JG.Limited's online History & Culture auction, April 25, features items pertaining to Jack Nicholson

DANVERS, Mass. - April 11, 2023 - PRLog -- Two exceptionally rare items relating to the iconic actor Jack Nicholson, and another pertaining to George Walker, the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music, will headline JG.Limited's online-only History & Culture timed auction, online now at JG.Limited and closing Tuesday, April 25^th. The sale is packed with 850 collectible lots.

The first Nicholson piece is a sheet with legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick's autographed hand-written production notes inscribed to Nicholson during the filming of the classic horror film The Shining. Penned on original EMI Elmstreet Studios Limited by Kubrick, using a red felt tip marking pen, the letter alerts Mr. Nicholson to an EMI theater schedule (est. $4,000-$5,000).

The second item is a 1987 typed letter, signed by Ron Harry, the Boston Garden organist for the Boston Celtics, addressed to Nicholson and telling him the reason he plays the song Hit the Road Jack during Celtics games: "Word has it that you are…America's Number One Basketball Fan! That is the only reason that I play Hit the Road Jack – just good-natured fun" (est. $750-$1,000).

The George Walker item is an AMQS (autograph musical quotation signed), handwritten sheet music for a piece titled Sonata No. 1 for Piano, dated 1953. Walker (1922-2018), was an American composer, pianist and organist, as well as the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize. The AMQS, in fine condition, carries a modest pre-sale estimate of $400-$500.

The rest of the catalog is a tantalizing mix of offerings, in categories that include U.S. Presidents, Politics, Military, Space & Aviation, Classical Music and Film & Television. "Our History & Culture auction is our largest auction to date and offers an eclectic mix of material in all fields of autograph and document collecting," said Jared Gendron, president and founder of JG.Limited.

A 5 inch by 8 inch silver gelatin print of George Marshall (1880-1959), signed by the American soldier and statesman who was a World War II hero, served as Secretary of Defense and won the Nobel Peace Prize, has an estimate of $500-$750. Also, a three-page Revolutionary War indenture document, signed by Thomas McKean, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, dated August 5, 1783, should change hands for $450-$500.

To learn more, visit www.JG.Limited.