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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LONG, HUEY P.251 - LONG, HUEY P.
Alexander Autographs
(1893 - 1935) Governor of Louisiana, ""The Kingfish"" was noted for his demagoguery and political machinations. Assassinated wh...
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TRUMAN, HARRY S.252 - TRUMAN, HARRY S.
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(1884 - 1972) 33rd President of the United States who led the country in the closing days of World War II and through the re-building of Europe under
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TRUMAN, HARRY S.253 - TRUMAN, HARRY S.
Alexander Autographs
(1884 - 1972) 33rd President of the United States who led the country in the closing days of World War II and through the re-building of Europe under
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DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER`S WORLD WAR II STAFF CAR FLAG254 - DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER`S WORLD WAR II STAFF CAR FLAG
Alexander Autographs
A superb Eisenhower relic, his personal staff car flag used by Eisenhower during World War II. The crimson-red cotton flag measures about 16"&...
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EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D.255 - EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D.
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(1890 - 1969) 34th President of the United States, Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II and largely responsible for the s
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EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D.256 - EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D.
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(1890 - 1969) 34th President of the United States, Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II and largely responsible for the s
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KENNEDY, JOHN F.257 - KENNEDY, JOHN F.
Alexander Autographs
(1917 - 1963) Thirty-fifth President of the United States. Kennedy faced-down the Kruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, re-invigorated NASA, and
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KENNEDY, JOHN F.258 - KENNEDY, JOHN F.
Alexander Autographs
(1917 - 1963) Thirty-fifth President of the United States. Kennedy faced-down the Kruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, re-invigorated NASA, and
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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JOHN F. KENNEDY AND JACQUELINE KENNEDY259 - JOHN F. KENNEDY AND JACQUELINE KENNEDY
Alexander Autographs
A superb and excessively rare signed book The White House, a lavishly-illustrated history of the White House with room-by-room descriptions, published
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KENNEDY, JOHN F.260 - KENNEDY, JOHN F.
Alexander Autographs
(1917 - 1963) Thirty-fifth President of the United States. Kennedy faced-down the Kruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, re-invigorated NASA, and
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KENNEDY, JOHN F.261 - KENNEDY, JOHN F.
Alexander Autographs
(1917 - 1963) Thirty-fifth President of the United States. Kennedy faced-down the Kruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, re-invigorated NASA, and
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KENNEDY, JOHN F.262 - KENNEDY, JOHN F.
Alexander Autographs
(1917 - 1963) Thirty-fifth President of the United States. Kennedy faced-down the Kruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, re-invigorated NASA, and
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KENNEDY, JOHN F.263 - KENNEDY, JOHN F.
Alexander Autographs
(1917 - 1963) Thirty-fifth President of the United States. Kennedy faced-down the Kruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, re-invigorated NASA, and
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KENNEDY, JACQUELINE264 - KENNEDY, JACQUELINE
Alexander Autographs
(1929 - 1994) First Lady and wife of John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States. Rare limited edition book One Special Summer, by Jacqueline
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KENNEDY, JACQUELINE265 - KENNEDY, JACQUELINE
Alexander Autographs
(1929 - 1994) First Lady and wife of John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States. Fine content and rather ironic rare T.L.S. ""Ja...
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KENNEDY, JACQUELINE266 - KENNEDY, JACQUELINE
Alexander Autographs
(1929 - 1994) First Lady and wife of John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States. A fine pairing of items, I.S.P. 8"" x 10"&...
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KENNEDY JR., JOSEPH P.267 - KENNEDY JR., JOSEPH P.
Alexander Autographs
(d. 1944) Eldest son of Joseph P. Kennedy, and brother of John F. Killed in action over Suffolk England during World War II. Exceedingly rare A.L.S.
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(JOHN F. KENNEDY`S FINAL HOUR IN PHOTOGRAPHS)268 - (JOHN F. KENNEDY`S FINAL HOUR IN PHOTOGRAPHS)
Alexander Autographs
An incredible, excessively rare collection of nineteen original and unpublished photographs chronicling John F. Kennedy's final hour in Dallas o...
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(KENNEDY ASSASSINATION PHOTO)269 - (KENNEDY ASSASSINATION PHOTO)
Alexander Autographs
An especially rare one-of-a-kind original photograph of Kennedy taken in San Antonio, Texas on November 21, 1963, the day before he would be shot at D
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(KENNEDY, JOHN F.)270 - (KENNEDY, JOHN F.)
Alexander Autographs
(1917 - 1963) Thirty-fifth President of the United States. Kennedy faced-down the Kruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, re-invigorated NASA, and
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(KENNEDY, JOHN F.)271 - (KENNEDY, JOHN F.)
Alexander Autographs
(1917 - 1963) Thirty-fifth President of the United States. Kennedy faced-down the Kruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, re-invigorated NASA, and
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(A LOCK OF JOHN F. KENNEDY`S HAIR)272 - (A LOCK OF JOHN F. KENNEDY`S HAIR)
Alexander Autographs
(1917 - 1963) Thirty-fifth President of the United States. Kennedy faced-down the Kruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, re-invigorated NASA, and
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(LEE HARVEY OSWALD HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK)273 - (LEE HARVEY OSWALD HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK)
Alexander Autographs
(1939 - 1963) American assassin of President John F. Kennedy who Oswald shot in Dallas, November 22, 1963. Oswald was in turn murdered by nightclub o
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OSWALD, MARGUERITE274 - OSWALD, MARGUERITE
Alexander Autographs
(1907 - 1986) Mother of Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy. Rare A.L.S. signed at conclusion and again within the text, 2pp
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RUBY, JACK275 - RUBY, JACK
Alexander Autographs
(1911 - 1967) Dallas nightclub owner who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald following Oswald's assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov...
