BELMONT, Perry (1851-1947)Biblio.com
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42483This American politician and diplomat represented New York in Congress 1881-88 served as U.S. Minister to Spain during the Spanish-American War and in 1906 was named president of the National Publicity Bill Organization which advocated campaign finance reform. Attractive and bold signature below a typewritten "Very sincerely yours" on a 4¼" X 1 3/4" slip n.p. n.y. Near fine. Though not dated the typed letter from which this was clipped shows a black mourning border on the left and right sides which likely dates it to the months following the death on October 20 1935 of his wife Jessie Robbins Belmont born 1858 -- who caused a scandal in 1899 when she divorced Henry T. Sloane and within hours of the divorce decree married Belmont. unknown
24789This pitcher debuted in 1925 with the Cleveland Indians until 1926 also playing for the Philadelphia Phillies 1928-32 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers 1933-35 Boston Braves 1936 and Cincinnati Reds 1938. Bold signature in blue ballpoint heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. n.y. Near fine. Large and nice late life example. unknown
22648French director of the Council of the Resistance during World War Two; later French premier. Bold signature in blue fountain pen heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. 1981 January 20. Fine. With original envelope. Comes with a superb vintage 8½" X 7" glossy news agency photograph of 1947 showing Bidault signing the U.N. Charter. A fine signature and an outstanding and quite scarce photograph. unknown
22994The principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre in New York died from drug overdose at age thirty. Uncommon large signature heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. 1984 May 4. Fine. With original envelope. Quite uncommon. unknown
37726Born in Oregon and buried there this Nazi officer served in Hitler's headquarters during part of the war; as a Luftwaffe fighter ace he is credited with downing 10 enemy aircraft; he was also member of the delegation that signed the Nazi surrender document; postwar he became a popular Pan Am station manager at Nuremberg airport. Large bold full signature in blue ink below which he pens "1938 with I / ZG234" heavy stock 5½" X 3½" glazed card n.p. n.y. Fine. Tettelbach served with the ZG26 fighter unit ion 1943-44 so ZG234 must be the unit he served before the war. Very uncommon. unknown
24788This pitcher debuted with the Detroit Tigers in 1920 but his career was short-lived. Bold full signature in blue ballpoint heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. n.y. Near fine. Nice old age example. unknown
42103This American cartoonist supposedly created more than 24 comic strips including "The Inventor" which ran from 1904 to 1914 and assisted with four others; one cartooning historian describes him as "an absolute whirling dervish at the drawing board producing more material for the daily pages than anyone except the great George Frink'; he worked for the "Chicago Daily News" ca. 1908-24 and the "New York Herald-Tribune" 1925-42. On a heavy stock 5" X 3" card the cartoonist pens "Sincerely yours" and signs in cursive adding his cartoonist's printed stylized "T. Brown" alongside. Very good. Faintly age toned with mounting traces on verso. Along the bottom edge is typed "Cartoonist 'Chicago Daily News'. / April 29 1922." Very uncommon. unknown
40765This adventurer a popular speaker and lecturer made the first complete canoe voyage of the Columbia River from British Columbia to the Pacific in 1925; he was also the first to navigate an inflatible rubber raft down the Colorado River and film it in "Conquering the Colorado" which won an Academy Award in 1939 for best short subject. Bold pencilled "Amos Burg / Astoria / Dec 7 '39" on a heavy stock 4½" X 2½" card. Near fine. Minor mounting traces on verso. Unusual vintage example from the height of his fame. unknown
24559This American artist's unorthodox WPA tempera murals "The Fleet's In!" hints at homosexuality in a style that came to be known as "magic realism" catapulted him to fame and controversy; male nudes were a favorite subject. Large bold signature in blue ballpoint heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. 1976 June 1. Fine. With original envelope. A handsome example in Cadmus's superb script. unknown
18949Early debuted 1903 catcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians. Shaky signature on a special heavy stock 5" X 3" card dated 1975 March 31 in another hand which also notes beneath the signature "94 Yrs Old" n.p. Fine. With original envelope. unknown
27411Secretary of the Interior 1949-53 under Harry S. Truman. Full signature in blue ballpoint heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. 1971 November 29 typed. Fine. Beneath his signature Chapman has typed in a little mini-biography: "Assistant Secretary of the Interior May 4 1933 / Succeeded to Under Secretary / Succeeded to Secretary of the Interior." With original envelope. Accompanied by a superb original black-and-white glossy 1953 news agency photograph International News Photo 9" X 7". Original mimeographed newsprint text sheet present and tipped to verso as issued. Titled "Washington Conference" this vintage image shows Chapman seated at a desk with another gentleman poring over an open notebook. Text reads "With inauguration day moving ever closer key men in the Eisenhower administration-to-be have been conferring with men in the Truman administration whose posts they will take over. Governor Douglas MacKay. the Secretary of Interior-designate is shown in conference with Interior Secretary Oscar Chapman in Washington yesterday." A choice desireable vintage photograph itself scarce. unknown
