Auction XXX - Autographs & Memorabilia 2006-06-24 Auction - 638 Price Results - Signature House in CA
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0087: MARINUS WILLET HANDWRITTEN SIGNED DOCUMENT0301: SIR FRANK WHITTLE SIGNED PHOTO/DOCUMENT/BIO0078: CAESAR RODNEY SIGNED HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENT
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UPLAND, CA, United States
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Auction XXX - Autographs & Memorabilia

Signature House welcomes you to our 30th offering featuring over 1100 lots in a wide range of categories. In two sessions we offer vintage and contemporary historical autographs, documents, manuscripts and related collectibles beginning at 10:00 AM EST each day.

Auction highlights include a painting of Dr. Newton attributed to Wright of Derby with three letters from his family plus a small image of Lafayette presented to President George Washington by Comte d' Estaing. Indian tribal land deeds and a Wyandotte petition highlight our Native American entries. A rare 1590 edition of Jerusalem Liberated by Tasso and literary first editions and letters are also featured. Also offered is a handwritten letter by General Ulysses Grant reiterating his surrender terms just days after the final surrender of the Confederate Army. Other desirable autographs include Presidents Adams and Lincoln, Kennedy and the Surrender Proclamation signed by Truman; also diverse notables from Albert Schweitzer to Lizzie Borden. We have a wide assortment of military, royalty, science, aviation and explorer pioneers plus luminaries from the Fine Arts. Entertainment and Sports round out an offering appealing to all your collecting desires.
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DAVID BEN-GURION SIGNED LTD EDITION PORTRAIT: 1. DAVID BEN-GURION (1886-1973). Declaring Israel's independence in 1948, he headed the provisional government and later became its first prime minister. Superb Limited Edition color print from
0001: DAVID BEN-GURION SIGNED LTD EDITION PORTRAITEst. US$500-US$900See Sold Price
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DAVID BEN-GURION HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER: 2. DAVID BEN-GURION ALS "D Ben-Gurion," in Hebrew, 1 p, 4½"x8", Sde Boker, Oct 3, 1964. Translated. On lightly lined notepaper to Mr. Harris Paul. In full, "I thank you from the bottom of my heart
0002: DAVID BEN-GURION HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTEREst. US$500-US$800See Sold Price
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GOLDA MEIR SIGNED PROGRAM PHOTO: 3. GOLDA MEIR (1898-1978). Russian-born prime minister of Israel (1969-1974), also serving as minister of labor (1949-56) and foreign minister (1956-66), one of the most visible women in
0003: GOLDA MEIR SIGNED PROGRAM PHOTOEst. US$500-US$750See Sold Price
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PRIME MINISTER GOLDA MEIR SIGNED STATIONERY: 4. GOLDA MEIR Her personal engraved stationery, 5"x8", with typescript "With Compliments" and date "July 1974." Boldly signed in blue ink beneath sentiment. Minor show-through at top edge; normal
0004: PRIME MINISTER GOLDA MEIR SIGNED STATIONERYEst. US$120-US$240See Sold Price
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YITZHAK BEN-ZVI SIGNED CARD IN HEBREW & ENGLISH: 5. YITZHAK BEN-ZVI (1884-1963). A Ukrainian Zionist, he was a WW I Jewish Legion Veteran, a signer of Israeli Declaration of Independence (1948), and the second President of Israel (1952-63). His
0005: YITZHAK BEN-ZVI SIGNED CARD IN HEBREW & ENGLISHEst. US$100-US$200See Sold Price
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CHAIM HERZOG SIGNED PHOTO: 6. CHAIM HERZOG (1918-1997). Sixth president of Israel (1983-93) after holding a number of political posts. Herzog began his career as a soldier in the British army in World War II. Printed SP,
0006: CHAIM HERZOG SIGNED PHOTOEst. US$80-US$160See Sold Price
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MENACHEM BEGIN SIGNED PHOTO: 7. MENACHEM BEGIN (1913-1992). Early Zionist leader who rose to Israeli prime minister (1977-83) and signed a peace treaty with Sadat of Egypt (1979), the first peace treaty between Israel and an
0007: MENACHEM BEGIN SIGNED PHOTOEst. US$80-US$150See Sold Price
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YITZHAK SHAMIR & SHIMON PERES SIGNED PHOTOS: 8. ISRAELI PRIME MINISTERS Two former Israeli heads of state. SPs, color, approx 6"x4¼" half-length seated portraits. Individually signed by hard-liner YITZHAK SHAMIR (b. 1914); and SHIMON PERES (b.
0008: YITZHAK SHAMIR & SHIMON PERES SIGNED PHOTOSEst. US$100-US$200See Sold Price
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SIMON WEISENTHAL SIGNED PHOTO: 9. SIMON WEISENTHAL (1908-2005). Noted Jewish activist and famed Nazi hunter. Founder of the Jewish Documentation Centre in Vienna responsible for tracking down over 1,000 war criminals. ISP, b/w,
0009: SIMON WEISENTHAL SIGNED PHOTOEst. US$80-US$160See Sold Price
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AMERICAN SAINT JOHN NEUMANN SIGNED DOCUMENT: 10. SAINT JOHN NEPOMUCENE NEUMANN (1811-1860). American saint canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1977. Born in Bohemia, he was founder of Catholic education in America and appointed Bishop of Philadelphia
0010: AMERICAN SAINT JOHN NEUMANN SIGNED DOCUMENTEst. US$2,000-US$3,500See Sold Price
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SCARCE POPE JOHN PAUL II SIGNED BOOK: 11. POPE JOHN PAUL II (1920-2005). Pope since 1978; he is the first Polish-born pope and the first non-Italian pope in 450 years. His book, Crossing The Threshold of Hope, 244pp, 5¾"x8¾", Alfred A.
