Auction Details
Dr. Lawrence E. Miller, an orthopedic surgeon and psychiatrist for more than 60 years, began collecting autographs in 1960 by writing to “the people that changed the world.” In his quest for confirmation of political perspectives and historical relevance, Dr. Miller sought out and personally met many US presidents, foreign heads of state, and other famous dignitaries who gladly signed his books. As his collection grew over the decades, he shared his long-time passion for reading and studying history with his family and friends. Dr. Miller routinely spoke to his four children and eleven grandchildren of the rich history and majesty of America as a way to ensure the passage of a legacy that highlighted his thirst for learning.
This specially curated sale features more than 500 lots from Dr. Miller’s collection, highlighted by books signed by presidents including George Washington; documents by signers of the Declaration of Independence; a wealth of Supreme Court justices; and leading figures of world history such as Oliver Cromwell, Mohandas Gandhi, and Deng Xiaoping. Extraordinary in depth and breadth, Dr. Miller’s stands as one of the finest private collections we have had the privilege to offer.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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7255Titus Hosmer Autograph Note SignedRR Auction
Revolutionary War-dated ANS, penned on the reverse of a pay order issued by Oliver Ellsworth, one page, 7.25 x 4.5, June 2, 1778. Hosmer's note,...
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
7256William Houston Letter SignedRR Auction
LS signed “W. C. Houston,” one page, 8 x 12.75, June 12, 1787. Letter to founding father and Declaration of Independence signer Robe
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
7257Francis Scott Key Autograph Document SignedRR Auction
Uncommon ADS, signed three times “F. S. Key,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, circa 1802. Legal document pertaining to a case between
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
7258Francis Scott Key Autograph Document SignedRR Auction
ADS, signed “F. S. Key,” one page, 7.75 x 2.75, August 19, 1839. Handwritten pay order, in part: "Bank of Metropolis, Pay to Mr. Col
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
7259Robert M. La Follette, Jr. Signed PhotographRR Auction
Vintage matte-finish 3.75 x 5.75 photo of the progressive Wisconsin senator, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Sincerely yours, Robe...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
7260James Lovell Letter SignedRR Auction
LS signed “James Lovell, Nav'l Off., the Collector being 'disabled',” one page, 7.75 x 12.75, January 18, 1809. Written from...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
7261Henry Cabot Lodge Signed PhotographRR Auction
Vintage pearl-finish 6 x 8.75 Harris & Ewing portrait of the longtime Massachusetts senator, signed in bold fountain pen, "With the complim...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
7262Luther Martin Autograph Letter SignedRR Auction
ALS, one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, January 26, 1803. Letter to Robert Carter, in part: "A particular friend of mine who has a considerable...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
7263Joe McCarthy Signed Photograph and LetterRR Auction
Two items: a TLS signed "Joe McCarthy," one page, 7.25 x 9, United States Senate letterhead, June 19, 1952, addressed to Ed Polodna, in pa...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
7264Thomas Mifflin Document SignedRR Auction
Partly-printed DS, signed “Tho. Mifflin,” one page, 15.75 x 12.5, July 20, 1799. As governor of Pennsylvania, Mifflin appoints Edwar
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
7265Thomas Mifflin Signed CurrencyRR Auction
Colonial Pennsylvania engraved bank note for "Ten Shillings," signed “Tho. Mifflin,” 3 x 3.75, issued as No. 1095, and reading...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
7266Gouverneur Morris SignatureRR Auction
Bold ink signature, "Gouv'r Morris,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1 slip, affixed within a cutout in a 6 x 8 engraved portrait showing his ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
7267Frederick Muhlenberg Document SignedRR Auction
Manuscript DS, signed “Fred'k Muhlenberg,” one page, 7.75 x 2.75, November 27, 1793. Pay order issued to the "Cashier of the Ba...
