Fine Selection of Autographs - Session 2

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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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ALEXANDRA950 - ALEXANDRA
Alexander Autographs
(1844 - 1925) Queen Consort of Great Britain, married to Edward VII. S.P. 7" x 11 1/2" sepia mounted on heavy stock with backstamp by Wal...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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PITT, WILLIAM (THE YOUNGER)951 - PITT, WILLIAM (THE YOUNGER)
Alexander Autographs
(1759 - 1806) British Prime Ministerwho reduced the national debt, brought forward progressive fiscal policies, and waged a succesful war against Nap
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(JAMES I)952 - (JAMES I)
Alexander Autographs
(1566 - 1625) King of England, and as James VI was King of Scotland, son of Mary, Queen of Scots and succeeded to the throne following the death of E
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(CHARLES II)953 - (CHARLES II)
Alexander Autographs
1630 - 1685) King of Great Britain and Ireland, routed by Cromwell at Worcester but restored after promising Parliamentary rule. Document from his re
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BEN-GURION, DAVID954 - BEN-GURION, DAVID
Alexander Autographs
(1886 - 1973) Israeli politician, proclaimed the independence of Israel in 1948, headed the provisional government, and was later Prime Minister. Fin
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BEN-GURION, DAVID955 - BEN-GURION, DAVID
Alexander Autographs
(1886 - 1973) Israeli politician, proclaimed the independence of Israel in 1948, headed the provisional government, and was later Prime Minister. S.P
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BEN-GURION, DAVID956 - BEN-GURION, DAVID
Alexander Autographs
(1886 - 1973) Israeli politician, proclaimed the independence of Israel in 1948, headed the provisional government, and was later Prime Minister. A.L
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DAYAN, MOSHE957 - DAYAN, MOSHE
Alexander Autographs
(1915 - 1981) Israeli general and politician who gained decisive victories in Sinai and Gaza during the Suez War, later planned and commanded the 196
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(ISRAEL'S 4TH ANNIVERSARY)958 - (ISRAEL'S 4TH ANNIVERSARY)
Alexander Autographs
A neat printed poster 15" x 24" b/w, for a gala even held at Ebbets Field, Apr. 30, [1952?], the "Birthday Party staged by BILLY RO...
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ELIZABETH959 - ELIZABETH
Alexander Autographs
(1709 - 1762) Czarina of Russia and daughter of Peter the Great, she overthrew her despised cousin Anna, founded the University of Moscow and the Aca
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PAUL I960 - PAUL I
Alexander Autographs
(1754 - 1801) Emperor of Russia (1796-1801), son of Peter III and Catherine the Great who succeeded Catherine, instituted reforms to help the serfs,
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PAUL I961 - PAUL I
Alexander Autographs
(1874 - 1801) Emperor of Russia (1796-1801), son of Peter III and Catherine the Great who succeeded Catherine, instituted reforms to help the serfs,
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ALEXANDER I962 - ALEXANDER I
Alexander Autographs
(1777 - 1825) Russian Czar whose greatest achievement was the destruction of the armies under Napoleon leading to the abdication of the Emperor and R
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ALEXANDER II963 - 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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PETTUS, EDMUND W.964 - PETTUS, EDMUND W.
Alexander Autographs
(1821 - 1907) Confederate brigadier general captured at Port Gibson and again at Vicksburg, fought with distinction at Chattanooga and with Hood in T
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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NICHOLAS I965 - NICHOLAS I
Alexander Autographs
(1796 - 1855) Russian czar, his accession to the throne was marred by the Decembrist uprising, his reign was noted for its autocracy, bureaucracy, an
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BERIA, LAVRENTY PAVLOVICH966 - BERIA, LAVRENTY PAVLOVICH
Alexander Autographs
(1899 - 1953) Russian politician, the dreaded head of Stalin's security agency, the NKVD, who oversaw the Great Purge of 1934-38 and ordered th...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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MOLOTOV, VYACHESLAV M.967 - MOLOTOV, VYACHESLAV M.
