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Coins	Currency	Sports	Comics &Comic Art	Stamps
Movie Posters	Historical (Americana & Political, American Indian Art, Books, Civil War, Natural History, Manuscripts, Photography, Space and more)	Jewelry & Timepieces	Entertainment Memorabilia	Fine & Decorative Arts

Photo	Lot No.	Description	Auction Type	Auction Date	Realized
Coins
	2089	Proof Early Dollars 1804 $1 Original PR62 NGC....	Signature	April 19, 2008	$3,737,500
	2455	Proof Liberty Nickels 1913 5C Liberty PR64 NGC....	Signature	January 10, 2010	$3,737,500
	30017	Colonials : 1787 DBLN Brasher New York Style Doubloon. EB Punch on Breast. XF45 NGC....	Signature	January 15, 2005	$2,990,000
	6522	Proof High Relief Double Eagles : 1907 Ultra High Relief, $20 Lettered Edge PR69 PCGS. While the sun never set on the British flag in the 19th century, the 2...	Signature	November 3, 2005	$2,990,000
	30016	Colonials : 1787 DBLN Brasher New York Style Doubloon. EB Punch on Wing. AU55 NGC....	Signature	January 15, 2005	$2,415,000
Currency
	15547	Miscellaneous : Other $1,000,000 U.S. Treasury Bearer Bond....	Signature	February 19, 2005	$1,063,750
	15306	Large Size : Legal Tender Notes Fr. 188 $5000 1878 Legal Tender PMG Very Fine 25....	Signature	September 28, 2007	$805,000
	15305	Large Size : Legal Tender Notes Fr. 185l $500 1880 Legal Tender PMG Choice Very Fine 35....	Signature	September 28, 2007	$690,000
	18669	Large Size : Legal Tender Notes Fr. 187k $1000 1880 Legal Tender PMG Extremely Fine 40. Only four examples of this number are known, two of which are foreve...	Signature	September 15, 2006	$517,500
	14543	Large Size : Legal Tender Notes Fr. 185a $500 1874 Legal Tender PMG Very Fine 25. This note was introduced to the numismatic community when it appeared in o...	Signature	January 6, 2007	$517,500
Sports
	19905	Baseball Collectibles : Uniforms 1933 Babe Ruth All-Star Game Worn Jersey. As World War II ground toward its brutal, bloody end, and U.S. soldiers faced the...	Signature	October 28, 2006	$657,250
	82067	Baseball Collectibles : Bats The Most Important Babe Ruth Game Used Bat on Earth....	Signature	October 2, 2009	$537,750
	19032	Baseball Cards : Singles (Pre-1930) 1909-11 T206 Honus Wagner SGC 10 Poor 1. "There is something Lincolnesque about him," Pulitzer Prize-winning sports journal...	Internet	May 2, 2008	$227,050
	19023	Autographs : Baseballs The Finest Known Joe DiMaggio & Marilyn Monroe Signed Baseball. Though the marriage of Joe and Marilyn was troubled and ver...	Signature	May 6, 2006	$191,200
	81004	Baseball Cards : Singles (Pre-1930) 1909-11 T206 Eddie Plank PSA EX-MT 6.... (Total: 1 card)	Signature	October 2, 2009	$155,350
Comics & Comic Art
	91126	Golden Age (1938-1955) : Superhero Detective Comics #27 (DC, 1939) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages....	Signature	February 27, 2010	$1,075,500
	66287	Mainstream Illustration NORMAN ROCKWELL (American 1894 - 1978)Two Old Men and Dog: Hunting, Brown & Bigelow: Four Seasons Calendar, Autumn, 19... (Total: 4 Items)	Signature	June 5, 2008	$274,850
	2174	Golden Age (1938-1955) : Superhero Flash Comics #1 Mile High pedigree (DC, 1940) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages. One of the most important comic books of...	Signature	January 21, 2006	$273,125
	66097	Pin-up and Glamour Art GIL ELVGREN (American 1914 - 1980)Fascination, 1952Oil on canvas30 x 24 in.Signed right-center...	Signature	June 5, 2008	$262,900
	91243	Golden Age (1938-1955) : Superhero Marvel Comics #1 Pay Copy (Timely, 1939) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white pages....	Signature	February 27, 2010	$227,050
Movie Posters
	29167	Movie Posters : Horror The Bride of Frankenstein (Universal, 1935). One Sheet (27" X 41") Style D. ... (Total: 1 Item)	Signature	November 14, 2007	$334,600
	89252	Movie Posters : Horror The Black Cat (Universal, 1934). One Sheet (27" X 41") Style B.... (Total: 1 Item)	Signature	November 14, 2009	$334,600
	86503	Movie Posters : Horror Dracula (Universal, 1931). One Sheet (27" X 41") Style F.... (Total: 1 Item)	Signature	March 22, 2009	$310,700
	28366	Movie Posters : Horror The Black Cat (Universal, 1934). One Sheet (27" X 41") Style D.	Signature	March 31, 2007	$286,800
	85506	Movie Posters : Musical Flying Down to Rio (RKO, 1933). One Sheet (27" X 41").... (Total: 1 Item)	Signature	November 9, 2008	$239,000
Historical
