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Signed Letters from Cecil B. DeMille and Emmett Kelly

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1938 Cecil B. Demille Signed Letter on Letterhead: An original typed letter on Cecil B. Demille Productions letterhead. Signed Cecil B. Demille to Hedwig Karol. January 24,1938 regarding the Lux Radio Theater Program. Producing for Paramount Studios.

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AFTER HIS OWN MOTHER'S DEATH, A MESSAGE FOR CECIL B.: AFTER HIS OWN MOTHER'S DEATH, A MESSAGE FOR CECIL B. DEMILLE STEWART, JAMES. Autograph Letter Signed, "Jimmy," to Cecil B. DeMille ("Dear Mr. DeMille"), thanking for the condolences he sent [upon the

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Cecil B. DeMille sues radio union: Heading: (DeMille, Cecil B.) Author: Title: In the Court of Appeal... State of California: Cecil B. DeMille Appellant vs. American Federation of Radio Artists, Los Angeles Local... (wrapper title) Pl

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James Garfield Signed Letter To B.F. Nelson Ohio Democrat To Vote Republican With Original Envelope: Described By:Rachel CNX 1399 6126 Title:James Garfield Signed Letter To B.F. Nelson Ohio Democrat To Vote Republican With Original Envelope Description: James Garfield signed and addressed this letter

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Signed Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson: Typed letter from President Lyndon B. Johnson to a Mr. Carl Johnson. Signed by the president and dated July 27, 1960. Housed in a wood frame. 8 inches height, 7.5 inches width. Frame measures 15.5 inc

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Montgomery of Alamein (Bernard Law, Viscount of): Montgomery of Alamein (Bernard Law, Viscount of) Typed letter signed ('B.L. Montgomery') to Sir W.D. Ross, Provost of Oriel College, Oxford, from 1929 to1947 and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University f

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Lyndon B. Johnson Signed Letter on White House Stationery Dated October 1964: Presidential Ephemera: Lyndon B. Johnson Signed Letter on White House Stationery with Original Postmarked Envelope - October 1964. A unique and prestigious piece of American historical memorabilia is

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GRANT, Ulysses S. (1822-1885).] Autograph endorsement: [With:] SCATES, Walter Bennett (1808-1886). Letter signed ("Walter B. Scates") to Ulysses S. Grant. Head Quarters, Army of the Mississippi, Before Vicksburg, 31 January 1863. 1 page, 4to, minor soili

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STOWE, Harriet Beecher (1811–1896). Autograph: STOWE, Harriet Beecher (1811â€“1896). Autograph letter signed (â€œH. B. Stowe”) to Mr. Page, 8 October 1879. 4 pp. on 2 leaves (written on both recto and verso, 8vo, 216 x 140 mm, old f

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George McClellan Wartime ALS Re: Army of the Potomac: George McClellan ALS Re: Army of the Potomac Official Report Autograph Letter Signed,“Geo B McClellan,” 1p on a bifold sheet, 5.25” x 8.25”. Orange, [New Jersey], no date, but

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Typed Letter Signed by Louis B. Mayer, Co-Founder of: [Metro-Goldyn-Mayer] Typed Letter Signed by Louis B. Mayer, Co-Founder of MGM. On a single sheet of MGM lithographed letterhead, dated December, 1928, notifying the great silent film actress Anita Pom

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Very Rare Rutherford B. Hayes Autographed Letter: Rutherford B. Hayes Autographed Letter Signed to Dr. W.P. Jones Regarding President-Elect Benjamin Harrison Dated 14 January 1889. We are extremely pleased to present an exclusive artifact, an Autogra

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President Lyndon B. Johnson & Lady Bird Signed Letters: Two personal signed, typed and dated letters by Lyndon B. Johnson and the other by Lady Bird Johnson. 1-Typed letter hand-signed by Lyndon B. Johnson as Democratic Leader of Senate, January 14, 1955 o

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Naoko Matsubara (b. 1937), woodblock, "Spring Letter";: Naoko Matsubara (b. 1937), woodblock, "Spring Letter"; signed, titled, dated, and numbered lower left: Spring Letter, 70' 18/50, having original "Collection of David Rockefeller" inventory label on ve

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Presidential & Other Signed Pieces: Presidential and other signed pieces including: Bill Clinton address program, Harvard University, Nov 19, 2001, Geo. Bush color Fx 10 photo, John McCain signed letter (typed) U.S. Senate letterhead. H

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Mencken HL Four Books Signed Letter: [4 items] Books by HL Mencken, consisting of: In Defense of Women, Knopf, New York, 191924 (5th printing); Treatise on the Gods, Knopf, 1930; Heathen Days, Knopf, 1943 (1st ed); The American Language,

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Signed Letters from Cecil B. DeMille and Emmett Kelly

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Signed Letters from Cecil B. DeMille and Emmett Kelly to Each Other. 1951/52. Including a TLS from DeMille on Paramount Pictures letterhead to Kelly, thanking him for a seventieth birthday message; and a TLS from Kelly to DeMille, on hotel stationery, a heartfelt and moving letter of compliments on DeMille’s film The Greatest Show on Earth, including thanks for his inclusion in the cast: “Words alone cannot describe how I feel towards you for the very fine way you treated me, and the many many scenes you put me in, I am surely proud of my part in this wonderful picture. Both with mailing folds, otherwise fine.