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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PHILLIP LAMBRO1582 - PHILLIP LAMBRO
Alexander Historical Auctions
(b. 1935) American conductor-composer best known for his film scores and percussion-oriented music. Celebrated as a unique American voice, blending tr
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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GIAN CARLO MENOTTI1583 - GIAN CARLO MENOTTI
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(1911 - 2007) Italian operatic composer and librettist whose works derive from Puccini and Mascagni. Fine and unusual A.M.Q.S. penned on a 7" x...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 380.00
 
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IGNACE J. PADEREWSKI1584 - IGNACE J. PADEREWSKI
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An important association - Steinway, Grover Cleveland, and the World Columbia Exposition of 1893 Fine association signed etching, 6 1/2" x 9 1...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
 
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COLE PORTER1585 - COLE PORTER
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(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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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(THE BEATLES)1600 - (THE BEATLES)
Alexander Historical Auctions
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
 
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THE BEATLES "SOMETHING NEW" MONO ALBUM1601 - THE BEATLES "SOMETHING NEW" MONO ALBUM
Alexander Historical Auctions
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
 
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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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