson" n.d., 4¼"x1¼". The words "By the President" penned beneath. A faint horizontal fold touches top of a couple of letters;
0484: THOMAS JEFFERSON SIGNED SIGNATURE ON VELLUMEst. $2,200-$2,600
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THOMAS JEFFERSON /JAMES MADISON SIGNED DOCUMENT: 485. JEFFERSON & MADISON Two of America's revered Founding Fathers. THOMAS JEFFERSON; and JAMES MADISON (1751-1836), who succeeded him in office (1809-17) and was Jefferson's Secretary of State.
0485: THOMAS JEFFERSON /JAMES MADISON SIGNED DOCUMENTEst. $4,000-$5,000
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PRESIDENT JAMES MADISON SIGNED DOCUMENT: 486. JAMES MADISON (1751-1836). Fourth President of the United States (1809-17) known as the father of the Constitution and sponsor of the Bill of Rights; Secretary of State under Thomas Jefferson
0486: PRESIDENT JAMES MADISON SIGNED DOCUMENTEst. $1,100-$1,600
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JAMES MADISON & JAMES MONROE SIGNED DOCUMENT: 488. MADISON & MONROE Two succeeding Presidents. Unengrossed partly printed DS on vellum, 1p,10¼"x14½", Washington, DC, n.d. Ship's papers signed by President James Madison and countersigned by
0488: JAMES MADISON & JAMES MONROE SIGNED DOCUMENTEst. $1,200-$1,600
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JAMES MADISON & JAMES MONROE SIGNATURES: 489. MADISON & MONROE Clipped signatures from larger vellum document penned by President JAMES MADISON and JAMES MONROE as Secretary of State, 4¾"x1½". Both are darkly penned, Monroe's a little
0489: JAMES MADISON & JAMES MONROE SIGNATURESEst. $500-$900
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JAMES MONROE SIGNATURE W/PORTRAIT DISPLAY: 490. JAMES MONROE (1758-1831). Fifth President of the United States (1817-25); minister to France (1794-96) and Great Britain in Jefferson Administration; Secretary of State and Secretary of War in
0490: JAMES MONROE SIGNATURE W/PORTRAIT DISPLAYEst. $200-$450
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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS SIGNED FULL SIGNATURE: 491. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1767-1848). Sixth President of the United States (1825-29). As Secretary of State under Monroe, considered one of the most able to hold that office, he was the actual author
0491: JOHN QUINCY ADAMS SIGNED FULL SIGNATUREEst. $200-$400
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JOHN C. CALHOUN CLIPPED SIGNATURE & TEXT: 493. JOHN C. CALHOUN (1782-1850) Vice president under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, the first to resign from office; ardent champion of state's rights; Secretary of War under Monroe;
0493: JOHN C. CALHOUN CLIPPED SIGNATURE & TEXTEst. $100-$200
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JOHN C. CALHOUN HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER: 494. JOHN C. CALHOUN ALS as senator, 1p, 8"x10", Washington, DC, Apr 1, 1836. To Secretary of War Lewis Cass. In full: "Lieutenant Alexander of the U.S. Army who is stationed at Jefferson Barracks,
0494: JOHN C. CALHOUN HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTEREst. $400-$800
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MARTIN VAN BUREN HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER: VAN BUREN DISMISSES POLITICAL MANEUVERING495. MARTIN VAN BUREN (1782-1862). Eighth President of the United States (1837-41); Vice President and Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson, a strong
0495: MARTIN VAN BUREN HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTEREst. $750-$1,100
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MARTIN VAN BUREN HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER: BILL WILL BE PASSED "AT THE POINT OF THE BAYONET"496. MARTIN VAN BUREN Interesting early ALS, 1p, 7¾"x9½", [Hudson, NY], Apr 6, 1807. Early in his political career, young Van Buren writes to
0496: MARTIN VAN BUREN HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTEREst. $500-$900
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MARTIN VAN BUREN SIGNED DOCUMENT: 497. MARTIN VAN BUREN Partly printed DS "M. Van Buren" as President, 1p with integral leaf, 8"x9¾", Washington, DC, Sep 21, 1839. He directs the Secretary of State to "affix the seal of the United
0497: MARTIN VAN BUREN SIGNED DOCUMENTEst. $350-$700
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MARTIN VAN BUREN SIGNATURE W/PORTRAIT: 501. MARTIN VAN BUREN Darkly penned closely cut signature as "M. Van Buren," in black ink, 2½"x½". Mounted to lined paper slip, overall 3½"x1¾". Accompanied by nice reproduced three-quarter
0501: MARTIN VAN BUREN SIGNATURE W/PORTRAITEst. $150-$300
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JOHN TYLER SIGNED HANDWRITTEN FREE FRANK: 502. JOHN TYLER (1790-1862). Tenth President of the United States (1841-45); first Vice President to succeed to office on death of a President. After his compromise movement failed in 1861, Tyler
0502: JOHN TYLER SIGNED HANDWRITTEN FREE FRANKEst. $450-$650
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