ORIGINAL PEANUTS COMIC STRIP -- HAND DRAWN, INSCRIBED AND TWICE SIGNED BY CHARLES SCHULZ -- 1957 An original hand drawn Peanuts comic strip, inscribed and twice signed by Charles Schulz. Third panel reads in black pen ink "For Ray with Best Wishes, Charles M. Schulz". Fourth panel contains another “Schulz” signed in thicker, comic art ink. Four-panel daily strip dated and published in 1957. This strip was reprinted on page 14 of the book “Complete Peanuts 1957 to 1958.” Slight tape residue near ...more

Auction Ending Thursday, September 4th, 2008 5pm P.D.T.
Titanic Milvina Dean SP Youngest Survivor of the Titanic, Millvina Dean -- Signed Titanic Photo
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258. General McDowell DS 1858 1858 Document Signed by Major General McDowell -- Commander of Union Forces at First Bull Run MB $100 59. Calvin Coolidge Signed Photo 1923 President Calvin Coolidge Signed Photograph -- 1923 -- Large Sepia Signature at Bottom MB $100 416. Seuss Signed "On Beyond Zebra!" Dr. Seuss Signed Edition of "On Beyond Zebra!" MB $300 376. Dickens "Copperfield" 1st Edition 1850 First Edition of "David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens MB $300 455. George Gershwin TLS Excellent George Gershwin Signed Letter Endorsing a Friend to the Editor of "Vanity Fair" MB $300 160. 1891 Mormon Hymn Book 1891 Leather Mormon Hymn Book MB $100 456. Alan Ladd Signed Photo 1943 Alan Ladd Signed Photo -- 1943 -- Excellent Autographed Portrait of "The Glass Key" and "The Great Gatsby" Star MB $100 281. Apollo 11 Crew Signed Lithograph NASA Apollo 11 Crew Signed Lithograph -- Fine Condition MB $500 492. Mets Mookie/Buckner Photo NY Mets Mookie Wilson/Bill Buckner Signed 16" x 20" Color Photo -- Game 6; 1986 World Series -- Signed and Framed -- Mint MB $100 495. George "Kid" Nichols Signature Signature of Hall of Fame Pitcher George "Kid" Nichols -- Attached to Program in His Honor -- 4" x 6" -- Slight Toning, Otherwise Excellent MB $100 56. Clinton Pewter Silver Cup Bill Clinton Salisbury Pewter Silver-Plated Jefferson Cup -- Pristine Condition MB $100 Click here to view all 564 lots!

Featured Items, August 11th, 2008
CW ALS Two Letters 2 CW Worried Letters to Sweetheart -- "…Are you sick, or have you yet taken up…with the ‘Quakers’ in Philadelphia…If none of these what then…”
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11. 26th MA Infantry ALS 1864 1864 26th MA Infantry -- "…tell Lydia not too be Discouraged…I hope there will be some sort of wind up this summer of this unnatural warfare all seem too be more dispondent then they were the first time out…" MB $900 59. Union Soldier ALS 1864 1864 Union Soldier ALS -- "…We have fought our fight and got back to our old camp in safety…the Gen. ordered a ration of whiskey for us, not a man killed nor a gun fired…" MB $400 8. Two 1865 Post-Civil War ALsS Two 1865 Post-Civil War Letters -- "…George Bond has put op a mill at Oak Station three run of bars, cost $16,000 in cash…" MB $900 17. 1863 PA Man Purchases Substitute 1863 Pennsylvania Man Purchases a Substitute -- "…I have bought myself a substitute for $290 and am now free from military duty for three years…" MB $800 14. 39th Illinois Infantry ALS 1863 KIA 39th Illinois Infantryman -- "…when we first came hear I was in hops that we would doe something for the union…I wont either whip or be whipt and hav this war over…it is no yous…this war lasting so long…" MB $900 38. 2nd OH Heavy Artillery ALS 1864 2nd OH Heavy Artillery ALS 1864 -- "…tell harrison if seth tryes to get him to enlist not to do it for he will be sorry if he does. this regiment is nothing but a hoex any ways…i had rather enlist in infantry…" MB $800 9. Union Soldier in Hospital ALS 1864 1864 Union Soldier in Hospital to Wife -- "…I was pleased to lurne that your health was good again…I was quite uneasy…i will enclose my love and ask you to receive it for it is all I can send you at present…" MB $900 4. Union Soldier ALS Union Soldier ALS -- "…I am a careless 'fellow'…But I have done you no injustice in my heart…Yes James B. is a good looking fellow and…also make some woman a fine husband yet I am getting uglier every day…" MB $900 22. Union Soldier ALS 1862 1862 Union Soldier ALS -- "…our corps was received yesterday afternoon by General Mead accompanied by all the Russian Fleet Officers surely they were the fearest set of looking men I ever saw…" MB $900 35. 45th MA Infantry ALS 1863 1863 45th MA Infantry ALS -- Regarding a Grand Review of the 118th Army Corps -- "…we now came at the top of the heap… under Genl. Palmer…" MB $900 6. Union Soldier ALS 1862 1862 Union Soldier to Cousin -- "…And what pretty whiskers and mustache…I…admire whiskers and mustaches…When they are pretty. I don't admire ugly ones…" MB $900 Click here to view all 32 lots!