Alexander Autographs
(1890 - 1986) Soviet politician, a staunch supporter of Stalin who served as Prime Minister and later as Stalin's commissar of foreign affairs,...
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KAMENEV, LEV968 - KAMENEV, LEV
Alexander Autographs
(1883 - 1936) Soviet communist leader who had an active hand in establishing the Bolshevik government, , with Stalin and Zinovyev he led Russia follo
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KAMENEV, LEV969 - KAMENEV, LEV
Alexander Autographs
(1883 - 1936) Soviet communist leader who had an active hand in establishiung the Bolshevik government, , with Stalin and Zinovyev he led Russia foll
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MIKOYAN, ANASTAS IVANOVICH970 - MIKOYAN, ANASTAS IVANOVICH
Alexander Autographs
(1895 - 1978) Soviet politician, a Bolshevik leader in baku, member of the central Committee and later Chairman of the Presidium. Scarce typed D.S. 1
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KOSYGIN, ALEKSEI971 - KOSYGIN, ALEKSEI
Alexander Autographs
(1904 - 1980) Prime Minister of the Soviet Union from 1964-1980. T.L.S. 1p. 4to., [n.p.], Dec. 16, 1944 concerning the poor state of Mongolian evacuee
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VON HINDENBURG, PAUL973 - VON HINDENBURG, PAUL
Alexander Autographs
(1847 - 1934) German general and politician, crushed the Russians at Tannenburg and in Poland, forced to yield the Chancellor's office to Hitle...
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VON HINDENBURG, PAUL974 - VON HINDENBURG, PAUL
Alexander Autographs
(1847 - 1934) German general and politician, crushed the Russians at Tannenburg and in Poland, forced to yield the Chancellor's office to Hitle...
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(MUSSOLINI, BENITO)975 - (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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MUSSOLINI, BENITO976 - 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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FRANCO, FRANCISCO977 - FRANCO, FRANCISCO
Alexander Autographs
(1892 - 1975) Spanish soldier and dictator who led Nationalist forces in defeating Republicans, dictator (1936-75). S.P. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" ...
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AUDIE MURPHY`S GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL978 - AUDIE MURPHY`S GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL
Alexander Autographs
AUDIE L. MURPHY (1924 - 1971) Most decorated U.S. combat soldier of World War II. Among his 33 awards and decorations was the Medal of Honor, also r
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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DONOVAN WILLIAM J.979 - DONOVAN WILLIAM J.
Alexander Autographs
(1883 - 1959) "Wild Bill", American brigadier general chosen by Roosevelt to head the O.S.S. (precursor to the C.I.A.). Donovan planted o...
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DOOLITTLE, JAMES H.980 - DOOLITTLE, JAMES H.
Alexander Autographs
(d. 1993) American aviator who gained fame both as a racing pilot and as leader of the first air raid on Tokyo during World War II. Rare war-date T.L
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LE MAY, CURTIS981 - LE MAY, CURTIS
Alexander Autographs
(1906 - 1992) American Air Corps and Air Force general, advocated strategic bombing during World War II and directed the firebombing raids on Japan.
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MARSHALL, GEORGE982 - MARSHALL, GEORGE
Alexander Autographs
(1880 - 1959) American general and statesman, Roosevelt's Army Chief of Staff during World War II and author of the Marshall Plan which sustain...
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MOUNTBATTEN, LOUIS983 - MOUNTBATTEN, LOUIS
Alexander Autographs
(1900 - 1979) British naval commander and statesman, supreme allied commander in Southeast Asia responsible for the recapture of Burma. A good displa
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MURPHY, AUDIE L.984 - MURPHY, AUDIE L.
