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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
ALEXANDER CALDER: 773. ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976). American sculptor who created the mobile in Paris in the early 1930's and also produced immobile abstract sculptures which were known as "stabiles." Signed
0773: ALEXANDER CALDEREst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
MARC CHAGALL: 774. MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985). Russian-born French surrealist painter, the first to portray Russian folklore and Biblical themes. Colorful Israeli postcard commemorating "Chagall Windows," in a
0774: MARC CHAGALLEst.
$300
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$400
SOLD
KEITH HARING: 775. KEITH HARING (1958-1990). American painter known for his simple, drawings of dogs, babies, and dancing figures, all of which he used in his graffiti art. FDC with cache illustrating a camellia
0775: KEITH HARINGEst.
$80
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$100
SOLD
JOHN F. HERRING SR.: 776. JOHN F. HERRING SR. (1795-1865). English painter of great repute, and of great understanding of the physical form of the animals he painted. He specialized in racehorses, painting many of the
0776: JOHN F. HERRING SR.Est.
$250
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$300
SOLD
MARK KOSTABI: 777. MARK KOSTABI (b. 1960). American born composer and controversial neo-expressionist artist. Limited edition signed lithograph, color, 27½"x35½" stylized three-dimensional image entitled Above
0777: MARK KOSTABIEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
MARINO MARINI: 778. MARINO MARINI (1901-1980). Italian sculptor and painter. Signed original lithograph, color, 10½"x13¼" image of three abstract standing figures entitled Illustration IV, Tudor Publishing for
0778: MARINO MARINIEst.
$80
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$100
SOLD
ALBERTO VARGAS: 779. ALBERTO VARGAS (1896-1982). Prolific Peruvian artist whose Varga Girl for Esquire in 1940 and subsequent Playboy illustrations made his name synonymous with pin-up and glamour art. Signed art
0779: ALBERTO VARGASEst.
$150
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$250
SOLD
[1880 ROME]: 780. [1880 ROME] Collection of five 10"x7" albumen prints of famous monuments in Rome in 1880. Untitled. Images include the Spanish Steps leading to the Church of Santa Trinità dei Monti; the
0780: [1880 ROME]Est.
$300
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$500
SOLD
VICTOR VASARÉLY: 781. VICTOR VASARÉLY (1908-1997). The father of Op-Art, this French painter's optical images influenced modern cultural concepts of the 60s and 70s extending to architecture, computer science and
0781: VICTOR VASARÉLYEst.
$80
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$100
SOLD
DR. SEUSS: b>782. DR. SEUSS (1904-1991). Pen name of Pulitzer Prize winning children's author and illustrator Theodore Geisel, who also received an Academy Award for his cartoon creation Gerald McBoing Boing.
0782: DR. SEUSSEst.
$200
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$300
SOLD
DR. SEUSS: 783. DR. SEUSS Original drawing of his character the Cat in the Hat in black and pink pen. Boldly signed beneath sentiment, "Best Wishes..." Pristine example. Est: $1500-1700 "Presented by Signature
0783: DR. SEUSSEst.
$1,500
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$1,700
SOLD
DR. SEUSS: 784. DR. SEUSS ISP with sentiment, b/w, 3½"x5" quarter-length portrait. Boldly signed and inscribed at bottom white border. Fine example. Est: $150-250 "Presented by Signature House"
0784: DR. SEUSSEst.
$150
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$250
SOLD
DR. SEUSS: 785. DR. SEUSS FDC with attractive cache honoring American artist Thomas Eakins. Postmarked at Washington, DC, Nov 2, 1967. Boldly signed at bottom margin adding a color sketch of the Grinch in a
0785: DR. SEUSSEst.
$80
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$100
SOLD
CHARLES SCHULZ: 786. CHARLES SCHULZ (1922-2000). The twentieth century's most influential cartoon artist, the creator of Peanuts comic strip. Original four-panel pen and wash cartoon strip, 27¾"x7½" featuring
0786: CHARLES SCHULZEst.
$1,000
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$1,500
SOLD
CHARLES M. SCHULZ: 787. CHARLES M. SCHULZ Printed drawing of Snoopy sleeping on his dog house, 8½"x11". Boldly signed beneath image in black felt tip adding sentiment. Minor toning; two horizontal folds away from
0787: CHARLES M. SCHULZEst.
$500
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$700
SOLD
HAM FISHER: 788. HAM FISHER (1900-1955). Creator of popular comic strip action hero Joe Palooka that debuted in 1928. Unsigned original pencil sketch of a seasoned looking lumberjack with his ax in hand and a
0788: HAM FISHEREst.
$200
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$300
SOLD
RUDOLPH WENDELIN: 789. RUDOLPH WENDELIN (1910-2000). Sculptor, painter and illustrator who developed the "Smokey the Bear" campaign for the US Forest Service. His version of the character for many years rivaled
0789: RUDOLPH WENDELINEst.
$900
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$1,100
SOLD
JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG: 790. JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG (1877-1960). American illustrator and writer best known for his World War I recruiting poster of Uncle Sam declaring, "I Want You." He was a regular contributor to many
0790: JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGGEst.
$1,500
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$2,000
SOLD
JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG: 791. JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG Original charcoal drawing, 15"x13½", illustrating an American fighter plane being serviced inside a hangar for McDonnell Douglas. Untitled. Attractively double-matted to
0791: JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGGEst.
$1,500
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$2,000
SOLD
JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG: 792. JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG ALS, 1p, 4to, New York, May 24, 1945. On his personal letterhead to Mr. Robert, in part, "The 'Yankee Girls Abroad' was published in London 1900...I know nothing about any
0792: JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGGEst.
$400
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$600
SOLD
KEN BALD: 793. KEN BALD (b. 1920). American cartoonist and creator of Judd Saxon, Dr. Kildare, and started drawing the newspaper comic version of the popular TV show Dark Shadows. Original three-panel pen and
0793: KEN BALDEst.
$140
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$160
SOLD
[CARTOONISTS]: 794. [CARTOONISTS] Two noted American cartoonists. TED KEY (b.1912), creator of the beloved maid Hazel, and Diz and Liz; and BILL HOLBROOK (b. 1958), creator of On The Fastrack. FDC honoring
0794: [CARTOONISTS]Est.
$80
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$100
AL CAPP: 795. AL CAPP Byname of Alfred Gerald Caplin (1909-1979). Creator of Li'l Abner comic strip (1934) noted for its satiric commentary on current events and public figures. Boldly signed 5"x3" unlined
0795: AL CAPPEst.
$80
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$100
Lot Passed
SOLD
FRIZ FRELENG: 796. FRIZ FRELENG (1905-1995). American artist and animator, the creator of "Bugs Bunny," "Yosemite Sam," and a host of other Warner characters. Original pencil sketch of the head of his Bugs Bunny
0796: FRIZ FRELENGEst.
$80
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$100