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American Statesmen |
| | Bacon, Robert (Photograph) $110
Secretary of State for last 38 days of Theodore Roosevelt’s term, inscribed to US Steel’s Judge Gary |
| | Benton, Thomas Hart (Letter) $375
Senator Benton attributes his successes to his handwriting, praising those who write well! |
| | Blaine, James G. (Letter) $115
Blaine 1865 ALS to Internal Revenue Commissioner on passage of appropriation bill |
| | Blair, Montgomery (Letter) $450
1872 ALS of the jurist, a founder of the Republican Party, Lincoln’s Postmaster General |
| | Boutwell, George S. (Letter) $40
Former Treasury Secretary Boutwell notes his term in President Grant’s Cabinet |
| | Bricker, John (Photograph) $30
1944 VP candidate on GOP ticket with Dewey |
| | Bricker, John W. (First Day Cover) $25
1950 First Day Cover signed by the 1944 GOP Vice Presidential candidate |
| | Brownlow, William G. (Letter) $450
1863 ALS from “The Fighting Parson”, itching to return to East Tennessee and the newspaper business |
| | Bryan, William Jennings (Letter) $275 Special Offer: $225
Secretary Bryan declares intention to nominate US Minister to Salvador as State Dept. Chief of Division of Latin American Affairs
a reduction in the commoner's scope! |
| | Calhoun, John C. (Letter) $350
1818 LS as Secretary of War to Quartermaster General Jesup |
| | Calhoun, John C. (ON HOLD) (Letter) $450
Senator Calhoun investigates cultivating Cuban tobacco |
| | Chandler, Zachariah (Letter) $70
1876 LS of Michigan Radical Republican leader in Senate as Grant’s Interior Secretary |
| | Clark, Champ (Photograph) $50
Signed photograph likely while Speaker of the House |
| | Clifford, Clark M. (Photograph) $40
Washington “supelawyer”, presidential advisor, LBJ Defense Secretary |
| | Clinton, DeWitt (Letter) $225
1827 ALS as Governor, seeks information before issuing a pardon to an inmate in the nation’s 1st juvenile reformatory |
| | Davis, Jefferson (Letter) $1250
Near mint 1856 LS as Secretary of War to Rep. Justin S. Morrill |
| | Davis, Jefferson (Signature) $595
Frameable signature of the ConfederateStates of America’s only President |
| | Debs, Eugene V. (Letters) $495
1918 letter referring to a biography + 1912 “fan letter” from brother Theodore to socialist cartoonist Art Young |
| | Dow, Neal S. (Letter) $185
1887 ALS from the “Father of Prohibition”, Civil War general, 1880 presidential candidate |
| | Dulles, Allen W. (Letter) $175
1959 TLS as CIA Director, appreciates “kind thoughts” of his brother |
| | Dulles, John Foster (Letter) $135
Secretary Dulles thanks Amb. Grew for 1932 Lausanne Conference article for Department of State “Bulletin” |
| | Eaton, John H. (Letter) $225
1830 financial ALS while Secretary of War and Jackson protégé |
| | English, William H. (Signed Card) $50
1880 Democratic VP candidate with Hancock |
| | Evarts, William M. (Letter) $85
Wall Street lawyer Evarts aids a fellow attorney |
| | Everett, Edward (Letter) $125
1844 ALS while Minister to Great Britain to scholar-author Charles Astor Bristed, praising his essays |
| | Everett, Edward (Letter) $110
1842 ALS as Minister to Great Britain |
| | Fairbanks, Charles W. (Signed Portrait) $195
Steel engraved portrait signed by Theodore Roosevelt’s VP, Charles Hughes’ 1916 running mate |
| | Fessenden, William Pitt (Letter) $195
Powerful Maine Senator, succeeded Chase as Lincoln’s Treasury Secretary |
| | Garland, Augustus H. (Letter) $85
1st Arkansas presidential Cabinet member, US & CSA Senator |
| | Gerard, James W. (Letter) $35
Noted diplomat, popular Ambassador to Germany before US entry into WW I |
| | Graham, William A. (Letter) $150
1851 LS as Fillmore’s Navy Secretary, 1852 Whig VP candidate with Winfield Scott |
| | House, Col. Edward M. (Letter) $95
Col. House to US Minister to Poland, seeking help for two Jewish women |
| | Hughes, Charles Evans (Photograph) $225
Signed Harris & Ewing official photo as Chief Justice |
| | Hughes, Charles Evans (Photograph) $175
Signed Harris & Ewing photo while Secretary of State |
| | Hunter, Robert M. T. (Letter) $225
Postwar ALS of the Virginia, US and CSA statesman, youngest ever House Speaker, pictured on CSA $10 bill |
| | Huntington, Samuel (Document) $595
1772 DS as New London County, Connecticut Justice of the Peace, summons “in His Majesty’s name” |
| | Johnson, Reverdy (Letter) $125
Maryland lawyer, US Senator & Attorney General, represented Dred Scott’s Owner and Mary Surratt |
| | Kellogg, Frank B. (Letter) $135
Nobel Laureate and Ex- Secretary of State asks Japan Ambassador Grew for help with Japanese silk shirt order! |
| | Kemp, Jack (Photograph) $30
Professional football player, Congressman, Presidential Cabinet member, 1996 GOP VP candidate |
| | Kendall, Amos (Letter & Free Frank) $125
1830 LS of Jackson “kitchen cabinet” advisor as 4th Auditor of the Treasury |
| | Kennedy Sr., Joseph P. (Letter) $375
Early ALS mentioning father-in-law “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and seeking a favor for a favor |
| | Kissinger, Henry A. (Letter) $50
Friendly 1990 letter to Nancy Reagan’s “other man” |
| | LaFollette, Robert M. (Photograph) $195
Great 1924 photo of the Progressive Party presidential candidate |
| | Livingston, Edward (Signature) $40
1832 signature clipped from DS as Jackson’s Secretary of State |
| | Lodge Jr., Henry Cabot (Letter) $65
Lodge seeks support in his 1936 campaign for GOP nomination for Massachusetts Senator |
| | Lodge Sr., Henry Cabot (Letter) $45
Senator Lodge sends an autograph |
| | Logan, John A. (Signature) $80
Illinois politician, Civil War Medal of Honor, 1884 VP candidate with Blaine |
| | Manning, Daniel (Letter) $45
1873 ALS of future Cleveland Treasury Secretary as newspaper editor to Democratic Party historian, interesting NY political content |
| | Marcy, William L. (Free Frank) $50
Influential early-mid 19th century statesman, coined phrase “spoils system” for political patronage) |
| | Marshall, George C. (Letter) $350
Secretary of State Marshall thanks Ambassador Grew for representing him at Josephus Daniels’ funeral |
| | Marshall, George C. (Letter) $350
Secretary of State Marshall thanks Amb. Grew for British author’s “take” on 19th century Austrian diplomat Prince Metternich |
| | Marshall, George C. (Letter) $295
General of the Army Marshall declines Amb. Grew’s invitation to Washington National Monumnemt Society luncheon |
| | Marshall, John (Letter) $3750
Principal founder of the American system of constitutional law |
| | Mason, James M. (Letter) $250
1860 ALS to President Buchanan from the Virginia Senator, wrote 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, CSA diplomat seized with Slidell in 1861 “Trent” Affair |
| | McCarthy, Joseph R. (Signed Portrait) $150
Inscribed & signed portrait of the 1950’s Senate demagogue |
| | McLane, Louis (Letter) $95
1833 LS as Jackson’s Treasury Secretary |
| | McNutt, Paul V. (Letter) $30
Served Indiana, American Legion and Philippines, WW II Federal Security Administrator |
| | Meigs Jr., Return J. & Johnson, Richard Mentor (Check) $225
1819 check in hand of future VP Richard Mentor Johnson, signed by Meigs while Postmaster General |
| | Mifflin, Thomas (Document) $595
Promissory note dated 3-½ weeks before opening of the Federal Constitutional Convention |
| | Miller, William E. (Photograph) $125
Signed color photograph of Goldwater’s 1964 GOP VP running mate |
| | Morrow, Dwight W. (Photograph) $110
Businessman, lawyer, diplomat, US Senator, father-in-law of Charles Lindbergh |
| | Morton, Rogers C. B. (Photograph) $50
Signed & inscribed color photo likely while Ford Interior Secretary |
| | Moultrie, William (ON HOLD) (Letter) $1150
South Carolina soldier-statesman calls for tougher slave patrol laws |
| | Norris, George W. (Photograph) $65
Father of TVA & 20th Amendment |
| | Parker, John M. (Note) $35
Progressive Party 1916 vice presidential candidate, Louisiana governor |
| | Perot, H. Ross, & Stockdale, James B. (First Day Cover) $75
Patriotic FDC signed By 1992 Reform Party Presidential & VP candidates |
| | Pickering, Timothy (Document) $495
Quarter Master General Pickering's 1783 receipt for funds for forage signed also by William Hull, vilified in War of 1812 |
| | Pickering, Timothy (letter) $625
1795 ALS as Secretary of War to Superintendent of Military Stores Hodgdon on improper Mud Island Fort return |
| | Pinkney, William (Signature) $95
Statesman-diplomat, 7th US Attorney General (Madison) |
| | Powell, Colin L. (Letter) $115
1996 religious-content ALS on 4-star letterhead as General (Retired) |
| | Proctor, Redfield (Letter) $50
1891 TLS as Harrison’s Secretary of War |
| | Randolph, Edmund (ANS) $395
The 1st US Attorney General, 2nd Secretary of State, 7th Virginia Governor checks his bank balance |
| | Reid, Whitelaw (Letter) $45
1879 ALS as New York Tribune editor |
| | Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Document) $115
1963 message as New York Governor on opening of Newburgh-Beacon Bridge |
| | Sherman, John (Check) $90
1872 Jay Cooke & Co. Bankers check while Ohio Senator |
| | Sherman, John (Photograph) $175
Post-1881 signed cabinet photograph |
| | Smith, Al (Letter) $75
Al Smith thanks Swift meatpacking heiress for a Christmas "kind remembrance" (Bacardi rum!) |
| | Smith, Al (Letter) $65
"The Happy Warrior" hopes for a visit with a 21-year-old Chicago socialite/ heiress |
| | Spencer, John C. (Letter) $125
1833 ALS from the future (Tyler) Secretary of War to the former Secretary of War (J. Q. Adams) |
| | Spencer, John C. (Letter) $75
1848 ALS to celebrated collector Rev. Wm. B. Sprague, sends autograph of Stephen Decatur |
| | Stevens, Thaddeus (Letter) $115
Lawyer Stevens 1852 ALS on a legal matter while Member of Congress |
| | Stimson, Henry L. (Letter) $125
Secretary of State Stimson to send signed photo to Ambassador Grew in Istanbul |
| | Stoddert, Benjamin (Letter) $295
Banker, first Navy Secretary, purchased land to create the District of Columbia for the federal government |
| | Taney, Roger B. (Letter) $275
1834 ALS 3 weeks after leaving Treasury Department |
| | Thurmond, J. Strom (Photograph) $55
