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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
HARRY S. TRUMAN: 701. HARRY S. TRUMAN Boldly signed card, 3½"x2", accompanied by a Truman campaign pin, 39 campaign stamps, and The Story of Harry S. Truman comic book published by the Democratic National Committee
0701: HARRY S. TRUMANEst.
$150
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$250
SOLD
HARRY S. TRUMAN: 702. HARRY S. TRUMAN Printed SP removed from publication, color matte, overall 7½"x5½" seated portrait with financier and diplomat AVERELL HARRIMAN (1891-1986), former ambassador to the USSR and
0702: HARRY S. TRUMANEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
HARRY S. TRUMAN: 703. HARRY S. TRUMAN Boldly penned signature beneath typed closing removed from letter, 5¼"x1¾". Loosely mounted beneath oval printed portrait. Fine. Est: $80-100 "Presented by Signature House"
0703: HARRY S. TRUMANEst.
$80
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$100
SOLD
[VICE PRESIDENTS]: 704. [VICE PRESIDENTS] Collection of four SPs, b/w portraits. Boldly signed by CHARLES G. DAWES (1865-1951), 6"x8"; CHARLES CURTIS (1860-1936), inscribed, 7½"x11", evidencing occasional light
0704: [VICE PRESIDENTS]Est.
$200
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$300
SOLD
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER: 705. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (1890-1969). Thirty-fourth President of the United States (1953-61); Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe during World War II largely responsible for successful
0705: DWIGHT D. EISENHOWEREst.
$250
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$350
SOLD
[HERBERT HOOVER & DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER]: 706. [HERBERT HOOVER & DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER] Collection of three partly printed documents with printed or secretarial signatures, 1p each, folios, Washington. Two postmaster appointments with printed
0706: [HERBERT HOOVER & DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER]Est.
$80
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$100
SOLD
JOHN F. KENNEDY: WHY ENGLAND SLEPT707. JOHN F. KENNEDY (1917-1963). Thirty-fifth President of the United States (1961-63) assassinated in Dallas. Rare ALS "Jack," 4pp, small 8vo, Hyannisport, Sep 3, [1940]. On
0707: JOHN F. KENNEDYEst.
$5,000
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$7,000
SOLD
JOHN F. KENNEDY: "DO KEEP YOUR SPIRITS HIGH!"708. JOHN F. KENNEDY TLS as President, 1p, 8vo, Washington, Aug 14, 1962. On White House letterhead to James Daniel Oliver. In part, "A neighbor of yours...has written me
0708: JOHN F. KENNEDYEst.
$2,500
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$3,500
SOLD
JOHN F. KENNEDY: 709. JOHN F. KENNEDY TLS "John" as Senator, 1p, 4to, Washington, Nov 6, 1953. On Senate letterhead to longtime supporter Lewis Weinstein in Boston. Kennedy transmits a copy of "Senate Report 440,
0709: JOHN F. KENNEDYEst.
$600
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$800
SOLD
[JOHN F. KENNEDY]: 710. [JOHN F. KENNEDY] FDC honoring Kennedy's 1943 wartime exploits in the Solomon Islands as commander of PT-109 with colorfully illustrated cachet. Postmarked Hontara, British Solomon Islands Aug
0710: [JOHN F. KENNEDY]Est.
$200
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$300
SOLD
JACQUELINE KENNEDY: 711. JACQUELINE KENNEDY (1929-1995). Popular First Lady and wife of John F. Kennedy. TLS "Jackie," 1p, 4to, n.p., Apr 15, 1964. On her "Mrs. John F. Kennedy" mourning stationery to a friend, Irene
0711: JACQUELINE KENNEDYEst.
$600
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$800
SOLD
JACQUELINE KENNEDY: 712. JACQUELINE KENNEDY Signed book, Profiles In Courage by John Kennedy, 282pp, 12mo, Harper & Row, New York, 1964. Commemorative Edition with forward by Robert Kennedy. Soft cover. Boldly signed on
0712: JACQUELINE KENNEDYEst.
