Auction Details
<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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456DR. SEUSSSignature House
<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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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
457DR. SEUSSSignature House
<b>457. DR. SEUSS</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>FDC with colorful cache honoring Pulitzer Prize winning autho...
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
458[BUNBURY CARICATURE]Signature House
<b>458. [BUNBURY CARICATURE]</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>A 11½"x9½" print by English ca...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
459CARL BARKSSignature House
<b>459. CARL BARKS</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1901-2000). Original Disney cartoonist and illustrator who ...
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
460FRIZ FRELENGSignature House
<b>460. FRIZ FRELENG</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1905-1995). American artist and animator, the creator of ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
462BILL HANNASignature House
<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 ...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
463BOB KANESignature House
<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....
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
464HANNA & BARBERASignature House
<b>464. HANNA & BARBERA</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Famed animators who created “Tom and Jerry” for MGM...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
465CHARLES M. SCHULZSignature House
<b>465. CHARLES M. SCHULZ</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1922-2000). The twentieth century’s most influential...
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
466JERRY SIEGELSignature House
<b>466. JERRY SIEGEL</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1914-1996). With boyhood friend, artist Joe Shuster (1914...
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
467AL SMITHSignature House
<b>467. AL SMITH</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(b.1902). American cartoonist and illustrator. In 1934, he too...
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
468MORT WALKERSignature House
<b>468. MORT WALKER</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(b. 1923). Creator of <i>Beetle Bailey</i> comi...
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
469[VENOM]Signature House
<b>469. </b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Popular Marvel comic. Offered are four vividly colored illustrations,...
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
470FRANK WILLARDSignature House
<b>470. FRANK WILLARD</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1893-1958). American cartoonist and creator of the popul...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
471SERGE PROKOFIEFFSignature House
<b>471. SERGE PROKOFIEFF</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1891-1953). Russian composer of ballets, opera and sy...
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
472RUGGERO LEONCAVALLOSignature House
<b>472. RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1858-1919). Italian composer of the widely acclaim...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
473IGOR STRAVIN-SKYSignature House
<b>473. IGOR STRAVIN-SKY</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1882-1971). Russian composer of ballets, chamber musi...
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
474IRVING BERLINSignature House
<b>474. IRVING BERLIN</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1888-1989). Composer and lyricist of many popular songs ...
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
475[ENRICO CARUSO]Signature House
<b>475. [ENRICO CARUSO]</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1873-1921). Italian tenor with a repertoire of over 40...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
476ENRICO CARUSOSignature House
<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...
Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
477[ENRICO CARUSO]Signature House
<b>477. [ENRICO CARUSO]</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Exquisite dinner menu especially designed by Caruso'...
Estimate : 350.00 - 550.00
478ENRICO CARUSOSignature House
<b>478. ENRICO CARUSO</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Boldly penciled signature with sentiment on verso of colo...
Estimate : 325.00 - 500.00
479ENRICO CARUSOSignature House
<b>479. ENRICO CARUSO</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Holograph address panel to Mr. and Mrs. Enrico M. Scognam...
Estimate : 225.00 - 275.00
480FANNY CERRRITOSignature House
<b>480. FANNY CERRRITO</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1817-1909). Italian ballerina, a brilliant dancer and o...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
481GEORGE M. COHANSignature House
<b>481. GEORGE M. COHAN</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1878-1942). American actor, playwright and composer of...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
482[COMPOSERS & LYRICISTS]Signature House
<b>482. [COMPOSERS & LYRICISTS]</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Collection of eight composers and songwrite...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
483FRED EBBSignature House
<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...
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
484KIRSTEN FLAGSTADSignature House
<b>484. KIRSTEN FLAGSTAD</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1895-1962). Norwegian who made her debut at the Metro...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
485CARLOTTA GRISISignature House
<b>485. CARLOTTA GRISI</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>“in the third tableau it should b...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
486JASCHA HEIFETZSignature House
<b>486. JASCHA HEIFETZ</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1901-1987). Russian-born Grammy-winning American violin...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
487RUDOLF NUREYEVSignature House
<b>487. RUDOLF NUREYEV</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1938-1993). One of the most celebrated male dancers sin...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
488[OPERA COLLECTION]Signature House
<b>488. [OPERA COLLECTION]</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Assortment of 26 signed programs, mostly from the Mo...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
489MARIA PETIPASignature House
<b>489. MARIA PETIPA</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1857-1930). Russian ballerina taught by her father, famed...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
490COLE PORTERSignature House
<b>490. COLE PORTER</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1891-1964). American composer and songwriter best remember...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
491ARTUR RODZINSKISignature House
<b>491. ARTUR RODZINSKI</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1892-1958). Polish conductor of the Los Angeles and Ne...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
492LAWRENCE TIBBETTSignature House
<b>492. LAWRENCE TIBBETT</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1896-1960). Operatic baritone at New York Metropolita...
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
493MARCIA VAN DRESSERSignature House
<b>493. MARCIA VAN DRESSER</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1880-1937). American opera and concert soprano appe...
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
494D. H. LAWRENCESignature House
<b>494. D. H. LAWRENCE</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>“those fools are still delaying b...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
495ERNEST HEMINGWAYSignature House
<b>495. ERNEST HEMINGWAY</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1899-1961). Classic novelist and short-story writer w...
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,100.00
496RUDYARD KIPLINGSignature House
<b>496. RUDYARD KIPLING</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>“the only personal touch that he...
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
497SAMUEL L. CLEMENSSignature House
<b>497. SAMUEL L. CLEMENS</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><b>“</b>Mark Twain” (1835-1910). Popular ...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
498[AUTHORS COLLECTION]Signature House
<b>498. [AUTHORS COLLECTION]</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Excellent assortment of eight mostly 20th century ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
499EDMUND BLUNDENSignature House
<b>499. EDMUND BLUNDEN</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1896-1974). British poet and writer of prose volume <...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
500[HILAIRE BELLOC]Signature House
<b>500. [HILAIRE BELLOC]</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>“The Wood of Morois” from <i...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
501JOHN BETJEMANSignature House
<b>501. JOHN BETJEMAN</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1906-1984). British poet laureate remembered for his nos...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
502EDGAR RICE BURROUGHSSignature House
<b>502. EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1875-1950). American writer, known chiefly as the...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
503EDGAR RICE BURROUGHSSignature House
<b>503. EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Partly printed DS “<i>E.R. Burroughs</i&g...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
504WILLIAM CARLETONSignature House
<b>504. WILLIAM CARLETON</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1794-1869). Engaging Irish novelist portraying life i...
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
505THOMAS CARLYLESignature House
<b>505. THOMAS CARLYLE</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1795-1881). Scottish essayist and historian, an influen...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
506RAYMOND CHANDLERSignature House
<b>506. RAYMOND CHANDLER</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>chandler concludes work on <...
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,800.00