Auction XXI

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UPLAND, CA, United States

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Auction XXI

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.

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JAMES MADISON: 604. JAMES MADISON (1751-1836). Fourth President of the United States (1809-17); known as the father of the Constitution for his role in the Constitutional Convention. As a congressman from Virginia

0604: JAMES MADISONEst.

$600

$900

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JAMES MADISON: 605. JAMES MADISON Clipped signature, 3¾"x1½", laid to heavy bond. Signature a little light; vertical folds transverses "M" in last name; else Fair/Good. Accompanied by steel engraving. Est:

0605: JAMES MADISONEst.

$200

$300

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JAMES MONROE: 606. JAMES MONROE (1758-1831). Fifth President of the United States (1817-25) noted for the acquisition of Florida and the 1823 proclamation of the Monroe Doctrine warning European countries not to

0606: JAMES MONROEEst.

$600

$800

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JAMES MONROE: 607. JAMES MONROE Bold signature removed from partly printed DS as President [1818], 4½"x1½". Light age toning; two vertical folds transverse first and last names; o/w VG. Accompanied by Nov 21,

0607: JAMES MONROEEst.

$200

$300

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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS: 608. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1767-1848). Sixth President of the United States (1825-29). One of the most able to hold the office of secretary of state, he principally formulated the Monroe Doctrine. ADS,

0608: JOHN QUINCY ADAMSEst.

$800

$1,000

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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS: 609. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Partly printed DS "J. Q. Adams" on vellum as President, 1p, 14"x 8¾", Washington, Apr 10, 1827. A land grant to Richard Jackman of one hundred sixty acres at Wooster in the

0609: JOHN QUINCY ADAMSEst.

$400

$600

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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS: 610. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Clipped signature on vellum, "J. Q. Adams," 3½"x2". Boldly penned. Light soiling; o/w VG/Fine. Est: $200-300 "Presented by Signature House"

0610: JOHN QUINCY ADAMSEst.

$200

$300

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JOHN C. CALHOUN: 611. JOHN C. CALHOUN (1782-1850) Vice President under John Quincy Adams, the first to resign from office; ardent champion of slavery and state's rights; secretary of war under Monroe; secretary of

0611: JOHN C. CALHOUNEst.

$100

$150

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JOHN C. CALHOUN: 612. JOHN C. CALHOUN Clipped signature, "J C Calhoun," 3"x¾", boldly penned in brown ink. Nicely matted beside handsome engraved full-length standing portrait. Overall 12"x9". Fine example. Est:

0612: JOHN C. CALHOUNEst.

$80

$100

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ANDREW JACKSON: 613. ANDREW JACKSON (1767-1845). Forceful seventh President of the United States (1829-37), the first from humble origins; and the first to gain office by a direct appeal to the mass of voters, a

0613: ANDREW JACKSONEst.

$1,600

$1,800

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ANDREW JACKSON: 614. ANDREW JACKSON Franked folded postal cover "Free Andrew Jackson" as President, addressed in his holograph to "Mr. John C. McLamore / Nashville / Tennessee." Darkly penned with typical large

0614: ANDREW JACKSONEst.

$800

$900

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MARTIN VAN BUREN: 615. MARTIN VAN BUREN (1782-1862). Eighth President of the United States (1837-41) who played a major role in the creation of the Democratic Party. Brief ALS "M. Van Buren," ¼p, 4to, n.p., Jan 19,

0615: MARTIN VAN BURENEst.

$300

$500

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MARTIN VAN BUREN: 616. MARTIN VAN BUREN Boldly penned clipped signature, "M. V. Buren," 3½"x1¼", beneath closing, "Your friend," nicely inlaid to larger stock with several words in his holograph on verso. Overall

0616: MARTIN VAN BURENEst.

$150

$250

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RICHARD MENTOR JOHNSON: 617. RICHARD MENTOR JOHNSON (1780-1850). Vice President of the United States under Martin Van Buren (1837-41), the only Vice President to have been elected by the Senate when there was no majority in

0617: RICHARD MENTOR JOHNSONEst.

$100

$150

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WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON: 618. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON (1773-1841). Ninth President of the United States (1841) who died one month after his inauguration of pneumonia. AD unsigned, narrow oblong 12mo, Greenville, Jul 5, 1794.

0618: WILLIAM HENRY HARRISONEst.

$250

$350

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JOHN TYLER: 619. JOHN TYLER (1790-1862). Tenth President of the United States (1841-45); first Vice President to succeed to office on death of a President. Tyler favored secession and served in the CSA senate

0619: JOHN TYLEREst.

$150

$250

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JAMES K. POLK: 620. JAMES K. POLK (1795-1849). Eleventh President of the United States (1845-49) who led the country during the Mexican-American War and secured the territories of Oregon and Washington. Captain

0620: JAMES K. POLKEst.

$900

$1,100

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JAMES K. POLK: 621. JAMES K. POLK Fifteen words in his hand removed from larger letter, unsigned. Polk writes, "too well, not to appreciate them properly, and [?] suffer such as may go to..." Boldly penned in brown

0621: JAMES K. POLKEst.

$250

$350

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MILLARD FILLMORE: 622. MILLARD FILLMORE (1800-1874). Thirteenth President of the United States (1850-53) succeeding Zachary Taylor upon his death in office; opened Japanese-American trade relations. Boldly signed

0622: MILLARD FILLMOREEst.

$125

$175

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[MILLARD FILLMORE]: 623. [MILLARD FILLMORE] CDV three-quarter length standing portrait. Charles D. Fredricks & Co., Broadway, NY, backstamp. Identified at bottom of image and on verso. Corner tips clipped; else VG. Est:

0623: [MILLARD FILLMORE]Est.

$100

$150

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FRANKLIN PIERCE: 624. FRANKLIN PIERCE (1804-1869). Fourteenth President of the United States (1853-57); brigadier general during Mexican War. Boldly signed embossed mourning stationery, 12mo, adding sentiment in two

0624: FRANKLIN PIERCEEst.

$150

$200

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WILLIAM R. KING: 625. WILLIAM R. KING (1786-1853). Vice President under Franklin Pierce (1853); US minister to France (1844-46) where he prevented French protest regarding the growing anticipation of the annexation

0625: WILLIAM R. KINGEst.

$100

$150

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JANE PIERCE: 'SHADOW IN THE WHITE HOUSE'626. JANE PIERCE (1806-1863). First Lady (1853-57), the former Jane Means Appleton, married to President Franklin Pierce in 1834. She was tubercular and melancholic from

0626: JANE PIERCEEst.

$700

$800

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[SECRETARIAL LAND GRANTS]: 627. [SECRETARIAL LAND GRANTS] Nice collection of five presidential land grants, all secretarially signed. Partly-printed DsS, 5pp, oblong folios, Washington, DC, 1848-1857. From the Administrations

0627: [SECRETARIAL LAND GRANTS]Est.

$200

$300

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Signature House

UPLAND, CA, United States

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Signature House
407 Liberty Ave.

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9AM - 5PM EST
March 10-14, 2003

UPLAND, CA 91786

USA

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