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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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FRANZ JOSEF I261 - FRANZ JOSEF I
Alexander Autographs
(1830 - 1916) King of Hungary, the last significant Hapsburg monarch. Fine, ornate and unusually attractive D.S. "Franzjosef" 7pp. folio, ...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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MEDICI, MARIE DE262 - MEDICI, MARIE DE
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(1573 - 1642) Queen of Henry IV of France, after whose murder she was made regent of Louis XIII, banished from France following her attempts to pers
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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WILLIAM III263 - WILLIAM III
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(1650 - 1702) King of England who reigned jointly with Mary II. Rare L.S. "Giugliemus R." 2pp. tall 4to., [n.p.], Sept. 1, 1699, a formal ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS264 - GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS
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(1594 - 1632) Swedish King during one of her most glorious periods, he was named by Napoleon as one of the eight greatest military captains in history
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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SANTA ANNA, ANTONIO LOPEZ DE265 - SANTA ANNA, ANTONIO LOPEZ DE
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(1794 - 1876) Mexican general and politician, a President of Mexico who sought to crush the Texas Revolution, seizing the Alamo only be defeated by S
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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BATISTA, FULGENCIO266 - BATISTA, FULGENCIO
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(1901 - 1973) Cuban soldier and corrupt dictator whose brutal regime was overthrown by Fidel Castro's revolution in 1959. Early typed D.S. 1p. ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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(ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO)267 - (ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO)
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Extraordinary content A.L. (retained draft), 9pp. small 4to., "Le Cateau", June 24, 1815 in which a calvary officer writes to his father ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON268 - BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON
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(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 : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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(FRENCH MILITARY)270 - (FRENCH MILITARY)
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A neat grouping of French military figures in various formats, including: NICHOLAS-JEAN DIEU DE SOULT (French marshal under Napoleon), nine D.S....
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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PATTON, GEORGE S.271 - PATTON, GEORGE S.
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(1885 - 1945) "Old Blood and Guts" was one of the finest tank commanders in history, rolling his forces through Tunesia, Sicily, France a...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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