The Manuscript and Collectibles Sale

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<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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Paton, Alan.51 - Paton, Alan.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1903-88&#41; South African writer and political activist; best known for <I>Cry, the Beloved Country</I>. Typed Letter Sig...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 125.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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Rexroth, Kenneth.52 - Rexroth, Kenneth.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1905-82&#41; Poet and critic, associated with the Beat movement. Autograph Letter Signed, 2 pp &#40;1p front and back&#41;, 11...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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Sade, Marquis de [Donatien Alphonse Fra53 - Sade, Marquis de [Donatien Alphonse Fra
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1740-1814&#41; French writer best known for his erotic works; the word &#34;sadism&#34; is derived from his name. Autograph Le...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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Saroyan, William.54 - Saroyan, William.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Two letters: An ALS &#34;<I>William Saroyan</I>,&#34; 1p, 11x8½&#34;, New York City, 3 May 1935, to &#34;<I&g...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (125.00) = 125.00
 
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Saroyan, William.55 - Saroyan, William.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1908 -&#41; American short-story writer, novelist, and playwright. Typed Letter Signed &#34;<I>Bill Saroyan</I>,&#...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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Scott, Sir Walter.56 - Scott, Sir Walter.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1771-1832&#41; Scottish novelist and poet. Autograph Note Signed &#34;<I>Walter Scott</I>,&#34; 2¼x6¼...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (95.00) = 95.00
 
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Stein, Gertrude.57 - Stein, Gertrude.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1874-1946&#41; Expatriate American writer whose home in Paris was a salon for leaders and artists of the day. Two Books: First edition...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (575.00) = 575.00
 
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Steinbeck, John.58 - Steinbeck, John.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1902-68&#41; American writer; winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize for Literature. Autograph Letter Signed &#34;<I>John</I>,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,200.00) = 2,200.00
 
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Sterne, Laurence.59 - Sterne, Laurence.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1713-1768&#41; British novelist and vicar. Copy of <I>The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman</I> Signed on th...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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Stirling, George.60 - Stirling, George.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1869-1926&#41; American poet; called &#34;the last classic bohemian.&#34; Three items sent to &#34;Mr. Blodgett&#34;: ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (185.00) = 185.00
 
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Strachey, Lytton.61 - Strachey, Lytton.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1880-1932&#41; English biographer and critic; a leading member of the Bloomsbury Group. Autograph Letter Signed, 1½ pp &#40...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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Styron, William.62 - Styron, William.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1925 -&#41; American novelist; best known for the Pulitzer-prize winning <I>The Confessions of Nat Turner</I> &#40;196...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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&#40;Three Poets&#41; Riley, Mansfield,63 - (Three Poets) Riley, Mansfield,
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Autograph Poem Signed by <B>James Whitcomb Riley</B> &#40;1849-1916&#41;, the &#34;Hoosier Poet,&#34; on a 3x4¾&...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (280.00) = 280.00
 
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White, E. B.64 - White, E. B.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1899-1985&#41; American essayist, author, and noted prose stylist; most famous for children&#39;s books: <I>Stuart Little<...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (450.00) = 450.00
 
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Whitman, Walt.65 - Whitman, Walt.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1819-1892&#41; American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist; most famous for <I>Leaves of Grass</I>. Autograph Letter...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to kr1184b5u for (9,750.00 + 1,950.00BP) = 11,700.00
 
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Wilder, Thornton.66 - Wilder, Thornton.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1897-1975&#41; Playwright and novelist; winner of three Pulitzer prizes. Autograph Letter Signed on personal stationery, 2pp &#40;...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (320.00) = 320.00
 
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Williams, William Carlos.67 - Williams, William Carlos.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1883-1963&#41; American poet and physician; posthumous winner &#40;1963&#41; of the Pulitzer prize for poetry. Autograph Lette...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (850.00) = 850.00
 
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Wodehouse, Pelham G.68 - Wodehouse, Pelham G.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1881-1975&#41; English-born American novelist, playwright and playwright, best know for his creation of the hapless young gentleman, B...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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Zola, Emile.69 - Zola, Emile.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1840-1902&#41; French writer, head of the school of naturalism, and fervent supporter of Alfred Dreyfus. Autograph Letter Signed on Li...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (360.00) = 360.00
 
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Baruch, Bernard.70 - Baruch, Bernard.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1870-1965&#41; Financier; presidential advisor. Typed address given by Baruch on May 31, 1961 to the Columbia School of Journal &#...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Business Executives.71 - Business Executives.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Nine Photographs Signed by presidents or chairmen of the board of major corporations during the mid to late 20th century: William HEWLETT &#40;...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Disney, Walt & Roy.72 - Disney, Walt & Roy.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Typed Letter Signed &#34;<I>Walt Disney</I>&#34; in blue ink on personal, engraved letterhead, 1 page, 10½x7¼&...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Ford, Henry.73 - Ford, Henry.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1863-1947&#41; Founder of the Ford Motor Company and the Henry Ford Company; he revolutionized industrial production by using the asse...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,900.00) = 1,900.00
 
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Ford, Henry.74 - Ford, Henry.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Typed Letter Signed on personal letterhead, 1p, 10½x7¼&#34; &#40;Georgia&#41;, 3 Feb. 1937. Fine. To James Colgate of New...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,850.00) = 1,850.00
 