$500
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$700
SOLD
LYNDON B. JOHNSON: 713. LYNDON B. JOHNSON (1908-1973). Thirty-sixth President of the United States (1963-69); Vice President under John F. Kennedy, succeeding to the Presidency within minutes of Kennedy's assassination
0713: LYNDON B. JOHNSONEst.
$350
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$550
SOLD
LYNDON B. JOHNSON: 714. LYNDON B. JOHNSON Vintage ISP, b/w, 8"x10" quarter-length seated portrait of the young senator. Boldly signed in fountain pen, adding sentiment. Identified beneath portrait as "Minority Leader
0714: LYNDON B. JOHNSONEst.
$200
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$300
BARKLEY & HUMPHREY: 715. BARKLEY & HUMPHREY Two Democratic Vice Presidents. TLsS, 1p each, Washington, DC. On senatorial letterhead, May 31, 1955, KY Senator ALBEN W. BARKLEY (1877-1956) graciously complies with
0715: BARKLEY & HUMPHREYEst.
$80
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$100
Lot Passed
SOLD
RICHARD NIXON: 716. RICHARD NIXON (1913-1994). Thirty-seventh President of the United States (1969-74). Boldly signed card as US Senator, 3½"x1¾", in blue felt tip. Also included is a signed White House card by
0716: RICHARD NIXONEst.
$200
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$300
SOLD
RICHARD NIXON: 717. RICHARD NIXON SP, b/w, 8"x10" candid quarter-length portrait of the younger future President standing behind podium with microphones. Boldly signed beneath image. Fine. Est: $150-250 "Presented
0717: RICHARD NIXONEst.
$150
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$250
SOLD
[RICHARD NIXON]: 718. [RICHARD NIXON] Souvenir Inaugural Medal struck in 1969 celebrating his first term in office. Circular, 2 ¾" bronze bust portrait of Nixon on the obverse with Presidential seal and inaugural
0718: [RICHARD NIXON]Est.
$300
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$500
SOLD
RICHARD & PATRICIA NIXON: 719. RICHARD & PATRICIA NIXON ISP with sentiment, b/w, three-quarter length seated family portrait. Boldly signed at bottom 1¼" white border by Mrs. Nixon, who pens the inscription and sentiment;
0719: RICHARD & PATRICIA NIXONEst.
$250
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$300
SOLD
[NIXON & AGNEW]: 720. [NIXON & AGNEW] Souvenir Inaugural Medal struck in 1973 celebrating their second term in office. Circular, 2¾" solid bronze double-profile bust portraits of Nixon and his Vice President Spiro
0720: [NIXON & AGNEW]Est.
$300
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$500
SOLD
GERALD R. FORD: 721. GERALD R. FORD (b. 1913). Thirty-eighth President of the United States (1974-77). Hardcover copy of The Warren Report: The Official Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of
0721: GERALD R. FORDEst.
$400
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$500
SOLD
GERALD R. FORD: 722. GERALD R. FORD Excellent SP, color, 10"x8" half-length standing portrait of the President with his wife and Chief Justice Warren Burger as he takes the Oath of office. Boldly signed at bottom
0722: GERALD R. FORDEst.
$100
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$150
GERALD R. FORD: 723. GERALD R. FORD Unlined card, 5"x3", boldly signed. Also a White House card, 4"x2½", boldly signed by First Lady BETTY FORD. Accompanied by autopen TLS, 1p, 4to, Washington, Nov 3, 1973. On
0723: GERALD R. FORDEst.
$80
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$100
Lot Passed
GERALD R. FORD: 724. GERALD R. FORD TLS "Jerry Ford" as Michigan Congressman, 1p, 4to, Washington, DC, Jun 25, 1954. On his personal Congressional letterhead to a constituent, a postal employee, regarding H.R. 9245,
0724: GERALD R. FORDEst.
$60
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$80
Lot Passed