1948 “Dixiecrat” presidential candidate, served South Carolina in Senate for 47 years |
| | Tilden, Samuel J. (Letter) $225
1873 ALS from “loser” of the closest US presidential election -- until 2000! |
| | Tompkins, Daniel D. (Letter) $275
1815 ALS as New York Governor to General Peter B. Porter seeking appointment advice |
| | Vandenberg, Arthur H. (Letter) $35
Senator Vandenberg to Amb. Grew on HR 199, the “Judd Bill”, on immigration and naturalization |
| | Welles, Gideon (Document) $195
1841 ADS as Hartford, Connecticut Postmaster |
| | Welles, Sumner (Letter) $45
FDR’s 1937-43 Under Secretary of State, to his successor, Joseph Grew |
| | Wolcott Jr., Oliver (Letter) $175
1784 DS as Connecticut Pay Table member reminding Town of Glastonbury to file accounts for reimbursement by the United States |
Americana |
| | Bache, Alexander D. (Letter) $250
1838 ALS to trustee Joseph Hopkinson raising problems with Stephen Girard’s will to further aims of Girard College |
| | Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste (Signature) $335
French sculptor, creator of The Statue of Liberty |
| | Barton, Clara (Letter) $595
Barton thanks her “comrade friends” for expressions of support while ill |
| | Clarkson, Matthew (Letter) $350
1793 ALS to state Comptroller General John Nicholson from the Philadelphia mayor, a hero of the 1793 yellow fever epidemic a few months after |
| | Clayton, Powell (Letter) $65
1889 TLS from Union general, 1st Republican (“carpetbag”) Arkansas governor |
| | Farmer, Fannie M. (Signature) $250
American 19th century culinary expert, her cookbook still in print 100+ yearslLater |
| | Genet, Edmond-Charles (Document) $250
Citizen Genet:: corrosive French diplomat turned American citizen |
| | Hall, A. Oakley & Connolly, Richard B. (Check) $50
1871 check signed by "Tweed Ring" members, NYC Mayor Hall & City Comptroller Connolly |
| | Harrod, James (Document) $1750
1785 legal document signed by the frontiersman who built the first settlement in Kentucky |
| | Hiss, Alger (FDC) $195
Controversial alleged Communist spy, his 1950 case launched cCareers of Nixon & McCarthy |
| | Hoban, James (Document) $850
Rare 1824 DS of Irish-born architect of The White House as Distrrict of Columbia Justice of the Peace |
| | Leary, Dr. Timothy (Document) $295
1960’s US counterculture icon, famed for promoting benefits of LSD: “turn on, tune in, drop out” |
| | Marshall, James W. (Signed Souvenir Card) $3950
Very rare souvenir card signed by the discoverer of gold in California! |
| | McCarthy, Joseph R. (Signed Portrait) $150
Inscribed & signed portrait of the 1950’s Senate demagogue |
| | Ogden Aaron (Document) $495
The provisional US Army stands down in 1800 as the threat of war with France ends |
| | Phillips, Wendell (Letter) $95
The ardent abolitionist grants an autograph to an admirer |
| | Phillips, Wendell (AQS) $135
Ca. 1864 quotation in the famed reformer-abolitionist’s hand |
| | Reeves, David Wallis (Letter) $95
ALS of the prominent 19th Century bandmaster & march composer on his pictorial letterehad |
| | Smith, Samuel F. (AQS) $750
Signed handwritten beginning of first stanza ("My country-'tis' of thee...of thee I sing") of national hymn “America” |
| | Volstead, Andrew J. (Letter) $110
1903 ALS from "father" of 1919 Prohibition Act to enforce 18th Amendment |
| | Webster, Noah (Signature) $195
American lexicographer, education pioneer, his textbooks taught 5 generations of American children to spell & read |
| | Whalen, Grover (First Day Cover) $25
Signed New York Golden Jubilee FDC by head of the 1939-40 NY World's Fair |
| | Wilmot, David (Letter) $125
Authored 1846 Wilmot Proviso to ban slavery from territory acquired from Mexico |
| | Yorty, Sam (Letter) $50
Mayor Yorty defends the LAPD & Chief Parker 2 weeks after the August 1965 Watts Riots |
Americana-California |
| | Mooney, Tom (Photograph) $325
Great signed photo of the labor activist marching on Market Street on release from San Quentin |
| | Otis, Harrison Gray (Document) $75
Influential conservative 2nd publisher of the Los Angeles Times, instrumental in city’s growth |
| | Sloat, John D. (Autograph Endorsement Signed) $225
Raised flag over Monterey July 7, 1846, proclaiming California as part of the United States |
| | Stanford, Leland (Document) $695
1887 DS as Central Pacific Railroad President, deeding acreage in Nevada County, California |
| | Sutro, Adolph (Check) $75
“The King of the Comstock”, noted for Sutro Tunnel & Sutro Baths, San Francisco mayor 1894-96 |
Americana-Hawaii |
| | Emma, Queen Consort of Hawaii (ON HOLD) (Signature) $350
Signature of Hawaii’s Queen 1856-63 |
Americana-New York/New York City |
| | Clinton, DeWitt (Letter) $225
1827 ALS as Governor, seeks information before issuing a pardon to an inmate in the nation’s 1st juvenile reformatory |
| | Clinton, George (Document) $395
1800 ADS of New York’s 1st state governor, Jefferson & Madison’s VP |
| | Duffy, Father Francis P. (Photograph) $195
New York Catholic priest, most decorated chaplain in US Army history, served with “Fighting 69th” in France in WW I |
| | Ely Jr., Smith (Letter) $30
1877 LS as Mayor of New York |
| | Lehman, Herbert (Letter) $30
Honest Governor Lehman returns hotel key, asks for his telephone bill! |
| | Low, Seth (Letter) $45
1st President of Columbia University, reformist 2nd Mayor of New York City |
| | Opdyke, George (Letter) $75
1862 LS from New York City’s Civil War Mayor |
| | Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Document) $115
1963 message as New York Governor on opening of Newburgh-Beacon Bridge |
| | Thompson, Smith; Kent, James; Spencer, Ambrose; Van Ness, Wm. W. (Document) $175
1809 New York State Supreme Court opinion on reasonable compensation for Court reporter |
| | Tompkins, Daniel D. (Letter) $275
1815 ALS as New York Governor to General Peter B. Porter seeking appointment advice |
| | Wood, Fernando (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $30
Colorful “Copperhead” Civil War mayor of New York City |
Americana-Texas |
| | Ferguson, Miriam A. "Ma" (Signed Card) $65
Controversial 1st Texas woman governor, 2nd female US governor |
| | Worth, William J. (Letter) $350
Namesake of Fort Worth, Texas & Lake Worth, Florida, prosecuted 2nd Seminole War, Mexican-American War hero |
Americana-Washington, D.C. Area |
| | Corcoran, William W. (Letter) $110
Early ALS from prominent Washington DC banker, philanthropist, and art collector |
| | Hoban, James (Document) $850
Rare 1824 DS of Irish-born architect of The White House as Distrrict of Columbia Justice of the Peace |
| | Thornton, William (Document) $295
Designed US Capitol, 1st Architect of the Capitol, 1st Patent Office Superintendent |
Art & Architecture |
| | Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste (Signature) $335
French sculptor, creator of The Statue of Liberty |
| | Blake, Bud (Original sketch) $75
Signed original sketch of comic strip characters "Tiger" and "Stripe" |
| | Botero Angulo, Fernando (Signed Postcard Reproduction) $50
Signed color postcard reproduction of one of his “full-figured” paintings |
| | Caniff, Milt (Letter) $75
Caniff is pleased "Steve Canyon" panel on soil stablization was used by the "Chemical and Engineering News" |
| | Catlin, George (ON HOLD) (Signature) $750
Artist, author & traveler, noted for Old West Native American portraits & scenes |
| | Christy, Howard Chandler (Photograph) $225
Signed 1929 photograph of the eminent artist & illustrator |
| | Corbett, Harvey Wiley (Autograph Statement Signed) $295
Lovely handwritten statement on the importance of architecture and architects in society |
| | Dalí, Salvador (Signed Print) $495
“Adult” print signed by the controversial, flamboyant Spanish Catalan Surrealist |
| | Fox, Fontaine (Signed Sketch) $175
Signed original sketch of Toonerville Trolley's "Aunt Eppie Hogg" |
| | French, Daniel Chester (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $125
Eminent American sculptor, created seated Lincoln statue for Lincoln Memorial |
| | Gibson, Charles Dana (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $75
American graphic artist, famed for the “Gibson Girl” and Gibson Martini! |
| | Guisewite, Cathy (Original Sketch) $50 Special Offer: $40
Original signed “Cathy” sketch
"Cathy" never could resist a sale - should you? |
| | Hassam, Childe (Signature) $135
Frameable signature of the leading American Impressionist painter |
| | Hastings, Thomas D. (Letter) $150
Architect who transformed St. Augustine, Florida, designed New York Public Library & Arlington Cemetery’s Memorial Ampitheater |
| | Hoban, James (Document) $850
Rare 1824 DS of Irish-born architect of The White House as Distrrict of Columbia Justice of the Peace |
| | Hurd, Peter (Letter) $150
Handwritten letter (ALS) from the student of Howard Pyle and son-in-law of N. C. Wyeth |
| | Johnson, Philip (Photograph) $135
Highly influential 20th century American architect |
| | Karsh, Yousuf (First Day Cover) $85
One of the worlds’s greatest portrait photographers |
| | Lawrence, Jacob (Signed Postcard Reproduction) $135
Color postcard reproduction signed by one of the best artistic portrayers of the African-American experience |
| | Loewy, Raymond (Photograph) $250
Great 20th century industrial designer, created Shell & Exxon logos, Studebaker Avanti, Lucky Strike package, etc. |
| | Luhan, Mabel Dodge (Signature) $150
Rare autograph of the wealthy patron associated with the Taos Art Colony; author |
| | Morris, Benjamin Wister (Letter) $150
Prominent NYC architect, designed interiors for ocean liner “Queen Mary”, NYC skyscrapers |
| | Olmsted, Frederick Law (Letter) $650
The "father of American landscape architecture" eulogizes Henry Ward Beecher |
| | Remington, Frederic (Framed Letter) $1750 Special Offer: $1500
Handsomely framed letter from Frederic Remington to Hearst political cartoonist Homer Davenport, shortly before Remington is off to Cuba
A sculpted reduction especially drawn for you! |
| | Rockwell, Norman (Signed Print) $475
Signed large print of “Jockey Weighing In” |
| | Rudolph, Paul M. (FDC) $40
“Sarasota School” architect noted for cubist building designs |
| | Segal, George (First Day Cover) $30
