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Lot 523: DISNEY Le Brave Petit Tailleur (Brave Little Tailor) Studios Walt Disney 1938 Rare dessin d'animation dessiné par Riley Thompson extrait de l'un des plus célèbres court métrage de Mickey. Nommé aux Oscars 1938 dans la catégorie Meilleur court métrage

by Europ Auction

May 25, 2013, 1:30 PM CET

Paris, France

Estimated Price: €1,200 - €1,500

Description: DISNEYLe Brave Petit Tailleur (Brave Little Tailor) Studios Walt Disney 1938 Rare dessin d'animation dessiné par Riley Thompson extrait de l'un des plus célèbres court métrage de Mickey. Nommé aux Oscars 1938 dans la catégorie Meilleur court métrage d'animation, Le Brave petit tailleur a bénéficié du budget le plus important des studios Disney pour un court métrage. Dans cette scène Mickey découvre pour la première fois le géantMine de plomb24,5 x 30,5 cm

Lot 525: DISNEY ALICE AU PAYS DES MERVEILLES (Alice in Wonderland) Studios Walt Disney 1951 Offert en cadeau par Walt Disney en 1951, ce magnifique et très rare ensemble comprenant un décor original peint à la gouache avec deux cellulos présente l'une des

by Europ Auction

May 25, 2013, 1:30 PM CET

Paris, France

Estimated Price: €18,000 - €20,000

Description: DISNEYALICE AU PAYS DES MERVEILLES (Alice in Wonderland) Studios Walt Disney 1951 Offert en cadeau par Walt Disney en 1951, ce magnifique et très rare ensemble comprenant un décor original peint à la gouache avec deux cellulos présente l'une des scènes les plus célèbres de ce grand classique des studios Disney. Le décor apparaît scène 34 de la séquence réunissant Alice et les jumeaux Tweedle Dee et Tweedle Dum. Le cellulo d'Alice correspond au décor et celui des jumeaux est extrait de la scène 103 dans le but de créer l'image la plus spectaculaire possible. Les cellulos ont été soigneusement découpés et collés sur le décor par un artiste du département Art props des studios Disney. Des effets à l'Aérographe ont été peints sur les joues des jumeaux et des ombres sur le décor. Pour éviter les reflets un vernis transparent mat a été ajouté sur les cellulos. Dans cette scène Alice a été dessiné par Marc Davis et Tweedle Dee et Tweedle Dum par Ward Kimball. Le décor est attribué à Claude Coats reconnu comme le plus talentueux décorateur de l'histoire des studios Disney. Pièce de musée29 x 38 cmContrecollé sur un cartonUn certificat de Pierre Lambert sera remis à l'acquéreur

Lot 3983: Serviettenring Silber Walt Disney

by Auktionshaus Mehlis

2013

Germany

Description: Serviettenring Silber Walt Disney Mitte 20. Jh., Silber gest. 800, weitere unleserliche Punze, vorder- und rückseitig die reliefierten Gesichter von Mickey Mouse und Donald Duck, seitlich kleine Blümchen, L 4,5 cm, G ca. 7 g. ...

Lot 153: A. Van Der Walt (SA 20th C) Oil, Girl with

by 5th Avenue Auctioneers

May 26, 2013, 10:00 AM CAT

Johannesburg, South Africa

Estimated Price: R1,000 - R1,500

Description: A. Van Der Walt (SA 20th C) Oil, Girl with Flowers, Signed, 118 x 89

Lot 344: Wade Walt Disney Whimsie Archimedes Owl

by Potteries Specialist Auctions

2013

United Kingdom

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Description: Wade Walt Disney Whimsie Archimedes Owl

Lot 10204: *1926-D $2.50 U.S Indian Head Type Gold Coin

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May 26, 2013, 5:00 PM PST

Tehachopi, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $1,200 - $2,400

Description: Gov. File: C-26121 *1926-D $2.50 U.S Indian Head Type Gold Coin Asset Type: Coin

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Lot 10246: *1859 $3 U.S Indian Head Type Gold Coin

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May 26, 2013, 5:00 PM PST

Tehachopi, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $3,420 - $6,840

Description: Gov. File: C-26123 *1859 $3 U.S Indian Head Type Gold Coin Asset Type: Coin

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Lot 10286: Hand Signed LeRoy Neiman: Sinatra at Hofstra

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May 26, 2013, 5:00 PM PST

Tehachopi, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $600 - $1,200

Description: Gov. File: M-00882 Hand Signed LeRoy Neiman: Sinatra at Hofstra Collectible

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Lot 10350: 1853 $1 US Liberty Head Type Gold Coin

by Government Auction

May 26, 2013, 5:00 PM PST

Tehachopi, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $570 - $1,140

Description: Gov. File: C-24136 1853 $1 US Liberty Head Type Gold Coin Asset Type: Coin

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Lot 10352: Hand Signed LeRoy Neiman: Tiger

by Government Auction

May 26, 2013, 5:00 PM PST

Tehachopi, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $600 - $1,200

Description: Gov. File: M-00889 Hand Signed LeRoy Neiman: Tiger Collectible

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Lot 10371: *1908 $20 U.S. Saint Gaudens Type Gold Coin

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May 26, 2013, 5:00 PM PST

Tehachopi, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $4,965 - $9,930

Description: Gov. File: C-26094 *1908 $20 U.S. Saint Gaudens Type Gold Coin Asset Type: Coin

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Lot 10374: Golf Masters Plate Signed - 1934 to 2012

by Government Auction

May 26, 2013, 5:00 PM PST

Tehachopi, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $600 - $1,200

Description: Gov. File: M-00592 Golf Masters Plate Signed - 1934 to 2012 Collectable

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Lot 10399: *1880-S $5 U.S Liberty Head Type Gold Coin

by Government Auction

May 26, 2013, 5:00 PM PST

Tehachopi, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $1,164 - $2,328

Description: Gov. File: C-26124 *1880-S $5 U.S Liberty Head Type Gold Coin Asset Type: Coin

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Lot 10418: Thomas Kinkade - Museum Framed & Matted Lithograph - Signed, Numbered ''Bambi's First Year'' Rare

by Government Auction

May 26, 2013, 5:00 PM PST

Tehachopi, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $900 - $1,800

Description: Gov. File: M-03421 Thomas Kinkade - Museum Framed & Matted Lithograph - Signed, Numbered ''Bambi's First Year'' Rare Collectible

