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<p>With over 800 lots, Signature House is featuring a collection of early Presidents, including a Lottery ticket signed by George Washington, a full signature of the first President; a letter signed by Thomas Jefferson as secretary of state authorizing the first census and the first laws regarding immigration to the young nation. There is also a rare ALS by Zachary Taylor as President; an ADS by Lincoln as a practicing attorney; plus an ALS by John F. Kennedy as President and a separate lot signed by Kennedy and Maxwell Taylor regarding the CIA and John Foster Dulles.
<p>Our Colonial section includes several signers of the Declaration of Independence and features three AlsS by John Hancock. Our Americana highlights a full imperial albumen photograph of “Buffalo Bill” Cody plus a number of Western gunfighters, lawmen, Indians and other personalities.
<p>In our War Between the States category, there is a rare endorsement signed by both Stonewall Jackson and A. P. Hill; several R. E. Lee autographs in various forms; and a host of Confederate and Union generals.
<p>The Military category features the four-star staff flag belonging to Admiral Raymond Spruance; Maxwell Taylor’s very handsome dress blue visor hat; Chester Nimitz’ shoulder boards and wings.
<p>We have aviation pioneers, astronauts and explorers. Featured is an Airmail cover signed by fathers of modern transportation, both Orville Wright and Henry Ford.
<p>We have Heads of State & Royalty, artists, cartoonists, composers and classical musicians.
<p>Our Literature section features D. H. Lawrence, T.S. Elliott and many other literary luminaries such as Dickens, Hardy, Steinbeck, Kipling and Clemens.
<p>With over 60 lots in Entertainment, we have a SP of Marilyn Monroe, inscribed, writing “Love & Kisses” on a still from her film How to Marry a Millionaire, plus many other film and stage stars including Bogart, Gable, popular musicians including Presley, members of Alabama and Queen.
<p>There are two baseballs signed by Babe Ruth plus many other great sports figures and collectibles.
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1 - [ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT]Signature House
<b>1. [ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT]</b>
<hr align=left size=5 color=#778899>Original leaf from a breviary [Book of Prayers] on thin ve...
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2 - [INCUNABULA LEAF]Signature House
<b>2. [INCUNABULA LEAF]</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Original leaf from a book printed in the late 1400’s. Sm...
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3 - THEODORE HERZLSignature House
<b>3. THEODORE HERZL</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1860-1904). Hungarian-born Austrian Zionist leader. As a ...
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4 - [ISRAELI CURFEW PASSES]Signature House
<b>4. [ISRAELI CURFEW PASSES]</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>An unusual pair of WWII curfew passes from the Br...
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5 - SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITHSignature House
<b>5. SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1808-1895). American clergyman and poet, author of ...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
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6 - WILLIAM BOOTHSignature House
<b>6. WILLIAM BOOTH</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>“raising up a mighty force of Blood ...
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7 - BILLY GRAHAMSignature House
<b>7. BILLY GRAHAM</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(b. 1918). World-famous American evangelist and leading fund...
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8 - EDWARD EVERETT HALESignature House
<b>8. EDWARD EVERETT HALE</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1822-1909). American abolitionist clergyman and auth...
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9 - MARK HOPKINSSignature House
<b>9. MARK HOPKINS</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1802-1887). American educator and theologian, a professor o...
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10 - DWIGHT L. MOODYSignature House
<b>10. DWIGHT L. MOODY</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>sending out trained christian stu...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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