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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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OLIVER WOLCOTT JR51 - OLIVER WOLCOTT JR
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<b>51.</b> <b>OLIVER WOLCOTT JR</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1760-1833). Succeeded Alexander Ha...
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OLIVER WOLCOTT JR52 - OLIVER WOLCOTT JR
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<b>52.</b> <b>OLIVER WOLCOTT JR</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Revolutionary War-date DS “<i>...
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NATHANIEL WOODHULL53 - NATHANIEL WOODHULL
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<b>53.</b> <b>NATHANIEL WOODHULL</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>the stuff l...
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[WILLIAM F. CODY]54 - [WILLIAM F. CODY]
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<b>54. [WILLIAM F. CODY]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>rare imperial albumen image<...
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WILLIAM F. CODY55 - WILLIAM F. CODY
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<b>55. WILLIAM F. CODY</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Original manuscript DS, 7pp, legal folio, n.p., Jul 8, 1...
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[CODY & PAXON]56 - [CODY & PAXON]
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<b>56. [CODY & PAXON]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Two photographs, images 2¼"x4", overal...
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CHRISTOPHER “KIT” CARSON57 - CHRISTOPHER “KIT” CARSON
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<b>57. CHRISTOPHER “KIT” CARSON</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1809-1868). American frontiersman who was the ...
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[1830 TEXAS]58 - [1830 TEXAS]
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<b>58. [1830 TEXAS]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Coahuila and Texas colonial brand broadside. ADS in Spanish...
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ANGUS A. BOBBITT59 - ANGUS A. BOBBITT
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<b>59. ANGUS A. BOBBITT</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(d. 1909). Lawman and cattle rancher. Ambushed near his...
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[EDWARD H. BOHLIN]60 - [EDWARD H. BOHLIN]
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<b>60. [EDWARD H. BOHLIN]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1895-1980). Swedish-born saddlemaker and silversmith...
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BENJAMIN L. E. BONNEVILLE61 - BENJAMIN L. E. BONNEVILLE
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<b>61. BENJAMIN L. E. BONNEVILLE</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1796-1878). American frontiersman and militar...
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SETH BULLOCK62 - SETH BULLOCK
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<b>62. SETH BULLOCK</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1847-1919). American frontier lawman, the first sheriff of...
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[SETH BULLOCK]63 - [SETH BULLOCK]
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<b>63. [SETH BULLOCK]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Partly printed DS, 1p, oblong 4to, Rapid City, Jun 5, 190...
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[STEVE BURKE]64 - [STEVE BURKE]
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<b>64. [STEVE BURKE]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Respected US Deputy Marshal who with Bill Tilghman capture...
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FRANK CANTON65 - FRANK CANTON
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<b>65. FRANK CANTON</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1849-1927). Born Joe Horner, he changed his name to escape...
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[CHIEF GALL]66 - [CHIEF GALL]
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<b>66. [CHIEF GALL]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Matohinshda [Bear Shedding His Hair] (1840-1894). One of th...
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[CHEYENNE RIVER AGENCY]67 - [CHEYENNE RIVER AGENCY]
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<b>67. [CHEYENNE RIVER AGENCY]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>appeal for additional ind...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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[PAUL CURRY]68 - [PAUL CURRY]
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<b>68. [PAUL CURRY]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1898-?). Seventeen-year-old responsible for the capture of...
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[GEORGE ARM-STRONG CUSTER]69 - [GEORGE ARM-STRONG CUSTER]
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<b>69. [GEORGE ARM-STRONG CUSTER]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1839-1876). Union brigadier general at age 2...
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[GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER]70 - [GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER]
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<b>70. [GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>relic from a favorite h...
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[CUSTER’S LAST STAND]71 - [CUSTER’S LAST STAND]
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<b>71. [CUSTER’S LAST STAND]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Two postcard photographs, b/w, 5¼"x3...
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EMMETT DALTON72 - EMMETT DALTON
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<b>72. EMMETT DALTON</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>salesmanship according to dalton<...
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JAMES J. DOLAN73 - JAMES J. DOLAN
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<b>73. JAMES J. DOLAN</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1848-1898). Known as one of the slayers of rancher John ...
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PATRICK FLOYD GARRETT74 - PATRICK FLOYD GARRETT
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<b>74. PATRICK FLOYD GARRETT</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1850-1908). New Mexico lawman who killed his form...
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CHARLES GOODNIGHT75 - CHARLES GOODNIGHT
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<b>75. CHARLES GOODNIGHT</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1836-1929). Texas Ranger, Indian scout and trail driv...
