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THEODORE ROOSEVELT - Thanksgiving Proclamation Signed

B-29 Bomber BOCKSCAR - Photo Signed By Nine Crewman

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Tamworth, NH, United States

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The Written Word Autographs

Huge Fall Autograph Auction. The Written Word Autograph?s next auction will be conducted for two days Friday, September 29th and Saturday, September 30th hosted by both Invaluable (Auction ZIP) and Liveauctioneers. This will be an auction which includes all categories with Early America, Presidents, Military, Personalities, Aviation and Space, Arts and Letters, World Leaders, Science and a large offering of signed stock certificates being sold on the 29th and Stage and Screen and Sports personalities on the 30th. We are proud to be offering examples from ALL OUR PRESIDENTS, the signatures of each of the 44 men who have led our country. We have many signers, patriots and Founding Fathers. Our Military section is, I believe the deepest and strongest we have ever had from the hand-written battle report of the last major battle of the Civil War written by Sayler?s Creek hero, General Oliver Edwards, to examples from Lee, Nimitz, Patton, MacArthur, Enola Gay and other remarkable material. Religious personalities include newly canonized saints Mother Teresa and John Paul II. Aviation and space signatures from Orville Wright, Amelia Earhart (we found her!), Lindbergh, Neil Armstrong, Gagarin, Space Shuttle crews many other astronauts and cosmonauts. From literature we have signed books from J D Salinger, Rex Stout, Stephen King, e. e. cummings, William Butler Yeats, L. Frank Baum and many more, also letters, an autograph quote from The Battle Hymn of the Republic signed by author Julia Ward Howe, and autographed material from other literary and arts notables. World Leaders include monarchs with a remarkable early autograph letter from the future British Monarch, King Edward VII. We will also be selling a large number of signed stock certificates including J. P. Morgan, J. D. Rockefeller and nearly 100 others! The continuation of our sale on Sunday will be devoted to Stage and Screen and Sports personalities. Many entertainers including, actors James Dean, John Wayne

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Activist JESSE JACKSON - Photo Signed: Jesse Jackson (1941- ) Minister, Civil Rights activist. Jackson became involved in the civil rights movement. In 1965, he went to Selma, Alabama to march with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In the

0221: Activist JESSE JACKSON - Photo SignedEst. $50-$75

Civil Rights Activist ROSA PARKS - Envelope Signed: Rosa Parks (1913-2005) Civil Rights activist. Parks refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated Montgomery, Alabama bus, which spurred on the 381-day Montgomery Bus Boycott

0221A: Civil Rights Activist ROSA PARKS - Envelope SignedEst. $100-$175Lot Passed

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So African Nobelist DESMOND TUTU - Photo Signed: Desmond Tutu (1931- ) South African Archbishop, Civil Rights Activist. Tutu established a career in education before turning to theology, ultimately becoming one of the world's most prominent

0222: So African Nobelist DESMOND TUTU - Photo SignedEst. $50-$75

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Activist (BOOKER T WASHINGTON) - His Book: (Booker T. Washington) (1856-1915) Educator, activist. Washington was one of the foremost African-American leaders of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, founding the Tuskegee Normal and

0223: Activist (BOOKER T WASHINGTON) - His BookEst. $50-$75

Jurist WILLIAM R DAY - Check Signed: William R. Day (1849-1923) Diplomat, jurist. Day served for nineteen years as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States having been appointed in 1903 by Theodore Roosevelt. 8 ½” x 3

0224: Jurist WILLIAM R DAY - Check SignedEst. $75-$125Lot Passed

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Jurist RUTH BADER GINSBURG - SC Card Signed: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933- ) Jurist. Ginsburg was appointed by President Carter to the U.S. Court of Appeals in 1980 and was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Clinton in 1993. Supreme

0225: Jurist RUTH BADER GINSBURG - SC Card SignedEst. $50-$75

Jurist OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES - Autograph Speech Signed: Oliver Wendell Holmes (1841-1935) Jurist. Holmes served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932, and as Acting Chief Justice of the United States

0226: Jurist OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES - Autograph Speech SignedEst. $500-$800Lot Passed

Jurist SAMUEL NELSON - Autograph Ltr Signed: Samuel Nelson (1792-1873) Jurist. Nelson was nominated by President John Tyler to a seat as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States in 1845. He had a reputation as a careful

0227: Jurist SAMUEL NELSON - Autograph Ltr SignedEst. $100-$175Lot Passed

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Jurist DAVID SOUTER - SC Card Signed: David Souter (1939- ) Jurist. Souter served on the Supreme Court from October 1990 until his retirement in 2009. He was appointed by President George H. W. Bush to fill the seat vacated by William

0228: Jurist DAVID SOUTER - SC Card SignedEst. $50-$75

Jurist HARLAN STONE - Card Signed: Harlan Stone (1872-1946) Jurist. President Calvin Coolidge appointed him U.S. attorney general in 1924. The next year, Stone was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court. He became chief justice in 1941,

0229: Jurist HARLAN STONE - Card SignedEst. $100-$175Lot Passed

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Jurist CLARENCE THOMAS - SC Card Signed: Clarence Thomas (1948- ) Jurist. Thomas is the second African-American justice to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was controversially appointed in 1991 and leans conservative.

