GEN. DOUGLAS MacARTHUR Typed 4-page letter on General Headquarters letterhead, dated 17 April 1950 and addressed to Mrs. E. Daniel O'Connell of Sharon, Conn., MacArthur begins an explanation for his refusal to grant permission for Margaret Sanger to visit Occupied Japan, in order "to lecture
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NORMAN ROCKWELL (2) Autographs of the famous artist; a PBK of the 1972 8¢ Tom Sawyer commem stamp, signed in the top margin by Rockwell & in the side margin by the stamp designer Bradbury Thompson; accompanying is a signed typed letter on Rockwell's stationery, aggravated that someone named
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Collection (25) diff autographs on letters, covers, stationery; several are likely secretarial / autopen / printed such as LBJ as Senator (1960), Ronald Reagan as candidate for governor (1966), Hubert Humphrey as VP, Dulles and others; genuine incl Muskie, PA Congressmen Leon Gavin & John Mc
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Selection (67) sleeved signed photographs, B&W and color, mostly minor TV or movie actors & actresses, several in bikinis, also a few support staff, noted Jane Seymour, Julie Newmar, Wednesday Addams, Paul Adelstein, Mythbusters; several are IDed on back; gen VF
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Collection of autographs & memorabilia related to DOGS of cinema & TV, incl "signed" photos, some signed by actors as well, promo photographs, artwork & other ephemera; incl Petey from Lil Rascals, Lassie, Porthos (Star Trek), Rin Tin Tin, Benji, other dogs in the news (military, sled dogs);
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Old WWI era scrapbook w/ (65) actual photographs, many taken from an airship, incl views over land & sea, accidents & crashes, views of war devastation; many w/ German handwritten notations of which airship (L34, L42, L53, etc.); amazing views, a couple indicate they were taken on the Easter
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(2) German Zeppelin themed books, appear cplt w/ small size B&W photo cards; "Zeppelin-Weltfahrten" Books I & II, pgs & cards VF but album covers are worn
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(4) German cigarette card albums w/ non-military themes; Die Welt in Bildern, Album 4 complete w/ variety of topics (tattoos, mosaics, German technology, bonsai, boxing); Gold-Film-Bilder, Album 1 cplt w/ colorful portraits of German & foreign movie stars incl Greta Garbo, Leni Riefenstahl,
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(44) Union pins, each in individual baggie, most United Auto Workers or C.I.O., most labeled w/ month, from late 1930s to mid-1940s, one or two dup, gen VF
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A real hodge-podge of ephemera & collectibles; large amount are US & WW labels, seals, US & foreign revenue stamps & fantasy or otherwise unknown stamp items; also some product labels, small stack baseball cards, nice selection 1930s cigarette cards incl Player & Sons cricket players& some s
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American artist Stanley Bielecky (1903-1985), watercolor & sketch on same paper measuring 9x12" , still life with bottle, bowl & potted plant; embossed mark at LR "Stanley Bielecky Estate Stamp #" w/ pencil "69" added; internal tear in paper LR does not affect drawings or seal, likely a prac
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INDIA Popular regional artwork, (6) oil paintings on peepal tree leaves (sacred fig), these all have "Christmas" designs, (4) with three bells & holly, (2) with a pair of candles; similar designs; beautiful bright colors on these fragile pieces of art, attached to black paper & covered by wa
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STAMP ART (3) Sheets of (100) diff stamp-like labels, one in dark red, two in dark green; produced by American modern artist Robert Watts, associated w/ the Fluxus art movement; these sheets are from the 1963 issue YAMFLUG 5/POST/5 (he produced different stamp sheets from 1961-1986); each st
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Group of Roy Rogers comics (43) diff from 1948-52 (no. 10//56); also (6) Marvel Star Wars comics 1978-83 (one dup); Star Wars sleeved, Roy Rogers loose w/ some expected paper foxing; F-VF
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VAMPIRELLA Collection abt (400) 1992-99 by Harris Comics, all sleeved & some boarded in (2) comic book boxes, few dup, appears cplt for era, gen F-VF
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Collection abt (500) 1990s sleeved & boarded in (4) comic book boxes, titles & characters incl abt (125) Superman & Superwoman, also Batman, Bloodshot, Cable, Catwoman, Dawn, Green Hornet, Green Lantern, Groo the Wanderer, Harbinger, Hulk, Jurassic Park, Kabuko, Lady Death, Lady Rawhide, Pri
