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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(GILLMORE, QUINCY ADAMS)731 - (GILLMORE, QUINCY ADAMS)
Alexander Autographs
(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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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(GRANT, ULYSSES S.)732 - (GRANT, ULYSSES S.)
Alexander Autographs
(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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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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(HOOKER, JOSEPH)733 - (HOOKER, JOSEPH)
Alexander Autographs
(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)
Alexander Autographs
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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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE SOLDIER)735 - (IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE SOLDIER)
Alexander Autographs
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)
Alexander Autographs
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.)
Alexander Autographs
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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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(MAJOR WILLIAM ELLIS 49TH NEW YORK KIA)738 - (MAJOR WILLIAM ELLIS 49TH NEW YORK KIA)
Alexander Autographs
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.)
Alexander Autographs
(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.)
Alexander Autographs
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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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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