Auction XXVI - Autographs & Memorabilia

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UPLAND, CA, United States

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Auction XXVI - Autographs & Memorabilia

Signature House

Signature House welcomes you to our 26th catalog offering of over 885 lots featuring a wide selection of autographs, documents, and related collectibles in all categories. Our popular Presidents category is highlighted by the much sought after Society of Cincinnati certificate signed by George Washington; an ALS by Thomas Jefferson; also an autograph letter signed by Abraham Lincoln as President and two signed receipt statements in his holograph as a young attorney. We have Signers of the Declaration of Independence, including Benjamin Franklin; autograph letters signed by Annie Oakley and Pat Garrett plus an archive from the famed Ames Manufacturing Co. with business letters penned by founders Nathan and James Ames. Civil War features an early check signed twice by Robert E. Lee and a signature from his report on the Second Battle of Manassas plus a rare signed cabinet photo of Jefferson Davis. Also featured is an identified uniform coat belonging to an officer of The Ancient and Honorable Artillery of Massachusetts and an archive from the War of 1812. We offer a touching wartime letter penned by Dwight Eisenhower to his wife Mamie remembering their 26th wedding anniversary. Plus personal narratives penned by participants in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing missions. A document signed by James I and a signed photograph of Winston Churchill are included with a host of other royalty and heads of state. Famed jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. signs a rare document as Captain in the Union Army. We have Edison discussing his concrete houses; artists such as John Singleton Copley and Whistler; authors Hemingway, D. H. Lawrence and Kate Greenaway; plus an intimate photo signed by Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan Macy. Business leaders include Henry Ford, Alva Roebuck & John D. Rockefeller. Entertainment features favorite Wizard of Oz characters and Sports has highly desirable trading cards. All this and much more!

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DAVE SCOTT: 522. DAVE SCOTT (b. 1932). Moonwalker; veteran of the Gemini VIII, Apollo 9 and Apollo 15 missions. Rare SP, color, 8"x10" half-length portrait in space suit with a model of the space buggy. Boldly

0522: DAVE SCOTTEst. US$180-US$350

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JOHN GLENN: 523. JOHN GLENN (b. 1921). Mercury astronaut, he is both the first American to orbit the Earth and the oldest man to travel in space; US Senator from Ohio. His book, John Glenn: A Memoir, 422pp,

0523: JOHN GLENNEst. US$60-US$120

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JOHN GLENN: 524. JOHN GLENN Signature on unlined card, 5"x3". Boldly penned in blue ink. Fine example. MB: $50 Presented by Signature House

0524: JOHN GLENNEst. US$50-US$100Lot Passed

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[EARLY RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS]: 525. [EARLY RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS] First six cosmonauts in space aboard Vostok space capsules. Superb SP, color, 9¼"x6¼" three-quarter length portrait of the six in uniform. Each has boldly signed in

0525: [EARLY RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS]Est. US$1,800-US$2,500

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YURI GAGARIN: 526. YURI GAGARIN (1934-1968). The first man to travel in space circling the Earth in a single orbit aboard Vostok 1 in 1961. Superb original SP, b/w, 4"x6" quarter-length portrait in bemedaled

0526: YURI GAGARINEst. US$220-US$350

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YURI GAGARIN: 527. YURI GAGARIN Early reproduced SP, b/w, 6¾"x10" quarter-length still as he talks on telephone. Boldly signed beneath sentiment in blue ink, "Thanks for putting trust in me. Yu. Gagarin." Some

0527: YURI GAGARINEst. US$150-US$300

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GEORGE WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON SIGNS SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI CERTIFICATE528. GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799). Revered first President of the United States under the 1787 Constitution (1789-97), the eleventh since the new

0528: GEORGE WASHINGTONEst. US$15,000-US$19,000

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THOMAS JEFFERSON: 529. THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826) Author and Signer of the Declaration of Independence; third President of the United States (1801-09). Jefferson was a political philosopher who brilliantly

0529: THOMAS JEFFERSONEst. US$10,000-US$20,000Lot Passed

AARON BURR: 530. AARON BURR (1756-1836). Vice-President of the United States (1801-05) under Jefferson with whom he had been tied in the presidential election of 1800, defeated through the efforts of Alexander

0530: AARON BURREst. US$800-US$1,500Lot Passed

AARON BURR: 531. AARON BURR LS, 1p, 7¾"x9¾", New York, Nov 30, [ca. 1828-30]. To his longtime friend and client Mrs. Martha Bradstreet in Albany. In part, "This will be handed to you by Mr. L.S. Burr. I have

