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Historic Autographs (Part 1)

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Decorative Identified Fine Silhouette of John Quincy Adams

(JOHN QUINCY ADAMS) (1767-1848). 6th President of the United States (1825-1829); Negotiated with the United Kingdom over America's northern border with Canada; with Spain the annexation of Florida; one of the earliest Anti-Slavery Leaders; authored the “Monroe Doctrine” thus one of the greatest Diplomats and Secretaries of State in American history.

$800 - $1,000

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1825 President John Quincy Adams Vellum Land Grant

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1767-1848). 6th President of the United States (1825-1829); Negotiated with the United Kingdom over America's northern border with Canada; with Spain the annexation of Florida; one of the earliest Anti-Slavery Leaders; authored the “Monroe Doctrine” thus one of the greatest Diplomats and Secretaries of State in American history.

$500 - $600

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American Revolutionary War General William Barton 1820 ALS as Prisoner in Debtor’s Jail Danville, VT. Ponders His Death (I) “will join the Sole of our beloved Washington...”

General WILLIAM BARTON (1748-1831). 1775 enlisted in the Continental Army, fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill. In 1777, led a daring raid Capturing British Major General Richard Prescott and was honored with a Presentation Sword by Resolution of the Continental Congress, Member of Society of the Cincinnati.

$1,400 - $1,800

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“David Bushnell” Signed Historic Content Document for His American Continental Army "Corps of Sappers and Miners" asking for his Soldier’s 1781 Backpay - Bushnell was the Creator of the First Combat Submarine “TURTLE” Attacking Ships by Attaching a Timed Bomb!

DAVID BUSHNELL (1740-1824). American Inventor creating the First Submarine Ever Used In Revolutionary War Combat in 1776 he named the “TURTLE” and in 1778, General Washington proposed a new military unit to be known as the "Corps of Sappers and Miners" (i.e. American Army First Combat Engineers), organized with Bushnell given Command; and an Original Member of the Connecticut Society of the Cincinnati.

$8,000 - $10,000

Current Bidding Status
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1884 Republican Presidential Candidate JAMES G BLAINE

JAMES G. BLAINE (1830-1893). Republican Politician from Maine, House of Representatives 1863-1876, Speaker of the House 1869-1875 and then United States Senator 1876-1881, 1884 Republican Candidate for President.

$200 - $300

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1724 Royal Governor of New York William Burnet Twice Signed Early Colonial Era Manuscript Document

WILLIAM BURNET, (1687-1729). Royal Colonial Administrator who served as Governor of New York and New Jersey (1720–1728) and Massachusetts and New Hampshire (1728–1729).

$600 - $800

Current Bidding Status
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Excellent 1798 “John Chester” Signed Letter he Crossed the Delaware with Washington & Hero at Battle of Bunker Hill

JOHN CHESTER, (1749-1809). Revolutionary War Hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill, Crossed the Delaware with General George Washington, from Connecticut.

$800 - $1,200

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Revolutionary War Hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill 1798 “John Chester” Signed Letter as CT. Supervisor of Revenue

JOHN CHESTER (1749-1809). Revolutionary War Hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill, Crossed the Delaware with General George Washington, from Connecticut.

$800 - $1,200

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Captain Earl Clapp Commanded Minutemen April 19, 1775 at Lexington & Concord Testimonial Document Signed... “With a sincere wish that the Tree of Liberty so gloriously planted in the American soil may continue to flourish...”

EARL CLAPP (1741-1836). Commanded a Company of Minutemen at the Lexington Alarm as a Captain of Massachusetts Militia Officer with the Minutemen on April 19, 1775 taking part at the Battle of Lexington & Concord, subsequently served as a Major of the Plymouth County Massachusetts, Militia.

$3,500 - $4,500

Current Bidding Status
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Certified William “Buffalo Bill” Cody Autographed Photo

WILLIAM F. “BUFFALO BILL” CODY (1846-1917). American Soldier, Bison Hunter and Showman, one of the most colorful figures of the American Old West, famous for his Cowboy theme shows, Buffalo Bill received the Medal of Honor in 1872.

$1,800 - $2,000

Current Bidding Status
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July 4th, 1776 Rare “Declaration of Independence” From “American Archives” Historic 1843 Peter Force Printing

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. (1843) Peter Force Printing, From the Original Plate with “W.J. Stone SC. WASHn.” Imprint, Crisp Rice Paper, Framed, Choice Extremely Fine.