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Lot 10458: *1899-S $5 U.S Liberty Head Type Gold Coin

by Government Auction

May 26, 2013, 5:00 PM PST

Tehachopi, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $1,440 - $2,880

Description: Gov. File: C-26125 *1899-S $5 U.S Liberty Head Type Gold Coin Asset Type: Coin

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Lot 10463: Hand Signed LeRoy Neiman: Finish Line

by Government Auction

May 26, 2013, 5:00 PM PST

Tehachopi, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $600 - $1,200

Description: Gov. File: M-00876 Hand Signed LeRoy Neiman: Finish Line Collectable

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Lot 10472: *1929 $2.50 U.S Indian Head Type Gold Coin

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May 26, 2013, 5:00 PM PST

Tehachopi, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $1,200 - $2,400

Description: Gov. File: C-26122 *1929 $2.50 U.S Indian Head Type Gold Coin Asset Type: Coin

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Lot 10478: *1908-D $20 U.S. Saint Gaudens Type Gold Coin

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May 26, 2013, 5:00 PM PST

Tehachopi, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $4,605 - $9,210

Description: Gov. File: C-26093 *1908-D $20 U.S. Saint Gaudens Type Gold Coin Asset Type: Coin

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Lot 10493: *1924 $20 U.S. Saint Gaudens Type Gold Coin

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May 26, 2013, 5:00 PM PST

Tehachopi, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $5,070 - $10,140

Description: Gov. File: C-26095 *1924 $20 U.S. Saint Gaudens Type Gold Coin Asset Type: Coin

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Lot 10528: Hand Signed LeRoy Neiman: Mixed Doubles

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May 26, 2013, 5:00 PM PST

Tehachopi, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $600 - $1,200

Description: Gov. File: M-00880 Hand Signed LeRoy Neiman: Mixed Doubles Collectible

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Lot 552: Gilbert and George. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED

by Bubb Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Graphic Art & Manuscripts

May 28, 2013, 11:00 AM CET

Haarlem, Netherlands

Estimated Price: €150 - €250

Description: Gilbert and George. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("Gilbert & George"), to "Dearest Rob [Malasch]", dated "24th June 1994", black ballpoint, 1 leaf, w. the printed letterhead of the artists, recto only, in orig. autogr. addressed envelope. = "(...) We would love to see you BUT we are in our studio CREATING the best pictures we or anyone else has ever made. So we cant go out to play until we have finished them (...)". ADDED: ±20 picture postcards, invitations, brochures etc. by/ on Gilbert and George, incl. 2 cards SIGNED by both artists.

Lot 553: Gilbert and George. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED

by Bubb Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Graphic Art & Manuscripts

May 28, 2013, 11:00 AM CET

Haarlem, Netherlands

Estimated Price: €70 - €90

Description: Gilbert and George. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("Gilbert & George"), to "Dear Rob [Malasch]", undated, black ballpoint, 1 leaf, w. the printed letterhead of the artists, recto only. = "(...) It was lovely to see you in London. See you in Peking. (...)". ADDED: ±20 picture postcards, invitations, brochures etc. by/ on Gilbert and George, incl. 2 cards SIGNED by both artists.

Lot 1715: Hermans, W.F. Three AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED, all

by Bubb Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Graphic Art & Manuscripts