0531: AARON BURREst. US$500-US$700Lot Passed

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JAMES MONROE: PRESIDENT MONROE ATTENDS TO UPKEEP OF OAK HILL ESTATE532. JAMES MONROE (1758-1831). Fifth President of the United States (1817-25); secretary of state in Madison Administration (1811-17). Rare ALS as

0532: JAMES MONROEEst. US$3,400-US$6,800

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JAMES MONROE: 533. JAMES MONROE LS "Jas. Monroe" secretary of state, 1p, 6¼"x8", [Washington, DC, Jul 1815]. Monroe writes a letter of introduction to John Quincy Adams, US Minister to Great Britain, in London.

0533: JAMES MONROEEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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JAMES MONROE: 534. JAMES MONROE Interesting DS as President, 1p, 8"x3¾", Richmond, Nov 5, 1819. Promissory Note in which Monroe attests that "Sixty days after date I promise to pay to the order of John

0534: JAMES MONROEEst. US$750-US$950Lot Passed

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS: ADAMS QUOTES A FAVORITE POET535. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1767-1848). Sixth President of the United States (1825-29). As secretary of state under Monroe, he was the actual author of the Monroe Doctrine and

0535: JOHN QUINCY ADAMSEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS: 536. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS LS as secretary of state, 1p, 8"x10", Washington, DC, May 21, 1820. Adams transmits a Congressional publication to the governor of Maine. In part, "In pursuance to a resolution

0536: JOHN QUINCY ADAMSEst. US$1,000-US$1,600Lot Passed

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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS: 537. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Free-franked address panel on integral leaf, 6½"x3¾", overall 10½"x8¼". Adams pens, "Dept. of State / J. Q. Adams" at top right corner. Addressed in his holograph to "O. W.

0537: JOHN QUINCY ADAMSEst. US$350-US$550

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ANDREW JACKSON: 538. ANDREW JACKSON (1767-1845). Forceful seventh President of the United States (1829-37), the first Westerner and the first to gain office by a direct appeal to the mass voters. He increased

0538: ANDREW JACKSONEst. US$700-US$900Lot Passed

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MARTIN VAN BUREN: 539. MARTIN VAN BUREN (1782-1862). Eighth President of the United States (1837-41). ALS "M V Buren," 1p with integral leaf, 7¾"x12½", Troy, NY, Nov 16, 1819. Van Buren writes to his law partner B.

0539: MARTIN VAN BURENEst. US$400-US$700

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MARTIN VAN BUREN: 540. MARTIN VAN BUREN DS, 1p, 6½"x7¾", Columbia County, NY, Nov 10, 1812. Van Buren signs on verso of a Supreme Court document as attorney for the defense in the case of John Blackly vs. David

0540: MARTIN VAN BURENEst. US$150-US$300

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[MARTIN VAN BUREN]: 541. [MARTIN VAN BUREN] Secretarial DS, 1p, 16½"x10", Washington, DC, Nov 3, 1840. Embossed paper seal affixed. Land grant of 80 acres in the district of Quincy, IL to Samuel Haggard of Hancock

0541: [MARTIN VAN BUREN]Est. US$50-US$100Lot Passed

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ANNA HARRISON: "HOW GOOD WAS GOD TO SPARE ME ONE SON"542. ANNA HARRISON (1775-1864). First Lady (1841) as wife of President William Henry Harrison. She never saw the White House, as her husband died only 31 days

0542: ANNA HARRISONEst. US$1,400-US$2,400

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[JOHN TYLER]: 543. [JOHN TYLER] (1790-1862). Tenth President of the United States (1841-45); first Vice President to succeed to office on death of a President. Tyler favored secession and served in the CSA senate

0543: [JOHN TYLER]Est. US$50-US$100Lot Passed

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MILLARD FILLMORE: 544. MILLARD FILLMORE (1800-1874). Thirteenth President of the United States (1850-53), succeeding Zachary Taylor upon his death in office. ALS as member of Congress, 1¼pp with integral leaf,

0544: MILLARD FILLMOREEst. US$350-US$700

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MILLARD FILLMORE: 545. MILLARD FILLMORE Darkly penned franked signature, 3¼"x1", removed from envelope, beneath "Free." Tipped at left edge to heavy album leaf beneath oval portrait engraving. A ¾" tear extends from

0545: MILLARD FILLMOREEst. US$150-US$300

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