Categories Auction Closes May 29th  Auction Highlights | Featured ItemsLot 1: Benedict Arnold ALS
Benedict Arnold in 1780 Accused of War Profiteering, Abuse of His Powers and Then Spying for the British Unbelievably Writes: "…My character has been most cruelly and unjustly aspersed…" Lot 3: George Clymer ALS
Declaration Signer George Clymer Autograph Letter Signed Regarding a Slave Exchange -- "…Captain Litle proposed…to exchange his black girl registered in Penn'a for Judy…" -- 1768 Lot 4: Declaration of Independence
Exceptionally Beautiful Force 1843 Copper Plate Engraving of the Declaration Lot 5: Benjamin Franklin 1785 DS
Benjamin Franklin 1785 Document Signed as President of Pennsylvania -- Excellent, Bold Signature Lot 10: Nathanael Greene ALS
General Nathanael Greene Revolutionary War Autograph Letter Signed Regarding Failed British Leadership -- "Was there ever a nation who barter'd away her territory in such a foolish maner?" Lot 12: John Hancock DS
John Hancock Signs a Document in 1793, The Last Year of His Life -- for a Bounty on Hemp Lot 13: Patrick Henry ALS
Patrick Henry 1779 Autograph Letter Signed as Governor of Virginia to Benjamin Harrison, Declaration Signer & Speaker of the Virginia House, Regarding the Capture of a Female British Spy Lot 14: David Hume ALS
Enlightenment Philosopher David Hume on Vociferous Debate on the Stamp Act -- "…the King had said…he was for the repeal of the Stamp Act…The King has since said, that this was a mistake…" Lot 15: Thomas Jefferson ALS
Written Days After Benedict Arnold Captures and Destroys Richmond Which Makes Thomas Jefferson Flee, the Governor Asks that the Troops Halt Action for 1 Day to Add to Their Numbers & Refresh Lot 16: Thomas Jefferson ALS
Scared Governor Thomas Jefferson March 1781 Letter Signed Stating the the British Have Arrived in Virginia As He Readies for the Conflict of Lafayette's Troops & Benedict Arnold's Raiders Lot 17: Marquis de Lafayette ALS
Lafayette Letter Signed Just After Arriving in Virginia in Early 1781 Where by the Fall, the British Would Surrender -- He Writes of His Strategy But Notes He Is Hampered by No Ammunition Lot 18: Marquis de Lafayette LS
Lafayette Writes Re: the Virginia Campaign to Pin Down Cornwallis Just Four Months Before Yorktown's Surrender Noting That the Enemy Has Left Richmond and Was Possibly Headed to Williamsburg Lot 19: Marquis de Lafayette ALS
Four Months Until the Yorktown Surrender, Lafayette Writes About the Continuing Theme Since the Days of Valley Forge for the American Army -- Lack of Supplies, Especially Ammunition & Shoes Lot 20: Marquis de Lafayette ALS
Lafayette, Acting on an Intercepted Letter to Cornwallis, Asks for Reinforcements "To Come as Fast as Possible" as He States "…We are Near the Enemy…" -- Just 4 Months Until Surrender Lot 21: Marquis de Lafayette ALS
Lafayette Letter Signed Re: Cornwallis' Final Stand -- "…The enemy are fortifying at York…vessels are gone to bring some of the troops remaining at Portsmouth. Lord Cornwallis is at York…" Lot 22: Marquis de Lafayette ALS
Lafayette : "…From the time…the ennemy appear at the mouth of Pottowmack, I can in 4 days be with you…that having been frustrated [entering] Richmond, the ennemy will [go] to Frederisburg…" Lot 23: Marquis de Lafayette ALS
Correctly Ascertaining that the British Are Sailing to Yorktown Just Three Months Before the Surrender There, Lafayette Writes General Weedon Asking for More Intelligence on Future Moves Lot 24: Marquis de Lafayette ALS
Gloucester, Across the River From Yorktown, Two Months Before the Surrender Was Made, Lafayette Writes That Cornwallis Is There With His Whole Force as the Aforementioned Readies U.S. Troops Lot 25: Marquis de Lafayette ALS
With Corwallis' Surrender 2 Months Away, Lafayette Worries That the Enemy Will Attack & Promises "…every means for the defence of Fredericksburg till I can throw in my assistance…" Lot 26: Marquis de Lafayette ALS
One Month Away From the Surrender at Yorktown, Just Across the River Lies Gloucester, Where Lafayette Writes From, in Hopes of Finishing Cornwallis With Vessels Not Occupied by Washington Lot 27: Henry Lee ALS
Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee Unheard of & Urgent Revolutionary War Dated ALS -- "…but sir what are we to do for arms?…The arms we had were sent down with our last detachmt. to Wmsbg…" Lot 28: Richard Henry Lee ALS
