Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

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Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Autographs, Books and Manuscripts

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 629		John Adams As Commissioner To the Court of France Writes To Arthur Lee, His Fellow Commissioner. Letters written by Adams as Commissioner are increasingly scarce. Text of letter is slightly faded but Adams' signature is quite bold. Center fold strengthened, small paper loss on each page at center fold (repaired) which affects only two words. (1735-1826) 2nd President of the United States, 1797-1801. Manuscript Letter Signed. Two pages, Folio, Passy, France, February 12, 1779. At the time this letter was written, John Adams, Ben Franklin and Arthur Lee were serving as Commissioners to the Court of France. Adams had been appointed by Congress to supersede Silas Deane as Commissioner in late 1777. He set sail February 12, 1778, and arrived at Paris on April 8, 1778. Long before his arrival the alliance with France had been consummated; he found, however, a wretched state of affairs in Paris -- our three Commissioners at each others throats, while the public accounts were being reported in the laxest manner. During Lee's residence in Paris, he had been involved in bitter arguments with his fellow Commissioners and was connected with the unjust charges against Silas Deane which led to Deane's virtual exile (it wasn't until Beaumarchais' papers were discovered in a Paris garret in 1857 that Deane's conduct was explained). Lee exhibited at best a morbidly suspicious and quarrelsome disposition. By the autumn of 1779 his attacks on Franklin had become so virulent and his conduct in general so troublesome, that he was recalled by Congress, following Adams' recommendation that only one Commissioner should represent the United States at the French Court. Lee was sent to Madrid; Franklin retained in Paris; and Adams, left without any instructions, returned to America, reaching Boston on August 2, 1779. Upon John Adams' arrival in Paris, he methodically and conscientiously organized and regimented policies and procedures. Here, he instructs Arthur Lee to assist a Mr. Pringle in arranging meetings with various individuals that Lee knows. Written in the hand of William T. Franklin, the letter reads in full: "Sir We duly received the Letter which you did us the honor of writing on the 9th of Feb. accompany'd with a Letter from Mr. Pringle; herewith you have the Draught of an answer to that Gentleman, which you are requested if you approve of it to subscribe & forward. As Mr. Lee is better aquainted with those Persons & Offices to which Mr. Pringle must apply; it is requested of Mr. Lee to make a Draught of Instructions, for Mr. Pringle; which Mr. Adams will subscribe if he approves them, as he doubts not he shall. I have the honor to be with the greatest Consideration & Respect Sir, Your most obed't humble servant John Adams." Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,795
Lot 630		American Authors. Six Letters by Popular 20th Century American Authors To a Studio Head. Lot of two Autographed Letters Signed and four Typed Letters Signed, including the following items: A. Autograph Letter Signed by John Gunther. Two pages, Octavo, on personal imprinted stationery, New York, Wednesday, September 3, n.y., in green ink. To the actress Rita Hayworth. Admiring, flirtatious letter from Gunther to the actress whom he has just been introduced to: "…That was a stimulating hour yesterday, and you were an angel to spare the time, and I hope St. Peter will give Arthur Schwartz good marks for having arranged it. Really it was delightful to discover how delightful Miss Hayworth is! I've been so bold as to send you an inscribed copy of my fat book - don't even bother to read it but maybe glance at the last chapter, "Finale," which contains its real gist and substance. Also I couldn't resist enclosing the New Yorker profile that Schwartz mentioned…" B. Typed Letter Signed by Ray Bradbury. One page, Quarto, on personal imprinted stationery bearing a picturesque architectural logo, Los Angeles, California, n.d. To Patty Gilbert. Brief letter introducing a play Bradbury has just written. Signed "Ray B." C. Autograph Letter Signed by Bernard Slade. Two pages, recto/verso, Quarto, on personal imprinted stationery, Los Angeles, California, July 18, 1975. To Harry Ackerman, Vice-President of Screen Gems. Interesting letter from the author of the Broadway smash "Same Time, Next Year" concerning a comedy series ("Harry the Housekeeper") he has been approached to write. Slade refuses on the grounds that he has already explored the same material in a number of projects he has authored, and discusses a new adaptation for the stage he is about to embark upon. Signed "Bern." D. Typed Letter Signed by Irving Wallace. One page, Octavo, on personal imprinted stationery, Los Angeles, California, June 5, 1972. To Harry Ackerman. Cordial letter concerning Wallace's nomination as a member of the "Revolutionary War Bicentennial Commission," an honor which the author politely declines to accept. Signed "Irving". E. Typed Letter Signed by Irving Stone. One page, Quarto, on "Delice Hotel Apartments" letterhead, Athens, Greece, June 19, 1972. To Harry Ackerman. Blithe letter from the author, who is in Greece "…doing research for my next book" concerning the Revolutionary War Bicentennial Commission, which Stone is eager to participate in as a newly appointed member. Signed "Irving Stone". F. Typed Letter Signed by Ken Crossen. Two pages, Quarto, Reno, Nevada, August 3, 1973. To Harry Ackerman. Interesting and detailed letter concerning the adaptation of Crossen's Milo March books for television. Signed "Ken". Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $196
Lot 631		[American Revolution]. Van Schaick, Goosen [Gozen]. Revolutionary War General. Manuscript Military Document Signed. One page, Quarto, Albany, September 7, 1779. To Philip Van Rensselain, Conductor of Stores. Being a Military requisition for "…Fifty weight of Powder, One hundred & Fifty pounds of Lead & Fifty Flints to Captain Thomas Sawyer or Officer Commanding Fort Ranger." Signed "GV Schaick Coll." Frontier raids from Canada by Tory and Indian forces resulted in mounting pressure against Congress and Washington to do something about this threat. General John Sullivan was dispatched with a mission to decimate the entire Iroquois nation. This military order for ordnance was made during Sullivan's expedition against the Iroquois, with whom Van Schaick served. Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $138
