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Signature House
Auction XXI
0023: AMERICAN ARCHIVES0118: [WYANDOTTE NATION PETITION]0591: GEORGE WASHINGTON
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UPLAND, CA, United States
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Auction XXI

Signature House

Signature House

With nearly 1200 lots, Signature House is featuring a collection of early Presidents, including two very early ALsS by George Washington; a letter signed by Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State; a patent signed by Andrew Jackson; a military commission signed by Lincoln and an ALS by young John F. Kennedy.



We have Pope John Paul II, Saint John Neumann and other Judeo-Christian notables.



Colonial features a full nine-volume set of American Archives that includes a rare “wet ink” engraving of the Declaration of Independence by Peter Force, plus several Signers.



Americana highlights a rare 1807 petition of the Wyandotte Nation signed by eight chiefs with their totems.



In War Between the States is a war-date ALS by Robert E. Lee; several important Jefferson Davis items; a Confederate Kenansville Froelich sabre, an ALS by Union Major General George Armstrong Custer and other generals.



Military features “Bull” Halsey’s military hat; Ernest King’s presentation sword; letters by Patton and uniforms of important military generals.



Aviation Pioneers, Astronauts and Explorers feature a fine signature by James Cook and an archive pertaining to the first Trams Arctic Submarine Expedition aboard the Nautilus in 1930. Scientists include Einstein and Freud.



Our Heads of State & Royalty includes exquisite large signed lithographs of Edward VII and his Queen Alexandra, plus Napoleon and many others. We also have Artists, Cartoonists, Composers and Classical Musicians.



Literature features Virginia Woolf, Edith Wharton, Joyce Kilmer, D. H. Lawrence, Dickens, Hugo, Hemingway, Longfellow, Kipling. and many others.

Entertainment includes Marilyn Monroe’s last film script and gold and platinum albums presented to the Beatles including Sgt. Pepper and Magical Mystery Tour.



We have many Sports figures and collectibles, including a superb Babe Ruth signed ball, an ALS by Ty Cobb and a Cy Young signed HOF card, a fine photograph signed by John L. Sullivan and an SP by Jim Corbett.

