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Previous|1|Next Lot #11 Typed Letter Signed as US Senator, on stationery of the Senate Committee on Indian Depredations Heading(Alaska, coal mines, 1917)AuthorPoindexter, MilesHeadlinePOLITICS OF ALASKA COAL MINING IN WORLD WAR IDate PublishedJune 8, 1917 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #19 Autograph Letter, signed, from a Colorado Senator, denouncing college fraternities Heading(College Fraternities denounced, 1911-15)AuthorThomas, Charles S.HeadlineColorado Senator denounces college fraternitiesDate Publishedc.1911-1915 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #20 Three letters from Minnesota Congressmen opposing immigration literacy test and one from the Secretary of Labor Heading(Anti-Immigration)AuthorStevens, F.C., et alHeadlineCongressmen oppose immigration literacy testDate PublishedJan. 14-26, 1914 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #26 Typed Letter, signed, regarding a troublesome newspaper article AuthorArnold, H[enry] H[arley] "Hap"HeadlineTLs from General Hap ArnoldDate PublishedOctober 14, 1937 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #46 Autograph Letter, signed, regarding a plan for fighting fire in Boston Heading(Boston Fire-Fighting)AuthorRobinson(?), SolonHeadlineA plan for fighting fire in Boston 1825Date PublishedJuly 2, 1825 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #51 Typed Letter, signed, as Governor of California on the Berkeley Free Speech Movement Heading(California)AuthorBrown, Edmund G. "Pat"HeadlineGovernor Brown on Free Speech at BerkeleyDate PublishedDecember 18, 1964 View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #54 Autograph Letter, signed, predicting the death of San Francisco pioneer Gabriel Post Heading(California)AuthorJones, William H.HeadlineLetter predicting death of San Francisco PioneerDate PublishedFebruary 7, 1861 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #55 Autograph Letter Signed by Caleb Lyons, who would later be a prominent figure in the California Gold Rush, relating to his lectures on woman's rights Heading(California)AuthorLyons, CalebHeadlineLetter from Cal. pioneer on women's rights 1842Date PublishedDecember 6, 1842 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #63 Autograph Letter, signed, from a San Francisco merchant with an eye toward Oregon trade Heading(California - Gold Rush)AuthorGould, Thomas F.HeadlineALs from a Gold Rush era San Francisco merchantDate PublishedDecember 30, 1850 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #78 Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President AuthorCarter, JimmyHeadlineJimmy Carter Keeping Faith SignedPublisherBantam BooksDate Published[1982] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #82 Collection of 11 letters, 9 of them from Robert Crandall, serving in the Union Army, to his sister Kittie Crandall; 1 from a cousin to Kittie Crandall, and 1 to Kittie’s parents from a nephew Heading(Civil War)AuthorCrandall, RobertHeadlineLetters from the Civil WarDate Published1862-1866 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #89 Two manuscript mining plats for claims in Colorado Heading(Colorado - Mining Claim Plats)AuthorDrummond, Daniel, U.S. Deputy SurveyorHeadlineManuscript mining plats for claims in ColoradoDate Published1880 & 1882 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #106 Autograph Letter, signed, as Warden of the United States Jail, To New York Sheriff E.P. Higgins, replying to his request “to be present to witness the Execution of Guiteau the Assassin" Heading(Crime)AuthorCrocker, John S.HeadlineExecution of a Presidential AssassinDate PublishedJune 20, 1882 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #107 Autograph Letter Signed as Chairman of the Prison Commissioners of Massachusetts Heading(Crime)AuthorPettigrove, Frederick G.HeadlineFirst Criminal Fingerprinting in AmericaDate PublishedFeb. 20, 1905 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #124 Autograph Letter, signed, relating to the first American depression Heading(Financial History)AuthorLeffingwell, S[ally] M[aria]Headline1808 American Depression in New YorkDate PublishedJan. 6, 1908 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #125 Autograph Document, signed, protesting the state regulation of business Heading(Financial History)AuthorRalston, Robert and Henry PrattHeadline1801 protest of state regulation of businessDate PublishedFebruary 5, 1801 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #127 A Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford AuthorFord, Gerald R.HeadlineGerald Ford A Time to Heal inscribedPublisherHarper & RowDate Published[1979] View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #136 Autograph Letter, signed, from a Hawaiian sugar plantation Heading(Hawaii)AuthorRewell, W.E.HeadlineLetter from a Hawaiian sugar platation in 1880Date PublishedApril 26, 1880 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #138 Photograph inscribed and signed by William Randolph Hearst to his private secretary Joseph Willicombe AuthorHearst, William RandolphHeadlinePhotograph inscribed by William Randolph HearstDate Publishedc.1930 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #139 Original manuscript by William Randolph Hearst, written on a page of the New York American newspaper, commenting on two of the stories AuthorHearst, William RandolphHeadlineW.R. Hearst comments on FDR & Lindbergh kidnapperDate Publishedc. Nov. 30, 1935 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold Lot #140 Autograph Letter Signed by Hearst, to his private secretary