Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

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Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Autographs, Books and Manuscripts

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 729		"I Ask Nothing More Than To Secure a Fair Expression of the People." (1831-1881) 20th President of the United States, 1881. Autographed Letter Signed as Congressman. Three full pages, Quarto, on green-ruled bond with a Congressional blind stamp, Washington, May 5, 1866. Fascinating letter to H.Y. Beebe, a trusted confidante and political ally of the young Congressman, concerning a massive Internal Revenue Bill before Congress and the young Congressman's prospects for re-election. Garfield writes: "Dear Sir, I sent you yesterday a copy of our Internal Revenue Bill which has cost more work than any bill ever introduced into Congress since I have been a member. We have worked three days on it since it was printed and last evening sent it to be reprinted with about sixty sections added - on Beer Distilled Spirits & miscellaneous subjects. We also made many changes in the bill as now printed and I will send you a new copy as soon as it comes out. I have not answered all your letters in regard to the Revenue, but I have laid all your suggestions before the Committee, and have succeeded in getting many of them adopted. The discussion of the bill will probably occupy much of the coming two weeks, and I shall be glad to have you send me any criticisms - for I can make use of your suggestions during the debate." Garfield then changes tack, and begins a frank discussion of his upcoming campaign for re-election to Congress: "I understand that Hutchins, Caldwell, and possibly Tod and Glidden will be candidates for the next Congress before the convention. They have the advantage of having the field all to themselves for the next two or three weeks & I wish you would write me your impressions of the probabilities and prospects in the case. I ask nothing more than to secure a fair Expression of the people, but I know that will not be likely to be had without some work on the part of my friends. I do not know what your own preference is in the matter - but supposing you would be willing to assist me I have taken the liberty to write you - and hope you will tell me your impressions - and do what you can to aid me. I know of no one who has so full a knowledge of the leading men of the District - or who would be able [to] aid me more than you. The following persons have voluntarily written me - expressing their desire that I should be returned - W.C. Howells, Judge Chaffe, S.A. Northway, …and several others. Please let me hear from you seen, and oblige Very Truly Yours - JA Garfield." Garfield demonstrates a remarkable frankness about his belief in the practical necessity of using his allies for political support - a pragmatism which was to serve him well and secure him a lengthy tenure in Congress. Garfield had first been elected to Congress in 1863 and was returned every election including that of 1880, when he was also elected to the Presidency. Equally fascinating is the fact that Congress should be so absorbed with an Internal Revenue Bill this early in the process of instituting the policies of Reconstruction. In an effort to get the states out of the business of issuing their own currency, Congress was attempting to impose a tax on all State bank notes, a measure which took effect later that year on July 1, 1866. This move dried up state money and was responsible for bringing about a stabilizing national currency. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 730		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 731		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 732		George III. This document is weak at the folds, having once been taped, and there is natural age discoloration. Signed boldly by George III at the upper left corner of the recto. Magnificently matted and framed (with the verso also visible) along with a hand colored print of George III and a bronze inscribed plaque, all against a dark green crushed velvet background within a burl frame. Overall size 23 x 29". (1738-1820) King of Great Britain (1760-1820). In 1760 succeeded his grandfather, George II, as King of Great Britain and Ireland and Elector of Hanover. It was during George's administration, on July 4, 1776, that the American colonies, exasperated by renewed attempts at taxation, proclaimed their independence, and, after a Revolutionary War, eventually achieved it. A treaty of peace with Great Britain was signed in February 1783. Document Signed. One page, two-sided, Folio, Court of St. James, March 28, 1783. Important document, addressed to Henry Walter Esq., Major Commandant of the British infantry corps being an order to disband a portion of the English army issued just after the treaty of peace with the colonies was signed, most likely related to the British troops in India rather than in America. Document states: "Whereas we have thought fit to order Our Corps of Infantry under your Command to be forthwith disbanded… immediately repair to the Quarters of Our said Corps and disband them accordingly…" The document goes on to spell out the rules to be observed in the disbanding of the said military corps, including the taking of an exact muster of the several companies of the corps, pay off the non-commissioned officers and private men of the corps, arms to be accounted for and returned, fourteen days' subsistence to each Sergeant, Corporal, Drummer and Private Man to carry him home and a list of names of all the men so disbanded. Fine. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $863
Lot 733		Getty, J. Paul (1892-1976) Oil billionaire and art collector. Personal Check Signed. Approximately 8 x 3", Los Angeles, April 9, 1943. An imprinted check made out to "cash" for the amount of $100. Boldly signed in blue ink. Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Unsold
