{"id":13916,"date":"2014-06-25T17:32:21","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T21:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/?p=13916"},"modified":"2014-07-11T02:08:28","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T06:08:28","slug":"profiles-in-history-rare-historic-document-auction-july-11-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/profiles-in-history-rare-historic-document-auction-july-11-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Profiles in History Rare Historic Document Auction July 11, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ProfilesLogo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13917\" alt=\"ProfilesLogo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ProfilesLogo.jpg\" width=\"156\" height=\"63\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Hollywood Entertainment memorabilia and Historical Document auction house, <a href=\"www.ProfilesinHistory.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Profiles in History<\/em><\/strong><\/a> will be holding their \u201cTHE PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR, PART IV\u201d July 11, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. PST at their new showroom located at 26662 Agoura Road, Calabasas, CA 91302. Their phone # is 310-859-7701.<\/p>\n<p>Interested bidders can register to bid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.profilesinhistory.com\/register\/?id=4647\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>HERE<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, download the auction catalog <em>PDF<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.profilesinhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/54D_High.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>HERE<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, and see the online <em>Flip Book<\/em> auction catalog <a href=\"http:\/\/www.profilesinhistory.com\/flipbooks\/54D\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>HERE<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. Bidding is live, by phone, and internet.<\/p>\n<p>Below is the press release announcing some of the many highlights of the auction.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>AN EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION OF AMERICAN, ENGLISH AND EUROPEAN HISTORY ARE REPRESENTED IN PROFILES IN HISTORY\u2019S \u201cTHE PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR, PART IV\u201d JULY 11, 2014 AUCTION<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><i>Be A Part of the World\u2019s History as a Selection of Original Historic Letters and Documents Written from the Likes of John Quincy Adams, Samuel Clemens, Thomas Edison, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Jefferson, Robert E. Lee, George Washington, Horatio Nelson , Orville Wright and Many Others Go on Auction.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:<\/p>\n<p>(Los Angeles) (CA) (June 24<sup>th<\/sup>, 2014) The nation\u2019s renowned auction house, <b><i>Profiles in History<\/i><\/b>, (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.profilesinhistory.com\">www.profilesinhistory.com<\/a>) has set July 11, 2014 (11 a.m. PST) to present the highly anticipated <b><i>The Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector IV<\/i><\/b>, the next auction of the series.\u00a0\u00a0 Following the immensely successful Parts I, II, and III, the newest auction will represent a wide array of single lots, meticulously compiled groups and comprehensive archives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur previous \u2018Distinguished\u2019 auctions have had enormous success, with sales results exceeding $11.5 million\u201d\u00a0 stated Joe Maddalena, President and CEO, of Profiles in History.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWe have carefully assembled one of our most comprehensive offerings, an amazing embodiment of tangible historical artifacts that are certain to capture the attention, and certainly the curiosity, of collectors worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among the 112 lots offered in the Profiles in History auction, worldwide buyers will have the occasion to possess such historical pieces as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Autographed letter signed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.profilesinhistory.com\/flipbooks\/54D\/index.html\"><b>John Quincy Adams<\/b><\/a><i>.\u00a0 While serving as a member of the US House of Representatives, <\/i>Adams comments on the current war between Great Britain and China\u2013\u2013a conflict with elements similar to those of the American Revolutionary War. Within, he invokes the hallowed words of the Declaration of Independence as he sides with the Chinese.<b> <i>\u201c\u2026 all men are created equal\u2026 If the Lecturer has failed in showing the application of these principles to the vitals of the present issue between Great Britain and China\u2026 \u201d <\/i><\/b>($5,000 \u2013 $8,000)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One of the key highlights of the auction will be the<b> <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.profilesinhistory.com\/flipbooks\/54D\/index.html\"><b>Thomas Jefferson<\/b><\/a><b> <\/b>address signed as President <b>to the Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation<\/b>, 1806. The highly<b> <\/b>important manuscript signed (\u201cTh: Jefferson\u201d) of his Address entitled \u201cMy Friends &amp; Children Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation<i>\u201d <\/i>\u00a0\u2013 a sterling example of Jefferson\u2019s great eloquence following treaty negotiations for greater definition of the boundaries for the Cherokee Indians. Jefferson lauds the Cherokees on their accomplishments but sternly advises against further warring. Stressing peace and harmony, Jefferson\u2019s words transcend time. ($150,000 \u2013 $250,000)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An extraordinary archive featuring an array of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.profilesinhistory.com\/flipbooks\/54D\/index.html\"><b>Ernest Hemingway<\/b><\/a> letters capturing some turbulent moments in his life insinuating that his debauchery would lead to his divorce from Martha Gellhorn. A significant collection of eight letters that reaches into the personal tumult of an iconic American writer who so influenced the world of literature. \u00a0A literary genius, Hemingway was fraught with an array of personal problems that can be seen in the present archive, documents and a publication. ($12,000 \u2013 $18,000)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.profilesinhistory.com\/flipbooks\/54D\/index.html\"><b>Samuel Langhorne Clemen\u2019s<\/b><\/a> (Mark Twain) handwritten autographed letter explaining in great detail the origination of his \u201cMark Twain\u201d pseudonym. <b><i>\u201c\u2026..but to state in a word, I took the name from the leadsman\u2019s cry: it mean\u2019s 2 fathoms, 12 feet\u2026.\u201d<\/i><\/b> ($5,000 \u2013 $7,000)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Highly important typed letter signed from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.profilesinhistory.com\/flipbooks\/54D\/index.html\"><b>Orville Wright<\/b><\/a> (\u201cWilbur and Orville Wright per O. Wright\u201d) to Carl Dienstbach, a New York City musician and the U.S. correspondent for the German journal \u201cIllustrierte Aeronautische Mitteilungen,\u201d on \u201cWright Cycle Company, 1127 West Third Street, Dayton, Ohio\u201d letterhead stationery, with Orville\u2019s handwritten postscript added at the end of the letter. \u201c\u2026<b><i>A good deal of doubt exist in Europe as to whether there is any truth in the reports that have been made concerning our flights of 1903 and 1904\u2026.\u201d <\/i><\/b>($15,000 \u2013 $25,000)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<iframe id=\"basic_facebook_social_plugins_likebutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.moviepropcollectors.com%2Fmagazine%2Fprofiles-in-history-rare-historic-document-auction-july-11-2014%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:px; height:25px\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u00a0Hollywood Entertainment memorabilia and Historical Document auction house, Profiles in History will be holding their \u201cTHE PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR, PART IV\u201d July 11, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. PST at their new showroom located at 26662 Agoura Road, Calabasas, CA 91302. 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