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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
[SOLDIER'S LETTER]: 291. [SOLDIER'S LETTER] Union soldier Byron W. Charles writes to his mother in East Brimfield, MA. War-date ALS, 3pp, 4to, Baltimore, Jul 8, 1863. In bold pencil on lightly lined paper, he writes
0291: [SOLDIER'S LETTER]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[SOLDIER'S PACKAGE]: 292. [SOLDIER'S PACKAGE] Partly printed Adams Express Company envelope, 3½" x 8", from Varina, VA, for delivery of $100 to Tobias Weymouth from William H. Weymouth, 8th ME. The back of the envelope
0292: [SOLDIER'S PACKAGE]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[SPRING LANCET]: 293. [SPRING LANCET] Commonly called a "bleeder," this polished steel spring lancet is engraved "Tiemann" on the casing. In Fine working condition. Contained in original black simulated leather
0293: [SPRING LANCET]Est.
$150
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$250
SOLD
EDWARD M. STANTON: 294. EDWARD M. STANTON (1814-1869). Secretary of War in Abraham Lincoln's cabinet whose dismissal by Andrew Johnson led to impeachment hearings for the President. War-date partly printed DS "E M
0294: EDWARD M. STANTONEst.
$150
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$250
WILLIAM EMERSON STRONG: 295. WILLIAM EMERSON STRONG (d. 1891). Union brigadier general, 12th WI, brevetted for distinguished service during Atlanta and South Carolina Campaigns. ALS "Wm. E. Strong," 1p, 4to, Chicago, Oct
0295: WILLIAM EMERSON STRONGEst.
$600
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$800
Lot Passed
SOLD
[STEREOGRAPH COLLECTION]: 296. [STEREOGRAPH COLLECTION] Six stereographs of Civil War images. From Griffith & Griffith, their American and Foreign Views series, are General Philip Sheridan's "Final Charge at Winchester," Sep
0296: [STEREOGRAPH COLLECTION]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
ALFRED H. TERRY: 297. ALFRED H. TERRY (1827-1890). Union brigadier general; postwar Indian fighter in charge of the Department of Dakota. Signed card, 4"x2½". Boldly penned, adding "Major General." Mounting abrasion
0297: ALFRED H. TERRYEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[UNION ARMY DRAFT]: "COLORED" MEN AMONG DRAFTED298. [UNION ARMY DRAFT] War-date broadside printed by The Reading Journal, Aug 29, 1863. Large imprint, 27½"x20½", of an extensive list, by district, of the men who were
0298: [UNION ARMY DRAFT]Est.
$500
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$700
SOLD
[UNION BOUNTY]: 299. [UNION BOUNTY] War-date DS on onionskin, 1p, small oblong folio, Rensselaer Co., Troy, [NY], Aug 1, 1864. Unassigned. Partially printed in green ink. Revenue stamp affixed. An ornately bordered
0299: [UNION BOUNTY]Est.
$200
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$300
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[UNION BOUNTY]: 300. [UNION BOUNTY] War-date partly printed DS, 1p, 8½"x3½", Barbour Co., WV, Sep 29, 1864. Three tax stamps affixed. Order of bounty payment to Joshua C. Ogden in the amount of $100 "on the call
0300: [UNION BOUNTY]Est.
$150
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$250
SOLD
[UNION BRIGADIER GENERALS I]: 301. [UNION BRIGADIER GENERALS I] Collection of four Civil War generals. DsS include a free franked transmittal Adjutant General's Office envelope signed by EDWARD D. TOWNSEND (1817-1893) as Asst.
0301: [UNION BRIGADIER GENERALS I]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[UNION BRIGADIER GENERALS II]: 302. [UNION BRIGADIER GENERALS II] Collection of four Civil War generals. DsS include a free franked Ordnance Department transmittal envelope signed by HENRY KNOX CRAIG (1791-1869) postmarked at
0302: [UNION BRIGADIER GENERALS II]Est.
