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BUSBY BERKELEY - ANNOTATED DOCUMENT SIGNED 01/02/1963 - HFSID 217839Document signed by Busby Berkeley on January 2, 1963, retaining his membership in the Directors Guild of America. It includes blue ink date stamp and notations. Accompanied by a black-and-white photograph of Berkeley, matted by an unknown individual.
Price: $450.00
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BUSBY BERKELEY - CONTRACT SIGNED 12/28/1938 - HFSID 254752Contract signed by Busby Berkeley with Loew's Incorporated, outlining his role as dance director for Broadway Serenade at a rate of $2,000.00 per week. Dated December 28, 1938, in Culver City, California, and countersigned by an officer of Loew's.
Sale Price $725.00
$850.00
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BUSBY BERKELEY - DOCUMENT SIGNED 01/31/1968 - HFSID 176500Document signed by Busby Berkeley, dated January 31, 1968, is a Directors Guild earnings statement. Berkeley indicates he is retired with no expected income from directing. He also handprints his name and address on the document.
Price: $400.00
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BUSBY BERKELEY - DOCUMENT SIGNED 08/11/1953 - HFSID 250692Document signed by Busby Berkeley, acknowledging receipt of a $1,600 check from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures in 1953. The document outlines the agreement for repayment and allows M-G-M to deduct this amount from future payments. Two films choreographed by Berkeley were released that year, Small Town Girl and Easy to Live.
Price: $450.00
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GRAND ADMIRAL KARL DONITZ - DOCUMENT SIGNED 03/18/1970 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 1237Souvenir copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights signed by Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz and Montgomery of Alamein, with inscriptions "Dönitz/18.3.70" and "Montgomery of Alamein/F.M.". Postmarked from the United Nations, New York, November 22, 1968.
Price: $2,250.00
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MAJOR GENERAL CLARENCE R. EDWARDS - DOCUMENT SIGNED CIRCA 1922 - HFSID 286872Certificate signed by Major General Clarence R. Edwards as “C. R. Edwards,” awarded to Frank C. Mauer for participating in the Citizens Military Training Camp at Camp Devens in 1922. Accompanied by a portrait, matted by an unknown individual.
Price: $550.00
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PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER - DOCUMENT SIGNED 05/02/1925 - HFSID 254765Document signed by Dwight D. Eisenhower as Major of Infantry, dated May 2, 1925. It includes instructions regarding Sergeant Isaac N. Klees' re-enlistment. Signed "D.D. Eisenhower" and contains additional signatures from E.M. Starr and P.A. Hodapp.
Sale Price $795.00
$950.00
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PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER - DOCUMENT SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 32098Sheet containing ink signatures of President "Dwight D. Eisenhower", First Lady "Mamie Doud Eisenhower", and 14 other members of the Eisenhower administration, along with autopen signatures of Vice President "Richard Nixon" and others, is framed.
Sale Price $1,895.00
$2,250.00
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MARSHAL FERDINAND FOCH - DOCUMENT UNSIGNED - HFSID 35863Typed document consists of a draft eulogy by Ferdinand Foch, featuring extensive handwritten revisions by him. Document includes corrections in Foch's hand, with over 12 lines in his handwriting on the last page. It discusses General George Humbert's contributions to WWI.
Price: $900.00
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MARTYN GREEN - CONTRACT MULTI-SIGNED 07/02/1952 - HFSID 178193Contract signed by Martyn Green includes multiple signatures: "Martyn Green" and "M.G.". Documenting a one-year contract with the Actors' Equity Association for his role in the S.M. Chartock Gilbert and Sullivan Company from 1952 to 1953.
Price: $340.00
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MARTYN GREEN - CONTRACT MULTI-SIGNED 09/28/1954 - HFSID 178194Document signed by Martyn Green, detailing a 1954 royalty agreement with RCA for a recording of The Mikado. Green signs twice and initials on a rider, stipulating his royalty rates for record sales. Signed in Union City, New Jersey.
Sale Price $275.00
$340.00
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MARTYN GREEN - CONTRACT SIGNED 12/04/1951 - HFSID 178236Document signed by Martyn Green, dated December 4, 1951, represents a Sole Agency Agreement with Foster's Agency, covering various entertainment appearances. It includes Green's signature and details his career with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and subsequent roles in America.
Price: $360.00
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MARTYN GREEN - DOCUMENT SIGNED 09/26/1952 - HFSID 178195Documentary letter signed by Martyn Green, dated September 26, 1952. Green acknowledges a $2,000 salary advance from the S. M. Chartok Gilbert & Sullivan Company, promising repayment at $500 per week, reflecting his ongoing association with Gilbert & Sullivan.
Sale Price $195.00
$240.00
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JAMES HALL - DOCUMENT SIGNED 08/11/1864 - HFSID 202662Document signed by James Hall as United States Commissioner in the Territory of Colorado, dated August 13, 1864. The document involves a legal complaint against Samuel C. Dunham for perjury. It includes a second signature from U.S. Marshal A.C. Hunt.
Price: $280.00
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HARRY L. HAWTHORNE - DOCUMENT SIGNED CIRCA 1899 - HFSID 274472Document signed by Harry L. Hawthorne as "H.L. Hawthorne/1 lieut. 6th Artry." regarding the payroll for Light Battery 'D' 6th Artillery in March and April 1899. Docketed on verso, noting a payment of $655.60.