	72184	Military & Patriotic : Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant's Civil War Presentation Sword as "General in Chief of the United States Army 1864". A "Magnificen... (Total: 1 )	Signature	June 25, 2007	$1,673,000
	48202	Minerals : Golds THE LARGEST GOLD NUGGET FROM THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE - BOOT OF CORTEZ... (Total: 1 Items)	Signature	January 20, 2008	$1,314,500
	25448	Military & Patriotic : Civil War The Personal Battle Flag of Confederate General JEB Stuart, The Most Famous Cavalry Officer of the Civil War. General James ... (Total: 1 )	Signature	December 2, 2006	$956,000
	72068	Military & Patriotic : Civil War General George Armstrong Custer's Personal Battle Flag From Lee's Surrender at Appomattox to the Little Bighorn	Signature	June 25, 2007	$896,250
	72102	Military & Patriotic : Civil War 'TERMS OF SURRENDER' LETTERS SIGNED BY CONFEDERATE GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE.... (Total: 1 Items)	Signature	December 1, 2007	$537,750
Jewelry & Timepieces
	39625	Estate Jewelry : Rings Diamond, Platinum RingThe ring features a radiant-cut diamond measuring 11.74 x 9.03 x 6.03 mm and weighing 5.51 carats,... (Total: 1 Item)	Signature	December 3, 2007	$161,325
	61240	Timepieces : Clocks Cartier Magnificent & Rare Diamond, Jade, Pearl, Coral & Rock Crystal Mystery Clock, No. 202085... (Total: 1 Items)	Signature	December 9, 2009	$155,350
	46668	Estate Jewelry : Rings Natural Fancy Intense Yellow Diamond, Diamond, Platinum, Gold Ring... (Total: 1 Items)	Signature	May 20, 2008	$131,450
	46196	Timepieces : Wristwatch Rolex Men's Stainless Steel "James Bond" Submariner Wristwatch, ref. 5510, circa 1958... (Total: 1 Items)	Signature	May 20, 2008	$107,550
	39738	Estate Jewelry : Rings Colored Diamond, Diamond, Platinum, Ring, Tiffany & Co.The ring features a pear-shaped pink diamond measuring 8.96 x 5.9... (Total: 1 )	Signature	December 4, 2006	$71,700
Entertainment Memorabilia
	29	Autographs George Harrison's Historic Fender Telecaster from "Let It Be" and The Apple Rooft	Signature	September 13, 2003	$434,750
	16263	Music Memorabilia : Instruments Elton John and Bernie Taupin's Historic Songwriting Piano....	Signature	April 17, 2004	$164,500
	22157	Music Memorabilia : Costumes Buddy Holly Engraved Wristwatch (1958). The 14 karat white gold Omega gentlemen's wristwatch with 45 single cut diamonds se... (Total: 1 )	Signature	April 15, 2006	$155,350
	21225	Music Memorabilia : Instruments Nirvana: Kurt Cobain's 1960s Mosrite Gospel Guitar. This instrument is unusual in a couple of ways. First, it is one of only... (Total: 1 )	Signature	April 15, 2006	$131,450
	16168	Music Memorabilia : Instruments The Byrds: Roger McGuinn's 1966 Rickenbacker Model 370-12 'BYRD' Guitar. "In my opinion, the Byrds' sound would have been im...	Signature	April 17, 2004	$117,500
Fine & Decorative Arts
	33219	Fine Art - Painting, European : Antique (Pre 1900) Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Crimean, 1817-1900)Pushkin at the Waters Edge 1886Oil on canvasSigned... (Total: 1 Items)	Signature	October 13, 2007	$1,613,250
	79014	Fine Art - Painting, Russian : Antique (Pre-1900) MIKHAIL KLODT (Russian, 1832-1902)Riverside Farmstead, 1858Oil on canvas41-3/4 x 60-1/2 inches (106.0 x 153.7 cm)... (Total: 1 Items)	Signature	June 4, 2008	$1,314,500
	24012	Fine Art - Painting, American : Modern (1900 1949) THOMAS MORAN (American 1837 - 1926)Moonlight. Icebergs in Mid Atlantic, 1910Signed and dated at lower right (recto),... (Total: 1 )	Signature	November 10, 2006	$567,625
	77010	American : Hudson River School The Hon. Paul H. Buchanan, Jr. CollectionMARTIN JOHNSON HEADE (American, 1819-1904)Sunset over the Marsh, c. 1876-... (Total: 1 Items)	Signature	June 11, 2009	$537,750
	77011	American : Still Life The Hon. Paul H. Buchanan, Jr. CollectionMARTIN JOHNSON HEADE (American, 1819-1904)Cherokee Roses on a Purple Cloth... (Total: 1 Items)	Signature	June 11, 2009	$507,875
Stamps
	32262	1869 Pictorials 24c Green & Violet, Center Inverted (120b),... (Total: 1 Card)	Signature	June 4, 2009	$167,300
	31742	Airmail Issues 65c-$2.60 (C13-C15),... (Total: 1 Misc)	Signature	December 14, 2009	$92,000
	31310	Airmail Issues 5c Deep Blue (CL1),... (Total: 1 Card)	Signature	December 14, 2009	$74,750
	31007	1847 Regular Issues #1a, 1847, 5c Dark Brown, SUP 98J PSE. (Original Gum - Previously Hinged).... (Total: 1 Card)	Signature	February 7, 2009	$71,700
	31525	1861-66 Second Issues 1c Blue, Printed on Both Sides (63e),... (Total: 1 Card)	Signature	December 14, 2009	$48,875