May 28, 2013, 7:00 PM CET

Haarlem, Netherlands

Estimated Price: €1,500 - €2,500

Description: Hermans, W.F. Three AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED, all to Elly Freem (2x "Mademoiselle!" and 1x "Zeer geachte mejuf Freem"), dated "6/IV 1945", "15/IV '45" and "16 Oct '45", pen and ink, 5 lvs., recto and verso (2x recto only), the first letter w. the author's address stamp ("(...) 1e Helmersstraat 208 (...)"), each w. orig. autogr. addressed envelope. - AND a visiting card by the same ("W.F. Hermans, geogr. physic. cand.") w. short AUTOGRAPH LETTER (signed "W.") in French on verso, dated "15/5 '45", in orig. autogr. addressed envelope (5x11 cm.) w. part of the orig. wax seal (w. part of monogram "W.F") to close the envelope pres. - The lvs. of the second letter yellowed in blank margins; the envelopes sl. dam. and some occas. foxing. = Very interesting and curious letters in which Hermans tries get the attention of Elly Freem, on whom he obviously had a crush. In the first letter (06/04/1945) he explains that he first saw her almost a year ago at the the office of A.A. Balkema, and that he heard more about her from his friend Adriaan Morriën. He writes that he repeatedly had asked Morriën to introduce him to her, all in vain, and has finally decided to send her this letter. On the verso of the second leaf of the letter there is a draft of the reply letter by Elly Freem, in which she explains that she has to turn him down for two reasons: firstly that her study is very important to her, and secondly that she prefers older men over young men. In the second letter (15/04/1945) Hermans extensively comments on the reasons that Freem gave to decline him and asks for a second chance. The visiting card (15/05/1945) accompanied a flower sent to Elly Freem and expresses the hope that she will answer positively to the letter sent a month ago. The last letter (16/10/1945) contains an invitation to accompany him to a concert on 22 October of works by Chopin. Added to this letter is the draft of a letter by Elly Freem to Hermans (1 leaf, recto and verso), dated "23 Oct. '45", from which can be concluded that she accepted the invitation, and in which she explains that their date caused a lot trouble for the relation with her lover [D.A.M. Binnendijk] and that she doesn't want to be contacted in any way again by Hermans ("Mijn uitgaan met jou heeft een heel vervelende nasleep gehad. Ik heb een minnaar, die gisteravond enige malen aan mijn deur heeft staan bellen (...). Hij begreep er niets van mij niet thuis te vinden en was hier vanochtend zeer ontstemd over. Hoewel ik de hele zaak uitlegde, maakt dat het geval niet beter. Om een herhaling van ruzie of scènes te voorkomen, verzoek ik je dus dringend mij verder met rust te laten. Je begrijpt, hoop ik wel, dat ik om jou, dien ik nauwelijks ken, niet mijn minnaar wil verliezen! (...)"). "Brieven aan een onbekende zijn mij een gruwel. Brieven van onbekenden ook, want ik ontvang ze nooit. Waarom ik u schrijf, vereischt dus toelichting en bewijsvoering dat u mij niet onbekend bent. Eenigen tijd geleden maakte ik kennis met de dichter A. Morriën, die mij sedert dierbaar is geworden (...). Bij een van deze ontmoetingen (...) kwam het gesprek op het typografische établissement der Heeren Balkema. - Onze beschouwingen beperkten zich niet tot de voortbrengselen der kunst, die den bezoeker aldaar in verrukking plachten te te brengen... (...) Het is bijna een jaar geleden dat U een nota voor mij geschreven hebt; hoewel deze bij uitzondering reeds lang betaald is, herinner ik mij dat nog als of ik het vannacht had gedroomd. (...). Ik verzocht Adriaan onmiddelijk mij aan U voor te stellen, wat hij mij flauwtjes beloofde. (...) "Als je het dan weten wilt-"; onthulde hij zonder stemverheffing, "ik weet van te voren al wat zij antwoorden zal. De eenige zaken die voor haar bestaan zijn studie en sereniteit. Geen man heeft ook maar het geringste voor haar te beduiden." Ik begreep hem niet. Ik veronderstelde dat hij mij niet begreep en vroeg of hij soms dacht dat ik iets anders beoogde, dan U nog eens te zien en te komen tot een boeiend gesprek, b.v. over de literatuur, die mij zeer na aan het hart ligt en U, zooals hij mij verzekerd heeft en trouwens voor de hand lag, ook. (...) Misschien vreest hij Uw toorn. (...) Als gramschap U bevangt, zal het mij aangenaam zijn wanneer die alleen mij treft; ik raak in geestdrift voor alles wat mij treft en tot u behoort. Maar waarom? Niets ligt mij verder dan een aanval op uw sereniteit. De eenige sereniteit welke in gevaar verkeert, is die van mijzelf en zelfs dat is niet mìjn schuld.... (...)" [06/04/1945]. "Gisteren (...) vond ik Uwe vriendelijke missive naast mijn bord, die ik met onuitsprekelijke gevoelens gelezen heb. Maar daar het spreken over mijn gevoelens U wellicht weinig belang in zou kunnen boezemen, zal ik geen pogingen doen ze tòch uit te spreken. Deze brief, die naar ik vrees lang uit zal vallen, bevat iets anders. Want afgezien van gevoelens die het opwekt, geeft Uw schrijven nog tot een zóo overstelpende hoeveelheid overwegingen van zuiver verstandelijken aard aanleiding, dat ik de verleiding niet kan weerstaan die hier voor U op te sommen. (...) Iets verderop geeft u een opzichzelf frappante uiteenzetting hoe onaantastbaar Uwe sereniteit tegenen "jongeren" is en dat deze soort van lieden niets voor U te beduiden heeft. - U gaat verder en toont aan dat rijpere, oude en ervarener mannen soms daarentegen veel voor u beduiden. (...) Ik ben inderdaad zeer jong, onvervaren en onrijp. Uw vermoeden of inlichtingen daaromtrent zijn volkomen juist. Het ouder worden schrikt mij eerder af dan dat het mij vreugde voorspelt. (...) - Ach mademoiselle, dit onderwerp maakt mij droefgeestig, iets waar bij mij toch al niet zoo heel veel voor noodig is. Wat zal ik zeggen over de ervaring? Ervaring is een bedekking en een vervlakking, waarmee de ouderdom zich maskeert als een park met herfstblaren, die immers alles één toon geven, de parken, de paden, de spiegels der vijvers zelfs. (...) Ervaring maakt hard. De vereelte hand is ervaren en er zijn mannen die van het vele zoenen eelt op hun lippen hebben gekregen. (...) Ervaring is een geestelijke verstarring, routine. Het meest ervaren wezen is de machine die op alles wat hem wedervaart feilloos, doch zonder variaties, reageert. (...) En wat zal ik zeggen over de rijpheid! Rijpheid is die toestand waarin de vrucht verkeert als zij het meest geschikt is geconsumeerd te worden. Maar hoe zou het mijn ambitie kunnen wezen geconsumeerd te worden, behalve dan door iets poëtisch als "innerlijk vuur". (...) De rijpheid is statisch. Welke boeiende schakeringen vertoont de onrijpheid evenwel!. Ik laat nog buiten beschouwing die onrijpheid, welke, door een liefst onherkenbaar kwaad aangetast, zonder geschikt te worden voor de groentewinkel in een adembenemende verrotting overgaat! Hierover pleeg ik lyrisch te worden: het verkwijnen, verwelken, verschrompelen aan onoplosbare raadzelen. Beschouwt u dit als een grapje, zoo u wilt; het is er evenwel geen. Maar meestal heb ik een afkeer van ernst bij het spreken over zaken die ik ernstig meen. U schrijft dat Uw studie het belangrijkste deel van uw leven uitmaakt. (...) Mijn studie (...) is dat niet meer, indien zij het al ooit is geweest. (...) Ik kan ook niet zeggen dat het schrijven het belangrijkste deel van mijn leven is; daarvoor schrijft ik te veel als ik leef. - Wèl dat mijn leven het belangrijkste deel is van wat ik schrijf. Daarom stel ik ervaringen, zelfs (en misschien vooral) gedroomde ervaringen zeer op prijs, maar de ervaring die U bedoelt, de ervaring der rijpere mannen niet. (...) Ik hoop dat mijn bericht u aanleiding moge geven uw opvattingen nog eens te overdenken en als u mij uw overpeinzingen mede zoudt deelen, zou ik U zeer dankbaar zijn. Het is mij een eer mij te mogen noemen uw onervaren en vruchtelooze dienaar [signed:] W.F. Hermans" [15/04/1945]. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXV.

Lot 70: Pottery vase featuring mauve under glaze fruits on white ground and original, signed storage box, Meiji Period;

by Ripley Auctions

May 29, 2013, 1:00 PM EST

Indianapolis, IN, USA

Estimated Price: $600 - $900

Description: Pottery vase featuring mauve under glaze fruits on white ground and original, signed storage box, Meiji Period; un-translated signature. 6.25" h, 5" d.

