Auction XXIV - Autographs & Memorabilia

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UPLAND, CA, United States

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Auction XXIV - Autographs & Memorabilia

Signature House

Welcome to Signature House's Tenth Anniversary Sale! In this offering you will be delighted to find one of the most important banners of the 20th century – the banner that hung at the entrance of the Solidarity union hall in 1989 that heralded the fall of communism – signed by Pope John Paul II, Mikhail Gorbechev, Lech Walesa, Havel of Czechoslovakia, George H. W. Bush, Margaret Thatcher, Henry Kissinger and George Schultz. In addition, we have Presidents from Washington to Clinton; Signers Benjamin Franklin and Wythe; plus George Rogers Clark. Literary autographs include Lewis Carroll, Beatrix Potter, and Oscar Wilde as well a 1632 copy of Shakespeare’s Macbeth from the Second Folio. We also feature a large 17th century bronze bell from Asia, antiquities from the Middle East and other collectibles, plus artists and composers. Popular Civil War autographs include Lee, Longstreet and Chamberlain plus an identified Confederate cape from Shiloh and a blood-stained Bible. We have letters by John Sutter and Wild Bill Cody. There are financial documents and obsolete currency. We have autographs from Amelia Earhart to Neil Armstrong. Military includes Patton, MacArthur and Eisenhower and other WW II leaders including Winston Churchill; as well as Pancho Villa to Colin Powell. A document signed by Oliver Cromwell together with authentic 17th and 18th century armor are featured; plus European royalty such as Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, and Victoria. Entertainers include John Lennon, Elvis Presley, Gable and Bogart. We have a baseball signed by Ruth and Gehrig from the 2nd ever All-Star Game, and other sports notables. And much more. We have something for everyone in all categories and price ranges.

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GEORGE WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON COMMITS CONSTITUTIONAL BLUNDER470. GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799). Revered first President of the United States (1789-97); commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American

0470: GEORGE WASHINGTONEst.

$25,000

$35,000

SOLD

GEORGE WASHINGTON: 471. GEORGE WASHINGTON DS, 1½pp, 14½"x9½", Aug 5, 1786. Certification of Payroll Return at Shenandoah Falls for the Potomac Company of which Washington was president. On watermarked laid paper,

0471: GEORGE WASHINGTONEst.

$10,000

$15,000

SOLD

JOHN ADAMS: 472. JOHN ADAMS (1735-1826). Second President of the United States (1797-1801) and first Vice President (1789-97); Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Partly printed ADS, 1p, 7½"x12¼",

0472: JOHN ADAMSEst.

$2,000

$3,500

SOLD

AARON BURR: 473. AARON BURR (1756-1836). Third Vice-President of the United States (1801-05) under Jefferson, with whom he had been tied in the Presidential election of 1800. ALS "A. Burr," 1p, 8"x6",

0473: AARON BURREst.

$700

$1,000

SOLD

AARON BURR: 474. AARON BURR (1756-1836). ALS "A. B.," 1p, 4¼"x8", [1822]. To Martha Bradstreet regarding legal action. In part, "You will have a communication from me on the subject; but whether oral or written

0474: AARON BURREst.

$350

$550

SOLD

MADISON & MONROE: 475. MADISON & MONROE Two succeeding Presidents. JAMES MADISON (1751-1836), fourth President of the United States (1809-17) known as the father of the Constitution and as sponsor of the Bill of

0475: MADISON & MONROEEst.

$1,500

$2,000

SOLD

JAMES MONROE: "MY BOOK IS ATTACKED EVERYWHERE"476. JAMES MONROE (1758-1831). Fifth President of the United States (1817-25). Superb ALS, 1½pp, 7¼"x9", Albemarle, VA, Jul 25, 1798. Excellent political content. On

0476: JAMES MONROEEst.

$5,000

$10,000

SOLD

JAMES MONROE: 477. JAMES MONROE Partly printed DS as governor of VA on vellum, 1p, 15"x12½", Richmond, Apr 7, 1800. Land grant to Arthur Davis of 60 acres in Rockingham County "in dry run gap below Survey

0477: JAMES MONROEEst.

$250

$300

SOLD

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS: 478. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1767-1848). Sixth President of the United States (1825-29). As secretary of state under Monroe, he was the actual author of the Monroe Doctrine and was considered one of the

0478: JOHN QUINCY ADAMSEst.

$400

$600

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JOHN C. CALHOUN: 479. JOHN C. CALHOUN (1782-1850) Vice President under John Quincy Adams, the first to resign from office; ardent champion of slavery and state's rights; secretary of war under Monroe; secretary of

0479: JOHN C. CALHOUNEst.