0230: Jurist CLARENCE THOMAS - SC Card SignedEst. $50-$75

Jurist BYRON "WHIZZER" WHITE - Card Signed: Byron White (1917-2002) Jurist. White played football with the Pittsburg Pirates and the Detroit Lions. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy named him deputy U.S. attorney general. One year later he

0231: Jurist BYRON "WHIZZER" WHITE - Card SignedEst. $50-$75Lot Passed

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Nazi Hunter SIMON WIESENTHAL - Photo Signed: Simon Wiesenthal (1908-2005) Austrian Nazi-hunter. Wiesenthal was imprisoned in five different Nazi concentration camps during World War II. Wiesenthal devoted his life post-war to Holocaust memory

0232: Nazi Hunter SIMON WIESENTHAL - Photo SignedEst. $50-$75

0233: Wilkes Booth Killer BOSTON CORBETT - Cut SignatureEst. $900-$1,700Lot Passed

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Murderer EDWARD GEIN - Book Signed: Edward Gein (1906-1984) Murderer, grave robber. Gein was obsessively devoted to his mother, a religious fanatic. After her death, he began robbing graves and keeping body parts as trophies. He then

0234: Murderer EDWARD GEIN - Book SignedEst. $75-$125

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JFK Assassination: CLINT HILL & ROBT McCLELLAND: Kennedy Assassination Clinton J. Hill (1932- ) Hill is a former Secret Service agent who was in the presidential motorcade during the assassination of President Kennedy. Robert McClelland. Dallas

0235: JFK Assassination: CLINT HILL & ROBT McCLELLANDEst. $50-$75

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JFK: CLINTON HILL - Limo Photo Signed: Kennedy Assassination Clinton J. Hill. 8” x 5 ¾” black and white photograph of Hill coming to Jacqueline Kennedy’s aid on the limousine, signed “To Chris Clint Hill”.

0236: JFK: CLINTON HILL - Limo Photo SignedEst. $50-$75

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JFK: Dallas Policeman JAMES LEAVELLE - Photo Signed: JFK Assassination: James Leavelle (1920- ) Police Officer. Leavelle was escorting Lee Harvey Oswald through the basement of Dallas Police headquarters when Oswald was shot by Jack Ruby. 14”

0237: JFK: Dallas Policeman JAMES LEAVELLE - Photo SignedEst. $50-$75

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Exonerated Killer O J SIMPSON - Card Signed: O. J. Simpson (1947- ) Running back, actor, felon. Simpson became a college football superstar at USC, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1968, and later enjoyed a record-setting career in the NFL

0238: Exonerated Killer O J SIMPSON - Card SignedEst. $50-$75

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UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD - Broadside: Union Pacific Railroad. 10 ½” x 28” broadside. Issued by C. S. Blackman, Travelling Agent, Indianapolis circa 1880, printed in two colors advertising the speed and convenience of travel on this

0239: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD - BroadsideEst. $50-$75

Stock Issued To And Signed J.C. Ainsworth: J.C. Ainsworth, Agent. (1822-1892) real estate investor and banker who made his initial fortune as a steamboat captain during the gold rush}. 12 ¾” x 7 ¾”” stock certificate Northern Pacific

0240: Stock Issued To And Signed J.C. AinsworthEst. $100-$150Lot Passed

Stock Issued To And Signed Jules Bache: Jules Bache (1861-1944) Banker, Art collector, Philanthropist. Bache started work as a cashier at Leopold Cahn & Co., a stock brokerage firm owned by his uncle. In 1886 he was made a minority partner

0241: Stock Issued To And Signed Jules BacheEst. $125-$250Lot Passed

Stock Issued To And Signed Charles D. Barney: Charles D. Barney a young broker founded his firm in 1873 and a young investment banker, Edward B. Smith, started his in 1892. These pioneers of the American securities industry helped make Wall

0242: Stock Issued To And Signed Charles D. BarneyEst. $200-$350Lot Passed

Northern Pacific Railroad Company Stock Issued To: August Belmont (1816 - 1890). Financier; Diplomat. At the age of fourteen, Belmont began working at the office of the Rothschilds in Frankfurt, Germany. His skill for finance won him numerous

0243: Northern Pacific Railroad Company Stock Issued ToEst. $150-$250Lot Passed

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The Written Word Autographs

Tamworth, NH, United States

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Terms of Sale The auction will be a two-day sale, beginning at 5:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Friday, September 29, 2017 and concluding on Saturday, September 30, 2017 beginning at 10:00 AM (Eastern Time). The auction may be delayed at the discretion of the auctioneer. The on-line Invaluable and Liveauctioneer componens are an important part of this auction. Failure to connect with Invaluable will be deemed a reason to delay the start of this auction. Bidders may participate in this auction through Invaluable?s or Liveauctioneer?s live auction service. To utilize this service you must pre-register with Invaluable or Liveauctioneer at least 24 hours before the auction. This catalog will be on their sites in March. Please Invaluable to register and be assigned a user name and password. You may purchase any lot being auction EARLY and end the auction for that item. You must agree to pay the high estimate plus the buyer premium and there can be no earlier bids on the lot. Call or email if you wish to exercise this option. We will be pleased to contact you by phone from our office if you want to participate in the auction live. We are unable to accept incoming calls but we would be pleased to have a representative contact you on the day of the auction before lots in which you are interested are offered. Please call us early and not later than two hours before the auction to reserve a phone line for this service. We will not display bids on our web site nor will it be possible to bid through our web site during the auction. Consignors may not bid on their own material nor have others bid on their behalf. All bidders will be registered and must attest that they will not engage in ?shill? bidding (bidding to increase the price without any intention of buying the lot). Violators of these provisions will be exempted from this auction and will be prohibited from ever bidding in future Written Word Autographs auctions. The winner will always be the high bidder. Lots will not be reopened after the hammer for any reason. Bids will not be accepted for any amount less the stated opening bid for any lot. Please be aware that most lots carry a reserve beneath which the lot will riot be sold. The starting bid is always equal to or less than the consignor's reserve.