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
7268Ralph Nader Signed PhotographRR Auction
Glossy 7.5 x 9.5 photo of an exasperated Nader behind his messy desk, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
7269James Otis, Jr Autograph Document SignedRR Auction
ADS, signed “James Otis,” one page, 7.75 x 4.25, August 10, 1779. Promissory note in which Otis promises "to Pay Mr. Winston Warren
Estimate : 250.00
7270William Penn Document SignedRR Auction
Manuscript DS, signed “Wm. Penn,” one page, 6 x 7.5, April 24, 1700. Document acknowledging receipt of thirty three pounds from Thom
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
7271Samuel J. Randall Signed PhotographRR Auction
Uncommon 2.5 x 3.75 carte-de-visite photo of Randall by Brady of Washington, signed in ink, "Sam'l J. Randall, Phil'a." In very go...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
7272Edmund Randolph Signed CurrencyRR Auction
Revolutionary War–dated Virginia engraved bank note for "Fifteen Pence," signed "Edm: Randolph," 3.5 x 3, issued as No. 64...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
7273Sam Rayburn Signed PhotographRR Auction
Vintage matte-finish 7 x 10 photo of Rayburn in his office, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Sincerely, Sam Rayburn." In very ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
7274Joseph Reed Autograph Letter SignedRR Auction
ALS signed “Jos. Reed,” one page, 7.25 x 9.25, October 25, 1784. Letter of introduction for a businessman, recognizing the squeeze o
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
7275Whitelaw Reid Signed PhotographRR Auction
Appealing 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Reid by Aime Dupont of New York, signed on the mount in ink, "Whitelaw Reid." In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
7276Paul Revere Autograph Document SignedRR Auction
ADS, signed “Paul Revere, Guardian to D. Mosely,” one page, 6.75 x 2.5, April 4, 1803. In full: "Received of Mr. Samuel Emmons Sixty
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
7277Theodore Sedgwick Autograph Letter SignedRR Auction
ALS, one page, 8.5 x 10, January 6, 1807. Letter to Samuel Henshaw, in part: "Strange as it may appear to you, and to you it cannot appear more...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
7278Alfred E. Smith Signed PhotographRR Auction
Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of the esteemed Democrat in a three-piece suit, bold signed in fountain pen, "Alfred E. Smith." In fine ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
7279Thaddeus Stevens Signed PhotographRR Auction
Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Thaddeus Stevens, signed in fountain pen. Published by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Gallerie...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
7281Norman Thomas Signed PhotographRR Auction
Glossy 7.5 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of Thomas in a suit and tie, signed in blue ballpoint. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light c
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
7282Charles Thomson Signed CurrencyRR Auction
Colonial Pennsylvania engraved bank note for "Two Shillings," signed "Cha. Thomson," 2.75 x 3.25, reading: "This indented B...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
7286Joseph Warren Mourning RibbonRR Auction
Rare silk mourning ribbon honoring the life of Joseph Warren, 3 x 6.75, featuring engravings of the Bunker Hill Monument and a portrait of "Maj...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
7287James Warren SignatureRR Auction
Large and bold ink signature, "J. Warren,” on an the off-white 5 x 7.75 title page of The Modern Part of an Universal History, Vol. XII, ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
7288Wendell Willkie Signed PhotographRR Auction
Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 10 photo of Wilkie, signed in fountain pen. In fine condition, with trimming to the right border.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
7289Clara Barton Autograph Letter SignedRR Auction
ALS signed “Clara Barton, President,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 7, April 30, 1908. Letter to Mary and Roscoe, in par
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
7290Mohandas Gandhi Typed Letter SignedRR Auction
TLS signed “M. K. Gandhi,” one page, 7.5 x 10, personal attorney letterhead, October 11, 1907. Letter to Messrs. Kallenbach & Reynol
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
7291Henry Baldwin Autograph Letter SignedRR Auction
ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, August 22, 1835. Letter to a bookseller, requesting several legal volumes for himself and for "Judge Kennedy of the...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
7292Hugo Black Signed CheckRR Auction
Treasurer of the United States/United State Senate check drawn for "Compensation," 8.5 x 3.25, filled out in another hand as payable to &q...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
7293Joseph P. Bradley Autograph Letter SignedRR Auction
ALS signed “Joseph P. Bradley,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 8, February 11, 1884. Letter to Mrs. Kinney, in part: "In our Department
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
7294Louis Brandeis Autograph Letter SignedRR Auction
ALS signed “Louis D. Brandeis,” one page, 5 x 8, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, November 8, 1925. Letter to business
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
7295Henry Billings Brown Signed PhotographRR Auction
Sharp 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Brown in his judicial robe, signed on the mount in ink, "Henry B. Brown, Nov. 1891." In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
7296Burger Court SignaturesRR Auction
Ink signatures of Warren E. Burger, Thurgood Marshall, Antonin Scalia, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Sandra Day O'Connor, William Rehnquist, Byron White...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
7297Burger Court Signed BookletRR Auction
Booklet entitled "The Supreme Court of the United States," eight pages, 6 x 9, signed on the front in blue ink by eight members of the 197...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
7298Burger Court Signed PhotographRR Auction
Vintage color glossy 10 x 7.75 photo of the justices of the Burger Court in their judicial robes by Harris & Ewing, signed in the lower border i...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
7299Warren E. Burger Supreme Court Signed PhotographRR Auction
Oversized color matte-finish 16.75 x 12 photo of the justices of the Burger Supreme Court in 1971, signed in the lower border in ink or ballpoint by a
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
7300Warren E. Burger Supreme Court Signed PhotographRR Auction
Color semi-glossy 21 x 15.5 photographic print of the justices of the Burger Supreme Court in 1977, signed in the lower border in ink or felt tip by a
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
7301James F. Byrnes Signed CheckRR Auction
Treasurer of the United States/United States Senate check drawn for "Contingent Appropriation: Stationery," 8.5 x 3.25, filled out in anot...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
7302John Campbell Autograph Letter SignedRR Auction
Civil War–dated ALS signed “J. A. Campbell,” one page, 7 x 5.25, Confederate States of America War Department letterhead, A
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
7303John Catron Autograph Letter SignedRR Auction
ALS signed “J. Catron,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 10.5, October 25, 1859. Letter to Clerk of the Supreme Court Willi
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
7304Salmon P. Chase Autograph Letter SignedRR Auction
ALS signed “S. P. Chase,” one page, 6 x 7.5, October 26, 1855. Letter to a gentleman, in part: "Your very kind note came when I was
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00