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9:00 AM PT - Mar 15th, 2003

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Place:
Signature House
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Time:
9AM - 5PM EST
March 10-14, 2003

Auction XXI

1190 items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1
Lot 1
[HADROSAURID EGGS]


1. [HADROSAURID EGGS] Nest of three dinosaur eggs from the late...

1,500
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2,500
2
Lot 2
MASTODON TOOTH


2. MASTODON TOOTH An extinct species of the elephant-like mammals...

60
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80
3
Lot 3
DAVID BEN-GURION


3. DAVID BEN-GURION (1886-1973). Having declared Israel's...

100
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150
4
Lot 4
MENACHEM BEGIN


4. MENACHEM BEGIN (1913-1992). Israeli prime minister who...

80
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100
5
Lot 5
MENACHEM BEGIN


5. MENACHEM BEGIN Signature on glossy embossed presentation slip...

80
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100
6
Lot 6
ITZHAK BEN-ZVI


6. ITZHAK BEN-ZVI (1884-1963). Ukrainian Zionist who was a WW I...

100
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150
7
Lot 7
OTTO FRANK


7. OTTO FRANK (1889-1980). Father of famed Holocaust diarist, Anne...

700
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900
8
Lot 8
YITZHAK RABIN


8. YITZHAK RABIN (1922-1995). Twice Prime Minister of Israel...

200
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300
9
Lot 9
YITZHAK RABIN


9. YITZHAK RABIN Boldly signed card, "Y. Rabin," above imprinted...

100
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150
10
Lot 10
[TEMPLE OF SOLOMON]


10. [TEMPLE OF SOLOMON] Exquisite copper engraving of the massive...

150
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250
11
Lot 11
HENRIETTA SZOLD


FOUNDER OF HADASSAH11. HENRIETTA SZOLD (1860-1945). American...

300
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500
12
Lot 12
[INCUNABULA]


12. [INCUNABULA] Original leaf from a book printed in the late...

100
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150
13
Lot 13
POPE JOHN PAUL II


13. POPE JOHN PAUL II (b. 1920). Pope since 1978; he is the first...

700
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900
14
Lot 14
SAINT JOHN NEUMANN


ONLY AMERICAN MALE SAINT14. SAINT JOHN NEUMANN (1811-1860). The...

3,800
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4,000
15
Lot 15
[CATHOLIC HIERARCHY]


15. [CATHOLIC HIERARCHY] Collection of five autographs by four...

100
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150
16
Lot 16
MARK HOPKINS


16. MARK HOPKINS (1802-1887). American educator and theologian, a...

60
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80
18
Lot 18
JACKSON KEMPER


MISSIONARY TO NORTHWEST TERRITORY18. JACKSON KEMPER...

200
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300
19
Lot 19
PETER MARSHALL


19. PETER MARSHALL (1904-1949). Scots-born clergyman inspired as a...

100
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200
20
Lot 20
[MISSIONARY TO SOUTH AFRICA]


20. [MISSIONARY TO SOUTH AFRICA] Hannah Grant writes to her...

100
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200
21
Lot 21
DWIGHT L. MOODY


21. DWIGHT L. MOODY (1837-1899). Celebrated evangelist in America...

150
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250
22
Lot 22
SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH


LETTERS STACKED "LIKE 10,000 GRINNING GHOSTS"22. SAMUEL FRANCIS...

250
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350
23
Lot 23
AMERICAN ARCHIVES


ORIGINAL 'WET INK' TRANSFER COPPER PLATE ENGRAVING OF DECLARATION...

18,000
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25,000
24
Lot 24
AARON BURR


RARE WAR-DATE LETTER PENNED BY MAJOR BURR AND SIGNED BY GENERAL...

5,000
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7,000
25
Lot 25
JOHN HANCOCK


25. JOHN HANCOCK (1737-1793). American patriot and statesman; as...

3,000
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4,000
26
Lot 26
JOHN HANCOCK


26. JOHN HANCOCK ALS in third person, 1p, oblong 12mo, n.p., Mar...

900
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1,100
27
Lot 27
[1740 ENGRAVINGS]


27. [1740 ENGRAVINGS] Very nice collection of six 9½"x13¾" ornate...

