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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LOUIS XVI939 - LOUIS XVI
Alexander Autographs
(1754 - 1793) King of France whose ambivalent policies cost him the support of Royalists and Revolutionaries, put under house arrest after his attem
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON940 - 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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MARAT, JEAN-PAUL941 - MARAT, JEAN-PAUL
Alexander Autographs
(1743 - 1793) French journalist and newspaper publisher, a fierce Revolutionary whose heroic death is depicted in David's "The Death of Mar...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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HENRY III942 - HENRY III
Alexander Autographs
(1551 - 1589) King of France who aided Catherine de Medicis in planning the Massacre of St. Bartholemew, sided under duress with the Huguenots in the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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HENRY IV943 - HENRY IV
Alexander Autographs
(1553 - 1610) King of France (1589-1610), first of the Bourbon Kings. Raised a Protestant, he his chiefly remembered for his attempts to secure religi
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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ELIZABETH II AND PRINCESS MARGARET945 - ELIZABETH II AND PRINCESS MARGARET
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1926) Reigning Queen of England. Charming D.S. 11" x 7", a Christmas card bearing a portrait of a young girl on the cover, signed bene...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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QUEEN VICTORIA AND PRINCE ALBERT946 - QUEEN VICTORIA AND PRINCE ALBERT
Alexander Autographs
Signatures of both on small separate sheets, with Victoria writing: "The Lord Chancellor The Queen" and her husband Albert writing: "...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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VICTORIA947 - VICTORIA
Alexander Autographs
(1819 - 1901) Queen of England, reigned during the Crimean and Boer Wars, abolished the East India Company, brought Disraeli to power as Prime Minist
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(QUEEN VICTORIA)948 - (QUEEN VICTORIA)
Alexander Autographs
HELENA (1846-1923) Fourth child of Queen Victoria, married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. A.D.S. 2pp. oblong 8vo., [n.p., n.d.], about eleven
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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EDWARD VII949 - EDWARD VII
Alexander Autographs
(1841 - 1910) King of Great Britain and Ireland, eldest son of Queen Victoria who because of his indiscretions was kept in the dark concerning matter
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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