The Manuscript and Collectibles Sale

Auction Details

<b>The Manuscript & Collectibles Sale # 35</b><Br>

Both Sessions held at our Beverly Hills Offices

350 South Beverly Drive, Ste. 350 90212
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Session 1, 10 AM
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Artists<Br>
Astronauts & Aviators<Br>
Authors<Br>
Businessmen & Lawyers<Br>
Explorers<Br>
Journalists and Newsmen<Br>
Military Leaders<Br>
Musicians<Br>
Reformers & Religious Leaders<Br>
Royalty<Br>
Scientists and Engineers<Br>
Western Americana<Br>
U.S. Statesmen<Br>
U.S. Presidents & First Ladies<Br>
Non-U.S. Statesmen<Br>
Colonial Americana<Br>
Revolutionary War<Br>
U.S. War of 1812<Br>
Civil War-Union<Br>
Civil War-Confederate<Br>
Spanish-American War (1898)<Br>
World War 1<Br>
World War 2<Br>
Other Militaria<Br>
Black History<Br>
Medals<Br>
Hawaiiana<Br>
Americana<Br>
Maps<Br>
Books & Photographs<Br>
Art<Br><Br>

Session 2, 1 PM<Br><Br>
Celebrity Autographs<Br>
Vintage Celebrity Photos<Br>
Edwin Bower Hesser Photographs<Br>
Celebrity Personal Property<Br>
Costumes & Props<Br>
Sports<Br>
Silver<Br>
Art Glass<Br>
Jewelry<Br>
Fossils<Br>
Meteorites<Br>
Antiquities
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Franklin, Benjamin.302Franklin, Benjamin.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1706-1790&#41; One of America&#39;s leading founding fathers, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution,...
Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for 10,000.00
Franklin, Benjamin.303Franklin, Benjamin.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
<I>The Papers of Benjamin Franklin</I>, 22 volumes, published by Yale University Press between 1959 and 1982. Covering the period of ti...
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 330.00
&#40;Franklin, Benjamin&#41;.304(Franklin, Benjamin).
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Late 18th century French engraved portrait of Franklin in a fur hat, 9x6¼&#34;. Very good; heavy horizontal crease apparent at both marg...
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
&#40;Hancock, John&#41;.305(Hancock, John).
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
A secretarial letter containing partial content of a letter he had written for Governor Hancock during Hancock&#39;s final illness to the Lieut...
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for 260.00
&#40;Lafayette, Marquis de&#41;.306(Lafayette, Marquis de).
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Seven items related to Lafayette. Five are shrink-wrapped together on a 21½x19½&#34; backboard: an 1834 &#36;5 bank note from...
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
&#40;Lee, Charles&#41;.307(Lee, Charles).
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Late 18th century engraved portrait of Major General Lee, the only British-trained officer to fight for the Revolutionary Army. 7½x5¼...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 325.00
Martin, Luther.308Martin, Luther.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1748-1826&#41; Revolutionary War patriot; member of federal Constitutional Convention; one of Aaron Burr&#39;s defense lawyers dur...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 310.00
Muhlenberg, Peter.309Muhlenberg, Peter.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1746-1807&#41; Major general in Revolutionary War; led an all-German-American regiment of the Eighth Virginia. Document Signed &#3...
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 320.00
Petition Signed By Nine Revolutionary W310Petition Signed By Nine Revolutionary W
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Petition &#34;<I>To the Hon.ble The Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania</I>,&#34; datelined Philadelp...
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 2,200.00
Ramsay, David.311Ramsay, David.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1749-1815&#41; Surgeon in the Revolutionary War; member of the Continental Congress. Autograph Letter Signed, 2pp, 8x6½&#34...
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to lmc.esq for 300.00
Schuyler, Philip John.312Schuyler, Philip John.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1733-1804&#41; Wealthy American patriot; member of Continental Congress; one of four major generals in the Continental Army; New York ...
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for 900.00
Sherman, Roger.313Sherman, Roger.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1721-93&#41; The only person to sign all four documents of American sovereignty: the Continental Association of 1774, the Declaration ...
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for 225.00
Steuben, Friedrich von.314Steuben, Friedrich von.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1730-94&#41; Prussian officer; successfully reorganized and trained the Continental Army. Partly-printed Check Signed &#34;<I&g...
Estimate : 650.00 - 850.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
Trumbull, Jonathan Jr.315Trumbull, Jonathan Jr.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1740-1809&#41; 1st Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury; military secretary to George Washington during the Revolutionary War; U.S. repres...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to lmc.esq for 252.00
