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Signature House
Auction XXI
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
JAMES BUCHANAN: 628. JAMES BUCHANAN (1791-1868). Fifteenth President of the United States (1857-61), serving only one term. CDV half-length portrait boldly signed at bottom border, adding "21 September 1866."
0628: JAMES BUCHANANEst.
$600
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$800
SOLD
JAMES BUCHANAN: 629. JAMES BUCHANAN ALS, 1p, 4to, Washington, Mar 5, 1857. On his first full day as President, Buchanan writes to Secretary of State, William L. Marcy, who had agreed to continue in his position
0629: JAMES BUCHANANEst.
$2,500
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$3,500
SOLD
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: 630. ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-1865). Sixteenth President of the United States (1860-65) who led the nation through the Civil War. Partly printed DS on vellum, 1p, folio, Washington, Mar 6, 1863. Blue
0630: ABRAHAM LINCOLNEst.
$4,500
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$5,500
SOLD
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: 631. ABRAHAM LINCOLN Eight words in his holograph removed from larger document. In full, "affirmed-It is therefore adjudged by the court" on blue paper. Unevenly trimmed and laid to larger blue
0631: ABRAHAM LINCOLNEst.
$400
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$600
SOLD
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN]: 632. [ABRAHAM LINCOLN] Half-length seated portrait engraving, 2½"x3¾", examining a book with his son Todd. Captioned in print beneath image "President Lincoln at Home." Published by Golden &
0632: [ABRAHAM LINCOLN]Est.
$100
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$125
SOLD
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN]: 633. [ABRAHAM LINCOLN] Second Inaugural silk, approx 2"x8½", a gray, black, red white and blue ribbon featuring an oval quarter-length portrait. Sullivan-Fischer AL-13, made by Thomas Stevens of
0633: [ABRAHAM LINCOLN]Est.
$300
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$500
SOLD
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN]: 634. [ABRAHAM LINCOLN] His famous Cooper Union speech delivered at the Cooper Institute in NY, published by the "Presidential Campaign of 1860. Republican Executive Congressional Committee."
0634: [ABRAHAM LINCOLN]Est.
$150
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$250
SOLD
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN]: 635. [ABRAHAM LINCOLN] Song sheet memorializing the death of President Lincoln. Entitled "Rest, Noble Chieftain, Song On The Death Of President Lincoln," by C. Archer, 4pp, 13"x10¼", Philadelphia,
0635: [ABRAHAM LINCOLN]Est.
$200
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$300
SOLD
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN]: 636. [ABRAHAM LINCOLN] Unusual oval bust photogravure portrait on thin paper with facsimile signature beneath image, 9"x12½". Two tiny punctures on photographic image; else in very good condition.
0636: [ABRAHAM LINCOLN]Est.
$200
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$300
SOLD
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN]: 637. [ABRAHAM LINCOLN] Oval portrait engraving by William Sartain laid to poster board, overall 10½"x12½", Philadelphia, 1865. Extremely sharp "paper plaque" image lightly toned; else Fine.
0637: [ABRAHAM LINCOLN]Est.
$150
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$250
SOLD
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN]: 638. [ABRAHAM LINCOLN] Attractive oval lithograph by Currier & Ives, image 10"x12", overall 15½"x19". Captioned "President Lincoln at Home" and subtitled "Reading the Scriptures to his Wife and
0638: [ABRAHAM LINCOLN]Est.
$150
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$250
SOLD
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN]: 639. [ABRAHAM LINCOLN] Bound imprint entitled Memorial Address On The Life and Character of Abraham Lincoln, delivered by the Hon. George Bancroft of NY, Feb 12, 1866, in the US House of
0639: [ABRAHAM LINCOLN]Est.
$100
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$150
[LINCOLN ASSASSINATION]: 640. [LINCOLN ASSASSINATION] Clipped early newspaper article detailing the President's assassination. "...On a hasty examination it was found that the President had been shot through the head, above
0640: [LINCOLN ASSASSINATION]Est.
$200
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$300
Lot Passed
SOLD
[LINCOLN ASSASSINATION]: 641. [LINCOLN ASSASSINATION] The President's murder was a huge blow to the American conscience. In their Sunday sermons, clergymen throughout the nation attempted to help their congregants to
0641: [LINCOLN ASSASSINATION]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[LINCOLN EULOGIES]: 642. [LINCOLN EULOGIES] Two imprints of tributes published shortly after his assassination. The first is entitled "Our National Unity Perfected in the Martyrdom of our President," 16pp, 8vo,
0642: [LINCOLN EULOGIES]Est.
$150
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$250
SOLD
HANNIBAL HAMLIN: 643. HANNIBAL HAMLIN (1809-1891). Vice President and friend of Abraham Lincoln. An antislavery Democrat, he was compelled to switch parties in 1856. Intact postal cover Free Franked, "H. Hamlin"
0643: HANNIBAL HAMLINEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
HANNIBAL HAMLIN: 644. HANNIBAL HAMLIN Two boldly penned clipped signatures, "H. Hamlin," adding "Me," 3½"x1¾", and "Hannibal Hamlin," 6½"x1½. Light vertical crease transverses first name of latter with tape stain
0644: HANNIBAL HAMLINEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[1864 ELECTION BALLOT]: 645. [1864 ELECTION BALLOT] A Miami County, Ohio Union Presidential Ticket for the 1864 election listing Abraham Lincoln for President and Andrew Johnson for Vice President together with state
0645: [1864 ELECTION BALLOT]Est.
$150
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$250
SOLD
ANDREW JOHNSON: 646. ANDREW JOHNSON (1808-1875). Seventeenth President of the United States (1865-69) succeeding to office after assassination of Lincoln. He survived impeachment by one vote. Signature on card,
0646: ANDREW JOHNSONEst.
$250
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$350
SOLD
ULYSSES S. GRANT: 647. ULYSSES S. GRANT (1822-1885). The Union Army's greatest general who became eighteenth President of the United States (1869-77). Large signature, "U. S. Grant" on beige paper slip, 5"x1¾".
0647: ULYSSES S. GRANTEst.
$250
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$350
SOLD
[ULYSSES S. GRANT]: 648. [ULYSSES S. GRANT] Mourning broadside, 12"x18", NY Variety Publishing Co., ca. 1885. Fine ornately bordered imprint headed "In Memoriam / General / U. S. Grant" beside quarter-length portrait
0648: [ULYSSES S. GRANT]Est.
$150
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$250
SOLD
[ULYSSES S. GRANT]: 649. [ULYSSES S. GRANT] ALS by Horace Porter, 6pp, 8vo, New York, Sep 15, 1875. Good political content. To US Attorney General Edwards Pierrepont regarding the political maneuvers necessary for a
0649: [ULYSSES S. GRANT]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
SCHUYLER COLFAX: 650. SCHUYLER COLFAX (1823-1885). Vice President under Grant (1869-73) involved in scandal ending his career. CDV standing portrait boldly signed on mount beneath image. Light soiling; minor abrasion
0650: SCHUYLER COLFAXEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
HENRY WILSON: 651. HENRY WILSON (1812-75). Vice President (1873-75) of the United States under Grant. Signature on card, 3½"x2". Boldly penned in brown ink, adding "Mass." Fine example. Wilson was an ardent
0651: HENRY WILSONEst.
$100
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$150