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Auction CurrencyUSD Auction LocationUnited States In Person PreviewBy Appointment ONLY: 9AM-5PM EST September 6-13, 2002

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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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DR. SEUSS456 - DR. SEUSS
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<b>456. DR. SEUSS</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Signed page removed from one of his children’s books. Fine. ...
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DR. SEUSS457 - DR. SEUSS
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<b>457. DR. SEUSS</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>FDC with colorful cache honoring Pulitzer Prize winning autho...
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[BUNBURY CARICATURE]458 - [BUNBURY CARICATURE]
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<b>458. [BUNBURY CARICATURE]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>A 11½"x9½" print by English ca...
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CARL BARKS459 - CARL BARKS
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<b>459. CARL BARKS</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1901-2000). Original Disney cartoonist and illustrator who ...
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FRIZ FRELENG460 - FRIZ FRELENG
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<b>460. FRIZ FRELENG</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1905-1995). American artist and animator, the creator of ...
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BILL HANNA462 - BILL HANNA
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<b>462. BILL HANNA</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1910-2001). One half of the Hanna-Barbara duo that created ...
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BOB KANE463 - BOB KANE
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<b>463. BOB KANE</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(b.1916). Creator of action comic strip hero “Batman” in 1939....
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HANNA & BARBERA464 - HANNA & BARBERA
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<b>464. HANNA & BARBERA</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Famed animators who created “Tom and Jerry” for MGM...
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CHARLES M. SCHULZ465 - CHARLES M. SCHULZ
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<b>465. CHARLES M. SCHULZ</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1922-2000). The twentieth century’s most influential...
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JERRY SIEGEL466 - JERRY SIEGEL
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<b>466. JERRY SIEGEL</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1914-1996). With boyhood friend, artist Joe Shuster (1914...
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AL SMITH467 - AL SMITH
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<b>467. AL SMITH</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(b.1902). American cartoonist and illustrator. In 1934, he too...
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MORT WALKER468 - MORT WALKER
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<b>468. MORT WALKER</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(b. 1923). Creator of <i>Beetle Bailey</i> comi...
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[VENOM]469 - [VENOM]
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<b>469. </b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Popular Marvel comic. Offered are four vividly colored illustrations,...
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FRANK WILLARD470 - FRANK WILLARD
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<b>470. FRANK WILLARD</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1893-1958). American cartoonist and creator of the popul...
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SERGE PROKOFIEFF471 - SERGE PROKOFIEFF
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<b>471. SERGE PROKOFIEFF</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1891-1953). Russian composer of ballets, opera and sy...
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RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO472 - RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO
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<b>472. RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1858-1919). Italian composer of the widely acclaim...
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IGOR STRAVIN-SKY473 - IGOR STRAVIN-SKY
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<b>473. IGOR STRAVIN-SKY</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1882-1971). Russian composer of ballets, chamber musi...
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IRVING BERLIN474 - IRVING BERLIN
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<b>474. IRVING BERLIN</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1888-1989). Composer and lyricist of many popular songs ...
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[ENRICO CARUSO]475 - [ENRICO CARUSO]
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<b>475. [ENRICO CARUSO]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1873-1921). Italian tenor with a repertoire of over 40...
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ENRICO CARUSO476 - ENRICO CARUSO
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<b>476. ENRICO CARUSO</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>ALS, 2pp, 4to, New York, Jan 8, 1914. On Hotel Knickerboc...
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[ENRICO CARUSO]477 - [ENRICO CARUSO]
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<b>477. [ENRICO CARUSO]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Exquisite dinner menu especially designed by Caruso'...
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ENRICO CARUSO478 - ENRICO CARUSO
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<b>478. ENRICO CARUSO</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Boldly penciled signature with sentiment on verso of colo...
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ENRICO CARUSO479 - ENRICO CARUSO
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<b>479. ENRICO CARUSO</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Holograph address panel to Mr. and Mrs. Enrico M. Scognam...
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FANNY CERRRITO480 - FANNY CERRRITO
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<b>480. FANNY CERRRITO</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1817-1909). Italian ballerina, a brilliant dancer and o...
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GEORGE M. COHAN481 - GEORGE M. COHAN
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<b>481. GEORGE M. COHAN</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1878-1942). American actor, playwright and composer of...