$20,000 - $24,000

Current Bidding Status
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Patriot & Militia Colonel Thomas Dawes - The Cousin of William Dawes, Who Road With Paul Revere On His “Midnight Ride”

COLONEL THOMAS DAWES (1731-1809). Patriot who served as a Massachusetts Militia Colonel during the American Revolution; afterward assumed prominent positions in Massachusetts's government; Architect and Builder designing many notable buildings in Boston, including the Old Street House and the Brattle Street Church.

$2,400 - $2,800

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1971 “Joe DiMaggio” Signed Tournament of Champions Program held at Wilson Field in Vallejo, California

JOE DIMAGGIO (1914-1999). Major Leage Baseball Star and National Baseball Hall of Famer, a.k.a. nicknamed "Joltin' Joe" and "The Yankee Clipper".

$200 - $400

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Scarce William Ellsworth Signed Military Appointment

WILLIAM WOLCOTT ELLSWORTH (1791-1868). 30th Governor of Connecticut, U.S. Congressman, and Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.

$240 - $320

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1857 Edward Everett Signed as President, Association of Franklin Medal Scholars, Boston, Certificate of Donation

EDWARD EVERETT (1794-1865). American politician, pastor, educator, diplomat, and orator, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 15th Governor of Massachusetts, Minister to Great Britain, United States Secretary of State, and Harvard University President. Great American Orator best remembered for his dedication at the Gettysburg National Cemetery in 1863, where he spoke for over two hours, before President Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous two-minute Gettysburg Address.

$500 - $600

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1787 Built the First Recorded Steam-Powered Boat in the United States "You need not be Afraid a Catching the Small Pox of this letter for there is no Danger at all." - John Fitch

JOHN FITCH (1743-1798). Inventor who in 1787 Built the First Recorded Steam-Powered Boat in the United States, Continental Army officer since his Trenton, NJ. business was destroyed by the British, Winter of 1777 he provided Washington’s Troops at Valley Forge and Philadelphia food at his own expense, Captured by Indians in 1782 and handed over to the British spending the remainder of the Revolutionary War in Canada until released.

$8,000 - $10,000

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Remarkable “John Fitch” Autograph Letter Signed Writes About the Coming Battle at West Point Continental Army Soldier and the First U.S. Steam-Powered Boat Inventor

JOHN FITCH (1743-1798). Inventor who in 1787 Built the First Recorded Steam-Powered Boat in the United States, Continental Army officer since his Trenton, NJ. business was destroyed by the British, Winter of 1777 he provided Washington’s Troops at Valley Forge and Philadelphia food at his own expense, Captured by Indians in 1782 and handed over to the British spending the remainder of the Revolutionary War in Canada until released.

$5,000 - $6,000

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Timothy Fletcher Enlists as a Soldier in 1760 “for the total Reduction of Canada” in “His Majesty’s Provincial Service” a French General fell dead by a ball fired from Timothy's Fletcher’s Musket

TIMOTHY FLETCHER (1704-1779). Known as a great hunter and for his important military service in the French and Indian War, who with Captain Church, entered the Indian camp of Chief Annawan befriending him to ascertain the the strength of the warriors forces, then guided our British-American troops to surprise, engage and routed them, also a French General fell dead by a ball from Timothy's Fletcher’s musket.

$2,400 - $3,200

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Steamboat Inventor Robert Fulton’s Initialed Artistic Sketch

ROBERT FULTON (1765-1815). American Engineer, Artist, Inventor and Perfector of the Steamboat.

$2,000 - $2,500

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1758 French and Indian War Wage Request for R.I. Troops

JOHN GARDNER (1697-1764). Deputy Governor of Rhode Island and Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court.

$500 - $700

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1796 New Hampshire Governor & Commander in Chief John Taylor Gilman Signed Militia Military Appointment

JOHN TAYLOR GILMAN (1753-1828). Two Time Governor of New Hampshire, Farmer, Shipbuilder, and Statesman from Exeter, New Hampshire. He represented New Hampshire in the Continental Congress in 1782-1783 and was Governor of New Hampshire for 14 years, from 1794 to 1805 and from 1813 to 1816.

$400 - $600

Current Bidding Status
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1778 30-Day Sight Draft British Major General CHARLES "NO FLINT" GREY at New York Made Payable in London

CHARLES "NO FLINT" GREY (1729-1807). British Major General who Fought in the American Revolutionary War, later was Appointed “Commander-in-Chief of the British Troops in America” but hostilities ended before he could take command.

