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  • * LE CORBUSIER, Charles Édouard Jenneret. Autographed letter signed ("Le Corbusier"), to Mr. Srefan Osusky, Paris, 8 May 1929.
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 383

    * LE CORBUSIER, Charles Édouard Jenneret. Autographed l...

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • PASTEUR, Louis (1822-1895). Autograph letter signed ("L. Pasteur"), in French, to an unnamed recipient. Paris, 14 May 1886.
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 387

    PASTEUR, Louis (1822-1895). Autograph letter signed ("L...

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • * [INNOVATORS]. A group of 4 manuscripts, comprising:
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 388

    * [INNOVATORS]. A group of 4 manuscripts, comprising:

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • * KELLER, Helen (1880-1968). Photograph signed and inscribed on mount ("Helen Keller"), to Miss Brudsche, Forest Hills, NY, 16 A
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 389

    * KELLER, Helen (1880-1968). Photograph signed and insc...

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • * CARVER, George Washington. Autographed letter signed ("G.W. Carver"), Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, 9 March 1931.
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 390

    * CARVER, George Washington. Autographed letter signed ...

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • * NIGHTINGALE, Florence. Autographed letter signed ("Florence Nightingale"), Barrack Hospital, Scutari, 8 February 1856.
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 391

    * NIGHTINGALE, Florence. Autographed letter signed ("Fl...

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • [WORLD WAR I]. Archive of letters written between 1913 and 1921 from Captain Paul Perigord of the French Army to Duchess de Rich
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 392

    [WORLD WAR I]. Archive of letters written between 1913 ...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • CURTISS, Glenn Hammond (1878-1930). Typed letter signed ("G. H. Curtiss"), Hammondsport, NY. To "Flying" Magazine, New York, NY,
    Estimate
    $250 - $350
    Lot 393

    CURTISS, Glenn Hammond (1878-1930). Typed letter signed...

    Est.
    $250 - $350
  • ECKENER, Hugo (1868-1954). Photograph signed ("Hugo Eckener").
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 394

    ECKENER, Hugo (1868-1954). Photograph signed ("Hugo Eck...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • [AVIATION] -- POST, Wiley (1898-1935). Photograph signed and inscribed ("To Carl Squier-, This is still the Best Airplane in the
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 395

    [AVIATION] -- POST, Wiley (1898-1935). Photograph signe...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • SIKORSKY, Igor Ivanovich (1889-1972). Typed letter Signed ("I. Sikorsky"). To Arthur O. Shackman, North Hollywood California, 19
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 396

    SIKORSKY, Igor Ivanovich (1889-1972). Typed letter Sign...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • [WRIGHT BROTHERS]. WRIGHT, Wilbur (1867-1912) - WRIGHT, Orville (1871-1948).  SCARCE PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY BOTH WILBUR AND ORVILL
    Estimate
    $8,000 - $12,000
    Lot 397

    [WRIGHT BROTHERS]. WRIGHT, Wilbur (1867-1912) - WRIGHT,...

    Est.
    $8,000 - $12,000
  • [WRIGHT BROTHERS]. WRIGHT, Wilbur (1867-1912) -- WRIGHT, Orville (1871-1948). Typed document signed ("Wilbur Wright", "Orville W
    Estimate
    $20,000 - $30,000
    Lot 398

    [WRIGHT BROTHERS]. WRIGHT, Wilbur (1867-1912) -- WRIGHT...

    Est.
    $20,000 - $30,000
  • [WRIGHT BROTHERS]. WRIGHT, Wilbur. Typed letter signed ("Wright Brothers W.W."), to Funk & Wagnalls Company. Dayton, OH, 1910.
    Estimate
    $6,000 - $8,000
    Lot 399

    [WRIGHT BROTHERS]. WRIGHT, Wilbur. Typed letter signed ...

    Est.
    $6,000 - $8,000
  • [WRIGHT BROTHERS]. WRIGHT, Wilbur. Typed letter signed ("Wright Bros."), to Funk & Wagnals Co. (sic). Dayton, HO, 1910.
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $4,000
    Lot 400

    [WRIGHT BROTHERS]. WRIGHT, Wilbur. Typed letter signed ...

    Est.
    $3,000 - $4,000
  • WRIGHT, Orville (1871-1948). Typed letter signed ("Orville Wright"), to Funk and Wagnalls Company. Dayton, OH, 14 November 1912.
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 401

    WRIGHT, Orville (1871-1948). Typed letter signed ("Orvi...

