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THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS ANNOUNCES AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE. MIFFLIN, THOMAS. 1744-1800. Letter Signed ("Thos. Mifflin") as President of the United States Congress announcing the signing of the Treaty of Paris,THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS ANNOUNCES AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE. MIFFLIN, THOMAS. 1744-1800. Letter Signed ("Thos. Mifflin") as President of the United States Congress announcing the signing of the Treaty of Paris,. Sold for US$127,500 inc. premium
AN UNCUT COPY OF THE FEDERALIST PAPERS. HAMILTON, ALEXANDER; JAMES MADISON and JOHN JAY. The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787. New York: Printed and Sold by J. and M. M'Lean, 1788.AN UNCUT COPY OF THE FEDERALIST PAPERS. HAMILTON, ALEXANDER; JAMES MADISON and JOHN JAY. The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787. New York: Printed and Sold by J. and M. M'Lean, 1788.. Sold for US$108,450 inc. premium
FIRST EDITION OF WHITMAN'S "ESSENTIAL AMERICAN BOOK." WHITMAN, WALT. 1819-1892. Leaves of Grass. Brooklyn, New York: [Printed for the author], 1855.FIRST EDITION OF WHITMAN'S "ESSENTIAL AMERICAN BOOK." WHITMAN, WALT. 1819-1892. Leaves of Grass. Brooklyn, New York: [Printed for the author], 1855.. Sold for US$39,720 inc. premium
A NIGHTGOWN WORN BY CHARLOTTE CARDEZA DURING THE TITANIC DISASTER AND RESCUE. This nightgown, with delicate white fabric, finely worked embroidery, and lace edgings, worn by Charlotte Drake Martinez-Cardeza, features short sleeves and a high square neckline, with slits for wide-threaded ribbon,A NIGHTGOWN WORN BY CHARLOTTE CARDEZA DURING THE TITANIC DISASTER AND RESCUE. This nightgown, with delicate white fabric, finely worked embroidery, and lace edgings, worn by Charlotte Drake Martinez-Cardeza, features short sleeves and a high square neckline, with slits for wide-threaded ribbon,. Sold for US$20,480 inc. premium
WOOLF, VIRGINIA. 1882-1941. Autograph Letter Initialed ("V"), to Quentin Bell, on numerous subjects at the end of her trip to Southwest France in 1931,WOOLF, VIRGINIA. 1882-1941. Autograph Letter Initialed ("V"), to Quentin Bell, on numerous subjects at the end of her trip to Southwest France in 1931,. Sold for US$6,400 inc. premium
A LOCK OF WALT WHITMAN'S HAIR WITH TREMENDOUS PROVENANCE. A lock of Walt Whitman's hair, together with a contemporary autograph note in pencil from Thomas Donaldson describing the provenance of the lock,A LOCK OF WALT WHITMAN'S HAIR WITH TREMENDOUS PROVENANCE. A lock of Walt Whitman's hair, together with a contemporary autograph note in pencil from Thomas Donaldson describing the provenance of the lock,. Sold for US$3,584 inc. premium
RARE PIECE OF WHITMANIANA. [WHITMAN, WALT. 1819-1892.] SAUNDERS, HENRY S. A Whitman Controversy: Being Letters Published in Mercure de France, 1913-1914. Toronto: Henry S. Saunders, 1921.RARE PIECE OF WHITMANIANA. [WHITMAN, WALT. 1819-1892.] SAUNDERS, HENRY S. A Whitman Controversy: Being Letters Published in Mercure de France, 1913-1914. Toronto: Henry S. Saunders, 1921.. Sold for US$1,408 inc. premium

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CAPTAIN ROBERT LEWIS'S MIDO MULTIFORT WATCH WITH TRENCH ART CUFF BRACELET MADE AFTER ENOLA GAY MISSION. Mido Multifort Superautomatic watch with automatic movement, serial #661479, with custom stainless steel bracelet engraved on one side "ENOLA GAY / First Atomic [arrow and flash] bombardment / Aug 6 / Hiroshima / 1945" and on the other "Tinian / 20 [insignia] / Bud / 509th / Composite / Group,"
FEYNMAN WITNESSES THE TRINITY TEST. FEYNMAN, RICHARD. 1918-1988. Autograph Letter Signed ("Dick") to Carol Field describing his naked view of the Trinity atomic test, as well as the atmosphere at Los Alamos after the news of Hiroshima,
FEYNMAN ON THE END OF WORLD WAR II. FEYNMAN, RICHARD. 1918-1988. Autograph Letter Signed ("RPF") to Carol Field noting that he will see her sooner than expected, as "I didn't dare hope our thing would finish the war,"
DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN. Chicago Daily Tribune volume CVII, number 264. Two star edition. Wednesday, November 3, 1948.
TRUMAN SIGNED PORTRAIT BY YOUSUF KARSH. [TRUMAN, HARRY. 1884-1972.] Photograph Signed ("Harry Truman"), inscribed to Ronald S. Sugarman, also signed by Karsh at the lower left edge of image,
INSCRIBED COPY OF THE SPIRITUAL CLASSIC. YOGANANDA, PARAMHANSA. 1893-1952. Autobiography of a Yogi. New York: Philosophical Library, 1946.