$1,800 - $2,400

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Matthew Griswold Revolutionary War Patriot Connecticut Governor & President of CT. Convention to Ratify the U.S. Constitution Signed 1753 Financial and Legal Document

MATTHEW GRISWOLD (1714-1799). Governor of Connecticut; served in various government positions and King's Attorney for New London County; Opponent of the 1765 British Stamp Act; Member of the Sons of Liberty; Governor of Connecticut 1784-1786; and President of Connecticut's Convention to Ratify the United States Constitution.

$500 - $600

Current Bidding Status
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1781 Governor John Hancock Signed Revolutionary War Orders the Payment of a Huge Sum for an Army Private’s Pay in Compensation “To make good the Depreciation of his wages...” Including Two Related Treasury Documents

JOHN HANCOCK, (1737-1793). First Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence with his huge bold signature written at top center, Patriot of the American Revolution, Prominent Colonial Boston Merchant, President of the Second Continental Congress, the First & Third Governor of the State of Massachusetts, for whom "John Hancock" became a synonym for “Signature.”

$5,000 - $7,000

Current Bidding Status
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1895 Edward Everett Hale ALS Author Wrote “The Man Without a Country" Written on His Personal Letterhead

EDWARD EVERETT HALE (1822-1909). American author, historian, and Unitarian Minister active during the Civil War, best known for his writings such as "The Man Without a Country," published in Atlantic Monthly.

$180 - $200

Current Bidding Status
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Florence Howe Hall Early Lecturer about Women's Suffrage in the United States and was Julia Ward Howe’s Daughter

FLORENCE MARION HOWE HALL (1845-1922). American Writer and Lecturer on Women’s Suffrage, along with her two sisters Received the First Pulitzer Prize for a Biography of her mother, Julia Ward Howe.

$240 - $320

Current Bidding Status
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Edmund P. Hillary First to Climb Mount Everest Signed 25th Anniversary Alaskan Statehood First Day Postal Cover

EDMUND P. HILLARY (1919-2008). New Zealand Mountaineer, First to Climb Mount Everest.

$280 - $320

Current Bidding Status
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1779 Declaration Signer Francis Hopkinson Signed Paris UNITED STATES Bill of Exchange Form on Pennsylvania

FRANCIS HOPKINSON (1737-1791). Signer of the Declaration of Independence as a Delegate from New Jersey, Federal Judge, American Author, and he played a key role in the Design of the First American Flag and the Great Seal of the United States of America.

$1,000 - $1,200

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“Signer” Francis Hopkinson, William Bingham & John Benezet Signed Continental Treasury Bill of Exchange 1778

FRANCIS HOPKINSON (1737-1791) & WILLIAM BINGHAM (1752-1804), Plus JOHN BENEZET (1749 - 1781). Hopkinson was an American Author, was one of the Signer of the Declaration of Independence as a Continental Congress Delegate from New Jersey and helped in the design of the First American National Flag, First graduate of what is now the University of Pennsylvania.William Bingham was an American Statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a Delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress from 1786 to 1788, and later served in the United States Senate from 1795 to 1801 and as President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate.

$1,200 - $1,400

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1770 Stephen HopkinsDeclaration of Independence SignerSigned Document as Chief Justice RI Supreme CourtImportant Crime of “Counterfeiting” Warrant for the“passing in Payment certain false & counterfeit Coin”

STEPHEN HOPKINS (1707-1785). Signer of the Declaration of Independence for Rhode Island; Member of 1st Continental Congress; (Four-Time) 4 x Governor of Rhode Island; Author of the First Anti-Slavery Law in the United States; Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court; 1st Chancellor of Brown University; Speaker of the Rhode Island General Assembly.

$1,400 - $1,800

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Revolutionary War General Jedediah Huntington Signed 1789 Connecticut Financial Funding & Debt Document

JEDEDIAH HUNTINGTON (1743-1818). American General in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, brevetted Major General in 1783, one of the organizers of the Society of the Cincinnati, member of the court-martial that tried Gen. Charles Lee and that condemned Major André. He "fought courageously during the Battle of Bunker Hill, from which he emerged a Colonel.”

$350 - $450

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1789 Gov. Samuel Huntington Document, Prior Signer of the Declaration of Independence & Continental Congress President Signed Military Appointment

SAMUEL HUNTINGTON (1731-1796). Signer of the Declaration of Independence, President of the Continental Congress (1779-1781), First President of the United States under the Articles of Confederation in Congress Assembled, 18th Governor of the State of Connecticut.

