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We do more than sell autographs. We build relationships.™ RON WEEKES - Proprietor DONNELL G. MUELLER - Business Development Director CLAUDIA McGARRIGLE - Associate Member: The Manuscript Society, The Ephemera Society of America, |
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A Sampling of our Autograph InventoryIf you do not see something in this brief sampling of inventory, or have questions concerning the availability of material, please do not hesitate to contact us by telephone, fax or email. We are pleased to maintain “want lists” for clients at no charge. You are under no obligation until you order an item. All of the material we sell comes with our unconditional guarantee of satisfaction. A handsome certificate of authenticity accompanies autograph material. We offer non-interest, 90-day layaway on items over $200. Please inquire for more information. Click on small images to see full-sized pictures. Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Glossary of Abbreviations
(ARIAS) FONTEYN, (Dame) Margot (1919-91) British-born prima ballerina, considered the greatest of the 20th Century. Vintage large, bold, autograph on a pale green album leaf (1986) professionally matted along with a Yousef Karsh oversized black and white litho print portrait of the ballerina. Stunning. $150 (Payment Options)
BUFFALO'S OWN RENOWNED COMPOSER HAROLD ARLEN!
(Photo for Illustrative Purposes Only) ARLEN, Harold (1905-86) American composer of popular music. Wrote over 400 songs some of which have become known the world over. Signed record LP cover (with record in very good condition) "Harold sings Arlen (With Friend). Mr. Arlen has dedicated and signed the cover to the late Paulette Attie, founder of the New York Musical Theatre Foundation. In black marker pen Arlen has penned "For Paulette, Most Sincerely, Harold, 4-25-66." Album contains such songs as Blues in the Night; Today I Love Everybody; Ding Dong, the Witch Is Dead; My Shining Hour; Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive. Arlen's first well-known hit was "Get Happy" (1929) popularized by Judy Garland. Arlen and Yip Harburg won an Academy Award for "Over the Rainbow." $ 200 THARP, Twyla (1941- ) American dancer and choreographer; winner of Emmy and Tony Awards. Recently inducted into the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Signed Photograph, contemporary 5"x7" black and white glossy, en pose, signed in blue marker pen. $ 45
American illustrator credited with the popularization-in-art of Smokey the Bear. Designer of the 1964 John Muir commemorative postage stamp. Enjoyed a 40-year career with the U.S. Forest Service. Authentic, hand-drawn, rendering of Smokey, measures 4”x6” which he has signed and to which he has added a few additional words. Professionally double-matted in forest green and brown tones, encased in glass and a handsome wooden frame. Accompanied by a set of four, mint, US commemorative Smokey stamps that are 22-years old. Original drawings of Smokey by Wendelin are becoming more uncommon. This is a beauty and certainly a nice piece of investment in American popular advertising art. $575 (Payment Options) One dealer is selling a similarly hand-drawn/signed image for $1,295.
WENDELIN, Rudolph - Smaller signed drawing, measure 3"x3.75" of smokey the bear which Wendelin has signed. Finely executed image in near mint condition (faint pencil outline visible in some areas over which Wendelin has used a black art pen). Charming and very desirable. We have professionally double-matted this image in rich forest green board along with an original "The Story of Smokey the Bear" children's magazine cover. The ensemble has been encased in glass and a high-end, burl-wood motif frame. Overall dimensions are 17'x16". $ 365
Singer, songwriter, comedian, actor and author. Often referred to as “ole banjo eyes.” Certainly one of America’s showbiz legends of the 20th Century. Autograph Display Piece. Consists of an important-content Typewritten Letter Signed, one page, 1954, on his personal stationery, to renowned autograph collector Kenneth Whittemore. Reads “Just what you mean by ‘generous to his public,’ I’m not sure. If you mean must he genuinely like people, like to entertain them, and let them know that he would rather be right where he is going what he is doing than anyplace else on this earth, then I would say it is even more important than talent. Talent and ability are necessary, but they alone will never make the public want to see an entertainer. Without the public, how does one entertain?” Professionally matted in a bronze-coin motif board along with a vintage sepia-tone, oversized, photograph of Cantor in front of an NBC microphone. This is one of the finest showbiz content letters we have ever offered and a handsome display piece. $235 (Payment Options)
This is a professionally matted and framed display piece. It consists of a 8”x10” black/white steel engraving of Elvis as originally conceived by Hirschfeld. It has been signed in pencil by Hirschfeld and incorporates a first day of issue commemorative Elvis stamp. To the right of the display piece is a vintage black and white glossy publicity photograph of a young Elvis, published in 1952 and taken from a newspaper. Elvis is somewhat uncommon in such early images and this one is particularly “fun” in that his eyebrows have been drawn in to enhance the overall quality of the photograph! Matted in a gold metallic board, encased in glass and sleek brass, ribbed-motif frame. While this does not include an original autograph of Elvis it is, nonetheless, an affordable and delightful alternative, especially as it includes an original engraving of a print which has been authentically signed by the late Hirschfeld. Similar vintage photographs of Elvis have sold for as much as $350 recently. This is a complete display piece. Overall measure is 17”x13”. $ 495 (additional shipping applies due to size and weight of display piece). (Payment Options)