“Pop Art” sculptor noted for casting life-size figures and hosting original “happenings” |
| | Sloan, John (Signed Envelope) $185
Eminent American realist artist, member of “The Eight” and “Ashcan School” |
| | Stone, Edward Durrell (Photograph) $225
Exponent of International Style of architecture |
| | Thornton, William (Document) $295
Designed US Capitol, 1st Architect of the Capitol, 1st Patent Office Superintendent |
| | Van Vechten, Carl (Letter) $115
American writer and photographer, patron of “the Harlem Renaissance” |
| | Walker, Mort (original sketch) $75
Signed original sketch of Beetle Bailey |
Aviation & Space |
| | Allen, Joseph P. (Photograph) $35
Scientist-astronaut, flew on STS5 & STS51-A space shuttle missions |
| | Armstrong, Neil (Photograph) $2500
Rare inscribed signed NASA color photo in spacesuit, moon in background |
| | Balchen, Bernt (Photograph) $95
First to pilot aircraft over both South (1929) & North (1949) Poles |
| | Boyd, J. Erroll (FDC) $125
"The Canadian Lindbergh", 1st Canadian & 2nd British citizen to fly the Atlantic |
| | Brand, Vance D. (Photograph) $35
Flew on Apollo-Soyuz mission, commanded 3 space shuttle flights |
| | Brereton, Lewis H. (Letter) $195
One of first US military aviation commanders, served in nearly all theaters in WW II |
| | Carpenter, M. Scott (Photograph) $75
Color photograph suiting up for "Aurora 7" launch |
| | Chamberlin, Clarence D. (Photograph) $225
Paris studio photo signed by 2nd man to fly transatlantic nonstop, 1st with passenger |
| | Collins, Michael (Signed NASA Brochure) $450 Special Offer: $395
NASA Apollo 11 Mission Report signed by command module pilot Collins
Save a little space for this in your collection! |
| | Conrad Jr., Charles "Pete" (Photograph) $125
Deceased Gemini, Apollo moonwalker, Skylab astronaut |
| | Conrad, Charles "Pete" (Photograph) $150
Gemini, Apollo (moonwalker), Skylab programs astronaut, killed in 1999 accident |
| | Cooper, Gordon (Photograph) $225
Original Mercury 7 astronaut, flew 1963 “Faith 7” & 1965 Gemini 5 missions |
| | Coppens De Houthulst, Willy (Photograph) $60
Leading Belgian WW I ace, top “balloon buster” |
| | Corrigan, Douglas "Wrong Way" (signature) $85
Folk hero for “mistakenly” flying New York-Ireland solo 1938 |
| | Crippen, Robert L. (Photograph) $75
NASA astronaut, flew 4 Space Shuttle missions, 3 as commander |
| | Doolittle, James H. (Photograph) $125
Aviation pioneer, led 1942 air raid on Tokyo |
| | Dunbar, Bonnie (FDC) $25
Signed 1980 FDC honoring pioneer aviatrix Blanche Stuart Scott |
| | Eaker, Ira C. (Letter) $95
Uncommon ALS of deputy USAAF commander, led bomber command in Europe |
| | Faget, Maxime A. (Photograph) $95
Aerospace engineer, original member of NASA’s Space Task Group, designed Mercury space capsule |
| | Foss, Joe (First Day Cover) $60
WW II Marine Corps ace, Medal of Honor recipient, So. Dakota statesman, television personality, NRA president |
| | Goebel, Col. Arthur C. (Photograph) $150
Impressive signed photo of Hollywood stunt pilot, won 1927 Dole Oakland-Honolulu race, 1928 nonstop transcontinental Air Derby, etc. |
| | Grahame-White, Claude (Signed Card) $65
1915 autograph of pioneer British aviator-teacher-airplane manufacturer |
| | Grissom, Virgil I. "Gus" (Photograph) $895
2nd American in space, killed in Apollo 1 tragedy |
| | Hartsfield, Hank (Signature) $25
In-person astronaut signature, adds Space Shuttle flights |
| | Irwin, James B. (Photograph) $295
Early NASA portrait of future moonwalker with lunar module model |
| | Johnson (Mollison), Amy (Signature) $195
Record-setting British aviatrix of 30’s, killed at age 38! |
| | Johnson, C. L. "Kelly" (Photograph) $125
Eminent Lockheed engineer, designed Constellation, P-38 fighter, P-80 (1st US operational jet fighter), F-104 Starfighter, U-2, SR-71 Blackbird, etc. |
| | Kenney, George C. (Letter) $165
1948 ALS as 1st SAC commander, led MacArthur’s air war in SW Pacific in WW II |
| | Khrunov, Yevgeni V. (FDC) $50
Original USSR cosmonaut, 1st to transfer from one manned spacecraft to another in Space |
| | Leonov, Alexei & Belyaev, Pavel (Photograph) $395
Photo of 1st space walk signed by Voskhod II crewmates |
| | Lousma, Jack & Fullerton, C. Gordon (Signed Launch Cover) $85
Signed 1982 3rd Columbia Space Shuttle flight launch cover |
| | McAuliffe, S. Christa (Signature) $900
1st non-astronaut to be sent to space, killed in 1986 explosion of Shuttle "Challenger" |
| | McDivitt, James A. (Letter) $75
1970 TLS of Gemini & Apollo astronaut as NASA Apollo program manager |
| | McNair, Ronald E. (Photograph) $350
2nd African-American in space, killed in 1986 “Challenger” disaster |
| | Morrow, Dwight W. (Photograph) $110
Businessman, lawyer, diplomat, US Senator, father-in-law of Charles Lindbergh |
| | Nebel, Rudolf (Signed Photograph & Quotation) $75
Early German rocketry & space flight advocate |
| | Nobile, Unberto (Signed card) $110
Italian airship designer-pilot, North Pole explorer |
| | Onizuka, Ellison S. (Cover) $250
Space Shuttle astronaut killed in 1986 "Challenger" disaster! |
| | Osher, Ernest (Letter) $35
WW II P-38 ace in European Theater of Operations |
| | Paulhan, Louis (Photograph) $175
French pioneer "early bird" pilot, flew world’s 1st seaplane, set many early aviation records |
| | Resnik, Judith A. (Photograph) $295
1st Jewish astronaut, 2nd US woman in space, killed in 1986 “Challenger” disaster |
| | Rickenbacker, Eddie (Letter) $195
“Captain Eddie” runs his “ship”! |
| | Rosendahl, Charles E. (Photograph) $175
US Navy airship advocate, commanded “Los Angeles” & “Akron”, Lakehurst CO 1934-38 |
| | Rutan, Dick & Yeager, Jeana (Signatures) $75
Flew 1986 1st nonstop, non-refueled around-the-world flight |
| | Santos-Dumont, Alberto (Signature) $225
1928 signature of the Brazilian-born airship & airplane pioneer |
| | Schirra, Wally (Photograph) $175
Original US astronaut, flew on Mercury, Gemini & Apollo program missions |
| | Schweickart, Russell L. "Rusty" (Photograph) $95
Emmy Award-winning Apollo 9 astronaut |
| | See Jr., Elliot M. (Photograph) $350
Member of 2nd US astronaut group, scheduled Gemini 9 command pilot, killed in 1966 accident |
| | Shepard, Alan B. (Photograph) $295
Vintage NASA Mercury-era signed color portrait of 1st American in space |
| | Spaatz, Carl (Letter) $225
ALS as 1st US Air Force Chief of Staff |
| | Stewart, Homer J. (Photograph) $90
US rocket pioneer, helped develop Explorer I, 1st US satellite launched Jan. 1958 |
| | Wilkins, Sir George Hubert (Photograph) $85
Australian Arctic-Antarctic explorer, attempted 1st submarine polar expedition |
| | Worden, Alfred M. "Al" (Photograph) $75
NASA astronaut, Apollo 15 command module pilot |
| | Yeliseyev, Alexei S. (Photograph) $50
Soviet cosmonaut, flew on three 1969 Soyuz missions |
Black (African-American) Leaders |
| | Ali, Muhammad (AQS & Sketch) $350
Signed 1991 hand-drawn sketch & spiritual quotation by “The Greatest” |
| | Anderson, Marian (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $150
1944 autograph sentiment signed by the famed contralto |
| | Arroyo, Martina (Photograph) $30
One of the first African-American opera stars |
| | Bruce, Blanche Kelso (ON HOLD) (Document) $195
1st African-American elected to a full US Senate term |
| | Bumbry, Grace (Photograph) $30
Pioneer African-American mezzo & high soprano opera singer |
| | Davis, Angela Y. (AQS) $150
1960’s political activist, Black Panther associate, 1980 & 1984 Communist Party VP candidate |
| | Dunham, Katherine (Photograph) $125
Vintage signed photo of the "Matriarch & Queen Mother of Black Dance" |
| | Ellington, Edward "Duke" (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $175
Autograph Sentiment Signed at 1947 University of Minnesota Senior Prom |
| | Haley, Alex (Photograph) $125
Journalist, authored popular, successful, controversial “Roots” 1976 |
| | Hayes, Roland (Signed Portrait) $125
African-American lyric tenor, 1st Black male concert artist to receive international acclaim |
| | King Sr., Martin L. (First Day Cover) $95
“Daddy King”, Atlanta minister & NAACP leader, early social justice advocate, lost wife & son to gun violence |
| | King, Coretta Scott (Letter) $195
1969 TLS to a teacher, sending thanks for picture made by his pupils |
| | Lawrence, Jacob (Signed Postcard Reproduction) $135
Color postcard reproduction signed by one of the best artistic portrayers of the African-American experience |
| | McNair, Ronald E. (Photograph) $350
2nd African-American in space, killed in 1986 “Challenger” disaster |
| | Mercer, Mabel (Signed Sheet Music) $150
Sheet music signed by the great cabaret singer |
| | Mitchell, Leona (Photograph) $25
Renowned African-American lyric-spinto soprano |
| | Sims, Naomi (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $25
1st African-American supermodel, businesswoman, author |
| | Waller, Thomas "Fats" (Document) $395
1936 receipt signed by the popular songwriter, master of the stride piano |
| | Weaver, Robert C. (First Day Cover) $40
1st HUD Secretary & 1st African-American Cabinet member |
| | Wilkins, Roy (Signed Portrait) $115
Led NAACP in 1960's struggle for African-American civil rights |
Business & Finance |
| | Altman, Benjamin (Check) $125 Special Offer: $110
Check signed by the founder of B. Altman & Co. department stores, notable philanthropist
A "B. Altman" bargain! |
| | Angell, Sir (Ralph) Norman (Letter) $75
English 1933 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, believed European economic integration would make militarism obsolete |
| | Astor, William Waldorf, 2nd Viscount (Letter) $110
Astor thanks his sister for a souvenir riding crop for rambling at Cliveden |
| | Bacon, Robert (Photograph) $110
Secretary of State for last 38 days of Theodore Roosevelt’s term, inscribed to US Steel’s Judge Gary |
| | Baruch, Bernard M. (Letter) $225
The Bible is the one book he would choose to have if he could only choose one! |
| | Belmont Jr., August (Letter) $175
Financier & sportsman, horse racing’s Belmont Stakes & Belmont Park named for him |
| | Bennett Jr., James Gordon (Letter) $195
Newspaper publisher, sent Stanley to find Livingstone, established trophies in yacht, aviation & auto racing |