Featured Items: July 21st 2008
U.S. Army Signal Corps ALS 1864 1864 U.S. Army Signal Corps ALS -- "…We will be examined to day…and then draw our clothes and $40.00 bounty. we will…stay here till about March…then we will be assigned to…the army of the Cumberland…"
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66. 107th NY Infantry ALS 1863 107th NY Infantry ALS 1863 -- "…Even now…I can hear very distinctly the belching cannon…the firing comes nearer and nearer every minute…" MB $900 22. 9th NY Cavalry ALS 1864 9th NY Cavalry Sergeant -- "…the army will move us now…we will have sum tall fighting to do…I would like to of been at that Sugar party…eat a few pounds of suger…find a good looking Gurl to go home with…" MB $900 85. 6th Maine Infantry ALS 6th ME Infantry ALS -- "…We have rec'd no harm from rebels yet but saw a few…We leave here tomorrow with two days rations…Do not take any trouble to hunt us for our destination is very uncertian…" MB $900 42. 17th Indiana Infantry ALS 1861 1861 17th Indiana Infantry ALS -- "…we heard heavy firing, the boys all came back in about 2 hours all sound. They killed one of the rebels…" MB $250 34. 3rd Maine Infantry ALS 1864 1864 3rd Maine Infantry ALS -- "…I loved a…girl with all the affections of my youthful heart and she loved me…I had been in the field…a year when she wrote…stating…she had changed her mind and loved another…" MB $900 48. 1862 4th CT Infantry ALS 1862 4th CT Infantry at Ft. Richardson -- "…The Dr…know as much as a sick monkey…I wish to God that…we will lick the Rebels like the devil…I have got disgusted with the inactivity of our Army…" MB $900 97. 183rd PA Infantry ALS 1864 183rd PA Infantry 1864 ALS -- "…we are on the move all the time…If anney thing should happen to me John Murphy will let you know…You must excuse this writing as it is the first time I have wrote with a pen…" MB $700 23. 9th NY Cavalry ALS 1864 9th NY Cavalry Officer ALS -- 1864 -- "…I hope I shall not go home again untill the war is over but I hope it will not last more then three years longer…thare is a good time Coming Boys wait a little longer…" MB $750 . 50th Ohio Infantry ALS 1863 1863 50th Ohio Infantry ALS -- Sinking Sultana Steamboat Survivor -- "…there has been much excitement her for the past few days…there has been a band of guerillas prowling around here for some time…" MB $800 69. 1st Georgia Regulars Infantry ALS 1861 1861 1st Georgia Regulars Infantry ALS -- "…your kind letter…was gladely Received and Red with utter pleasure…I learn theit G W Rutledge is sick…Reme mber mee through many miles A peirt we bee…" MB $250 Click here to view all 11 lots!