Lot 632		American Revolutionary Newspaper. Some damage to spine, with overall age-toning and some light staining to front page, otherwise fine. NEWSPAPER. The Sussex Journal and New-Hampshire Packet. New-Hampshire, October 25, 1776. Four pages, tall Folio. Printed by John Mycall. Contains numerous inflammatory articles rousing Americans to arms: "The important day is come, big with the fate of millions, and America now beckons to her Sons to kindle all their native fire, push into action every power, and press to the seas or fields where fame and glory call. -- The united wisdom of America in Congress, has determined that it is necessary to the salvation of those states, that an army be raised to serve during this war. The wisdom of this measure must appear to all, therefore let us all promote it with our utmost power. He that inlifts into this army of freedom in defence of every thing good and great, enrolls his name in fames brightest temple, where it will shine (if not blotted after by misconduct) with growing lustre down applauding ages…" Also on the front page is a lengthy reprinting of an "Extract of a letter from London, May 19" which gives voice to the "British" opinion that the Americans will prevail in preventing British forces "to effect much in this campaign." This same "Extract" gives a detailed review of military engagements thus far, and provides a savvy prognosis on the events that must ensue as America rises to arms in its fight for Independence. Also featured is a list of all British ships in American ports, giving their names and the number of their guns, and a variety of articles reprinted from other colonial newspapers. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 633		[American Revolution] Archive of Colonial Manuscripts: Slavery Document, Land Deeds and Indentures. Most of the documents show expected wear and tear, with occasional leaf separation, and overall age-toning. Condition ranges from Very Good to Fine. Lot of Sixteen Colonial Manuscript Documents Signed. Intriguing lot of Colonial and Early American Manuscript Documents from the early 1700s to 1850s. The lot includes: a Manuscript Slave Document Signed by Stephen H. Lane, One page, legal Folio, New Castle County, Westchester, New York, January 5, 1824, being a legal contract for the sale of "a certain negro girl named Lette"; a Manuscript Document Signed by the same Stephen Lane, One page, legal Folio, [New York], August 22, 1848, concerning the financial arrangements around the sale of a farm; a fascinating early colonial Manuscript Legal Deposition Signed by Colonial Mayor Joseph Jansen, One page, legal Folio, New York, September 13, 1726, narrating a disagreement between a shopkeeper and a purchaser of his goods; a Partially Printed Colonial Legal Document, One page, legal Folio, Inferior Court of Common Pleas, Bristol, New England, October 12, 1726, being a "Recognizance" of indebtedness from Nathaniel Holloway and others who appears before the Court, which orders them to appeal or suffer the levying of their "…Goods or Chattels, Lands or Tenements, and in want thereof upon their bodies."; a Manuscript Legal Document, One page, legal folio, Georgia, April 11, 1788, recording an indebtedness; Manuscript Ships Manifestfrom the Schooner Fancy , One page, legal Folio, St. Christopher, September 5, 1808, recording the return of unladen merchandise which includes "…Eighty Puncheons of Rum, Thirty four Hogsheads of Molasses," and barrels of sugar, limes, tamarinds, oranges, lead, copper, and rum; Seven Manuscript Land Deeds and Indentures, most One page, legal Folios, relating to land in the State of New York, with dates ranging 1726 to 1826, many illustrated with hand-renderings of the tracts of land referenced in the documents; and three other Manuscript Documents, two being incomplete fragments, relating to financial matters in the early colonies. Estimated Value $200-UP. From the Gerald Burg collection. View details	Realized $334
Lot 634		[American Revolution] British Newspapers. All of the newspapers are complete and in especially fine condition. *Five Issues of The London Chronicle: or, Universal Evening Post.* Four numbers, ranging July 16, 1757 to September 8, 1759, London, Folio, eight pages. Contain numerous accounts of "Transactions in our American Colonies," including a lengthy first-hand account of the defeat at Ticonderoga, in a letter written by a British soldier at Lake George, reports of affairs in the areas of Fort Edward, Fort Frontanac, Fort William Henty, Lake Champlain, Crown Point, and Lake George. The papers are full of watchful colonial reports, and coverage of the early colonial events which would culminate into the Revolutionary War. Fine. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $265
Lot 635		[Americana] 19th Century Manuscripts. All items are in Very Good to Fine condition. Lot of Eight Manuscripts, Letters, and Documents from 1762-1848. Potpourri of Eight Historical Manuscript items including an Autograph Letter Signed by Samuel T. Armstrong, Governor of Massachusetts (1835-6) and Mayor of Boston (1836). One page, Quarto, Boston, June 16, 1812. An interesting letter concerning "The Juvenile Repository," a publication apparently published by the future politician; Two Partially Printed Documents Signed from the early history of New York, both Military Appointments, dated July 15, 1815 and January 5, 1865, respectively; a lengthy Manuscript Promissory Note for the sum of Two Hundred pounds, Two pages, recto/verso, Folio, with a record of repayments annotated on verso dated 1762-1766, signed by both parties to the agreement, John Hendrickson of New Jersey and Obadiah Howell; an interesting Manuscript Indenture Signed by Abner Smith and Adin Swan, One page, Folio, Oneida County, Albany, New York, docketed on verso, arranging for a five thousand dollar penal obligation to be paid off while serving as "Auctioneer" for the State of New York; an Autograph Letter Signed by Queen Adelaide, Two pages, recto/verso, London, February 26, 1945, probably written to Queen Victoria, mentioning the Duke of Wellington and other royal guests lately entertained by Queen Adelaide (being a leaf removed from a diary album repaired with tape and somewhat worn); a Free Frank Signed by William Grenville the British Statesman, One page, 16mo, London, May 29, 1828; and a Boston Newspaper from 1848, being a number of "The Flag Of Our Union," Number 46, Four pages, elephant Folio, Boston, November 11, 1848, an interesting weekly "Devoted to Domestic and Foreign Literature, News, Science, the Arts and Amusement…Independent of Party or Sect." . Estimated Value $250-UP. From the Gerald Burg collection. View details	Realized $288
