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Sale 2
Coins, Manuscript and Collectibles Auction
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Lot 396 |
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Tracy, Spencer (1900- 1967) Film actor. Initially typecast as a tough guy and gangster, he became one of Hollywood's finest actors of the 1940s and 50s. Nominated nine times for an Oscar, he was the only actor ever to recieve two consecutive awards, with Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys' Town (1938).
Cut Signature with Photograph. Blue ink on a 3 x 2" slip of paper. n.d., n.p. Autograph is in a gold-accented frame with a beautiful fabric lined matte. A black and white "headshot" is situated above the signature. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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Lot 397 |
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Valentino, Rudolph. Matted and framed 14 x 12 1/2". (1895-1926) Italian born actor who became the leading 'screening lover' of the 1920s with such films as The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse(1921), The Sheikh(1921) and Blood and Sand(1922) In 1926, at the height of his fame, he became ill and died of a perforated ulcer. His body lay in state, attracting crowds, riots, and suicide attempts by his fans.
Signed Photograph 9 x 7½ ", sepia tone vintage print. Inscribed in green ink (non-faded), "To Miss Margaret A. Clouser / Sincerely / Rudolph Valentino." Fine.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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$1,610 |
Lot 398 |
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Vintage Baseball Cards. Lot of Six.
"Play Ball" Series-Approximately 2 1/2 x 3 1/2" (early 1940s) Featured players include: Red Ruffing, Pinky Higgins, "Johnny Babich", "Moe" Arnovich, Luke "Hot Potato" Hamlin and Frank Demaree.
Estimated Value $75 - 100.
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Lot 399 |
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Vintage Boxing Cards. Lot of six, approximately. 3 x 3 ", Classic cigarette company cards feature three turn-of-the-century fighters: Robert Fitzsimmons, James J. Jeffries and Young Loughrey. Two Rocky Marciano and one Billy Conn finish out the set as mid-century bubble gum affiliated pieces. Fine.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
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Lot 400 |
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Vintage Soccer Photographs. 12 (8 x 10) black and white. June 18th 1939. Collection depicts Scotland, Ireland & US All Stars competing at the storied Polo Grounds. Fine.
Estimated Value $50 - 150.
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$150 |
Lot 401 |
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Wayne, John. On page 9, Wayne handwrites his address, "c/o Beverly Mgmt Corp, 400 No Camden, Beverly Hills, Calif." and signs again with initials.
Full John Wayne movie contracts are scarce. 1907- 1979) The one and only. Starred in over 80 films such as She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), The Man who Shot Liberty Valence (1962), and True Grit (1969, Oscar).
Document Signed. Ten separate pages, Folio, onion skin. Beverly Hills, CA. July 14, 1947. Contract between Argosy Pictures Corp and John Wayne, to make "a motion picture now entitled 'War Party'." Later this film was renamed "Fort Apache", and became a classic example of Wayne's work. Boldly signed on last page by Wayne and a Vice-President of Argosy.
Staple and file holes at top margin.
Includes two time cards from the negative cutter and the 2nd camera man. Very Good.
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
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$529 |
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Lot 402 |
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Lot 403 |
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Welles, Orson. Includes a black and white, 8 x 10", of Welles in his prime. (1915-1985) Director, producer, writer, and actor. Having become a radio producer, he founded the Mercury Theatre in 1937. In 1938, his radio production of H.G. Wells's "War of the Worlds" was so realistic that it caused a panic across the country. In 1941, he wrote, produced, directed and starred in what is considered by many to be the greatest film made, Citizen Kane. (1941).
Typed Letter Signed "Orson" Two pages, Quarto, May 28, 1959, n.p. Signed boldly in black ink at the bottom the second page. Significant content, pointing to the beginning of Welles' creative descent, as his massive debts forced his work to suffer. Welles gingerly explains his reluctance to continue dealing with his shyster accountant, going into detail about the state of his finances and future employment prospects. In part:
"… of course I'bottom left get myself out of the red. But you deserve to know that there are no present means for this--- and no immediate prospects. True, the right movie could come along tomorrow. The point is, that to afford your kind of fees I'd have to take the wrong one today. The same goes for television… the talk continues, and continues to be talk… Meanwhile we're living quite modestly here in the country, although I'm finding it necessary to support an increasingly large family of persons. Emergencies can be most costly; and besides back taxes I'm still faced with personal debts. In America I could be sure of a bigger income-- if only from odd jobs on TV, which simply aren't available in Europe… (Checking into this, I've found that there are European artists who earned twice what I did last year and who will not pay what you asked me in legal fees during the course of an entire lifetime)."
Fine.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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$368 |
Lot 404 |
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West, Mae. A Certificate on back of the frame indicates that "Babe" was West's hairdresser at Paramount. (1893- 1980) Actress. Throughout the 1930s a series of racy comedies, often with her own dialogue-script, exploited her voluptuousness for which she was often the target of the censors.
Superb Vintage Portrait Photo Signed. Sepia tone, cabinet sized print is handsomely matted and framed for overall size of 16 1/2 x 20 1/2". 1934. Piece is inscribed & signed "To Babe / Sincerely / Mae West" boldly in white ink in the lower right margin. Fine.
Estimated Value $350 - 500.
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$368 |
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Lot 405 |
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Williams, Ted (1918-) "The Greatest Hitter That Ever Lived" aka, "The Kid, The Splinter, and Teddy Baseball." Two time MVP and last player to hit .400. Signed Yearbook 50th Anniversary (1939- 1989) National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Inscribed in blue ink. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $100 - 150.
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Lot 406 |
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"Yellow Submarine". Lot of Four. Original Sketches 1968 (Subafilms). Preliminary pencil sketches created as templates to guide the animator in cel preparation. From the animated film starring "The Beatles." Each drawing is on a separate piece of artist's paper ranging in size from 11 x 9" to 16 x 9" and the sketches themselves are approximately 2 x 1" to 8 x 6", each. Three of the drawings have pencil or ink notations.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
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$230 |
Lot 407 |
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Young, Cy. Hall of Fame Pitcher.
Photograph Signed 7 x 9" black and white, framed. Depicts the legendary player during his golden years with his granddaughter. Very Good.
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
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Lot 408 |
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Young, Loretta. Actress of the 1940s and 50s.
Inscribed Vintage Photograph Signed. 11 x 14", black and white, n.d., n.p. A lovely, full-face bust pose of the beautiful actress. Signed boldly in black in the lower left. A few minor marks about the extremes otherwise choice.
Estimated Value $100 - 150.
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$121 |
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Lot 409 |
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Zukor, Adolph (1873-1976) Studio Mogul. A native of Hungry, he rose to become a Hollywood legend. He ruled Paramount Studios with an iron fists for decades, forming alliances with such other powerful and influential figures as studio founder Jesse L. Lasky and director/producer Cecil B. de Mille.
First Edition Signed "The House That Shadows Built", by Will Irwin. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Garden City, New York. 1928. Does not include dust jacket.
Inscribed by Zukor in black on the front endpaper, "To Jason Joy / Adolph Zukor". Fine.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
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