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)