Lot 636		Armstrong, Louis. The cover is slightly worn by a few areas of light abrasion. Ten Jazz signatures in all. (1898-1971) Jazz trumpeter and singer, a popular and influential jazz musician who established the central role of the improvising soloist. Autograph Musical Program Signed Three Times. Color Program, Twenty-two pages, 9 x 12", n.d.[circa 1950s], for "Louis Armstrong and His Concert Group." Evidently a concert program for a tour Armstrong's band made in the early 1950s. The title page reads. "Louis Armstrong and His Concert Group The Program Due to the ad lib quality of this music no formal program is possible. It is likely, however, that the following numbers will be heard…" The printed text then goes on to enumerate the titles of thirty-eight of the jazz trumpeter's greatest numbers, including "Ain't Misbehavin," "Mack the Knife," et al. Profusely illustrated with Black & White photographs, with a biography, profiles, and testimonials written by noted jazzologists. Includes images of Armstrong's band, besides which each of the players has signed his or her name: Velma Middleton, Trummy Young, Peter Hucko, Billy Kyle, Danny Barcelona, and Mort Herbert. Armstrong himself has signed the program twice on the front cover in bright green ink, once "Louis Armstrong," and again as "Satchmo." He has also signed on the program's first page, besides an enlarged black & white image of his wide-eyed grimacing mug. Estimated Value $200 - 300. From the Gerald Burg collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 637		Indictment Against Benedict Arnold's Father For Drunkeness! Docketed on verso: "Presentment [ ? ] against Benedick Arnold for Drunkeness 30 : of April Pled Guilty June 11th : 1760." . 1741-1801. American Revolutionary War General and notorious turncoat. Arnold distinguished himself in a number of brazen early colonial battles, and became greatly admired by Washington, who petitioned Congress assiduously for promotions on his behalf. Though renowned for his military prowess, Arnold made influential enemies, and was repeatedly snubbed by Congress, who in 1777 promoted five of his inferiors in rank ahead of him. In 1780 he obtained the command of West Point, which, through a conspiracy with John Andre, he agreed to betray. On the capture of Andre, Arnold fled to the British lines, and was given a command in the royal army which he had once inspired with dread. He went to England in 1781, remaining in London until his death. Manuscript Grand Jury Indictment Against Benedict Arnold's Father. Two pages, recto/verso, folded Quarto, Norwich, [Connecticut], May 23, 1760. Fascinating and revealing early colonial document, drafted by Joseph Reynolds, Grand juror, which illuminates the troubled early life of this notorious Revolutionary War soldier, whose father was losing control of the family's fortunes, and increasingly seeking consolation in taverns. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, in 1741, Benedict Arnold ran away from home at the age of 14 to join the colonial troops then starting out for the French and Indian Wars. Brought back at the insistence of his mother, he ran away again and joined the provincial troops, saw service, wearied quickly with the soldiers life, deserted, and returned home. This indictment for drunkenness was issued against Arnold's father when the future Revolutionary War General was 19 years old, after he had returned home from a failed attempt to distinguish himself as a colonial soldier, and was restless, worried, and anxious to escape his family's disarray. The document gives us a glimpse of the struggling family life from which Benedict Arnold was sprung, and a foreshadows the troubled nature that would make him one of the most potent and enigmatic figures of the Revolutionary War. Boldly penned in dark brown ink, it reads as follows: "To Isau Huntington of Norwich Seq one of his Majesties Justices of the peace for ye County of Newlondon comes Joseph Reynolds one of his Majesties Grandjurors for ye County afforesaid and informs and upon oath presents that on or about ye 30th Day of aprel [sic] Last Benedeck [sic] Arnold of Norwich afforesaid was Drunken in sd Norwich where he was Disabled in ye use of his reason and understanding which did appear in his Speech Gesture and behavior all which Doings of the sd Arnold is against the peace of our Soveran [sic] Lord the King and against the Laws of this Colony Dated in Norwich ye 23 of may D 1760 Joseph Reynolds Grandjuror." . Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $719
Lot 638		Astronauts. A collection of nine, 8 x 10", color Inscribed Photographs Signed. and two smaller Signed Photos. Featuring Mark C. Lee, Carl J. Meade, David Leestma, Don Peterson and others. Also, seven signed cards featuring John Glenn, Wally Schirra, Charlie Duke, Steve Nagel, William Lenior, Frank Borman and ? Graveline. Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $184
Lot 639		Astronauts. Signed Photographs of Astronauts John Glen and John Young. Two 8 x 10", Glossy Black & White studio portraits of the astronauts, each signed in full in dark black ink. Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $247
Lot 640		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 641		Signed Air Mail Covers Commemorating Aviation History. Very Fine. Most of the covers have fine early air mail stamps and commemorative cancellations. Collection of Twenty Air Mail Covers Signed by Pioneers of Aviation. An exciting collection of twenty signed air mail covers commemorating historic flights, signed by the aviators, inventors, and explorers whose achievements constitute the history of aviation. The collection, much of which was actually flown during the pioneering flights that the covers commemorate, is contained in a looseleaf album, which includes the following items: an air mail cover, postmarked Washington DC, June 21, 1932, signed by and honoring Amelia Earhart ; an air mail cover, postmarked Reading, Pennsylvania, March 21, 1931, signed by the polar explorer Admiral Richard E. Byrd ("R. E. Byrd"), commemorating Byrd's visit to Pennsylvania, co-signed by Alex Dietrich, supply officer on Byrd's Antarctic expedition, and H. Adams; an air mail cover, postmarked New York, October 25, 1930, commemorating the first air mail flight, "First Flight - New York - Los Angeles," signed by Franklin Roosevelt ("Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor of New York"), as well as nine other 1930 Governors, including Morgan Larson (New Jersey), C.C. Young (California), Myers Cooper (Ohio), John Fisher (Pennsylvania), Dan Moody (Texas), R. G. Dillon (New Mexico), John Shelly (Arizona), Harry Woodring (Kansas), and Harry Leslie (Indiana); an air mail cover postmarked Kitty Hawk, N.C., December 17, 1949, commemorating "The Return of the Wright Brothers Airplane From England to the USA," signed by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker; an air mail cover commemorating the "70th