Fine Books and Manuscripts: Featuring Important Chicago Memorabilia
Thu, Jan 10, 2019 06:30AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 98
Autographs of Notable Chicagoans and Illinois Politicians.
Estimate: $250 - $500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Autographs of Notable Chicagoans and Illinois Politicians. Ten pieces, including a clipped signature of William B. Ogden (Chicago?s first mayor); signed CDV of Alexander Fisher (President of Chicago Medical Society); John Wentworth Famous Fabrics Leaf autograph card (Chicago mayor and congressman; Beckett encapsulation); Robert Hall McCormick signed bank check and receipt; and 1880 Notary Public certificate signed by Shelby Cullom (Illinois Governor and Senator); Frank J. Loesch TLS (founder of Chicago Crime Commission); Adlai Stevenson TLS on Chicago letterhead (1956); Martin Madden ALS; 1898 Spanish-American War telegram from H.C. Corbin to Richard Yates; plus an invitation to Herbert Hoover?s rededication of Lincoln?s tomb in Springfield, Ill. (1933).
