R.M. Smythe & Co. to hold Internet auction of historical materials including autographs and more.. On October 1, 2007, R.M. Smythe & Co. will hold an Internet auction on eBay live of an eclectic collections of historical materials including autographs, photographs, ephemera, books and Americana.
John Adams, esq. vice president of the united states...” The article goes on to list all members of Congress. No cover, some edge wear, otherwise in good condition. With typed transcript of the article.
909 PRESIDENTS: IMAGES [4] ($80-Up)
Photos of Hayes, Polk, Garfield, engraving of John Quincy Adams.
Theatrical Contracts
910 ABEL, WALTER [3] ($20-Up)
Three contracts, DS, 1945, for appearances on “The Raleigh Room” NBC Studios in New York.
911 BOOTH, SHIRLEY ($20-Up)
Contract, DS, Jan 29, 1945, for the radio “(Plus Pullman accommodations and all out-of-pocket expenses...)” signed “Shirley Booth,” and Sosenko.
912 BURTON, RICHARD ($25-Up)
Eight page DS, Dec 10, 1964 about master recoding of “A Married Man” performed by Burton. With a letter from MGM Records enclosing the fully executed copy of the contract, signed “Richard Burton.”
913 CONTE, JOHN ($20-Up)
TDS “John Conte,” 1p, Quarto, NYC, 4/5/1946. Performance contract with Sosenko Productions to appear on the Hildegarde-Raleigh show. Also signed by Anna Sosenko.
914 EDWARDS, CLIFF ($20-Up)
TDS, “Cliff Edwards,”1p, legal folio, NYC, 7/19/1946. Contract with Sosenko Productions for his appearance on “The Penguin Room” (smoke Kools). Also signed by Sosenko.
915 FONTAINE, JOAN, (JOAN DE BEAUVOIR DE HAVELLAND) ($25-Up)
Apartment lease at 160 East 72nd Street, NY, TDS11p, legal folio, 5/28/1963. Signed by “Joan Fontaine / Joan de Beauvoir.” Very fine.
916 HANDELMAN, STANLEY ($25-Up)
TDS, “Stanley Myron Handelman,”1p, Quarto, NYC, 1/7/1965. Contract to appear on TV.
917 HELBURN, THERESA ($20-Up)
TDS“Theresa Helburn,” 1p, NYC, 6/19/1946. Letter of agreement between Harold Freeman and the Theatre Guild for Musical version of “They Knew What They Wanted.”
918 HELMORE, TOM ($20-Up)
TDS “Tom Helmore,”1p, legal folio, NYC, 1/17/1946. Contract with Sosenko Productions for radio appearance on “The Raleigh Room.” Also signed by Sosenko.
919 HORTON, EDWARD EVERETT [3] ($30-Up)
Three TDS,“Edward Everett Horton,”1p, legal folio, NYC, Jan to Nov 1945. Performance agreements with Sosenko Productions to appear as a radio guest. Also signed by Anna Sosenko.
920 HOWARD, WILLIE ($20-Up)
TDS, “Willie Howard,”1p, legal folio, NYC, 1/29/1945 Performance contract with Sosenko Productions to appear on “The Raleigh Room.” Also signed by Anna Sosenko.
921 HURST, FANNIE ($40-Up)
TDS“Fannie Hurst,” Novelist (1889-1968), 13p, legal folio, NYC, 3/19/1921. Contract for play “Roulette,” also signed by “Sam H. Harris.”
922 JESSEL, GEORGE ($40-Up)
TDS“George Jessel,”1p, legal folio, NYC, 4/26/1946. Contract with Sosenko Productions for a radio guest appearance on “The Penguin Room.”
923 JOHNSTON, JOHNNIE ($20-Up)
TDS “Johnnie Johnston,” 1p, legal folio, NYC 8/10/1944. Contract with Sosenko Productions to appear as “guest star on the Club Raleigh” program. Also signed by Anna Sosenko.
924 KELLY, PATSY [3] ($30-Up)
Three TDS “Patsy Kelly,” American film comedian, born in Brooklyn, 1p, legal folio, NYC, Jan to May 1945 and 4/19/1946. Contract with Sosenko Productions to appear on “The Raleigh Room.” Also signed by Anna Sosenko.
925 LAHR, BERT ($60-Up)
TDS “Bert Lahr,” 1p, legal folio, NYC, 2/28/1947 Contract with Sosenko Productions to appear as a radio guest. Also signed by Anna Sosenko.
926 LAMAS, FERNANDO ($20-Up)
TDS, “Fernando Lamas,”1p, Quarto,
