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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
JAMES STEWART: 990. JAMES STEWART Promotional SP, b/w, 10"x8" still in a scene from It's A Wonderful Life (1946). Boldly signed. Fine. Est: $80-100 "Presented by Signature House"
0990: JAMES STEWARTEst.
$80
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$100
SOLD
CHARLES S. "TOM THUMB" STRATTON: 991. CHARLES S. "TOM THUMB" STRATTON (1838-1883). Reaching 3'4" at maturity, the American entertainer known as "General Tom Thumb" toured with Barnum throughout US and England. Signed card,
0991: CHARLES S. "TOM THUMB" STRATTONEst.
$100
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$150
GLORIA SWANSON: 992. GLORIA SWANSON (1897-1983). Silent screen star and Max Sennett bathing beauty best remembered for Sunset Boulevard (1950), her last film. Signed card, 3"x5", boldly penned in blue ink beneath
0992: GLORIA SWANSONEst.
$100
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$150
Lot Passed
SOLD
TANDY & CRONYN: 993. TANDY & CRONYN Eminent Tony Award-winning stage couple HUME CRONYN (b. 1911) and JESSICA TANDY (1909-1995) married since 1942. ALS, 2pp, 12mo, n.p., Dec 14, [n.y.]. Tandy writes to an admirer
0993: TANDY & CRONYNEst.
$150
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$250
SOLD
SHIRLEY TEMPLE BLACK: 994. SHIRLEY TEMPLE BLACK (b. 1928). Popular child-star of the '30s and '40s who in later life became US Ambassador to Ghana and US Representative to the UN. TLS, 1p, 8vo, Washington, Aug 5, 1976. On
0994: SHIRLEY TEMPLE BLACKEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[THE FONDAS]: 995. [THE FONDAS] Father and daughter, HENRY FONDA (1905-1982),and JANE FONDA (b. 1937), both winners of the Academy Award. SP, b/w, overall 8"x10" portrait of Henry; and an ISP, b/w matte, 8"x10"
0995: [THE FONDAS]Est.
$80
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$100
SOLD
[THE GILDED LILY]: 996. [THE GILDED LILY] A 1934 Paramount release featuring Academy Award winning stars CLAUDETTE COLBERT (1905-1996) and RAY MILLAND (1905-1986). SP, b/w, 10"x8" film still featuring a scene from the
0996: [THE GILDED LILY]Est.
$80
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$100
SOLD
[THE RAT PACK]: 997. [THE RAT PACK] A coterie of popular Hollywood entertainers of the '50s and '60s led by Frank Sinatra, who often appeared together. Two golf balls, individually signed by DEAN MARTIN (1917-1995);
0997: [THE RAT PACK]Est.
$80
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$100
SOLD
[THE SOPRANOS]: 998. [THE SOPRANOS] Popular HBO series based on a North Jersey mob boss, Tony Soprano. Very nice SP, color, 8"x10" cast portrait. Members include VINCENT PASTORE (b. 1946); JAMES GANDOLFINI (b. 1961)
0998: [THE SOPRANOS]Est.
$150
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$250
SOLD
[THE TEN COMMANDMENTS]: 999. [THE TEN COMMANDMENTS] Enduring classic Biblical epic produced by Cecil B. DeMille in 1956. SP, color, 10"x8" portrait in costume of stars CHARLTON HESTON as Moses and YUL BRYNNER as the Pharaoh
0999: [THE TEN COMMANDMENTS]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[THE THREE STOOGES]: CURLEY AND MOE1000. [THE THREE STOOGES] Popular slapstick comedy trio who made a string of successful film shorts for Columbia Pictures through the 1940s, featuring MOE HOWARD (1895-1975); his
1000: [THE THREE STOOGES]Est.
$400
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$600
SOLD
[TITANIC]: 1001. [TITANIC] James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster film about the unsinkable ship. SP, color, 10"x8" full-length portrait of the cast at the 1998 Golden Globe Awards. Boldly signed by LEONARDO
1001: [TITANIC]Est.
$150
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$250
SOLD
[TITANIC]: 1002. [TITANIC] Dramatic movie poster, color, 27"x40", featuring the two principal stars and the ill-fated ocean liner. Boldly signed by stars LEONARDO DICAPRIO; KATE WINSLET; KATHY BATES; BILL
1002: [TITANIC]Est.
$100
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$150
[TITANIC COLLECTION]: 1003. [TITANIC COLLECTION] Collection of three 3½"x5½ cards individually signed by costars KATHY BATES; BILLY ZANE; and GLORIA STUART. Separately double matted beside a lobby card and a film still
1003: [TITANIC COLLECTION]Est.
$150
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$250
Lot Passed
SOLD
SPENCER TRACY: 1004. SPENCER TRACY (1900-1967). Versatile leading actor in the classics Captains Courageous (1937); Boys Town (1938); Judgment at Nuremberg (1961); and countless others. Vintage SP with sentiment,
1004: SPENCER TRACYEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
LANA TURNER: 1005. LANA TURNER (1920-1995). Sophisticated leading lady of the '40s and '50s in Peyton Place (1957). TDS, 3pp, legal folio, [Los Angeles], Jul 1, 1976. Legal instrument entitled "Amendment to
1005: LANA TURNEREst.
$150
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$250
[TV ENTERTAINERS]: 1006. [TV ENTERTAINERS] Four autographs by three television personalities. Included are two SPs, b/w, 8"x10" quarter-length portraits of Wheel of Fortune's VANNA WHITE; and Vanna and PAT SAJAK,
1006: [TV ENTERTAINERS]Est.
$60
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$80
Lot Passed
SOLD
[VINTAGE ACTRESSES]: 1007. [VINTAGE ACTRESSES] Nice collection of four SPs, b/w, 5"x7" portraits. Among them are OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND; CLAUDETTE COLBERT; DARLA HOOD; and an ISP, 5½"x7", signed by Olympic skater SONJA
1007: [VINTAGE ACTRESSES]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
ORSON WELLES: 1008. ORSON WELLES (1915-1985). Unconventional actor, writer, producer and director best remembered for his radio version of War of the Worlds in 1938 and his first film, Citizen Kane. Vintage ISP
1008: ORSON WELLESEst.
$250
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$350
SOLD
ORSON WELLES: 1009. ORSON WELLES TLS, 1p, small 8vo, n.p., Feb 28, 1956. On his personal letterhead to an admirer. In part, "It means rather more to us than non-theatre folk might suspect to hear directly from
1009: ORSON WELLESEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
MAE WEST: 1010. MAE WEST (1893-1980) Sultry American entertainer of stage, vaudeville and screen in the '30s and '40s. Collection of three SPs, including a b/w, 8"x10" three-quarter-length portrait with a
1010: MAE WESTEst.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[WIZARD OF OZ]: 1011. [WIZARD OF OZ] Collection of three signatures of performers in this 1939 classic individually matted beneath film stills in which they appeared. Among them are NITA KREBS (color); HARRY MONTY;
1011: [WIZARD OF OZ]Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
[THE BEATLES]: 1012. [THE BEATLES] RIAA-certified gold album presented to the legendary British rock group to commemorate the sale of more than 500,000 copies of their Capital Records recording "Live At The BBC."
1012: [THE BEATLES]Est.
$3,000
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$5,000
SOLD
[THE BEATLES]: 1013. [THE BEATLES] RIAA-certified platinum album presented to the legendary British rock group to commemorate the sale of more than 1,000,000 copies of their Capital Records recording "Sgt. Pepper's
1013: [THE BEATLES]Est.
$3,000
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$5,000