$100
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$150
[UNION CAVALRY CHARGE]: 303. [UNION CAVALRY CHARGE] Very nice two-page woodcut engraving from war-date issue of Harper's Weekly, July 5, 1862. Volume 6, No. 288. Overall approx 22"x16". Entitled "The War For The Union
0303: [UNION CAVALRY CHARGE]Est.
$80
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$100
Lot Passed
[UNION BAYONET CHARGE]: 304. [UNION BAYONET CHARGE] Very nice two-page woodcut engraving from war-date issue of Harper's Weekly, July 12, 1862. Volume 6, No. 289. Approx 22"x16". Entitled "The War For The Union 1862 - A
0304: [UNION BAYONET CHARGE]Est.
$80
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$100
Lot Passed
SOLD
[UNION CIVILIAN'S LETTER]: 305. [UNION CIVILIAN'S LETTER] A letter from "Effie" to Union soldier John regarding family and news of a Confederate raid. War-date ALS, 2pp, 12mo, Philadelphia, Jul 14, [1864]. She sends news of
0305: [UNION CIVILIAN'S LETTER]Est.
$150
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$250
SOLD
[UNION COLLECTION]: 306. [UNION COLLECTION] Assortment of 45 autographs by Civil War Union generals and admirals. Included are clipped signatures and cards penned by THOMAS CRITTENDEN; JOHN HALE (2); JOHN PALMER; JAMES
0306: [UNION COLLECTION]Est.
$600
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$800
SOLD
[UNION DESERTER]: 307. [UNION DESERTER] Certificate of Court Martial of a Union soldier. ADS "James H Marshel Jr," 4to, 1p, Boston, Aug 14, 1865. On lined paper, in part, "I certify on honor that Private William
0307: [UNION DESERTER]Est.
$80
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$100
SOLD
[UNION DOG TAG]: 308. [UNION DOG TAG] Unique diamond-shaped flat pendant made of bone with stepped edges. Decoratively hand-incised and colored in black and red lettering "174th REG. PA I JULY. 4th I 1863." on one
0308: [UNION DOG TAG]Est.
$600
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$800
SOLD
[UNION GENERALS]: 309. [UNION GENERALS] Major generals W. T. SHERMAN (1820-1891) whose infamous "march to the sea" was a major event of the war; and PHIL. H. SHERIDAN (1831-1888), head of the Cavalry Corps of the Army
0309: [UNION GENERALS]Est.
$200
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$300
SOLD
[UNION GENERALS]: 310. [UNION GENERALS] Two autographs including BENJAMIN BUTLER (1818-1893), hated authoritarian military governor of occupied New Orleans. Postwar railroad coupon boldly signed as manager, National
0310: [UNION GENERALS]Est.
$200
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$300
SOLD
[UNION GENERALS]: 311. [UNION GENERALS] Untitled print, 4¾"x8", ca. 1861, of ten quarter-length portrait vignettes of Union Generals Scott; McClellan; Wool; Sigel; Banks; Fremont; Mansfield; Dix; Butler; and
0311: [UNION GENERALS]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[UNION MAJOR GENERALS]: 312. [UNION MAJOR GENERALS] Collection of seven autographs. Among them are clipped signatures by FRANK P. BLAIR, adding "U.S.S."; and JOHN A. MCCLERNAND, adding "Late, M.C" Signed cards include
0312: [UNION MAJOR GENERALS]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[UNION MILITARY MAP]: 313. [UNION MILITARY MAP] War-date hand-colored lithograph map entitled "Johnson's New Military Map of the United States Showing Forts, Military Posts &c. with Enlarged Plans of Southern Harbors" and
0313: [UNION MILITARY MAP]Est.
$200
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$400
SOLD
[UNION PAYROLL VOUCHER]: 314. [UNION PAYROLL VOUCHER] Manuscript DS, 1p, 15¾"x12½", Waynesboro, GA, Aug 3, 1866. Severance pay voucher for First Lt. William F. Martin in the US Army Vet. Res. Corps "stationed" at
0314: [UNION PAYROLL VOUCHER]Est.
$80
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$100