Anniversary - Man's First Flight, The Wright Brothers At Kitty Hawk," postmarked New York, November 16, 1973, signed by Jacqueline Cochran, the first women to fly faster than sound; an air mail cover marking the first flight of the Air Mail by Helicopter, postmarked San Gabriel, California, April 1, 1948, signed by the inventor of the helicopter, Igor Sikorsky; an air mail cover postmarked Portland, September 26, 1930, signed by Maurice Bellonte, who made the first direct Transatlantic flight from Paris to New York in 1930, with the imprint of the Portland Aero Club honoring their good will tour of the United States of the same year; a postcard of the dirigible "Norge," and an air mail cover postmarked Trenton, N.J., October 19, 1930, commemorating the "All Eastern States Air Races," both signed by Bernt Balchen, chief pilot to Byrd's first Antarctic expedition; an air mail cover postmarked Los Angeles, July 4, 1933, commemorating "National Air Races," signed by polar explorer Jimmie Wedell ("J.R. Wedell"); an air mail cover postmarked Brooklyn, New York, Coney Island, September 17, 1934, signed by Roscoe Turner, and accompanied by a TLS, one page, octavo, December 29, 1934, affirming that the accompanying cover was "flown" during Turner's record-setting Transatlantic crossing of that same year; an ornate WWII cover, "Manila Liberated," postmarked US Army Postal Service, February 14, 1945, signed by Mitsuo Fuchida, the Japanese Air Force Captain who led the attack on Pear Harbor, in both English and Japanese, and co-signed by Captain Frank Teixeira; a "U.S. Air Mail" first day cover, postmarked Washington DC, March 26, 1947, signed by Alex de Seversky; a Wright Brothers Silver Anniversary air mail cover, postmarked Peoria, ILL, December 17, 1928, signed by Vernon Burge, pioneer Air Force officer who assisted at the first flight of the Wright Brothers in the army tests at Fort Myer in 1908, and helped launched the world's first military aircraft; an air mail cover postmarked Los Angeles, August 27, 1931, signed by and commemorating the Homecoming Reception for Harold Gatty, aviator and inventor of the first "automatic pilot"; a cover commemorating "50 Years of Transatlantic Aviation," postmarked Exhibition Station, Rockford, ILL, March 26, 1977, signed by Pappy Boyington; an early air mail cover, postmarked San Francisco, May 1, 1929, commemorating the "First Flight - Transcontinental Night Schedule," signed by Clarence Chamberlin; a "flown" cover commemorating a pioneering transpolar flight over both the North and South poles, postmarked twice, Anchorage, Alaska, September 3, 1957, and, Little America, Antarctic, November 13, by the US Navy, with a partially printed cachet accomplished in manuscript detailing the times each region was crossed, signed by Sir George Hubert Wilkins, the polar explorer and pioneer aviator who made an early expedition to the Arctic (1919), and numerous pioneering flights; and a cover commemorating "Howard Hughes on the 30th Anniversary of the Flight of the Hercules," postmarked Long Beach, CA, November 2, 1977, signed by Dave Grant, co-pilot of Hughes' Spruce Goose. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 642		Barnum, P.T. Occasional tears at edges of folds. Ink somewhat faded, but still clear and legible. (1810-1891) American Showman. Introduced the world to the famous dwarf General Tom Thumb and managed the US tour of Jenny Lind. Autograph Note Signed. One page, 16mo, "Home," September 23, 1885. A curious note by the American showman who writes: "Please excuse my mistake. P.T. Barnum." Very Good. Estimated Value $200 - 300. From the Gerald Burg collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $161
Lot 643		Barrie, J.M. Rusty clip stain at top left, otherwise fine. Interesting as Barrie casts Charles Laughton as the admirable crichton. (1860-1937) Novelist and playwright, creator of Peter Pan (1904). Autograph Letter Signed. One page, Octavo, on imprinted letterhead, Adelphi Terrace House, Strand, W.C.2., [England], October 2, 1928. Interesting letter in which Barrie responds enthusiastically to a suggestion to cast the famous actor Charles Laughton as Crichton in a revival of his play The Admirable Crichton. The author writes, in full: "Yes, I think that an excellent idea - Charles Laughton for Crichton. I saw him in [?] some months ago, and was much struck by him. My original idea for this part as I may have told you was Charles [Haw ?]." Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 644		Basie, Count. A warm and becoming image. 1904-1984. Jazz pianist and bandleader. Inscribed Photograph Signed. Black & White, 6¼ x 9" photograph by staff photographer Kraig Scattarella. Charismatic head-and shoulders profile of the Count of Bop in a pin-stripped suit, with Captain's cap, gaily printed polyester shirt, and a rose pinned to his lapel. Inscribed "Love from Count Basie" in deep blue ink. Very Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. From the Gerald Burg collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $86
Lot 645		Basie, Count and Benny Goodman. Count Basie (1904-1984), American bandleader and composer of popular hits like "One O'Clock Jump" and "Jumpin at the Woodside" Benny Goodman (1909- 86), aka The King of Swing, was a popular jazz instrumentalist and bandleader. Document Signed. One page, quarto, accomplished in carbon type-script. Beverly Hills, May 17, 1962. Being Basie's written assent to the use of his name in a film tentatively entitled The Lonely Stage. Document Signed. One page, quarto, accomplished in carbon type-script. Beverly Hills, May 17, 1962. Being Goodman's written assent to use his name in a film tentatively entitled The Lonely Stage.. The Lonely Stage used the following reference to the famous Jazzman (the leading male is talking to his son in the presence of the leading female star): Matt: Father goes in more for Beethoven. David: For Pete's sake! Who introduced you to Ella and Basie and Benny Goodman. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $242
