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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CARVER, GEORGE WASHINGTON1248 - CARVER, GEORGE WASHINGTON
Alexander Autographs
(1864 - 1943) Black-American botanist and the son of slaves, Carver worked his way through school to become a leader in agricultural research and fou
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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GOETHALS, GEORGE W.1249 - GOETHALS, GEORGE W.
Alexander Autographs
(1858 - 1928) American army officer and engineer appointed by Theodore Roosevelt to supervise construction of the Panama Canal. Uncommon A.L.S. as Ch
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KEEN, WILLIAM W.1250 - KEEN, WILLIAM W.
Alexander Autographs
(1837 - 1932) American surgeon, a pioneer in brain surgery. Rare T.L.S. 2pp. 4to., Philadelphia, Dec. 18, 1897 to ""Margaret"",...
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LIEBIG, JUSTUS VON1251 - LIEBIG, JUSTUS VON
Alexander Autographs
(1803 - 1873) German chemist considered the father of agricultural chemistry, he discovered the chemical workings of various plants, their derivation
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MILLIKAN, ROBERT A.1252 - MILLIKAN, ROBERT A.
Alexander Autographs
(1868 - 1953) American physicist, first to isolate the electron and measure its charge, investigated cosmic rays, Nobel Prize winner for physics (192
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NEWCOMB, SIMON1253 - NEWCOMB, SIMON
Alexander Autographs
(1835 - 1909) American astronomer and mathematician who secured the adoption of a system of astronomical constants, first president of the American A
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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SCHWEITZER, ALBERT1254 - SCHWEITZER, ALBERT
Alexander Autographs
(1875 - 1964) Nobel Prize-winning French physician and theologian, a specialist in tropical medicine. A.N.S. at the bottom of a letter from a Dutch n
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STEINMETZ, CHARLES P.1255 - STEINMETZ, CHARLES P.
Alexander Autographs
(1865 - 1923) American electrical engineer who the law of hysteresis and the theory of alternating current. Partly-printed D.S. ""Charles...
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TIMIRYAZEV, KLIMENT1256 - TIMIRYAZEV, KLIMENT
Alexander Autographs
(1843 - 1920) Russian physician, a pioneer of physiology. Very rare I.S.P. 2 1/2"" x 3/12"" b/w, with mat 6"" x 9&quo...
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(SCIENTISTS & EXPLORERS)1257 - (SCIENTISTS & EXPLORERS)
Alexander Autographs
"A nice grouping of seven autographs by explorers and scientists in different formats, including: EDWARD TELLER (S.P.); ALEX AGASSIZ (A.L.S.); ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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WRIGHT, ORVILLE1258 - WRIGHT, ORVILLE
Alexander Autographs
(1871 - 1948) American inventor and a pioneer of flight, Wright, with his brother Wilbur, made the first successful flight of a motor-driven airplane
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Estimate : 600.00 - 700.00
 
 
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EARHART, AMELIA1259 - EARHART, AMELIA
Alexander Autographs
(1897 - 1937) American aviator, the first woman to cross the Atlantic, first solo across the Atlantic and first Hawaii-Mainland solo; lost in an arou
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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DOOLITTLE, JAMES H.1260 - DOOLITTLE, JAMES H.
Alexander Autographs
(d. 1993) American aviator who gained fame both as a racing pilot and as leader of the first air raid on Tokyo during World War II. T.L.S. on "...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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HAWKS, FRANK1261 - HAWKS, FRANK
Alexander Autographs
American aviator. Signature on a narrow slip, mounted. 1989
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KOGAN, CLAUDE1262 - KOGAN, CLAUDE
Alexander Autographs
(1919 - 1959) French mountaineer, one of the first women to climb as an equal with men. In 1949 she lead-climbed the south ridge of Aiguille Noire de
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RICKENBACKER, EDWARD V.1263 - RICKENBACKER, EDWARD V.
Alexander Autographs
(1890 - 1973) American aviator and World War I ace credited with 26 ""kills"", later president of Eastern Air Lines. Fine conte...
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RICKENBACKER, EDWARD V.1264 - RICKENBACKER, EDWARD V.
Alexander Autographs
(1890 - 1973) American aviator and World War I ace credited with 26 ""kills"", later president of Eastern Air Lines. Good conte...