Lot 734		Gibson, Charles Dana. Some age-toning, with a small stain on front cover, and minor chipping at edges of last page. (1867-1944) American illustrator and cartoonist, a brilliant black-and-white artist, he drew society cartoons for such periodicals as Life, Scribner's, and Harpers. In his celebrated "Gibson Girl" drawings, he created an idealized prototype of the fashionable American woman. Printed Menu Signed with Original Drawings. Four pages, recto/verso, [New York, NY], October 17, 1893. Being a signed and profusely illustrated printed menu for a farewell dinner for the famous illustrator held at "The Aldine," in New York on October 17, 1893. With an imprinted illustrated cover featuring a weeping "Gibson Girl" standing on a dock as a ship recedes into the horizon. On the inside cover, Gibson has drawn a small pencil study of a "Gibson Girl," and inscribed it "To Dan from his friend C.D. Gibson," and signed the menu again on the facing page. The menu has also been signed on the inside back cover by about a dozen others, and has four additional original drawings. Among those who have signed are several notable American artists and authors of the day, including Dan Beard, Robert Bridges, Richard Harding Davis, R. W. Gilder, and W.S. Ransford. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 735		Gibson, Charles Dana. Creamy age-toning otherwise fine. Autograph Letter Signed. One page, Quarto, on imprinted personal letterhead, n.p., n.d. Interesting promotional letter for an exhibit of pencil drawings by the popular American illustrator James Montgomery Flagg, the graphic artist who designed the "I Want You!" Uncle Sam recruiting posters for the US Army circa WWII. Gibson writes, in full: "Its an important artistic event when James Montgomery Flagg fills a gallery with his remarkable pencil portraits. They speak for themselves -- Flagg's insight into Character and his brilliant Technique makes this latest display of his gifts a delight. I am glad of the opportunity to congratulate him [ ? ] Brothers and in public. C.D. Gibson" . Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 736		Gish, Lillian. Widely considered the quintessential silent screen heroine. Discovered in her teens by film pioneer, D.W. Griffith. Star of countless films including, Broken Blossoms and Sweet Heart Susie. The story of this collection began in 1919, when Joseph Assante was taken by the nuns of his orphanage to see Broken Blossoms in a converted church. It is a touching story of a gentle "Chinaman" who befriends a young girl (Gish) who is brutally beaten by her sadistic prize fighter father. Assante was so moved by the sad tale that he cried himself to sleep in the choir loft. He was found the next morning by the theater manager and returned to the nuns who never even missed him. Some years later, Assante wrote to Miss Gish about his childhood experience. She seemed genuinely touched by the note and a pen-pal relationship began which lasted for over 50 years. In addition to writing, he would buy her little gifts and leave them with her doorman or at the theater. He eventually introduced himself to Ms.Gish at a testimonial dinner in 1964. She was so overjoyed to meet him that she introduced him to Katherine Hepburn as the friend who wrote her constantly and brought her gifts. Archive of 27 Letters. (3 ALS, 1 ACS, 4 TCS, 19 TLS) Dated between 1966-1993. A very touching run of letters. "Dear Assantes: Sorry an early business deal kept me from seeing you on March 4th. We are working again on this beautiful ship. [QE2] Have just passed through that miracle the Panama Canal. Took 10 hours to get this big lady across and not an inch to spare. Hope to be home for Easter. Happy Spring time. Lillian G-". Very Good. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details	Realized $403
Lot 737		Gish, Lillian. Inscribed Photograph Signed. 10 x 14", Black and white, matted and framed to an overall size of 14 x 18". A classic, bust portrait in profile. Choice condition, albeit minor surface blemishes. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $58
Lot 738		[Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von]. Faust (London, 1877). Huge Folio, Approximately 15 x 20 ", Limited Edition, London, Frederick Bruckmann, 1877, Elzevir Press. 140 pp., Translated by Theodore Martin, with Exquisite Steel Engravings by A. Von Kreling. Burgundy Morocco, Gilt-embossed covers. Worn at corners, with hinges split and cover missing from spine. Still, text and engravings within are fine. The many engravings are truly marvelous. Estimated Value $300-UP. From the Gerald Burg collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $184
Lot 739		Grey, Zane (1875-1939) Novelist, born in Zanesville, OH. He first worked as a dentist, but after a trip out West in 1904 began to write Westerns. Best known of his 54 books was Riders of the Purple Sage (1912), which sold nearly two million copies. Check Signed. 3 x 6", October 30, 1929. Altadena, Ca. Made out to Hellman Hardware Co. for $46.63 and signed in his trademark purple ink. Matted along with a vintage lobby card for the movie Bad Men of Nevada which was adapted from Grey's "Knights of the Range." Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $75
Lot 740		Gross, Chaim. (1904-91) Sculptor and teacher. He taught at many institutions and was known for his wood and stone Expressionist figures and draw. Book Signed. Fantasy Drawings, by Chaim Gross, with an elaborate Original Sketch in ink on the first blank endpaper. New York: Beechurst Press, 1956, Black Cloth, 116 pages. A very clean copy of Gross' book of fantastic drawings, inscribed on the endpaper below his original sketch: " To my dear friends - [ ? ] and Helen Cohn Feb. 1960 Chaim Gross." Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 741		Hall, Asaph. Cancelled by a blue line made with a grease pencil running across the face, not affecting signature. Endorsed "Percival Hall" on verso. (1829-1907) Astronomer. In 1877 he discovered the two satellites of Mars, calculated their orbits, and named them Deimos and Phobos. Signed Check. Approximately 7½ x 3" printed beige check, Washington, DC, November 15, 1895. Drawn on The Farmers & Mechanics National Bank, made out to "Percival Hall," in the amount of $15.00. Delicately signed on the face, "Asaph Hall." Fine. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Unsold