Lot 646		Belushi, John (1949-1982) American comic actor, a founding member of television's innovative "Saturday Night Live." Typed Letter Signed. One page, Quarto, n.p., January 3, 1980. A photocopy of a typescript letter to the firm Irwin & Rowan. Tart letter apprising the addressees of legal action taken against them: "Gentlemen: Please be advised that I have retained the law offices of Bushkin, Kopelson, Gaims, Gaines & Wolf, 2029 Century Park East, Suite 2500, Los Angeles, California 90067 to represent me in my legal affairs. I have requested them to contact you and arrange for the expeditious delivery to them of all of my files, documents, minute books, and any and all other materials relating to me and any company in which I have an interest including, but not limited to, Phantom Enterprises, Ltd. It would be appreciated if the delivery of these materials could be accomplished in the next day or two, and I trust you will give this matter proper priority so that it may be accomplished within that time. My legal representatives have been authorized to copy the materials and upon your request return to you any documents you desire to be returned. Thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely, John Belushi." Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 647		Benny, Jack (1894-1974) American Comedian, originally Benjamin Kubelsky. Radio and TV pioneer. Typed Letter Signed. One page, Quarto, on imprinted personal letterhead, n.p., December 29, 1972. To Rabbi Magnin. Interesting letter of invitation to attend an honorary awards ceremony benefitting the March of Dimes which will present Frank Sinatra with a "Man of the Year" award. Benny writes, in part: "…The Dais will be limited to the speakers and will include Vice President Spiro T. Agnew who will make the presentation, The Honorable James Roosevelt, Dr. Jonas Salk, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and myself as Toastmaster. It is our expectation that the audience will comprise a brilliant and distinguished array of the civic, social and entertainment leaders in the community. The evening will include a champagne dinner on the basis of a tax exempt check of $100.00 per person to the March of Dimes. Reservations will only be accepted through members of the Honorary Committee, and I am enclosing a reservation form for your convenience…Cordially, Jack." . Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. From the Gerald Burg collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 648		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 649		Bergman, Ingrid (1913-1982) Sweedish born Actress who enjoyed enormous success in Hollywood for her dramatic roles in such films as Casablanca (1942) and Notorious (1946). Awarded three Oscars. Check Signed. Culver City, CA. November 11, 1940. Being a payroll check from David O. Selznick Productions in the amount of $2264.07. Miss Bergman has endorsed the check on the verso in dark black ink. Includes a vintage color postcard of the legendary actress in her role as Joan of Arc from the movie of the same name. Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $121
Lot 650		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 651		Bernstein, Leonard. The classic Leonard Bernstein ensemble. (1918-1990) American Composer. His compositions include "West Side Story" (1957). Later works include a Mass commissioned for the opening of the JFK Center of the Performing Arts. Autograph Musical Quotation Signed. One page, Quarto, on printed musical staff paper, n.p., n.d. The opening bar of "Maria," arguably the most famous song from Bernstein's most famous score. Written in bold black felt-tip ink, identified by the composer who has written "Ma - ri - a …" beneath his musical quotation, and signed in full, "Leonard Bernstein." Accompanied by an Inscribed Photograph Signed of the composer, being a 3½ x 5½" Black & White profile inscribed "With best wishes Leonard Bernstein." Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. From the Gerald Burg collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 652		Bierce, Ambrose. Four traces of mounting paper appear at each corner of the verso, where the letter has formerly been mounted. The text and appearance of the letter is entirely unaffected by these mounting traces, and the letter itself is Very Fine. An interesting communication from one well-known writer to another. (1842-1914) American journalist and short-story writer known for his dark, cynical vision of human nature, as evidenced by such works as Devils Dictionary (1906). Disappeared into Mexico in 1913, never to be heard from again. Autograph Note Signed. One page, 12mo, on heavy card stock, Los Gatos, California, n.d., to the poet Edwin Markham. Brief, neatly penned letter thanking Markham for an admiring response to a book of Bierce's verses. He writes, in full : "Dear Mr. Markham - I've just time to say that I'm back - did I tell you I was going? - and to thank you for your good words of my verses. Ambrose Bierce." Bierce lived in California, working as a journalist, at various times between the late 1860's and 1887, and apparently returned for various visits in later years; Markham lived there for the last three decades of the nineteenth century, during which time he enjoyed great popular success. Fine. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 653		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 654		Buchanan, James (1791-1866) 15th President of the United States, 1857-1861. Partially Printed Document Signed. Accomplished in manuscript, One page, Quarto, Washington, December 9, 1847. With a second document, being a land deed, Three pages, Folio, of the same place and date. This State Department document deals with the authorizing parties capacities as Justice of the Peace: "…That Robert White and Henry Weaver … are now, and were, at the time of subscribing the same, Justices of the Peace, in and for the Country of Washington, in the District of Columbia, to whose acts as such full faith and credit are due." Embossed wafer seal of the Department of State at lower left, with Buchanan's signature opposite. Moderate foxing, else fine. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $403
Lot 655		Buchanan, James. Partially Printed Document Signed. Four pages, Quarto, Washington DC, November 22, 1847. Document certifies that "…the papers hereto attached are true copies of original papers on file in this Department …in virtue of the act entitled 'An act to carry into effect the convention between the United States and the Republic of Peru concluded at Lima the seventeenth day of March eighteen hundred and forty one,' approved 5th August 1846… " In 1845, General Ramon Castilla became President of Peru, developing the guano industry and opening trade with Europe and the United States. This document hails from Castilla's reign and concerns trade between the two countries. Moderate age-toning, with a large water stain affecting nearly all the right side of the document's first page. All writing is still quite legible, and the signature is unaffected. White wafer seal of the State Department at lower left. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $184
Lot 656		Buchanan, James. Moderately age-toned, with one of the signatures being unevenly trimmed, otherwise fine. Two Cut Signatures. Approximately 4 x 1" each, n.p., n.d. Together with a bronze Presidential medallion and inscribed brass plaque. Also included is a stately steel engraving of President Buchanan standing in his study. The Cut Signatures are Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $299