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Lot 73: Walt Disney's "Tarzan" one sheet movie poster;

by Ripley Auctions

May 29, 2013, 1:00 PM EST

Indianapolis, IN, USA

Estimated Price: $30 - $60

Description: Walt Disney's "Tarzan" one sheet movie poster; 1999. Good original condition. 40" x 27"

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Lot 233: Walt - A Showjumper- pastel, signed, approximately

by Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood

May 29, 2013, 10:00 AM GMT

Honiton, United Kingdom

Description: Walt - A Showjumper- pastel, signed, approximately 24 x 30cm, together with a pencil drawing of a shire horse, signed Mingry, 21 x 29cm (2)

Lot 343: Leonard Cheshire VC typed signed letter replying

by Chaucer Covers

May 29, 2013, 7:30 PM GMT

Folkestone, United Kingdom

Estimated Price: £20 - £30

Description: Leonard Cheshire VC typed signed letter replying to an autograph request

Lot 383: Group Captain George Lott DSO DFC signed letter.

by Chaucer Covers

May 29, 2013, 7:30 PM GMT

Folkestone, United Kingdom

Estimated Price: £30 - £40

Description: Group Captain George Lott DSO DFC signed letter. Many of the Battle of Britain boys, also my group of collectors, agree, thus collect George Lott's signature, that he should have deservedly been included in the ROLL OF HONOUR of 'The Few.' As it was he was involved in a dogfight on 9th July 1940. His windscreen was hit by return fire and shattered. He had to bale out at 700 feet with glass splinters in his right eye. He lost the sight of the eye permanently which ended his operational career. The date 9th of July 1940 was THE DAY BEFORE, the RAF subsequently declared 10th July 1940 as the official date of the beginning of the Battle of Britain, so Lott never received the coveted 'Battle of Britain Clasp.' Christopher Shores & Clive Williams authors of 'ACES HIGH' credit Lott with 2 confirmed 'kills', plus 3 shared destroyed, plus 1 unconfirmed. Content regarding start of BOB & the awards of his DSO & DFC. Good condition

Lot 393: Typed letter from Polish pilot Flight Lieutenant

by Chaucer Covers

May 29, 2013, 7:30 PM GMT

Folkestone, United Kingdom

Estimated Price: £20 - £30

Description: Typed letter from Polish pilot Flight Lieutenant Tadeusz Leon Kumiega 17 Squadron. Replying to letter for an autograph request. Good condition

Lot 511: A signed letter from Bing Crosby in envelope from

by Crow's Auction Gallery

May 29, 2013, 10:00 AM GMT

Dorking, United Kingdom

Description: A signed letter from Bing Crosby in envelope from Los Angeles, dated 1946, Best Bid

Lot 531: Gunther Rall Luftwaffe ace Signed Letter

by Chaucer Covers

May 29, 2013, 7:30 PM GMT

Folkestone, United Kingdom

Estimated Price: £10 - £20

Description: Gunther Rall Luftwaffe ace Signed Letter

Lot 536: Gp Capt Dennis David. Signed very good letter from

by Chaucer Covers

May 29, 2013, 7:30 PM GMT

Folkestone, United Kingdom

Estimated Price: £15 - £25

Description: Gp Capt Dennis David. Signed very good letter from his about the dreadful TV series 'A Piece Of Cake.'

Lot 537: S/Ldr Geoff Wellum DFC signed Letter from with a

by Chaucer Covers

May 29, 2013, 7:30 PM GMT

Folkestone, United Kingdom

Estimated Price: £30 - £40

Description: S/Ldr Geoff Wellum DFC signed Letter from with a memory of the Battle. Back in 1991

Lot 551: Clifford Gibbs typed signed letter on Harlequins

by Chaucer Covers

May 29, 2013, 7:30 PM GMT

Folkestone, United Kingdom

Estimated Price: £50 - £75

Description: Clifford Gibbs typed signed letter on Harlequins notepaper date 1996. Fantastic content regarding dropping Douglas Baders spare legs and him playing for the Rugby club before his accident

Lot 1894: [Comics. Disney, W.]. (Goofy in a characteristic

by Bubb Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Graphic Art & Manuscripts

May 29, 2013, 11:00 AM CET

Haarlem, Netherlands

Estimated Price: €100 - €150

Description: [Comics. Disney, W.]. (Goofy in a characteristic pose). Bronze statuette by BLAINE GIBSON, height 25,1 cm., signed "Gibson" on his back and numb. "60/ 200" in Goofy's left foot and "Walt Disney Productions" in his right.

Lot 1895: [Comics. Disney, W.]. (Mickey Mouse walking).

by Bubb Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Graphic Art & Manuscripts

May 29, 2013, 11:00 AM CET

Haarlem, Netherlands

Estimated Price: €150 - €250

Description: [Comics. Disney, W.]. (Mickey Mouse walking). Bronze statuette by BLAINE GIBSON, height 18 cm., signed "Gibson" and numb. "3/ 200" in Mickey's left foot and "Walt Disney Productions" under his right foot.

Lot 1: Adams, John. Autograph letter signed

by Profiles in History

May 30, 2013, 11:00 AM PST

Calabasas Hills, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $20,000 - $30,000