| | Bessemer, Sir Henry (Letter) $225
English inventor best known for revolutionizing steel manufacture |
| | Biddle, Nicholas (Letter) $295
ALS written shortly after opening state-chartered The Bank of the United States in Pennsylvania |
| | Biddle, Nicholas (Letter) $325
1835 ALS while controversial President of the doomed 2nd Bank of the United States |
| | Brandeis, Louis D. (Letter) $495
Justice Brandeis cites a pioneer company’s attempt at workplace democracy |
| | Claflin, Tennessee C. (Signature) $450
“Tennie C.”, colorful & controversial women’s rights advocate |
| | Corcoran, William W. (Letter) $110
Early ALS from prominent Washington DC banker, philanthropist, and art collector |
| | Dunlop, John Boyd (Signature) $175
Scottish-born inventor of the pneumatic tire, a founder of the tire company bearing his name |
| | Duryea, Charles E. (Signature) $125
Automobile pioneer, developed 1st gasoline-powered commercial auto in 1893 |
| | Eastman, George ( Letter) $1450 Special Offer: $1350
Great 1913 motion picture camera-related content TLS
Point your Kodak and save some $! |
| | Eaton, Cyrus S. (letter) $60
Cleveland investment banker, opponent of the Cold War, dubbed “the Kremlin's favorite capitalist" |
| | Field, Cyrus W. (Letter) $125
Developer of the Atlantic Cable and New York City’s Elevated “subway" |
| | Fisk Jr., James (Signed Card) $1500
Rare autograph of the financial buccaneer, Jay Gould associate in Erie Railroad takeover, murdered at 37 |
| | Ford, Edsel (Letter) $575 Special Offer: $525
2nd president of Ford Motor Company comes to the aid of a troubled Yale Law student
A Ford in your future? |
| | Fox, William (Letter) $650
Pioneer motion picture executive, founder of Fox film & theater empire, namesake of today’s Fox TV network |
| | Frisch, Ragnar & Tinbergen, Jan (First Day Cover) $40
Recipients of first Nobel Prize for Economic Science in 1969 |
| | Gannett, Frank E. (Photograph) $110
Media mogul, founded Gannett Corporation |
| | Hammer, Armand (Photograph) $175
Oil tycoon noted for close Cold War USSR ties, art collector & philanthropist |
| | Hunt, H. L. (ON HOLD) (Letter) $175
The arch-conservative Texas oil billionaire encourages writing letters to newspaper editors |
| | Insull, Samuel (Signed Card) $125
Chicago financier, created largest public utility holding company, collapsed in Depression |
| | Kahn, Otto W. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $60
Banker, philanthropist, patron of the arts |
| | Kennedy Sr., Joseph P. (Letter) $375
Early ALS mentioning father-in-law “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and seeking a favor for a favor |
| | Kettering, Charles F. (Photograph) $150
GM research VP, invented electric automobile starter, ignition & lighting, leaded gasoline, freon, auto paint, etc. |
| | Knox, John Jay (Letter) $65
1875 LS as Comptroller of the Treasury to Attorney General Pierrepont |
| | Kress, Samuel H. (Letter) $250
Businessman-philanthropist acknowledges 1938 election as Warm Springs Foundation Trustee |
| | Lasky Sr., Jesse L. (Photograph) $225
Pioneer movie mogul, co-founder of Paramount Pictures, produced Hollywood’s 1st feature film 1914 |
| | Lewisohn, Adolph (Letter) $75
Philanthropist-financier Lewisohn gives season pass to Lewisohn Stadium Concerts to Rabbi Stephen S. Wise & wife |
| | Luce, Henry R. (Letter) $195
ALS from the communications empire founder to the wife of Yale’s president |
| | McCormick, Col. Robert R. (Photograph) $75
Ultra-conservative editor-publisher of the Chicago Tribune 1914-55 |
| | Morgan Sr., J. Pierpont (Signature) $295
Frameable signature of perhaps the most dominant American financier & banker of his time |
| | Oppenheimer, Sir Ernest (Signature) $350
Created modern diamond industry, controlled largest cartel, promoted diamond engagement ring custom |
| | Otis, Harrison Gray (Document) $75
Influential conservative 2nd publisher of the Los Angeles Times, instrumental in city’s growth |
| | Paley, William S. (Letter) $75
Founder of CBS Radio & Television networks |
| | Phipps Jr., Henry (Photograph) $395
Partner of Andrew Carnegie, early Florida real estate investor, notable philanthropist |
| | Putnam, George H. (Letter) $75
Notable publisher, President of G. P. Putnam’s Sons for 52 years |
| | Redfield, William C. (Letter) $30
Banker & 1st Secretary of Commerce thanks another banker for a family kindness |
| | Reith, John Charles W., 1st Baron Reith of Stonehaven (Letter) $110
“Father” of the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), Member of Churchill’s War Cabinet |
| | Ringling, John (Document) $250
Signed 1926 season pass for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows |
| | Rockefeller Sr., John D. (Letter) $1100
Rockefeller appreciates message of sympathy on the 1915 death of his wife |
| | Ross, Nellie Tayloe (Photograph) $110
1st woman elected state governor, 1st woman Director of US Mint |
| | Ryan, Thomas Fortune (Letter) $225
New York City trolley mogul, American Tobacco Company co-founder, funded Catholic churches & schools |
| | Sarnoff, David (Letter) $395
Creator of the 1st radio network (NBC) to Ambassador Grew |
| | Sinclair, Harry F. (Signed Card) $150
Founded Sinclair Oil Company 1916, convicted in “Teapot Dome” scandal |
| | Sloan Jr., Alfred P. (Photograph) $150
Led General Motors 1923-56 to be world’s #1 business enterprise, notable philanthropist |
| | Spinner, Francis E. (Letter) $195
Treasurer Spinner cannot secure former House colleague’s appointment to commission investigating Freedmen’s Savings Bank |
| | Stanford, Leland (Document) $695
1887 DS as Central Pacific Railroad President, deeding acreage in Nevada County, California |
| | Stoddert, Benjamin (Letter) $295
Banker, first Navy Secretary, purchased land to create the District of Columbia for the federal government |
| | Sutro, Adolph (Check) $75
“The King of the Comstock”, noted for Sutro Tunnel & Sutro Baths, San Francisco mayor 1894-96 |
| | Tabor, Horace A. W. (Signature) $350
Signature of “The Silver King”, likely while Colorado US Senator for 2 months |
| | Tobin, James (First Day Cover) $25
American Keynesian economist, awarded 1981 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences |
| | Vanderbilt II, Cornelius; Depew, Chauncey M.; Clark, Charles P. (Document) $250
1895 four railroad New York land indenture agreement signed by 3 industry titans |
| | Vassar, Matthew (Signature) $195
English-born Poughkeepsie, NY brewer, founded Vassar College 1861 |
| | Walker, Francis Amasa (Photograph) $95
Eminent 19th century statistician & economist, led MIT 1881-97 |
| | Wanamaker, John (Letter) $75
1890 TLS as Postmaster General from the creator of the retail “money-back guarantee” |
| | Whitney, Harry Payne (Document) $225 Special Offer: $175
Stock transfer document signed by the financier-polo player-horse breeder & racer
For the polo player & horse aficionado! |
| | Wilson, Charles E. (TIME Portrait) $50
Signed TIME portrait of “Engine Charlie” while GM President |
| | Wolcott Jr., Oliver (Letter) $175
1784 DS as Connecticut Pay Table member reminding Town of Glastonbury to file accounts for reimbursement by the United States |
| | Zukor, Adolph (Photograph) $250
Pioneer film mogul, founder of Paramount Pictures, a creator of Hollywood as film center |
Cabinet Members |
| | Adams III, Charles Francis (Photograph) $75
Hoover’s Navy Secretary, notable yachtsman |
| | Armstrong Jr., John (Document) $195
Soldier-statesman, Secretary of War 1813-14, forced to resign after burning of Washington |
| | Bacon, Robert (Photograph) $110
Secretary of State for last 38 days of Theodore Roosevelt’s term, inscribed to US Steel’s Judge Gary |
| | Barbour, James (Letter) $175
J. Q. Adams’ Secretary of War conditionally appoints a West Point cadet from New Jersey |
| | Blair, Montgomery (Letter) $450
1872 ALS of the jurist, a founder of the Republican Party, Lincoln’s Postmaster General |
| | Boutwell, George S. (Letter) $40
Former Treasury Secretary Boutwell notes his term in President Grant’s Cabinet |
| | Bryan, William Jennings (Letter) $275 Special Offer: $225
Secretary Bryan declares intention to nominate US Minister to Salvador as State Dept. Chief of Division of Latin American Affairs
a reduction in the commoner's scope! |
| | Calhoun, John C. (Letter) $350
1818 LS as Secretary of War to Quartermaster General Jesup |
| | Chandler, Zachariah (Letter) $70
1876 LS of Michigan Radical Republican leader in Senate as Grant’s Interior Secretary |
| | Clark, Tom C. (Photograph) $95
Nicely Inscribed 1945 Photo as Attorney General |
| | Clifford, Clark M. (Photograph) $40
Washington “supelawyer”, presidential advisor, LBJ Defense Secretary |
| | Cortelyou, George B. (Letter) $75
Treasury Secretary Cortelyou 1908 TLS to the President of the National Academy of Sciences |
| | Daniels, Josephus (Letter) $35
1920 TLS as President Wilson’s Navy Secretary |
| | Davis, Jefferson (Letter) $1250
Near mint 1856 LS as Secretary of War to Rep. Justin S. Morrill |
| | Denby, Edwin (Photograph) $50
"Teapot Dome" scandal dupe? |
| | Dickerson, Mahlon (Letter) $90
Written within a week of his appointment as Secretary of the Navy by President Jackson |
| | Dickerson, Mahlon (Letter) $95
1837 LS as Navy Secretary on discharge of a “colored lad”, a minor |
| | Dulles, John Foster (Letter) $135
Secretary Dulles thanks Amb. Grew for 1932 Lausanne Conference article for Department of State “Bulletin” |
| | Eaton, John H. (Letter) $225
1830 financial ALS while Secretary of War and Jackson protégé |
| | Fessenden, William Pitt (Letter) $195
Powerful Maine Senator, succeeded Chase as Lincoln’s Treasury Secretary |
| | Forrestal, James (Letter) $125
Last Cabinet level Secretary of the Navy - first Secretary of Defense |
| | Garland, Augustus H. (Letter) $85
1st Arkansas presidential Cabinet member, US & CSA Senator |
| | Graham, William A. (Letter) $150
1851 LS as Fillmore’s Navy Secretary, 1852 Whig VP candidate with Winfield Scott |
| | Hardin, Clifford M. (Letter) $30
Nixon Agriculture Secretary Hardin to Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans |
| | Harlan, James (Document) $85
1866 DS as Andrew Johnson’s Interior Secretary |
| | Hufstedler, Shirley M. (Signature) $25
1980 in-person signature while Carter's Secretary of Education |
| | Hughes, Charles Evans (Photograph) $175
Signed Harris & Ewing photo while Secretary of State |
| | Ickes, Harold (Letter) $90
TLS as FDR’s Interior Secretary for one week, to prominent Philadelphia philatelist |
| | Ickes, Harold (Photograph) $75
Signed photo of FDR’s & Truman’s Interior Secretary |
| | Ickes, Harold L. (Letter) $75
Designation of Public Works Administration’s Community Chest Divisional Chairman |
| | Johnson, Reverdy (Letter) $125
Maryland lawyer, US Senator & Attorney General, represented Dred Scott’s Owner and Mary Surratt |
| | Kellogg, Frank B. (Letter) $135
Nobel Laureate and Ex- Secretary of State asks Japan Ambassador Grew for help with Japanese silk shirt order! |
| | Kemp, Jack (Photograph) $30
Professional football player, Congressman, Presidential Cabinet member, 1996 GOP VP candidate |
| | Kendall, Amos (Letter & Free Frank) $125
1830 LS of Jackson “kitchen cabinet” advisor as 4th Auditor of the Treasury |
| | Kissinger, Henry A. (Letter) $50
Friendly 1990 letter to Nancy Reagan’s “other man” |
| | Lamont, Daniel S. (Letter) $75
1895 ALS as President Cleveland’s Secretary of War |
| | Lane, Franklin K. (Letter) $50
1914 DS as Wilson’s Interior Secretary, presided over creation of National Park Service |
| | Lansing, Robert (Letter) $150
Secretary Lansing appreciates a reference for a candidate for the Diplomatic Service |
| | Livingston, Edward (Signature) $40
1832 signature clipped from DS as Jackson’s Secretary of State |
| | MacVeagh, Wayne (Letter) $110
Uncommon 1881 LS as Garfield’s Attorney General |
| | Manning, Daniel (Letter) $45
1873 ALS of future Cleveland Treasury Secretary as newspaper editor to Democratic Party historian, interesting NY political content |
| | Marcy, William L. (Free Frank) $50
Influential early-mid 19th century statesman, coined phrase “spoils system” for political patronage) |
| | Marshall, George C. (Letter) $350
Secretary of State Marshall thanks Ambassador Grew for representing him at Josephus Daniels’ funeral |
| | Marshall, George C. (Letter) $350
Secretary of State Marshall thanks Amb. Grew for British author’s “take” on 19th century Austrian diplomat Prince Metternich |
| | Marshall, John (Letter) $3750
Principal founder of the American system of constitutional law |
| | Marshall, Ray (Signature) $25
1978 in-person signature while Secretary of Labor |
| | McCrary, George (Letter) $60
1877 LS as Secretary, declines historian’s request to search War Department archives |
| | McLane, Louis (Letter) $95
1833 LS as Jackson’s Treasury Secretary |
| | Meigs Jr., Return J. & Johnson, Richard Mentor (Check) $225
1819 check in hand of future VP Richard Mentor Johnson, signed by Meigs while Postmaster General |
| | Miller, William H. H. (Letter) $75
1891 TLS from President Harrison’s Attorney General on pension fraud prosecution |
| | Morton, Julius Sterling (Letter) $50
TLS while Secretary of Agriculture on “Plant Trees” letterhead |
| | Morton, Rogers C. B. (Photograph) $50
Signed & inscribed color photo likely while Ford Interior Secretary |
| | Palmer, A. Mitchell (Letter) $95
Wilson’s Attorney General, enforced Prohibition, directed “Palmer raids” against “Reds” & anarchists |
| | Pickering, Timothy (letter) $625
1795 ALS as Secretary of War to Superintendent of Military Stores Hodgdon on improper Mud Island Fort return |
| | Pinkney, William (Signature) $95
Statesman-diplomat, 7th US Attorney General (Madison) |
| | Proctor, Redfield (Letter) $50
1891 TLS as Harrison’s Secretary of War |
| | Randolph, Edmund (ANS) $395
The 1st US Attorney General, 2nd Secretary of State, 7th Virginia Governor checks his bank balance |
| | Redfield, William C. (Letter) $30
Banker & 1st Secretary of Commerce thanks another banker for a family kindness |
| | Roper, Daniel C. (Letter) $60
An invitation from FDR’s Secretary of Commerce to an August watermelon party! |
| | Sherman, John (Check) $90
1872 Jay Cooke & Co. Bankers check while Ohio Senator |
| | Sherman, John (Photograph) $175
Post-1881 signed cabinet photograph |
| | Spencer, John C. (Letter) $125
1833 ALS from the future (Tyler) Secretary of War to the former Secretary of War (J. Q. Adams) |
| | Spencer, John C. (Letter) $75
1848 ALS to celebrated collector Rev. Wm. B. Sprague, sends autograph of Stephen Decatur |
| | Stimson, Henry L. (Letter) $125
Secretary of State Stimson to send signed photo to Ambassador Grew in Istanbul |
| | Stoddert, Benjamin (Letter) $295
Banker, first Navy Secretary, purchased land to create the District of Columbia for the federal government |
| | Stuart, Alexander H. H. (Letter) $90
1852 LS as Fillmore’s Interior Secretary, to Rep S. G. Haven, President’s ex-law partner & friend |
| | Taney, Roger B. (Letter) $275
1834 ALS 3 weeks after leaving Treasury Department |
| | Toucey, Isaac (ON HOLD) (Letter) $85
ALS likely while Buchanan’s Navy Secretary |
| | Van Buren, Martin (Document) $525
1829 DS as Jackson’s Secretary of State, copyright for a French grammar textbook |
| | Wanamaker, John (Letter) $75
1890 TLS as Postmaster General from the creator of the retail “money-back guarantee” |
| | Weaver, Robert C. (First Day Cover) $40
1st HUD Secretary & 1st African-American Cabinet member |
| | Welles, Gideon (Document) $195
1841 ADS as Hartford, Connecticut Postmaster |
| | Wilson, Charles E. (TIME Portrait) $50
Signed TIME portrait of “Engine Charlie” while GM President |
| | Wilson, James (Document) $25
1897 DS as Agriculture Secretary, longest-serving presidential Cabinet member |
| | Wolcott Jr., Oliver (Letter) $175
1784 DS as Connecticut Pay Table member reminding Town of Glastonbury to file accounts for reimbursement by the United States |
Circus |
| | Barnum, P. T. (Letter) $550
Frameable 1861 ALS from the father of “The Greatest Show on Earth” |
| | Bunker, Chang & Eng (ANS) $475
The original “Siamese Twins” |
| | Gebel-Williams, Gunther (First Day Cover) $25
Greatest animal trainer of all time, Ringling star 1969-90 |
| | Leach, Bobby (Photograph) $75
English-born circus stuntman, 2nd person (1st man) to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel |
| | Ringling, Albert, Charles & Henry (Checks) $395
Three different Ringling Brothers checks signed by 3 of the 5 circus-founding family |
| | Ringling, John (Document) $250
Signed 1926 season pass for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows |
| | Thumb, General Tom (Charles S. Stratton) (ON HOLD) (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $395
Sideshow star employed by P. T. Barnum, at death stood 3-¼ feet tall & weighed 71 lbs. |
Colonial Americana |
| | Francis, Tench (Document) $125
Prominent colonial Philadelphia lawyer, a founding trustee of what became the University of Pennsylvania |
| | Hoar, George F. (Letter) $25
Senator Hoar refers a woman author to MIT President Walker for assistance |
| | Huntington, Samuel (Document) $595
1772 DS as New London County, Connecticut Justice of the Peace, summons “in His Majesty’s name” |
| | McKean, Thomas (Document) $595
1779 MsDS as Pennsylvania’s Chief Justice |
Congress of the US |
| | Bankhead, William B. (Photograph) $95
Photo while Speaker inscribed to FDR law partner Basil O’Connor |
| | Barkley, Alben W. (Letter) $95
Senate Majority Leader Barkley assists a collector seeking an FDR autograph |
| | Benton, Thomas Hart (Letter) $375
Senator Benton attributes his successes to his handwriting, praising those who write well! |
| | Blaine, James G. (Letter) $115
Blaine 1865 ALS to Internal Revenue Commissioner on passage of appropriation bill |
| | Boutwell, George S. (Letter) $40
Former Treasury Secretary Boutwell notes his term in President Grant’s Cabinet |
| | Bricker, John (Photograph) $30
1944 VP candidate on GOP ticket with Dewey |
| | Bruce, Blanche Kelso (ON HOLD) (Document) $195
1st African-American elected to a full US Senate term |
| | Burnside, Ambrose E. (Signature) $150
Led Army of the Potomac 1862-1863, signature while new Rhode Island Senator |
| | Calhoun, John C. (Letter) $350
1818 LS as Secretary of War to Quartermaster General Jesup |
| | Calhoun, John C. (ON HOLD) (Letter) $450
Senator Calhoun investigates cultivating Cuban tobacco |
| | Clark, Champ (Photograph) $50
Signed photograph likely while Speaker of the House |
| | English, William H. (Signed Card) $50
1880 Democratic VP candidate with Hancock |
| | Felton, Rebecca Latimer (Signature) $50
1st woman to serve in the US Senate, oldest “freshman” and shortest tenure ever (1 day); last former slaveholder Senator |
| | Fenton, Reuben E. (Letter) $75
1859 ALS of Whig NY Rep. Fenton, reporting on the future of a bill |
| | Gillett, Frederick H. (Photograph) $75
1922 photograph signed while Speaker of the House |
| | Harlan, James (Document) $85
1866 DS as Andrew Johnson’s Interior Secretary |
| | Hindman Jr., Thomas C., et al. (Letter) $950
18 Congressmen (3 future CSA generals) endorse a pick for Arkansas District US Attorney |
| | Hunter, Robert M. T. (Letter) $225
Postwar ALS of the Virginia, US and CSA statesman, youngest ever House Speaker, pictured on CSA $10 bill |
| | Kennedy, Edward M. "Ted" (Signature) $50
Kennedy declines to attend July 3 golf club luncheon |
| | Lodge Sr., Henry Cabot (Letter) $45
Senator Lodge sends an autograph |
| | Mann, James R. (Photograph) $50
Progressive Republican, best known as author of anti-prostitution “Mann Act” of 1910 |
| | Marcy, William L. (Free Frank) $50
Influential early-mid 19th century statesman, coined phrase “spoils system” for political patronage) |
| | Martin Jr., Joseph W. (Signed Portrait) $40
Signed portrait while Speaker of the House |
| | Mason, James M. (Letter) $235
Virginia Senator, author of 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, CSA diplomat seized with Slidell in 1861 “Trent” Affair |
| | Mason, James M. (Letter) $250
1860 ALS to President Buchanan from the Virginia Senator, wrote 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, CSA diplomat seized with Slidell in 1861 “Trent” Affair |
