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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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EDWARD D. WHITE303 - EDWARD D. WHITE
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<b>303. EDWARD D. WHITE</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>white seeks to avoid conflict of...
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Estimate : 350.00 - 450.00
 
 
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LOUIS D. BRANDEIS304 - LOUIS D. BRANDEIS
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<b>304. LOUIS D. BRANDEIS</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1856-1941). Celebrated American attorney and jurist ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
 
 
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LEWIS POWELL305 - LEWIS POWELL
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<b>305. LEWIS POWELL</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1908-1998). Associate justice of the US Supreme Court (19...
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STANLEY REED306 - STANLEY REED
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<b>306. STANLEY REED</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1884-1980). Associate justice of the US Supreme Court (19...
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[SUPREME COURT COLLECTION]307 - [SUPREME COURT COLLECTION]
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<b>307. [SUPREME COURT COLLECTION]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Assortment of three contemporary Associate J...
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[US SUPREME COURT]308 - [US SUPREME COURT]
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<b>308. [US SUPREME COURT]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Commemorative FDC honoring the 75th Anniversary of t...
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JOHN HAY309 - JOHN HAY
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<b>309. JOHN HAY</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1838-1905). Secretary of state under Presidents McKinley and ...
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ALBERT GALLATIN310 - ALBERT GALLATIN
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<b>310. ALBERT GALLATIN</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1761-1849). Swiss-born American financier and diplomat...
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JOHN SHERMAN311 - JOHN SHERMAN
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<b>311. JOHN SHERMAN</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1823-1900). Secretary of the treasury (1877-81) under Hay...
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DANIEL WEBSTER312 - DANIEL WEBSTER
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<b>312. DANIEL WEBSTER</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1782-1852). Leading lawyer; US senator from Massachuset...
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[VINTAGE CABINET COLLECTION]313 - [VINTAGE CABINET COLLECTION]
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<b>313. [VINTAGE CABINET COLLECTION]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>A very nice assortment of 19th and early 2...
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EUGENE V. DEBS314 - EUGENE V. DEBS
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<b>314. EUGENE V. DEBS</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1855-1926). American socialist leader, pacifist and lab...
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NORMAN THOMAS315 - NORMAN THOMAS
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<b>315. NORMAN THOMAS</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1884-1968), American Socialist Party leader and six-time...
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TED KENNEDY316 - TED KENNEDY
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<b>316. TED KENNEDY</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(b. 1932). US senator from Massachusetts since 1962 and a l...
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[AMERICAN POLITICIANS]317 - [AMERICAN POLITICIANS]
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<b>317. [AMERICAN POLITICIANS]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Collection of 13 autographs including a brief ty...
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[MARYLAND GOVERNORS]318 - [MARYLAND GOVERNORS]
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<b>318. [MARYLAND GOVERNORS]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Collection of eleven mostly 19th century governors...
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[POLITICAL COLLECTION]319 - [POLITICAL COLLECTION]
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<b>319. [POLITICAL COLLECTION]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Assortment of six members of the US Senate (5) o...
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LOUIS PASTEUR320 - LOUIS PASTEUR
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<b>320. LOUIS PASTEUR</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1822-1895). French chemist who founded modern microbiolo...
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,100.00
 
 
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SAMUEL F. B. MORSE321 - SAMUEL F. B. MORSE
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<b>321. SAMUEL F. B. MORSE</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1791-1872). American artist, sculptor and inventor ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER322 - J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER
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<b>322. J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1904-1967). American physicist who directed the ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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