Lot 742		Hammarskjold, Dag (1905-61) Swedish statesman, and Secretary-General of the United Nations (1953-61). At the UN, he helped to set up an Emergency Force in Sinai and Gaza (1956), and worked for conciliation in the Middle East (1957-8). Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize after his death. Inscribed Photograph Signed. Black & White, 8 x 10 " studio portrait of the UN Secretary with a warm, quizzical look on his mellow brow. Inscribed to Robert Gros, former Vice President of Public Relations at Pacific Gas & Electric and Chairman of the San Francisco Host Committee for the United Nations 10th Anniversary (1955). Mr. Hammarskjöld writes: "To Bob Gros With renewed thanks for your splendid service to the United Nations June 20 - 26, 1955 Best wishes and sincere regards. Dag Hammarskjöld." Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $334
Lot 743		Harding, Warren G. Very slight clip stain at top right, otherwise fine. (1865-1923) 29th President of the United States, 1921-1923. Typed Letter Signed as President. One page, Octavo, on imprinted White House letterhead, Washington, September 16, 1922. To Rollins Lewis, an avowed supporter of Harding's policies, which have been coming under increasing attack. The president writes: "My dear Mr. Lewis: It was very good of you to write so thoughtful a letter as that which you addressed to me under date of September 16th. I gratefully appreciate all the kindly things you say therein. In these days when there are so many cross-currents in the public opinion of the country it is good to be assured that there are thoughtful people who are in accord with the purposes of those who must bear the burden of authority and responsibility…Warren G. Harding." With the collapse of the war boom, with wage cuts, unemployment, growing farm distress, and urban resentment of prohibition, Harding by midterm found that much of his popularity had slipped away. Here the President voices a relieved gratitude for the outspoken support of one member of his endangered constituency. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 744		Harding, Warren G. Document Signed as Editor of the Marion Star. One page, Oblong Octavo, partially printed accomplished in manuscript, Marion, Ohio, March 1, 1895. Being a Proof of Publication. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $138
Lot 745		Hardy, Oliver (1892-1957) The corpulent half of the enormously popular Hollywood comedy team known for their contrasting personalities, general clumsiness, and disaster-packed predicaments. Inscribed Photograph Signed. Large B&W, 11x14, n.p., 1943, by "Stax." Scowling headshot of an unrepentant Oliver Hardy, in bowtie and boater, sardonically inscribed: "To Ella & Jean I will never smile until I see you two again I like you both. Babe." Loosely matted, in Fine condition. We note that the photograph is signed, "Babe," an unusual variant of Hardy's traditional signature. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $604
Lot 746		Harrison, Benjamin. Strikingly framed in gilt, with an attractive portrait of President Harrison in his library, and a bronze plaque that reads: "Benjamin Harrison Twenty-Third President." (1833-1901) 23rd President of the United States, 1889-1893. Signed Check. Approximately 8 x 3", rose-toned printed check, Indianapolis, Indiana, January 25, 1888. Drawn on Fletcher's Bank in the amount of $25.00, Harrison has written this check to himself. With a "Paid" stamp on recto, not affecting signature, which is quite bold, "Benjamin Harrison." Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 747		Wm. Henry Harrison War of 1812 DS also Signed by his Wife! (1773-1841) 9th President of the United States, 1841. Rare War of 1812 Autograph Document Written by William Henry Harrison and Signed by his wife Anna Harrison. One page, Octavo, Cincinnati, September 29, 1812. Addressed and docketed on verso, to General James Taylor. A fine War of 1812 document written in the hand of General William Henry Harrison and signed by his wife and future first lady Anna Harrison, acknowledging the receipt from General James Taylor of part of one month's salary for Harrison's services as Major-General in the War of 1812. The document also acknowledges an order for part of Harrison's salary to be paid to Charles Wilkins. William Henry Harrison had asked General Taylor to make this distribution of his salary, and he formalizes the arrangement in this receipt. The document reads: "Received of Jas.Taylor an order in favor of Chs. Wilkins Esqr. on Messrs. J&P Dudley on the requisition with in favor of sd. Wilkins also has paid me the sum of Two hundred & Thirteen dollars the balance of the Pay & Subsistence account mentioned within. Cincinnati September 29th, 1812. Anna Harrison." During the War of 1812, General Harrison used his own money and credit to pay his troops. He took to the field as Brigadier General of the Kentucky Militia, and acted as Quartermaster of the Northwestern Army under General Hull. Harrison's military fame during the war proved lasting: it made him a war hero and brought about his subsequent election to the Presidency. Anna Harrison's autograph is rare, and this is a unique association between the future President and his first lady. Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 748		Outstanding Wm. Henry Harrison ALS. Autograph Letter Signed. One page, Quarto, Cincinnati, 16 July, 1833. Written during a period in Harrison's life when he was devoting most of his energies to running his farm in North Bend, and attempting to repair his financial position, damaged by his assuming responsibility for the unpaid debts of his sons William and Symmes and of Cincinnati friends. Harrison had returned three years earlier from Bogata, Columbia, where he had served as Minister Plenipotentiary, an appointment he had sought largely for financial reasons. He was stopped-short, soon after arriving, when President Jackson, coming into office, had him recalled. This letter was written in the quiet turmoil before the Presidential storm that would catapult him into office three years later, during Harrison's brief return to private life, and is concerned with agricultural and financial matters. Addressed, "My dear sir," the letter reads, in part: "I delayed sending my wool to you to forward to Phil[adelphia] in consequence of my meeting with Mr. Walker (of the house of Clifton & Walker) who told me that he was authorized to purchase the article for a friend & that he would pay the cash for it. I sent up the sample & it is only a few days ago that he informed me that his friend would take the two [ ? ] parcels only for himself but would send on the [?] he sold on my a/c in Philadelphia. This I of course declined. I missed sending it up in a keel boat last week & will certainly send it to you in all this week…" Letter bears moderate age-toning throughout, with two tiny areas of paper loss at left edge and one at right center, and occasional stains on its margins. Boldly penned and signed. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 749		Important Hawaiian Documents. Each document is accompanied by an English translation. Two Documents of Hawaiian History. Lot consisting of the following items: A. Partially Printed Document Signed by King Kamehameha IV. Accomplished in manuscript. Two pages, in Hawaiian, tall Folio, Oahu, August 7, 1855. Illustrated Royal Patent of Land granting "Taro Patches" in fee simple "unto the said NUUANU (for KANAINA), heirs and assigns forever…" Illustrated on the first page with a map of the territory granted. With the Royal Seal of the Hawaiian Islands. Although the document names Kamehameha the Third as Sovereign, the document is undoubtedly signed by Kamehameha the Fourth, whose father the previous king had died one year before this land grant was issued. B. Printed Hawaiian Broadside. One page, in Hawaiian, Folio, with engraved illustration, Oahu, Mission Press, n.d. Being an excerpt of the Bible, from Luke: Chapter 10: Verses 30 - 37. Matted to an overall size of 10 x 13". Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $863
Lot 750		Hayes, Rutherford B. Nicely framed and matted with gold marbled accents, overall 19 x 28." (1822-1893). 19th president of the United States (1877-81). Autograph Letter Signed. Two pages, octavo. Fremont, Ohio. November 29, 1885. It reads in part, "… my impression is that by the Loyal Legion Constitution & rules the secrecy forbids the exposure of rejections."… Also included are two boldly signed cards by the former leader and one by his wife, "Lucy W. Hayes" (1831- 1889) along with two different plate blocks of commemorative postage stamps; a 3" bronze medallion in honor of the President and a black & white, oval bust-length engraved portrait. Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 751		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 752		Hoffman, Dustin. Signed five times and initialed once by the new owner. (1937-) American Actor. Best known for The Graduate, and Rain Man. Partially Printed Document Signed Five Times. Accomplished in typescript, One page, tall Folio, Santa Monica, California, March 16, 1997. Being a sales contract for the purchase of a brand new 1997 Black Mercury Mountaineer V8, made at Santa Monica Lincoln/Mercury/Subaru. Hoffman paid 35k for the car. Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Unsold
Lot 753		Hollywood Actors. Each of the images is signed in full unless otherwise indicated. Eight Signed Photographs. Collection of seven Black & White, 8 x 10" photographs and film stills signed by popular Hollywood actors, including a film still from Citizen Kane signed by Joseph Cotten; a studio portrait of Jimmy Stewart, inscribed "To Mary Ann and Ed - With my thanks and best wishes James Stewart"; a printed reproduction of a film still signed by Lew Ayers; a film still depicting a menacing looking Lloyd Nolan brandishing a cane, inscribed "That was my grandfather's cane! How the hell did it get in this picture? Lloyd Nolan" ; a studio headshot of a beaming Jose Ferrer; a bright headshot of a narrow-eyed George Burns, inscribed "To Lee Ann - Best Wishes - George Burns"; an affable publicity shot of Turhan Bey; and a framed 4 x 5" image of actor David Jansen, inscribed "All the best David Jansen." Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details	Realized $230
Lot 754		Hollywood Sheet Music. Sheet Music Signed by Lauren Bacall and a Lobby Card. Lot of Three signed pieces of Hollywood ephemera, including: A. Sheet Music Signed. Sheet Music for How Little We Know,a song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Jonny Mercer, from the Warner Brothers classic film To Have and Have Not. Four pages, Quarto, with a Cover Sheet illustrated with pictures of Bogart and Bacall made from film stills, Bacall has signed the cover in full, "Lauren Bacall." Minor area of paper loss at bottom right corner; moderately worn throughout. B. Sheet Music Cover Signed. Signed Cover Sheet, Two pages, recto/verso, being incomplete, Quarto, Color, of the sheet music for the song, "More and More," written by Jerome Kern, from the Universal Pictures film Can't Help Singing, starring Deanna Durbin, who has signed in full on the first page. Moderately worn, otherwise fine. *C. Lobby Card for FBI Girl* Signed By Cesar Romero.** Lobby card, 14 x 11", Color, for the 1951 cops-and-robbers film, signed by the movie's principal, "Cesar Romero." In fine condition. Estimated Value $75 - 150. View details	Realized $86
Lot 755		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 756		Hugo, Victor. Slightly discolored at extreme right edge, otherwise fine. Sentimental and exclamatory, yet undeniably forceful verse. (1802-1885) French poet and novelist, author of the classic works The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1831) Les Miserables (1863). Autograph Poem Signed. One page, oblong Octavo, in French, n.p., n.d. A lovely signed four-line manuscript poem on the theme of Maternity in the author's own hand: " Oh the love of a Mother, the love that doesn't ever forget! Miracle Bread which by a God's grace when divided multiplies! Feast served each day at the parental hearth! Those who have tasted it forever crave it! -- Victor Hugo ". Fine. Estimated Value $450-UP. From the Gerald Burg collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $719