31434This U.S. admiral was commander of the U.S.S. Minnesota when she struck a German mine in September 1918 but he got his ship to port without loss of life and was decorated for it; commander-in-chief of the U.S. Fleet 1930-31. Handsome "J.V. Chase / Admiral U.S. Navy" in blue fountain pen 5 3/4" X 3 3/4" n.p. n.y. 1930-31. Very good. Faint age toning. On slip with printed "Flagship of the Commander in Chief / United States Fleet" and blue four-star flag insignia at top. unknown
22996One of the legends of modern dance principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre from 1940 to 1960 also a co-director from 1945 to 1980. Signature and "American Ballet Theatre" heavy stock 5" X 3" card Chicago IL 1969 April 20. Fine. With original envelope. Scarce. unknown
20968This long-time U.S. Supreme Court associate justice 1858-81 also served as a New Hampshire representative 1839-43 and as U.S. attorney general 1846-48. Small signature and "Associate Jus Sup Court U.S." on a 3" X 2" slip tipped to a larger heavy card n.p. n.y. Very good. unknown
23112Outfielder with the St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox debuting in 1914. Bold signature and address in blue ballpoint 2½" X 1" tipped to 5" X 3" card n.p. n.d. Very good. Uncommon. unknown
15227Early Brooklyn Dodgers second baseman debut 1912. Three months before his death Cutshaw signs this unlined 5" X 3" card dating it 1973 May 27 n.p. Fine. Accompanied by a 1973 3½" X 5" print of an early photograph of Cutshaw at bat in his Brooklyn Nationals uniform. With original envelope. unknown
20898This AIDS victim co-wrote "A Chorus Line" 1976 with James Kirkwood for which he won a Tony award. Uncommon signature heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. 1981 February 11. Fine. With original envelope. Uncommon. unknown
20978This New York attorney became major general of volunteers in the Civil War serving as "a cavalryman by instinct" from 1861-65. Small clipped signature 2" X ½" n.p. n.y. Near fine. Bold quick and typical "HE Davies." Most likely from a legal document of some sort for Davies literally "signs on the dotted line. unknown
24656John and Lionel Barrymore's uncle was himself a renowned Victorian-era actor appearing with Maude Adams in the Charles Frohman Company's famed production of "The Masked Ball" 1892-97. Large bold signature and "1898" heavy stock 3 3/4" X 2" slip n.p. Very good. Mounting traces on verso. An attractive example. unknown
42562This Chicagoan served 18 years with the Chicago Police Department before achieving fame as an actor portraying-- cops and robbers; among his best-known films are "Midnight Rub" 1988 "Get Shorty" 1995 and the television drama "Law & Order" 2004-06. Bold signature in black ballpoint on a heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. dated 19 October 1988 in his hand. Fine. With original envelope. A prime example from early in his film career. unknown
42884Celebrated American actor singer and dancer of stage and then silent films the older brother of actor William Farnum became one of the biggest stars of early Westerns; he starred in dozens of silent films between 1914 and 1926 two of his more notable roles both 1914 being Cecil DeMille's "The Squaw Man" and "The Virginian." Large and bold "Sincerely" and signature in brown ink on a heavy stock 3¼" X 2¼" card n.p. n.y. pencilled 1905 on verso. Very good. Mild age toning. A lovely example -- and exceptionally early years before his first film appearance. unknown
21917Celebrated Czech-born American pianist and interpreter of Czech composers who frequented the international concert scene for sixty years. Bold signature in blue ballpoint heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. 1976 August 17. Near fine. With original envelope. unknown
22658Incompetent king of Prussia prone to fits of insanity. Big bold signature clipped from the close of an ALS 5½" X 1½" n.p. n.y. Fine. Black bordered mourning stationery. A large flamboyant signature as eccentric as the man with partial words in his hand evident above the signature and three full lines in his hand in German on the verso and beneath this a pencilled identification by noted autograph dealer Charles Hamilton. unknown
42967English musician known as "The first bandmaster of the Salvation Army" for in addition to composing hymns such as "The Lily of the Valley" his family brass band accompanied Salvation Army founder William Booth at evangelical events. Bold dark signature in brown ink on a 4 3/4" X 1½" lined slip below "Yours truly" penned in another hand n.p. n.y. Very good. Faint wear with mounting traces on verso. A nice example of this very uncommon signature. unknown
27017German Jewish playwright "The Talisman" poet and translator who committed suicide in Berlin in 1939. Large bold signature in brown ink heavy stock 3½" X 2½" card Chicago IL 1906 March 10. Very good. A superb example and rather uncommon. unknown