Lot 657		Buchanan, James. Autograph Letter Signed as Secretary of State. One page, Quarto, Washington, February 5, 1848. Being a letter of introduction for Colonel John J. McCahen, Buchanan writes, in full: "I am intimately acquainted with Colonel John J. McCahen of Philadelphia, the bearer hereof. He informs me that he is about to proceed to Jackson, Mississippi, on business of importance to him. Col. McCahen is a gentleman of high character & much intelligence & has numerous devoted friends in the City of Philadelphia & throughout Pennsylvania. I cordially commend him to the kindness & attention of all those who may consider my recommendation of any value. James Buchanan." A small red stain has bled from the verso of the integral blank, leaving a small spot on the recto, which does not affect the text. Otherwise the letter is Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 658		Buffalo Soldiers. Discharge Papers for a Buffalo Soldier. Partially Printed Document Signed, accomplished in manuscript, Four pages, recto/verso, on imprinted United States Army letterhead, Quarto, May 15, 1875. Being the discharge documents for a Buffalo Soldier named Abram Day. One of the documents is a "Voucher" in the amount of $142.01, for pay, traveling expenses, rations, and clothing, signed by Day and by J.W. Nichols, Paymaster of the U.S. Army. The second document, entitled "Final Settlement," discharges the same soldier for "Expiration of time of service," and reiterates the balance of the account listed in the accompanying voucher. After the Civil War, the US Army recruited four regiments of African Americans to serve in the Western Frontier. The men of the 24th and 25th Infantry and the 9th and 10th Cavalry fought Indians, built forts, pursued outlaws, and protected railroad workers. Because their tightly-curled hair was similar to the hair of the buffalo, the Indians called them "Buffalo Soldiers." These two documents discharge one of men of the 24th Infantry. Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 659		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 660		Business Leaders. Eight Signed Photographs of American Business Tycoons. Collection of mostly Black & White photographs of American tycoons, including: a Sepia-tone, 8 x 10" portrait of IBM's Thomas Watson, Jr. signed "T J Watson Jr."; a Black & White, 8 x 10" portrait of publisher William Randolf Hearst, Jr. signed in silver ink, "W R Hearst Jr."; a Black & White, 8 x 10" dapper portrait of Insurance tycoon W. Clement Stone, signed in full; a Black & White, 8 x 10" portrait of Hotel magnate Baron Hilton, inscribed "Best Wishes, Baron Hilton."; a Color, 8 x 10" studio portrait of General Motors executive Roger B. Smith, signed in full in delicate gold ink, together with a one page TLS introducing the signed photograph; a Black & White, 5 x 7" shot of Ford chairman Donald E. Petersen, signed in full and dated 1990; a genial 5 x 7" Black & White headshot of banker David Rockefeller, signed in full; and a Black & White, 5 x 7" portrait of hotelier J. William Marriott, signed "Bill Marriott." Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $178
Lot 661		Cagney, James (1899-1968) American Actor, whose smirkily defiant gangster persona in films such as The Public Enemy (1831) made him an enduring star. Inscribed Photograph Signed. Black and White, 8 x 10", n.d., n.p. Being a production still from Public Enemy (1942) of an intimate scene with Jean Harlow. Boldly signed across her image. Double matted to overall 11 x 14". Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 662		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 663		Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) Russian-born artist who spent most of his carreer in France, best known for his colorful paintings of animals, objects, and people from his life, dreams, and Russian folklore. The word surrealist is said to have been coined by Apollinaire to describe the work of Chagall. First Day Cover Lithograph Signed. Color, 8 x 12½", "Nice Soleil Fleurs." Boldly signed in full in lower right corner. Matted and framed to an overall size of 13 x 17". Estimated Value $150 - 250. From the Gerald Burg collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $431
Lot 664		Chagall, Marc and Henry Moore. Three Postcards Signed by Marc Chagall and a Henry Moore Signed Catalog Illustration. A. Three Color Postcards Signed by Marc Chagall. Two postcards, in Hebrew, both postmarked Jerusalem, March 23, 1973 commemorating "Chagall Windows," a series of stamps and covers he designed, and One unmailed postcard printed for the New York Museum of Modern Art depicting Chagall's Birthday (1915). Two of the cards are signed in full, the other signed "Chagall." B. Catalog Illustration Signed Twice by Henry Moore. Two-Sided Color Plate, 9 x 12", being a leaf removed from a catalog of Moore's works, depicting a large outdoor sculpture situated outdoors on an expansive landscaped promontory on the recto page, and two smaller mounted abstract works on the verso. Each page is signed by the artist in full, "Henry Moore." . Estimated Value $150 - 250. From the Gerald Burg collection. View details	Realized $138
Lot 665		Chaplain, Charlie. Framed to an overall size of 12½ x 16½". (1889-1977). Film Actor and Director. Chaplin is considered a master of film comedy, who helped make silent film an art with such films as The Gold Rush (1925), City Lights (1931), and Modern Times (1936). Printed Sketch Signed. Printed Sketch by "Batis" depicting the comedian with his hallmark bowler hat and cropped mustache, fitted out in a dapper polka-dot bow tie. Chaplin's face has an expression of supercilious offense: his eyebrows are raised, his mouth pursed tight as he contemplates some spectacle of unforgivable outrage. Inscribed "Hello! - Charlie Chaplin" in brown ink at top right. Fine. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 666		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 667		"City Slickers". Signed Script. Original Script for the popular feature, City Slickers, starring Billy Crystal. One hundred sixteen pages, Single-sided, Castle Rock Entertainment, Beverly Hills, California, dated August 1, 1990. A Pre-Production Draft for the film, written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, signed on the Cover Sheet by actor Billy Crystal, who has inscribed, "Best Wishes, Billy Crystal." Fine. Estimated Value $100-UP. From the Gerald Burg collection. View details	Realized $58