Lot 757		Humphrey, Hubert (1911-1978) US Senator, Vice-President (from 1964) under Johnson, and Democratic presidential candidate in 1968 who narrowly lost the election to Nixon. Framed Ensemble Including a Typed Letter Signed and a Signed Photograph. Handsome ensemble including a Typed Letter Signed, One page, Quarto, on Executive letterhead, The Vice President, Washington, June 15, 1968. An interesting letter to Harry Ackerman concerning "one-liner quotes" the Vice President is marshalling together. Framed alongside an attractive 8 x 10" Sepia-tone Signed Photograph of Humphrey, signed in full in the white margin below his likeness, "Hubert Humphrey." Also framed is the original transmittal envelope with an attractive printed Free Frank. Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $121
Lot 758		[Hunt, Leigh]. Lord Byron and some of his contemporaries with Recollections of The Author's Life and of his Visit to Italy. First Edition, 1828. Re-backed cloth, otherwise a good copy. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Unsold
Lot 759		Johnson, Andrew (1808-75) 17th president of the U.S. (1865-69). Partially Printed Document. One page, elephant Folio on vellum, Washington DC, March 23, 1867, with President Johnson's stamped signature below the text. Beautifully preserved Engraved Military Appointment installing Palmer G. Wood as First Lieutenant in the Fifth Regiment of Infantry. Countersigned by Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of War, with ornate martial devices engraved in two large vignettes framing the document, which bears a pristine blue wafer seal of the United States War Office. This Presidential Military Appointment is of particular interest, as it was one of the last that Johnson and Stanton would sign together as President and Secretary of War. The President was becoming increasingly unpopular for his "gentle" Constructionist policies, which alienated him from the "Radical" (Reconstructionist) Republicans who dominated Congress: on this very same day, March 23, 1867, Congress overrode Johnson's presidential veto to pass a second Reconstruction Act. Five months later, in August, Johnson had Stanton removed from office for proposing that the newly appointed military governors of the defeated Southern states should be answerable directly to Congress and not to the President. This act, which became a test of executive versus congressional powers, precipitated Johnson's impeachment before Congress one year later in 1868. Fine. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 760		Johnson, Lyndon B. Framed to an overall size of 23½ x 19½" Signed documents by LBJ as President seldom enter the market. (1908-1973) 36th President of the United States, 1963-1969. Partially Printed Document Signed as President. One page, Elephant Folio, Washington, DC, June 4, 1965. Letters Patent appointing J. Curtis Counts as "…a Member of the National Labor Management Panel." Countersigned by Dean Rusk as Secretary of State, with a large white wafer seal. Signed by the President in grey ink below the printed text, "Lyndon B. Johnson." . Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,466
Lot 761		President Johnson Mints New Coins! Very faint stain at top right, otherwise fine. Typed Letter Signed. One page, Octavo, on lime green White House letterhead, Washington, DC, November 3, 1965. To Congressman Seymour Halpern. Celebratory letter announcing the first fruits of last Winter's new coinage legislation. Johnson writes: "Dear Congressman: I would like you to have this freshly minted quarter. It has just come from the Mint, the first result of your new coinage legislation. On August 24, 1935, President Roosevelt wrote of the 74th Congress, 'It has dealt, in a spirit of statesmanship, with matters of vital interest to the lives of our people. Much has been accomplished for the permanent well-being of the Nation as a whole.' I wanted you -- as a member of the even more enlightened and public-minded 89th Congress -- to have this shiny quarter as a memento. Perhaps it may become a treasured keepsake in your family. Sincerely, Lyndon B. Johnson." Accompanied by the original 1965 Quarter Dollar alluded to in the letter, housed in a tiny plastic bag stapled to the letter at lower right corner. Also included is a facsimile of the Congressional Act providing for the new coinage. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 762		Johnson, Lyndon B. Typed Letter Signed as President. One page, small quarto, Washington, April 7, 1967, on White House letterhead. To Honorable Charles A. Vanik, House of Representatives. Minuscule staple holes near top edge, not affecting document. In full;. "Dear Charlie: / All good wishes for a happy birthday and many more of them. Mrs. Johnson joins me in congratulating you on this special day and in wishing for you good health and happiness in the year to come. / With best regards, / Sincerely, Lyndon B. Johnson." Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 763		Johnson, Lyndon B. Staple mark at extreme left-center margin, else fine. Christmas Card Signed as President. Printed Greeting Card, Approximately 7 x 5½ ", on textured card stock, n.d., with a gilt embossed Presidential Seal. The printed greeting reads: "Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year Lady Bird Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson." Mrs. Johnson's signature was made with an auto-pen; President Johnson has signed the card himself in dark black ink. Fine. Estimated Value $75 - 125. View details	Realized $115
Lot 764		Johnson, Lyndon B. and William H.Taft. All items are in fine condition except where otherwise noted. Accompanied by a fine steel engraved portrait of President Johnson from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. 36th President of the United States, 1963-1969 and 27th President, 1909-1913. Two Typed Letters Signed and an LBJ Free Frank. Lot of three Presidential items, including: A. Typed Letter Signed by Lyndon Johnson as US Senator. One page, small Octavo, on imprinted United States Senate Office of the Democratic Leader letterhead, Washington DC, August 3, 1960. To Harry Ackerman. Curious thank you letter provoked by the submission of a "presentation of a new political technique" that has just been sent to Senator Johnson and Senator Kennedy. Traces of mounting tape show through from verso, else fine. Signed in full, "Lyndon B Johnson." B. Lyndon Johnson Stamp-Signature Free Frank. Postal cover with imprinted return address, "United States Senate Office of the Democratic Leader, Washington DC, Free," postmarked twice, HYE Texas, August 6, 1960, and Los Angeles, California, August 10, and September 9, 1961, addressed to Screen Gems Studio Head Harry Ackerman, and free franked " Lyndon B Johnson" with the Senator's stamped signature. Traces of mounting tape from verso, else fine. C. Typed Letter Signed by William H. Taft as Chief Justice. One page, Quarto, on personal imprinted stationery, Pointe-a-Pic, Canada, July 28, 1921. To Ernest Ackerman, House of Representatives, thanking the congressman for his congratulations on Taft's recent appointment as Chief Justice: "I thank you for your kind congratulations upon my appointment to be Chief Justice. I am glad you think it is satisfactory to the public. I hope now that I am coming to Washington, I may see you frequently. Sincerely yours, Wm H Taft." Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $104
