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Some of the vintage autographs in this area came from two old autograph books I acquired in the early 1960's and from a collection of many insignificant personal letters and documents an uncle of mine collected. Unfortunately my uncle clipped all of the signatures from the letters and documents. As I understand, sometime during WWII in Atlanta, Georgia, my uncle bought a collection of 5 bound volumes of Civil War era Harper's Weekly and several boxes of miscellaneous material. The collection of personal letters were in that miscellaneous material.
If the item is pictured on a descriptive album page, that item comes in a heavy poly holder punched to fit a standard 3-ring binder. The ones with a brief description at the bottom are 8.5" x 5.5" (like Pete Dawkins in Sports) and the ones that have lengthy descriptions (like Mario Andretti in Sports) are 8.5" x 11." If the autographed item is too large for the album page, it will be included in the poly holder. On ones that are affixed to the album page, they can be easily removed without damage.
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WWI-5
- Kaiser Friedrich III - Friedrich III is known as the "99-day Kaiser"
because he ruled for only 99 days. He was born October 18, 1831 and died June
15, 1888. When his father, Wilhelm I, died March 9, 1888 he became the new
Kaiser. he had cancer of the larynx, but it was misdiagnosed and as a result,
surgery that might have cured the cancer was not performed. When the error was
caught it was too late to operate. In February a tracheotomy was performed to
enable him to breath and as the result of the tracheotomy he was unable to speak
for the remainder of his life - communicating through writing. He ruled for only
99 days before his death and was succeeded by his son, Wilhelm II. This is
another beautiful portrait card of Friedrich II and it is accompanied by a
handwritten and signed document. The document is on his personal blind embossed
stationery. The lower right corner is missing, but no text is effected.
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Saddam Hussein - This is a very rare "typescript" autograph of the late Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein in blue ink. For more information about typescript, click here. This autograph came from an official document similar to the next item. Hussein signed over the printed copy, "Saddam Hussein, President of the Revolutionary Council." |
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$325.00 | Saddam Hussein -This outstanding and rare document is an official Iraqi document that is boldly signed in black ink by dictator, Saddam Hussein. It is on official Iraqi letterhead with a very elaborate border. There are four holes on the right margin resulting from the document having been bound in a binder. This is an official administrative order. Hussein signed over the printed copy, "Saddam Hussein, President of the Revolutionary Council." This is the complete document of the type used to add the typescript above. |
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19.00 | Hussein Era Iraqi Money - This descriptive album page has an authentic Iraqi dinar note with a large picture of dictator Saddam Hussein. The note is one of several a friend brought back from Iraq when his unit returned to Ft. Hood. This album page comes in a heavy poly holder that is punched to fit a standard 8.5" x 11" ring binder or it can be framed. While not truly "rare," these notes are very difficult to find because the Coalition Forces destroyed almost all of them once Bagdad was captured. |
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$50.00 | James Earl "Jimmy"
Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) served as the
thirty-ninth
President of the United States
from 1977 to 1981 and was the recipient of the 2002
Nobel Peace Prize.
Prior to becoming president, Carter served two terms in the
Georgia Senate and as
the 89th
Governor of Georgia,
from 1971 to 1975.[1] As president, Carter created two new cabinet-level departments: the Department of Energy and the Department of Education. He established a national energy policy that included conservation, price control, and new technology. Foreign oil imports were reduced by 50% from 1977 to 1982.[2] In foreign affairs, Carter pursued the Camp David Accords, the Panama Canal Treaties and the second round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT). Carter sought to put a stronger emphasis on human rights; he negotiated a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt in 1979. His return of the Panama Canal Zone to Panama was seen as a major concession of U.S. influence in Latin America, and Carter came under heavy criticism for it. The final year of his presidential tenure was marked by several major crises, including the 1979 takeover of the American embassy in Iran and holding of hostages by Iranian students, a failed rescue attempt of the hostages, serious fuel shortages, and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. By 1980, Carter's disapproval ratings were significantly higher than his approval, and he was challenged by Ted Kennedy for the Democratic Party nomination in the 1980 election. Carter defeated Kennedy for the nomination, but lost the election to Republican Ronald Reagan. Carter was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He is considered by many as being the least effective President of the 20th century.
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$149.00 | Lech Wałęsa was born September 29, 1943. He is a Polish politician and a former trade union and human rights activist. He co-founded Solidarity, the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, and served as President of Poland from 1990 to 1995. This is a full-page magazine photo that is boldly signed by Walesa in the upper right corner. Walesa autographs normally range from about $400 for a clipped signature to about $1,000 for a signed photo. |
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Joseph Coy Green - Green was born in 1887 and died in 1978. He was a history scholar and diplomat. He was in the State Department from 1930 to 1952 and in 1952 he was appointed Ambassador to Jordan. |
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William Green (March
3,
1873 –
November 21,
1952) was president
of the
American Federation of Labor
from 1924 to 1952. The son of Welsh immigrant coal miners from Coshocton, Ohio, he was elected secretary of the United Mine Workers of America in 1891. In 1910, he was elected to the Ohio Senate, where he served as both Senate president pro tempore and Democratic floor leader. He was named to the AFL Executive Council in 1914, and became Secretary-Treasurer in 1916. In 1924 he became president of the AFL following the death of Samuel Gompers, a position he held until his death. He is best remembered for having presided over the split in the AFL which led to the founding of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). He was regarded, both by his contemporaries and historically, as a very mild mannered leader who deferred on nearly all matters to aides such as Matthew Woll and his more distinguished successor George Meany. This unusual autograph is on a block of 4 postage stamps. |
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$25.00 | Lloyd Millard Bentsen,
Jr. #1 (February
11, 1921–May 23, 2006), was a four-term
United States senator
(1971 until 1993) from
Texas and the
Democratic Party
nominee for
Vice President in
1988 on the
Michael Dukakis
ticket. He also served in the
House of Representatives
from 1949 to 1955. In his later political life, he was Chairman of the
Senate Finance Committee
and the
U.S. Treasury Secretary
during the early years of the Clinton administration. During WWII he was a highly decorated bomber pilot and flew 35 missions deep into Germany - including the Ploesti mission. This early 8" x 10" portrait is signed in blue ink.
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$25.00 | Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr. #2 - See description above. This is a beautiful 5"x7" portrait boldly signed in silver ink |