Auction Details
We are pleased to announce our latest auction catalog featuring fine autographs and manuscripts in all fields of collecting. The auction will be in two parts and will include a live auction to take place at the Shelburne Murray Hill Hotel, 303 Lexington Ave. (@37th. St.) New York, NY on March 2, 2002 with an absentee auction closing March 6, 2002 at 10:00pm Eastern Time.
Dozens of lots shall include prominent figures and events of the Civil War and the American Revolution, including a proposal in the hand of Signer Arthur Middleton calling for the death penalty for people caught trading with the British; fine Civil War correspondences and images; a letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson detailing the faculty recruitment efforts for the University of Virginia. Of particular interest are documents from the estate of Judge Irving Kaufman who tried and sentenced Ethel and Julius Rosenberg to death for espionage in 1951 including his appointment as District Judge for the Southern District of New York signed by Harry Truman as well as his appointment to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals signed by John and Robert Kennedy. We are also pleased to offer a fine selection of material concerning the assassination of John F. Kennedy including candid snapshots taken on November 22, 1963, suits worn by Jack Ruby, as well as fine content documents and letters of Kennedy, Oswald and Ruby. As usual we will also offer lots sold on an absentee basis, closing Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at 10:00 P.M. Eastern Time.
We will hold a public viewing for lots offered in the live auction on Friday, March 1, 2002 at the Shelburne Hotel from 11 A.M. to 5 P.M. and Saturday, March 2, 2002 from 9 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Viewings at our offices may be arranged by appointment.
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1045 - (KENNEDY ASSASSINATION PHOTO)Alexander Autographs
An especially rare photograph of Kennedy taken in San Antonio, Texas on November 21, 1963, the day before he would be shot at Dealey Plaza in Dallas.
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1048 - (KENNEDY ASSASSINATION)Alexander Autographs
Rare I.S.P. 10"" x 8"" b/w, a view of Kennedy's limousine taken from the rear, shows Jackie attempting to stand up and facin...
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1049 - (KENNEDY INAUGURATION)Alexander Autographs
Original unpublished photograph 4"" x 3"" b/w showing Kennedy in the background facing the camera and likely shot as Kennedy too...
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1051 - (KENNEDY PALLBEARERS)Alexander Autographs
Fine grouping of signatures of the six pallbearers at President Kennedy's funeral, each of whom has signed a white card with red stamps showing ...
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1052 - (KENNEDY MORGUE SCHEMATIC)Alexander Autographs
PAUL K. O'Connor Bethesda Naval Hospital military morgue attendant present when Kennedy's body arrived from Dallas. O'Connor claimed tha...
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1053 - (KENNEDY MORGUE PHOTO)Alexander Autographs
PAUL K. O'CONNOR Bethesda Naval Hospital military morgue attendant present when Kennedy's body arrived from Dallas. O'Connor claimed th...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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