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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
[JAMES RIVER FOOTBRIDGE]: 267. [JAMES RIVER FOOTBRIDGE] Stereograph view captioned on verso of orange card, "Ruins of Mayo's foot-bridge, from a small Island in the James River, Richmond, Va." Card No. 3269. Published as part
0267: [JAMES RIVER FOOTBRIDGE]Est.
$100
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$150
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[KING COTTON]: 268. [KING COTTON] Stereograph view from a negative by Brady & Co., Washington, DC, of the interior of a fort at Yorktown, VA, evidencing much rubble, including a destroyed cannon, scattered
0268: [KING COTTON]Est.
$100
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$150
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[LIBBY PRISON]: 269. [LIBBY PRISON] One of the most infamous prisons of the Civil War. Over 50,000 Union prisoners passed through its doors. Offered is a 10"x8" horizontal broadside with the lyrics of a song
0269: [LIBBY PRISON]Est.
$150
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$250
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[LITTLE ROUND TOP]: 270. [LITTLE ROUND TOP] Large photograph, 16¼"x11" portrait of a large gathering of well dressed people standing and seated on the famous heights of Little Round Top on the Gettysburg battlefield.
0270: [LITTLE ROUND TOP]Est.
$100
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$150
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JOHN A. LOGAN: 271. JOHN A. LOGAN (1826-1886). Union major general commanding 15th Corps; appointed military governor of Vicksburg after that city's surrender; commanded Army of Tennessee in battle at Atlanta.
0271: JOHN A. LOGANEst.
$150
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$250
[MARCH TO WARRANTON]: 272. [MARCH TO WARRANTON] Two war-date ALsS, 3pp, 8vo, 1862. On May 16, shortly before the siege of Fredericksburg, GEORGE PRYER, Co. G, 17th NY, McDowell's Division, writes in bold pencil to a
0272: [MARCH TO WARRANTON]Est.
$100
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$150
Lot Passed
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JOHN MCARTHUR: 273. JOHN MCARTHUR (1826-1906). Scottish-born Union brigadier general wounded at Battle of Pittsburg Landing; distinguished himself at the siege of Vicksburg; and again at Nashville where he was
0273: JOHN MCARTHUREst.
$150
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$250
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GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN: 274. GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN (1826-1885). Union major general in command of the Army of the Potomac; failed democratic presidential candidate (1864); governor of NJ. War-date ALS, 1p, 12mo, Orange, NJ,
0274: GEORGE B. MCCLELLANEst.
$200
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$300
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IRVIN MCDOWELL: 275. IRVIN MCDOWELL (1818-1885). Union major general whose army was routed at Bull Run, and who was later reprimanded for his command of the III Corps at Cedar Mountain and Second Bull Run. Boldly
0275: IRVIN MCDOWELLEst.
$80
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$100
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GEORGE G. MEADE: 276. GEORGE G. MEADE (1815-1872). Union general, victor at Gettysburg as commander of the Potomac, a position he held throughout the rest of the war. Large clipped signature, 5½"x1¾". Boldly
0276: GEORGE G. MEADEEst.
$150
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$250
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[MEDICAL CANTEEN]: 277. [MEDICAL CANTEEN] Kidney shaped medical canteen often used for quinine. The slightly concave oval metal canteen measures 9¾" at it's widest diameter and 1½" in depth with a 1" spout extending
0277: [MEDICAL CANTEEN]Est.
$150
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$250
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NELSON MILES: 278. NELSON MILES (1839-1925). Union brigadier general who served at Fredericksburg, Antietam and Chancellorsville, receiving several wounds. Very nice photograph [Rice, Washington, DC], sepia,
0278: NELSON MILESEst.
$150
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$250
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[NAVAL DOCUMENT]: 279. [NAVAL DOCUMENT] Transmittal of a Navy Commission for a Chief Engineer. War-date partly printed DS "Wm. Faxon, Chief Clerk," 1p, 4to, Washington, Mar 3, 1863. On Navy Department letterhead
0279: [NAVAL DOCUMENT]Est.
$100
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$150
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[PRISONER EXCHANGE]: 280. [PRISONER EXCHANGE] Stereograph captioned "Where Prisoners Were Exchanged," ca. 1861, with a view of Aiken's Landing where the Confederate truce boat would deliver starving Union prisoners for
0280: [PRISONER EXCHANGE]Est.
$150
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$250
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JAMES C. RICE: 281. JAMES C. RICE (1829-1864). Union brigadier general KIA at Laurel Hill. He was promoted to brigadier for his action in securing Little Round Top at Gettysburg. War-date ALS "J. C. Rice," 1p, 4to,
0281: JAMES C. RICEEst.
$150
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$250
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WINFIELD SCOTT: 282. WINFIELD SCOTT (1786-1866). Mexican War army officer whose role in the War of 1812 made him a national hero. He was made lieutenant general by Congress in 1852, the first since Washington,
0282: WINFIELD SCOTTEst.
$200
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$300
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WILLIAM H. SEWARD: "THIS IS AN OPEN REBELLION"283. WILLIAM H. SEWARD (1801-1872). Statesman leader of antislavery wing of Whig party that he led into Republican Party. As US secretary of state (1861-69), he prevented
0283: WILLIAM H. SEWARDEst.
$600
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$800
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PHILLIP H. SHERIDAN: 284. PHILLIP H. SHERIDAN (1831-1888). Union major general heading the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac, whose skills as a superb battlefield tactician culminated in his leading role in
0284: PHILLIP H. SHERIDANEst.
$100
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$150
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WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN: 285. WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN (1820-1891). Union major general whose infamous "March to the Sea" was a major event of the war, splitting the South in two. He was promoted to General of the Army upon
0285: WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMANEst.
$200
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$300
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WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN: 286. WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN Boldly signed card, "W. T. Sherman," 3¼"x2", adding "General." Mounted beneath CDV bust portrait vignette and colorful Union military tableau card. Fine. Present also
0286: WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMANEst.
$200
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$300
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WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN: 287. WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN Attractive partly-printed DS "W. T. Sherman," a bank check drawn on the Riggs & Co., Washington, DC, Jul 29, 1880. Boldly signed and completed in his hand. Two cut
0287: WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMANEst.
$200
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$300
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DANIEL E. SICKLES: 288. DANIEL E. SICKLES (1825-1914). Union major general with a reputation as a fierce fighter engaged at Antietam, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, where he lost his right leg in an unauthorized
0288: DANIEL E. SICKLESEst.
$100
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$150
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[SIEGE OF PETERSBURG]: 289. [SIEGE OF PETERSBURG] Stereograph captioned "View in the rear of Dunlop's House, Bolling-brook Street, Petersburgh, showing ruins of Tobacco Warehouse destroyed by shell." Published by E. HT
0289: [SIEGE OF PETERSBURG]Est.
$100
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$150
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GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS SMITH: 290. GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS SMITH (1820-1885). Union brigadier general, as colonel he led the 35th Illinois; wounded at Pea Ridge, later served in guarding critical railroad routes. Rare partly printed DS
0290: GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS SMITHEst.
$300
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$500