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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
FERDINAND GRAF VON ZEPPELIN: 580. FERDINAND GRAF VON ZEPPELIN (1838-1917). First notable builder of rigid dirigible airships, for which his surname is still a popular generic term. LS in German, 1p, small 8vo, Friedrichshafen,
0580: FERDINAND GRAF VON ZEPPELINEst.
$400
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$600
SOLD
[ASTRONAUT COLLECTION]: 581. [ASTRONAUT COLLECTION] Varied assortment of over 40 autographs signed by 31 astronauts. Included are signed 3"x5" cards penned by BUZZ ALDRIN (3), accompanied by several 4"x6" snapshots; NEIL
0581: [ASTRONAUT COLLECTION]Est.
$700
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$900
SOLD
ALAN BEAN: 582. ALAN BEAN (b.1932). American astronaut and artist; Apollo XII and Skylab III veteran; fourth man to walk on the moon. Commemorative block of postage stamps signed along top selvage, ca. 1981.
0582: ALAN BEANEst.
$175
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$250
SOLD
ALAN BEAN: 583. ALAN BEAN Unused block of four colorful 10¢ postage stamps commemorating the "First Man On The Moon." Boldly signed in the far right selvage in which he has numbered "6" of 24 sets. Mint
0583: ALAN BEANEst.
$80
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$100
SOLD
[CHALLENGER STS-7]: 584. [CHALLENGER STS-7] Seventh space shuttle orbital flight signed by four members of the first five-member crew. NASA printed SP, color, 10"x8" half-length portrait in flight suits. Those signing
0584: [CHALLENGER STS-7]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
YURI GAGARIN: 585. YURI GAGARIN (1934-1968). The first man to travel in space circling the Earth in a single orbit aboard Vostok 1 in 1961. Postcard celebrating the Russian cosmonaut's visit to East Germany
0585: YURI GAGARINEst.
$150
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$250
SOLD
JAMES IRWIN: 586. JAMES IRWIN (1930-1991). Pilot of lunar module and Moonwalker on Apollo 15 mission. Commemorative Postcard with blue cachet in left margin celebrating the "Launch of Apollo 15," postmarked Jul
0586: JAMES IRWINEst.
$150
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$250
SOLD
JAMES IRWIN: 587. JAMES IRWIN Block of four colorful 8¢ postage stamps commemorating the "United States in Space." Boldly signed in white selvage in which he has numbered "6" of 24 sets. Fine. Est: $100-150
0587: JAMES IRWINEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[MISSIONS STS 26 & 28]: 588. [MISSIONS STS 26 & 28] Crew members aboard the space shuttles Discovery and Columbia. Two NASA printed SPs, color, 10"x8" group portraits with mission emblem at top right margins. Boldly signed
0588: [MISSIONS STS 26 & 28]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
ALAN B. SHEPARD JR.: 589. ALAN B. SHEPARD JR. (1923-1998). America's first man in space and Moonwalker on Apollo 14 mission. ISP on cover of May 19, 1961, issue of Life magazine, 10½"x13½" seated still as he reads fan
0589: ALAN B. SHEPARD JR.Est.
$80
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$100
SOLD
[SPACE SHUTTLE COLLECTION]: 590. [SPACE SHUTTLE COLLECTION] Three NASA printed photographs, color, 10"x8" portraits of the crewmembers in flight suits aboard separate flights. Atlantis STS-34 astronauts include DON WILLIAMS;
0590: [SPACE SHUTTLE COLLECTION]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
GEORGE WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON SIGNS FIVE TIMESFRENCH & INDIAN WAR LAND CLAIM AGREEMENT591. GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799). Revered first President of the United States (1789-97); commander in chief of the Continental
0591: GEORGE WASHINGTONEst.
$22,000
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$25,000
SOLD
GEORGE WASHINGTON: VERY EARLY WASHINGTON DOCUMENT SIGNED THREE TIMES592. GEORGE WASHINGTON Early ADS, 1p, legal folio, [Mount Vernon], Jan 22, 1755. Washington signs three times a contract between himself and two local
0592: GEORGE WASHINGTONEst.
$10,000
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$14,000
SOLD
[GEORGE WASHINGTON]: 593. [GEORGE WASHINGTON] Superb signed plate proof of bust profile portrait by MAX ROSENTHAL, image 4¾"x6¾", overall 12"x15¾". Signed in bold pencil beneath image by the artist who copyrighted
0593: [GEORGE WASHINGTON]Est.
$250
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$450
SOLD
GEORGE WASHINGTON: 594. GEORGE WASHINGTON Unsigned text, being twelve words in his hand on laid paper, boldly penned, in full, "Patent No. 80 W. 170 ft. to the Land of the Haynes's"; plus three additional words in his
0594: GEORGE WASHINGTONEst.
$200
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$300
SOLD
[GEORGE WASHINGTON]: 595. [GEORGE WASHINGTON] Striking full-length seated engraving in uniform with sword at his side, 15½"x 21". Two small tears with no paper loss at top edge; 1" abrasion at bottom edge. Attractively
0595: [GEORGE WASHINGTON]Est.
$300
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$500
SOLD
[GEORGE WASHINGTON]: WOOD FROM MOUNT VERNON596. [GEORGE WASHINGTON] Miniature woodcut engraved profile portrait of the revered first President at center of circular montage featuring the famed mansion, tomb and other
0596: [GEORGE WASHINGTON]Est.
$150
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$250
[GEORGE WASHINGTON]: 597. [GEORGE WASHINGTON] Ulster County Gazette, Vol. II, No. 88, 4pp, folio, Kingston, NY, Jan 4, 1800. Pages three and four are black bordered and contain commentary describing the entombment and
0597: [GEORGE WASHINGTON]Est.
$400
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$600
Lot Passed
SOLD
[GEORGE & MARTHA WASHINGTON]: 598. [GEORGE & MARTHA WASHINGTON] Oval gem portraits of the first First Couple within ornate, patriotic embossing on red-bordered CDV mount. Portraits evidence light abrasions; minor soiling on
0598: [GEORGE & MARTHA WASHINGTON]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
JOHN ADAMS: 599. JOHN ADAMS (1735-1826). Second President of the United States (1797-1801) and first Vice President (1789-97); Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Unsigned Autograph Document, 1p,
0599: JOHN ADAMSEst.
$150
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$250
SOLD
THOMAS JEFFERSON: 600. THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826). Author and Signer of the Declaration of Independence; third President of the United States (1801-09). LS "Th: Jefferson," 1p, 4to, New York, Jun 18, 1790. To John
0600: THOMAS JEFFERSONEst.
$5,000
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$7,000
SOLD
THOMAS JEFFERSON: 601. THOMAS JEFFERSON Address panel on integral leaf addressed in his holograph, annotated "Monticello, Dec 3, 1810" on verso in another hand. To "Mr. James Ronaldson / Philadelphia." Boldly signed
0601: THOMAS JEFFERSONEst.
$2,800
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$3,200
SOLD
AARON BURR: 602. AARON BURR (1756-1836). Third Vice-President of the United States (1801-05) under Jefferson, with whom he had been tied in the presidential election of 1800. AES "Burr," 3¼"x7¼", n.p., Aug 1,
0602: AARON BURREst.
$300
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$400
SOLD
GEORGE CLINTON: 603. GEORGE CLINTON (1739-1812). Vice-President of United States under Thomas Jefferson during his second term and James Madison. Clinton served in the Continental Congress and was a brigadier
0603: GEORGE CLINTONEst.
$100
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$150