&#40;Wayne, Anthony&#41;.316(Wayne, Anthony).
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Manuscript document addressed to the Senate and the House of Representatives by Isaac Wayne, son and executor of the estate of General &#34;Mad...
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for 350.00
Wayne, Anthony.317Wayne, Anthony.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Revolutionary War-date Receipt Endorsed &#34;<I>Ant.Wayne</I>&#34; on the verso, 3½x6&#34;. Fine; uneven upper edge ...
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to mlforester for 372.00
&#40;Wayne, Anthony&#41;.318(Wayne, Anthony).
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
A doctor&#39;s bill from Dr. John Jones to &#34;General Wayne,&#34; 4¾x7¼&#34;, n.p., 14 Aug. 1783. Fine. &#34;To...
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to mlforester for 156.00
&#40;Wayne, Anthony&#41;.319(Wayne, Anthony).
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
1783 bill to &#34;Major General Wane&#34; from Dr. John Baker, for services rendered and goods supplied form November 24, 1783 to February ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to mlforester for 156.00
&#40;Wayne, General &#34;Mad Anthony&#3320(Wayne, General "Mad Anthony
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
A letter from Colonel Isaac Wayne, son of &#34;Mad Anthony,&#34; 1p, Waynesborough farm, 21 Sept. 1831, to the director of West Chester Sci...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 130.00
Williams, William.321Williams, William.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1731-1811&#41; Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Autograph Document Signed &#34;<I>Wm Williams</I>,&#34; ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
&#40;Andr&eacute;, John&#41;.322(André, John).
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
One of only 35 copies of an unfinished miniature of André by himself from 1776. Published by Albert Rosenthal, 1898. 6¾x4¾&...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
&#40;Andr&eacute;, John&#41;.323(André, John).
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Signed, titled, private plate of Major André &#34;<I>from an original drawing by Sir Joshua Reynolds</I>,&#34; signed an...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
&#40;Andr&eacute;, John&#41;.324(André, John).
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Plate proof of Major John André, 9¼x6&#34; on 11½x8¾&#34; mount. André was the British spy who was Bened...
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 375.00
Collection of 27 British Newspapers On 325Collection of 27 British Newspapers On
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
There are 22 issues of <I>The Bristol Journal</I> from <B>1776</B> and <B>1777</B>, 4pp each, approximately 18x...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 1,350.00
Original Art For Commemorative Revoluti326Original Art For Commemorative Revoluti
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Two original gouache designs, one of a statue of Paul Revere and the other of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, created for the Crossley Carpet Fact
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
Society of the Cincinnati Die Pattern.327Society of the Cincinnati Die Pattern.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Pattern piece, struck on copper, for the 1902 eagle made by Philadelphia jewelers Bailey, Banks & Biddle, 45x38mm. The oval center is sunken fo...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,700.00
Eight British Newspapers Prior to and D328Eight British Newspapers Prior to and D
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Three issues of <I>Bell&#39;s Weekly Messenger</I>, <B>13 Dec., 1807</B>, with text of Thomas Jefferson&#39;s speec...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
&#40;Lincoln, Abraham&#41; <I>The Richm329(Lincoln, Abraham) The Richm
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Extremely rare issues of <I>The Richmond Times</I>, being the first two issues published in the former Confederate capital after it was ...
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,500.00
20 Union Patriotic Covers.33020 Union Patriotic Covers.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Cacheted with pro Union and anti Confederate vignettes and slogans. Very good to fine; most have mounting remnants on verso.
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
Brady Photograph of A Company of Soldie331Brady Photograph of A Company of Soldie
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
16x24&#34; photograph &#40;image is 13¾x21½&#34;&#41; of an unidentified company of soldiers in uniform, all standing...
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
Burnside, Ambrose E.332Burnside, Ambrose E.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1824-1881&#41; Union general. Autograph Letter Signed &#34;<I>A.E. Burnside</I>,&#34;1½pp, 8x5&#34;, An...
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for 225.00
Cameron, Simon.333Cameron, Simon.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1799-1889&#41; Lincoln&#39;s first Secretary of War; forced to resign because of corruption allegations. Letter Signed as Secretar...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 350.00
