Auction XXXII - Autographs & Memorabilia 2007-04-28 Auction - 580 Price Results - Signature House in CA - Page 3
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0494: JAMES A. GARFIELD SIGNED DOCUMENT AS PRESIDENT0457: GEORGE WASHINGTON LETTER SIGNED AS PRESIDENT0198: MANFRED VON RICHTHOFEN SIGNED MENU/WREATH
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UPLAND, CA, United States
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Auction XXXII - Autographs & Memorabilia

Signature House welcomes you to our 32nd offering featuring over 1000 lots including vintage and contemporary historical autographs, documents, manuscripts and related collectibles. Closing in two Live sessions, collectors may choose from a choice selection of Medieval artifacts to colonial and religious artifacts and personalities, including Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Foreign heads of state to autographs of American Presidents include the second and third most rare autographs as President, plus Washington, Adams and Jefferson with a rare copy of his only book-length work, Notes on Virginia, a very rare Lincoln signed check, and Reagan's letter to the American people informing them of his Alzheimer's diagnosis. We have several Wild West notables including the highly sought Jesse and Frank James autographs plus members of the 7th Cavalry. Also important authors including an early F. Scott Fitzgerald, plus Fine Arts notables such as Picasso and noted composers, important scientists, vintage to contemporary entertainment. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig top the list in sports plus a rare signature of Sonny Liston with Joe Louis. A truly exciting Military offering includes Napoleon, an ALS by American Civil War Confederate General George Pickett, several rare World War I German aces including von Richthofen, and political personalities featuring a handwritten letter by Trotsky plus WW II leaders including a marvelous Douglas MacArthur letter with prescient military content and Churchill. Besides aviation pioneers Lindbergh and Earhart, we also have an Apollo 11 crew photo signed by all three astronauts. These are but a few of the many lots available to please discriminating collectors.
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BENJAMIN LINCOLN SIGNED DOCUMENT: 49. BENJAMIN LINCOLN (1733-1810). Major general in Continental Army; participated in battle of Yorktown and was appointed by Washington to receive Cornwallis' sword; appointed secretary of war by
0049: BENJAMIN LINCOLN SIGNED DOCUMENTEst. US$100-US$250See Sold Price
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THOMAS MIFFLIN SIGNED DOCUMENT: 50. THOMAS MIFFLIN (1745-1800). President of the Continental Congress, signer of US Constitution, Revolutionary War general and chief aide-de-camp to George Washington; governor of PA. Partly printed
0050: THOMAS MIFFLIN SIGNED DOCUMENTEst. US$150-US$350See Sold Price
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COMPTE DE MIRABEAU HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER: 51. COMPTE DE MIRABEAU Honoré Gabriel Victor Riqueti (1749-1791). French Revolutionary statesman, author and orator. He unsuccessfully tried to reconcile the monarchy with the increasingly radical
0051: COMPTE DE MIRABEAU HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTEREst. US$250-US$450See Sold Price
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2 COLONIAL PENNSYLVANIA LOTTERY TICKETS: 52. [PENNSYLVANIA LOTTERY] Two ornately bordered lottery tickets, each 5¾"x2¼", Philadelphia. Both are signed by TIMOTHY MATLACK (1730-1829), a Revolutionary War patriot and engrosser of the
0052: 2 COLONIAL PENNSYLVANIA LOTTERY TICKETSEst. US$150-US$300
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NOAH PHELPS SIGNED REV WAR LOTTERY TICKETS: 53. [REVOLUTIONARY WAR LOTTERY TICKETS] Uncut sheet of four Connecticut lottery tickets for the Simsbury Bridge Lottery of 1781. Ornate borders with scalloped left edge, each is hand-numbered
0053: NOAH PHELPS SIGNED REV WAR LOTTERY TICKETSEst. US$100-US$200See Sold Price
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ROGER SHERMAN HANDWRITTEN SIGNED DOCUMENT: 54. ROGER SHERMAN (1721-1793). Signer of the Declaration of Independence; the only person to sign all four of the great documents of American sovereignty: Articles of Association, Articles of
0054: ROGER SHERMAN HANDWRITTEN SIGNED DOCUMENTEst. US$300-US$500See Sold Price
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INDIAN CHIEF'S SPEECH TO MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESS: 55. [STOCKBRIDGE TRIBAL CHIEF] Handwritten manuscript, 2pp on single sheet, 7"x11¾", 1801. Copy of a speech delivered by "an Indian chief of the Stockbridge Tribe to the Massachusetts Congress In
0055: INDIAN CHIEF'S SPEECH TO MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESSEst. US$100-US$200See Sold Price
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GOVERNOR CALEB STRONG SIGNED MILITARY DOCUMENT: 56. CALEB STRONG (1745-1819). Member of Constitutional Convention; one of first two senators from Massachusetts; twice governor of that state who strongly opposed the War of 1812. Manuscript DS as
0056: GOVERNOR CALEB STRONG SIGNED MILITARY DOCUMENTEst. US$60-US$120See Sold Price
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THE SUN OF LIBERTY NEWSPAPER 1800: 57. [THE SUN OF LIBERTY] Early partisan Connecticut newspaper promoting the Republican passions of its editor Samuel Morse who later edited The Georgia Republican and State Intelligencer. Vol. 1, No.