SOLD
[BARBARISM OF SLAVERY]: 243. [BARBARISM OF SLAVERY] Republican imprint distributed during 1860 campaign containing the "Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner on the Bill for the Admission of Kansas as a Free State." Pamphlet, 32pp
0243: [BARBARISM OF SLAVERY]Est.
$150
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$250
SOLD
CLARA BARTON: 244. CLARA BARTON (1821-1912). American nurse and humanitarian who tended the wounded in the Civil War; founder of American National Red Cross; awarded the Iron Cross of Germany for her efforts
0244: CLARA BARTONEst.
$400
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$600
SOLD
CLARA BARTON: 245. CLARA BARTON TLS, 1½pp, 4to, Washington, DC, Mar 29, 1895. On American National Red Cross letterhead to her namesake Clara Barton Clinton. In small part, "I should be very glad, sometime to
0245: CLARA BARTONEst.
$400
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$600
SOLD
AMBROSE E. BURNSIDE: BURNSIDE'S COURAGE AT FIRST BULL RUN246. AMBROSE E. BURNSIDE (1824-1881). Union major general who reluctantly led the Army of the Potomac after McClellan; postwar governor and senator of Rhode
0246: AMBROSE E. BURNSIDEEst.
$400
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$600
SOLD
AMBROSE E. BURNSIDE: 247. AMBROSE E. BURNSIDE Boldly signed card, "A E Burnside," 3¼"x2". Fine. Accompanied by partial edition of the Extra Evening Tribune, 4pp, folio, NY, Dec 22, 1862. In a front-page article,
0247: AMBROSE E. BURNSIDEEst.
$100
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$150
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SIMON CAMERON: 248. SIMON CAMERON (1799-1889). Secretary of War under Lincoln (1861-62) often criticized for the manner in which he awarded army contracts; appointed minister to Russia in 1862. Clipped free frank
0248: SIMON CAMERONEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[CASUALTY LANDING SITE]: 249. [CASUALTY LANDING SITE] Stereograph view from War Views series identified on verso as a "View from Point of Rocks, showing Hospital landing, Appomattox River." Published by E & HT Anthony Co.,
0249: [CASUALTY LANDING SITE]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN: OLD WARRIOR'S LAST JOURNEY TO GETTYSBURG250. JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN (1828-1914). Union major general. A Bowdoin College professor, he went on to fight in 24 engagements and was awarded the
0250: JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAINEst.
$1,500
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$1,700
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SALMON P. CHASE: 251. SALMON P. CHASE (1808-1873). American statesman and jurist; Secretary of Treasury under Lincoln; appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1864-73). War-date ALS "S P Chase," 1p, 4to,
0251: SALMON P. CHASEEst.
$200
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$300
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[COLORED TROOPS]: 252. [COLORED TROOPS] Certified pay voucher for Capt. CHARLES W. HOOPER and his colored servant John Smith, US Colored Troops, Co. K, Charleston, SC. Partly printed DS, folded folio, Jun 30, 1865.
0252: [COLORED TROOPS]Est.
$80
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$100
NEAL DOW: 253. NEAL DOW (1804-1897). Union brigadier general wounded and taken prisoner at Port Hudson; exchanged after eight months for Confederate General "Rooney" Lee in Mar 1864. A noted temperance
0253: NEAL DOWEst.
$150
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$250
Lot Passed
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DAVID E. FARRAGUT: 254. DAVID E. FARRAGUT (1801-1870). American naval Admiral, and veteran of various wars and seas, who uttered the famous phrase "Damn the torpedoes!" while a flag commander in the Gulf of Mexico
0254: DAVID E. FARRAGUTEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
DAVID G. FARRAGUT: 255. DAVID G. FARRAGUT Clipped signature, 4½"x1½". Boldly signed "D. G. Farragut," adding rank and date "Augt. 22/66." Small ink bleed in numeral "6"; else VG/Fine. Accompanied by a nice clipped
0255: DAVID G. FARRAGUTEst.
$100
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$150
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[FIFE]: 256. [FIFE] Cloos and Crosby Civil War era rosewood fife. Measuring 17" in length and tipped with 2" silver sheaths at each end. "Geo. Cloos / Crosby" is stamped on barrel in two lines. Used by both
0256: [FIFE]Est.
$150
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$250
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[FIRST U.S. IRONCLAD]: 257. [FIRST U.S. IRONCLAD] Attractive engraving by George E. Perine of the St. Louis or Baron de Kalb, overall 6"x9½". This first US Ironclad was constructed by James B. Eads and launched Oct 12,
0257: [FIRST U.S. IRONCLAD]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[FORT DARLING]: 258. [FORT DARLING] Stereograph captioned on verso, "Interior of the Rebel Fort Darling, James River, near Richmond, VA showing Magazines, Bomb-proofs, and shot and shell," Card No. 3352. From a
0258: [FORT DARLING]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[FORT MAHONE]: 259. [FORT MAHONE] Stereograph view captioned on verso of orange card, "Union Picket line in front of the rebel Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers 'Fort Damnation,' Richmond, VA." Card No. 3200-1-2.
0259: [FORT MAHONE]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[FORT MCALISTER]: 260. [FORT MCALISTER] Stereograph captioned on verso of orange card as an "Interior View of Fort McAlister, Ga." Card No. 4005. Published as part of the "War Views" series by E & HT Anthony & Co, NY.
0260: [FORT MCALISTER]Est.
$100
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$150
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JOHN C. FRÉMONT: 261. JOHN C. FRÉMONT (1813-1890). Union major general, the first Republican to run for President (1856). Guided by Kit Carson, he explored that territory between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific
0261: JOHN C. FRÉMONTEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[GENERAL ORDERS 1863]: 262. [GENERAL ORDERS 1863] War-date printed General Orders No. 53, 1p, 8vo, "In the Field, Texas" at the Headquarters of the 25th Army Corps, Aug 18, 1863. Included are four orders: 1. Release from
0262: [GENERAL ORDERS 1863]Est.
$200
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$300
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HENRY W. HALLECK: 263. HENRY W. HALLECK (1815-1872). Union major general, Lincoln's General in Chief and advisor. He was a major administrator in the prosecution of the war against the Confederates. Clipped signature,
0263: HENRY W. HALLECKEst.
$100
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$150
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WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK: 264. WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK (1824-1886). Union Major General who defended key position at Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg; prominent at Battle of the Wilderness, at Spotsylvania Court House and at Cold
0264: WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCKEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
JOSEPH HOOKER: 265. JOSEPH HOOKER (1814-1879). Union major general called "Fighting Joe" who commanded the Army of the Potomac with little success. Signed card, 3½"x1¾". Boldly penned, "J. Hooker," adding rank as
0265: JOSEPH HOOKEREst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[ILLINOIS INFANTRY]: 266. [ILLINOIS INFANTRY] Partly-printed DS, 2pp, 30"x8¾", Springfield, May 10, 1864. Completed Pay Roll for a "detachment" of three lieutenants of the 21st and 38th IL for the period Feb 29 through
0266: [ILLINOIS INFANTRY]Est.
$100
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$150