ORVILLE WRIGHT CHECK WRITTEN ON HIS LAST BIRTHDAY. WRIGHT, ORVILLE. 1871-1948. Check Signed ("Orville Wright"), drawn on Winters National Bank & Trust Co., Dayton, OH, August 19, 1947,
LINDBERGH PRESENTATION TO GENERAL HUEBNER. LINDBERGH, CHARLES. 1902-1974. Of Flight and Life. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948.
CREATION OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL. The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel appearing in Iton Rishmi [Official Gazette] of the Israeli government, issue no 1, May 14, 1948. Tel Aviv: Provisional Government of Israel, 1948.
FAVORITE FOODS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE. [NEGROTTO, ALICE OLIVIER. 1925-1995.] Archive of signed correspondence and photographs collected by cookbook author Alice Negrotto,
LOUIS ARMSTRONG ON NEW ORLEANS COOKING. ARMSTRONG, LOUIS. 1901-1971. Autograph Letter Signed ("Satchmo" and "Louis Armstrong") to Alice Negrotto reminiscing on his favorite New Orleans foods,
EISENHOWER AND NIXON LETTERS. 2 Letters from successive Republican presidents, Eisenhower and Nixon.
KENNEDY, JOHN FITZGERALD. 1916-1963. Autograph Letter Signed ("John"), to "Anne-Marie," regarding meeting after completion of the 1960 presidential campaign,
JOHNSON'S "LET US CONTINUE" SPEECH, SIGNED. JOHNSON, LYNDON BAINES. 1908-1973. Remarks of the President to a Joint Session of Congress. Printed official transcript, signed ("Lyndon B. Johnson") at upper right,
WARREN'S EULOGY OF JFK, SIGNED. WARREN, EARL. 1891-1974. Remarks by Earl Warren, Chief Justice of United States, at Ceremonies for the Late President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Printed transcript signed ("Earl Warren") in lower margin of second page,
ARCHIVE OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY. KENNEDY, ROBERT F. 1925-1968. Including: 1. Autograph Manuscript being inspirational quotes from his 1968 campaign from Hemingway, Bacon, the pyramids at Giza Pericles and Camus,
KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN MASSIVE ARCHIVE. Archive of signed and inscribed albums, letters, scores and publications from the collection of Jonathan Cott,
A U.S. BLUE STAR SERVICE FLAG, WWI-ERA. A pieced cotton flag with applique blue star on the obverse and reverse, within a white square within a red square, white canvas heading with gromets at head and tail,
A U.S. 10-STAR SERVICE FLAG. A machine-sewn wool flag with 10 applique blue stars on a white field surrounded by a red border, 67 ¼ x 47 ¼ inches framed to 55 x 75 inches.
CHINA UNDER JAPANESE OCCUPATION. Triangular shaped red wool flag with blue cotton sleeve and light blue patterned fringe, the canton with Chinese characters, 48 x 50 inches, c.1938,
A THEATER-MADE U.S.M.C. EAGLE, GLOBE AND ANCHOR PLAQUE. Carved wooden plaque, 12 x 15 inches, reading semper fidelis above an eagle astride a globe intersected by an anchor, carved in relief and painted, the edges carved in a rope pattern with "Guadalcanal" at lower center.
A U.S. 48-STAR ENSIGN OF THE SUBMARINE, U.S.S. JALLAO.
A 48-STAR U.S. ENSIGN FLOWN ON THE U.S.S. ENTERPRISE. A 48-star pieced wool and canvas flag with painted stars, 40 x 60 inches, heading stamped "U.S. No. 10 MI 44," with label identifying the flag affixed to upper center,
A WWII JAPANESE "GOOD LUCK" FLAG CAPTURED AND DECORATED BY A SEABEE. A machine-made silk Japanese national flag, 26.5 x 43 inches, overpainted by Louis Mauriello with U.S. military insignia and an illustration of a Seabee holding a machine gun.
A COMPANY "C" 4TH MARINES UNOFFICIAL WWII GUIDON. A pieced felt and rayon guidon, alternating yellow and red diagonal stripes, reading left to right "C / Animal / [bulldog] / Aggression / 4" with "USMC" lettered vertically on the fly end.
AN HQ PENNANT OF THE WWII-ERA BRITISH AIRBORNE DIVISION FROM THE ESTATE OF U.S. ARMY GENERAL MATTHEW RIDGEWAY. A red wool swallowtail pennant with white canvas hoist featuring an outline of the winged horse Pegasus and rider to obverse,
A 48-STAR LIBERATION U.S. FLAG MADE IN OCCUPIED BELGIUM. Hand and machine-sewn U.S. flag, pieced cotton with applied stars, 49 x 48.5 inches, with museum accession number inked to heading.
A U.S. 48-STAR INTERMENT FLAG FEATURING GOLD STARS ON THE OBVERSE. A machine-sewn wool and cotton pieced flag with applique stars, gold on obverse, white on reverse, c.1944, 54 ¼ x 103 inches.
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