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RUBY, JACK276 - RUBY, JACK
Alexander Autographs
(1911 - 1967) Dallas nightclub owner who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald following Oswald's assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov...
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(JACK RUBY`S TUXEDO)277 - (JACK RUBY`S TUXEDO)
Alexander Autographs
(1911 - 1967) Dallas nightclub owner who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald following Oswald's assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov...
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(JACK RUBY`S PINSTRIPED SUIT)278 - (JACK RUBY`S PINSTRIPED SUIT)
Alexander Autographs
(1911 - 1967) Dallas nightclub owner who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald following Oswald's assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov...
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STURGIS, FRANK279 - STURGIS, FRANK
Alexander Autographs
(19124 - 1993) American CIA operative and spy, a former close associate of Castro who became disillusioned with the Cuban leader and undertook severa
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JOHNSON, LYNDON B.280 - JOHNSON, LYNDON B.
Alexander Autographs
(1908 - 1973) Thirty-sixth President of the United States and creator of the ""Great Society"" social welfare programs. America...
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JOHNSON, LYNDON B.281 - JOHNSON, LYNDON B.
Alexander Autographs
(1908 - 1973) Thirty-sixth President of the United States and creator of the ""Great Society"" social welfare programs. America...
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(JOHNSON BILL SIGNED PEN)282 - (JOHNSON BILL SIGNED PEN)
Alexander Autographs
(1908 - 1973) Thirty-sixth President of the United States and creator of the ""Great Society"" social welfare programs. America...
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NIXON, RICHARD M.283 - NIXON, RICHARD M.
Alexander Autographs
(1913 - 1994) Thirty-seventh President of the United States who led during the Vietnam War, re-opened diplomatic ties with China and the U.S.S.R., res
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NIXON, RICHARD M.284 - NIXON, RICHARD M.
Alexander Autographs
(1913 - 1994) Thirty-seventh President of the United States who led during the Vietnam War, re-opened diplomatic ties with China and the U.S.S.R., res
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CARTER, JAMES E.285 - CARTER, JAMES E.
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1924) Thirty-ninth President of the United States who engineered a break-through in Arab-Israeli relations. Rare and important D.S. ""...
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REAGAN, RONALD286 - REAGAN, RONALD
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1911) Fortieth President of the United States who served for two terms (1981-1989) and contributed to the fall of European Communism. Exceedingly
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CLINTON, WILLIAM J.287 - CLINTON, WILLIAM J.
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1946) Forty-second President of the United States, the first elected president to be impeached. T.L.S. ""Bill"" as Presiden...
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(FOUR PRESIDENTS AND FOUR FIRST LADIES)288 - (FOUR PRESIDENTS AND FOUR FIRST LADIES)
Alexander Autographs
Fine D.S. 7"" x 5"" (when folded), a greeting card bearing a photograph of the White House and the lawn before it with a mass of...
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(THREE PRESIDENTS AND THREE FIRST LADIES)289 - (THREE PRESIDENTS AND THREE FIRST LADIES)
Alexander Autographs
Fine D.S. 8"" x 6"", an official Bureau of Engraving and Printing engraving of the White House. boldly signed at bottom by RONAL...
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MARSHALL, JOHN290 - MARSHALL, JOHN
Alexander Autographs
(1755 - 1835) Supreme Court Chief Justice and the principal founder of the American system of constitutional law, including the doctrine of judicial
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KENNEDY, ROBERT F.291 - KENNEDY, ROBERT F.
Alexander Autographs
(1925 - 1968) American politician who successfully managed his brother John's presidential campaign and was later appointed Attorney General. H...
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KENNEDY, ROBERT F.292 - KENNEDY, ROBERT F.
Alexander Autographs
(1925 - 1968) American politician who successfully managed his brother John's presidential campaign and was later appointed Attorney General. H...
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BAYARD, THOMAS F.293 - BAYARD, THOMAS F.
Alexander Autographs
(1828 - 1898) Secretary of State in Grover Cleveland's administration and first ambassador to Great Britain. A.L.S. ""T. F. Bayard&qu...
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BRANDEIS, LOUIS D.294 - BRANDEIS, LOUIS D.
Alexander Autographs
(1856 - 1941) Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, remembered for his powerful devotion to the freedom of speech. Early, good content L.S. 3pp. 4t
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BRYAN, WILLIAM JENNINGS295 - BRYAN, WILLIAM JENNINGS
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(1860-1925) American lawyer and politician, Secretary of State, and the chief prosecutor who dueled with Clarence Darrow in the famous Scopes "...
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KENNEDY, ROBERT F.296 - KENNEDY, ROBERT F.
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(1925 - 1968) American politician who successfully managed his brother John's presidential campaign and was later appointed Attorney General. H...
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MARSHALL, JOHN297 - MARSHALL, JOHN
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(1755 - 1835) Supreme Court Chief Justice and the principal founder of the American system of constitutional law, including the doctrine of judicial
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FERDINAND II AND ISABELLA I298 - FERDINAND II AND ISABELLA I
Alexander Autographs
King and Queen of Spain who ruled jointly from 1479 to 1504, they fought and expelled the Moors in 1492, established the Inquisition, and are best rem
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DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES299 - DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES
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(1961 - 1997) Princess of Wales and wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, the immensely-popular princess was tragically killed in a car accident while at
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CASTRO, FIDEL300 - CASTRO, FIDEL
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1927) Cuban revolutionary who led the guerilla campaign against Batista, overthrowing the dictator and replacing him with the first communist gov
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