Lot 668		Union Soldier's Diary With Battle Descriptions. Union Army Soldier's Diary. Soldier's Diary recorded by an officer of the 178th Regiment, Ohio Volunteers, in a pocket ledger approximately 4 x 6", without covers, beginning August 31, 1864 and closing on January 17, 1865. Over Seventy pages of handwritten entries, including personal notes, lists of names, a detailed record of expenditures, some from the war years and probably related to military service. There is also a handwritten "Roll of Company A., 178 Regiment, O.b.G.," being a neatly written Muster Roll of every remaining soldier in the regiment. But the highlight of this diary is a full ten page narrative of entries made during Hood's invasion of Tennessee, also called the Franklin and Nashville Campaign, and Forrest's operations in Tennessee. The diarist writes of traveling south by river boat and train, arriving at Nashville in November of 1864. As early as November 25th he notes that General Hood and Maj. General George H.Thomas were "…fighting at Columbia 25 miles north of Shelbyville." On December 1st and 2nd the regiment marched on to Murfreesboro. While Thomas delayed his attack, Hood sent Forrest with both cavalry and infantry toward Murfreesboro to carry out raids against the Union forces, with the intention of destroying the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad and the disruption of the Union army supply depot at Murfreesboro. This culminated in the action at Murfreesboro on the morning of December 7th, which the diarist describes in some detail: "Regiments of infantry and 4 hundred of cavalry under General Milroy went out to feel of the rebels and 7 pieces of artillery run the rebels into their hole and then the trouble begun. Heavy cannonading for a few minutes after which the 174 O.V.I. opened fire on the Johnnies followed by the 181 O they opened a very heavy fire and the 178 O.V.I. came in on a flank move…We run the rebels until dusk…loss of our regiment light." Several days of icy weather followed. On December 14th a foraging expedition attempting to augment dwindling rations unexpectedly came face-to-face with the enemy: "…cracker line cut off living on quarter Rations the boys went out with a forage Train After Corn didn't go more than a mile till they found Rebel Cavalry…They had a pretty hard fight and would have been captured had it not been for reinforcements from the fort …our Color Sergeant had his leg shot off close by the knee and the Color Corp had his leg fractured laid in Murfeesboro til the 22 … on quarter Ration and that in Mush meal not sifted pretty tough …" General John Bell Hood was soundly defeated on December 15th and 16th at Nashville and began to retreat south. Beginning December 24th, the diary narrates marching: "…on the Pike [Salem Pike] for Columbia to join our Coman after Hood. I suppose distance 50 miles arrived …28th Dec. Pretty hard marching for the holidays…" He and his unit marched west to the Tennessee River at Clifton, and on the 18th they boarded a steamboat traveling north. The diary is moderately field worn, and though its covers are not present, the pages are still held together by the original twine binding. A fascinating first-hand account of a Civil War campaign. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,783
Lot 669		[Civil War]. All material is fine unless otherwise indicated. Lot of Four Civil War Autograph Letters Signed by Military Leaders, and Additional Civil War Ephemera. Interesting collection of nine items relating to the Civil War, including: A. Autograph Letter Signed by John Worden, Commander of the Monitor. Two pages, Octavo, on "U.S.S. Franklin" letterhead, Ville Franche, April 10, 1875. To James L. Graham, US Consul General to Italy. Diplomatic, and curiously genteel letter from Worden, who at this time was in command of the European Squadron, which visited many ports of Northern Europe and was in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Russo-Turkish War, to the Italian Consul, accepting an invitation to visit, and comparing notes on the merits of the "Hotel Orsini," where the diplomat and his family have stayed. Signed in full, "John Worden." Scarce in ALS. B. Autograph Letter Signed by George W. Blunt. One page, Octavo, on personal imprinted letterhead, New York, March 2, 1861. Fascinating letter from an important shipbuilder and nautical publisher, denouncing a group of confederate "spies." Blunt was responsible for charting the New York harbor, and a number of other important waterways which were of great strategic interest to the United States Navy at this time. Written in the month of Lincoln's inauguration as President, when fealty to the North and South was being tested in every State, the Shipbuilder, believing he has discovered a cadre of Southern spies, writes excitedly: "My Dear Sir I have good reason to believe that these one two or three officers in the Navy Yard in Brooklyn who send word to the South as to every movement if you wish to have their names - so that they may be sent elsewhere at once I will send them. Yours Truly Geo W Blunt." The content of this letter vividly demonstrates the culture of suspicion and sectionalism taking root as the nation divides on the eve of Civil War. C. Letter Signed by Simon Cameron. One page, Quarto, on green-ruled paper, with the manuscript heading "War Department, Washington, May 8, 1861. Manuscript letter in a secretarial hand to Issac Lea. Esq., Philadelphia, acknowledging a letter of request for a military commission on behalf of the addressee's son, whose name the Secretary of War has forwarded to the Chief of Ordnance. Slight tear along top fold at right, not affecting text, otherwise fine. D. Autograph Letter Signed by G. H. North. Two pages, recto/verso, with integral blank, Quarto, on green-ruled paper, Hagerstown, Md, August 30, 1864. To Brigadier General W.W. Avenel from his Ordnance officer, G.H. North. Richly detailed military letter regarding the arming of the Generals troops, which have been "dismounted," and are urgently in need of horse equipment and Rifles. North briefs his general on the ordnance he can expect, and details its movement and whereabouts. In fine condition, with very moderate staining to the verso of the integral blank, not affecting the letter proper. E. Carte de Visite of Civil War Union Generals. Sepia-tone carte de visite, 3 x 4", of Union Army Generals Fremont and Doubleday, standing over a seated Mrs.Fremont, reading a dispatch. Top corners have been rounded, and the card mounted on a larger piece of cardstock. Somewhat soiled, with the names of the Generals written in pencil in the bottom margin. F. Two Printed Booklets on Ordnance of the Civil War. Two printed studies, published by The American Ordnance Association, Washington DC, 1960, each approximately 24 pages, Quarto, with paper covers, containing "comprehensive tables and authentic drawings" describing the Ordnance of the American Civil War. Published on the occasion of the centennial of the War Between the States. One volume treats ordnance in the Navy, while the other studies arms and artillery in the United States Army. G. Ten Dollar Bill of Confederate Currency. Original confederate currency, Richmond, Virginia, February 17, 1864, with printed engraving depicting a battlefield scene of horses pulling cannon, with the bust of Secretary of State R.M.T. Hunter at right. Very Fine. Fine. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details	Realized $633
