Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

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Our Fall, 2012 Auction is a two-part auction: Day One will offer important military documents and militaria; Day Two has a fine selection of historic letters, documents and manuscripts in other fields of collecting.
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COLE PORTER1585 - COLE PORTER
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1891 - 1964) American composer and lyricist of the classic musicals Anything Goes, Kiss Me Kate, and Can-Can. T.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Boston, Oct. 11, 1940,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (260.00) = 260.00
 
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SIGMUND ROMBERG1586 - SIGMUND ROMBERG
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(1887 - 1951) American composer of music for operettas, as well as his famous "Desert Song". I.S.P. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" b/w, a nice ...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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JEAN SIBELIUS1587 - JEAN SIBELIUS
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(1865-1957) Finnish composer in the Classical style, he wrote seven symphonies, piano music and over one hundred songs. Bold signature on a card, hand
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (320.00) = 320.00
 
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JOHN PHILIP SOUSA1588 - JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
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(1854 -1932) "The March King", American bandmaster and composer of over 140 military marches. Signed printed 1927 program "Sousa and ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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JOHN PHILIP SOUSA1589 - JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
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(1854-1932) "The March King", American bandmaster and composer of over 140 military marches. Bols signature adding 1902, penned on a small...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (460.00) = 460.00
 
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RICHARD STRAUSS1591 - RICHARD STRAUSS
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(1864 - 1949) German composer of fifteen operas, including Salome, Der Rosenkavalier and Also sprach Zarathustra. A.M.Q.S., one measure of an unidenti
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (460.00) = 460.00
 
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ARTURO TOSCANINI1592 - ARTURO TOSCANINI
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(1867 - 1957) Italian conductor known for his dynamic interpretations of Beethoven, Verdi and Wagner. Bold, full signature "Arturo Toscanini Ne...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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CLASSICAL MUSIC, OPERA AND BALLET1593 - CLASSICAL MUSIC, OPERA AND BALLET
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Mixed lot includes: six contracts, each 1p,. 4to, 1927-29, employing NINA MORGANA, who toured with Enrico Caruso, in various engagements throughout th
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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COMPOSERS1594 - COMPOSERS
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A nice lot of five items by some of the most important songwriters of the last century, includes: RICHARD RODGERS, fine vintage I.S.P. 8" x 10&...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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COMPOSERS AND MUSICIANS1595 - COMPOSERS AND MUSICIANS
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A lot of 13 signatures of acclaimed nineteenth and early twentieth-century musicians, most on small cards and mounted, includes: IGNACE J. PADEREWSKI,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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FRANK SINATRA'S PERSONAL STAGE PERFORMANCE BAR STOOL1596 - FRANK SINATRA'S PERSONAL STAGE PERFORMANCE BAR STOOL
Alexander Historical Auctions
A prop Sinatra insisted was on stage with him for every show of his ast twelve years...and at his last performance! One of the greatest Frank Sinatra
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Start Price : 4,000.00 | Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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FRANK SINATRA'S CONCERT-USED GOLD-PLATED MICROPHONE1597 - FRANK SINATRA'S CONCERT-USED GOLD-PLATED MICROPHONE
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Sinatra's stage-used gold-plated microphone, from concerts in Europe and the U.S. A very special relic of the great Frank Sinatra's histori...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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THE ONLY EXISTING POSTER FROM THE BEATLES 1964 AUSTRALIA CONCERT TOUR1598 - THE ONLY EXISTING POSTER FROM THE BEATLES 1964 AUSTRALIA CONCERT TOUR
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One-of-a-kind 52" x 61" hand-painted poster advertising The Beatles debut appearance in Australia on June 12, 1964. Thought to be the only...
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Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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BEATLES 1964 AUSTRALIAN TOUR PHOTOGRAPH1599 - BEATLES 1964 AUSTRALIAN TOUR PHOTOGRAPH
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In this photograph of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and substitute drummer Jimmy Nicol, the group is seen as they greet four thousand a
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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(THE BEATLES)1600 - (THE BEATLES)
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A large lot of ephemera from an avid Beatles collector, 8 reel-to-reel tapes (not played by us), 20+ fan magazines from the 1960s such as Songs and St
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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THE BEATLES "SOMETHING NEW" MONO ALBUM1601 - THE BEATLES "SOMETHING NEW" MONO ALBUM
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Capitol T-2108, later East Coast pressing with correct spelling of "Nicolas" on the writing credit for "Kom Gib Mir Deine Hand,"...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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THE BEATLES ALBUM COLLECTION (4)1602 - THE BEATLES ALBUM COLLECTION (4)
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Four scarcer Beatles albums, includes: 1) Capitol ST-2442 "Rubber Soul" green label with purple 'C' logo, Disc MT-, Jacket VG++ , ...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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THE BEATLES DRESS MATERIAL SAMPLE DISPLAY, 19641603 - THE BEATLES DRESS MATERIAL SAMPLE DISPLAY, 1964
Alexander Historical Auctions
From Holland comes this rarely seen salesman's sample touting "THE BEATLES, populaire stof" that was used to promote Beatles dresses i...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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THE BEATLES DRESS MATERIAL SAMPLE DISPLAY, 19641604 - THE BEATLES DRESS MATERIAL SAMPLE DISPLAY, 1964
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The Beatles UK national fan club secretary, Freda Kelly, who held that position from 1962 until the club's dissolution in 1970, explains in her ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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THE BEATLES/PAUL MCCARTNEY'S HAIR1605 - THE BEATLES/PAUL MCCARTNEY'S HAIR
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Culled from a British fan's autograph book, who writes that the hair was given to her by longtime national fan club secretary Freda Kelly on Jul...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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