Lot 765		Jones, Buck. A minuscule chip to top center edge, which could be easily trimmed, else fine. (1889-1942) American entertainer, vintage film cowboy. Inscribed Photograph Signed. Black & White, 7 x 8 ", [circa 1930s], n.p., hand stamped "Property of Murry Klein" on the verso. Film still of the lugubrious cowboy dressed in sagebrush togs, standing in a doorway with a grim-looking female co-star, probably saying goodbye. Inscribed, "To Murry from Buck Jones." . Estimated Value $175 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 766		Helen Keller: "An Unceasing Pain…" The earliest of the three letters bears some annotations, not in Keller's hand, at upper right margin. Overall condition is Fine. Evidently Helen Keller kept a form letter over the years to use in fund-raising efforts in her work on behalf of the deaf-blind. Though a fund-raising letter, it is nevertheless frankly personal, and contains a wrenching articulation of the experience of being deaf and blind. (1880-1968) American writer and humanitarian, she lost her sight and hearing after an illness at 19 months, but was educated by Anne Sullivan who taught her to speak, read and write, and became her lifetime companion. Three Signed Copies of a Typed Letter Signed. Each, One page, Quarto, on three tones of her imprinted personal letterhead, New York, N.Y. Three copies of a stirring fund-raising letter, dated December 14, 1945, November 30, 1946, and May 2, 1949. Each is addressed to a different party, and signed in full at the bottom in grey pencil, "Helen Keller." An astonishing letter soliciting aid for a new department of the American Foundation for the Blind in which Helen Keller vividly describes the anguish of being deaf and blind. She writes, in part: "…I am indeed happy to inform you that a Committee on the Deaf-blind of America has been started. It is to be one of the departments of the American Foundation for the Blind with which I have worked for twenty-two years. All that time there has burned within me an unceasing pain because the problems of the doubly handicapped remain for the most part unsolved, and I have made one attempt after another in their behalf …Try to imagine, if you can, the anguish and horror you would experience bowed down by the twofold weight of blindness and deafness, with no hope of emerging from an utter isolation! Still throbbing with natural emotions and desires, you would feel through the sense of touch the existence of a living world, and desperately but vainly you would seek an escape into its healing light. All your pleasures would vanish in a dreadful monotony of silent days. Even work, man's divine heritage -- work that can bind up broken hearts -- would be lost to you. Family and friends might surround you with love, but consolation alone cannot restore usefulness, or bring release from that hardest prison -- a tomb of the mind and a dungeon of the body. I doubt if even the most imaginative and tender normal people can realize the peculiar cruelty of such a situation. The blind who are taught can live happily in a world of sounds, and the deaf use their eyes instead of ears, but the deaf-blind have no substitute for sight or hearing. The keenest touch cannot break their immobility. More than any other physically fettered group, they need right teaching and constructive procedures to reclaim them to normal society…" Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 750. From the Gerald Burg collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 767		Keller, Helen. Below Helen Keller's signature, following the dedication, her companion has also signed, "and Polly." This simple card communicates all the profound fullness of a very pure heart. Christmas Card Signed With Autograph Dedication Also Signed. Lovely Christmas card, 4½ x 6", n.d., printed in France, depicting a reproduction of Jean Fouquet's Adoration of the Shepherds, with a folded printed insert salutation, on the left side of which Keller has signed, "Helen Keller," in pencil, above the signature of her friend PollyThomson. On the inside back cover of the card, Keller has pencilled a strikingly beautiful dedication: "This box from Damascus is small but it has the property of the Arabian Nights of holding far more Love than can be seen. Helen." Fine. Estimated Value $325 - 375. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $483
Lot 768		Keller, Helen. Very Fine. First Day Cover Signed. First day cover commemorating the "100th Anniversary of the Death of Edgar Allan Poe," postmarked Richmond, VA, October 7, 1949, with vignettes of Poe and "Poe Cottage," signed in pencil in large letters, "Helen Keller." . Estimated Value $225 - 275. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $207