Alexander Autographs
(1924 - 1971) Most decorated U.S. combat soldier of World War II. Among his 33 awards and decorations was the Medal of Honor, also received every dec
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PYLE, ERNIE985 - PYLE, ERNIE
Alexander Autographs
(1900 - 1945) American journalist who covered the Allied campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, France and the Far East, killed at Okinawa. Rare war-date
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TIBBETS, PAUL986 - TIBBETS, PAUL
Alexander Autographs
American bomber pilot of the Enola Gay which delivered the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, August 6, 1945. D.S., 1p. oblong 4to., a souvenir piece sho
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(ENOLA GAY)987 - (ENOLA GAY)
Alexander Autographs
S.P. 8" x 10" b/w, depicting the mushroom cloud which blossomed over Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and signed in blue ink by four members of...
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(HISTORIC WORLD WAR II TELETYPE MESSAGES)988 - (HISTORIC WORLD WAR II TELETYPE MESSAGES)
Alexander Autographs
Fine grouping of four teletype messages sent to Allied forces in Europe. The first, marked "CONFIDENTIAL", reports the unconditional surre...
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(MILITARY LEADERS)989 - (MILITARY LEADERS)
Alexander Autographs
A lot of 11 vintage S.P.'s by international military leaders in various formats, all mounted to folio size vintage album sheets. Signatories in...
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BERIA, LAVRENTY PAVLOVICH990 - BERIA, LAVRENTY PAVLOVICH
Alexander Autographs
(1899 - 1953) Russian politician, the dreaded head of Stalin's security agency, the NKVD, who oversaw the Great Purge of 1934-38 and ordered th...
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BUDENNY, SEMION M.991 - BUDENNY, SEMION M.
Alexander Autographs
(1883 - 1973) Soviet field marshal and Commander in Chief of the Southwestern Front. An inept leader, Budenny allowed Von Rundstedt's army to d...
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LAZAR KAGANOVIC AND ROZALIA ZEMLYACHKA992 - LAZAR KAGANOVIC AND ROZALIA ZEMLYACHKA
Alexander Autographs
The top-ranking Jewish officials in the U.S.S.R. under Stalin. Rozalia Zemlyachka was the most notorious gaining her reputation by personally executin
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ROKOSSOVSKY, KONSTANTIN K.993 - ROKOSSOVSKY, KONSTANTIN K.
Alexander Autographs
(1896 - 1968) Soviet general who held the critical northwest approaches to Moscow, later headed defenses at Stalingrad and near the end of the war e
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SUVOROV, ALEKSANDR994 - SUVOROV, ALEKSANDR
Alexander Autographs
(1729 - 1800) Russian general who commanded the Russian army that suppressed the Polish revolt after the second partition of Poland by Russia and Pru
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TUKHACHEVSKY, MIKHAIL N.995 - TUKHACHEVSKY, MIKHAIL N.
Alexander Autographs
(1893 - 1937) Russian general and politician, chief of staff and Marshal of the Soviet Union, convicted for treason and executed. One of the first vi
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ZHUKOV, GEORGI K.996 - ZHUKOV, GEORGI K.
Alexander Autographs
(1896 - 1974) Soviet Field Marshall, perhaps the greatest general of World War II, he survived crushing poverty and Stalin's purges to command ...
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ZHUKOV, GEORGI K.997 - ZHUKOV, GEORGI K.
Alexander Autographs
(1896 - 1974) Soviet Field Marshall, perhaps the greatest general of World War II, he survived crushing poverty and Stalin's purges to command ...
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ZHUKOV, GEORGI K.998 - ZHUKOV, GEORGI K.
Alexander Autographs
(1896 - 1974) Soviet Field Marshall, perhaps the greatest general of World War II, he survived crushing poverty and Stalin's purges to command ...
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VINTAGE SOVIET SPY CAMERA CASE999 - VINTAGE SOVIET SPY CAMERA CASE
Alexander Autographs
An intriguing Soviet spy relic, a stealthily conceived hidden camera case, ca. 1940s-1950s, measuring 8 1/4" x 5 1/4". A vinyl slip-case ...
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(SOVIET MARSHALS AND GENERALS1000 - (SOVIET MARSHALS AND GENERALS
Alexander Autographs
Good lot of 24 signed letters and Russian Revolution greeting cards signed by various Soviet marshals and generals, many of who were prominent during
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