$200

$400

SOLD

ANDREW JACKSON: 480. ANDREW JACKSON (1767-1845). Forceful seventh President of the United States (1829-37), the first from humble origins; the first to gain office by a direct appeal to the mass of voters, a

0480: ANDREW JACKSONEst.

$1,200

$1,800

SOLD

MARTIN VAN BUREN: 481. MARTIN VAN BUREN (1782-1862). Eighth President of the United States (1837-41). Partly printed DS "M. V. Buren," a check drawn on the Office of Discount & Deposit, Washington, May 22, 1826.

0481: MARTIN VAN BURENEst.

$1,200

$1,600

SOLD

[MARTIN VAN BUREN]: 482. [MARTIN VAN BUREN] Period oval photograph of elder statesman, 3¾"x5¼" laid to black cabinet card. Very nice. MB: $100 Presented by Signature House

0482: [MARTIN VAN BUREN]Est.

$100

$200

SOLD

[MARTIN VAN BUREN]: 483. [MARTIN VAN BUREN] Two partly printed DsS "A. Van Buren," the President's nephew, 1p each on vellum, 16"x9¾", Washington, DC, Jun 13 & Aug 10, 1837. Land Office seals affixed. These

0483: [MARTIN VAN BUREN]Est.

$80

$140

SOLD

RICHARD MENTOR JOHNSON: "FROM THE FAR & WILD WEST"484. RICHARD MENTOR JOHNSON (1780-1850). Vice President of the United States under Martin Van Buren (1837-41), the only Vice President to have been elected by the Senate

0484: RICHARD MENTOR JOHNSONEst.

$100

$200

SOLD

JOHN TYLER: 485. JOHN TYLER (1790-1862). Tenth President of the United States (1841-45); first Vice-President to succeed to office on death of a President. Known for his independence and uncompromising states'

0485: JOHN TYLEREst.

$700

$1,100

SOLD

JOHN TYLER: 486. JOHN TYLER ALS as senator from Virginia, 1p, 7¾"x6½", Washington, DC, Jan 18, 1832. From the "Senate Chamber," Tyler writes to Mr. Smith, "I recd. the enclosed notice [not present] a few

0486: JOHN TYLEREst.

$650

$950

SOLD

JOHN TYLER: 487. JOHN TYLER Partly printed DS "J Tyler," 1p, 8"x8", Washington, DC, Feb 10, 1845. Tyler instructs the Secretary of State "to affix the Seal of the United States to the envelope of a letter to His

0487: JOHN TYLEREst.

$400

$700

SOLD

JOHN TYLER: 488. JOHN TYLER Large, bold signature as President removed from larger document, 5½"x2". Neatly inlaid on Executive Mansion stationery. Slight brushing of ink; else Fine. MB: $200 Presented by

0488: JOHN TYLEREst.

$200

$400

SOLD

MILLARD FILLMORE: INJUSTICE DONE TO NOBLE LEADER HENRY CLAY489. MILLARD FILLMORE (1800-1874). Thirteenth President of the United States (1850-53) succeeding Zachary Taylor upon his death in office, he opened

0489: MILLARD FILLMOREEst.

$400

$800

[JAMES BUCHANAN]: 490. [JAMES BUCHANAN] (1791-1868). Fifteenth President of the United States (1857-61). Serving only one term, Buchanan tried unsuccessfully to unite a nation divided by slavery and suffering economic

0490: [JAMES BUCHANAN]Est.

$40

$60

Lot Passed

[SECRETARIAL LAND GRANTS]: 491. [SECRETARIAL LAND GRANTS] Very nice collection of six Presidential land grants, all secretarially signed. Partly-printed DsS, 6pp, approx 15½"x10", Washington, DC, 1834-1858. Paper seals

0491: [SECRETARIAL LAND GRANTS]Est.

$300

$600

Lot Passed

SOLD

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: 492. ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-1865). Sixteenth President of the United States (1860-65) who led the nation through the Civil War. Signature on card, 3¼"x1½", adding date, "Feb. 24. 1865." Boldly

0492: ABRAHAM LINCOLNEst.

$2,000

$2,500

SOLD

[LINCOLN ASSASSINATION]: 493. [LINCOLN ASSASSINATION] Original Military Commission admittance to the trial of John Wilkes Booth's band of conspirators. Unissued imprinted card, 3½"x2", Washington, 1865, boldly signed "D:

0493: [LINCOLN ASSASSINATION]Est.

$700

$1,100

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