0011: SCARCE POPE JOHN PAUL II SIGNED BOOKEst. US$800-US$1,200See Sold Price
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RARE CHINESE MISSIONARY DICTIONARY FIRST EDITION: RARE FIRST EDITION OF 1874 CHINESE MISSIONARY DICTIONARY12. CHINESE MISSIONARY DICTIONARY Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language; Arranged According To The Wu-Fang Yuen Yin, with the
0012: RARE CHINESE MISSIONARY DICTIONARY FIRST EDITIONEst. US$400-US$800
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BAPTIST HISTORICAL COLLECTIBLES: 13. [BAPTIST HISTORY] Three historical Baptist collectibles. Rev. EDWARD B. UNDERHILL, longtime secretary of Baptist Mission Society and author. ALS, 1p, 5"x8", London, Feb 22, 1867. On Baptist
0013: BAPTIST HISTORICAL COLLECTIBLESEst. US$100-US$300See Sold Price
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LYMAN BEECHER HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER W/PIC: 15. LYMAN BEECHER (1775-1863). Influential American Presbyterian clergyman and temperance leader; father of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher. ALS, 1p with integral leaf, 4½"x5¼", n.p.,
0015: LYMAN BEECHER HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER W/PICEst. US$60-US$120See Sold Price
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PHILLIPS BROOKS HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER: 16. PHILLIPS BROOKS (1835-1893). American Episcopal bishop renowned for his sermons but is best known as the author of the hymn "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (1868). Brief ALS, 1p with integral leaf,
0016: PHILLIPS BROOKS HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTEREst. US$100-US$200See Sold Price
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CLERGYMEN SIGNATURE COLLECTION: 17. [CLERGY COLLECTION] Nice assortment of nine signatures and two letters by 19th and 20th century clerics, theologians and other religious leaders. Clipped signatures mounted to cards include
0017: CLERGYMEN SIGNATURE COLLECTIONEst. US$150-US$300See Sold Price
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COLONIAL QUAKER PRINTED EPISTLE: "NATION SHALL NOT LIFT UP SWORD AGAINST NATION, NOR LEARN WAR ANY MORE"18. [COLONIAL QUAKER IMPRINT] Attractive printed document entitled "The Epistle from Our General Spring Meeting of Ministers and
0018: COLONIAL QUAKER PRINTED EPISTLEEst. US$100-US$300See Sold Price
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ASTRONAUT CHARLES DUKE SIGNED TRANSCRIPT: "WE ARE ALL ONE ON EARTH"19. CHARLES DUKE (b. 1935). Apollo 16 astronaut and Moonwalker; brigadier general, USAF, Retired. Signed transcript, 1p on heavy stock, 8½"x11", n.d. Responding to a
0019: ASTRONAUT CHARLES DUKE SIGNED TRANSCRIPTEst. US$200-US$400See Sold Price
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EARLY PRINTED THEOLOGICAL WORK BY JOHANNES ECK: 20. [JOHANNES ECK] (1486-1543). Sixteenth century theologian and defender of Catholicism during the Protestant Reformation. He was an adversary of Martin Luther at the famed Diet of Worms in 1521.
0020: EARLY PRINTED THEOLOGICAL WORK BY JOHANNES ECKEst. US$350-US$550See Sold Price
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ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX DIPTYCH: 21. ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX DIPTYCH Original stone carved icons, reputedly ca. early 1900s, 5"x9"x½" each. Depicted is the biblical story of two mothers before King Solomon as he decides the fate of a
0021: ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX DIPTYCHEst. US$100-US$300See Sold Price
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CAPTAIN MITSUO FUCHIDA SIGNED BOOK: 'TORA TORA TORA'22. MITSUO FUCHIDA (1920-1976). Japanese commander of air fleet of Imperial Navy, he led the air attack against Pearl Harbor in 1941. Uttering the famous message, "Tora! Tora! Tora!,"
0022: CAPTAIN MITSUO FUCHIDA SIGNED BOOKEst. US$300-US$500See Sold Price
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BILLY GRAHAM & GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA SIGNED PICS: 23. BILLY GRAHAM (b. 1918). World-famous American evangelist and leading fundamentalist spokesman. Signed advertising page from the April 1997 issue of the Saturday Evening Post, color, 8"x11"
0023: BILLY GRAHAM & GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA SIGNED PICSEst. US$100-US$200See Sold Price
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EDWARD EVERETT HALE HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER: 24. EDWARD EVERETT HALE (1822-1909). American abolitionist clergyman and author of patriotic Man Without a Country (1863) believed to have encouraged supporters of the Union cause; chaplain of the US
0024: EDWARD EVERETT HALE HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTEREst. US$100-US$250See Sold Price
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