Fine Selection of Autographs and Manuscripts

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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EDWARD VIII1178 - EDWARD VIII
Alexander Autographs
(1894 - 1972) King of England whose abdication of the throne in order to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson rocked Great Britain and led to his s
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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NICHOLAS II SILVER TEA SPOON1179 - NICHOLAS II SILVER TEA SPOON
Alexander Autographs
(1868 - 1918) Czar of Russia forced by the Revolution of 1905 to create a Russian parliament and approve a constitution, abdicated during the Februar
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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BRESHKOVSKY, CATHERINE1180 - BRESHKOVSKY, CATHERINE
Alexander Autographs
(1844 - 1934) ""The Little Grandmother of the Russian Revolution"", an early and active supporter of the rights and peasants, la...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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KAMENEV, LEV1181 - KAMENEV, LEV
Alexander Autographs
(1883 - 1936) Soviet communist leader who had an active hand in establishing the Bolshevik government, , with Stalin and Zinovyev he led Russia follo
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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BREZHNEV, LEONID1182 - BREZHNEV, LEONID
Alexander Autographs
(1906 - 1982) Soviet leader who engineered the ouster of Khrushchev, chairman of the Presidium, and established the Brezhnev Doctrine entitling the So
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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BREZHNEV, LEONID1183 - BREZHNEV, LEONID
Alexander Autographs
(1906 - 1982) Soviet leader who engineered the ouster of Khrushchev, chairman of the Presidium, and established the Brezhnev Doctrine entitling the So
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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BREZHNEV, LEONID1184 - BREZHNEV, LEONID
Alexander Autographs
(1906 - 1982) Soviet leader who engineered the ouster of Khrushchev, chairman of the Presidium, and established the Brezhnev Doctrine entitling the So
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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DIMITROV, GEORGI1185 - DIMITROV, GEORGI
Alexander Autographs
(1882 - 1949) Bulgarian Communist leader arrested in Berlin for alleged complicity in setting the Reichstag on fire. DimitrovÆs cool conduct o...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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(CEAUSESCU, NICOLAE)1186 - (CEAUSESCU, NICOLAE)
Alexander Autographs
"Interesting A.Ms.S of the late Romanian dictator's brother ILIE CEAUSESCU, 3pp. 4to., [n.p.], Feb. 24, 1952 in Romanian being an account ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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BEN-GURION, DAVID1187 - BEN-GURION, DAVID
Alexander Autographs
(1886 - 1973) Israeli politician, proclaimed the independence of Israel in 1948, headed the provisional government, and was later Prime Minister. Fin
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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