Richard Henry Lee Long 1779 Revolutionary War Dated Autograph Letter Signed to Patrick Henry -- Detailing How the British Were Unwilling to Exchange Prisoners of War With the Americans Lot 29: Richard Henry Lee ALS
Colonial Patriot Richard Henry Lee 1781 Autograph Letter Signed -- "…come quickly & silently into Chesapeake Bay for the purpose of entrapping Arnold & his banditti…" Lot 30: Richard Henry Lee ALS
Richard Henry Lee Autograph Letter Signed 3 Months Before His State Hosted the Yorktown Surrender -- "…Since the country was first invaded by [Benedict] Arnold we have had a string of lookouts…" Lot 31: Thomas Mifflin DS
Thomas Mifflin Tries to Have Philadelphia Become the Permanent Federal City by Financing a Presidential Mansion in 1792 -- Washington Declined as He Was a Strong Advocate of Washington, D.C. Lot 33: John Morton DS
Declaration of Independence Signer John Morton Signed Document -- Dated 29 June 1776, Five Days Before Morton Would Sign the Declaration Lot 35: Thomas Nelson ALS
Thomas Nelson Signed Letter on Benedict Arnold's Whereabouts at the Beginning of the Virginia Campaign That Would Lead to Yorktown -- "…Yesterday the enemy's fleet passed Burwell's Ferry…" Lot 36: Thomas Nelson ALS
Rare Declaration Signer & Virginia Gov. Thomas Nelson Autograph Letter Signed One and a Half Months Before the Yorktown Surrender -- "…I think the game is nearly up with Cornwallis…" -- 1781 Lot 42: John Adams ALS as President
John Adams ALS as President, Who Didn't Have a Full-Time Military! -- "…an Army and Navy Establishment is essential to the present & future Interests & Greatness of the United States…" Lot 57: 1948 "Dewey Defeats Truman" NP
"Chicago Daily Tribune" 3 November 1948 -- "Dewey Defeats Truman" Infamous Headline Lot 63: James Garfield DS as President
Incredibly Scarce James Garfield Military Appointment Signed as President -- The Second-Rarest Presidential Signature Lot 69: Benjamin Harrison Signed Cabinet Card
Rare Benjamin Harrison Signed Cabinet Card Lot 79: Thomas Jefferson DS
Thomas Jefferson 1805 Document Signed as President -- Sea Passport With Scalloped Top -- Countersigned by James Madison Lot 86: John F. Kennedy 1962 DS
John F. Kennedy 1962 Document Signed as President Lot 90: John F. Kennedy Treason Poster
Provocative John F. Kennedy "Wanted for Treason" Large Size Poster Circulated in Dallas in November 1963 -- Investigated by the Warren Commission for Links to the Assassination Lot 91: John F. Kennedy Program Signed
John F. Kennedy 1959 Program Signed as Senator and Presidential Hopeful Lot 92: John F. Kennedy Signed Book
John F. Kennedy Signed Biography -- Rare Title Signed by the President -- With PSA/DNA COA Lot 93: John F. Kennedy Signed Photo
John F. Kennedy 8" x 10" Signed Photo as U.S. Senator -- Year Before He Was Elected President -- With PSA/DNA COA Lot 99: Abraham Lincoln DS 1863
Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President -- 12 March 1863 Lot 100: Abraham Lincoln Endorsement Signed
Abraham Lincoln 1865 Endorsement Signed -- President Pardons Confederate Loyalist Under Terms of 1863 Amnesty Lot 101: Abraham Lincoln Check Signed
1860 Check Written and Signed by Abraham Lincoln -- In the Midst of His Campaign for President Lot 103: Abraham Lincoln Endorsement Signed
Abraham Lincoln War-Dated Endorsement Signed on 6 May 1864 on the Back of a Full Letter -- While the Battle of the Wilderness Raged in Virginia Lot 108: William McKinley ALS
Rare William McKinley Autograph Letter Signed as President -- Written on Behalf of His Wife, Ida, Who Was Ill at the Time Lot 109: McKinley Assassination Telegram
Official Telegram Declaring President William McKinley's State of Health Two Days After He Was Shot -- "The President Has Passed a Fairly Good Night" Lot 111: William McKinley Signed Photo
William McKinley Signed 12" x 19" Photo Lot 113: James Monroe 1827 ALS
James Monroe Autograph Letter Signed -- "…my slaves & other property…afford me great pleasure, to sell them to you…These slaves are mortgaged…to pay a balance due to the bank of Virg'a…" Lot 122: Franklin Pierce ALS
Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed -- Regarding a Pub Visit in 1869, the Year of His Death From Cirrhosis -- "…say to Mr. Crockett that I hope to occupy one of his comfortable rooms…" Lot 126: Reagan & Gorbachev Signed Photo
Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev Signed Photo -- 8 December 1987 Signing of Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Lot 130: Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Book
Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Presentation Copy of His First Book, "Looking Forward" -- Given to His Executive Staff at His First White House Christmas Party Lot 132: Theodore Roosevelt Signed Book
Theodore Roosevelt's "African Game Trails" Signed First Edition Lot 198: G.T. Beauregard ALS
G.T. Beauregard Famously Bids Farewell to His Army of the Potomac Whom He Led at Bull Run -- "…I cannot quit you without…deep anxiety, in the moment of our country's trials and dangers…" Lot 217: Charles Sumner ALS
Charles Sumner Autograph Letter Signed on 16 April 1861 -- "…At last the war has come…" & "…The Pres't speaks simply and plainly of the state of the country…As I see more of him I like him…" Lot 252: Hitler "Mein Kampf"
Adolf Hitler Signed Copies of His "Mein Kampf" -- Both Volumes Including a 1st Edition of Volume II, Signed by Hitler in 1925, Inscribed to Future SS Leader Josef Bauer Lot 256: Adolf Hitler DS
Adolf Hitler 1909 Vienna Signed Rare Handwritten Police Document Changing His Address to an Apartment Just 4 Months Before He Would Become a Homeless & Angry 20 Year Old & Soon Anti-Semite Lot 309: Benton "Construction Workers"
Thomas Hart Benton "Construction Workers" -- Circa 1923 Lot 312: Marc Chagall Original Art Signed
Beautiful, Original Artwork by Marc Chagall in His Book, "Peintre Sous un Arbre" Signed Lot 329: Terry O'Neill Signed Sinatra Print
Extremely Oversized, 6 Feet x 4 Feet, Signed Silver Gelatin Print by Terry O'Neill -- O'Neill Captures Frank Sinatra in 1968 -- "one of my most memorable Sinatra photographs" Lot 358: Shackleton "Antarctic Book" Signed
Signed First Edition of "The Antarctic Book. Winter Quarters 1907-1909" -- One of Only 300 Printed, Signed by All 16 Members of Shacketon's Shore Party Lot 359: Ernest Shackleton & Crew Signed Book
Ernest Shackleton & Crew Signed "The Heart of the Antarctic. Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909" Limited to Just 300 Copies, This Being All Three Volumes -- Scarce Lot 360: Ernest Shackleton Nimrod DS
Ernest Shackleton Signed Bill of Sale for the Nimrod -- the Ship That Successfully Took Him to the Antarctic Lot 366: Dmitri Mendeleev ALS
Russian Chemist Dmitri Mendeleev Autograph Letter Signed -- "…The elements of organic chemistry are represented in such a new way…" -- Scarce Lot 378: Apollo 11 Flown Flag
Exceptionally Scarce Apollo 11 Flag Flown to the Moon -- the Finest Lunar Flag One Could Hope to Own Lot 390: Charles Lindbergh ALS
Charles Lindbergh November 1927 Autograph Letter Signed -- "…in preparation of my flight to Paris…the efficient manner in which you handled things…is something which I deeply appreciate…" Lot 407: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ALS
Russian Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Autograph Letter Signed -- "…Give me sweetheart forty rubles as a loan…" Lot 409: The Beatles SP
Early "Beatles" Signed Photo -- All Fab Four Sign -- With Dedication in George's Hand -- With TRACKS COA Lot 462: William Faulkner Signed "Sanctuary"
William Faulkner's Signed "Sanctuary" First Edition, First Printing -- In Scarce, Original Dustjacket Lot 463: Fitzgerald's "Beautiful and Damned"
First Edition, Third Printing of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Second Novel, "The Beautiful and Damned" -- With a Charming Inscription to Actor Edward Everett Horton Lot 491: Rudyard Kipling Poem
Rudyard Kipling Signed Handwritten Poem -- "When Earth's Last Picture is Painted" Lot 492: "To Kill A Mockingbird" Advance Reading Copy
"To Kill a Mockingbird" Advance Reading Copy -- One of Less Than 500 Printed, With Few Still Extant Lot 493: Harper Lee Signed "Mockingbird" 1st Ed.
"To Kill a Mockingbird" Signed by Harper Lee in the Year of Publication Lot 494: Harper Lee ALS
Harper Lee Autograph Letter Signed -- "…I simply don't give interviews, because it takes great skill to ask meaningful questions and very few people in the media have it…" Lot 495: Harper Lee ANsS and Earrings
Two Harper Lee Autograph Notes Signed -- With Gifted John Singer Sargent Art Book and Pair of Leopard Earrings Lot 496: Harper Lee TLS
Harper Lee Letter Signed -- "…I tremble at Mockingbird's falling into the hands of professors and being Analyzed to death…one academic nut at large declares that Truman Capote wrote it!…" Lot 497: "Little Prince" Signed 1st Ed.
