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Sale 56
Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction
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[Religious Leaders] Mother Teresa, Billy Graham, Desmond Tutu, & Others. Fourteen signed items: Mother Teresa 5 x 4 in. sheet about prayer, 1987; Billy Graham tract called "What Is Conversion?" and a card; Desmond Tutu 5¾ x 4¼ in. color photo inscribed "God bless you" and dated "19.11.02"; Norman Vincent Peale card as Minister of Marble Collegiate Church; M. L. King, Sr. on 1978 letter from Harry Sparks; Peter Marshall on a 2 x 3½ in. card; Edward E. Hale on slip of paper; Eugene C. Blake on back of two small pieces of paper with his printed address; Phillips Brooks (wrote "O Little Town of Bethlehem") on 2½ x 4¼ in card with sentiment and 1891 date; and George Bennard (author of "The Old Rugged Cross") on songbook, "Bennard's Melodies," and a songsheet, 1936, plus an unsigned card. Also, Terry Waite (the Church of England envoy who was taken hostage in Iran), on a 6 x 4 in. photo. Very good to fine.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
From the collection of longtime Salvation Army bandsman Harry Sparks.
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