Price: $120.00
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GENERAL LEWIS B. "OLDEST SOLDIER" HERSHEY - DOCUMENT SIGNED 04/12/1942 - HFSID 225083Document signed by Lewis B. Hershey authorizing the National Broadcasting Company to record his remarks on the program Wanted: 30,000,000 Men on April 12, 1942. Includes signatures from Hershey, Leo M. Cherne, and Neil N. Jacoby.
Price: $360.00
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KING NICHOLAS I (MONTENEGRO) - MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT SIGNED 08/29/1864 - HFSID 26792Manuscript document signed "Nicolas" as Prince, dated August 29, 1864, from Cetinje, Montenegro. Addressing consuls in French, it discusses delays caused by the Ottoman Empire in a boundary survey issue, clarifying Montenegro's commissioner is not at fault.
Sale Price $1,695.00
$2,000.00
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GOVERNOR ALF M. (ALFRED) LANDON - DOCUMENT SIGNED 10/03/1953 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 251585Letter signed by Alf M. Landon and Ken Murray, dated October 10, 1953, granting permission to photograph Landon for the television show Where Were You? Landon’s signature appears as "Alfred M Landon", while Murray signed as "Ken Murray."
Sale Price $215.00
$260.00
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FRANKLIN K. LANE - DOCUMENT SIGNED 12/03/1914 - HFSID 26444Document signed by Franklin K. Lane, dated December 3, 1914, from the Bureau of Pensions, granting a pension of $24 per month to Samuel McCall. Also includes a secretarial signature on behalf of the Commissioner of Pensions.
Price: $320.00
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JOHN LODER - DOCUMENT DOUBLE SIGNED 08/22/1946 - HFSID 289006Consent form authorizing the Motion Picture Relief Fund, signed twice by John Loder in 1946. The document grants rights for reproducing his signature and likeness for stamps benefiting film industry veterans. It includes a verified autograph sample.
Price: $700.00
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HERBERT MARSHALL - CONTRACT SIGNED 09/19/1950 - HFSID 287654Contract signed by Herbert Marshall for his appearance on The Nash Airflyte Theatre, dated September 19, 1950, includes a signed letter confirming MCA as his employer. The contract is signed twice by Marshall and contains initialed pages.
Price: $575.00
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HERBERT MARSHALL - DOCUMENT DOUBLE SIGNED 01/17/1947 - HFSID 289203Consent form signed by Herbert Marshall, authorizing the Motion Picture Relief Fund to use his signature and likeness for fundraising stamps. Marshall's autograph appears twice on the document dated January 17, 1947, in Hollywood, California.
Price: $700.00
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GOVERNOR CHARLES H. MARTIN - DOCUMENT SIGNED - HFSID 299144Card signed by Charles H. Martin, embossed with the State Seal of Oregon. Signature reads "Charles H. Martin as Governor". Martin served as Oregon's Governor from 1935 to 1939 and was a Major General in the US Army.
Price: $90.00
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MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM "BILLY" MITCHELL - DOCUMENT SIGNED 10/1919 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 156639Typed document signed by Billy Mitchell, dated October 1919, involving an agreement between the Army and Navy Air Service Association and Horace Green. Signed as an officer, it includes an annotation by Colonel A.C. Fuller regarding approval, emphasizing Mitchell's influence on military air power.
Price: $1,400.00
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BILL NETTLES - MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT SIGNED 12/13/1937 - HFSID 279627Typewritten lyrics to Why Do You Say We're Through include a sales agreement signed by Bill Nettles in black ink in 1937, selling the song to Jimmie Davis for $4.00, certifying it as his own composition.
Price: $360.00
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PAUL POPENOE - DOCUMENT SIGNED 11/25/1968 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 42597Document signed by Paul Popenoe and Theron C. Liddle in ink, dated November 25, 1968, on letterhead from Deseret News. Popenoe writes, “with pleasure!” while Liddle requests permission to quote Popenoe regarding marriage.
Price: $360.00
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MAJOR EDWARD V. "EDDIE" RICKENBACKER - DOCUMENT SIGNED 05/20/1914 - HFSID 101282Document signed by Eddie Rickenbacker, reading "Please return/E.V. Rickenbacker" in ink, dated May 20, 1914. It serves as a certified copy of a judgment satisfaction involving George Payne and others, with Rickenbacker using the spelling "Rickenbacher."
Price: $1,950.00
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PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT - ANNOTATED DOCUMENT UNSIGNED - HFSID 31367Document contains handwritten corrections made by Franklin Delano Roosevelt for his entry in Who's Who in America for the 1932-1933 edition. Signed with numerous green ink notations, it includes an affixed biography and is dated "Oct 5 - 1931".
Price: $1,200.00
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PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT - ANNOTATED DOCUMENT UNSIGNED 12/26/1922 - HFSID 156906Annotated document listing Democratic Party members, handwritten by Franklin D. Roosevelt, is dated December 26, 1922. Signed in his hand, it includes notations on job appointments for state government under Al Smith. Document displays signs of mailing and handling.
Sale Price $245.00
$300.00
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PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT - ANNOTATED DOCUMENT UNSIGNED CIRCA 1922 - HFSID 156907Document annotated by Franklin D. Roosevelt, detailing a list of Democratic loyalists for state positions in New York. Signed in FDR's hand, it reflects his political involvement in 1922, prior to holding any public office.
Price: $300.00