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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(COSMONAUTS)1309 - (COSMONAUTS)
Alexander Autographs
"A fine grouping of 11 postcard format color portraits of cosmonauts measuring approximately 4"" x 6"", each signed on the ...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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(PIONEER RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS)1310 - (PIONEER RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS)
Alexander Autographs
A superb signed Soviet space-related photo, 6"" x 4"" b/w showing the first four Soviet cosmonauts in uniform from the waist, u...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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PIONEER RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS1311 - PIONEER RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS
Alexander Autographs
Excellent, rare S.P. 6"" x 4"" b/w showing half-length the first four Soviet cosmonauts, all in uniform, all of whom have signed...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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GAGARIN, YURI1312 - GAGARIN, YURI
Alexander Autographs
(1934 - 1968) Russian cosmonaut, the first man in space who died tragically in a routine training flight. S.P. 4"" x 6"" b/w, a...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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KOROLEV, SERGEI1313 - KOROLEV, SERGEI
Alexander Autographs
(1907 - 1966) Chief designer and architect of the Soviet space program, the genius and inspiration behind Soviet space exploration, his very existenc
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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POPOVICH, PAVEL1314 - POPOVICH, PAVEL
Alexander Autographs
Russian cosmonaut who flew on Vostok 4 becoming the fourth Russian in space. S.P. 5"" x 7"" b/w showing the cosmonaut in uniform...
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Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
 
 
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TERESHKOVA, VALENTINA1315 - TERESHKOVA, VALENTINA
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1937) Russian cosmonaut, the first woman in space, she flew Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963. S.P. 4"" x 6 1/2"" b/w, a fine close...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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VOSKHOD I CREW SIGNED PHOTO1316 - VOSKHOD I CREW SIGNED PHOTO
Alexander Autographs
Scarce S.P. 6"" x 4 1/4"" color showing the crew of Voskhod I, the first three-man space mission, all shown half-length. Signed ...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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DOW, CHARLES H.1317 - DOW, CHARLES H.
Alexander Autographs
(1851 - 1902) American publisher, with Edward Jones founded Dow Jones & Co.,, later founded the Wall Street Journal, and devised the Dow Jones ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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ARMOUR, PHILIP D.1318 - ARMOUR, PHILIP D.
Alexander Autographs
(1832 - 1901) American industrialist who made a fortune in pork futures and founded Armour & Co. meatpackers. Bold signature on a card. Very go...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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CARNEGIE, ANDREW1319 - CARNEGIE, ANDREW
Alexander Autographs
(1835 - 1919) American industrialist and philanthropist who built a fortune on investments in what later became U.S. Steel. Printed D.S. "&quo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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GETTY, JEAN PAUL1320 - GETTY, JEAN PAUL
Alexander Autographs
(1892 - 1976) American businessman who accumulated over a billion dollars in profit from his oil investments. Partly-printed D.S. ""J. Pa...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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GETTY, JEAN PAUL1321 - GETTY, JEAN PAUL
Alexander Autographs
(1892 - 1976) American businessman who accumulated over a billion dollars in profit from his oil investments. D.S. ""J. Paul Getty"&...
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GOULD, JAY1322 - GOULD, JAY
Alexander Autographs
(1836 - 1892) American financier and ""robber baron"" who manipulated railway stock prices, looted the Erie Rail Road's tre...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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HUNT, HAROLDSON L.1323 - HUNT, HAROLDSON L.
Alexander Autographs
(1889 - 1974) American oil magnate and billionaire with ultraconservative political views, founder of the Hunt Oil Co. which became the largest indep
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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LIGGETT, LEWIS K.1324 - LIGGETT, LEWIS K.
Alexander Autographs
American drug manufacturer and marketer. Signature on a narrow slip, mounted. 1990
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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OCHS, ADOLPH S.1325 - OCHS, ADOLPH S.
Alexander Autographs
(1858 - 1935) American newspaper publisher of The New York Times, director of the Associated Press and inventor of the rotogravure. Signature on a na
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PABST, FREDERICK1326 - PABST, FREDERICK
Alexander Autographs
(1836 - 1904) Brewer and founder of one of the world's largest brewing empires. Scarce D.S. 1p. 4to., Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 20, 1884, a stock ce...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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PEABODY, GEORGE1327 - PEABODY, GEORGE
Alexander Autographs
(1795 - 1869) American merchant and philanthropist, used his credit to support American credit abroad after the Panic of 1837, founder of the Peabody
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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PENNEY, JAMES CASH1328 - PENNEY, JAMES CASH
Alexander Autographs
(1875 - 1971) American businessman who started his career with a share in a dry goods store, and grew the business into one of the great retailers of
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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