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Sale 61
Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction
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Lot 439 |
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Caruso, Enrico (1873-1921) Italian tenor. Postcard Collage Photo showing Caruso in costume for famous roles in "Rigoletto" and "Marta" Signed "Enrico Caruso" on the picture side and Inscribed in Italian (Translation: "Sincere good wishes for my new friend.") Addressed in Caruso's hand on verso to "Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Ditson / City." With cancelled stamp and postal cachet: "Times Square Sta. NY / Dec. 30 1908." Gilt edged on all sides. Prominent music publisher Ditson and his wife Alice left large endowments for music education. Fine.
Estimated Value $700 - 900.
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| Unsold |
Lot 440 |
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Douglass, Frederick (1817-1895) Author, lecturer, editor, abolitionist; born a slave. Signature and sentiment with date, "Very truly yours, Fred.k Douglass / 1875" on 2½ x 4½ lined paper affixed to a 4 x 6¾ in. album page. Fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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| Realized
$282 |
Lot 441 |
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King, Martin Luther, Jr (1928-1969) African American clergyman and civil rights leader. Typed Letter Signed as co-pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta Georgia, one page, 11 x 8½ in., Nov. 2, 1961. To Robert W. Thomas at Northwestern University, regretting that he cannot accept an invitation "to appear on Northerwestern University's television program, YOUR RIGHT TO SAY IT." King explains why he has to refuse the invitation. In part,: "…Because of the present temper of events in this section of the country, I have had to adopt a policy of spending more time in the south. This means that I can only accept a limited number of engagements outside the south….I have accepted the maximum number for the 1961-62 academic year…." Fine condition.
The Civil Rights movement had begun to unfold and King was at its head. Because of his work and that of the members of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, the Interstate Commerce Commission banned segregation in interstate travel in November 1961, the same month that King wrote this letter. The first Freedom Ride through the South was undertaken by the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) after the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed segregation in interstate transportation. Until his assassination on April 4, 1968, King lead the fight for racial equality.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000.
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| Realized
$4,080 |
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