Description: Adams, John. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, (10.12 x 7.87 in.; 257 x 200 mm.), London, 1 May 1787, to Philip Mazzei, with address overleaf attached, addressed: “Monsieur Phillip Mazzai, chez Monsieur Jefferson, Ambassadeur des États Unis de L ‘Amerique à Paris”; minor red wax seal tear at the left margin, not affecting text.We have now no new Law, that I know of, but ever since I can remember, every Negro who had the Courage to bring an action for his Liberty recovered it. Our Laws would never declare Negroes Slaves by their verdict.Adams writes in full: Sir Your Favour of Feb. 24. I recd, but this Moment. The Mass[achusetts]. Law in question obliged Masters of Vessells, before they landed a Passenger to give Bonds, to maintain him in case he came to want. It was intended to indemnify Parishes, or rather Towns, against the Maintenance of Paupers. This Law turned the Tide of Emigration from Ireland to Philadel­phia. It was early in this century, I believe, but I am not able to ascertain the Date of it.There was an early Law too which obliged Masters who manumitted Negroe, to maintain them in case they came to want, upon the same Principle. We have now no new Law, that I know of, but ever since I can remember, every Negro who had the Courage to bring an action for his Liberty recovered it. Our Laws would never declare Negroes Slaves by their verdict. There is some new Law lately passed, which gives the writ de Homine, Replegianblo, but I know not the Particulars. I have nothing of W. Penn’s dying in the Fleet Prison. I can be of very little service to you in the work you are upon, for I have no American Books to report to but such as you possess, and Memory is a very fallacious Guide. I am, with much Esteem, Sir your most obedient & humble Servant John Adams.Philip Mazzei was an Italian wine merchant in London (1755-73) and later, colonial American agent in Europe (1779-84), sending information to Thomas Jefferson. The two were neighbors in the early years of the American Revolution; Mazzei had been engaged as a vintner at Colle near Monticello. At the time of this letter, Mazzei was in Paris working on his Recherches historigues et politigues sur les États-Unis de l›Amerigue septentrionale, a four-volume work published in Paris in 1788. In perpetual financial difficulty, Mazzei had arrived in Paris late in 1785 or early in 1786 to begin work on what turned out to be one of the largest and probably the most reliable of all works of the period on the United States. The work benefited greatly from Jefferson’s aid, for much of the author’s knowledge of American affairs had been gained from his former neighbor. Apparently, Mazzei was a headache to Jefferson, though the long-suffering Jefferson commended him nonetheless. Despite Jefferson’s influence in the work, it still had an unenthusiastic reception among the French.A strong supporter of religious and political freedoms and a zealous republican, Mazzei asks Adams for assistance, and here Adams responds to his requests. Commenting on Massachusetts law, Adams mentions legal measures “intended to indemnify Parishes, or rather Towns, against the Maintenance of Paupers” — to prevent the entry of destitute immigrants into the country — where soon they would become the responsibility of a town, remarking that a similar measure was enacted to prevent the same thing from happening when Negro slaves obtained their freedom and “came to want.” His comment reveals his great respect for American laws in that they “would never declare Negroes Slaves by their verdict.” What an extraordinary remark from one of our great Founding Fathers contained in the present letter.

Lot 2: Adams, John. Autograph letter signed as President

by Profiles in History

May 30, 2013, 11:00 AM PST

Calabasas Hills, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $15,000 - $20,000

Description: Adams, John. Autograph letter signed as President, 2 pages, (9.87 x 8 in.; 251 x 203 mm.), Quincy, 18 May 1799, to “His Excellency Governor St. Clair” — Arthur St. Clair — then the first Governor of the Northwest Territory; spotting and dampstaining, a few minute paper losses not affecting text at folds.Mankind will not Learn wisdom by experience in matters of Government. They get rid of all such systems by slight sarcasms: And say that Theory is in favour of simple Democracy. I say, that Theory is altogether in favour of mixed Governments, as well as experience.President Adams writes in full: Sir I thank you for your favour of April 8th and especially for the Pamphlet inclosed [sic] with it. I have read it with great pleasure as a masterly Refutation of its Antagonist, in the Style and manner of a Gentleman, and seasoned with no more than was usefull and agreable, of Attic Salt [graceful & piercing wit]. Happy am I to find such just sentiments countenanced, encouraged and prevailing in the North Western Territory.Although your Wish that my Writings were more generally read is very flattering to me, I am nevertheless not very confident that they would do much good. Mankind will not Learn wisdom by experience in matters of Government. They get rid of all such systems by slight sarcasms: And say that Theory is in favour of simple Democracy. I say, that Theory is altogether in favour of mixed Governments, as well as experience. But I am not about to write a Lecture. With much esteem, I have the Honor to be Sir, your most obedient and humble Servant. John AdamsAfter the reports regarding the XYZ Affair were made public on 3 April 1798, President John Adams enjoyed a sweeping nationalistic fervor from the spring of 1798 well into the summer of 1799. Adams also gained fairly widespread support for war against France, though he did not want war with France, nor did he want an alliance with Great Britain. The threat of war with France, however sharpened the hostility toward aliens and allowed a number of severe restrictions, known as the Alien and Sedition Acts, to be imposed on American citizens. Adams came under attack from the Republicans, some of who denounced the President as a mad despot, an enemy of the people and of the rights of man, a champion of the aristocrats and a tool of the wealthy bent on subverting American freedom.President Adams was beset from all sides: (1) the Federalists who were actively hostile to the French; (2) the pro-French anti-Federalists, who believed that because of America’s republican ideology, the country’s leaders were obliged to do everything in their power to advance France’s cause against European royalties. As well, both Federalists and anti­-Federalists took Adams’ administration to task for the Alien and Sedition Acts, the former for its failure to apply the laws stringently and the latter for implementing the measures in the first place.Adams responded to one and all that wrote to him: individuals, militia companies, legislative bodies, fraternal organizations, college students and fire companies. In the role of grand educator and benevolent leader, Adams wrote for all the people and not from a partisan position. He was a dedicated leader who wanted to guide the new, united and strong nation. The present letter to St. Clair clearly articulates the dedication and balance of Adams as Second President of the United States.

Lot 3: Adams, John. Autograph letter signed

by Profiles in History

May 30, 2013, 11:00 AM PST

Calabasas Hills, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $15,000 - $20,000

Description: Adams, John. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, (9.25 x 7.5 in.; 235 x 191 mm.), Quincy, Massachusetts, 13 June 1812, to the newly elected Governor of New Hampshire, William Plumer; light scattered spotting.Hearty congratulations to the newly elected Governor of New Hampshire and heartfelt wishes “that each branch of your Government harmonizes with you in political sentiments.”Adams writes in full: Dear Sir In the first place, permit me to congratulate you on your Election to the first Magistracy of New Hampshire. In the second place to rejoice with you, that each branch of your Government harmonizes with you in political sentiments. In the third that your state is likely to cooperate with the national Government. For though we may not perfectly approve all the measures of Congress or Administration, yet, as we believe them to be well intended, we should not resist them, at least by force and with intemperance, as dis­ union in these times and circumstances would be pernicious. In the fourth to thank you, for your speech to the Legislature on the 6th of this month, which I have read with pleasure. I hope you will send a copy of it to your Friend in the North, who will be glad to receive it, and will exult in your Election. As I am disappointed in my hopes of his return this season, your correspondence will find him at St. Petersburg with as much certainty as ever. It is to be regretted, that so many of the sons of our good old Mother Massachusetts, whom I love with a fillial [sic] Affection, should be disposed to be contumacious. Yet I cannot but think they have cause to be aggrieved on account of the Restrictions on their commerce, and especially for the obstinate refusal of all reasonable preparations for maritime operations and defence. Let us hope however for better measures in a short time and endeavour to promote them. As my aged and respected Friend Mr. Langdon declines the election as V.P., I hope Mr. Gerrys very long and faithful Services, his great sacrifices and long sufferings will not be neglected. No Man has better qualifications or superior Merits. I am, Sir, with much esteam [sic] and respect your Friend and humble Servant. John AdamsAdams’s informative letter mentions a number of important American historical figures. He makes reference to John Langdon, who had served as Governor of New Hampshire (1788, 1805-09, 1810-11), and had been offered, but declined the Vice-Presidency under Madison after the death of George Clinton. He also makes reference to Elbridge Gerry, formerly the Governor of Massachusetts (1810, 1811), who served after Clinton as Vice President under James Madison (1813-14). Adams also makes reference to his son John Quincy Adams, who, before his Presidency, served as Madison’s first Minister to Russia (1809-1814) and spent those years in St. Petersburg.

