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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
[USS MIAMI]: 315. [USS MIAMI] Collection of three war-date ALsS, 4pp each, 12mo, USS Miami, Dec 4 1863, Feb 5, and Jun 25, 1864, by WILLIAM B. MARNE, who served as the ship's surgeon, off the coast of Roanoke
0315: [USS MIAMI]Est.
$300
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$500
SOLD
LEW WALLACE: 316. LEW WALLACE (1827-1905). Union major general who defended Baltimore and Washington from Confederate forces under Jubal Early at the Battle of Monocacy; author of Ben Hur. Boldly penned signature
0316: LEW WALLACEEst.
$80
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$100
SOLD
WILLIAM F. HALSEY: 'BULL' HALSEY'S HAT317. WILLIAM F. HALSEY 1882-1959). Five-star admiral; commander of US Third Fleet who played a pivotal role in the Pacific Theater in World War II defeating the Japanese at
0317: WILLIAM F. HALSEYEst.
$5,000
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$6,000
SOLD
WILLIAM F. HALSEY: 318. WILLIAM F. HALSEY Signature on gilt-edged card featuring four-star flag, 3¾"x2¼". Boldly signed "W.F. Halsey." Accompanied by transmittal TLS, 1p, 4to, San Francisco, Mar 12, 1944, from
0318: WILLIAM F. HALSEYEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
ERNEST J. KING: 319. ERNEST J. KING (1878-1956). Fire-star Admiral, USN, Commander in chief, US Fleet. Offered is his Navy Officer's Sword donated to the Navy Relief Fund Auction. Accompanied by auction donor card
0319: ERNEST J. KINGEst.
$4,000
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$6,000
SOLD
GEORGE S. PATTON JR.: "HE DIED IN A MOST GALLANT FASHION"320. GEORGE S. PATTON JR. (1895-1945). Celebrated Lt. General of the Army, one of the finest tank commanders ever, who advanced to full general (1945) after he led
0320: GEORGE S. PATTON JR.Est.
$1,800
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$2,200
SOLD
GEORGE S. PATTON JR.: 321. GEORGE S. PATTON JR. Brief TLS "G S Patton Jr.," 1p, 4to, [Bad Tolz, Germany], Jul 25, 1945. On Office of the Commanding General letterhead responding to an autograph request. In full, "My
0321: GEORGE S. PATTON JR.Est.
$1,400
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$1,800
[GEORGE S. PATTON JR.]: 322. [GEORGE S. PATTON JR.] Two original WW II photographs of the general. A b/w, 5" x 4" full-length image of Patton standing in uniform outside a building, stamped on verso, "Confidential, Until
0322: [GEORGE S. PATTON JR.]Est.
$100
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$150
Lot Passed
SOLD
GEORGE DEWEY: 323. GEORGE DEWEY (1837-1917). American Admiral; naval officer who served under Farragut in the Civil War; later became a hero when he destroyed the Spanish squadron in Manila Bay during
0323: GEORGE DEWEYEst.
$150
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$250
[EARLY RUSSIAN SUBMARINES]: 324. [EARLY RUSSIAN SUBMARINES] Fine historical military volume, Submarines of the Tsarist Navy, a Pictorial History, edited by I.D. Spassky & V.P. Semyonov with Norman Polmar, 94pp, 7"x10¼", Naval
0324: [EARLY RUSSIAN SUBMARINES]Est.
$150
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$250
Lot Passed
SOLD
GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI: 325. GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI (1807-1882). Italian nationalist revolutionary leader of the famous red shirts who led the struggle for Italian unification. Clipped signature, "G. Garibaldi," 3¾"x1¼".
0325: GIUSEPPE GARIBALDIEst.
$100
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$150
WILLIAM A. BISHOP: 326. WILLIAM A. BISHOP (1894-1956). Canadian aviator of WWI, officially credited with bringing down 72 enemy aircraft; awarded the Military Cross, Distinguished Service Award and Victoria Cross by
0326: WILLIAM A. BISHOPEst.
$100
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$150
Lot Passed
SOLD
HORATIO KITCHENER: 327. HORATIO KITCHENER (1850-1916). British military officer and statesman, known for his conquest of the Sudan and as a symbol of British fighting spirit in the early part of World War I. Clipped
0327: HORATIO KITCHENEREst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[HOLLAND I]: BRITAIN'S FIRST SUBMARINE328. [HOLLAND I] Great Britain's first submarine purchased from the American Electric Boat Company built at the Vickers Maxim shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness. HM No. 1 was
0328: [HOLLAND I]Est.
$200
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$400
SOLD
[NAPOLEON'S MARSHALLS]: 329. [NAPOLEON'S MARSHALLS] Collection of twelve autographs by Napoleon's Marshalls plus five other distinguished French military notables. These were the men upon whom, ultimately, the fate of the
0329: [NAPOLEON'S MARSHALLS]Est.
$300
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$500
SOLD
ARTHUR W. WELLESLEY: 330. ARTHUR W. WELLESLEY 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852). British general and prime minister called the "Iron Duke" remembered for his victory over Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo and famous
0330: ARTHUR W. WELLESLEYEst.
$300
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$500
SOLD
[WEST POINT]: 331. [WEST POINT] Leather trimmed book, 8¼"x10¼", documenting the drumming out of some wayward members of our esteemed military, Mar 1877 thru Jan 1881. US Military Academy Library bookplate on
0331: [WEST POINT]Est.
$3,000
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$4,000
SOLD
WILLIAM "BILLY" MITCHELL: 332. WILLIAM "BILLY" MITCHELL (1879-1936). Outspoken American army general who commanded the Army Air Forces in France during World War I (1917-18) court-martialed for his public views on a separate
0332: WILLIAM "BILLY" MITCHELLEst.
$150
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$250
SOLD
THOMAS EDWARD LAWRENCE: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA333. THOMAS EDWARD LAWRENCE (1888-1935). T. E. Lawrence was a Welsh born British adventurer, soldier, and author, who mobilized the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire during
0333: THOMAS EDWARD LAWRENCEEst.
$300
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$400
SOLD
JOHN J. PERSHING: 334. JOHN J. PERSHING (1860-1948). Commander-in-Chief, American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Nicknamed "Black Jack" he went on to become Army Chief of Staff (1921-24). A Fine reproduced
0334: JOHN J. PERSHINGEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
EDDIE RICKENBACKER: 335. EDDIE RICKENBACKER (1890-1973). Foremost American ace fighter pilot in World War I and winner of Congressional Medal of Honor. While making an inspection of air force bases in the Pacific during
0335: EDDIE RICKENBACKEREst.
$300
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$400
SOLD
EDDIE RICKENBACKER: 336. EDDIE RICKENBACKER SP, b/w, 5"x4" full-length portrait in uniform standing with one foot resting on biplane wheel. Boldly signed adding rank and "1918" over "1970." Ink slightly uneven; o/w VG.
0336: EDDIE RICKENBACKEREst.
$200
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$300
SOLD
EDDIE RICKENBACKER: 337. EDDIE RICKENBACKER His autobiography, Rickenbacker, 8vo, 458pp, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1967. Boldly signed on first flyleaf. Fine. Est: $150-250Presented by Signature House
0337: EDDIE RICKENBACKEREst.
$150
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$250
SOLD
[USS S-50]: 338. [USS S-50] (SS-161). Authorized by Congress, this early submarine was built by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company and launched Jun 18, 1921. Lt. J. A. Crutchfield was its first commander. Original
0338: [USS S-50]Est.
$100
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$200