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Trains & Travel ephemera; Train material incl old photos of trains & city trams, also tickets, other paper, copies of old photos; Travel items incl mid-century travel brochures & guide books, also some maps, hotel info, PPC of hotels (mostly USA) vintage to early chrome; much material on Ind
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Med ctn of ephemera, prints, opera programs (1929 New York), guide books, pamphlets, maps & picture books from Montreal, Boston, New York (Woolworth Bldg), Finger Lakes, San Antonio, more, many from hotels or the railroad; mini-postcard sets, sewing, other documents; VF+ overall
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Huge Accum ephemera of all kinds, trade cards, modern cards, adv, maps & travel, prints, matchbook covers, product labels, postcards, stickers, old photographs, movie stills, playbills, scrapbook items, really all sorts of miscellany; (2) binders w/ official photos of various actors (movie &
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Selection incl (200+) trade cards, (200+) tobacco cards (US & British), other political, financial documents, beer & other product labels, illustrations, PPC, poster stamps & other paper items; gen F-VF
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Accum abt (800+) items incl old checks, documents, adv, ethnic items, seals & labels, photos, programs, PPC, early tobacco silk flags, 1954 LIFE magazine & much more; few flts to gen F-VF
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Collection abt (735) radio reception stamps, sorted by state, IDed by city in pencil, most stuck to quadrille pgs, incl stamps from (35) states plus DC & PR; abt half are EKKO w/ eagle, printed by ABNCo., the others are Bryant Radio w/ globe between two towers, various colors, many stations
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Collection (21) diff WWII era military cloth maps, folded for storage, mostly Japan & Eastern China from north to south, w/ bits of Russia as well; one is from SE Europe; appear to be VF
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The Official Donald Trump Inaugural medal as commissioned by the Ohio Republican Party, 70mm bronze, in original box w/ wooden stand; marked on rim "Medalcraft" & "Ohio OIM 2017"; obv w/ high relief front facing portrait, rev w/ Great Seal design & text; more than (250) were sold, like new
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Small box Presidential items such as inaugural covers, other event or souvenir cvrs, PPC & some ephemera incl inaugural program; some other politician items incl letters w/ printed signatures; vintage carte-de-visite of Liet-Gen U.S. Grant, photo of George HW Bush & Barbara in fatigues (like
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The Official Donald Trump Inaugural medal as commissioned by the Ohio Republican Party, 70mm fine silver, in orig box w/ wooden stand; marked on rim "Medalcraft Mint .999FS" & "Ohio OIM 2017"; obv w/ high relief front facing portrait, rev w/ Great Seal design & text; initially only (50) were
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Stash Stocks & Bonds, incl (2) whole books of (250) from 1937-41 for McCloud River Lumber Co (not listed in Krause), w/ many having multiple revenues up to $50; other bound books for United Concrete Pipe Corp (2) & Warren Union Bottling Co; loose stocks from gold & copper mines, many diff ra
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One share of Milford and Owego Turnpike Road Company, printed form w/ handwritten number, date of Aug 5, 1818 & two signatures, company embossed seal at left, light stains, o/w sound
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RAILROAD Related stock certificates (26), couple from 19th Cent; beautiful engraved designs, companies incl Baltimore & Ohio; Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago; Old Colony, Little Miami, Cleveland & Erie, Pennsylvania Railroad, The Mahoning Coal Railroad Co., others; not included
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Collection (3) Binders of trade & cigarette cards large & small on the topic of BIRDS and other wildlife, incl sets from Brooke Bond Tea (1961, 1965), Mecca Cigarettes, Coca-Cola, Arm & Hammer, Church & Dwight, Singer, Quaker City Life Insurance, others; some cplt sets, others missing per ow
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Selection Vintage Valentines, each sleeved & priced for retail from $2-$25; abt (100) diff, from fancy Victorian to colorful mid-century w/ fold-outs & other novelty; no damaged, gen F-VF+
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