Lot 4: Adams, John. Autograph letter signed

by Profiles in History

May 30, 2013, 11:00 AM PST

Calabasas Hills, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $15,000 - $20,000

Description: Adams, John. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, (9.12 x 7.5 in.; 232 x 191 mm.), Quincy, 14 March 1813 to incumbent President James Madison; some paper loss; silked.Adams recommends a clergyman for a commission in the army to James Madison, noting, “I can say of the minister that in point of taste and sense he is a fit companion for a Jefferson and a Madison”Adams writes in full: The Revd. Mr. Henry Colman of Hingham, my neighbor and acquaintance, has a brother, as I am informed, who wishes to be considered as a candidate for a commission in the army. As the brother is unknown to me, I can say nothing of his pretensions. But I can say of the minister that in point of taste and sense he is a fit companion for a Jefferson and a Madison; and in point of learning and integrity worthy to be a disciple of a Barrow and a Butler. I have no hesitation, then, in saying that the government may safely repose entire confidence in the candor and correctness of whatever representation Mr. Colman may make, relative to his brother. Let me add, that in the present disagreeable situation of things, it seems to me of much importance that attention should be given to such characters, that this disaffected part of the Nation may be gradually reconciled to a cordial participation in this righteous and indispensible war. I have written to the Secretary of War upon this subject; but I am not informed what commission Mr. Colman solicits. I have the honor to be, Sir, your most obedient servant.Adams was currently the elder statesman of the United States, and was a great supporter of Madison and the War of 1812, much to the distress of other Federalists. Madison was a Democratic-Republican, as was Jefferson, and, naturally over the years, differed in many ways from Adams in political viewpoints. Indeed, there was an 11-year period of silence between, Adams and Jefferson, which had only ended the previous year, and Madison and Adams were often at great odds, especially during Adams’ administration. Because most Federalists opposed the War of 1812, when the great victory was won at New Orleans, following right on the heels of a peace agreement, the Federalists as a political party were finished. Interestingly enough, no signs of antagonism or strained relations emerge in the present letter between the two great statesmen. Of particular interest is the mention of “this disaffected part of the Nation,” which refers to New England, where a group called New English Federalist strongly opposed the War and the entire administration.

Lot 4: EINSTEIN, ALBERT autographed photo signed

by PFC Auctions

May 30, 2013, 2:00 PM EST

St. Peter Port, United Kingdom

Description: Albert Einstein (1879-1955) A signed photograph of Albert Einstein measuring approximately 4¾" x 3" showing Einstein smoking his pipe in a garden. Einstein has signed at the base of the photograph (in small handwriting) 'Albert Einstein 1946'. There is light damage to the right of the photo not affecting the signature.

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Lot 5: Adams, John Quincy. Autograph letter signed

by Profiles in History

May 30, 2013, 11:00 AM PST

Calabasas Hills, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $3,000 - $5,000

Description: Adams, John Quincy. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages, (9.25 x 7.5 in.; 235 x 191 mm.), London, 16 December 1795, to his brother, Thomas Boylston Adams. From London, Adams relates to his brother: “The longer I stay here the more I long to return. I find that the maxim which makes anticipation worse than reality, may sometimes be inverted.”Adams writes in full: My Dear Brother. I have received your favour of Nov 18 by Dr. Reed and that of the 23υd enclosing a letter from Charles, but not the packet which you mention as having sent by Mr. Clarke. Let me especially recommend to you to keep the Department of State informed of every thing that may take place where you are. Information there is of the utmost importance, and you will not fail to give accounts equally accurate to these requests not because I think you will be deficient in Industry, but because I feel more forcibly than ever the necessity that good intelligence should be transmitted. I enclose you a letter for the bankers at Amsterdam; I lament that I have not the power to be in two places at once, because it seems to be expected that I should. The longer I stay here the more I long to return. I find that the maxim which makes anticipation worse than reality, may sometimes be inverted. Your waistcoat goes with this, and I hope will suit you. Not a word of what I write you concerning myself, to any Soul living. My time is so short that I am unable to say anything to you respecting our American affairs. — Mr Pickney is now expected from day to day, and I hope to be released as soon as he shall come. Remember me as usual and be assured of my unvaried affection. John Q. Adams.George Washington appointed John Quincy Adams Minister to the Netherlands (1794-97), declaring the young man would prove to be the ablest diplomat in the American service. The young and able Adams was only 28 years of age at the time he wrote the present letter to his brother.

Lot 7: JACKSON, MICHAEL autographed fedora signed

by PFC Auctions

May 30, 2013, 2:00 PM EST

St. Peter Port, United Kingdom

Description: Michael Jackson (1958-2009) A white Fedora hat beautifully signed around the rim by Michael Jackson. The signature was obtained in person in 1990.