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • WRIGHT, Orville. Typed letter signed ("Orville Wright"), to Charles B. Driscoll, McNaught News Syndicate. Dayton, OH, 23 October
    Estimate
    $6,000 - $8,000
    Lot 402

    WRIGHT, Orville. Typed letter signed ("Orville Wright")...

    Est.
    $6,000 - $8,000
  • [AVIATORS]. A group of 9 signatures and letters, comprising:
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 403

    [AVIATORS]. A group of 9 signatures and letters, compri...

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • [AVIATORS - FEMALE]. A group of 3 signatures and letters, comprising:
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 404

    [AVIATORS - FEMALE]. A group of 3 signatures and letter...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • CARROLL, Charles, of Carrollton (1737-1832), signer (Maryland). Autograph free frank ("free Charles Carroll"), on integral cover
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 405

    CARROLL, Charles, of Carrollton (1737-1832), signer (Ma...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • CARTER, Jimmy, President. Autograph free frank ("Jimmy Carter"), on typed addressed cover. To Arnold M. Smith, Hawthorne, NJ, 19
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 406

    CARTER, Jimmy, President. Autograph free frank ("Jimmy ...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • [CIVIL WAR]. A group of modern prints made from magic lantern slides of the Civil war, depicting both the Union and Confederacy.
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 407

    [CIVIL WAR]. A group of modern prints made from magic l...

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • [FIRST LADIES]. A group of autograph free franks and autographs by Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison  and Sara Childress Polk, compri
    Estimate
    $300 - $400
    Lot 408

    [FIRST LADIES]. A group of autograph free franks and au...

    Est.
    $300 - $400
  • [FIRST LADY FREE FRANKS]. A group of autograph free franks by Frances Folsom Cleveland (1864-1947) & Mary Dimmick Harrison (1858
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 409

    [FIRST LADY FREE FRANKS]. A group of autograph free fra...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • [FIRST LADY FREE FRANKS]. A group of autograph free franks by Ida McKinley (1847-1907) and Edith Roosevelt (1861-1948), comprisi
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 410

    [FIRST LADY FREE FRANKS]. A group of autograph free fra...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • [FIRST LADIES]. A group of autograph free franks, autographs, and letters by Grace Coolidge, Florence Harding, Helen Taft, Edith
    Estimate
    $350 - $450
    Lot 411

    [FIRST LADIES]. A group of autograph free franks, autog...

    Est.
    $350 - $450
  • [FIRST LADY FREE FRANKS]. A group of autograph free franks and autographs by Mamie Eisenhower, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Bess Truma
    Estimate
    $400 - $500
    Lot 412

    [FIRST LADY FREE FRANKS]. A group of autograph free fra...

    Est.
    $400 - $500
  • [FIRST LADY FREE FRANKS]. A group of autograph free franks, comprising:
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 413

    [FIRST LADY FREE FRANKS]. A group of autograph free fra...

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • * [FIRST LADIES]. A group of 4 manuscripts by American First Ladies.
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 414

    * [FIRST LADIES]. A group of 4 manuscripts by American ...

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • EISENHOWER, Dwight D. (1890-1969) -- EISENHOWER, Mamie Geneva Doud (1896-1979). A group of facsimile free franks and a letter.
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 415

    EISENHOWER, Dwight D. (1890-1969) -- EISENHOWER, Mamie ...

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • FORD, Gerald Rudolph (1913-2006), President. Signature ("Gerald R. Ford"), as President. To Mr. Arnold Smith, Paterson, NJ, 1974
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 416

    FORD, Gerald Rudolph (1913-2006), President. Signature ...

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • FORD, Gerald Rudolph (1913-2006), President. Typed letter signed ("Gerald R. Ford"). To Mr. A. M. Smith, 28 April 1980.
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 417

    FORD, Gerald Rudolph (1913-2006), President. Typed lett...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • GRANT, Julia Dent, First Lady. Autograph free frank ("Julia D. Grant"), on black-bordered mourning cover addressed in her hand.
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 418

    GRANT, Julia Dent, First Lady. Autograph free frank ("J...

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • GRANT, Julia Dent, First Lady. Autograph free frank ("Julia D. Grant"), on black-bordered mourning cover addressed in her hand.
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 419

    GRANT, Julia Dent, First Lady. Autograph free frank ("J...