Joseph Willicombe AuthorHearst, William RandolphHeadlineW.R. Hearst to his secretary Joseph WillicombDate PublishedJuly 10, 1934 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #141 Two Autograph Letters Signed by William Randolph Hearst, writing from Germany, to his private secretary Joseph Willicombe AuthorHearst, William RandolphHeadlineLetters from W.R. Hearst in Germany in 1934Date Published1934 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #142 Autograph Note initialed by William Randolph Hearst, regarding a proposed meeting of a publisher of one of his newspapers with President Franklin D. Roosevelt AuthorHearst, William RandolphHeadlineHearst comments on his publisher meeting FDRDate Published1935 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #143 Autograph draft letter by William Randolph Hearst, in ink with pencil corrections, on a typed letter to Joseph Willicombe regarding a Hearst meeting with Benito Mussolini, in reply AuthorHearst, William RandolphHeadlineHearst compliments MussoliniDate Published1936 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #144 Six Autograph letters or notes from William Randolph Hearst to longtime private secretary Joseph Willicombe, initialed WRH; one autograph letter to a Captain Olson, regarding his yacht, signed W.R. Hearst; one typed note with a few pencil comments by Hearst AuthorHearst, William RandolphHeadlineLetters from W.R. Hearst to Joseph WillicombeDate Publishedc.1925-35 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #161 Illinois land after Louisiana Purchase, 1819 letter Heading(Missouri Territory, Illinois - 1819)AuthorDePestre, EdmondHeadlineLand purchase in the new state of IllinoisDate PublishedJanuary 23, 1819 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #210 Autograph Letter Signed, from Robert H. McCurdy to his son, who knew Herman Melville and has been portrayed as his lover Heading(Melville, Herman)AuthorMcCurdy, R[obert] H.HeadlineLetter to purported gay lover of Herman MelvilleDate PublishedDecember 21, 1850 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #213 1826 Printed and handwritten document,Treasury audit of Army Ordnance Heading(Washington, D.C., 1826)AuthorCutts, Richard & William LeeHeadlineUS Treasury Funds the Peacetime ArmyDate PublishedSeptember 19, 1826 View details Estimate$80 - $120StatusUnsold Lot #215 Autograph Letter, signed, regarding cadet vacancies at West Point Heading(Military - West Point)AuthorLincoln, Abram B.HeadlineLincoln, military, West PointDate PublishedFebruary 7, 1840 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #216 Autograph Letter Signed, from a cynical Cadet at West Point Heading(Military - West Point)AuthorMetcalfe, John T.HeadlineALs from a Cadet at West Point 1837Date PublishedAugust 30, 1837 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #217 Invitation from future Gen. Beauregard and others to a Ball at the US Military Academy Heading(Military - West Point)AuthorWest PointHeadline1837 invitation to a ball at West PointDate Published1837 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #218 Autograph Letter, signed, regarding mineralogical samples Heading(Mineralogy)AuthorRebello, Jose SilvestreHeadline1ST BRAZILIAN US ENVOY AIDS AMERICAN MINERALOGYDate PublishedNovember 4, 1831 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #222 Manuscript Document Signed, regarding college expenses, signed by Jesuit botanist John Baptiste Duerinck and several others Heading(Missouri)AuthorDuerinck, John Baptiste, George A. Carrell et al.HeadlineSigned by Jesuit botanist John Baptiste DuerinckDate Published1844-46 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #223 Autograph Letter, signed regarding a journey on horseback from St. Louis to Baltimore Heading(Missouri, Kentucky)AuthorAtkinson, James E.HeadlineOn horseback from St. Louis to BaltimoreDate PublishedJune 24, 1830 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #224 Autograph Letter, signed, from Robert Tillotson, the nephew and close advisor to President Monroe, to Supreme Court Justice Smith Thompson Heading(Monroe, James)AuthorTillotson, RobertHeadlineALs to Supreme Court Justice Smith ThompsonDate PublishedNovember 8, 1823 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #229 Typed Letter, signed, regarding a trip to Alaska with John Muir Heading(Muir, John)AuthorLoomis, Henry B.HeadlineHenry B. Loomis on trip to Alaska with John MuirDate PublishedSeptember 17, 1890 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #234 Leaders AuthorNixon, RichardHeadlineRichard Nixon Leaders Signed Limited EditionPublisherWarner BooksDate Published[1982] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #235 The Real War AuthorNixon, RichardHeadlineRichard Nixon The Real War Signed Limited EditionPublisherWarner BooksDate Published[1980] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #238 Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance AuthorObama, BarackHeadlineBarack Obama Dreams from my Father signedPublisherTimes BooksDate Published[1995] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #239 WITHDRAWN - Illinois Blue Book, 2000 Heading(Obama, Barack)AuthorWhite, Jesse, editorHeadlineIllinois Blue Book, 2000 Signed by Barack ObamaPublisher[State of Illinois]Date Published2000 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #246 Small collection of letters and manuscripts regarding Thomas Paine and his writings Heading(Paine, Thomas)Author**HeadlineLetters regarding Thomas Paine and his writingsDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold Lot #252 1849 Letter to guardian of first US postage stamps Heading(Washington D.C. - Postal politics, 1849)AuthorMarron, Rovert H.HeadlineLetter to the guardian of the first U.S. Postage stampsDate PublishedApril 3, 1849 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #260 Autograph Quotation, signed by the socialist economist fired from the University of Chicago Heading(Radical)AuthorBemis, Edward W.HeadlineAutograph Quotation, signed Edward W. BemisDate PublishedSept. 