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(FAMOUS AVIATORS)1265 - (FAMOUS AVIATORS)
Alexander Autographs
A fine association of important and quite scarce aviators, being signatures on a pale green album page of: WILEY POST (1899 - 1935) American aviator
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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(APOLLO ASTRONAUTS)1266 - (APOLLO ASTRONAUTS)
Alexander Autographs
Exceptional NASA-issued S.P. 10"" x 8"" color, an image of a well-illuminated full moon signed by twelve Apollo program astrona...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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MCAULIFFE, CHRISTA1267 - MCAULIFFE, CHRISTA
Alexander Autographs
(d. 1986) American astronaut, a civilian teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, killed in the fiery explosion of the Challenger space shuttle. Rare, bo
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ALDRIN, EDWIN A. ""BUZZ""1269 - ALDRIN, EDWIN A. ""BUZZ""
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1930) American astronaut and pilot of the Apollo 11 lunar module who walked the Moon with Neil Armstrong. A neat association piece, a printed copy
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ALDRIN, EDWIN A. ""BUZZ""1270 - ALDRIN, EDWIN A. ""BUZZ""
Alexander Autographs
American astronaut and pilot of the Apollo 11 lunar module who walked the Moon with Neil Armstrong. Great S.P. 10"" x 8"" color ...
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ALDRIN, EDWIN A. ""BUZZ""1271 - ALDRIN, EDWIN A. ""BUZZ""
Alexander Autographs
American astronaut and pilot of the Apollo 11 lunar module who walked the Moon with Neil Armstrong. Signature on a limited edition replica of the Apol
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BEAN, ALAN1272 - BEAN, ALAN
Alexander Autographs
American astronaut who flew on Apollo 12 and in the Skylab mission. Excellent S.P. 10"" x 8"" color, a NASA photo showing Bean a...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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ARMSTRONG, NEIL1273 - ARMSTRONG, NEIL
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1930) American astronaut and commander of the Apollo 11 mission, the first man to walk on the Moon. T.L.S. 1p.4to.on his personal letterhead, 1p.
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BORMAN, FRANK1274 - BORMAN, FRANK
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1928) American astronaut who served in the Gemini and Apollo programs. S.P. 8"" x 10"" color photo showing the crew of Apol...
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CARPENTER, SCOTT1275 - CARPENTER, SCOTT
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1925) American astronaut, America's second man in space who flew around the earth three time in Aurora &, May 24, 192. Great S.P. 8&quo...
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CERNAN, EUGENE1276 - CERNAN, EUGENE
Alexander Autographs
(1934) American astronaut , Pilot, Gemini IX, Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 10 an (1934) American astronaut , Pilot, Gemini IX, Lunar Module Pilot, Apo
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CHAFFEE, ROGER1277 - CHAFFEE, ROGER
Alexander Autographs
(d. 1967) American astronaut, killed with fellow astronauts Edward White and Gus Grissom in the tragic launchpad fire of Apollo 1. Rare signature &...
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COLLINS, MICHAEL1278 - COLLINS, MICHAEL
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1930) American astronaut, Command Module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission. Excellent S.P. 8"""" x 10"" color, an i...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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MATTINGLY, KEN1289 - MATTINGLY, KEN
Alexander Autographs
American astronaut, a member of the Apollo 16 mission. S.P. 8"" x 10"" color, showing Mattingly in a space pressure suit with bo...
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MCDIVITT, JAMES1290 - MCDIVITT, JAMES
Alexander Autographs
American astronaut who flew on the Apollo 9 mission. Official NASA S.P. 8"" x 10"" color showing McDivitt in a pressure suit wit...
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MCDIVITT, JAMES1291 - MCDIVITT, JAMES
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1929) American astronaut who flew on the Apollo 9 mission. Fine content T.L.S. on official NASA letterhead, 1p. 4to., Houston, May 24, [1969], to
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MITCHELL, EDGAR1292 - MITCHELL, EDGAR
Alexander Autographs
American astronaut who flew on the Apollo 14 mission. Nice S.P. 10"" x 8"" color showing Mitchell on the moon as he regards an A...
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MITCHELL, EDGAR1293 - MITCHELL, EDGAR
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1930) American astronaut who took part in the Apollo 14 mission in which the uplands region north of the Fra Mauro crater on the Moon was explor
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SCHIRRA, WALTER1294 - SCHIRRA, WALTER
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1923) American astronaut, the only astronaut to fly all three types of manned spacecraft. S.P. 8"" x 10"" color photo showi...
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SCOTT, DAVE1295 - SCOTT, DAVE
Alexander Autographs
American astronaut who walked on the moon during the Apollo 15 mission. Rare S.P. 8"" x 10"" color, a NASA photo showing Scott h...
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SHEPARD, ALAN1296 - SHEPARD, ALAN
Alexander Autographs
(1923 - 1998) American astronaut, a member of the Mercury team and the first American in space. Superb signed book, Man's Greatest Adventure, B...
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SHEPARD, ALAN1297 - SHEPARD, ALAN
Alexander Autographs
(1923 - 1998) American astronaut, a member of the Mercury team and the first American in space. A fine signed first-day French commemorative cover ho
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SWIGERT, JACK1298 - SWIGERT, JACK
Alexander Autographs
(1931 - 1982) American astronaut who flew on the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission. A nice pairing of signatures from the crew of Apollo 13, penned on souv
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