Lot 670		[Civil War Era Newspapers]. A collection of Ten pages, separated and individually mounted, each profusely illustrated, from Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization. Dates range from 1861, 1863, to 1865. New York. Approximately 10 x 15." Two of the ten are front pages featuring charming vignettes of art, music, and scholarly items. The other eight feature wood block engravings of Civil War related scenes. Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 671		Civil War Era Newspapers. Condition ranges from Very Good to Fine, with most of the newspapers being clean and attractive. One of the papers, an issue of the New York Daily Tribune, March 4, 1862, is incomplete, being the last eight pages (8-16) of this publication. The remaining newspapers are all complete. Six Civil War Newspapers. One issue of The Liberator, Boston, March 29, 1961. Four pages, elephant Folio, printed by J.B. Yerrington & Son. Together with Four issues of the New York Daily Tribune, New York, with dates ranging March 4, 1862 - October 24, 1863, each Folio, eight pages, and one issue of The New York Times, New York, April 30, 1862, Folio, eight pages. The Liberator contains numerous anti-slavery articles and extracts, and includes a front cover story extolling the Emancipation of Russian Serfs, and a speech lauding Crispus Atticus. The New York papers all feature dramatic coverage of the Civil War, including late-breaking accounts of The Army of the Potomac, a map of Rebel defenses at Port Hudson, and first-hand reports on The Siege of Yorktown, and other important Civil War battles. Also included is an interesting apology by General Frémont, entitled "General Freemont's Defense. His Statement and Evidence, As Presented To The Joint Committee of the Two Houses on the Conduct of the War." . Very Good. Estimated Value $75-UP. View details	Realized $86
Lot 672		Clark, General Mark (1896-1984) US general. Designated as Commander II Corps under Eisenhower for the invasion of North Africa. He commanded the 5th Army at the Salerno landing and the capture of Rome (1944). He commanded the US 6th Army in the Far East (1947-9). He commanded the UN forces in Korea (1952-3). Signed Check. Approximately 8¼ x 3¼" light green personal check, with "General Mark Clark" printed at upper left, Charleston, South Carolina, October 13, 1971. Drawn on the First National Bank, a $3.84 check made out to Coburg Dairy Inc. Boldly signed by the famous General at bottom, "Mark W. Clark." . Estimated Value $125-UP. View details	Unsold
Lot 673		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 674		Cleveland, Grover. Handsomely matted and framed with a photographic reproduction of Cleveland. Measures 20½ x 11½". (1837-1908) 22nd and 24th President of the United States. Document Signed (as Governor). One page, oblong octavo. Albany, NY, July 20th 1883. Piece is signed boldly by Cleveland and is countersigned by Private Secretary Daniel Lau. It features a robust gold seal. Slight creases not adversely affecting document. Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 675		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 676		Clinton, William J. A very faint stain at bottom center, otherwise fine. Typed Letter Signed as President. One page, Quarto, on pale green embossed White House letterhead, Washington, DC, January 20, 1994. To Congressman William Natcher. Scarce letter mentioning the President's mother. Clinton writes: "Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your kind words on the loss of my mother. I want you to know how much your expression of sympathy means to my family and me. Hillary and I are grateful for your thoughts and prayers. Sincerely, Bill." Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 677		Cohan, George M. Bound with staples to the original reinforced document holder. (1878-1942) American Actor, dramatist and director. Wrote songs such as 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'. Partially Printed Document Signed. Accomplished in typescript, Three pages, recto/verso, legal Folio, on imprinted letterhead, Loew's Incorporated, New York, NY, March 14, 1940. Contract in which George M. Cohan assigns all Motion Picture Rights to his musical play, "Little Nellie Kelly," written, composed, and produced by him, to Lowe's Incorporated. The third page of the document is a quarto addendum entitled "Exhibit A," enumerating ten of the songs from this musical, many of them used in MGM's 1940 film starring Judy Garland. Boldly signed on the first page above his typed name, "G. M. Cohan." Fine. Estimated Value $375 - 425. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $431
Lot 678		Collection of Autograph Cards. Condition ranges from Very Good to Fine. We urge that a careful review of this lot be made prior to bidding. The Dora Kahn Fletcher Autograph Card Collection. Consisting of Sixty Autographs, the vast majority signed on handsome Autograph Cards, with five signatures on loose album leaves and scraps. Most of the cards are 3½ x 2", on off-white card stock. Among the luminaries included are Jefferson Davis, whose has signed in full on his personal autograph card; an Executive Mansion card signed in full by President Grover Cleveland; an autograph card signed in full by President Rutherford B. Hayes ; a card signed by boxer Joe Louis - "Champion of World"; autograph cards signed by Confederate General J.E. Johnston, Union Army General William T. Sherman, John S. Worden, General Philip H. Sheridan, Oliver Wendall Holmes, Bill Nye, and many, more. Included among the five signatures on separate leaves is an album leave signed in bold purple ink by the popular actress Mary Pickford. Estimated Value $500 - 1,000. Begun in 1898 by Dora Kahn Fletcher, a California native, when she was twenty years old, the collection was handed down to Dora's daughter Sarah Lifpitz, who added to the collection until she passed it down to her son "Bud" Norman Lifpitz, who owned the Mayfair Riding & Sports Shop, purveyors of Western wear in early Beverly Hills. The collection includes cards from Presidents, Generals, Governors, Statesmen, Writers, and Actors, and represents a unique slice of a century of California history. View details	Realized $1,035

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