Fine Selection of Autographs - Session 1

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<p>Dozens of lots shall include prominent figures and events of the Civil War, including rare war-date documents signed by Albert Sidney Johnston, Nathan Bedford Forrest, George E. Picket, Hiram B. Granby, John Hunt Morgan and numerous others, as well as several fine correspondences including an 1863 soldier's diary with Gettysburg content. We are also pleased to feature a fine archive of material which include letters of Diego Rivera and Freda Kahlo relative to the painting and installation of his famous mural at Rockefeller Center. Other fine properties include an original house plan by Frank Lloyd Wright; two triple signed checks, one by Theodore Roosevelt and the other by Richard Nixon; a rare A.L.S. of John A. Sutter; a circular letter singed by Thomas Jefferson defending his oft-criticized embargo; a superb and rare British cavalry officers' account of the battle of Waterloo; original drawings by Jack Kerouac, Bugsy Siegel's green velour fedora; and many other fine properties.
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We will hold public viewings for lots offered at our Greenwich offices on Thursday, June 20, Friday, June 21, and Monday, June 24. Hours for the public viewings will be from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Viewings at our offices may be also be arranged by appointment.
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Our offices are located at 100 Melrose Avenue, Suite 100 which is just off West Putnam Ave. in Greenwich, Connecticut. If you are unable to attend for any reason, phone lines will also be available for bidding. You may also bid over the Internet through ebayliveauctions.com. Registration for this service should be available by June 14 at the latest.
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We hope you can join us for this important and exciting event!
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GUEVARA, ERNESTO "CHE"241 - GUEVARA, ERNESTO "CHE"
Alexander Autographs
(1928 - 1967) Argentine Marxist revolutionary and guerrilla leader, allied with Fidel and Raul Castro in their successful revolutionary activities, h
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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TROTSKY, LEON242 - TROTSKY, LEON
Alexander Autographs
(1879 - 1940) Russian Communist leader who with Lenin organized the Bolshevik October Revolution, defeated by Stalin in their struggle for control of
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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TROTSKY, LEON243 - TROTSKY, LEON
Alexander Autographs
(1879 - 1940) Russian Communist leader who with Lenin organized the Bolshevik October Revolution, defeated by Stalin in their struggle for control of
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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ANNA IVANOVA244 - ANNA IVANOVA
Alexander Autographs
(1693 - 1740) Empress of Russia (1730-40), abolished the council that elected her under countenanced a repressive regime which involved itself in war
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
 
 
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CATHERINE II245 - CATHERINE II
Alexander Autographs
(1762 - 1796) "Catherine The Great", Czarina of Russia who murdered her husband Peter III and proclaimed herself Czarina (1762). She adde...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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ALEXANDER II246 - ALEXANDER II
Alexander Autographs
(1818 - 1881) Emperor of Russia responsible for the emancipation of the serfs, and made important contributions to the reform of the judiciary, econo
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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ALEXANDER III247 - ALEXANDER III
Alexander Autographs
(1845 - 1894) Emperor of Russia who as prince showed open disapproval of his father, Alexander II's policies. On gaining the throne, he dismant...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
 
 
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NICHOLAS II248 - NICHOLAS II
Alexander Autographs
(1868 - 1918) Czar of Russia forced by the Revolution of 1905 to create a Russian parliament and approve a constitution, abdicated during the Februar
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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NICHOLAS II249 - NICHOLAS II
Alexander Autographs
(1868 - 1918) Czar of Russia forced by the Revolution of 1905 to create a Russian parliament and approve a constitution, abdicated during the Februar
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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ADOLF HITLER AND RUDOLF HESS250 - ADOLF HITLER AND RUDOLF HESS
Alexander Autographs
An excellent L.S. of ADOLF HITLER which has also been signed by Nazi Party Secretary RUDOLF HESS (1894-1987). The postcard has been written by the fa
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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HITLER, ADOLF251 - HITLER, ADOLF
Alexander Autographs
(1889 - 1945) Fuhrer of Germany and Nazi Party leader, Hitler's bloody rise to power, his military seizure of most of Europe and North Africa a...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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HITLER, ADOLF252 - HITLER, ADOLF
Alexander Autographs
(1889 - 1945) Fuhrer of Germany and Nazi Party leader, Hitler's bloody rise to power, his military seizure of most of Europe and North Africa a...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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LATERAN TREATY SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH253 - LATERAN TREATY SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
Alexander Autographs
A most important S.P. 18" x 14" b/w, showing the signatories to the Lateran Treaty, BENITO MUSSOLINI and PIETRO CARDINAL GASPARRI as they ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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MUSSOLINI, BENITO254 - MUSSOLINI, BENITO
Alexander Autographs
(1883 - 1945) Italian dictator whose fascist supporters marched on Rome, securing him power; allied with Hitler, after many military and political se
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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ROBESPIERRE, MAXIMILIEN DE255 - ROBESPIERRE, MAXIMILIEN DE
Alexander Autographs
(1758 - 1794) French revolutionary and leader of the Montagnards, he brought on the Reign of Terror, sending his friends Desmoulins and Danton to the
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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GUILLOTIN, JOSEPH-IGNACE256 - GUILLOTIN, JOSEPH-IGNACE
Alexander Autographs
(1738 - 1814) French physician and politician, a defender of capital punishment who proposed the use of the beheading machine later named after him a
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON257 - BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON
Alexander Autographs
(1769 - 1821) The "Little Corporal" whose brilliance in the field of battle and as Emperor of France has made him perhaps the most importa...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON258 - BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON
Alexander Autographs
(1769 - 1821) The "Little Corporal" whose brilliance in the field of battle and as Emperor of France has made him perhaps the most importa...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON259 - BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON
Alexander Autographs
(1769 - 1821) The "Little Corporal" whose brilliance in the field of battle and as Emperor of France has made him perhaps the most importa...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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MARIE LOUISE260 - MARIE LOUISE
Alexander Autographs
(1791 - 1847) Second wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, mother of Napoleon II, fled to Vienna following Napoleon's abdication. A.L.S. "Louise&quo...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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