Press Release
JG.LIMITED'S HISTORY & CULTURE AUCTION, CLOSING JAN 23, IS PACKED WITH RARE AUTOGRAPHS AND ARTIFACTS
The auction features items from prehistoric times to the Revolutionary and Civil Wars on up to the present day, as well as an outstanding Judaica section featuring 100 years of Israeli history.
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10/01/2024 |
Danvers, MA, USA, January 10, 2024 -- Autographs and artifacts encompassing a wide historical range, from prehistoric times to the Revolutionary and Civil Wars on up to the present day, as well as an outstanding Judaica section featuring 100 years of Israeli history, are packed into JG.Limited’s Internet-only History & Culture timed auction, online now and closing on Tuesday, January 23rd.
Folks can log on now to view the 650-lot catalog and place their bids at www.JG.Limited. Here's a direct link to the auction: https://bid.jg.limited/auctions/5-10MO7E/history-culture. In addition to online bidding, telephone bids will also be accepted. To place a phone bid, you may call 978-536-0033.
Lot #1 is a bank check from 1788 signed by Aaron Burr (1756-1836), the third vice president of the United States serving during Thomas Jefferson’s first term. He’s best known for killing his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel, which ended his political career (est. $750-$1,000).
Lot #19 is an oversized printed portrait of a bill signing, autographed by Warren Harding (1865-1923), the 29th President of the United States. Harding hand-signed in black fountain pen below the image on the lower mount edge. The frame is 17 inches by 13 ½ inches (est. $500-$600).
Lot #37 is an album page containing the Civil War-era signatures of Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), the American military officer and 18th President of the United States; and David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870), a flag officer of the U.S. Navy during the Civil War (est. 400-$600).
Lot #28 is a military appointment autographed by William McKinley (1843-1901), as the Governor of Ohio, dated May 3, 1894. The document is framed to an overall size of 15 ½ inches by 18 ¼ inches. William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States (est. $250-$350).
The Judaica section will be led by lot #341 – a 1951 typed letter signed in Hebrew by Chaim Weizmann (1874-1952), the first President of Israel. Weizmann was a Russian-born chemist, a Zionist leader, Israeli statesman and the president of the Zionist Organization (est. $300-$350).
Lot #270 is a handwritten note on a Jewish National Fund postcard (with a scarce 1915 canceled “Z” perfin stamp) autographed by Max Isidor Bodenheimer (1865-1940), the first president of the Zionist Federation of Germany and a founder of the Jewish National Fund (est. $250-$300).
Lot #267 is a printed Hebrew greeting card autographed by David Ben-Gurion (1886-1973), the first Prime Minister of Israel and the primary national founder of the State of Israel in 1948. The card, signed in Hebrew by Ben-Gurion, measures 4 ½ inches by 6 inches (est. $200-$250).
Lot #327 is a full sheet of Jewish National Fund labels, signed in Hebrew and English by Moshe Sharett (1894-1965), who served as the second Prime Minister of Israel (1954-1955) and the country’s first foreign minister (1948-1956). He was also a member of Mapai (est. $200-$250).
Lot #291 is a typed letter dated Dec. 11, 1947, signed by Herschel Vespasian Johnson II (1894-1966), a U.S. Foreign Service Officer from 1921-1953. The letter was sent to Loretto Falsey, Chair of the National Committee on Legislation for American War Mothers (est. $40-$50).
To learn more about JG.Limited and the History & Culture auction online now and closing on Tuesday, January 23rd, or to register online to start bidding and buying, visit www.JG.Limited.
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