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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1168 - BONAPARTE, NAPOLEONAlexander Autographs
(1769 - 1821) The ""Little Corporal"" whose brilliance in the field of battle and as Emperor of France has made him perhaps the ...
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1169 - BONAPARTE, NAPOLEONAlexander Autographs
(1769 - 1821) The ""Little Corporal"" whose brilliance in the field of battle and as Emperor of France has made him perhaps the ...
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1170 - DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALESAlexander Autographs
(1961 - 1997) Princess of Wales and wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, the immensely-popular princess was tragically killed in a car accident while at
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1171 - TROTSKY, LEONAlexander Autographs
(1879 - 1940) Russian Communist leader who with Lenin organized the Bolshevik October Revolution, defeated by Stalin in their struggle for control of
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1172 - SELASSIE, HAILEAlexander Autographs
""The Lion of Judah"", Emperor of Ethiopia and idol of the Rastafarian religion. A neat grouping of items, his bold signature in...
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1174 - CHARLES IIAlexander Autographs
(1630 - 1685) King of Great Britain and Ireland, routed by Cromwell at Worcester but restored after promising Parliamentary rule. Manuscript D.S. &...
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1175 - GEORGE VAlexander Autographs
(1865 - 1936) King of England, son of Edward VII and husband of Mary of Teck who led England through the dark days of World War I and in the agreemen
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1176 - MARY OF TECKAlexander Autographs
(1867 - 1953) Queen of King George V. Fine S.P. 3 1/2"" x 5 1/2"" sepia, a charming portrait of Mary holding her grandson Willi...
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1177 - ANNA IVANOVAAlexander Autographs
(1693 - 1740) Empress of Russia (1730-40), abolished the council that elected her under countenanced a repressive regime which involved itself in war
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