Rare Images, August 12th, 2008
CDV Maine Soldier CW CDV of Soldier With Mutton Chops -- Colorful Soldier Image
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76. Tintype Bearded Officer Ninth-Plate Tintype of Officer With Unnerving Expression -- Good Condition MB $800 131. Tintype NY Artillery CW Tintype of NY Light Artillery Soldier -- Melancholy Portrait Image MB $700 356. Daguerreotype Mother & Daughter Sixth-Plate Daguerreotype of a Mother and Daughter MB $300 130. CDV MA Quartermaster Civil War CDV of MA Quartermaster -- Boston MB $450 217. Ambro Classic-Looking Soldier CW Sixth-Plate Ambrotype of Union Soldier -- Tooled Brass Mat MB $600 278. CDV Soldier NY Coat Hat Civil War CDV of Soldier With Shoulder Cape -- Measures 2.5" x 4" -- Nice Image MB $600 359. Daguerreo Woman Mid-1800's Sixth-Plate Daguerreotype of a Pretty Young Woman -- Housed in Full Case MB $300 207. Tintype Soldier With Pistol CW Ninth-Plate Tintype of Seated Mustached Soldier With Pistol MB $550 352. CDV Uniformed Union Cadet Rare Civil War CDV of a Uniformed Cadet -- Measures 2" x 4" -- Slight Soiling, Otherwise in Excellent Condition MB $800 153. British Soldier CDV British Soldier of the 8th Herefordshire Rifle Volunteers -- Rare Image MB $300 304. CW CDV Brig. Major Civil War Brigade Major CDV -- Taken at Greencastle, PA MB $400 Click here to view all 207 lots!

Rare Books, Part II
"Golf: A Royal and Ancient Game" 1893 "Golf: A Royal and Ancient Game" Edited by Robert Clark -- Landmark Collection -- 1893
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47. W. Park, Jr. "Game of Golf" "The Game of Golf" by W. Park, Jr. -- 1896 -- A Prized Volume in Very Good Condition MB $500 83. Dickens "Little Dorrit" 1st Edition Charles Dickens' "Little Dorrit" -- 1857 First Edition -- Illustrations by H. K. "Phiz" Browne MB $525 66. 1850 Mexico/U.S. War History "…History of the War Between Mexico and the United States" -- Written in Mexico by Col. Albert C. Ramsey -- 1850 MB $439 75. Vol 2 Pre-Revolutionary War "Tour" Volume 2 of J. F. D. Smyth's "A Tour in the United States of America" -- Rare 1784 First Edition of Pre-Revolutionary War America MB $1,750 78. Mark Twain's "Sketches" 1875 "Mark Twain's Sketches, New and Old" -- First Edition, 1875 MB $750 89. Mark Twain's "Sketches" Rare 1874 First Edition Soft Cover of Mark Twain's "Sketches" -- Number 1 Authorized Edition MB $2,000 61. Texas Annexation "Message" 1844 Annexation of Texas Book -- "Message From the President…to the Two Houses of Congress…" -- Exciting and Detailed Tome Anticipates Mexican-American War MB $2,500 80. Evelyn Waugh "Ronald Knox" Evelyn Waugh's "The Life of Ronald Knox" Signed First Edition -- 1959 MB $400 87. DOI "Laws of the U.S." 1796 1796 "The Laws of the United States of America" Two Volume Set -- Includes Declaration of Independence & Constitution MB $1,500 53. London 1667 Fire 1667 Parliament's Investigation Into the Great Fire of London MB $650 94. "African Slaver" 1854 Book Rare 1854 First Edition, "Captain Canot or Twenty Years of an African Slaver" by Brantz Mayer -- Illustrated With Engravings MB $350 Click here to view all 18 lots!