150
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250
28
Lot 28
[1776 "GUN WAD" BIBLE]


28. [1776 "GUN WAD" BIBLE] Approximately 300 pages, 7¾"x9¾", the...

600
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800
29
Lot 29
[1779 ALMANACK]


29. [1779 ALMANACK] Revolutionary War-date almanac, 22pp...

100
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150
30
Lot 30
[1783 ENGRAVINGS]


30. [1783 ENGRAVINGS] Very nice collection of eight...

350
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550
31
Lot 31
[18TH CENTURY BRASS BUTTONS]


31. [18TH CENTURY BRASS BUTTONS] Three oval-shaped disks, either...

80
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100
32
Lot 32
ANDREW ALLEN


32. ANDREW ALLEN (1740-1825). Revolutionary War loyalist; member...

100
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150
33
Lot 33
JEFFERY AMHERST


33. JEFFERY AMHERST Baron Amherst (1717-1797). British field...

600
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800
34
Lot 34
JOHN BAYARD


34. JOHN BAYARD (1738-1807). Revolutionary War patriot and one of...

100
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150
35
Lot 35
[BIBLE OF THE REVOLUTION]


35. [BIBLE OF THE REVOLUTION] The first complete Bible in English...

100
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150
36
Lot 36
[BICKERSTAFF'S NEW-ENGLAND ALMANACK]


36. [BICKERSTAFF'S NEW-ENGLAND ALMANACK] Revolutionary War-date...

100
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150
37
Lot 37
WILLIAM BRADFORD


37. WILLIAM BRADFORD (1755-1795). Revolutionary War lieutenant...

150
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250
38
Lot 38
WILLIAM BRADFORD


38. WILLIAM BRADFORD Large clipped signature, 4"x1½", on laid...

100
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150
39
Lot 39
CHARLES CARROLL


39. CHARLES CARROLL (1737-1832). Called Charles Carroll of...

250
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350
40
Lot 40
GEORGE CLYMER


40. GEORGE CLYMER (1739-1813). Wealthy Philadelphia merchant...

300
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500
41
Lot 41
[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]


41. [REVOLUTIONARY WAR] Collection of nine colonial notables and...

100
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150
42
Lot 42
[COLONIAL BOND]


42. [COLONIAL BOND] Manuscript DS, 1½pp, 8"x11", Medfield, MS, Jun...

100
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150
43
Lot 43
[CONNECTICUT LINE]


43. [CONNECTICUT LINE] Revolutionary War-date State of Connecticut...

100
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150
44
Lot 44
[CT MILITARY PAY ORDER]


44. [CT MILITARY PAY ORDER] Revolutionary War-date manuscript DS...

100
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150
45
Lot 45
HENRY DEARBORN


45. HENRY DEARBORN (1751-1829). Revolutionary War officer and...

200
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250
46
Lot 46
[EARLY AMERICAN STOCK SHARES]


46. [EARLY AMERICAN STOCK SHARES] Partly printed DsS, 2pp...

200
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300
47
Lot 47
[EARLY MASSACHUSETTS]


47. [EARLY MASSACHUSETTS] Manuscript DsS, 1½pp, legal folio...

80
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100
48
Lot 48
[EARLY MASSACHUSETTS IMPRINT]


48. [EARLY MASSACHUSETTS IMPRINT] Bound imprint entitled "A Sermon...

150
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250
49
Lot 49
OLIVER ELLSWORTH


49. OLIVER ELLSWORTH (1745-1807). American patriot and delegate to...

250
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350
50
Lot 50
[ENGLISH ENLISTMENT]


50. [ENGLISH ENLISTMENT] Partly printed DS, 1p, oblong 12mo, Apr...

100
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150
51
Lot 51
GEORGE WILLIAM FAIRFAX


51. GEORGE WILLIAM FAIRFAX (d. 1787). Son of Colonel Sir William...

100
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150
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