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Lot 8: Bartlett, Josiah. Autograph letter signed

by Profiles in History

May 30, 2013, 11:00 AM PST

Calabasas Hills, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $8,000 - $12,000

Description: Bartlett, Josiah. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, (12 x 7.25 in.; 305 x 184 mm.), Kingstown, New Hampshire, 6 April 1778, to Captain Abraham French & Captain Richard Hubbard Junr; browning; some paper loss.The drafting of soldiers in the American Revolution: “three pence per mile for their travel to the said place of rendezvous”Bartlett writes in full: In Consequence of Directions from the Honorable the Congress of the United States for immediately filling up the three Continental Regiments of this State and persuant to orders from the Council of Safety of this State to me Directed, you are hereby required forthwith to draft or otherwise engage as many men as will compleat the quota required of your companies for filling up the said continental regiments to service in either of them for the term of nine months (unless sooner discharged) from the time they appear at Fish Kills in the State of New York being the place appointed by Congress for their rendezvous, and you are to make return of the men so drafted or engaged to the commanding officer of this regiment without fail by the last Monday of April current with lists descriptive of their names, age, stature & places of abode, and each man so drafted or engaged who shall supply himself with a good firelock & bayonet a cartouch box & blanket, and who shall at the expiration of said term of service produce to the paymaster a certificate from his captain or other commanding officer of his company that he hath been constantly provided, therewith shall receive for the use of his firelock cartouch box & bayonet two dollars & for his blanket four dollars, and in the same proportion for any or either of them and if any or either of them are lost or rendered useless in the service without the fault or negligence of the Proprietor he shall be paid the full value thereof. And the men so drafted or engaged are to be mustered by the muster master heretofore appointed and are to receive three pence per mile for their travel to the said place of rendezvous. And they are to be sent to Exeter on or before the last Wednesday of April current ready equipt to march to the place of rendezvous aforesaid and you are not to admit prisoners of war or deserters from the enemy into the said service.Bartlett served as commander of a militia regiment in 1775. In the same year, he was also elected to represent New Hampshire in the Continental Congress. He voted for independence and was the first to sign the Declaration after John Hancock. He continued to serve and participated in the ratification of the Articles of Confederation. He later filled the offices of Judge of Common Pleas and of the Supreme Court of his state, and joined the Federal Constitutional Convention. He was elected President and then Governor of New Hampshire.

Lot 11: MINI COOPER - RUGBY WORLD CUP WINNERS autographed signed

by PFC Auctions

May 30, 2013, 2:00 PM EST

St. Peter Port, United Kingdom

Description: Rugby World Cup Mini Cooper A limited edition Mini Cooper with autographs of the 2003 England Rugby World Cup winners' team. Only 5 such cars were produced and one example is housed in the famed sports memorabilia collection of Nigel Wray, Chairman of Saracens Rugby Club. The car is red, with a white roof with a red cross of Saint George. The signatures of the entire England squad were applied to the roof, and the top was then lacquered to preserve the autographs. It comes with a presentation log book also signed by the team. The Mini has never been registered, has done a total of 34 miles, and is in showroom condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from its previous owner, and a condition report from car dealers Top555 limited. Please note this item is held in the United Kingdom and is being auctioned as a 'distance sale'. The purchaser will be responsible for arranging delivery/collection.

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Lot 12: Carnegie, Andrew. Autograph letter signed

by Profiles in History

May 30, 2013, 11:00 AM PST

Calabasas Hills, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $2,000 - $3,000

Description: Carnegie, Andrew. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages, (6.87 x 4.37 in.; 175 x 111 mm.), New York, 24 January 1908, to “My Dear Friend”, on his imprinted stationery.Heartfelt wishes to a friend on his 50th birthday.Carnegie writes in full: This day you reach your half Centenary, midway in lifes ocean. You pause, & friends around take you by the hand Congratulating you, & well they may. You bring to us in your clasp “the most precious jewel that mortal times afford,” Spotless Reputation. Then we find the warm heart, & the noble aspiration to labor for the good of your fellows, that endears you to your choice circle of devoted friends, the second better part. I picture you this evening saying to your beloved wife, (after you have whispered to her that she is your Guiding Angel) -I count myself in nothing else so happy as in a soul remembering My Dear Friends among whom please let me rank, & also among your greatest debtors. With every good wish, in which I am asked to tell you my dearer self cordially joins…

Lot 13: Cody, William F. Autograph letter signed

by Profiles in History

May 30, 2013, 11:00 AM PST

Calabasas Hills, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $2,000 - $3,000

Description: Cody, William F. Autograph letter signed (“W. F. Cody”), 1 page, (11 x 8.5 in.; 279 x 216 mm.), Flint, Michigan, 3 September 1916. On imprinted promotional stationery of The Chicago Shan-Kive and Round-Up at the Old Cubs’ Ball Park, to Dr. Calauge. With the original envelop depicting Cody on horseback, promoting the “Buffalo Bill” JOI Ranch Shows.Buffalo Bill Cody hastily writes a letter articulating how the Wild West was a very different place.Cody writes in full: Sorry I havent the time to give you data on some of the Surgeons I have known on the plains during the Indian wars and frontier towns. They were in all the shooting scraps. If they didnt do the shooting their selves, They allways were in at the death. Ive known three incidents where surgeons shot their man then attended him until he got well. They were all plumb stuck on caroeing [sic] any man. And they didnt take aback seat where it come to shooting. I once heared General Phil Sheridan say he couldnt keep those dam Surgeons back with the hospital ambulances-they wanted to be on the fireing line. Yours Truly W.F. CodyAn intriguing letter providing Cody’s scathing perspective on surgeons in the Old West.

Lot 14: Colt, Samuel. Letter signed

by Profiles in History

May 30, 2013, 11:00 AM PST

Calabasas Hills, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $2,000 - $3,000