12, 1898 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #265 The Winning of the West AuthorRoosevelt, TheodoreHeadlineThe Winning of the West with Manuscript LeafPublisherG.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published1900 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$6,250StatusSold Lot #277 Autograph Letter, signed, from the trader who led Kit Carson across the plains Heading(Santa Fe Trail)AuthorStanley, E[lisha]HeadlineTrader who let Kit Carson across the plainsDate PublishedApril 25, 1845 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #278 Autograph Letter Signed, as American Agent of the Ebell International Academy of Natural Science Heading(Science)AuthorFairchild, H. LeR.HeadlinePioneering Geologist and a Feminist VisionaryDate PublishedApril 17, 1877 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #279 Autograph Letter, signed, to John L. LeConte on Entomological subjects Heading(Science)AuthorGuex, JohnHeadlineLetter from the 'Father' of Entomology in AmericaDate PublishedDecember 15, 1853 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #288 Autograph Letter, signed, from the future Marine Corps Commandant, to his mother Heading(Spanish-American War)AuthorLejeune, JohnHeadlineFuture Marine Corps Commandant Sails to WarDate PublishedMarch 16, 1898 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #290 Sheet of three unissued certificates in the Bodie Bluff Consolidated Mining Company of Aurora, Mono County, California, each signed by Leland Stanford as president Heading(Stanford, Leland)Author**HeadlineStock certificates signed by Leland StanfordPublisherAgneew & Deffebach printDate Publishedc.1863 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #302 Autograph Letter, signed, from Louis LaGrill to the Mayor of Brownsville, Texas regarding his imprisoned renegade son Heading(Texas)AuthorLaGrill, L[ouis]HeadlineLetter to the Mayor regarding imprisoned sonDate PublishedDecember 13, 1866 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #303 Autograph Letter, signed from the author of the first accurate account of the fall of the Alamo Heading(Texas)AuthorPotter, Reuben M.HeadlineALs from chronicler of the AlamoDate PublishedMay 15, 1856 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #315 Autograph Letter, signed, from a future leader of the Virginia Secession Heading(Virginia)AuthorSouthall, V[alentine] W[ood]HeadlineV.W. Southall Autograph Letter signedDate PublishedAugust 28, 1850 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #330 Collection of letters addressed to Mary Floyd Williams and Herbert E. Bolton, regarding the recent publication of: History of the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance Heading(Williams, Mary Floyd)Author**Headlineletters to Mary F Williams, Herb E Bolton 1920sDate Published1920s View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #337 Archive relating to Claude Edward Duncan, an aviator with the U.S. Signal Corps in World War I, who rose to general and saw service in World War II and the Korean War Heading(World War I Aviator Archive)Author**HeadlineWorld War I Aviator ArchiveDate Published1917-1971 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #343 Autograph Letter, signed, to Thomas Maurice regarding his works on India and Hindustan Headingzzc(Archaeology, India)AuthorYatman, MatthewHeadlineLetter between Indian history scholarsDate PublishedOctober 26, 1802 View details Estimate$80 - $120StatusUnsold Lot #344 "Pour le Prospectus, Souvenirs de l'Orient, Par M. Le Comte de Marcellus. Ancient Ministre Plenipotentiare" Headingzzc(Archaeology, Greece)AuthorComte de MarcellusHeadlineFrench diplomat who save the Venus de MiloDate Published[c.1838] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #345 Autograph Letter, signed only with initials, regarding appointment to the U.S. Delegation to the Bering Sea Arbitration Headingzzc(Arctic)Author**HeadlineLetter concerning Bering Sea ArbitrationDate PublishedMay 7, 1892 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #348 Letter Signed as Secretary of the British Admiralty Headingzzc(British Exploration)AuthorBarrow, JohnHeadlineJohn Barrow Patron of Arctic ExplorationDate PublishedAugust 20, 1834 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #370 Typed Letter, signed, as Member of Parliament HeadingzzcAuthorChurchill, Winston Spencer-HeadlineLetter from Winston Churchill's grandsonDate PublishedNovember 18, 1978 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #389 Diplomatic Letter, signed as Grand Master of the Knights of Malta Headingzzc(Malta, Knights of)AuthorPrince Manuel Pinto da FonsecaHeadlineLetter from the Grand Master Knights of MaltaDate PublishedJuly 1, 1760 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #391 "Confidential" Typed Letter, Signed as British Political Agent Headingzzc(Military - Espionage)AuthorPeacock, Captaine H.B.HeadlineTURKISH SPY IN INDIA DURING WORLD WAR IDate PublishedJune 29, 1915 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #401 Autograph Letter, signed, regarding bribery in Russia Headingzzc(Russia)AuthorGregory, Dudley S.HeadlineBribery in Czarist RussiaDate PublishedAugust 6, 1843 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next