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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823 - (CABINET CARD 22ND MASS KIA)Alexander Autographs
"A nice post-war cabinet card of full standing Pvt. Oliver H. P. Sargent 22nd Mass. Volunteers. Sargent was wounded in the battle of Yorktown M...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
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824 - (ANDERSONVILLE CASUALTY CDV)Alexander Autographs
"An unusual war-date CDV of Pvt. John L. Norman of the 135th Ohio who was captured and sent to Andersonville. Norman enlisted at age 18 in May,...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 250.00
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826 - (ARLINGTON CEMETARY)Alexander Autographs
Stereoview photo showing a long line of graves at Arlington Cemetery, some with the names of the soldiers discernable. Photo by Kilburn Bros., Littlet
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 60.00 - 80.00
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828 - (ARMED UNION SOLDIER CDV)Alexander Autographs
"A lightly colorized CDV of a full standing Union soldier holding a bayoneted rifle and wearing a belt with cap box and bayonet scabbard attach...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 130.00 - 180.00
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829 - (BANKS, NATHANIEL)Alexander Autographs
(1816-1894) Union major general who defeated ""Stonewall Jackson"" in the battle of Kernstown. After the war he served as a cong...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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830 - (CIVIL WAR NAVAL CDV GROUP)Alexander Autographs
"A nice grouping of four CDVs of naval officers. First, seated view of Captain John Rodgers in uniform who is best known for capturing the Atla...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 200.00
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831 - (CIVIL WAR NAVAL CDV GROUP)Alexander Autographs
"A nice grouping of four CDVs of naval officers and a powder monkey. First, full standing image of a young boy about ten years old who is eithe...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 250.00
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832 - (CIVIL WAR NURSE CDV)Alexander Autographs
"War-date CDV identified on verso in contemporary pen, ""Mrs. Haven C. W. nurse in Penn."" Images of nurses from the war ar...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 50.00 - 100.00
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