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 | Lot #262 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE FREDERICK William II (1744-97), King of Prussia, nephew and successor of Frederick the Great. His lack of administrative ability caused Prussia to decline; he joined Austria in support of French Royalty banished during the French Revolution. Manuscript letter signed, in French, as King, 1/2 page, 4to, Berlin, March 4, 1797, to an author in praise of his latest book which has given the King much pleasure, fine
| Price Realized $250.00
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 | Lot #263 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE GAGARIN, Yuri (1934-1968), Russian Cosmonaut, first man in space, color ppc of Gagarin and another cosmonaut, both in uniform and signed, v.f. and scarce
| Price Realized $350.00
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 | Lot #264 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE GAGARIN, Yuri (1934-1968), Russian Cosmonaut, first man in space, black and white ppc of Gagarin with another cosmonaut, both in uniform, signed by both, v.f. and scarce
| Price Realized $350.00
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 | Lot #265 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE JEFFERSON, Thomas (1743-1808), third U.S. President, signed as President on a free-frank letter, dated 29th Aug. 1802, docketed on arrival, letter sheet reduced, with wax seal missing, mounted on paper, v.f., rare, with Stephen Koschal cert.
| Price Realized $4,500.00
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 | Lot #266 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE KENNEDY, John F. (1917-63), 35th U.S. President, signed as senator, a handwritten two-page letter, not dated, on imprinted stationery of the "United States Senate, Washington, D.C. John F.Kennedy, Mass.", v.f., with Stephen Koschal cert. Documents actually signed by JFK are very rare
| Price Realized $4,500.00
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 | Lot #267 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE MADISON, James (1751-1836), fourth U.S. President, signed as Secretary of State (under Thomas Jefferson) on an American passport, dated April 1, 1807, with complete seal, v.f. and rare
| Price Realized $1,000.00
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 | Lot #268 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE MONROE, James (1758-1831), fifth U.S. President, document signed as President, July 27, 1824 granting land in Palestine, Illinois to a certain Smith Shaw, countersigned by George Graham, commissioner of General Land Office
| Price Realized $800.00
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 | Lot #269 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE NAPOLEON, Bonaparte. LS addressed "Au Premier Consul de la Republique Francaise" and signed by Gen. Gauthier; annotated in margin and signed "Buonaparte" by the Emperor, with red "Secret Pap." oval hs, v.f. Documents signed "Buonaparte" are very rare
| Price Realized $4,500.00
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 | Lot #270 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE NAPOLEON, Bonaparte. A partly printed LS headed "Rapport a la Majeste l'Empereur et Roi", from Minister of War, dated 1810, signed "NAP" by Napoleon in margin, also signed by Marshal Berthier, as Minister of War at bottom
| Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #271 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE PICKETT, George E. (1825-1875), Confederate general of the disastrous "Pickett's charge" fame in the battle of Gettysburg. The Southern Telegraph Companies, received at Richmond May 9, 1864 from Petersburg to Gen. Bragg, contents relating to military actions at Swift Creek, handstamped "Examined for War Records", with two facsimile signatures of Maj. Gen. Pickett, some paper strengthening and stains, fine and very rare Civil War telegram
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 | Lot #272 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. (1882-1945), 32nd U.S. President, 1914 signed, typewritten letter headed "The Assistant Secretary of the Navy" to Martin H.Glynn, Governor of New York. Roosevelt writes: "My dear Governor: I have been asked to speak a good word for Calvin J. Hudson, Commissioner of Agriculture... I am sure he will do much to swing both the Grange and State Agricultural Society back behind you and your fight for bills for agriculturalists...", v.f.
| Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #273 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE SPACE. A duplicated collection of 1145 autographs by various Russian cosmonauts, with many early items including seven signatures of Yuri Gagarin, Komarov (5), Volkov (4), Levchenko, also Titov, Tereshkova, Bykovsky, Beregovoi, Popovich etc., mostly on 739 Space-related covers, first day covers, postcards, photographs etc., fine-v.f. and attractive lot
| Price Realized $9,000.00
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