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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1481 - CLAPTON, ERICAlexander Autographs
(b. 1945) British rock guitarist and vocalist who started his career with the Yardbirds, and thereafter led with Cream, Blind Faith, and Derek and th
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 40.00 - 60.00
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1482 - KISSAlexander Autographs
"A great Kiss item, their album Rock and Roll Over, boldly signed by all four band members on the cover in blue marker. Light wrinkling and we...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 250.00
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1483 - ZAPPA, FRANKAlexander Autographs
(1940 - 1995) Innovative and often controversial singer and lead guitarist, he founded the Mothers of Invention and later fought for musicians'...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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1485 - GAMBINO, CARLOAlexander Autographs
(1902 - 1976) Mafia family boss, described as the ""boss of all bosses"" and said to be the model for the film ""The ...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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1486 - RAY, JAMES EARLAlexander Autographs
(d. 1998) Assassin of Martin Luther King whom he killed in Memphis in 1968. Fine T.L.S. ""James"" 1p. 4to., [n.p.], Nov. 15, 19...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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1487 - GACY, JOHN WAYNEAlexander Autographs
(d. 1995) Notorious mass murderer of over thirty young men whom he buried beneath his home, executed after many appeals and postponements. T.L.S. sig
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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1488 - KELLER, HELENAlexander Autographs
(1880 - 1968) American author who overcame her lack of sight, speech and hearing to write inspirational accounts of her life. Fine content T.L.S. &...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 350.00 - 450.00
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1489 - MURROW, EDWARD R.Alexander Autographs
(1908 - 1965) Pioneering radio and television journalist best remembered for his coverage of the Second World War and his attacks on Senator Joseph Mc
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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1490 - DEBS, EUGENE V.Alexander Autographs
(1855 - 1926) American Socialist and labor organizer, Socialist candidate for President, sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for violating the Espiona
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