| | McCarthy, Joseph R. (Signed Portrait) $150
Inscribed & signed portrait of the 1950’s Senate demagogue |
| | Morrow, Dwight W. (Photograph) $110
Businessman, lawyer, diplomat, US Senator, father-in-law of Charles Lindbergh |
| | Norris, George W. (Photograph) $65
Father of TVA & 20th Amendment |
| | Orr, James L. (Document) $90
The Speaker summons a witness to appear at 1859 Select House Committee inquiry into charges against Navy Department and Navy Yard officers |
| | Randall, Samuel J. (Signature) $30
Signature of the powerful Speaker of the House on the next-to-last day of the 44th Congress |
| | Sherman, John (Check) $90
1872 Jay Cooke & Co. Bankers check while Ohio Senator |
| | Smith, Marcus Aurelius ("Mark") (Letter) $40
Tombstone prosecutor, one of Arizona’s first two US Senators |
| | Smith, Margaret Chase (Letter) $35
1967 letter of advice to a constituent seeking a US Capitol job |
| | Stevens, Thaddeus (Letter) $115
Lawyer Stevens 1852 ALS on a legal matter while Member of Congress |
| | Tabor, Horace A. W. (Signature) $350
Signature of “The Silver King”, likely while Colorado US Senator for 2 months |
| | Thurmond, J. Strom (Photograph) $55
1948 “Dixiecrat” presidential candidate, served South Carolina in Senate for 47 years |
| | Vance, Zebulon B. (Letter) $150
Civil War Governor of North Carolina noted for guarding its interests & welfare |
| | Vandenberg, Arthur H. (Letter) $35
Senator Vandenberg to Amb. Grew on HR 199, the “Judd Bill”, on immigration and naturalization |
| | Volstead, Andrew J. (Letter) $110
1903 ALS from "father" of 1919 Prohibition Act to enforce 18th Amendment |
| | Walthall, Edward C. (Document) $175
Mississippi CSA Major General, post-War US Senator |
| | Washburn, Henry D. (Letter) $150
Future Yellowstone explorer leads regiments out of Missouri as acting Brigadier General |
| | Wilmot, David (Letter) $125
Authored 1846 Wilmot Proviso to ban slavery from territory acquired from Mexico |
Educators |
| | Bache, Alexander D. (Letter) $250
1838 ALS to trustee Joseph Hopkinson raising problems with Stephen Girard’s will to further aims of Girard College |
| | Bush, Vannevar (Signature) $110
Led WW II Office of Scientific Research & Development, created 1st analog computer |
| | Compton, Karl T. (Signature) $40
Member of National Defense Research Committee, MIT President, defended WW II A-Bomb use |
| | Du Ponceau, Peter (Letter) $450
1831 ALS from French-born ethnologist & linguist, student of Native American languages |
| | Hoar, George F. (Letter) $25
Senator Hoar refers a woman author to MIT President Walker for assistance |
| | Howe, Samuel G. (Letter) $195
Noted teacher of the blind seeks ½-price railroad pass for a blind girl |
| | Low, Seth (Letter) $45
1st President of Columbia University, reformist 2nd Mayor of New York City |
| | Maclaurin, Richard C. ("Maclaurin of Tech") (Letter) $40
1916 TLS from the dynamic president of MIT to President Howe of Case School of Applied Science |
| | Mason, Max (Signature) $35
Mathematician-physicist-educator-inventor, directed construction of Palomar Observatory |
| | Mills, Susan L. (Letter) $125
Founder of Mills College, 1st women’s college in the far western United States |
| | Vassar, Matthew (Signature) $195
English-born Poughkeepsie, NY brewer, founded Vassar College 1861 |
| | Veblen, Oswald (Signature) $50
Mathematician, an organizer of Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, oversaw creation of ENIAC, 1st electronic digital computer |
| | Walker, Francis Amasa (Photograph) $95
Eminent 19th century statistician & economist, led MIT 1881-97 |
| | Webster, Noah (Signature) $195
American lexicographer, education pioneer, his textbooks taught 5 generations of American children to spell & read |
Espionage |
| | Dulles, Allen W. (Letter) $175
1959 TLS as CIA Director, appreciates “kind thoughts” of his brother |
| | Hiss, Alger (FDC) $195
Controversial alleged Communist spy, his 1950 case launched cCareers of Nixon & McCarthy |
| | Smith, Walter Bedell (ON HOLD) (Letter) $225
1946 TLS as Ambassador to USSR, as Ike’s Chief of Staff handled arrangements for German surrender; 4th CIA Director |
Explorers & Adventurers |
| | Balchen, Bernt (Photograph) $95
First to pilot aircraft over both South (1929) & North (1949) Poles |
| | Barrow, Sir John (Free Franked Panel) $195
A Cape, Town, Point, Strait and Duck named for him! |
| | Beebe, C. William (Photograph) $75
Scientist & explorer, made record 1934 bathyscape descent |
| | Blondin, Jean-Francois (Document) $250
Season pass from French tight-rope walker-acrobat noted for crossings of Niagara Falls |
| | Brodie, Steve (Signed Card) $115
Colorful Brooklyn bookmaker, claimed to have survived 1886 Brooklyn Bridge jump |
| | Byrd, Richard E. (Letter) $250
Byrd thanks Boy Scouts Chief Executive for expression of confidence 2 weeks before start of 1st Antarctic Expedition |
| | Du Chaillu, Paul B. (AQS) $125
Traveler-explorer-author, confirmed existence of African gorillas and pygmy peoples, Scandanavia prehistory scholar |
| | Freuchen, Peter (Photograph) $110
Uncommon signed photo of the Danish Greenland explorer, traveler and author |
| | Fuchs, Sir Vivian (Photograph) $75
First to cross the Antarctic via the South Pole |
| | Gibbons, Floyd (Signature) $25
Noted war correspondent & radio news commentator at the Salt Lake City Tabernacle |
| | Grosvenor, Gilbert H. (Letter) $175
“Father of photojournalism”, edited National Geographic Magazine 1899-1954, Society President 1920-54 |
| | Halliburton, Richard (Signature) $95
1929 card signed by the world traveller, real-life adventurer , and author |
| | Hedin, Sven (Signed Portrait) $110
Swedish Central Asian explorer, geographer, topographer & author |
| | Hillary, Sir Edmund (Signature) $115
Conquerer of Mount Everest 1953 |
| | Holmes, William H. (Letter) $50
Eminent US anthropologist, archaeologist, geologist & Smithsonian museum director |
| | Leach, Bobby (Photograph) $75
English-born circus stuntman, 2nd person (1st man) to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel |
| | Nobile, Unberto (Signed card) $110
Italian airship designer-pilot, North Pole explorer |
| | Peary, Robert E. (Letter) $350
Admiral Peary sends a collector a souvenir crystal from his North Pole expedition 17 months earlier |
| | Wallace, Alfred Russel (Document (Partial)) $225
Independently originated a theory of natural selection, published 1858 jointly with Darwin’s |
| | Washburn, Henry D. (Letter) $150
Future Yellowstone explorer leads regiments out of Missouri as acting Brigadier General |
| | Wilkins, Sir George Hubert (Photograph) $85
Australian Arctic-Antarctic explorer, attempted 1st submarine polar expedition |
First Ladies of the US |
| | Bush, Barbara (Letter) $125
Uncommon TLS as First Lady |
| | Carter, Rosalynn (Signed Inaugural Cover) $75
Signed White House envelope with 1977 Inauguration Day postmark |
| | Cleveland, Frances F. (letter) $225
First Lady Frances Cleveland 1897 ALS to sensationalist preacher Dewitt Talmadge |
| | Cleveland, Frances Folsom (Signed Executive Mansion Card) $110
Signed Executive Mansion Card |
| | Cleveland, Frances Folsom (Photograph) $195
1894 cabinet photo signed while First Lady |
| | Eisenhower, Mamie D. (Letter) $135
Mamie hopes to visit Abilene and Eisenhower Library, praised by grandson David |
| | Eisenhower, Mamie Doud (Photograph) $85
Signed photograph of the popular First Lady |
| | Garfield, Lucretia R. (Check) $395
Signed bank check written a year after President Garfield’s death |
| | Harding, Florence Kling (Letter) $425
The First Lady to an inspirational severely wounded WW I veteran who would die 4 days later! |
| | Harding, Florence Kling (ON HOLD) (Signed Card) $225
Signed card with gilt presidential seal |
| | Johnson, Lady Bird (Photograph) $110
Lovely 1964 portrait while First Lady |
| | Kennedy, Jacqueline (Letter) $695
The First Lady-to-be sends thanks for a book 2 weeks after her son’s birth |
| | Kennedy, Jacqueline (Letter) $750
1968 TLS to a JFK friend & supporter thanking him for copy of his article, “The Seated Statue of Lincoln” |
| | Kennedy, Jacqueline (Letter) $795
Sept. 1968 TLS to JFK friend & supporter thanking him for copy of his book, “The Seated Lincoln” |
| | Nixon, Pat (FDC) $150
Signed 1948 Women’s Centennial of Progress stamp cacheted First Day Cover |
| | Nixon, Pat (Photograph) $225
The Nixons arm-in-arm at daughter Tricia’s 1971 White House wedding |
| | Reagan, Nancy (Photograph) $75
Signed photograph with husband Ronald Reagan |
| | Roosevelt, Edith Kermit (Letter) $295
The ever-maternal First Lady prepares to present daughter Ethel to society |
| | Taft, Helen H. (Free Franked Envelope) $135
Free-franked, hand-addressed envelope postmarked 1939 |
| | Taft, Helen Herron (Letter) $395
Scarce White House letter from First Lady Helen H. Taft |
| | Truman, Bess W. (Photograph) $95
Small signed photo of the very private First Lady |
| | Wilson, Edith B. (Signature) $60
Nice signed engraved "Mrs. Woodrow Wilson" calling card |
Framers of the US Constitution |
| | Mifflin, Thomas (Document) $595
Promissory note dated 3-½ weeks before opening of the Federal Constitutional Convention |
| | Morris, Robert (Document) $795
1795 $3,000 3-year promissory note to his partner - also later jailed for debt |
Inventors |
| | Alexanderson, Ernest F. W. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $85
Swedish-American engineer, developed Alexanderson alternator to make voice radio broadcasts possible, contributed to television development |
| | Bessemer, Sir Henry (Letter) $225
English inventor best known for revolutionizing steel manufacture |
| | Black, Alexander (Letter) $125 Special Offer: $110
Inventor of the “picture play”, made President Grover Cleveland a “film star”!
A nice gift for the film industry "buff"! |
| | Claude, Georges (ANS) $150
French chemist, invented neon lighting, developed liquid chlorine for WW I poison gas, WW II collaborator |
| | Coolidge, William D. (Signature) $75
Inventor of the “Coolidge Tube”, made medical x-rays safe and convenient |
| | DeForest, Lee (Letter) $525 Special Offer: $475
“The Father of Radio” salutes radio’s “unbelievable progress”!
