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<P>Early American History Auctions, Inc. announces its June 2003 Mail Bid Sale, consisting of 1,601 lots of Autographs, Coins, Currency, Civil War Material, Prints, Maps, and other Authentic, Historic Americana. <P>AUTOGRAPHS: Highlights of the Autograph section include a 1774 order from Cadwallader Colden, the Royal Lieutenant Governor of New York, to provide money to quarter British troops in private dwellings (a major grievance leading to the American Revolution). <P>Highlighting the section of Washington-related items is a complete five-volume, 1804-1807 set of John Marshall's "The Life of George Washington" (including the rare atlas) (Est. $4,000-$6,000). <P>COINS AND CURRENCY: Highlights of the Colonial and Continental Currency section include a remarkable 1766 Georgia ÒSavannah Court-HouseÓ £1 note (Est. $5,000-$6,000), an exceedingly rare Massachusetts $1 1776 ÒSword In HandÓ issue (Est. $9,500-$12,500); one of the finest known Vermont notes, an Extremely Fine 2s6d of February 1781 (Est $18,000-$24,000); and an extremely rare Anderson ÒVermont-1Ó Treasury Office Note (Est $10,000-$12,000). <P>Topping the Obsolete Currency section is an incredible and perhaps unique full color $2 Specimen Note from The Old Colony Bank of Plymouth (Est. $3,500-$4,500) <P>U.S. COINAGE: A number of important United States Coins will be offered, including an impressive 1851 Augustus Humbert, United States Assayer $50 ÒSlug,Ó .880 Thousand, in About Uncirculated-50 (Est. $15,000-$18,000). <P>In the Western Americana section, top billing goes to an 1882 Cabinet Card of Jesse JamesÕ Corpse by James W. Graham (Est. $4,500-$5,500). <P>Additionally, there are sections of Encased Postage, Posters, Newspapers, Political Ephemera, Judaica, Guns and Edged Weapons, Fossils and Cultural Artifacts, Antique Maps and more--some sixty-five major areas of Historic Collectibles.
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Lot 203: 1888 Panama Canal Bond Certificate203 - Lot 203: 1888 Panama Canal Bond Certificate
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>(PANAMA CANAL), Original 1888 Panama Canal Bond Certificate.</b> Interest Bearing, 'Titre...
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Estimate : 275.00 - 375.00
 
 
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Lot 204: 1880 Panama Canal Bond Certificate204 - Lot 204: 1880 Panama Canal Bond Certificate
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>(PANAMA CANAL), Original 1880 Panama Canal Bond Certificate.</b> Interest Bearing Bond Certif...
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Estimate : 275.00 - 350.00
 
 
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Lot 205: Isaac Parker Signed Note 1812205 - Lot 205: Isaac Parker Signed Note 1812
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>Scarce 'Isaac Parker' of Harvard Signature</b> <b>ISAAC PARKER, Organizer of ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Lot 206: John Penn Autograph Letter 1773206 - Lot 206: John Penn Autograph Letter 1773
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>'John Penn' Autograph Letter Signed</b> <b>JOHN PENN, Lieutenant Governor of ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Lot 207: Shimon Perez Signed Book207 - Lot 207: Shimon Perez Signed Book
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>SHIMON PERES.</b> Book Signed, 'Shimon Peres' on inside page of his 'Battling for...
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Lot 208: Shimon Perez Signed Cover208 - Lot 208: Shimon Perez Signed Cover
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>SHIMON PERES.</b> An Israeli First Day Cover honoring the slain Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin...
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Lot 209: Charles Pettit Signed Letter 1786209 - Lot 209: Charles Pettit Signed Letter 1786
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>Charles Pettit Free Frank</b> <b>CHARLES PETTIT, Continental Congressman and Assistan...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 850.00
 
 
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Lot 210: Edith Piaf Signed Letter 1848210 - Lot 210: Edith Piaf Signed Letter 1848
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>A Rare 'Edith Piaf' Letter</b> <b>EDITH PIAF, Iconic French chanteuse.</b&...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Lot 211: Signed Picasso Print211 - Lot 211: Signed Picasso Print
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>Signed Picasso Print: 'Les Banderilles'</b> <b>PABLO PICASSO.</b> Sign...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Lot 212: Signed Picasso Lithograph212 - Lot 212: Signed Picasso Lithograph
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>Signed Picasso Lithograph: 'Portrait I'</b> <b>PABLO PICASSO.</b> Prin...
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Lot 213: Pink Floyd Signed Guitar Faceplate213 - Lot 213: Pink Floyd Signed Guitar Faceplate
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>PINK FLOYD, Rock Band.</b> Guitar Faceplate Signed by all four 'rock legends' of Pink...
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Estimate : 450.00 - 650.00
 
