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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COOPER, GORDON1279 - COOPER, GORDON
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1927) American astronaut, a member of the original seven Mercury astronauts, commander of Gemini 5. Bold signature on a sheet printed with &quo...
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Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
 
 
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CUNNINGHAM, WALTER1280 - CUNNINGHAM, WALTER
Alexander Autographs
American astronaut who participated in the flight of Apollo 7. Official NASA S.P. 8"" x 10"" color showing Cunningham in a NASA ...
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DUKE JR., CHARLES M.1281 - DUKE JR., CHARLES M.
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1935) American astronaut who piloted the LEM on the Apollo 16 mission. S.P. 10"" x 8"""" color photo showing an D...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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FULLERTON, GORDON1282 - FULLERTON, GORDON
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1936) American pilot Fullerton who also served on the support crews for the Apollo 14, 15, 16, and 17 lunar missions. D.S. 1p. 8vo., [n.p., n.d.],
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GLENN, JOHN1283 - GLENN, JOHN
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1921) American astronaut, the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962 and also became the oldest man to travel in space. I.S.P. ...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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GLENN, JOHN1284 - GLENN, JOHN
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1921) American astronaut, the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962 and also became the oldest man to travel in space. Scarce S.
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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GLENN, JOHN1285 - GLENN, JOHN
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1921) American astronaut, the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962 and also became the oldest man to travel in space. Lot of tw
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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GORDON, RICHARD1286 - GORDON, RICHARD
Alexander Autographs
American astronaut who flew on the Gemini 11 and Apollo 12 missions. Descriptio
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LOVELL, JAMES1287 - LOVELL, JAMES
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1928) American astronaut who served as pilot on the Gemini 7 and 12 missions, Apollo 8, and on the ill-fated Apollo 13 aborted mission. Excessive
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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LOVELL, JAMES1288 - LOVELL, JAMES
Alexander Autographs
American astronaut in the Gemini and Apollo programs. S.P. 8"" x 10"" color, an official NASA photo showing Lovell in an Apollo ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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