Clem, John L.334Clem, John L.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1851-1937&#41; &#34;Drummer Boy of Chickamauga&#34;; joined the 23rd Michigan at age 10; rose to rank of Major General. Autogr...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to micsnoop for 360.00
Custer, George Armstrong.335Custer, George Armstrong.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1839-76&#41; Union general; best known for &#34;Custer&#39;s Last Stand&#34; at the Battle of the Little Big Horn on 25 Ju...
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,400.00
Sold to floor for 2,500.00
Emory, William Hensley.336Emory, William Hensley.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1811-87&#41; Union General; led the 19th Corps & Dept. of the West. Autograph Letter Signed &#34;<I>W. H. Emory</I>...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 180.00
Five Civil War Documents.337Five Civil War Documents.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
An 1862 muster roll for Co. II, 7th Regt. of Michigan Cavalry &#40;Custer&#39;s future regiment&#41;, under Captain Hugh Richards; disc...
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 125.00
Grant, Ulysses S.338Grant, Ulysses S.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1822-85&#41; 18th President of the United States &#40;1869-77&#41;; Union general. Autograph Telegram Signed &#34;<I>...
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,200.00
Grant, Ulysses S.339Grant, Ulysses S.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Carte de visite Signed &#34;<I>U.S. Grant / Lt. Gen. U.S.A.</I>&#34; at the lower edge, n.p., n.d. With backstamp of E. & H...
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to pleskujawa for 3,240.00
Hardie, James A.340Hardie, James A.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1823-76&#41; Union Brigadier General; carried the orders giving George Meade command on the eve of Gettysburg. Autograph Letter Signed...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for 140.00
Howard, Oliver Otis.341Howard, Oliver Otis.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1830-1909&#41; Union general; engaged at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg; commanded the right wing of Sherman&#39;s Army in the Ma...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 220.00
Humphreys, Andrew A. & du Pont, Henry A342Humphreys, Andrew A. & du Pont, Henry A
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Autograph Letter Signed &#34;<I>A.A. Humphreys</I>,&#34; 1p, 5½x4½&#34;, Washington City, 31 Oct. 1879. Fine....
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for 220.00
Kearny, Phillip.343Kearny, Phillip.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1815-62&#41; Attended French cavalry school and fought with the Chasseurs d&#39;Afrique in Algeria; aide-de- camp to Gen. Winfield...
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for 425.00
McClellan, George.344McClellan, George.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1826-85&#41; Union general. Autograph Letter Signed &#34;<I>Geo. B. McClellan Maj Genl</I>,&#34; 1½pp, 9&fr...
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for 3,000.00
McClellan, George B.345McClellan, George B.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
War-date Autograph Letter Signed &#34;<I>Geo.B. McClellan / Maj. Genl. USA</I>,&#34; 1 p, 9½x6&#34;, New York, 10 Ap...
Estimate : 350.00 - 450.00
Sold to floor for 500.00
Meade, George G.346Meade, George G.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1815-72&#41; Union general. War-date Autograph Letter Signed &#34;<I>Geo. G. Meade / Maj. Genl. Cav. com</I>&#34; ...
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
Rare Civil War Naval Discharge.347Rare Civil War Naval Discharge.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
A rare Civil War Naval discharge, issued 30 June 1862 to Robert Questrin, from the U.S. steam frigate &#34;Colorado&#34;; with 1867 auditor...
Estimate : 175.00 - 225.00
Sold to floor for 160.00
Scammon, Eliakim P.348Scammon, Eliakim P.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1816-94&#41; Union general. Autograph Letter Signed &#34;<I>E.P. Scammon / Col Com</I>g&#34; 1p, 4x7 ¾&#3...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
Scott, Winfield.349Scott, Winfield.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1786-1866&#41; Hero of the War of 1812 and the Black Hawk War; General-In-Chief of the Army. Autograph Letter Signed, 2pp, 10x8&#3...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to bcfboy150 for 240.00
Wool, John E.350Wool, John E.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1784-1869&#41; Veteran of the War of 1812 and the Mexican War; Union general. Autograph Letter Signed, 1p, 8x5&#34;, Troy &#40...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 140.00
Civil War Commemorative Accolade for a 351Civil War Commemorative Accolade for a
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
A large framed full color print recording the Civil War service of George L. Cooley, who &#34;<I>Entered the service as a Musician in Com...
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for 600.00