$1,000 - $1,500

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1781 Samuel Huntington Signer of Decl. of Independence Autograph Letter Signed as President of the Continental Congress Regarding Continental Currency Notes “Continental Bills of Old Emissions”

SAMUEL HUNTINGTON (1731-1796). Signer of the Declaration of Independence, President of the Continental Congress (1779-1781), First President of the United States under the Articles of Confederation in Congress Assembled, 18th Governor of the state of Connecticut.

$1,500 - $2,000

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1792 “Thomas Jefferson” & “David Rittenhouse” Signed AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY Certificate with the Original Official “Membership” Notification Letter

THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826). 3rd President of the United States, American Founding Father, the Principal Author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the Third President of the United States (1801-1809), served in the Continental Congress representing Virginia, then Revolutionary Wartime Governor of Virginia (1779-1781), Paris Diplomat in May 1785 as United States Minister to France. In 1792, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson founded the Democratic-Republican Party, U.S. Secretary of States, in 1803 made the Louisiana Purchase.DAVID RITTENHOUSE (1732-1796). Historic Early American Astronomer, First Director of the United States Mint appointed by President George Washington, and succeeded Benjamin Franklin as President of the American Philosophical Society (1791-1796).

$20,000 - $30,000

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Excellent “Helen Keller” Signed Appeal Letter for the Blind

HELEN KELLER (1880-1968). American Author, Political Activist and Lecturer, who Campaigned for and Championed Women's Suffrage and Workers' Rights.

$1,000 - $1,200

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JFK “Texas Welcome Dinner” Austin PRESS & STAFF Badges Cancelled due to the Tragic Events of November 22, 1963

(JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY & LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON). Pair of November 22, 1963 Kennedy Assasination Related Items.

$1,600 - $2,000

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1766 Sons of Liberty Member John Lamb Autograph Letter Signed Dated When Forcing the Resignation of John Hughes the Last Royal Stamp Agent in America

JOHN LAMB (1735-1800). Colonial American Leader of the Sons of Liberty, commanded the 2nd Continental Artillery in the American Revolutionary War thru Yorktown, VA, firing the cannon which began the siege, Brevet Brigadier General, and Anti-Federalist Organizer, went to Philadelphia and, with assistance of the "Heart and Hand Fire Company," forced the resignation of John Hughes, the Last Royal Stamp Agent in America.

$1,000 - $1,200

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“The Jersey Lily” Collector Autograph of “Lillie Lantry”

LILLIE LANGTRY (“THE JERSEY LILY”) (1853-1929). British-American socialite, Mistress of Britain’s Edward VII, actress and producer.

$300 - $400

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Charles A. Lindbergh Typed Letter Signed About His Family History Starting From the American Revolutionary War and Revealing His British Loyalist “Tory” Relative “John Land”

CHARLES A. LINDBERGH (1902-1974). Famed American Aviator after his historic 33 1/2 hour Solo Non-Stop Transatlantic Flight from New York to Paris in 1927 in his “The Spirit of St. Louis” airplane, Author, Inventor, Explorer, and Social Activist.

$1,800 - $2,000

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April 19th, 1775 Battle of Lexington & Concord Related MERIAM’S CORNER “Isaac Meriam” Signed Document at Concord, Massachusetts Historically Important Land Sale Exactly Located Where Battle of Concord Began !

(CAPTAIN) ISAAC MERIAM, (1737-1825). Captain from “Merriams Corner” in Concord, Massachusetts where the American Revolutionary War began April 19th, 1775 where the British Troops retreating from the Old North Bridge were here attacked in flank by the men of Concord.Captain Isaac Merriam (1737-1825)

$4,000 - $6,000

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Robert Morris Signed Asylum Company Stock Certificate a.k.a. “The First R.E.I.T.” Declaration Signer known as "The Financier of the American Revolution" Rarity

ROBERT MORRIS (1734-1806). Signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation & the United States Constitution, Revolutionary War financier often called "The Financier of the American Revolution," and Federal Period Land speculator.

$3,000 - $4,000

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Continental Army Quartermaster Nicholas Quackenbush’s Plea to the Board of Treasury of the Congress to Finally Settle the Revolutionary War Accounts Still Outstanding

(NICHOLAS QUACKENBUSH). Revolutionary War Era Assistant Deputy Quartermaster to the Continental forces in Albany with rank as Major.