Very Scarce Signed Limited First Edition of "The Little Prince" -- One of Only 525 Signed Copies -- Near Fine Condition Lot 498: Jack London
Jack London's "Call of the Wild" First Edition Signed -- Scarce Lot 515: Dorothy Parker Signed Photo
Dorothy Parker Large Framed Photo With Inscribed & Signed Border -- 1928 Lot 516: Thomas Pynchon
The Great Rarity of the Signed Book Trade -- A Thomas Pynchon "Gravity's Rainbow" Autographed 1st Edition, 1st Printing -- With PSA/DNA COA Lot 539: "Wild Things" Signed & Sendak Sketch
Very Special "Where the Wild Things Are" -- Maurice Sendak Signs and Sketches a Wild Thing Lot 562: Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair Signed First Printing of "The Jungle" -- Inscribed to Fellow Christian Socialist George Herron Lot 576: Walt Whitman Signed Photo
Scarce Signed Photo of Pioneering Poet, Walt Whitman -- Bold Signature Lot 580: Academy Award Tablet Style
Vintage, Circa 1930's Tablet Academy Award -- "Lost" Academy Award Exchanged for the "Oscar" Statuette Lot 581: "Frechmen's Creek" Academy Award
Oscar Statue Awarded to Ernst Fegte for Best Art Direction of 1944's "Frenchman's Creek" Lot 582: "Heavenly Music" Academy Award
Oscar Statue Awarded to MGM for the 1943 Film "Heavenly Music" Lot 583: "African Queen" Poster
"The African Queen" Movie Poster Lot 592: "Bullitt" Original Art Framed
Original "Bullitt" Painting by Famed Movie Poster Artist Tom Chantrell -- 1968 Lot 601: Johnny Carson Monologue
Johnny Carson Handwritten Monologue -- 11 Pages of Jokes & Commentary Written by Carson for a 1978 Hosting Event Lot 604: "Casablanca" Poster
1962 Movie Poster for "Casablanca" Lot 616: 1990 Emmy Award
1990 Sports Emmy Award Lot 621: Clark Gable Flight Jacket
Clark Gable Leather Flight Jacket From the U.S. Army Corps Lot 637: Laurel & Hardy SP
Pristine Laurel & Hardy 10" x 8" Signed Photo Lot 639: Bruce Lee Signed Check
Bruce Lee Check Signed -- Scarce -- With PSA/DNA COA Lot 651: Rosalind Russell's Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Awarded to Rosalind Russell for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy -- 1961's "A Majority of One" -- Scarce Lot 658: "True Grit" Eye Patch Worn by John Wayne & TLS
John Wayne's Eye Patch From his Oscar-Winning Performance in "True Grit" -- With Letter of Provenance Signed by John Wayne Lot 660: "The Wild Bunch" Poster
Vintage "The Wild Bunch" Movie Poster -- 1969 Lot 662: "Zulu" Poster
Vintage "Zulu" Movie Poster Starring Michael Caine -- 1964 Lot 678: Alcoholics Anonymous "Big Book"
First Edition, First Printing of Alcoholics Anonymous "Big Book" -- Origin of the AA Twelve Step System Lot 682: Bentley 2003 Speed 8 Model
2003 Bentley Speed 8 Model -- One of Only Ten in Existence Lot 689: Faberge Vase Circa 1908-1917
Faberge Vase From The Last Days of the Company's Pre-Bolshevik Era -- Stunning Lot 702: Bat Masterson ALS
Scarce Treasure From the Wild West Days -- Bat Masterson Autograph Letter Signed -- "…My father was born in this state eighty years ago and moved to Illinois where I was born fifty one years ago…" Lot 703: Marilyn Monroe Playboy First Issue
"Playboy" Magazine December 1953 First Issue -- Marilyn Monroe "Sweetheart of the Month" Lot 704: Lee Harvey Oswald College Application
Lee Harvey Oswald Signed Application to Albert Schweitzer College in 1959 -- Upon Acceptance to the Swiss College, He at Age 20, Defected to the U.S.S.R. Lot 713: Tiffany & Co. Sterling Candlesticks
Pair of Elegant Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver 15" Candlesticks Lot 754: 1903 Wilbert Robinson ALS
Wilbert Robinson Scarce 1903 Baltimore Orioles Autograph Letter Signed -- "…have him come right away and report at the Ball Grounds…" -- With PSA/DNA COA |