Auction XXI 2003-03-15 Auction - 1190 Price Results - Signature House in CA - Page 19
0023: AMERICAN ARCHIVES0118: [WYANDOTTE NATION PETITION]0591: GEORGE WASHINGTON
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UPLAND, CA, United States
Auction Details

Auction XXI

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
[GEORGE V]: 435. [GEORGE V] (1865-1936). King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Emperor of India (1910-1936) of the house of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Lovely ornate manuscript DS, 1p,
0435: [GEORGE V]Est.
$800
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$1,000
SOLD
[BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS]: 436. [BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS] Collection of twenty 19th and 20th century British Prime Ministers. Among them are ALsS by the [Marquess of] SALISBURY; [Earl John] RUSSELL; [Earl of] ROSEBERY; and
0436: [BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS]Est.
$800
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$1,000
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NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN: 437. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN (1869-1940). Conservative British prime minister (1937-40) whose appeasement policy toward Hitler's Germany culminated in the Munich Pact in 1938. Returning home, he
0437: NEVILLE CHAMBERLAINEst.
$100
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$150
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BENJAMIN DISRAELI: 438. BENJAMIN DISRAELI 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881). Eccentric British writer and prime minister (1868 and 1874-80) who exerted profound influence on British conservative politics; ardent
0438: BENJAMIN DISRAELIEst.
$100
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$150
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ROBERT PEEL: 439. ROBERT PEEL (1788-1850). First Conservative Prime Minister of England who reorganized the London police force, hence the name, "Bobbies." Signature, 2¾"x7½". Boldly signed "The Queen / Rob
0439: ROBERT PEELEst.
$100
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$150
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ROBERT WALPOLE: 440. ROBERT WALPOLE (1676-1745). First Earle of Oxford. British statesman commonly regarded as Britain's first prime minister (1721-42), who controlled government and opposition through skills in
0440: ROBERT WALPOLEEst.
$300
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$400
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ARTHUR W. WELLINGTON: 441. ARTHUR W. WELLINGTON 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
0441: ARTHUR W. WELLINGTONEst.
$100
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$150
WILLIAM GLADSTONE: 442. WILLIAM GLADSTONE (1809-1898). British Prime Minister under Queen Victoria and rival of Disraeli; leader of the Liberals who reformed the Irish government, believed to be the greatest liberal of
0442: WILLIAM GLADSTONEEst.
$100
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$150
Lot Passed
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MARGARET THATCHER: 443. MARGARET THATCHER (b. 1925). Leader of Conservative Party and Prime Minister of Great Britain (1979-90). SP, b/w, image 4½"x5½", overall 5"x7" half-length seated portrait. Boldly signed in
0443: MARGARET THATCHEREst.
$80
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$100
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NAPOLEON BONAPARTE: 444. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE (1769-1821). Emperor of France who consolidated and institutionalized many reforms of the French Revolution. His brilliance in the field of battle and as Emperor of France has
0444: NAPOLEON BONAPARTEEst.
$900
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$1,100
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NAPOLEON BONAPARTE: 445. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE Endorsement "accorde NP," on DS 3pp, folio, Paris, Feb 2, 1808. On "Report to his Majesty the Emperor of France and King of Italy" letterhead, Napoleon authorizes a payment be
0445: NAPOLEON BONAPARTEEst.
$900
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$1,100
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NAPOLEON III & EUGENIE: 446. NAPOLEON III & EUGENIE (1808-1873). French Emperor (1852-70) who revived the Napoleonic Empire and led France to defeat in the Franco-Prussian War; nephew of Napoleon I, he assumed the
0446: NAPOLEON III & EUGENIEEst.
$150
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$250
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[BONAPARTES]: 447. [BONAPARTES] Collection of four Bonaparte family notables. Clipped signature, "Le Prince de Canino," 3"x½", by Napoleon's younger brother, LUCIEN BONAPARTE (1775-1840). Also a clipped
0447: [BONAPARTES]Est.
$300
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$500
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MARIE DE MÉDICIS: 448. MARIE DE MÉDICIS (1573-1642). Queen of France, the wife (1600-1610) of Henry IV. As regent (1610-1617) for her son Louis XIII, she was influential in the political rise of Richelieu. Manuscript
0448: MARIE DE MÉDICISEst.
$400
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$600
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MAXIMILIAN: 449. MAXIMILIAN Prince Ferdinand (1832-1867). Austrian archduke appointed Emperor of Mexico (1864-1867) by the French who had taken advantage of the American Civil War to capture Mexico. He lacked
0449: MAXIMILIANEst.
$700
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$900
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VICTOR AMADEUS II: 450. VICTOR AMADEUS II (1666-1732). The duke of Savoy (1675-1713), king of Sicily (1713-20), king of Sardinia (1720-30). Succeeding his father, Charles Emmanuel II, as Duke of Savoy, he overthrew the
0450: VICTOR AMADEUS IIEst.
$350
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$450
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ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA: 451. ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA (1794-1876). Mexican general and dictator who dominated his nation for 30 years. Elected president eleven times, he preferred to rule as dictator and was overthrown
0451: ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNAEst.
$800
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$1,100
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BENITO JUAREZ: 452. BENITO JUAREZ (1806-1872). President of Mexico (1861-63 & 1867-72) and one of the country's greatest heroes. He brought about many liberal reforms including that of church and state. ALS
0452: BENITO JUAREZEst.
$900
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$1,100
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EMPRESS ELIZABETH OF RUSSIA: 453. EMPRESS ELIZABETH OF RUSSIA Elizabeth Petrovna (1709-62). Czarina of Russia (1741-62), daughter of Peter the Great. Elizabeth herself, armed, led a bloodless overthrow of young Czar Ivan VI and
0453: EMPRESS ELIZABETH OF RUSSIAEst.
$800
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$1,000
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NICHOLAS II: 454. NICHOLAS II (1868-1918). Last Czar of Russia (1894-1917). Forced by the revolution of 1905 to create a Russian parliament and approve a constitution. He abdicated during the February Revolution
0454: NICHOLAS IIEst.
$800
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$1,000
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NICHOLAS II: 455. NICHOLAS II Exceptional partly printed DS in Russian, 1p, small folio, St. Petersburg, Aug 20, 1904. Translated. Headed "Imperial Decree Of The Chapter Of Russian Imperial And Royal Orders,"
0455: NICHOLAS IIEst.
$700
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$900
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[NICHOLAS II & ALEXANDRA]: CUP OF SORROWS456. [NICHOLAS II & ALEXANDRA] Large ceramic on copper cup, called the Khodynka Cup, or Cup of Sorrows, made to commemorate the lavish Russian Imperial Coronation of the last Romanov
0456: [NICHOLAS II & ALEXANDRA]Est.
$500
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$700
SOLD
NIKITA KHRUSCHEV: 457. NIKITA KHRUSCHEV (1894-1971). Premier of the former Soviet Union (1958-64), this fiery politician was forced by the Kennedy Administration to remove missiles from Cuba following a tense, nuclear
0457: NIKITA KHRUSCHEVEst.
$300
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$400
ANDREY GROMYKO: 458. ANDREY GROMYKO (1909-1989). Soviet official who served almost three decades (1957-1985) as foreign minister of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and was its head of state from 1985
0458: ANDREY GROMYKOEst.
$100
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$150
Lot Passed