Description: Colt, Samuel. Letter signed, (“Saml Colt”), 1 page, (9.87 x 7.87 in.; 251 x 200 mm.), Washington City, 1 April 1844, to General William Gibbs McNeill of Stonington, Connecticut; with docketed integral leaf attached.Samuel Colt excitedly writes about an upcoming test for the “favorite creation of his early career,” the Submarine Battery. This invention was actually a remote-detonated underwater mine for coastal defense and remained to his death one of his most closely guarded secrets. The impending test would be immensely successful, yet his system would ultimately fail to find the necessary support from the War or Navy Departments.Colt writes in full: Agreeable to promise I write to inform you that the preparations for my submarine battery experiments are about being completed and wind & weather permitting the grand exhibition will come off on Monday or Tuesday of next week. I have a full rigged ship here already for action and if I am successful in blowing her to kingdom come, it will be one of the grandest spectacles ever witnessed “in the heavens above, in the earth beneath, or in the waters under the earth”. You must not [on] any account fail to be here. In great haste I am Faithfully Yours…Saml ColtIn 1842, Colt had successfully demonstrated the ability of his underwater mines to the U.S. Government by destroying a moving vessel to the satisfaction of the United States Navy and President John Tyler. However, opposition from John Quincy Adams, who was serving as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts scuttled the project as “not fair and honest warfare” and called the Colt mine an “unchristian contraption.”“The obscurity surrounding the nature of Colt’s Submarine Battery stemmed substantially from the almost obsessive secrecy with which that remarkable entrepreneur surrounded what was indeed the favorite creation of his early career … The New England inventor’s dogged secrecy regarding the precise character of his Submarine Battery, which he successfully maintained throughout four public demonstrations at Washington and New York, ultimately alienated cognizant military professionals, whose guidance or active participation Colt deliberately eschewed in refining his distinctive single and dual observer systems for mine firing control. Notwithstanding the apparent success of his climactic demonstration at the Washington Navy Yard in April 1844, the precise details of which yet remain open to conjecture, Colt was unable to secure War or Navy Department support either for the adoption of his galvanic mine system for coastal defense purposes or for Congressional payment of a contingent premium for the secret of his Submarine Battery.”υ (Philip K. Lundeberg, “Samuel Colt’s Submarine Battery – The Secret and The Enigma”; Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974).

Lot 15: Davis, Jefferson. Letter signed

by Profiles in History

May 30, 2013, 11:00 AM PST

Calabasas Hills, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $4,000 - $6,000

Description: Davis, Jefferson. Letter signed (“Jeffer Davis”), 1 page, (9.75 x 7.75 in.; 248 x 197 mm.), War Department, Washington, 21 August 1856, “To the President” (Franklin Pierce).Five years before the start of the Civil War, United States Secretary of War Jefferson Davis warns President Franklin Pierce of the dangers of reducing the size of the United States Army. Davis writes in full: Sir: In answer to your enquiry as to the balances remaining in the Treasury from the last appropriation, for the support of the Army, I have the honor to state that the obligations already incurred by the Government exceed the sum of those balances by about $460,000. It may be proper to add that a portion of the balances in the Treasury having been appropriated for specific objects are not available for the support of the Army.The present strength of the Army in regiments is over 13,000 officers and men, more than 12,000 of whom are engaged in active field operations and in protecting the frontiers against the depredations of hostile Indians, and one small force not thus employed hold the fortifications which cover the commercial cities and salient points most exposed to a sudden descent by a foreign foe. To disband the troops would subject our frontier & settlements to the attacks of a formidable savage enemy and render our fortifications, which it has required years of labor and millions of expenditure to construct, useless for national defence in any sudden emergency. Very respectfully Yr obυt Servt Jeffer Davis Secretary of WarA strong and industrious Secretary of War, Davis’s term under President Pierce was exemplary. He introduced an improved system of infantry tactics, iron gun-carriages, rifled muskets and pistols and the use of the Minié ball. During this time, four regiments were added to the army, and the defenses along the seacoast and in the frontier were strengthened. It is ironic that, in modernizing the army, Davis (as Secretary of War) was shaping it into the efficient war machine that would, a decade later, crush the rebellion led by Davis as President of the C.S.A.

Lot 16: Davis, Jefferson. Letter signed

by Profiles in History

May 30, 2013, 11:00 AM PST

Calabasas Hills, CA, USA

Estimated Price: $8,000 - $12,000

Description: Davis, Jefferson. Letter signed (“Jeffer Davis”), 2 pages, (9.87 x 8 in.; 251 x 203 mm.), Richmond, 6 August 1863, to Milledge Luke Bonham, Governor of South Carolina; scattered spotting.Jefferson Davis’s historic letter to the Governor of South Carolina on the safety of Charleston, the “heart” of the Confederacy.Davis writes in full: Your letter of the 28th ultimo, was received by me a day or two since. Within a very recent period, an increased number of heavy guns-Smooth bore & rifled, of both Navy and Army pattern — have been sent to Charleston. Doubtless most of them have already arrived there and are now in service.[Clement Anselm] Evans Brigade has been ordered to Charleston and the remainder of [Alfred Holt] Colquit[t]s will be at once. In relation to the incomplete gun boat ‘Charleston’ it is deemed proper & best that, whatever shall be done with her, must be done upon full consultation with Captain [John Randolph] Tucker, and under his command. The Secretary of the Navy [Stephen Russell Mallory] I am informed has communicated by telegraph with you on this subject.Be assured that the Executive Branch of the Government will continue to do all that is possible for the safety & relief [of] the city, which we pray will never be polluted by the footsteps of a lustful relentless, inhuman foe. It must never pass to the even temporary subjection of the mean & cruel enemy. I trust that the organization of the Militia in which you were engaged is nearly if not quite complete. What is its number & efficiency? Most respectfully Your Obt Svt Jeffer DavisIn April 1863, four months before Davis’s letter, Federal ironclads steamed into Charleston Harbor and attacked Fort Sumter. Expecting victory, instead, the Union fleet was badly battered; five vessels were disabled — and withdrew. The commander, Samuel DuPont, decided that Charleston could not be taken by naval force alone. In July, a siege of Battery Wagner (one of the main defenses of Charleston Harbor) began, with the Union hopeful for a decisive victory that would include the taking of Charleston. The stubborn Confederate defenses led to the Union’s re-evaluation of their strategy; General Quincy Adams Gilmore decided that an all-out siege was required, and made preparations for nearly a month. Meanwhile, Davis had called on local defense troops to aid the attacked city and harbor. Shortly after Davis’ letter, Union troops began a lengthy bombardment of Fort Sumter. On the fifth day of the bombardment, August 21st, General Gilmore demanded the surrender of Fort Sumter and the immediate evacuation of Morris Island; he threatened to bombard Charleston unless his terms were met. The Confederates refused, and the bombardment continued. The Confederates were successful in halting Union drives to Charleston, though bombardment was renewed in late October. On November 2nd, Davis was welcomed in Charleston, while from the harbor came the sound of Union shells exploding over Fort Sumter. It was not until February 1865 that Charleston was finally forced to evacuate. Charleston, the proud birthplace of secession and the “spiritual” capital of the whole south, was battered for nearly four years. With the evacuation of Charleston, the heart of the Confederacy was broken. It was a tragic day for the South. Davis exclaimed on the surrender of Fort Sumter to the Union forces that had besieged it: “this disappointment to me is extremely bitter.”