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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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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, NIKOLAY420 - RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, NIKOLAY
Alexander Autographs
(1844 - 1909) Russian composer of sixteen operas, notably Snow Maiden, Tale of Tsar Saltan, and Le Coq d'Or. Especially rare signed book, the c...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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ROUGET DE LISLE, CLAUDE-JOSEPH421 - ROUGET DE LISLE, CLAUDE-JOSEPH
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(1760 - 1836) French military officer and composer who in 1792 wrote what was to become the French national anthem, ""La Marseillaise&qu...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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SOUSA, JOHN PHILIP422 - SOUSA, JOHN PHILIP
Alexander Autographs
(1854 - 1932) ""The March King"", American bandmaster and composer of over 140 military marches. Very handsome S.P. 8"&quo...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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TCHAIKOVSKY, PETER ILLICH423 - TCHAIKOVSKY, PETER ILLICH
Alexander Autographs
(1840 - 1893) Russian composer of symphonies and operas, including ""The Nutcracker"", ""Swan Lake"", and t...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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(KIROV BALLET)424 - (KIROV BALLET)
Alexander Autographs
An excellent grouping of over ninety signed photographs of various stars of the Kirov Ballet, all ca. late 1940's, postcard-sized or larger. Man...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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HOUDINI, HARRY425 - HOUDINI, HARRY
Alexander Autographs
(1874 - 1926) American magician known for his ability to extricate himself from handcuffs and locked and sealed containers of all kinds, and campaign
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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SINATRA, FRANK426 - SINATRA, FRANK
Alexander Autographs
(1915 - 1998) American singer and actor and a widely-popular sensation during his entire fifty year career. Postcard I.S.P., a colorized printed publ
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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(THE MARX BROTHERS)427 - (THE MARX BROTHERS)
Alexander Autographs
"A great Marx Brothers item, vintage signatures by all three Marx Brothers, penned on a sm. 8vo. sheet. Inscription in the hand of CHICO MARX: ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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MARY PICKFORD AND DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS428 - MARY PICKFORD AND DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
Alexander Autographs
"An exceptional vintage S.P. 10"" x 8"" sepia, showing DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS and his wife, MARY PICKFORD in an intimate soft-fo...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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BROWN, JOE E.429 - BROWN, JOE E.
Alexander Autographs
(1892 - 1973) Renowned American film comedian and GI entertainer best remembered for his enormous grin and rubbery visage. A superb archive of materi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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