September Militaria & Autographs Auction

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This auction includes 470 lots of select WWI and WWII militaria, autographs, Americana, and collectibles.
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CARDINAL LAWRENCE SHEHAN403CARDINAL LAWRENCE SHEHAN
Fairhilll Auction
(1898-1984) Archbishop of Baltimore from 1961 to 1974 and was made a cardinal in 1965. Signed photo, 7.25 x 10.25 inches, in blue ink.
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
ELIPHALET DYER & SAMUEL WYLLYS404ELIPHALET DYER & SAMUEL WYLLYS
Fairhilll Auction
True copy payment order stating that Eliphalet Dyer, a delegate for Connecticut to many sessions of the Continental Congress, must be paid 'Nine...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
CIVIL WAR VOLUNTEER BOUNTY BOND405CIVIL WAR VOLUNTEER BOUNTY BOND
Fairhilll Auction
Bounty bond, 'Payment of Bounties to Volunteers', dated June 17, 1865. In the amount of $1,000 issued to the Treasurer of the County of Cayu...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (50.00 + 15.00BP) = 65.00
FORT GILLEPSIE PHOTO CARD406FORT GILLEPSIE PHOTO CARD
Fairhilll Auction
Cabinet card photograph of George Gillepsie's stone house located in Limestone, Tennessee. Photo was taken September 19th, 1915 with a handwritt...
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (20.00 + 6.00BP) = 26.00
MEXICAN BORDER WAR POSTCARDS (4)407MEXICAN BORDER WAR POSTCARDS (4)
Fairhilll Auction
Lot of four Mexican Border War postcards showing dead Mexican soldiers in the desert. The Mexican Border War was a series of military engagements betw
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
MEXICAN BORDER WAR POSTCARDS (4)408MEXICAN BORDER WAR POSTCARDS (4)
Fairhilll Auction
Lot of four postcards showing dead and hanged Mexican soldiers in the desert during the Mexican Border War, 3.5 x 5.5 inches. The Mexican Border War w
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
16 CIVIL WAR VETERAN GAR RIBBONS AND MEDALS40916 CIVIL WAR VETERAN GAR RIBBONS AND MEDALS
Fairhilll Auction
50th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Veteran's Reunion medal once belonging to Cornell C. Hardenbrook, veteran of the Civil War in the 6...
Estimate : 140.00 - 280.00
Sold to floor for (70.00 + 21.00BP) = 91.00
RECOLLECTIONS AND LETTERS OF GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE BOOK (4)410RECOLLECTIONS AND LETTERS OF GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE BOOK (4)
Fairhilll Auction
'Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee', by his son Captain Robert E. Lee, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1905, signed by Rober...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (90.00 + 27.00BP) = 117.00
ADMIRAL DEWEY PROGRAM BOOK411ADMIRAL DEWEY PROGRAM BOOK
Fairhilll Auction
Program and souvenir book for the reception of Admiral George Dewey, Alder & Green, The Winthrop Press, 1899, approx. 16 pages, 8 x 10.5 inches....
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (140.00 + 42.00BP) = 182.00
OLIVER OTIS HOWARD412OLIVER OTIS HOWARD
Fairhilll Auction
(1830-1909) 'The Christian General', Union Major General in the Civil War, Medal of Honor Winner for his gallantry in the Battle of Fair Oak...
Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 140.00 - 280.00
GEORGE H.W. BUSH413GEORGE H.W. BUSH
Fairhilll Auction
(1924-2018) 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993. T.L.S. on his blind embossed personal letterhead, November 17, 1976, one page, 7.25
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (60.00 + 18.00BP) = 78.00
GERALD AND BETTY FORD SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH414GERALD AND BETTY FORD SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
Fairhilll Auction
Signed color photograph by former president Gerald Ford (1913-2006), 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977, and former First Lady Bett
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (80.00 + 24.00BP) = 104.00
GERALD FORD415GERALD FORD
Fairhilll Auction
(1913-2006) 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. Autographed color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, signed in black ink. 'To R.G. Ag...
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (30.00 + 9.00BP) = 39.00
HARRY TRUMAN416HARRY TRUMAN
Fairhilll Auction
(1884-1972) 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953 and previously served as the 34th vice president from January to April 1945
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (300.00 + 90.00BP) = 390.00
JIMMY & ROSALYNN CARTER417JIMMY & ROSALYNN CARTER
Fairhilll Auction
(b. 1924) 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Signed photograph 'Best wishes to Inger - J. Carter' WITH: Rosalynn Carter ...
Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to floor for (40.00 + 12.00BP) = 52.00
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN POSTERS (5)418PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN POSTERS (5)
Fairhilll Auction
Lot of five campaign posters for Averell Harriman, Jimmy Carter, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Henry A. Wallace, and Barry Goldwater. Assorted sizes, approx.