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • HARRISON, Anna Tuthill Symmes, First Lady. Autograph letter signed ("Anna Harrison"), Northbend, Ohio. To Joseph R. Winchell, 18
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 420

    HARRISON, Anna Tuthill Symmes, First Lady. Autograph le...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • HUMPHREY, Hubert H., Vice President. Typed letter signed ("Hubert H. Humphrey"), as United States Senator. To Arnold Smith, 1960
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 421

    HUMPHREY, Hubert H., Vice President. Typed letter signe...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • JOHNSON, Lyndon Baines (1908-1973), President. Signature ("Lyndon B. Johnson"), as President. To Mr. Arnold Smith, Paterson, NJ,
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 422

    JOHNSON, Lyndon Baines (1908-1973), President. Signatur...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • KENNEDY, Jacqueline (1929-1994), First Lady. Autograph free frank ("Jacqueline Kennedy"), on an envelope addressed in her hand.
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 423

    KENNEDY, Jacqueline (1929-1994), First Lady. Autograph ...

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • KENNEDY, Jacqueline (1929-1994), First Lady. A group of 18 items, comprising:
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 424

    KENNEDY, Jacqueline (1929-1994), First Lady. A group of...

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • KENNEDY, John Fitzgerald (1917-1963) -- KENNEDY, Robert Francis (1925-1968). A group of 3 facsimile or autopen signatures, compr
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 425

    KENNEDY, John Fitzgerald (1917-1963) -- KENNEDY, Robert...

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • LINCOLN, Mary Todd (1818-1883). Personal monogrammed handkerchief.
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 428

    LINCOLN, Mary Todd (1818-1883). Personal monogrammed ha...

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • McKINLEY, William (1843-1901), President. Signature ("William McKinley"), as President. 69 x 110 mm, on Executive Mansion card.
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 429

    McKINLEY, William (1843-1901), President. Signature ("W...

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • MONROE, James (1758-1831), President. Autograph free frank ("James Monroe"), as President, on folded cover addressed in his hand
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 430

    MONROE, James (1758-1831), President. Autograph free fr...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • MONROE, James (1758-1831), President. Autograph free frank ("Free James Monroe"), on folded cover addressed in his hand. 1827.
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 431

    MONROE, James (1758-1831), President. Autograph free fr...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • NIXON, Richard M. (1913-1994), President. Signature ("Richard Nixon"), as President. To Mr. Arnold M. Smith, Paterson, NJ, 1969.
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 432

    NIXON, Richard M. (1913-1994), President. Signature ("R...

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • * POLK, James K. Autographed letter written in the third person ("The President"), as President, [Washington, D.C.], 20 December
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $2,000
    Lot 433

    * POLK, James K. Autographed letter written in the thir...

    Est.
    $1,000 - $2,000
  • POLK, Sarah Childress (1803-1891), First Lady. Autograph letter signed ("Mrs James K. Polk"), Polk Place, Nashville, TN. 1856.
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 434

    POLK, Sarah Childress (1803-1891), First Lady. Autograp...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • * ROOSEVELT, Franklin Delano (1882-1945). Autographed letter signed ("Franklin D. Roosevelt"), to Mr. Crowley, 18  November 1921
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 435

    * ROOSEVELT, Franklin Delano (1882-1945). Autographed l...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200

Auction Description

Fine Books and Manuscripts by Hindman
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Chicago, IL 60607
United States

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Buyer’s Premium *

Start Premium (%)
$0 28.00
$400,001 23.00
$4,000,001 15.00

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$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

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CONDITIONS OF SALE HINDMAN LLC AS AGENT The buyer’s premium for purchases made via live online bidding is twenty-six (26%) of the hammer price up to and including $250,000; twenty-one percent (21%) of any amount in excess of $250,001 up to and including $3,000,000; and thirteen percent (13%) of any amount in excess of $3,000,001. The lots listed in this catalogue will be offered by Hindman LLC as owner or as agent for consignor(s) subject to the following terms and conditions. By bidding at auction, you agree to be bound by these Conditions of Sale. BEFORE THE SALE Prospective buyers are strongly advised to personally examine any property in which they are interested before the auction takes place. Condition reports are usually available on request, on lots with a low estimate of $300 and above. All lots are sold “AS IS” and without recourse and neither Hindman LLC nor its consignor(s) makes any warranties or representations, express or implied with respect to such lots. 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