AUCTION  / 

Fine Selection of Autographs and Manuscripts

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction LocationUnited States In Person PreviewBy Appointment Friday, March 1st 11:00am - 5:00pm; Saturday March 2nd 9:00am - 11:00am

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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(SLAVE DEALERS BUSINESS CARD)171 - (SLAVE DEALERS BUSINESS CARD)
Alexander Autographs
"An exceedingly rare slave dealer's business card, roughly 2 3/4"" x 3 1/2"", advertising the services of ""...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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(TRAIL OF TEARS EXPENSE ACCOUNT)172 - (TRAIL OF TEARS EXPENSE ACCOUNT)
Alexander Autographs
"A great manuscript document 4pp. 4to., July 1, 1837 to Mar. 7, 1838, concerning the expense account of Assistant Superintendent and Conducto...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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(LITTLE BIG HORN SURVIVOR TESTIMONY)173 - (LITTLE BIG HORN SURVIVOR TESTIMONY)
Alexander Autographs
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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(REPUBLIC OF TEXAS)174 - (REPUBLIC OF TEXAS)
Alexander Autographs
"A scarce Republic of Texas related piece, a calling card for Memucan Hunt, described on the card as the ""Envoy Extraordinary and Mi...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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(NAACP ARCHIVE)175 - (NAACP ARCHIVE)
Alexander Autographs
"A most intriguing and important historical archive, a collection of over 275 pps. of letters and statements compiled in honor of WALTER F. WHI...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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WASHINGTON, GEORGE176 - WASHINGTON, GEORGE
Alexander Autographs
(1732 - 1799) First President of the United States and commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Partly-printed D.S. "&q...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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WASHINGTON, GEORGE177 - WASHINGTON, GEORGE
Alexander Autographs
(1732 - 1799) First President of the United States and commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. His franking signature "...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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WASHINGTON, GEORGE178 - WASHINGTON, GEORGE
Alexander Autographs
(1732 - 1799) First President of the United States and commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. His signature ""Go...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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WASHINGTON, GEORGE179 - WASHINGTON, GEORGE
Alexander Autographs
(1732 - 1799) First President of the United States and commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. An fine and unusual Washington
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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(WASHINGTON, GEORGE)180 - (WASHINGTON, GEORGE)
Alexander Autographs
"An interesting Washington-related document, a D.S. 1p. irregular legal folio, [n.p., c. 1786] being an assessment of Virginia estate which inc...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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