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
WOODROW WILSON419WOODROW WILSON
Fairhilll Auction
(1856-1924) 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921 and served as the president of Princeton University. T.L.S. on Princeton University
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (180.00 + 54.00BP) = 234.00
WOODROW WILSON THE PRESIDENT'S APPEAL POSTER WWI420WOODROW WILSON THE PRESIDENT'S APPEAL POSTER WWI
Fairhilll Auction
Woodrow Wilson 'An Appeal to All Our Patriotic People', Matthews-Northrup Works, 1918, 28 x 41.5 inches. The president's appeal 'I e...
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 260.00
CHARLES SUMNER421CHARLES SUMNER
Fairhilll Auction
(1811-1874) American statesman and United States Senator from Massachusetts. As an academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (70.00 + 21.00BP) = 91.00
CLINT HILL422CLINT HILL
Fairhilll Auction
(1932- ) former U.S. Secret Service agent who served under five United States presidents, best known for his act of bravery while in the presidential
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (50.00 + 15.00BP) = 65.00
GENERAL MARK CLARK AUTOGRAPH423GENERAL MARK CLARK AUTOGRAPH
Fairhilll Auction
(1896-1984) Four-star U.S. General who saw service during WWI, WWII, and the Korean War. Signed typed letter on his Citadel Military College of the So
Estimate : 140.00 - 240.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 30.00BP) = 130.00
J. EDGAR HOOVER SIGNED BOOK AND PHOTOGRAPH (2)424J. EDGAR HOOVER SIGNED BOOK AND PHOTOGRAPH (2)
Fairhilll Auction
(1895-1972) First Director of the FBI. Portrait signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen to a female admirer dated 'To Marjorie L. Binger Best ...
Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to floor for (140.00 + 42.00BP) = 182.00
WILLIAM H. SEWARD425WILLIAM H. SEWARD
Fairhilll Auction
(1801-1872) American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a
Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (70.00 + 21.00BP) = 91.00
MARGARET THATCHER426MARGARET THATCHER
Fairhilll Auction
(1925-2013) British Conservative prime minister, nicknamed The 'Iron Lady', signed Royal Mail First Day of Issue cover, 16 July 1991. Bold s...
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
PRINCESS CAROLINE OF MONACO & PRINCE ALBERT II427PRINCESS CAROLINE OF MONACO & PRINCE ALBERT II
Fairhilll Auction
(b. 1957) Princess of Hanover, the eldest child of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and Grace Kelly. She is the elder sister of Albert II, Prince of Mon
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
STEVE WOZNIAK428STEVE WOZNIAK
Fairhilll Auction
(b. 1950) American inventor and co-founder of Apple and creator of the Apple I personal computer. After Apple went public in 1980, he became an instan
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
CHRIS KRAFT429CHRIS KRAFT
Fairhilll Auction
(1924-2019) an American aerospace and NASA engineer who was instrumental in establishing the agency's Mission Control Center and shaping its org...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (80.00 + 24.00BP) = 104.00
ERNEST MONTAUT WRIGHT POSTER430ERNEST MONTAUT WRIGHT POSTER
Fairhilll Auction
'Wright at D'Auvours Camp', artwork by Ernest Montaut (1878-1909), E.M. Paris, 1908, approx. 17 x 34 inches. 3-inch tear on right edge, ...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
ERNEST MONTAUT ZEPPELIN POSTER431ERNEST MONTAUT ZEPPELIN POSTER
Fairhilll Auction
'Zeppelin', artwork by Ernest Montaut, (1878-1909), 1900-1915, 33.75 x 15.75 inches. Mounted to cardboard. 2.5-inch tear on right side, slig...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
1925 JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE PICTORIAL EDITION4321925 JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE PICTORIAL EDITION
Fairhilll Auction
A 1925 edition of the 'Earthquake Pictorial Edition (Tajima, Tango District)', published by the Osaka Mainichi, 1925, approx. 80 pages, 12 x...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
MILLVINA DEAN TITANIC SURVIVOR433MILLVINA DEAN TITANIC SURVIVOR
Fairhilll Auction
(1912-2009) The last survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912. At two months old, she was also the youngest passenger aboard. Silve
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
MARGE THIELKE HINDENBURG CRASH EYWITNESS434MARGE THIELKE HINDENBURG CRASH EYWITNESS
Fairhilll Auction
(1927-2015) was an eyewitness to the Hindenburg crash in 1937. Signed photograph of the Hindenburg, 'Margherita (Marge) Thielke age 95 witness t...