Lot 769		Important JFK Autograph Manuscript. Cup stain on the first page, and a tiny area of paper loss at bottom right corner, otherwise in Fine Condition. An extremely desirable manuscript. (1917-1963) 35th President of the United States, 1961-1963. Autograph Draft of a Letter In Extensive Note Form. Six pages, Folio, on lined yellow paper, n.p., n.d. [1960], written as Congressman. The election of 1960 was one of the closest in history, and during the campaign, the polls seesawed back and forth. Therefore, Kennedy was ever conscious of his actions and of the actions of others as they might impact on the upcoming election. These handwritten notes were Kennedy's rough draft for a letter to Senator Lister Hill, a Democrat from Alabama and Chairman of the Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee. Kennedy was a member of that Committee, along with Senator Barry Goldwater, a conservative Republican from Arizona and a supporter of Nixon in the campaign. Kennedy had returned to Washington from campaigning, in order to attend a scheduled meeting of the Committee, only to learn that the meeting had been cancelled at the request of Senator Goldwater. Kennedy writes: "I was extremely disappointed on arrival in Washington …to learn that it had been canceled at the request of Sen. Goldwater …Our agreement two weeks ago was that we would meet every day this week on the Newberger Bill …Sen. Goldwater states that 'someone' in my office told him that there would be no meeting until Friday. I have personally checked …& no one has any recollection of the conversation …This is the 3rd time that a previously agreed on meeting has been canceled at Sen. Goldwater's request. This would be understandable if we were not both aware that Sen. Goldwater is taking every step that he can take to prevent majority action on the Bill …An effort is being made to delay this Bill & then to place responsibility on my campaign for preventing its passage …I therefore, respectfully request that the Committee plan to meet Mon., Tues. & Wed. Weekends if this week's meetings do not finish the job …until a majority has expressed their view. I further request that notices be sent to all members informing them of this schedule." There is an additional sheet with notes and telephone numbers written entirely in pencil; the five page draft is in blue ink. This important manuscript reveals Kennedy's cagey ability to circumvent political adversaries. It is interesting to remember that he did win the support of Labor in the 1960 election. Estimated Value $3,500-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 770		Ladd, Alan (1913-1964) Film star of the 40's and 50's, known primarily for his roles in films like Lucky Jordan (1942), The Blue Dahlia (1946), and Shane (1951). Inscribed Photograph Signed. Sepia-toned, 8 x 10." A handsome photo of the actor donning a pin-stripe suit and a cocky grin. Inscribed, "To Frank & Nelda - With lots of happiness, Alan Ladd". Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $92
Lot 771		Intriguing Lafayette ALS. Age-toning throughout, with two very minor ink smudges, and some wear on the address leaf, where the letter seems to have been sealed. Still, the letter is Fine, and Lafayette's signature is very clear. Framed with incidental photographs and a brief biography of Lafayette. Overall size 28½ x 21½." (1757-1834). French statesman and soldier who championed the American Revolution; a general in the Continental Army; aide to General George Washington. Autograph Letter Signed, in French. One page, Octavo, La Grange, June 29, 1824. Addressed to "Monsieur Duclos [?]" on the integral address leaf. This curious letter concerns a mutual lady friend who may have been swindled out of some property. Lafayette, writing to his friend, acts as counselor, and gives the formerly propertied lady advice concerning her predicament. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $805
Lot 772		Lawrence, Sir Thomas (1769-1830) English painter. Famed for his pencil portraits, by the age of 12 he had his own studio in Bath. Patronized by King George III, knighted in 1815, he succeeded Benjamin West as President of the Royal Academy from 1820. Autograph Letter Signed. Five pages, Octavo, recto/verso, on gray bond, London, November 3, 1826. An interesting letter concerning a design for a Royal medal that the artist has been commissioned to execute for the King. Written at the end of his career, when his sight was failing and Lawrence was finding it difficult to work at night, he writes to the well-known lexicographer Peter Roget apologizing for a delay in finishing his design: "My dear Sir, I regret most sincerely that the medal cannot be delivered when the award is announced, but I pledge myself to place the design in your hands, with the concurrence of Mr Chartney [?], in sufficient time for its receiving the sanction of the King before the 30th…May I hope that the interval of ten days will enable you to take His Majesty's pleasure respecting it? Should the King suggest any alteration in the design, still the fact of its having been prepared and presented to His Majesty, will I apprehend justify the public award of it by Sir Humphry Davy. My now advanced life necessarily makes me careful of my sight, and I have long given up drawing in the Evenings; which formerly used to be their chief solace. A loose [?] of totally different size to that of the real work, would be very imperfect assistance to the artist, and I shall therefore give the design of exactly the same dimensions. My long neglect of this highest sort of composition, and some natural repugnance to encounter the minute of intense exercise of the Organ of eyes no longer young - have been the chief causes of this delay, and no indifference to so honorable a task…Your Obliged and Devoted Servant Thos. Lawrence." The Humphry Davy mentioned in the letter is the eminent chemist remembered as the discoverer of nitrous oxide; Peter Roget, to whom the letter is addressed, was of course the compiler of a famous Thesaurus of synonyms and antonyms, and a mutual crony of the two members of the Royal Academy. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 773		Lee, Harper. There is a scarcely noticeable water stain at top center, otherwise this presentation document is in fine condition. Perfect for framing. (1926-). American novelist, author of the classic work To Kill A Mockingbird (1960). *Typed Excerpt From "To Kill A Mockingbird"* Signed by Harper Lee. One page, Quarto, n.p., n.d. Being a typed excerpt from Harper Lee's celebrated classic novel, identified in the heading. Fine.** Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $719