Find a discount on your radio dial! |
| | Dunlop, John Boyd (Signature) $175
Scottish-born inventor of the pneumatic tire, a founder of the tire company bearing his name |
| | Duryea, Charles E. (Signature) $125
Automobile pioneer, developed 1st gasoline-powered commercial auto in 1893 |
| | Eastman, George ( Letter) $1450 Special Offer: $1350
Great 1913 motion picture camera-related content TLS
Point your Kodak and save some $! |
| | Goldmark, Peter C. (Photograph) $125
Developed color television, 33-1/3 LP record, electronic videotape recording, etc. |
| | Hammond Jr., John Hays (Signature) $50
“The Father of Radio Control” |
| | Higinbotham, William A. (Signed Typescript) $150
Created the first computer game, a precursor to “Pong”, in 1958! |
| | Kettering, Charles F. (Photograph) $150
GM research VP, invented electric automobile starter, ignition & lighting, leaded gasoline, freon, auto paint, etc. |
| | Maxim, Hudson (Signature) $150
Inventor of smokeless gunpowder |
| | Maxim, Hudson (Photograph) $175
Signed photograph of the inventor of smokeless gunpowder |
| | Zuse, Konrad (Photograph) $350
German engineer, created 1st program-controlled computer (1941), 1st algorithmic programming language (1944-45) |
Journalism |
| | Bennett Jr., James Gordon (Letter) $195
Newspaper publisher, sent Stanley to find Livingstone, established trophies in yacht, aviation & auto racing |
| | Bly, Nellie (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $395
Pioneer woman journalist, noted for 1890 record 72-day trip around the world & exposé of NYC women’s lunatic asylum |
| | Dana, Charles A. (Letter) $75
Dana of “The Sun” regrets he cannot accept J. P. Morgan & Committee’s invitation to attend Chamber of Commerce annual banquet |
| | Eastman, Max (Letter) $75
Good content letter from American leftist editor, sharply repudiated socialism & communism |
| | Gannett, Frank E. (Photograph) $110
Media mogul, founded Gannett Corporation |
| | Gibbons, Floyd (Signature) $25
Noted war correspondent & radio news commentator at the Salt Lake City Tabernacle |
| | Grosvenor, Gilbert H. (Letter) $175
“Father of photojournalism”, edited National Geographic Magazine 1899-1954, Society President 1920-54 |
| | Guest, Edgar A. (Letter) $35
Michigan’s popular “People’s Poet” declines a public appearance |
| | Luce, Henry R. (Letter) $195
ALS from the communications empire founder to the wife of Yale’s president |
| | Manning, Daniel (Letter) $45
1873 ALS of future Cleveland Treasury Secretary as newspaper editor to Democratic Party historian, interesting NY political content |
| | McCormick, Col. Robert R. (Photograph) $75
Ultra-conservative editor-publisher of the Chicago Tribune 1914-55 |
| | Mencken, H. L. (Signed Envelope) $110
1946 envelope signed by the “Sage of Baltimore” |
| | Otis, Harrison Gray (Document) $75
Influential conservative 2nd publisher of the Los Angeles Times, instrumental in city’s growth |
| | Paley, William S. (Letter) $75
Founder of CBS Radio & Television networks |
| | Reid, Whitelaw (Letter) $45
1879 ALS as New York Tribune editor |
| | Reith, John Charles W., 1st Baron Reith of Stonehaven (Letter) $110
“Father” of the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), Member of Churchill’s War Cabinet |
| | Thompson, Dorothy (Photograph) $75
“The First Lady of American Journalism" |
| | Watterson, Henry (Letter) $30
Influential Kentucky editor, 1918 Pulitzer Prize recipient for editorials |
Labor Leaders |
| | Chavez, Cesar E. (Letter) $195
1960’s iconic migrant farm worker labor organizer, reformer |
| | Curtis, Benjamin R. (Letter) $350
Former Justice Curtis offers a colleague his views on which Justice should hear a client’s case |
| | Gompers, Samuel (Document) $235
Gompers & two others certified as AFL delegates to 1919 International Federation of Trade Unions Conference in Amxsterdam |
| | Mooney, Tom (Photograph) $325
Great signed photo of the labor activist marching on Market Street on release from San Quentin |
| | Reuther, walter (Photograph) $95
Progressive United Auto Workers President 1946-70, CIO President 1952-55 |
Law & US Supreme Court |
| | Blair, Montgomery (Letter) $450
1872 ALS of the jurist, a founder of the Republican Party, Lincoln’s Postmaster General |
| | Brandeis, Louis D. (Letter) $495
Justice Brandeis cites a pioneer company’s attempt at workplace democracy |
| | Brandeis, Louis D. (Signature) $250
Frameable autograph album page signed by Court’s 1st Jewish Justice |
| | Brewer, David J. (Letter) $225
Humourous 1891 TLS on Court letterhead returning a corrected transcript of an extemporaneous speech |
| | Brown, Henry B. (Letter) $250
Justice Brown hails address by Connecticut jurist & Yale Law professor Simeon Baldwin |
| | Burger, Warren E. (Photograph) $165
Signed official portrait as Chief Justice |
| | Campbell, John A. (Signature) $425
Scarce signature as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S. |
| | Campbell, John A. (AES) $495
1864 endorsement as Confederate Assistant Secretary of War |
| | Campbell, John A. (Letter) $1500
1865 letter of reference for his jailer from imprisoned former Justice & CSA official |
| | Choate, Joseph H. (Letter) $75
Renowned attorney Choate nominates a lawyer for membership in the New York Bar Association |
| | Clark, Tom C. (Photograph) $95
Nicely Inscribed 1945 Photo as Attorney General |
| | Clifford, Clark M. (Photograph) $40
Washington “supelawyer”, presidential advisor, LBJ Defense Secretary |
| | Clifford, Nathan (Letter) $395
Brief letter of reference for his son from Justice Clifford |
| | Cranch, William (ANS) $395
2nd Supreme Court Reporter, administered oaths of office to Presidents Tyler & Fillmore while District of Columbia Chief Judge |
| | Ellsworth, Oliver (Document) $395
Lengthy 1784 ADS as Associate Justice of Connecticut, summons for the Sheriff of New Haven County |
| | Ellsworth, Oliver (Document) $495
Scarce 1797 MsDS while Chief Justice, paying $1,000 to Connecticut Federalist Senator Goodrich |
| | Evarts, William M. (Letter) $85
Wall Street lawyer Evarts aids a fellow attorney |
| | Fuller, Melville W. (Letter) $295
The Chief Justice salutes “The Lovers Year Book” and its creator |
| | Fuller, Melville W. (Photograph) $335
Uncommon signed cabinet photograph of the Chief Justice |
| | Holmes Jr., Oliver Wendell (Letter) $650
Massachusetts Chief Justice Holmes presents a social dilemma |
| | Hoover, J. Edgar (ANS) $75
FBI Director Hoover 1943 inscription to eminent newsman Walter Winchell |
| | Hughes, Charles Evans (Photograph) $225
Signed Harris & Ewing official photo as Chief Justice |
| | Hughes, Charles Evans (Photograph) $175
Signed Harris & Ewing photo while Secretary of State |
| | Jackson, Robert H. (Letter) $225
Justice Jackson issues an invitation to lunch with US & Canadian lawyers & judges |
| | Johnson, Reverdy (Letter) $125
Maryland lawyer, US Senator & Attorney General, represented Dred Scott’s Owner and Mary Surratt |
| | Kenyon, Dorothy (Letter) $40
Controversial feminist lawyer-jurist-diplomat |
| | Marshall, John (Letter) $3750
Principal founder of the American system of constitutional law |
| | Matthews, Stanley (Letter) $395
Justice Matthews declines to attend reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland |
| | McKenna, Joseph (Letter) $175
Uncommon ALS while Associate Justice |
| | McLean, John (Letter) $395
Justice McLean, Cincinnati landlord, remits rents |
| | McLean, John (Letter) $495
Justice McLean 1838 ALS to his wife on the rigors of circuit riding |
| | McReynolds, James C. (Letter) $115
One of FDR-era Court’s staunch conservative “Four Horsemen” |
| | Miller, William H. H. (Letter) $75
1891 TLS from President Harrison’s Attorney General on pension fraud prosecution |
| | Nelson, Samuel (Letter) $335
Justice Nelson declines a Congressional banquet invitation to celebrate Washington’s birthday |
| | Peckham, Rufus W. (Signature) $90
Signature As Associate Justice |
| | Pitney, Mahlon (Letter) $225
The new Justice responds to letter of congratulations on his appointment |
| | Reed, Stanley F. (SCOTUS card) $45
Signed engraved Supreme Court notecard |
| | Rehnquist, William H. (Signed Card) $125
Signed engraved Court notecard |
| | Stewart, Potter (Letter) $125
“Centrist” on Warren and Burger Courts |
| | Stone, Harlan F. (Letter) $250
Chief Justice Stone thanks Ambasssador Grew for a humorous poem |
| | Stone, Harlan F. (Photograph) $275
Signed Harris & Ewing official portrait dated while Associate Justice |
| | Story, Joseph (Letter) $495
Justice Story seeks London address of a prominent English actor |
| | Supreme Court of the United States 1968-1969 (First Day Cover) $1495
1968 Oliver W. Holmes Jr. stamp FDC signed by the 9 members of the last “Warren Court” |
| | Supreme Court of the United States 1949-53 (Photograph) $2995
Large signed official Bachrach photo of the 1949-53 Vinson Court |
| | Supreme Court of the United States 1975-81 (Signed Booklet Insert) $850
Court visitors booklet signed by each Justice by his portrait & bio on inside pages |
| | Supreme Court of the United States 1975-81 (Photograph) $2250
Signed color informal photo of the Court featured on January 1977 Smithsonian Magazine cover |
| | Sutherland, George (Signature) $45
One of the New Deal Court’s conservative “Four Horsemen” |
| | Taft, William H. (Letter) $495
A tip of the hat and a thank you to an old soldier from Yale Law Professor Taft |
| | Taft, William H. (Letter) $325
The Chief Justice assists old acquaintances with Century Club recommendation |
| | Taney, Roger B. (Letter) $275
1834 ALS 3 weeks after leaving Treasury Department |
| | Thomas, Henry A. "Heck" (Document) $495
One of “The Three Guardsmen” who brought law & order to Indian/Oklahoma Territory |
| | Thompson, Smith (Document) $125
1812 financial ADS while New York State Supreme Court Justice |
| | Thompson, Smith; Kent, James; Spencer, Ambrose; Van Ness, Wm. W. (Document) $175
1809 New York State Supreme Court opinion on reasonable compensation for Court reporter |
| | Todd, Thomas (Document) $2250
1812 60-day promissory note signed while Associate Justice |
| | Waite, Morrison R. (Letter) $225
1874 ALS written 2 weeks after Senate confirmation as 7th US Chief Justice |
| | Waite, Morrison R. (Photograph) $250
Cabinet photo of the 7th US Chief Justice, nicely inscribed & signed on verso |
| | Warren, Earl (Letter) $250
The Chief Justice sends an autograph at a Congressman’s behest |
| | Washington, Bushrod (Letter) $1395
Justice Washington seeks a Senator’s aid for Philadelphia architect Samuel Blodgett’s desperate widow |
| | Welty, Eudora (Photograph) $110
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of short stories, novellas and novels on the American South |
| | White, Edward D. (Signature) $225
Card signed while Chief Justice, 1st Associate Justice elevated to Chief Justice |
| | White, Edward D. (Letter) $295
Justice White Seeks Treasury Department Tour for a Friend |
| | Willebrandt, Mabel Walker (Letter) $75
“Prohibition Portia”, one of the most prominent women lawyers of the 20's - 40's, sends thanks for copies of New Deal legislation |
| | Williams, Edward Bennett (First Day Cover) $30
Washington lawyer /insider, owned Baltimore Orioles & Washington Redskins |
| | Wilson, James (Document) $1495
1795 MsDS while Associate Justice, hiring real estate agents |
Literature |
| | Addison, Joseph (ANS) $325
English author, co-founded “The Spectator” 1712, authored popular, influential “Cato, a Tragedy” 1713 |
| | Alger Jr., Horatio (Autograph sentiment signed) $195
Children’s fiction author of hugely popular “rags to riches” stories |
| | Anderson, Maxwell (Document) $195 Special Offer: $175
1945 license for radio broadcast of his play "Elizabeth the Queen"
A price break in honor of a wonderful writer! |
| | Angell, Sir (Ralph) Norman (Letter) $75
English 1933 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, believed European economic integration would make militarism obsolete |
| | Benchley, Robert (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $90
Humorist, a founder of the Algonquin Round Table |
| | Bryant, William Cullen (Autograph Quotation Signed) $125
1861 AQS from the popular and influential 19th century American poet & editor |
| | Burgess, Thornton W. (AQS) $225
Children's author Thornton Burgess AQS from “Peter Rabbitt” |
| | Capote, Truman (Photograph) $275
Signed photo from 1973 “Sonny & Cher” TV show appearance |
| | Charteris, Leslie (Photograph) $75
Chinese-English author, creator of Simon Templar, “The Saint” |
| | Cheever, John (ON HOLD) (Photograph) $95
“The Chekhov of the Suburbs”, popular US novelist & short story writer |
| | Claudel, Paul (Photograph) $295
Signed photo of the deeply spiritual French poet, dramatist & diplomat |
| | Clemens, Samuel L. ("Mark Twain") (Check) $2250 Special Offer: $2100
1900 personal check from America’s best-known writer & humorist !
