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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(AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION)1501 - (AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION)
Alexander Autographs
"Lot of six pieces including KARL DONITZ: S.P. dated Nov. 18, 1973; Astronaut KATHY SULLIVAN (first woman to walk in space) signature on a prog...
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(AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION)1502 - (AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION)
Alexander Autographs
"Group of five pieces including LILY PONS and ANDRE KOSTALENZ, I.S.P. 10"" x 8"", sepia, showing the two in military unifor...
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TY COBB`S CARVING KNIFE SET1503 - TY COBB`S CARVING KNIFE SET
Alexander Autographs
(1886 - 1961) Baseball Hall of Famer, ""The Georgia Peach"" led the American League in batting 12 times, possibly the greatest ...
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TY COBB`S PIPE AND CASE1504 - TY COBB`S PIPE AND CASE
Alexander Autographs
(1886 - 1961) Baseball Hall of Famer, ""The Georgia Peach"" led the American League in batting 12 times, possibly the greatest ...
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TY COBB`S BRIAR PIPE1505 - TY COBB`S BRIAR PIPE
Alexander Autographs
(1886 - 1961) Baseball Hall of Famer, ""The Georgia Peach"" led the American League in batting 12 times, possibly the greatest ...
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TY COBB`S BRASS ASHTRAY1506 - TY COBB`S BRASS ASHTRAY
Alexander Autographs
(1886 - 1961) Baseball Hall of Famer, ""The Georgia Peach"" led the American League in batting 12 times, possibly the greatest ...
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BARROW, EDWARD G.1507 - BARROW, EDWARD G.
Alexander Autographs
(1868 - 1953) Baseball Hall of Famer, a New York Yankees executive who made the team the most powerful in the league in the Twenties and Thirties, wi
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CRONIN, JOSEPH E.1508 - CRONIN, JOSEPH E.
Alexander Autographs
(1906 - 1984) Baseball Hall of Famer, a shortstop who hit over .300 for ten seasons and later coached the Red Sox. D.S. ""Joseph E. Croni...
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CRONIN, JOSEPH E.1509 - CRONIN, JOSEPH E.
Alexander Autographs
(1906 - 1984) Baseball Hall of Famer, a shortstop who hit over .300 for ten seasons and later coached the Red Sox. D.S. 1p. 4to., Boston, Nov. 30, 19
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DIMAGGIO, JOE1510 - DIMAGGIO, JOE
Alexander Autographs
(1914 - 1999) Baseball Hall of Famer, ""Joltin' Joe"" hit safely in 56 consecutive games. Official Gene Budig American Leag...
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MOSCONI, WILLIAM1511 - MOSCONI, WILLIAM
Alexander Autographs
(1913 - 1991) American billiards champion and trick-shot specialist, considered one of the greatest pool players. A great Mosconi item, a regulation
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ROGER MARIS AND CASEY STENGEL1512 - ROGER MARIS AND CASEY STENGEL
Alexander Autographs
A 1970 winter training camp program from Al Lang Field in St. Petersburg signed across an ad on the back cover by Maris, and in a white area by Stenge
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RUPPERT, JACOB1513 - RUPPERT, JACOB
Alexander Autographs
(1867 - 1939) American brewery owner most remembered for his ownership of the fledgling New York Yankees. Partly-printed D.S. ""Jacob Rup...
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WOOD, JOE ""SMOKEY JOE""1514 - WOOD, JOE ""SMOKEY JOE""
Alexander Autographs
(1889 - 1985) American baseball player, a great pitcher whose brief career bore 166 wins and a .671 average. D.S. ""Joe Wood"" ...
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STEINBRENNER, GEORGE1515 - STEINBRENNER, GEORGE
Alexander Autographs
Colorful (and sometimes tearful) owner of the New York Yankees. Official Rawlings 2000 World Series baseball boldly signed on the sweet spot. Of cours
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1963 DODGERS SIGNED BASEBALL1516 - 1963 DODGERS SIGNED BASEBALL
Alexander Autographs
An official Warren Giles national League baseball bearing the signatures of 27 members of the 1963 World Series winning Los Angeles Dodgers. Among tho
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(BASEBALL GREATS)1517 - (BASEBALL GREATS)
Alexander Autographs
A nice grouping of eight baseball cards bearing 17 signatures of baseball stars, each signing across his image, includes TOM SEAVER and NOLAN RYAN on
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LOMBARDI, VINCE1519 - LOMBARDI, VINCE
Alexander Autographs
(1913 - 1970) American football coach of the Green Bay Packers who led the team to five N.F.L. championships and the first two Super Bowl victories.
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(BASEBALL TINTYPE)1520 - (BASEBALL TINTYPE)
Alexander Autographs
Early baseball tintype photograph, 3 1/2"" x 2 1/2 showing nine uniformed players with initials ""F.H.S."" on their sh...
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EWBANK, WEEB1521 - EWBANK, WEEB
Alexander Autographs
(1907 - 1998) American football coach of the Jets and Colts, the only manager to win championships in both the NFL and AFL. His book Football Greats,
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(NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES)1522 - (NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES)
Alexander Autographs
"An unusual piece, a baseball pennant from the Negro Leagues measuring 24"" long, bearing the silkscreen image of a baseball game fol...
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(FOOTBALL STARS)1523 - (FOOTBALL STARS)
Alexander Autographs
Three S.P.'s , all of famous football stars, two 8""x 10"" b/w, one of MIKE SINGLETERRY and WILLIE GAULT, both in the unifor...
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GRETZKY, WAYNE1524 - GRETZKY, WAYNE
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1961) Canadian professional hockey player, indisputably the greatest to ever play the game. A terrific item, a New York Rangers home hockey jerse
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BURNS, TOMMY1525 - BURNS, TOMMY
Alexander Autographs
(1881 - 1955) Heavyweight boxing champion (1906-08) who lost to Jack Johnson after eleven successful defenses of his title. Uncommon, good content A.
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MARCIANO, ROCKY1526 - MARCIANO, ROCKY
Alexander Autographs
(1923 - 1969) American boxing heavyweight champion who retired undefeated after 49 fights. Attractive I.S.P. 4 3/4"" x 7 1/2"" ...
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MOHAMMED ALI AND LEON SPINKS1527 - MOHAMMED ALI AND LEON SPINKS
Alexander Autographs
Fine S.P. 8"" x 10"" b/w, a nice shot of a well-used suspended heavy back, boldly signed by Ali and by LEON SPINKS, one of the f...
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TUNNEY, GENE1528 - TUNNEY, GENE
Alexander Autographs
(1898 - 1978) American boxer who defeated Jack Dempsey twice for the heavyweight championship. Fine content T.L.S. ""Gene"" on ...
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TUNNEY, GENE1529 - TUNNEY, GENE
Alexander Autographs
(1898 - 1978) American boxer who defeated Jack Dempsey twice for the heavyweight championship Good content T.L.S. ""Gene"" on h...
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TUNNEY, GENE1530 - TUNNEY, GENE
Alexander Autographs
(1898 - 1978) American boxer who defeated Jack Dempsey twice for the heavyweight championship. Fine content T.L.S. ""Gene"" on ...
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