American operatic soprano. Signed 8”x10” color glossy character still from Bellini’s Il Pirata. Professionally matted in a beautiful board with grey, gold and blue tones, encased in Mylar sleeve. $100 (Payment Options) BRICE, Fanny (1891-1951) (Fania Borach) Popular and influential American comedienne, singer, theatre and film actress and entertainer. Creator and star of the top rated radio comedy series "The Baby Snooks Show." The daughter of middle class Hungarian Jewish saloon owners. Portrayed on stage and screen by Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl and Funny Lady. Vintage signature on a small card professionally matted with a 8"x10" black and white vintage reproduction glossy as Baby Snooks, speaking into a NBC Radio microphone. Included in the ensemble is original sheet music for Rose of Washington Square. Wonderful display piece. $ 225 (Payment Options) EVERETT, Edward (1794-1865) American statesman; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts; President of Harvard University; United States Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary to Britain; Governor of Massachusetts before being appointed US Secretary of State by President Millard Fillmore to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Daniel Webster. Autograph Letter Signed, 4"x6.5" (folded sheet). Written from Cambridge November 2, 1848. Reads: "Dear sir (Doctor Plympton): Allow me to enquire whether there is any change of feeling on Mrs. Manning's part on the subject of disposing of the estate occupied by herself and you. I remain, Dear Sir, with much regard yours, Edward Everett." Folds, light toning, otherwise very good. Accompanied by a handsome steel engraving, circa 1838, which has a facsimile signature below. Perfect gift for an academician, history buff or politician. The pair...$ 115 IMPORTANT BROADWAY THEATRE DOCUMENT SET Ira Gershwin and Guy Bolton Concerning "Lady Be Good" (1924) GERSHWIN, Ira and BOLTON, Guy - This is a pair of documents concerning the performance rights to George and Ira Gershwin's 1924 Broadway hit "Lady Be Good" (book by Guy Bolton). The first is a one page document dated 1978, signed by Ira Gershwin, granting a non-exclusive license to the National Musical Theatre Company to present the musical stage play for a period of ten weeks. Signed at the bottom by Gershwin. The second item is a one-page, Typewritten Letter Signed, on personal letterhead dated 1978, from Guy Bolton. In this letter he explains that he had signed a prior agreement and was not permitted to use any Gershwin musical for the coming season and beyond. Bolton explains further "I am sorry about this, but my memory is not what it once was and I have to use this as my excuse for not having realized this when you first wrote to me. I am, you see, in my middle nineties and something is bound to slip when one is at such an age." An important, excellent-content, pair of documents and highly desirable to any collector of Broadway theatrical memorabilia. Both in very good condition. $ 750
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Vintage SIG taken from the title page of one of his books; professionally matted in plum-coloured suede board along with an interesting color reprint of a Matisse-esque charcoal drawing of Sir Noel. Encased in museum conservation glazing and a gilt-wooden frame. $ 450 (Payment Options)
FLAGSTAD, Kirsten. (1895 – 1962) Norwegian opera singe; one of the greatest Wagnerian (damatic) sopranos of the 20th Century. A restrained and expressive stage performer, she was admired internationally for her voice's sheer tonal beauty, power, stamina, security and consistency of line and tone. Vintage signature on a small card, accomplished in fountain pen ink. Accompanied by a 8”’x10” black and white vintage reproduction glossy portrait of the acclaimed soprano. $ 150
DALAI LAMA (1935 - ) 14th Dalai Lama, born Tenzin Gyatsu. Self-exile to India in 1959 in protest of atrocities at the hands of Chinese Communists. Nobel Laureate; lecturer; world humanitarian; author. A striking signed 6"x8" color glossy photograph. Professionally matted in a crimson-siena suede board, under glass, and a circular-medallion motif gilt wooden frame. Beautiful. $ 375
WIESEL, Elie (1928 - ) Writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor. Author of 57 books. Ballpoint pen signature on a small card, professionally matted in a rich maroon leatherette board along with a black and white litho print portrait of Wiesel. Handsome display piece. Nota bene: We will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this piece to the Southern Poverty Law Center. $ 175
Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Glossary of Abbreviations Payment OptionsPLACING AN ORDER – We distinguish between an inquiry and an order. If, however, we do not hear back from you on an inquiry, we can only assume you are not interested. Once an order has been placed, we actively remove merchandise from active inventory and reserve it. Thus it is not available to anyone else. PLEASE, if you place an order, remit payment within three business days or inventory returns to our catalogue. Repeated incidence of late or non-payment is not fair to existing a new clientele who may be interested in a particular item. We appreciate your understanding. We offer several flexible payment options:
If paying by check or money order, please send to the address at the top of the page. All items that we offer are subject to prior sale. Prices are in effect at the time of offering but may change without notice. New York residents must add 8.25% sales tax (8.75% in Erie County). Telephone inquiries welcome Mon-Sat 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (EST). You may also email us at mail@weekes-autographs.com. New clients who have not established a relationship with us, and who pay by personal check, are asked to wait seven to 10 days for drafts to clear our bank before merchandise is shipped. PayPal is a widely-accepted, fully-secure method of sending monies worldwide. Many of our clients already use PayPal. Not only does PayPal send confirmations of money transfers but it also provides buyer and seller with a detailed record of transactions for accounting purposes (especially helpful for insurance purposes). Although we guarantee everything that we sell, PayPal also offers added protection to buyers. Important – please note: If you purchase anything from our catalogue sampling, using the PayPal Buy It Now link below, it will be necessary to confirm the shipping and insurance fees before processing your payment. Please first contact us by telephone or e-mail to determine what these additional fees will be. We generally ship via U.S. Postal Service: priority mail, certified or insured. While the majority of our clients are within the continental United States, we also have clients in Europe and Asia. Please understand that shipment overseas will be Air Parcel Post, with shipping rates variable depending upon the country of delivery. Layaway – Young people and those on a limited budget find layaway an excellent means of acquiring material. Our terms are simple. On purchases of $200 or more, a client may place an item or items on 90-day layaway with a one-third, non-refundable deposit. Equal payments are due at 60 and 90 days, at which time material is shipped. All material remains our sole property until such time as the terms of layaway are fully met. There is no additional charge for layaway. New York State Sales Tax – All residents of New York must factor 8.25% sales tax on their order. TERMS USED
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