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Take a look at this collection of Autographs by the famed vaudeville & burlesque entertainer, movie star and TV hostess Gypsy Rose Lee. The really great aspect of this collection is that is NOT a random sampling of autographs on index cards. This is a collection of 7 signed artifacts, all of them written to 1 individual. She was Miss Elena Wheeler of White Plains, New York. There are 4 envelopes – 2 with autographs, 4 letters – 2 are handwritten, and one signed and personalized  photograph. You can view the auction on EBAY.

 

 

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THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY DETAILED HANDCARVED MEERSCHAUM PIPE IN THE IMAGE OF THE 21ST U.S. PRESIDENT, CHESTER A. ARTHUR. IT’S A BEAUTIFULLY RENDERED PORTRAIT, AND QUITE ACCURATE IN IT’S LIKENESS.
THE PIPE MEASURES 7 INCHES IN LENGTH AND THE BOWL MEASURES 4 INCHES TALL.