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[HEN-TAH]76 - [HEN-TAH]
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<b>76. [HEN-TAH]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Wyandot chief. Photograph, approx 6"x8" quarter-leng...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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[ANNIE OAKLEY]77 - [ANNIE OAKLEY]
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<b>77. [ANNIE OAKLEY]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1860-1926). Celebrated American markswoman, a star attra...
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[JESSE JAMES]78 - [JESSE JAMES]
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<b>78. [JESSE JAMES]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1847-1882). As a member of Quantrill’s Raiders and later ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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[LITTLE BIG HORN]79 - [LITTLE BIG HORN]
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<b>79. [LITTLE BIG HORN]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Collection of two sets of 45/70 bullets and casings ex...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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CHRIS MADSEN80 - CHRIS MADSEN
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<b>80. CHRIS MADSEN</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1851-1944). Indian fighter and US lawman, known as one of ...
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JAMES MCLAUGHLIN81 - JAMES MCLAUGHLIN
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<b>81. JAMES MCLAUGHLIN</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>mcclaughlin gives advice on indi...
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[NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD]82 - [NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD]
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<b>82. [NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Advertising imprint by Jay Cooke & Co. f...
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POWDER HORN I83 - POWDER HORN I
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<b>83. POWDER HORN I</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>An attractive engraved Mexican powder horn, measuring near...
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POWDER HORN II84 - POWDER HORN II
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<b>84. POWDER HORN II</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>An unusual engraved powder horn measuring 12" in len...
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POWDER HORN III85 - POWDER HORN III
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<b>85. POWDER HORN III</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Powder horn, approx. 10" in length, in shades of cr...
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[POWDER RIVER CATTLE COMPANY, LTD]86 - [POWDER RIVER CATTLE COMPANY, LTD]
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<b>86. [POWDER RIVER CATTLE COMPANY, LTD]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Organized in 1882 with the Duke of Ma...
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[STANDING SOLDIER]87 - [STANDING SOLDIER]
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<b>87. [STANDING SOLDIER]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Ogallala Sioux chief. Imperial size cabinet photo 10&...
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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[TEXAS WARRANT]88 - [TEXAS WARRANT]
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<b>88. [TEXAS WARRANT]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Affidavit for Information document, No. 989, in the <...
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[TEXAS LAWMEN]89 - [TEXAS LAWMEN]
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<b>89. [TEXAS LAWMEN]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Two of Hays County’s frontier lawmen. <b><font s...
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[FREDERICK VAN VLIET]90 - [FREDERICK VAN VLIET]
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<b>90. [FREDERICK VAN VLIET]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1815-1901). US army officer; Seminole and Mexican...
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HENRY “HECK” THOMAS91 - HENRY “HECK” THOMAS
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<b>91. HENRY “HECK” THOMAS</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1850-1912). One of the Wild West’s most effective l...
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WILLIAM TILGHMAN92 - WILLIAM TILGHMAN
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<b>92. WILLIAM TILGHMAN</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1854-1924). Army scout, lawman, state senator and buff...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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[“THE HEATHEN CHINEE”]93 - [“THE HEATHEN CHINEE”]
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<b>93. [“THE HEATHEN CHINEE”]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Nine prints by Joseph Hull illustrating “The Heat...
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KING & KENNEDY94 - KING & KENNEDY
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<b>94. KING & KENNEDY</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>caroline meets dr. king at the...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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[ALABAMA SLAVERY]95 - [ALABAMA SLAVERY]
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<b>95. [ALABAMA SLAVERY]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Overseer C. B. Harris writes somewhat ungrammatically ...
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JUDSON W. LYONS96 - JUDSON W. LYONS
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<b>96. JUDSON W. LYONS</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>son of slave is register of us tr...
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[MISSISSIPPI SLAVERY]97 - [MISSISSIPPI SLAVERY]
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<b>97. [MISSISSIPPI SLAVERY]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>A suit involving the misrepresentation of a female...
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[NEW YORK SLAVERY]98 - [NEW YORK SLAVERY]
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<b>98. [NEW YORK SLAVERY]</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Deposition of Thomas Blake attesting the freedom of a...
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[SLAVERY]99 - [SLAVERY]
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<b>99. </b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Unusual document in which the University of North Carolina accepts sla...
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1852 ARMY REGISTER100 - 1852 ARMY REGISTER
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<b>100. 1852 ARMY REGISTER</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Interesting Official Army Register For 1852, 48pp, 1...
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