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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AUDIE MURPHY`S ARMY RELIEF HAT321 - AUDIE MURPHY`S ARMY RELIEF HAT
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AUDIE L. MURPHY (1924 - 1971) Most decorated U.S. combat soldier of World War II. Among his 33 awards and decorations was the Medal of Honor, also r
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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AUDIE MURPHY`S COMBAT INFANTRYMAN`S MEDAL322 - AUDIE MURPHY`S COMBAT INFANTRYMAN`S MEDAL
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AUDIE L. MURPHY (1924 - 1971) Most decorated U.S. combat soldier of World War II. Among his 33 awards and decorations was the Medal of Honor, also r
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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GENERAL WALTER C. SHORT`S DOG TAG323 - GENERAL WALTER C. SHORT`S DOG TAG
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(1880 - 1949) American general responsible for the air and ground defense of Pearl Harbor. After the Japanese attack, Short and Adm. Husband E. Kimme
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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BORMANN, MARTIN324 - BORMANN, MARTIN
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(1900 - 1973?) Chief deputy to Rudolph Hess, and upon Hess' bizarre mission to Great Britain, became head of the Nazi Party Chancellery. His ade...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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EICHMANN, ADOLF325 - EICHMANN, ADOLF
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(1906 - 1962) Nazi military officer charged by Hitler with the destruction of the Jewish race, present at the Wannsee Conference where the "&q...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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EICHMANN, ADOLF326 - EICHMANN, ADOLF
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(1906 - 1962) Nazi military officer charged by Hitler with the destruction of the Jewish race, present at the Wannsee Conference where the "&q...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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HITLER, ADOLF327 - HITLER, ADOLF
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(1889 - 1945) Fuhrer of Germany and Nazi Party leader, Hitler's bloody rise to power, his military seizure of most of Europe and North Africa a...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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YAMASHITA, TOMOYULI328 - YAMASHITA, TOMOYULI
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(1885 - 1946) Japanese general of World War II, the ""Tiger of Malaysia"" led forces in the capture of Malaya and Singapore and...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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(JAPANESE INTERNMENT POSTER)329 - (JAPANESE INTERNMENT POSTER)
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"A rare relic from one of the darker periods in our nation's history, a 13"" x 22"" printed broadside from the Western ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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(OAK LEAF KNIGHTS CROSS WINNERS)330 - (OAK LEAF KNIGHTS CROSS WINNERS)
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An exceptionally rare, extraordinary collection of signed biographies with photos of various Knights Cross with Oak Leaves recipients, contained withi
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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