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Hollywood Autographs, Militaria, Rare Books and Ephemera: February 4, 2023 Auction Highlights

February’s online auction includes an interesting mix of classic Hollywood autographs, film stills, movie posters and lobby cards. Click here to view the catalog.

One of our favorite auction lots is a 1939 Warner Bros. studio newsletter autographed by 23 stars documenting a spectacular roster of stars present on the studio lot during Christmas, 1939. Signatures include all of the legendary gangster stars – Humphrey Bogart, Jimmy Cagney, Edward G. Robinson – even Pat O’Brien and Jane Bryan. Other big names include Rita Hayworth, Fred Astaire, Bette Davis, Ronald Reagan and Jack Warner himself.

  • The Three Stooges signed card (autographed by Larry, Moe and Shemp Howard)
  • 1026 Studio Electricians Ball program, autographed by silent film legends Mack Sennett, Ben Turpin and Billy Bevan
  • Jean Harlow signed photo
  • John Wayne signed personal letter to director John Ford
  • Jeanne Eagels signed 1929 “Jealousy” film still
  • Clark Gable signed “Gone With the Wind” 1940 advertisement

Militaria memorabilia spans several conflicts including the Civil War, WWI and WWII:

  • Signed engraved portrait of Civil War Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan
  • Duyckinck’s “History of the War for the Union” (three volumes)
  • Original WWI and WWII propaganda posters
  • 101st Airborne Division, 502nd Reg. captured Nazi flag with “Screaming Eagles” embroidery
  • WWII “short snorter” collected by Capt. Thadd Blanton of the Doolittle Raid
  • WWII-era Japanese “Good Luck” Senninbari bands

Antique, collectible and first edition books include:

  • Imitations of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein (1792)
  • Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (1929 first edition)
  • Light In August by William Faulkner (1932 first edition)
Auction Date: February 4, 2023
Start Time: 10:00am (MST / Phoenix, AZ)
Auction Type: Live Online Auction
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