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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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537 - JOHN STEINBECKSignature House
<b>537. JOHN STEINBECK</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1902-1968). Major American writer and Nobel laureate wh...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 900.00 - 1,100.00
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538 - GENE STRATTON-PORTERSignature House
<b>538. GENE STRATTON-PORTER</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1863-1924). Naturalist photographer-novelist who ...
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539 - FRANCIS THOMPSONSignature House
<b>539. FRANCIS THOMPSON</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>“you vanish from me to another”...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 1,200.00 - 1,400.00
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540 - JULES VERNESignature House
<b>540. JULES VERNE</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1828-1905). French writer considered the father of modern ...
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541 - TENNESSEE WILLIAMSSignature House
<b>541. TENNESSEE WILLIAMS</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1911-1983). Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of &l...
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542 - EVELYN WAUGHSignature House
<b>542. EVELYN WAUGH</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>“Bede Jarrett was very near the sai...
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543 - P. G. WODEHOUSESignature House
<b>543. P. G. WODEHOUSE</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881-1975). English-bor...
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544 - H. G. WELLSSignature House
<b>544. H. G. WELLS</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>“i am hanged…why you don’t use the l...
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545 - [WRITERS & POETS]Signature House
<b>545. [WRITERS & POETS]</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Very nice collection of thirteen mostly turn-of-t...
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546 - JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERSignature House
<b>546. JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>two standard oil founders<...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 2,300.00 - 2,600.00
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