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Nate D. Sanders Auctions: The Moe Howard and Norman Maurer Estate Auction

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Auction Name The Moe Howard and Norman Maurer Estate Auction Total Sales (USD) 228,546.00
Auction Date June 30, 2022 - June 30, 2022 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #63022 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 191
Sold Lots 145 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 75.92% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 46 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
4

Moe H. Horowitz (Howard) & Helen B. Schonburger Signed Ketubah (Jewish Marriage Certificate) for Their 1925 Brooklyn, New York Wedding -- Measures 12'' x 19'' -- Holes at Intersecting Folds; Very Good

1925 Not Available USD 21,889.00
14

The Three Stooges Signed 1944 Columbia Pictures Employment Contract Rider -- Signed by Curly as ''Jerry Howard'', as Well as Moe Howard and Larry Fine -- Scarce

1944 Not Available USD 13,589.00
18

Curly Howard Signed Grant Deed as ''Jerome L. Horowitz'' -- Incredibly Scarce, Perhaps Only Extant Document Signed by Curly with His Full Birth Name

Not Available USD 12,353.00
48

Norman Maurer ''Three Stooges'' #1 Original Art with Moe, Larry, and Shemp, Pages 4, 6, 7, 9, 15, 25, 27 & 28 (St. John, September 1953) -- Measures 13.5'' x 21'' -- Overall Very Good

1953 Not Available USD 8,813.00
21

Norman Maurer ''Rexall Comics'' No. 1 Original Signed Cover Art Featuring Jimmy Durante -- Circa 1947 When Jimmy Durante Show Did Series with Rexall Drugs -- Board Measures 11'' x 15.5'' -- Very Good

1947 Not Available USD 7,283.00
105

Moe Howard's Copy of His 1961 Deposition in Marilyn Server vs. The Three Stooges Lawsuit -- Runs Over 200pp. with Incredible Detail of 3 Stooges History -- Plus Handwritten Columbia Memo Signed by Moe

1961 Not Available USD 7,283.00
37

Norman Maurer ''Boy Comics'' #50 Original ''Crimebuster'' Artwork, Pages 1-3, 5, 8-9, 12, 14, 22 & 26 (Lev Gleason, January 1950) -- Pages Measure Approx. 14.5'' x 21'' -- Very Good

1950 Not Available USD 6,620.00
69

Autograph Album Signed Twice by Moe Howard with His Family Nicknames, ''Mo Me'' & ''Beansie'' -- Plus Moe & Helen's Wedding Card, 24 Postcards from Helen & Moe from the 1950s-60s & More Personal Items

1950s-60s Not Available USD 6,620.00
145

Accounting Binder & Columbia Pictures Memos from 1965-68 for ''The Outlaws Is Coming'' -- Approx. 150pp. of Budgets, International Box Office Data, Expenses, Etc. -- Very Good

1965-68 Not Available USD 5,470.00
158

Norman Maurer Original Unpublished Comic Book Cover Art for ''The Three Stooges Madhouse'' -- Measures 11.5'' x 16.75'' on Board -- Very Good Plus

Not Available USD 4,520.00
47

William M. Gaines (Signed Twice) vs. Joseph Kubert and Leonard & Norman Maurer Lawsuit for the Southern District of NY -- Dated 1 September 1953 -- Runs 41pp. Plus Exhibits -- Chipping, Else Very Good

1953 Not Available USD 3,735.00
179

Larry Fine Signed Copy of ''Stroke of Luck'', with Touching Inscription to Moe Howard -- Siena Publishing, 1973 -- With Enclosed Handwritten Note, Possibly by Moe -- Wear to Backstrip, Very Good

1973 Not Available USD 3,735.00
9

8'' x 10'' Matte Finish Portrait of Joan Howard Maurer Putting the Business to The Three Stooges -- Mounted to 9.5'' x 11.5'' Board -- Small Closed Tear and Light Creasing, Overall Very Good Condition

Not Available USD 3,395.00
27

8 Copies of ''Three Stooges'' #1 (St. John, 1949) -- Chipping & Edgewear, Label to Front Cover of 1 Copy, Paper Loss to Back Cover of 1 Copy

1949 Not Available USD 3,395.00
68

Moe Howard Signed UK Driver's License Dated 12 April 1955 -- Signed ''Moe Harry Howard'' -- License Opens Like a Book, Measures 2.5'' x 3.875'' Folded -- Very Good Plus Condition

1955 Not Available USD 3,086.00
134

Moe Howard's Accounting Ledger Written Entirely in His Hand, Signed Multiple Times in Text -- Runs 15pp. Covering 1964 Onward -- Also With the Names of The Three Stooges Written Throughout

1964 Not Available USD 2,805.00
147

Moe & Helen Howard's 1966 Travel Diary with Details of Their International Travels -- Red Leather Diary Measures 4.25'' x 6.5''; Chipping, Else Very Good -- Plus Helen Howard's Funeral Book; Very Good

1966 Not Available USD 2,805.00
157

Lifelike Prop Heads of Larry, Moe & Curly, Each Measuring Approx. 11'' Tall -- Very Photo-Realistic, Likely Used as Movie Props -- Rubber-Latex Composite Heads Have Minute Cracking, Very Good Plus

Not Available USD 2,550.00
15

''Swing Parade'' Screenplay Dated 25 June 1945 -- Heavily Annotated & Signed Within by Moe Howard -- Runs 105pp. -- Minor Tears, Staining & One Brad Missing, Overall Very Good Condition

1945 Not Available USD 2,318.00
26

35 Copies of ''The Three Stooges'' Comic Books, Including #1 (Jubilee, 1949)

1949 Not Available USD 2,318.00
78

Two Moe Howard Signed Checks Dated 22 April 1959, Each in the Amount of $1800, Paid to Larry Fine and Joe DeRita and Endorsed by Each on Verso -- Written Entirely in Moe's Hand -- Very Good Condition

1959 Not Available USD 2,318.00
2

Harry Houdini Boldly Signed Photograph of His Mother -- Signed on Verso, ''[Illegible] fall of 1908 / Regards / Houdini'' -- Measures 4'' x 5'' -- Writing on Bottom, Trimmed Corner & Crease; Very Good

1908 Not Available USD 2,106.00
10

Moe Howard's Actors' Equity Association Card Circa 1939 -- Measures 4'' x 2.625'' -- Moderate Creasing & Wear to Edges, Else Very Good

1939 Not Available USD 2,106.00
103

Norman Maurer ''3-Stooges Fan Club'' Advertisement Original Artwork from 1960 -- Measures Approx. 15'' x 13'' -- Very Good Condition

1960 Not Available USD 1,914.00
41

18 Issues of ''Tim Tomorrow'' Comics (1950-52) -- Most Near Fine Except as Noted -- 1 Copy of 5/50 (Writing on Covers); 1 of 8/51; 4 of 9/51; 2 of 10/51; 3 of 11/51; 1 of 12/51; 3 of 1/52; 3 of 2/52

1950-52 Not Available USD 1,739.00
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    Auction 151
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    Auction 151
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    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
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    Auction 151
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    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
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    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
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