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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(RUSSIAN PRISONERS REBEL AT DACHAU)1001 - (RUSSIAN PRISONERS REBEL AT DACHAU)
Alexander Autographs
Fine content T.L.S. "Al" on "Raiders" (2nd Batt., 47th Inf.), Dachau, Feb. 24 [1946]. This soldier, part of the American force...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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(NKVD OFFICER`S IDENTIFICATION BOOK)1002 - (NKVD OFFICER`S IDENTIFICATION BOOK)
Alexander Autographs
Rare D.S. signed with printed signature by the feared head of the NKVD, Lavrety Beria, issued to an officer under his command. The document is leather
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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DONITZ, KARL1003 - DONITZ, KARL
Alexander Autographs
(1891 - 1980) German admiral who headed the U-Boat arm of the German Navy, later succeeded Hitler as Fuehrer after Hitler's suicide. Boldly sig...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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KESSELRING, ALBERT1004 - KESSELRING, ALBERT
Alexander Autographs
1885 - 1960) Field Marshal in the Luftwaffe and at Nuremburg was tried for war crimes. Death sentence commuted due to ill health. Rare war-date typed
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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KESSELRING, ALBERT1005 - KESSELRING, ALBERT
Alexander Autographs
(1885 - 1960) Field Marshal in the Luftwaffe and at Nuremburg was tried for war crimes. Death sentence commuted due to ill health. Bold signature, ra
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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MANTEUFFEL, HASSO VON1006 - MANTEUFFEL, HASSO VON
Alexander Autographs
(1897 - 1978) Commander of the 5th. Panzer Army which spearheaded the ill-fated Ardennes offensive of January 1945. After vainly requesting more hel
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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MANTEUFFEL, HASSO VON1007 - MANTEUFFEL, HASSO VON
Alexander Autographs
(1897 - 1978) Commander of the 5th. Panzer Army which spearheaded the ill-fated Ardennes offensive of January 1945. After vainly requesting more hel
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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MARSEILLE, HANS JOACHIM1008 - MARSEILLE, HANS JOACHIM
Alexander Autographs
(1920 - 1942) German ace serving principally in North Africa, he had 158 kills in 482 sorties. Marseille was awarded a Knights Cross with diamonds, r
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U-BOAT COMMANDERS1009 - U-BOAT COMMANDERS
Alexander Autographs
Excellent poster portraying a U-Boat commander peering through a telescope, 19" x 24", signed by 26 U-Boat captains, half of whom were awa...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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(AUSCHWITZ CONCENTRATION CAMP LETTER)1010 - (AUSCHWITZ CONCENTRATION CAMP LETTER)
Alexander Autographs
Scarce, late A.L.S. of an Auschwitz Concentration Camp inmate, 2pp. 8vo. on official Auschwitz stationery, Dec. 12, 1943, in which Johann Szafrauski w
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(NAZI PARTY MEMBERSHIP BOOK)1011 - (NAZI PARTY MEMBERSHIP BOOK)
Alexander Autographs
Early Nazi Party membership book issued in Munich on February 10, 1936 to one Dr. Wilhelm Knop. Bears Knop's photo attached within, with a Hitle...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(HOLOCAUST)1012 - (HOLOCAUST)
Alexander Autographs
Scarce Deutsches Reich "kennkarte", or identity card bearing a large "J" on the front and within as well, issued to Jakob Meyer ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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(HOLOCAUST)1013 - (HOLOCAUST)
Alexander Autographs
Very rare German passport issued to a German Jew who fled to Palestine in 1936, and bearing all official seals and stamps. The passport was issued in
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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(HOLOCAUST)1014 - (HOLOCAUST)
Alexander Autographs
A scarce Saxony (Germany) identity card issued to a Jew who had emigrated from Poland. The card was issued in Liepzig on Feb. 1, 1936 to one Nachman
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(HOLOCAUST)1015 - (HOLOCAUST)
Alexander Autographs
Very rare German passport issued to a German Jew who fled to England in 1939, and bearing all official seals and stamps. The passport, stamped with a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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(HOLOCAUST)1016 - (HOLOCAUST)
Alexander Autographs
Rare post-war identity card issued to a "Victim of Fascism" and so marked on the front, issued in Sachsen Province to Carola Rudolph, 27 y...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(HOLOCAUST)1017 - (HOLOCAUST)
Alexander Autographs
A Palestine Immigrant Certificate issued by the Immigration Department of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, given to one Dora Friedmann, a 20 year old
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(HOLOCAUST)1018 - (HOLOCAUST)
Alexander Autographs
A scarce grouping of four documents issued to a Czech Jew, Kathe Goldstein. Included is Goldstein's work pass bearing "GHETTO THERESIENSTAD...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON1019 - 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, NAPOLEON1020 - 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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