AUCTION  / 

Fine Selection of Autographs and Manuscripts

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction LocationUnited States In Person PreviewBy Appointment Friday, March 1st 11:00am - 5:00pm; Saturday March 2nd 9:00am - 11:00am

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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(GOVERNORS)1158 - (GOVERNORS)
Alexander Autographs
"A super political collection, a complete grouping of the forty-eight governors of the United States, as well as Panama, the Philippines, Puer...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(JEFFERSON CABINET MEMBERS)1159 - (JEFFERSON CABINET MEMBERS)
Alexander Autographs
"Good group of three pieces by members of Thomas Jefferson's cabinet including ROBERT SMITH (1757 - 1842), good content L.S. 2pp. 4to., [n....
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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(KENNEDY, ROBERT F.)1160 - (KENNEDY, ROBERT F.)
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(1925 - 1968) American politician who successfully managed his brother John's presidential campaign and was later appointed Attorney General. H...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(POLITICAL FIGURES)1161 - (POLITICAL FIGURES)
Alexander Autographs
"Good lot of four pieces including HAMILTON FISH, Very fine content A.L.S. as Secretary of State, 2pp. 8vo., Washington, Nov. 21, 1876 to Charl...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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(POLITICIANS & SCIENTISTS)1162 - (POLITICIANS & SCIENTISTS)
Alexander Autographs
"A grouping of sixteen autographs by American politicians, cabinet members and scientists, ca. 1950s in various formats, largely in commemorati...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(POLITICIANS)1163 - (POLITICIANS)
Alexander Autographs
"A neat grouping of approximately twenty-five autographs by American senators and other political figures, most in T.L.S. format (exceptions no...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(POLTICIANS)1164 - (POLTICIANS)
Alexander Autographs
"Good lot of seven pieces in various formats including ALFRED E. SMITH, T.L.S. 1p. 8vo., New York, Nov. 25, 1922 a letter of thanks to the Rev....
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(SUPREME COURT JUSTICES)1165 - (SUPREME COURT JUSTICES)
Alexander Autographs
"A fine and unusual item, a souvenir booklet copy of The Constitution of the United States, 30pp. 8vo., Washington, D.C., 1968, boldly signed ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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(SUPREME COURT JUSTICES)1166 - (SUPREME COURT JUSTICES)
Alexander Autographs
"A nice grouping of Supreme Court justices, in various format, includes: EARL WARREN (T.L.S., signed Supreme Court card, and signature on a sma...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(WASHINGTON CABINET MEMBERS)1167 - (WASHINGTON CABINET MEMBERS)
Alexander Autographs
"Good lot of three pieces including CHARLES LEE (1758 - 1815), A.L.S. as Attorney General, 1p. 4to., Philadelphia, Apr. 18, 1796 presumably to ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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