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.
Choose Your Layout >
1309 - (COSMONAUTS)Alexander Autographs
"A fine grouping of 11 postcard format color portraits of cosmonauts measuring approximately 4"" x 6"", each signed on the ...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Details...Bookmark
1312 - GAGARIN, YURIAlexander Autographs
(1934 - 1968) Russian cosmonaut, the first man in space who died tragically in a routine training flight. S.P. 4"" x 6"" b/w, a...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Details...Bookmark
1313 - KOROLEV, SERGEIAlexander Autographs
(1907 - 1966) Chief designer and architect of the Soviet space program, the genius and inspiration behind Soviet space exploration, his very existenc
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Details...Bookmark
1314 - POPOVICH, PAVELAlexander Autographs
Russian cosmonaut who flew on Vostok 4 becoming the fourth Russian in space. S.P. 5"" x 7"" b/w showing the cosmonaut in uniform...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 30.00 - 50.00
Details...Bookmark
1315 - TERESHKOVA, VALENTINAAlexander Autographs
(b. 1937) Russian cosmonaut, the first woman in space, she flew Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963. S.P. 4"" x 6 1/2"" b/w, a fine close...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Details...Bookmark
1317 - DOW, CHARLES H.Alexander Autographs
(1851 - 1902) American publisher, with Edward Jones founded Dow Jones & Co.,, later founded the Wall Street Journal, and devised the Dow Jones ...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Details...Bookmark
1318 - ARMOUR, PHILIP D.Alexander Autographs
(1832 - 1901) American industrialist who made a fortune in pork futures and founded Armour & Co. meatpackers. Bold signature on a card. Very go...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Details...Bookmark