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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
[USS S-15 SUBMARINE]: EARLY SUBMARINE BUILT BY SIMON LAKE339. [USS S-15 SUBMARINE] (SS 120). Built in 1917 by Simon Lake's Torpedo Boat Company at Bridgeport, CT. Commissioned in 1921 with Lt. Commander David R. Lee in
0339: [USS S-15 SUBMARINE]Est.
$400
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$700
SOLD
[BARON MANFRED VON RICHTHOFEN]: "RED BARON'S" HAIR340. [BARON MANFRED VON RICHTHOFEN] (1892-1918). German military aviator, leader of a fighter squadron known as Richthofen's Circus, credited with the destruction of 80 Allied
0340: [BARON MANFRED VON RICHTHOFEN]Est.
$400
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$600
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LEONARD WOOD: 341. LEONARD WOOD (1860-1927). US Army Chief of Staff replaced by General John Pershing in 1914; commanded the Rough Riders, which he formed with Theodore Roosevelt at outbreak of Spanish-American
0341: LEONARD WOODEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[WORLD WAR I MEDICAL DOCUMENT]: MILITARY EMPLOYS PROSTITUTES342. [WORLD WAR I MEDICAL DOCUMENT] Amazing war-date memorandum regarding venereal disease in France. Typed document, 5pp, 4to, Base Hospital No. 101, Oct 4, 1917. To
0342: [WORLD WAR I MEDICAL DOCUMENT]Est.
$200
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$300
SOLD
[WORLD WAR I SOLDIER'S ART]: 343. [WORLD WAR I SOLDIER'S ART] A brass 75mm casing from a French M1897, one of the most famous light artillery pieces in the world during WW I because it was rapid firing and accurate. These guns
0343: [WORLD WAR I SOLDIER'S ART]Est.
$100
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$150
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DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER: 344. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (1890-1969). Thirty-fourth President of the United States (1953-61). Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe during World War II largely responsible for successful
0344: DWIGHT D. EISENHOWEREst.
$1,000
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$1,200
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DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER: 345. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Superb facsimile of the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, boldly signed beneath image. Accompanied by a war-date TLS
0345: DWIGHT D. EISENHOWEREst.
$600
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$800
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[GUY BLAIR DENIT]: 346. [GUY BLAIR DENIT] (1891-1976). MacArthur's Chief Surgeon Southwest Pacific Command (1943-1946); Chief Surgeon US European Command (1948-1952); and Chief Surgeon US Army Europe (1952-1953).
0346: [GUY BLAIR DENIT]Est.
$2,500
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$3,500
EISENHOWER & BRADLEY: 347. EISENHOWER & BRADLEY Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (1890-1969); and General OMAR N. BRADLEY (1893-1981) of the 12th Army Group; senior
0347: EISENHOWER & BRADLEYEst.
$400
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$600
Lot Passed
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TERRY ALLEN: 348. TERRY ALLEN (1888-1969). Colorful, charismatic commander of the 104th Infantry known as the Timberwolves, considered one of the finest assault divisions in WW II, and the First Division fighting
0348: TERRY ALLENEst.
$100
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$150
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HENRY [HAP] H. ARNOLD: 349. HENRY [HAP] H. ARNOLD (1886-1950). Commanding general of the US Army Air Corps in World War II who long, and successfully, advocated a separate air force ranking equally with the Army and the
0349: HENRY [HAP] H. ARNOLDEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[BLACK SHEEP SQUADRON]: 350. [BLACK SHEEP SQUADRON] Members of WMF-214 under the command of Marine Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington who received much acclaim at Guadalcanal, counting eight aces in addition to Boyington. FDC
0350: [BLACK SHEEP SQUADRON]Est.
$100
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$150
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GREGORY "PAPPY" BOYINGTON: 351. GREGORY "PAPPY" BOYINGTON (1912-1988). Colorful air ace in the Pacific during World War II who shot down 28 Japanese planes; member of the Flying Tigers. Brief ALS, 1p, 8vo, [Fresno, CA], Sep 7,
0351: GREGORY "PAPPY" BOYINGTONEst.
$150
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$250
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[WILLIAM HOWARD ARNOLD]: 352. [WILLIAM HOWARD ARNOLD] (1901-1976). Lt. Gen. who commanded the famous Americal Division in the South Pacific during WW II. He led troops in Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Bougainville and in the
0352: [WILLIAM HOWARD ARNOLD]Est.
$1,400
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$1,600
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OMAR N. BRADLEY: 353. OMAR N. BRADLEY (1893-1981). General, 12th Army Group; senior commander of US ground troops in invasion of Europe in 1944; chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff after 1949. Two TLsS, 1p each, 8vo.
0353: OMAR N. BRADLEYEst.
$200
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$300
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OMAR N. BRADLEY: 354. OMAR N. BRADLEY SP, b/w matte, overall 8"x10" quarter-length portrait in uniform. Boldly signed at bottom border. US Army attribution on verso. Light paper clip impression at top left corner;
0354: OMAR N. BRADLEYEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[BRITISH & FRENCH MILITARY]: 355. [BRITISH & FRENCH MILITARY] Diverse collection of 20 autographs by British and French generals, field marshals and admirals of WWI and WWII. Signatures include [Bruce] FRASER OF NORTH CAPE;
0355: [BRITISH & FRENCH MILITARY]Est.
$200
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$300
ARLEIGH BURKE: 356. ARLEIGH BURKE (1901-1995). Rear Admiral, USN, Chief of Naval Operations during World War II; decorated Naval hero in the South Pacific known as "31 Knot Burke" a sobriquet supplied by Admiral
0356: ARLEIGH BURKEEst.
$80
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$100
Lot Passed
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CLAIRE L. CHENNAULT: 357. CLAIRE L. CHENNAULT (1890-1958). Air Force major general who originated the use of paratroopers during World War I; aviation adviser to Chaing Kai-Chek; organized the "Flying Tigers", famous for
0357: CLAIRE L. CHENNAULTEst.
$150
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$250
MARK W. CLARK: 358. MARK W. CLARK (1896-1984). WW II General who led the Fifth Army up the Italian boot; became the youngest three-star General at 46 when he organized the Fifth Army in Africa. He signed the Korean
0358: MARK W. CLARKEst.
$100
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$150
Lot Passed
SOLD
LUCIUS D. CLAY: 359. LUCIUS D. CLAY (1897-1978). American army officer who served in various engineering assignments during World War II; military governor (1947-49) of US zone in occupied Germany; US military
0359: LUCIUS D. CLAYEst.
$100
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$150
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JACOB L. DEVERS: "SEE HOW THE GERMANS TAKE CARE OF THE WOUNDED"360. JACOB L. DEVERS (1887-1979). US general during World War II, whose 6th Army Group successfully penetrated German-held positions in central Europe
0360: JACOB L. DEVERSEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
JAMES H. DOOLITTLE: 361. JAMES H. DOOLITTLE (1896-1993). American aviator, the first pilot to fly across the US in less than a day (1922). He led the first US air raid on Japan during World War II for which he was
0361: JAMES H. DOOLITTLEEst.
$80
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$100
SOLD
[DOOLITTLE RAIDERS]: 362. [DOOLITTLE RAIDERS] Nine members of the celebrated raid on Tokyo on Apr 18, 1942, led by Jimmy Doolittle. FDC with attractive cachet honoring General Joseph Stilwell postmarked at Providence,
0362: [DOOLITTLE RAIDERS]Est.
$100
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$150