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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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JOHN VANCE CHENEY507 - JOHN VANCE CHENEY
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<b>507. JOHN VANCE CHENEY</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1848-1922). American author, poet and librarian. He ...
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WINSTON CHURCHILL508 - WINSTON CHURCHILL
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<b>508. WINSTON CHURCHILL</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1871-1947). American writer who wrote several popula...
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WILKIE COLLINS509 - WILKIE COLLINS
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<b>509. WILKIE COLLINS</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1824-1899). English novelist often regarded as originat...
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CHARLES DICKENS510 - CHARLES DICKENS
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<b>510. CHARLES DICKENS</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1812-1870). Prolific English novelist, one of the most...
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CHARLES DICKENS511 - CHARLES DICKENS
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<b>511. CHARLES DICKENS</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>ALS in third person, 12mo, 1p, n.p., Jan 5, 1843. To an...
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THEODORE DREISER512 - THEODORE DREISER
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<b>512. THEODORE DREISER</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1871-1945). American naturalist literary pioneer; aut...
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GEORGE DU MAURIER513 - GEORGE DU MAURIER
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<b>513. GEORGE DU MAURIER</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1834–1896). French author whose work appeared in the...
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WILL & ARIEL DURANT514 - WILL & ARIEL DURANT
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<b>514. WILL & ARIEL DURANT</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Pulitzer Prize winning American historians whos...
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ALEXANDRE DUMAS PÈRE & FILS515 - ALEXANDRE DUMAS PÈRE & FILS
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<b>515. ALEXANDRE DUMAS PÈRE & FILS</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>French novelists and playwrights. ...
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T. S. ELIOT516 - T. S. ELIOT
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<b>516. T. S. ELIOT</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1888-1965). Ex-patriot poet and critic known for his epic ...
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HAVELOCK ELLIS517 - HAVELOCK ELLIS
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<b>517. HAVELOCK ELLIS</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1859-1939). English scientist and author best known as ...
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ROBERT FROST518 - ROBERT FROST
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<b>518. ROBERT FROST</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1874-1963). Major 20th century American poet awarded the ...
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EDGAR A. GUEST519 - EDGAR A. GUEST
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<b>519. EDGAR A. GUEST</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1881-1959) American journalist with the <i>Detroi...
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THOMAS HARDY520 - THOMAS HARDY
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<b>520. THOMAS HARDY</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1840-1928). English novelist and poet of Naturalist movem...
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OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES521 - OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
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<b>521. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1809-1894). American writer, novelist and poet. ...
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JULIA WARD HOWE522 - JULIA WARD HOWE
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<b>522. JULIA WARD HOWE</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1819-1910). Author, fervent abolitionist and suffraget...
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HENRY JAMES523 - HENRY JAMES
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<b>523. HENRY JAMES</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1843-1916). American expatriate writer known for psycholog...
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JACK LONDON524 - JACK LONDON
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<b>524. JACK LONDON</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1876-1916). American novelist and short-story writer. He a...
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HENRY W. LONGFELLOW525 - HENRY W. LONGFELLOW
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<b>525. HENRY W. LONGFELLOW</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1807-1882). The most celebrated American poet of t...
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THOMAS MANN526 - THOMAS MANN
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<b>526. THOMAS MANN</b> <hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1875-1955). German novelist and critic, one of the most im...
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