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[COMPOSERS & LYRICISTS]482 - [COMPOSERS & LYRICISTS]
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<b>482. [COMPOSERS & LYRICISTS]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Collection of eight composers and songwrite...
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FRED EBB483 - FRED EBB
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<b>483. FRED EBB</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>With composer John Kander, his partner for over 21 years, this...
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KIRSTEN FLAGSTAD484 - KIRSTEN FLAGSTAD
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<b>484. KIRSTEN FLAGSTAD</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1895-1962). Norwegian who made her debut at the Metro...
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CARLOTTA GRISI485 - CARLOTTA GRISI
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<b>485. CARLOTTA GRISI</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>“in the third tableau it should b...
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JASCHA HEIFETZ486 - JASCHA HEIFETZ
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<b>486. JASCHA HEIFETZ</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1901-1987). Russian-born Grammy-winning American violin...
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RUDOLF NUREYEV487 - RUDOLF NUREYEV
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<b>487. RUDOLF NUREYEV</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1938-1993). One of the most celebrated male dancers sin...
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[OPERA COLLECTION]488 - [OPERA COLLECTION]
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<b>488. [OPERA COLLECTION]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Assortment of 26 signed programs, mostly from the Mo...
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MARIA PETIPA489 - MARIA PETIPA
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<b>489. MARIA PETIPA</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1857-1930). Russian ballerina taught by her father, famed...
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COLE PORTER490 - COLE PORTER
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<b>490. COLE PORTER</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1891-1964). American composer and songwriter best remember...
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ARTUR RODZINSKI491 - ARTUR RODZINSKI
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<b>491. ARTUR RODZINSKI</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1892-1958). Polish conductor of the Los Angeles and Ne...
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LAWRENCE TIBBETT492 - LAWRENCE TIBBETT
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<b>492. LAWRENCE TIBBETT</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1896-1960). Operatic baritone at New York Metropolita...
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MARCIA VAN DRESSER493 - MARCIA VAN DRESSER
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<b>493. MARCIA VAN DRESSER</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1880-1937). American opera and concert soprano appe...
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D. H. LAWRENCE494 - D. H. LAWRENCE
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<b>494. D. H. LAWRENCE</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>“those fools are still delaying b...
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ERNEST HEMINGWAY495 - ERNEST HEMINGWAY
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<b>495. ERNEST HEMINGWAY</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1899-1961). Classic novelist and short-story writer w...
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RUDYARD KIPLING496 - RUDYARD KIPLING
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<b>496. RUDYARD KIPLING</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>“the only personal touch that he...
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SAMUEL L. CLEMENS497 - SAMUEL L. CLEMENS
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<b>497. SAMUEL L. CLEMENS</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><b>“</b>Mark Twain” (1835-1910). Popular ...
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[AUTHORS COLLECTION]498 - [AUTHORS COLLECTION]
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<b>498. [AUTHORS COLLECTION]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Excellent assortment of eight mostly 20th century ...
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EDMUND BLUNDEN499 - EDMUND BLUNDEN
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<b>499. EDMUND BLUNDEN</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1896-1974). British poet and writer of prose volume <...
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[HILAIRE BELLOC]500 - [HILAIRE BELLOC]
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<b>500. [HILAIRE BELLOC]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>“The Wood of Morois” from <i...
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JOHN BETJEMAN501 - JOHN BETJEMAN
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<b>501. JOHN BETJEMAN</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1906-1984). British poet laureate remembered for his nos...
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EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS502 - EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
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<b>502. EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1875-1950). American writer, known chiefly as the...
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EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS503 - EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
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<b>503. EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Partly printed DS “<i>E.R. Burroughs</i&g...
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WILLIAM CARLETON504 - WILLIAM CARLETON
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<b>504. WILLIAM CARLETON</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1794-1869). Engaging Irish novelist portraying life i...
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THOMAS CARLYLE505 - THOMAS CARLYLE
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<b>505. THOMAS CARLYLE</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1795-1881). Scottish essayist and historian, an influen...
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RAYMOND CHANDLER506 - RAYMOND CHANDLER
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<b>506. RAYMOND CHANDLER</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>chandler concludes work on <...
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