Lot 774		Lillie, Gordon W. "Pawnee Bill". With punch cancellation and docketing on verso, not affecting signature. Wild West Show Impressario. Signed Check. Approximately 6 x 3" beige printed check, Washington, DC, March 1, 1935. Drawn on the National Mercantile Bank, pay to the order of "Major Lillie" in the amount of One Dollar and Twenty Cents. Endorsed on verso, "G.W. Lillie." . Fine. Estimated Value $145-UP. View details	Realized $161
Lot 775		Choice Quality Lincoln Letter. Meigs was a Union general from Georgia, who had graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1836 and served in various peace-time engineering assignments. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was promoted to colonel in the 11th U.S. Infantry. On May 15, 1861 he was appointed Brigadier General USA and Quartermaster General. He served efficiently in that difficult position throughout the war. Letter exhibits light toning and minor soiling at the edges and is mounted on a heavier 8 x 6" sheet. (1809-1865) 16th President of the United States, 1861-1865. Letter Signed As President. One page, Octavo, on Executive Mansion letterhead, Washington, DC, May 13, 1862. To General M(ontgomery) C(unningham) Meigs, U.S.A. In full: "General: Allow me to introduce Mr. Charles D. Chase and to commend his request to your favorable consideration. Your Obt. Servt. A. Lincoln." Fine. Estimated Value $8,000 - 12,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 776		Lincoln, Abraham. Attractive Lot of Three Military Documents Signed in Period Frames. Three beautifully framed Military Documents Signed, described as follows: A. Partially Printed Document Signed by Abraham Lincoln as President. One page, Folio, on vellum, Washington DC, July 3, 1862. Ornate engravings adorn this Presidential Military Appointment naming William Goldie "…Assistant Quartermaster of the Volunteers, with the Rank of Captain…" Large vignette of a flying eagle above, with a clutch of arrows and an olive branch in its talons. Below, another engraved vignette of military flags, weapons, and regalia. Signed in full, "Abraham Lincoln," as President, and countersigned by Edwin Stanton as Secretary of War. With a bright blue wafer Seal of the United States War Office. Docketed by the Assistant General's Office above. Moderately stained around its perimeter, otherwise fine. Framed to an overall size of 18½ x 23". B. Partially Printed Document with a Stamp Signature by Andrew Johnson as President. One page, Folio, on vellum, Washington DC, March 10, 1866. Ornate Presidential Military Appointment instating "…William Goldie of the U.S. Volunteers, in the service of the United States by and with the advise and consent of the Senate the rank of Lieutenant Colonel BY BREVET…for faithful and meritorious services during the War…" Intricately engraved, as above, with some staining at borders, otherwise fine. Framed to an overall size of 18½ x 23". C. Engraved Printed Document of the Illinois St. Andrews Society. One page, Folio, Chicago, Illinois, November 9, 1850. Richly illustrated certificate of the Illinois St. Andrews Society admitting William Goldie into this fellowship dedicated to the "relief of the distressed." Signed by the president and by the secretary of the Society, and profusely decorated with vignettes of Edinburgh Castle, the port city of Chicago, two Scotch Warriors, and a large coat of arms. Framed to an overall size of 18½ x 23½". In fine condition. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500. View details	Realized $4,255
Lot 777		[Lincoln, Abraham]. Lot of Five Cartes-de-Visite Approximately 2.5 x 4". Collection features Lincoln deathbed scene with all the great luminaries of the time including John Brown; a litho of Mary Lincoln; Washington holding Lincoln "Apotheosis"; Washington and Lincoln in an allegorical vignette; and one of the President with Mary and their two sons. Very Good. Estimated Value $200 - 350. View details	Realized $316
Lot 778		[Lincoln, Abraham]. Autograph Manuscript Poem Signed by Lucy Larcom Written on the Day of Lincoln's Funeral. One page, Octavo, [Boston], April 15, 1865. Funeral poem entitled "Tolling" written by the well-known New England poet of 19th century mill life, Lucy Larcom. Ms. Larcom was a lifelong friend of John Greenleaf Whittier, whose verse first came to his attention when Larcom was still a young women writing for the Lowell Offering and other mill girl's magazines published for the entertainment of this flowering new industrial culture. Her work as a magazine editor brought her to the periphery of the flourishing Boston literary circle, but she did not become much involved in it, prefering her old small-town associations. In the 1870's she did most of the work on three anthologies that appeared under Whittier's name, and continued turning out her own verse, most of it appearing in St. Nicholas, or the Atlantic Monthly. *Tolling* is a three stanza poem titled, dated and signed by its author "Lucy Larcom." The poem, which is full of nineteenth century expressions of sentiment and uses the conventional prosody of the day, begins as follows: "Tolling, tolling, tolling! All the bells of the land! Lo, the patriot martyr Taketh his journey grand, Travels into the ages, Bearing a hope how dear! Into life's unknown vistas, Liberty's great pioneer Tolling, tolling, tolling, See, they come as a cloud, Hearts of a mighty people, Bearing his pall and shroud…" The poet has inscribed below the text, "Written on the day of President Lincoln's funeral." Clip stain at top left, otherwise fine. Also included in this lot are two pieces of Civil War Ephemera: A. Gettysburg Memorial Silk Ribbon. Approximately 7½ x 2¼" multicolored silk ribbon honoring the survivors of Gettysburg. Colorful thread proclaims "Survivors Association 90th PV 1863 - 1888 Gettysburg." Vividly woven in bright gold, red, black, and, blue, with a martial flag-and-eagle vignette. Torn at the top, which is slightly separated, but still intact. B. Printed Broadside Lampooning "Sheridan's Last Ride." Large folio broadside, New York, printed by the American Photo-Litho Company, parodying Union Army General Philip Sheridan for not remaining in Troy for the funeral of General Thomas and rushing off instead to attend a honorary dinner in Philadelphia. Moderate foxing, else fine. Estimated Value $200-UP. From the Gerald Burg collection. View details	Realized $230

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