$1,500 - $2,000

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Norman Rockwell Limited Edition Book Signed Titled “Norman Rockwell: Artist & Illustrator" by T. S. Buechner

NORMAN ROCKWELL (1894-1978). Famous American Artist and Illustrator.

$800 - $1,000

Current Bidding Status
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Autographed Color Photograph of Roy Rogers and Trigger Signed “Happy Trails, Roy Rogers” in Bold Blue Marker

ROY ROGERS (1911-1998). Iconic Western Star and Singer, a.k.a. “King of the Cowboys”.

$200 - $300

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“Franklin D. Roosevelt” Boldly Signed Photograph & More

FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT, Thirty-Second President of the United States who Instituted the “New Deal” programs and who led the United States through most of World War II.

$800 - $1,000

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1761 Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Great Grandfather Sells Land to His Son Christopher Roosevelt “For and in Consideration of the Natural Love and Affection... towards him the said Christopher Roosevelt his son...”

March 4, 1761-Dated French and Indian War Period, Indenture Recording the Sale of Land Signed, “JAS. ROOSEVELT” (Jacobus) (1692-1776) to his son, Christopher Roosevelt (1724-1794). Also Signed, “ISAAC ROOSEVELT” and “HARMAN HOFFMAN” at lower left as witnesses. Also Signed, “CHRISTOPHER ROOSEVELT” on the reverse side Docket.

$3,000 - $4,000

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President Theodore Roosevelt’s “Conservation of our Natural Resources” Important TLS Conference Promotion

THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1858-1919). Twenty-Sixth President of the United States (1901-1909). Roosevelt was also the first of only three sitting presidents to have won the Nobel Peace Prize.

$14,000 - $16,000

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American Revolutionary War Major General John Sullivan’sContinental Congress Expenses as Acting Delegate for New Hampshire

JOHN SULLIVAN (1740-1795). American General during the Revolutionary War, Delegate in the Continental Congress and state assembly, and served as speaker of the house. He led the drive in New Hampshire that led to ratification of the United States Constitution on June 21, 1788. He was elected President of New Hampshire (now Governor) in 1786, 1787 and 1789; led to ratification of the United States Constitution on June 21, 1788, and later appointed by George Washington as a the first United States Federal Judge for NH.

$3,000 - $4,000

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RICHARD STOCKTONDeclaration of Independence Signer1762 Autograph Document Signed

RICHARD STOCKTON (1730-1781). Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey, American Lawyer, Chief Justice, Legislator, elected to the Second Continental Congress.

$1,400 - $1,800

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Iconic “HARRY S. TRUMAN” Signed “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN” Error Chicago Daily Tribune Press Photograph

HARRY S. TRUMAN (1884-1972). Thirty-Third President of the United States, who Authorized Dropping of the First Atomic Bomb on Japan to End World War II.

$6,000 - $9,000

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1811 Field Manuscript Military Appointment of Future Connecticut’s Governor Joseph Trumbull as “Aide-de-Camp with the Rank of Major” with One future Governor of the State Appointing yet another future Governor of Connecticut

JOHN COTTON SMITH (1765-1845). Connecticut Lt. Governor (1811-1812) and Governor during the War of 1812 period from (1812-1817). Plus, (JOSEPH TRUMBULL) (1782-1861). Grandson of Revolutionary War Governor Jonathan Trumbull, who became Governor of Connecticut himself from (1849-1850).

$3,000 - $4,000

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(Admiral) Stephen Bleecker Luce’s Original U.S. Navy Presidential Appointment as a new Midshipman (at age 14)! Signed by President JOHN TYLER Dating: “from the 19th of October, 1841” Founder & 1st Naval War College President

JOHN TYLER (1790-1862). 10th President of the United States, In Office (1841-1845). Tyler Signed a bill to Annex Texas just three days before leaving office as a firm believer in “Manifest Destiny” and was the First President to see his Veto of legislation Overridden by Congress.

$5,000 - $7,000

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Rare Original “Orson Welles” Signed Publishing Contract

ORSON WELLES, (1915-1985). American actor, director, writer, and producer who is remembered for his innovative work in radio, theatre and film. He is considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, won the 1941 Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) for the movie Citizen Kane for which he was also nominated for Best Actor (as Charles Foster Kane) and Best Director, in 1970 the Academy presented an Honorary Oscar "To Orson Welles for superlative artistry and versatility in the creation of motion pictures."

$1,000 - $1,500

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