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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(CDV GROUPING C. W. SENATORS)721 - (CDV GROUPING C. W. SENATORS)
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A great group of three chest-up view CDVs of Civil War senators, all with Whitehurst, Washington backstamps and tax stamp on the versos. Included are
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(CIVIL WAR STEREOVIEW)722 - (CIVIL WAR STEREOVIEW)
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Stereoview card bearing a double 6" x 3" photograph showing an ambulance with driver parked in front of a hospital. Location is identifie...
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(COLFAX, SCHUYLER)723 - (COLFAX, SCHUYLER)
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(1832 - 1885) Speaker of the House during the Civil War and Grant's vice president whose career was ruined by his involvement in the "Cred...
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(CURTIN, ANDREW G.)724 - (CURTIN, ANDREW G.)
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(1817 - 1894) Civil War Governor of Pennsylvania who raised troops for the Union and supplied militia to enforce the armies at Gettysburg. A nice CDV
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(DAVIS, JEFFERSON C.)725 - (DAVIS, JEFFERSON C.)
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(1828 - 1879) Union brigadier general who was in Fort Sumter at the start of the war. He killed Major General William Nelson over a perceived slight,
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(EDWIN BOOTH)726 - (EDWIN BOOTH)
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(1833 - 1893) American actor who was he brother of John Wilkes and is renowned as the greatest Hamlet of his time. A nice carte-de-visite seated thea
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(EWELL, RICHARD)727 - (EWELL, RICHARD)
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(1817 - 1872) Confederate lieutenant general who fought in the war from Bull Run to Appomattox, he lost a leg at Groveton and was strapped in his sad
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(FARRAGUT, DAVID G.)728 - (FARRAGUT, DAVID G.)
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(1801 - 1870) Union rear admiral instrumental in the taking of New Orleans and the Union control of the Mississippi. It was at Mobile Bay where he exc
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(FOSTER, JOHN G.)729 - (FOSTER, JOHN G.)
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(1823 - 1874) Union major general who served with Anderson at Ft. Sumter, fighting at Roanoke, New Bern, and Savannah during the war. A nice full sta
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(FREMONT, JOHN)730 - (FREMONT, JOHN)
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(1813 - 1890) "The Pathfinder", explorer of the western frontier and Union army major general until sacked by Lincoln for his efforts to ...
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(GILLMORE, QUINCY ADAMS)731 - (GILLMORE, QUINCY ADAMS)
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(1825 - 1888) Union major general who fought at Bermuda Hundred and Drewry's Bluff. He was severely injured pursuing Jubal Early in the Shenand...
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(GRANT, ULYSSES S.)732 - (GRANT, ULYSSES S.)
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(1822 - 1885) Eighteenth President of the United States and Union Lieutenant General. A nice vignette view CDV of Grant as major general. Image has b
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(HOOKER, JOSEPH)733 - (HOOKER, JOSEPH)
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(1814 - 1879) Union major general who commanded the Army of the Potomac only to be defeated at the hands of Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville. W
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(HORACE BINNEY 118TH PENN. CORN EXCHANGE REGIMENT)734 - (HORACE BINNEY 118TH PENN. CORN EXCHANGE REGIMENT)
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A great war-date vignette CDV of Binney in uniform as captain. In August, 1862 he enlisted in the famous regiment and served at Gettysburg and throug
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(IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE SOLDIER)735 - (IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE SOLDIER)
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A fine carte de visite photograph showing Confederate Lt. Joseph Selby from mid-chest, up, with one hand tucked into his jacket. Selby enlisted in the
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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(KILLED AT BIG BETHEL JUNE 1861)736 - (KILLED AT BIG BETHEL JUNE 1861)
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A great war-date CDV of Lieut. John T. Greble, 2nd U.S. Artillery who, at the battle of Big Bethel, Va. June 10, 1861, became the first regular army
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(LT. FRANCIS AVERY 27TH MASS, VOL.)737 - (LT. FRANCIS AVERY 27TH MASS, VOL.)
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A CDV of Lt. Francis Avery 27th Mass. Vols., standing with hat. He was wounded during the fighting at Drewry's Bluff, Va. on May 16, 1864. Phot...
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(MAJOR WILLIAM ELLIS 49TH NEW YORK KIA)738 - (MAJOR WILLIAM ELLIS 49TH NEW YORK KIA)
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War-date full standing view CDV of Ellis as major holding his kepi. The 49th was organized at Buffalo in 1861 and Ellis fought with the regiment unti
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(MORGAN, EDWIN D.)739 - (MORGAN, EDWIN D.)
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(1811-1883) Union general and New York's first war governor. He was also a U. S. Senator during the war. A nice full standing view CDV of Morgan...
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(PVT. 209TH PENN. VOL.)740 - (PVT. 209TH PENN. VOL.)
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War-date CDV of Pvt. William Sheaffer of the 209th Penn. Vols. A period ink identification on verso gives name but no regiment, and research shows on
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