Auction XXI 2003-03-15 Auction - 1190 Price Results - Signature House in CA - Page 22
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
HAMILTON FISH: 507. HAMILTON FISH (1808-1893). Secretary of State (1868-77) under Grant . This influential politician held political office representing NY since 1843. Handsome cabinet photograph as Secretary of
0507: HAMILTON FISHEst.
$200
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$300
SOLD
JOHN HAY: 508. JOHN HAY (1838-1905). Secretary of State under Presidents McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt (1898-1905); important Lincoln biographer; one of Lincoln's private secretaries. Exceptional SP
0508: JOHN HAYEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
CORDELL HULL: 509. CORDELL HULL (1871-1955). Statesman, UN adviser and Nobel Peace Prize recipient (1945). Appointed secretary of state by Franklin Roosevelt (1933-44), he was negotiating with the Japanese as
0509: CORDELL HULLEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
ROBERT KENNEDY: 510. ROBERT KENNEDY (1925-1968). Younger brother of President John Kennedy assassinated during his presidential campaign; appointed US Attorney General by his brother. SP, b/w, image 6"x7", overall
0510: ROBERT KENNEDYEst.
$300
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$400
SOLD
[KENNEDY BROTHERS]: 511. [KENNEDY BROTHERS] Attorney General ROBERT F. KENNEDY SP, b/w, overall 4½"x6" quarter-length portrait. Mounted. Plus his younger brother TED KENNEDY (b. 1932), US senator from MA since 1962.
0511: [KENNEDY BROTHERS]Est.
$200
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$300
EDWARD LIVINGSTON: 512. EDWARD LIVINGSTON (1764-1836). Secretary of State under Jackson (1831-33) and Minister to France (1833-35). Partly printed DS "E Livingston," 1p, legal folio, Ulster Co., [NY], Oct 1799. Legal
0512: EDWARD LIVINGSTONEst.
$100
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$150
Lot Passed
SOLD
JOHN SHERMAN: 513. JOHN SHERMAN (1823-1900). Secretary of the Treasury (1877-81) under Hayes and Secretary of State (1897-98) under McKinley, he was the brother of William Tecumseh Sherman. Nice collection of
0513: JOHN SHERMANEst.
$200
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$300
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DANIEL WEBSTER: 514. DANIEL WEBSTER (1782-1852). Leading lawyer; US senator from Massachusetts; twice secretary of state under Tyler and Fillmore. One of the great orators of his time, he became the voice of the
0514: DANIEL WEBSTEREst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
LEVI WOODBURY: 515. LEVI WOODBURY (1789-1851). Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1845-51); secretary of the navy (1831-34); secretary of the treasury (1834-41). LS as secretary of the treasury,
0515: LEVI WOODBURYEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[EMANCIPATION LEADERS]: 516. [EMANCIPATION LEADERS] Excellent albumen photo montage of bust portraits of those Senators and Representatives of the 38th Congress who voted to enact the 13th Amendment outlawing slavery,
0516: [EMANCIPATION LEADERS]Est.
$300
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$400
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CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW: 517. CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW (1834-1928). American lawyer, railroad executive and politician renowned for his wit and charm as an after-dinner speaker. Very nice cabinet photograph attributed to Pach
0517: CHAUNCEY M. DEPEWEst.
$250
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$450
SOLD
JOSEPH JOHNSON: 518. JOSEPH JOHNSON (1785-1877). Governor of VA (1852-55); presidential elector in 1860; captain in War of 1812. Partly printed DS as governor, 1p, oblong 4to, [Richmond], May 2, 1855. Commission of
0518: JOSEPH JOHNSONEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[19TH CENTURY POLITICIANS]: 519. [19TH CENTURY POLITICIANS] Collection of eleven cabinet members, governors and other politicos. Signed cabinet photographs include THOMAS F. BAYARD (1828-1898), dated 1882; JAMES G. BLAINE
0519: [19TH CENTURY POLITICIANS]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[AMBASSADORS COLLECTION]: 520. [AMBASSADORS COLLECTION] Archive of 102 vintage autographs by 20th century American and foreign ambassadors from all over the world including Europe, the Middle East, Central and South America,
0520: [AMBASSADORS COLLECTION]Est.
$200
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$400
SOLD
[CDV POLITICAL COLLECTION]: 521. [CDV POLITICAL COLLECTION] Collection of eight 19th century politicians. Signed CDVs include FERNANDO WOOD (1812-1881), signed on verso; ROSCOE CONKLING (1829-1888); WILLIAM M. EVARTS
0521: [CDV POLITICAL COLLECTION]Est.
$300
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$500
SOLD
DEWITT CLINTON: 522. DEWITT CLINTON (1769-1828). American politician; Peace Party candidate for President (1812); Governor of NY and chief supporter of Erie Canal. Partly printed DS as governor, 1p, oblong folio,
0522: DEWITT CLINTONEst.
$80
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$100
SOLD
DEWITT CLINTON: 523. DEWITT CLINTON Partly printed DS, 1p, large folio, New York, May 1, 1811. Corporate paper sunburst seal present. Lease to James Secor for a lot "bounded northerly by the lane leading from the
0523: DEWITT CLINTONEst.
$80
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$100
SOLD
THOMAS E. DEWEY: 524. THOMAS E. DEWEY (1902-1971). Prosecuting attorney and Republican governor of New York who twice ran unsuccessfully for President, defeated by Roosevelt in 1944 and Truman in 1948. Boldly signed
0524: THOMAS E. DEWEYEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS: 525. STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS (1813-1861). Statesman, presidential candidate against Lincoln whom he had defeated in the Illinois Senate race, called the "Little Giant" for his small stature and great
0525: STEPHEN A. DOUGLASEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
ALFRED E. SMITH: 527. ALFRED E. SMITH (1873-1944). American statesman and democratic presidential candidate (1928); governor of NY. Handsome SP, b/w, 8"x10" quarter-length portrait. Albany Art Union blindstamp.
0527: ALFRED E. SMITHEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[STEVENSONS OF ILLINOIS]: 528. [STEVENSONS OF ILLINOIS] Three generations of political notables. ADLAI STEVENSON (1835-1914), Vice President under Grover Cleveland. Signed card with sentiment. Plus his grandson, Democratic
0528: [STEVENSONS OF ILLINOIS]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
EDWARD TIFFIN: 529. EDWARD TIFFIN (1766-1829). English-born statesman, physician and clergyman; first elected governor of Ohio (1803-07); US senator (1807-09). ADS, 1p, legal folio, "Territory of the United States
0529: EDWARD TIFFINEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
GEORGE C. WALLACE: 530. GEORGE C. WALLACE (1919-1998). Governor of Alabama and thrice defeated presidential candidate remembered for his anti-desegrationist efforts during the '60s Civil Rights movement. He survived an
0530: GEORGE C. WALLACEEst.
$80
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$100
SOLD
[POLITICAL COLLECTION 1]: 531. [POLITICAL COLLECTION 1] Very nice collection of 31 autographs by various 19th and 20th century politicians and including business leaders, cabinet officials, ambassadors, governors, a vice
0531: [POLITICAL COLLECTION 1]Est.
$700
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$900