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (40.00 + 12.00BP) = 52.00
WERNER FRANZ435WERNER FRANZ
Fairhilll Auction
(1922-2014) was the cabin boy aboard the ill-fated LZ 129 Hindenburg which crashed on May 6, 1937. Signed black-and-white photograph 8 x 10 inches of
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (60.00 + 18.00BP) = 78.00
NASA ASTRONAUTS SIGNED PHOTOS (10)436NASA ASTRONAUTS SIGNED PHOTOS (10)
Fairhilll Auction
Lot of ten photos signed by Nasa astronauts and engineers including Fred Leslie, Fred Gregory, John Tribe, James Dutton, Michael Good, and five unknow
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 160.00
RICHARD E. BYRD SIGNED CHECK437RICHARD E. BYRD SIGNED CHECK
Fairhilll Auction
(1888-1957) American naval officer and polar explorer. He claimed that his expeditions had been the first to reach both the North Pole and the South P
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
YURI GAGARIN438YURI GAGARIN
Fairhilll Auction
(1934-1968) Soviet Air Forces pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space, achieving a major milestone in the Space Rac
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (380.00 + 114.00BP) = 494.00
YURI GAGARIN439YURI GAGARIN
Fairhilll Auction
Poster of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, decorated with military medals, photographed by A.S. Mokletsov, dated 1983, Leningrad Offset Printing Compan
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
PERSPECTIVE VIEW ENGRAVING PARIS CITY HALL BY LEIZELT440PERSPECTIVE VIEW ENGRAVING PARIS CITY HALL BY LEIZELT
Fairhilll Auction
Balthasar Friedrich Leizelt (1750-1800) Perspective view print of Paris City Hall - 'Vue de l'Hotel de Ville de Paris', a hand-colored c...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (50.00 + 15.00BP) = 65.00
PERSPECTIVE VIEW ENGRAVING BERLIN BY BERGMULLER441PERSPECTIVE VIEW ENGRAVING BERLIN BY BERGMULLER
Fairhilll Auction
Johann Baptist Bergmuller (1724-1785). Perspective view print of 'Berlin Capital of the Kingdom of Prussia', a hand-colored copper plate eng...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (50.00 + 15.00BP) = 65.00
SWEDISH OFFICER PORTRAIT ON BONE442SWEDISH OFFICER PORTRAIT ON BONE
Fairhilll Auction
Hand-painted portrait of a Swedish officer executed on bone. Framed behind glass in simple frame. Unsigned, undated. 3.5 x 3.25 inches.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (160.00 + 48.00BP) = 208.00
RICHARD KNOTEL MINIATURE WATERCOLOR443RICHARD KNOTEL MINIATURE WATERCOLOR
Fairhilll Auction
Original miniature watercolor painting by German artist Richard Knoetel (1857-1914) signed at bottom left corner. Dated on verso '12. XII. 97.&#...
Start Price : 140.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
AUDUBON BIRD ENGRAVING REPROS (4)444AUDUBON BIRD ENGRAVING REPROS (4)
Fairhilll Auction
Four Audubon engravings reprinted, from the originals made by John James Audubon (1785-1851), including 'American Green winged Teal', no. 46...
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (30.00 + 9.00BP) = 39.00
SALVADOR DALI SIGNED LITHOGRAPH 43/300445SALVADOR DALI SIGNED LITHOGRAPH 43/300
Fairhilll Auction
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) 'Dreams Puts Her Hand on a Man's Shoulder', limited edition lithograph 43/300. Signed by Salvador Dali at bott...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (260.00 + 78.00BP) = 338.00
SIDNEY SMITH ORIGINAL DRAWING446SIDNEY SMITH ORIGINAL DRAWING
Fairhilll Auction
Original artwork by Sidney Smith (1877-1935), creator of the comic strip 'The Grumps' and 'Ching Chow'. The cartoon, most likely dra...
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
1970S MOVIE LOBBY CARDS (100)4471970S MOVIE LOBBY CARDS (100)
Fairhilll Auction
Lot of fourteen sets of movie lobby cards, approx. 100 in total, from 1960s and 1970s movies including 'The Devil's Own' (1967), 'B....
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
BETTIE PAGE SIGNED PHOTO448BETTIE PAGE SIGNED PHOTO
Fairhilll Auction
(1923-2008) American model, the 'Queen of Pinups' who gained notoriety in the 1950s for her pin-up photos. Signed black-and-white photo prin...
Estimate : 140.00 - 180.00
Sold to floor for (160.00 + 48.00BP) = 208.00
BLAZE STARR SIGNED CHRISTMAS CARD449BLAZE STARR SIGNED CHRISTMAS CARD
Fairhilll Auction
(1932-2015) American stripper and burlesque star. Her vivacious presence and inventive use of stage props earned her the nickname 'The Hottest B...
Estimate : 120.00 - 220.00
Sold to floor for (60.00 + 18.00BP) = 78.00
BO DEREK450BO DEREK
Fairhilll Auction
(b. 1956) American actress and sex symbol, best known for her role in '10'. Topless photograph signed in blue ink, 8 x 10 inches.
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (40.00 + 12.00BP) = 52.00
BRIGITTE BARDOT451BRIGITTE BARDOT
Fairhilll Auction
(1934- ) French former actress and singer, and animal rights activist, she was one of the best-known sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s. Signed photog
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (40.00 + 12.00BP) = 52.00
BRIGITTE BARDOT452BRIGITTE BARDOT
Fairhilll Auction
(1934- ) French actress, singer and model, she was one of the best known sex symbols of the late 1950s and 1960s. Signed black-and-white photograph in
Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (70.00 + 21.00BP) = 91.00