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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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BEN-GURION, DAVID1188 - BEN-GURION, DAVID
Alexander Autographs
(1886 - 1973) Israeli politician, proclaimed the independence of Israel in 1948, headed the provisional government, and was later Prime Minister. D.S
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BEN-GURION, DAVID1189 - BEN-GURION, DAVID
Alexander Autographs
(1886 - 1973) Israeli politician, proclaimed the independence of Israel in 1948, headed the provisional government, and was later Prime Minister. D.S
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BEN-GURION, DAVID1190 - BEN-GURION, DAVID
Alexander Autographs
(1886 - 1973) Israeli politician, proclaimed the independence of Israel in 1948, headed the provisional government, and was later Prime Minister. D.S
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MEIR, GOLDA1191 - MEIR, GOLDA
Alexander Autographs
(1898 - 1978) Prime Minister of Israel who led the nation in the October, 1973 war against the Arabs. D.S. signed in full in English, with a second u
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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MEIR, GOLDA1192 - MEIR, GOLDA
Alexander Autographs
(1898 - 1978) Prime Minister of Israel who led the nation in the October, 1973 war against the Arabs. D.S. signed in full in English, with a second s
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MEIR, GOLDA1193 - MEIR, GOLDA
Alexander Autographs
(1898 - 1978) Prime Minister of Israel who led the nation in the October, 1973 war against the Arabs. Bold signature on a small sheet adorned with fo
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RABIN, YITZAK1194 - RABIN, YITZAK
Alexander Autographs
(d. 1995) Israeli Prime Minister, assassinated by a radical conservative opposed to his peace plan. Israeli first day postal cover honoring the Israe
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RABIN, YITZAK1195 - RABIN, YITZAK
Alexander Autographs
(d. 1995) Israeli Prime Minister, assassinated by a radical conservative opposed to his peace plan. Bold signature with rank: ""Y. Rabin ...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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(ISRAEL)1196 - (ISRAEL)
Alexander Autographs
"A fine grouping of over 60 autographs by prominent Israeli politicians, cabinet members, military leaders, and authors ca. 1950s and 1960s, in...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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(JUDAIC PHILATELIC LOT)1197 - (JUDAIC PHILATELIC LOT)
Alexander Autographs
"A large lot of philatelic items, many Judaica-related, including over 40 commemorative covers from Israel, thirteen American first day of issu...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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MARIA CHRISTINA1198 - MARIA CHRISTINA
Alexander Autographs
(1806 - 1878) Queen of Spain, fourth wife of Ferdinand VII. At the king's death Maria Christina became regent for Isabella II. Manuscript L.S. ...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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(LOUIS XV)1199 - (LOUIS XV)
Alexander Autographs
(1710 - 1774) King of France whose reign of mismanaged wars and extravagant gifts to his mistresses brought the French economy to near failure. A docu
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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(LOUIS XIV)1200 - (LOUIS XIV)
Alexander Autographs
(1638 - 1715) ""The Sun King"", King of France who undertook a series of wars with neighboring countries, yet is most remembered...
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(HENRY VI)1201 - (HENRY VI)
Alexander Autographs
(1421 - 1471) King of England who faced and was defeated by Joan of Arc, murdered in the Tower of London by his successor Edward IV. Indentured docume
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(ANNA IVANOVA)1202 - (ANNA IVANOVA)
Alexander Autographs
(1693 - 1740) Empress of Russia (1730-40), abolished the council that elected her under countenanced a repressive regime which involved itself in war
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(HEADS OF STATE)1203 - (HEADS OF STATE)
Alexander Autographs
"Three autographs by international heads of state, including: GEORGE IV (autograph on small sheet); PORFIRIO DIAZ (T.L.S.), and ROBERT PEEL (A....
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(ENGLISH DOCUMENTS)1205 - (ENGLISH DOCUMENTS)
Alexander Autographs
"Good lot of approximately fifteen pieces including invoices, deeds, contracts and wills from various parts of England between 1620 and 1808. M...
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GENERAL WALTER C. SHORT`S GOLD SWORD KNOT1206 - GENERAL WALTER C. SHORT`S GOLD SWORD KNOT
Alexander Autographs
(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 : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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GENERAL WALTER C. SHORT`S DRESS SWORD BELT1207 - GENERAL WALTER C. SHORT`S DRESS SWORD BELT
Alexander Autographs
(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 : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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ROSENTHAL, JOSEPH1207A - ROSENTHAL, JOSEPH
Alexander Autographs
American press photographer who covered the Pacific during World War II, took the famous photograph of Marines hoisting the flag on Iwo Jima. A great
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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