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Getty, J. Paul.75 - Getty, J. Paul.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
American industrialist and founder of Getty Oil Company; the richest man in the world when he died. 3¼x3&#34; Photograph and separate 1&...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Kennedy, John F. Jr.76 - Kennedy, John F. Jr.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1960-1999&#41; Lawyer and publisher; son of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. Inaugural issue of the magazine ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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Lipton, Sir Thomas.77 - Lipton, Sir Thomas.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1850-1931&#41; Scottish self-made man, merchant, and yachtsman; created the Lipton tea brand; a five-time challenger in the America&am...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Rockefeller, John D.78 - Rockefeller, John D.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1839-1937&#41; Guiding force behind the Standard Oil Company; philanthropist. Stock Certificate for 100 shares in Rockefeller&#39;...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Purvis, Melvin.79 - Purvis, Melvin.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1903-1960&#41; FBI agent best known for capturing John Dillinger. Autograph Note Signed, 1p, 4½x5½&#34;, n.p., 24 Ge...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Stanley, Sir Henry M.80 - Stanley, Sir Henry M.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Signature and sentiment on a 1 1/8x2¾&#34; card, &#34;<I>I am Faithfully yours / Henry M. Stanley</I>,&#34; matted w...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 175.00 - 225.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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Stanley, Sir Henry M.81 - Stanley, Sir Henry M.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1841-1904&#41; British journalist and explorer; lead the expedition to Africa that &#34;found&#34; David Livingstone. Autograp...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Stefansson, Vilhjamur.82 - Stefansson, Vilhjamur.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1879-1962&#41; Canadian explorer and ethnologist. Photograph Inscribed and Signed &#34;<I>For Sybil Samson, with appreciatio...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to bcjt61 for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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&#40;Two Arctic Explorers&#41; Ross and83 - (Two Arctic Explorers) Ross and
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1777-1856&#41; 3pp ALS, 6¼x4&#34;,n.d., to Captain Groube in Calypso with details of the French surrender at Thorn and othe...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Murrow, Edward R.84 - Murrow, Edward R.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1908-65&#41; Legendary journalist, famous for his reports from London during World War II. Typed Letter Signed &#34;<I>E.R. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to maille1014 for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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Collection of Generals.85 - Collection of Generals.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Thirteen 8&#34; x 10&#34; Photographs Signed and Inscribed, most to Major Bob Kelso. All are in uniform and most wear full sets of ribbon b...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 125.00 - 175.00
Sold to floor for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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Hardy, Sir Thomas M.86 - Hardy, Sir Thomas M.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Flag captain of the H.M.S. Victory during the Battle of Trafalgar with Admiral Horatio Nelson on board; he was with Nelson when he died. Autograph Le
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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Patton, George.87 - Patton, George.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1885-1945&#41; American general and tank commander, known as &#34;Old Blood and Guts&#34;; considered one of the greatest mili...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Patton, George S.88 - Patton, George S.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Autograph Letter Signed &#34;<I>George S. Patton Jr</I>.&#34; 8pp, 6½x5&#34;, n.p., 19 Oct. 1909. Fine; a couple of ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,900.00) = 1,900.00
 
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Wellesley, Arthur - Duke of Wellington.89 - Wellesley, Arthur - Duke of Wellington.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1769-1852&#41; English soldier and statesman. Autograph Note Signed in the text, 1p, 7x4½, London, 30 Jan. 1810. Fine except fo...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (285.00) = 285.00
 
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Berlin, Irving.90 - Berlin, Irving.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1888-1989&#41; Prodigious American composer and lyricist. Autograph Letter Signed &#34;<I>Irving</I>,&#34; 2pp, 7&...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (380.00) = 380.00
 
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Bernstein, Leonard.91 - Bernstein, Leonard.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1918-1990&#41; American conductor and composer. 11" x 8.5" reproduction of an Al Hirschfeld caricature honoring Gershwin&...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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Janacek, Leos.92 - Janacek, Leos.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1854-1928&#41; Czech composer. Document Signed twice, in Czech, 2pp, 15x9¼&#34; &#40;both side of 1 p&#41;, Brno, 2...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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Marks, Johnny.93 - Marks, Johnny.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Autograph Music Notation Inscribed and Signed in red ink on a 3x5&#34; card. Fine. Marks penned the first bar and line of lyrics of his famous ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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Ravel, Maurice.94 - Ravel, Maurice.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1875-1937&#41; French composer and pianist. Autograph Letter Signed, 1p, in French, 7x5¼&#34; &#40;Paris&#41; 4, Av...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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Reiner, Fritz.95 - Reiner, Fritz.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1888-1963&#41; American conductor; associated with the Cincinnati, Pittsburg and Chicago Syphonies, the Metroplitan Opera, and the Cur...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Sch&otilde;nberg, Arnold.96 - Schõnberg, Arnold.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1874-1951&#41; Austrian composer. Typed Letter Signed, in German, 1 p., 10¾x8¼&#34;, Frankfurt, 12 Oct. 1928. Fine. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,250.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Stravinsky, Igor.97 - Stravinsky, Igor.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1882-1971&#41; Russian-born composer. Autograph Musical Quotation Signed, Inscribed &#34;<I>To Miss Gladis Thomson</I>...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to gaijinjohn.. for (1,100.00 + 220.00BP) = 1,320.00
 
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Stravinsky, Igor.98 - Stravinsky, Igor.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
World premiere recording by the composer of &#34;Symphony of Psalms&#34; Signed &#34;<I>I Stravinsky</I>&#34; inside th...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Vaughan Williams, Ralph.99 - Vaughan Williams, Ralph.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1872-1958&#41; English composer; founder of nationalist school in England; collected English folk songs. Autograph Letter Signed &...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (290.00) = 290.00
 
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King, Martin Luther Jr.100 - King, Martin Luther Jr.
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
&#40;1929-68&#41; Baptist minister; Civil Rights activist; Nobel Laureate. Signature in pencil on a 2½x5&#34; piece of ruled pap...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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