0057: THE SUN OF LIBERTY NEWSPAPER 1800Est. US$150-US$250See Sold Price
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RICHARD VARICK SIGNED DOCUMENT: 58. RICHARD VARICK (1753-1831). Revolutionary War officer present at the battles of Stillwater and Saratoga; first aide-de-camp to Benedict Arnold exonerated after questioning related to Arnold's
0058: RICHARD VARICK SIGNED DOCUMENTEst. US$80-US$160
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VENETIAN LETTER SHEET: 59. VENETIAN LETTER SHEET World's first officially sold postal stationery. Original imprinted Venetian letter sheet in Latin on laid paper, 11¼"x8¼", for the normal two-year period, April 1721 -
0059: VENETIAN LETTER SHEETEst. US$300-US$500See Sold Price
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3 WASHINGTON CITY CANAL TICKETS: 60. [WASHINGTON CITY CANAL LOTTERY] Three tickets, 4"x1¾", for Lottery No. 1, ca. 1799, "for cutting the Canal through the City of Washington, to the Eastern Branch Harbour." Ornately bordered, two
0060: 3 WASHINGTON CITY CANAL TICKETSEst. US$100-US$200See Sold Price
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REV WAR JOSHUA WENTWORTH SIGNED DOCUMENT: 62. JOSHUA WENTWORTH (1742-1809). Revolutionary War officer, a colonel of the 1st NH Regiment in 1776; merchant; state legislator; appointed as delegate to Continental Congress though he did not
0062: REV WAR JOSHUA WENTWORTH SIGNED DOCUMENTEst. US$150-US$300See Sold Price
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JOSHUA WENTWORTH HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER: 63. JOSHUA WENTWORTH ALS "Josh. Wentworth," 1½pp with integral leaf, 7½"x9¼", Portsmouth, Jul 12, 1789. To Thomas Cutts regarding negotiations on behalf of Mr. Leigh for securities for the Sloop
0063: JOSHUA WENTWORTH HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTEREst. US$60-US$120See Sold Price
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WILLIAM WILLIAMS SIGNED SIGNATURE: 64. WILLIAM WILLIAMS (1731-1811). American merchant and politician; Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut; member of Continental Congress. Clipped signature, 2¼"x½", darkly
0064: WILLIAM WILLIAMS SIGNED SIGNATUREEst. US$100-US$200See Sold Price
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JAMES WILSON SIGNED DOCUMENT: 65. JAMES WILSON (1742-1798). A Signer of Declaration of Independence; associate justice of US Supreme Court (1789-98). He was one of only six men to sign both the Declaration and the Constitution.
0065: JAMES WILSON SIGNED DOCUMENTEst. US$250-US$350See Sold Price
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OLIVER WOLCOTT JR. SIGNED CONNECTICUT DOCUMENT: 66. OLIVER WOLCOTT, JR (1760-1833). Succeeded Alexander Hamilton as secretary of the treasury, appointed by Washington in (1795-1800); governor of CT (1817-27). Partly printed DS "Oliv: Wolcott Jr"
0066: OLIVER WOLCOTT JR. SIGNED CONNECTICUT DOCUMENTEst. US$60-US$120See Sold Price
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FRANK & JESSE JAMES SIGNED SIGNATURES: THE JAMES BOYS67. FRANK & JESSE JAMES American outlaw brothers who rode with Quantrill and later with the Younger brothers launched a folktale career as robbers of trains and banks following the
0067: FRANK & JESSE JAMES SIGNED SIGNATURESEst. US$5,000-US$10,000See Sold Price
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AUTHENTIC VINTAGE PHOTO OF FRANK JAMES: 68. [FRANK JAMES] (1843-1915). Photograph of James in later years, b/w, 6"x4½" image seated in horse-drawn buggy with his dog. According to accompanying provenance, this photo appears in Complete
0068: AUTHENTIC VINTAGE PHOTO OF FRANK JAMESEst. US$100-US$200See Sold Price
FIRST PRINTING WYATT EARP BIOGRAPHY: 69. [WYATT EARP] (1848-1929). American frontier law officer involved in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona in 1881. Deluxe Limited Edition of Wyatt Earp "The Life Behind the
0069: FIRST PRINTING WYATT EARP BIOGRAPHYEst. US$350-US$500Lot Passed
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BASS REEVES SIGNED DOCUMENT: 70. BAZ "BASS" REEVES (1838-1910). One of the few black US deputy marshals, who for thirty-two years in the Indian Territory and later at Muskogee is credited with fourteen notches on his gun; said
0070: BASS REEVES SIGNED DOCUMENTEst. US$1,300-US$1,900See Sold Price
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JAMES F. FAGAN SIGNED DOCUMENT: CONFEDERATE MAJOR GENERAL APPOINTED US MARSHAL FOR JUDGE PARKER71. JAMES FLEMING FAGAN (1828-1893). Confederate major general, 1st AK, conspicuous in the attack on Helena; fought at Shiloh under
0071: JAMES F. FAGAN SIGNED DOCUMENTEst. US$350-US$700See Sold Price
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HECK THOMAS SIGNED DOCUMENT: 72. HENRY "HECK" THOMAS (1850-1912). One of the Wild West's most effective lawmen who apprehended many notorious outlaws including members of the Doolin Gang, killing Jim Doolin, also the Daltons,
0072: HECK THOMAS SIGNED DOCUMENTEst. US$250-US$500See Sold Price
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