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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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LE MAY, CURTIS981 - LE MAY, CURTIS
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(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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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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MARSHALL, GEORGE982 - MARSHALL, GEORGE
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(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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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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MOUNTBATTEN, LOUIS983 - MOUNTBATTEN, LOUIS
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(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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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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MURPHY, AUDIE L.984 - MURPHY, AUDIE L.
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(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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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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PYLE, ERNIE985 - PYLE, ERNIE
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(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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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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TIBBETS, PAUL986 - TIBBETS, PAUL
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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)
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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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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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(HISTORIC WORLD WAR II TELETYPE MESSAGES)988 - (HISTORIC WORLD WAR II TELETYPE MESSAGES)
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Fine grouping of four teletype messages sent to Allied forces in Europe. The first, marked "CONFIDENTIAL", reports the unconditional surre...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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(MILITARY LEADERS)989 - (MILITARY LEADERS)
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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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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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BERIA, LAVRENTY PAVLOVICH990 - BERIA, LAVRENTY PAVLOVICH
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(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 : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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