 
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Lot 214: Max Planck Signed Letter 1842214 - Lot 214: Max Planck Signed Letter 1842
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>Max Planck Writes Wartime Letter to Nazi Industrialist Krupp!</b> <b>MAX PLANCK, Germ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Lot 215: james K. Polk Signed Document 1845215 - Lot 215: james K. Polk Signed Document 1845
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>'James K. Polk' Naval Appointment</b> <b>JAMES K. POLK, 11th President of the...
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Estimate : 1,250.00 - 1,750.00
 
 
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Lot 216: Alexander Pope Signed Letter 1720216 - Lot 216: Alexander Pope Signed Letter 1720
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>ALEXANDER POPE, English poet. </b> Autograph Letter Signed ('A. Pope'), 1 page, 8'...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Lot 217: David Dizon Porter Signed Letter217 - Lot 217: David Dizon Porter Signed Letter
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>DAVID DIXON PORTER, American Naval Officer.</b> Manuscript Letter Signed, 'David D. Porte...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Lot 218: Josiah Quincy's Dictionary218 - Lot 218: Josiah Quincy's Dictionary
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>(JOSIAH QUINCY), Massachusetts Statesman, U.S. Congressman, and President of Harvard.</b> Jos...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Lot 219: Paul revere Signed Document 1791219 - Lot 219: Paul revere Signed Document 1791
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>Important 'Paul Revere' Signed Document</b> <b>PAUL REVERE, Famous American P...
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Estimate : 14,000.00 - 18,000.00
 
 
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Lot 220: WWII Naval Letter Collection (25)220 - Lot 220: WWII Naval Letter Collection (25)
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>Twenty-Five Letter Archive of the Naval Commander in Chief in the Pacific</b> <b>ADMI...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Lot 221: Ronald Reagan Signed Photo221 - Lot 221: Ronald Reagan Signed Photo
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>RONALD REAGAN.</b> Signed Photo, sepia, 7.5" by 10," inscribed in black ink "G...
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Lot 222: Alexander Rhind Signed Letter 1880222 - Lot 222: Alexander Rhind Signed Letter 1880
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>Mention of the 'Iron Clad fleet'</b> <b>ALEXANDER C. RHIND, Union Rear Admira...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Lot 223: Rock & Roll R&B Signed Poster223 - Lot 223: Rock & Roll R&B Signed Poster
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>(ROCK & ROLL/RHYTHM & BLUES ARTISTS).</b> Signed 'Rocktoberfest' poster with ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Lot 224: Rock & Roll R&B Signatures (14)224 - Lot 224: Rock & Roll R&B Signatures (14)
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>(ROCK & ROLL/RHYTHM & BLUES ARTISTS).</b> Cut Signatures of Rock/Rhythm & Blues A...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 450.00
 
 
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Lot 225: Wilheim C. Roentgen Signed Letter225 - Lot 225: Wilheim C. Roentgen Signed Letter
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>Nobel Prize Laureate - The Discover of X-rays</b> <b>WILHEIM CONRAD ROENTGEN, German ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Lot 226:Franklin Roosevelt Signed Commission226 - Lot 226:Franklin Roosevelt Signed Commission
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT.</b> ChaplainÕs Commission Signed, 'Franklin Roosevelt' as Pr...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Lot 227: Gen. William Rosecrans Signed CDV227 - Lot 227: Gen. William Rosecrans Signed CDV
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>Union General Rosecrans Signed Photograph</b> <b>WILLIAM S. ROSECRANS, Union General....
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Lot 228: George Ross Signed Document 1751228 - Lot 228: George Ross Signed Document 1751
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>GEORGE ROSS, Signer of the Declaration of Independence.</b> Autograph Document Signed, 'G...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Lot 229: George Ross Signed Document 1767229 - Lot 229: George Ross Signed Document 1767
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>Member of the Continental Congress and Signer of the Declaration of Independence</b> <b...
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Lot 230:Col. Jacob Ruppert Baseball Document230 - Lot 230:Col. Jacob Ruppert Baseball Document
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>1915 Baseball Player Gets Released For $300! </b> <b>COL. JACOB RUPPERT, New York Br...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Lot 231: Benjamin Rush Signed Letter 1809231 - Lot 231: Benjamin Rush Signed Letter 1809
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>Important Benjamin Rush Letter</b> <b>(BENJAMIN RUSH), Signer of the Declaration of I...
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,400.00
 
 
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Lot 232:Edward Rutledge Signed Document 1781232 - Lot 232:Edward Rutledge Signed Document 1781
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>(EDWARD RUTLEDGE), Signer of the Declaration of Independence; Governor of South Carolina.</b> ...
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Estimate : 375.00 - 575.00
 
