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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
IRA EAKER: 363. IRA EAKER (1896-1987). Lieutenant general, commander in chief, Mediterranean Allied Air Forces. SP, b/w, 6"x8" bust portrait vignette in uniform sketched in 1943 by Paul Clewes. Boldly signed
0363: IRA EAKEREst.
$150
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$250
SOLD
[ENOLA GAY]: 364. [ENOLA GAY] The famed World War II B-29 bomber which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, Aug 6, 1945. Printed SP, two separate images, b/w, 8"x10" overall. The atomic bomb called
0364: [ENOLA GAY]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[ENOLA GAY]: 365. [ENOLA GAY] Full-color reproduction of painting of the bomber returning from the drop site, the huge mushroom cloud forming over Hiroshima. Boldly signed at bottom white border by three of the
0365: [ENOLA GAY]Est.
$80
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$100
SOLD
JOSEPH F. ENRIGHT: 366. JOSEPH F. ENRIGHT (1910-2000). Joining the submarine force in 1936, he took command of the USS Archerfish in 1944. On November 29, his submarine sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano, the
0366: JOSEPH F. ENRIGHTEst.
$200
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$300
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JAMES M. GAVIN: 367. JAMES M. GAVIN (1907-1990). Army commander known as "the jumping general" because he parachuted with combat troops during World War II; led parachute section of 82nd Airborne at D-Day. SP, b/w,
0367: JAMES M. GAVINEst.
$80
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$100
SOLD
COURTNEY H. HODGES: 368. COURTNEY H. HODGES (1887-1966). WWII lieutenant general, First Army, Commanding. Brief war-date TLS, 1p, 8vo, Apr 4, 1945. On Headquarters First Army letterhead in reply to an autograph request.
0368: COURTNEY H. HODGESEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[IWO JIMA]: 369. [IWO JIMA] One of the costliest battles of WWII, with a loss of some 6,000 Marines. Commemorative SP, b/w, overall 12¾"x10" still of the flag-raising on Feb 23, 1945. Signed by the last three
0369: [IWO JIMA]Est.
$80
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$100
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GEORGE C. KENNEY: 370. GEORGE C. KENNEY (1889-1977). Army and Air Force general; commander of Fifth Air Force under MacArthur, in the South Pacific; member of Air Hall of Fame. His brown wool Crusher style hat made by
0370: GEORGE C. KENNEYEst.
$600
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$800
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HUSBAND E. KIMMEL: KIMMEL SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT371. HUSBAND E. KIMMEL (1882-1968). American naval officer and Admiral who was relieved of command as Commander in Chief of Combined US Fleet after Japanese attack on
0371: HUSBAND E. KIMMELEst.
$200
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$300
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WILLIAM D. LEAHY: 372. WILLIAM D. LEAHY (1875-1959). American Admiral of the Fleet; Chief of Staff to Franklin Roosevelt, presiding over the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Brief TLS, 1p, 8vo, Washington, Dec 30, 1943. On
0372: WILLIAM D. LEAHYEst.
$100
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$150
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CURTIS E. LEMAY: 373. CURTIS E. LEMAY (1906-1990). US Air Force officer whose expertise in strategic bombardment techniques was important during World War II and afterward; later became SAC commander and Air Force
0373: CURTIS E. LEMAYEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[LIBERATED GERMANY]: 374. [LIBERATED GERMANY] Collection of nine b/w, 8"x10" photographs removed from Colonel Russ Utke's album. Images include four American soldiers standing in front of a billboard, "You Are Now
0374: [LIBERATED GERMANY]Est.
$150
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$250
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DOUGLAS MACARTHUR: 375. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR (1880-1964). American general and Allied Supreme Commander in the Pacific in World War II. As Supreme Commander of UN forces in Korea, he was fired by President Truman for
0375: DOUGLAS MACARTHUREst.
$300
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$500
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DOUGLAS MACARTHUR: 376. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR Exceptional SP [Weldon S. Burnham] with sentiment, b/w, 10½"x13¾" full-length candid portrait in uniform. Boldly signed. Mounted. Fine. Est: $300-500 "Presented by Signature
0376: DOUGLAS MACARTHUREst.
$300
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$500
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DOUGLAS MACARTHUR: 377. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR SP, b/w matte, 8"x10" quarter-length portrait in uniform. Boldly signed across image. Two tiny punctures at top and bottom borders. Accompanied by SP, b/w, 8"x10" half-length
0377: DOUGLAS MACARTHUREst.
$200
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$300
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DOUGLAS MACARTHUR: 378. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR Signature at bottom of ALS, 4to, 1943. Boldly penned at conclusion of V-Mail correspondence from a collector requesting his autograph. Uneven toning away from signature; else
0378: DOUGLAS MACARTHUREst.
$200
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$250
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DOUGLAS MACARTHUR: 379. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR Boldly penned signature, 3¼"x1", handsomely double matted beside an original Life magazine cover, Aug 28, 1950. The nicely preserved cover features a three-quarter-length "New
0379: DOUGLAS MACARTHUREst.
$150
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$250
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GEORGE C. MARSHALL: 380. GEORGE C. MARSHALL (1880-1959). Army chief of staff during World War II; Secretary of State under Truman (1947-49) whose postwar European economic recovery plan, known as the "Marshall Plan",
0380: GEORGE C. MARSHALLEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[MILITARY NOTABLES]: 381. [MILITARY NOTABLES] Collection of over 60 autographs signed by generals and other notables of the Army and Air Force, mostly from WWII, some from WWI. Among them, an SP by EARL WHEELER; TLsS by
0381: [MILITARY NOTABLES]Est.
$400
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$600
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MARC A. MITCHER: 382. MARC A. MITCHER (1887-1947). Navy admiral; pioneer naval aviator whose early service included duty as pilot of the NC-1 seaplane during the 1919 transatlantic flight of the NC-4. He was Captain
0382: MARC A. MITCHEREst.
$200
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$300
BERNARD L. MONTGOMERY: 383. BERNARD L. MONTGOMERY (1887-1976). British Field Marshal who began the drive at El Alamein that ultimately drove Rommel from North Africa; played a prominent role in the Allied invasion of
0383: BERNARD L. MONTGOMERYEst.
$150
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$250
Lot Passed
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BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERY: 384. BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERY ANS "B. L. Montgomery," 1p, 12mo, Sicily, Aug 16, 1943. On folded Airmail stationery to Donald Quigley. In full, "Very many thanks for your letter, it was good of you to
0384: BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERYEst.
$150
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$250
SOLD
CHESTER W. NIMITZ: 385. CHESTER W. NIMITZ (1885-1966). Admiral, USN; Commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet; signed the Japanese surrender document on behalf of the United States. Signed card, "C. W. Nimitz," embossed
0385: CHESTER W. NIMITZEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
ALEXANDER PATCH: 386. ALEXANDER PATCH (1889-1945). Lieutenant general, 7th Army, Commanding; Commander in Chief Guadalcanal (1942-43). War-date TLS "Sandy Patch," 1p, 4to, Headquarters, Oct 26, 1944. To Major General
0386: ALEXANDER PATCHEst.
$200
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$300