 
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Lot 233: Camille Saint-Saens Signed Photo233 - Lot 233: Camille Saint-Saens Signed Photo
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>The 'Face' of French Music</b> <b>CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Celebrated French comp...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Lot 234: Sir Walter Scott Signed Letter234 - Lot 234: Sir Walter Scott Signed Letter
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>'Sir Walter Scott' Autographed Letter</b> <b>SIR WALTER SCOTT, Scottish Poet,...
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Lot 235: James A. Seddon Signed Letter 1846235 - Lot 235: James A. Seddon Signed Letter 1846
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>'James A. Seddon' Signed Autograph Letter</b> <b>JAMES A. SEDDON, Confederate...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Lot 236: Joseph Shelby Signed Check 1860236 - Lot 236: Joseph Shelby Signed Check 1860
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>Rare 'Jos. Shelby' Signed Check</b> <b>JOSEPH SHELBY, Confederate General.<...
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Estimate : 950.00 - 1,250.00
 
 
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Lot 237: Gen. William Sherman Signed Note237 - Lot 237: Gen. William Sherman Signed Note
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>General William T. Sherman Autograph</b> <b>WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN, Civil War Union...
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Estimate : 375.00 - 575.00
 
 
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Lot 238:Autobiography of Gen William Sherman238 - Lot 238:Autobiography of Gen William Sherman
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>(WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN).</b> 'PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF GENÕL W. T. SHERMAN/WRITTEN BY ...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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Lot 239: William Shirley Signed Document239 - Lot 239: William Shirley Signed Document
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>WILLIAM SHIRLEY, Governor of the Bahamas and Colonial Governor of Massachusetts.</b> Manuscri...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Lot 240: Gen. Daniel Sickles Signed Check240 - Lot 240: Gen. Daniel Sickles Signed Check
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>The First Man Acquitted Of A Murder Charge On The Grounds Of Temporary Insanity</b> <b&g...
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Lot 241: Society of Cincinnati Document 1874241 - Lot 241: Society of Cincinnati Document 1874
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>Society of Cincinnati Membership Document Signed </b> <b>(SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI).<...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Lot 242: John Philip Sousa Signed Check 1920242 - Lot 242: John Philip Sousa Signed Check 1920
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>'John Philip Sousa' Check Signed to the 'Band'</b> <b>JOHN PHILIP SOU...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,250.00
 
 
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Lot 243: Alexander Stephens Signed Letter243 - Lot 243: Alexander Stephens Signed Letter
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS, Vice President of the Confederate States of America; he was a member of the U...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Lot 244: Alexander Stephens Signed CDV244 - Lot 244: Alexander Stephens Signed CDV
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>'Alexander H. Stephens' Signed CDV</b> <b>ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS, Vice Preside...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Lot 245: Baron Von Steuben Signed Letter245 - Lot 245: Baron Von Steuben Signed Letter
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>Baron Von SteubenÕs New York 'Barony'</b> <b>BARON VON STEUBEN, Revoluti...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Lot 246: Baron Von Steuben Signed Document246 - Lot 246: Baron Von Steuben Signed Document
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>Baron Von Steuben Autograph Document Signed</b> <b>BARON VON STEUBEN.</b> Auto...
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Lot 247: Birdman of Alcatraz Signed Letter247 - Lot 247: Birdman of Alcatraz Signed Letter
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>Robert Stroud 'Birdman of Alcatraz' Letter</b> <b>ROBERT STROUD, American Orn...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Lot 248: Thomas Sully Signed Letter 1859248 - Lot 248: Thomas Sully Signed Letter 1859
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>Painter Thomas Sully 'I have no personal photographs...'</b> <b>THOMAS SULLY....
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Lot 249: W.H. taft & Justices Signatures249 - Lot 249: W.H. taft & Justices Signatures
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>WILLIAM TAFT & THE U.S. SUPREME COURT. </b> Three Signatures of men who became Chief Just...
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Lot 250: William Howard Taft Signed Letter250 - Lot 250: William Howard Taft Signed Letter
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>Taft Writes of Prohibition and The League of Nations - To a Prime Minister!</b> <b>WI...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Lot 251: Zachary Taylor Campaign Letter 1848251 - Lot 251: Zachary Taylor Campaign Letter 1848
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>(ZACHARY TAYLOR).</b> 1848 Letter About Presidential Campaign. Folded letter with blue '...
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Estimate : 350.00 - 450.00
 
 
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Lot 252: Autograph Scripts of 60's TV Stars252 - Lot 252: Autograph Scripts of 60's TV Stars
Early American
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>(TELEVISION STARS).</b> Interesting group of Signed Scripts from television shows from the 19...
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