"Check" out Mark Twain! |
| | Cooper, James Fenimore (Check) $275
Signed 1842 Otsego County Bank check |
| | Coward, Sir Noel (Letter) $325
1933 TLS to friend, writer-historian Philip Guedalla |
| | Cronin, A(rchibald). J(oseph). (Document) $40
New York bank signature card signed by the popular Scottish physician-novelist |
| | DeQuincy, Thomas (Autographed Note Signed) $250
ANS (possibly from ALS to Wordsworth) from author of “Confessions of An English Opium Eater” . |
| | Douglas, Lloyd C. (Photograph) $60
American minister, authored popular novels “Magnificent Obsession”, “The Robe”, “The Big Fisherman”, successful films |
| | Du Chaillu, Paul B. (AQS) $125
Traveler-explorer-author, confirmed existence of African gorillas and pygmy peoples, Scandanavia prehistory scholar |
| | Du Ponceau, Peter (Letter) $450
1831 ALS from French-born ethnologist & linguist, student of Native American languages |
| | Eastman, Max (Letter) $75
Good content letter from American leftist editor, sharply repudiated socialism & communism |
| | Eberhart, Mignon G. (First Day Cover) $25
Edith Wharton stamp First Day Cover signed by “America's Agatha Christie” |
| | Eliot, George (Signature) $250
One of Victorian England's greatest novelists, one of world's foremost women writers |
| | Eliot, T. S. (Letter) $550
T. S. Eliot changes his London law firm |
| | Farmer, Fannie M. (Signature) $250
American 19th century culinary expert, her cookbook still in print 100+ yearslLater |
| | Fast, Howard (Photograph) $40
Jailed & blacklisted Communist, best known for novels “Citizen Tom Paine” & “Spartacus” |
| | Gardner, Erle Stanley (Photograph) $150
Creator of the great fictional crime-solving lawyer, Perry Mason |
| | Grass, Gunter (Photograph) $115
1999 German Nobel Laureate best known for 1959 “The Tin Drum” |
| | Guest, Edgar A. (Letter) $35
Michigan’s popular “People’s Poet” declines a public appearance |
| | Gurney, A. R. (Letter) $50
Author-playwright Gurney encourages another author-playwright on his plot |
| | Guthrie Jr., A. B. (Photograph) $90
Pulitzer Prize-winning Western novelist, wrote Oscar-nominated script for 1953 film “Shane” |
| | Hale, Edward Everett (ANS) $75 Special Offer: $60
Clergyman, US Senate chaplain, author of “The Man Without a Country”
A "hale" and hearty discount! |
| | Hale, Sarah J. (Letter) $350
Women’s & children’s author & editor, wrote “Mary Had a Little Lamb” |
| | Haley, Alex (Photograph) $125
Journalist, authored popular, successful, controversial “Roots” 1976 |
| | Halliburton, Richard (Signature) $95
1929 card signed by the world traveller, real-life adventurer , and author |
| | Hobson, Laura Z. (First Day Cover) $35
Controversial Jewish feminist, author of 1947 “Gentlemen’s Agreement” |
| | Holland, Josiah G. (Signature) $40
Editor, novelist & poet, authored Christmas hymn "There’s a Song in the Air" |
| | Holmes Sr., Oliver Wendell (Letter) $185
Brief 1861 ALS sending his autograph |
| | Holmes Sr., Oliver Wendell (Signed Card) $90
1878 signature on frameable card |
| | Howard, Sidney Coe (Document) $350 Special Offer: $295
1928 contract for South African rights to one of his plays from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, & “Gone With the Wind” Oscar-winning screenplay writer
Get it before it is "Gone With The Wind"! |
| | Howells, William Dean (Signature) $85
“The Dean of American Letters” |
| | Isherwood, Christopher (Photograph) $175
English-born US novelist, his book “Berlin Stories” and play “I Am a Camera” the inspiration for “Cabaret” |
| | Koestler, Arthur (Photograph) $375
Hungarian-English-Jewish author, best known for 1941 “Darkness at Noon” |
| | London, Jack (Letter) $1150
London refers a fellow Socialist editor to his rather capitalist European agent |
| | Lowell, James Russell (Photograph) $350
Uncommon 1861 signed photograph of the popular New England writer, diplomat |
| | Luhan, Mabel Dodge (Signature) $150
Rare autograph of the wealthy patron associated with the Taos Art Colony; author |
| | Malraux, Andre (First Day Cover) $110
1964 US JFK Memorial stamp First Day Cover signed by the eminent French author & statesman |
| | Marsh, Dame Ngaio (First Day Cover) $50
New Zealand-born author, One of 4 original “Queens of Crime” |
| | Maurois, André (Photograph) $150
Handsome signed photograph of the eminent French author |
| | Mencken, H. L. (Signed Envelope) $110
1946 envelope signed by the “Sage of Baltimore” |
| | Miles, Josephine (Signed typescript) $30
Signed typescript of “Lucifer Alone” by the eminent Berkeley poet & critic |
| | Mitchell, Silas Weir (ANS) $125
Prominent Philadelphia neurologist & notable historical novelist |
| | Nichols, Anne (Photograph) $75
Producer-playwright of mid- 1920’s smash hit play “Abie’s Irish Rose” |
| | Odets, Clifford (Note) $95
1941 ANS of noted playwright and Hollywood screenwriter |
| | Oe, Kenzaburo (Signature) $75
Japanese novelist, awarded 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| | Payne, John Howard (ANS) $250
Wrote “Home! Sweet Home!”, favorite song of Civil War soldiers and Abraham Lincoln |
| | Perelman, S. J. (Letter) $225
1962 TLS referring to his play “The Beauty Part”, soon to be an unfortunate flop |
| | Putnam, George H. (Letter) $75
Notable publisher, President of G. P. Putnam’s Sons for 52 years |
| | Rand, Ayn (FDC) $595
Rare First Day Cover signed by the novelist and creator of philosophy of “Objectivism” |
| | Riley, James Whitcomb (Photograph) $495
Large photograph inscribed in 1897 to fellow humorist Robert J. Burdette |
| | Rinehart, Mary Roberts (Photograph) $95
Lovely portrait signed by “The American Agatha Christie” |
| | Sagan, Françoise (Signature) $75
Rebellious, influential French writer, achieved fame at 18 with her 1st novel, "Bonjour Tristesse" |
| | Sandburg, Carl (Signed Note) $150
Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Lincoln, poet of America’s common people |
| | Sherwood, Robert Emmet (Document) $225
1933 DS from Pulitzer Prize-Winning playwright, & Oscar-winning screenplay writer for British rights to his play "Reunion in Vienna" |
| | Sholokov, Mikhail A. (First Day Cover) $250
1973 US Willa Cather stamp FDC signed by 1965 Russian Nobel laureate |
| | Sigourney, Lydia H. (AQS) $150
The popular American poet misquotes English poet Edward Young |
| | Sinclair, Upton (Photograph) $195
Uncommon signed photo of the “muckraking” novelist, authoed "The Jungle" 1906 |
| | Singer, Isaac Bashevis (Letter) $295
1978 ALS from 1978 Nobel laureate, leading figure in Yiddish literary movement |
| | Smith, Samuel F. (AQS) $750
Signed handwritten beginning of first stanza ("My country-'tis' of thee...of thee I sing") of national hymn “America” |
| | Spender, Stephen (Letter) $150
English writer, noted for themes of social injustice and class struggle |
| | Steinbeck, John (FDC) $595
Great literary association - Steinbeck signs1940 Samuel L. Clemens stamp First Day Cover |
| | Stockton, Frank R. (Signed Printed Story) $150
Signed four-page printed story from limited edition 1893 First Book of the Authors Club, “Liber Scriptorum” |
| | Thompson, Ruth Plumly (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $295
Continued popular “Oz” series for children after death of L. Frank Baum |
| | Travers, P. L. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $75
1983 autograph sentiment signed from the creator of “Mary Poppins” |
| | Van Dine, S. S. (Photograph) $175
Small signed photo of creator of fictional detective Philo Vance |
| | Van Vechten, Carl (Letter) $115
American writer and photographer, patron of “the Harlem Renaissance” |
| | Webster, Noah (Signature) $195
American lexicographer, education pioneer, his textbooks taught 5 generations of American children to spell & read |
| | Willard, Emma (Letter) $495
Uncommon ALS of the author and women's rights advocate, founder of the first women’s school of higher education |
| | Williams, William Carlos (Signed Typescript) $595
Signed typescript of his 1930 ”Poem (As the Cat)” |
| | Wren, P(ercival). C(hristopher). (Photograph & ANS) $110
British adventure fiction writer, best known for 1924 “Beau Geste” & sequels |
| | Zangwill, Israel (Letter) $85
English Jewish writer, coined term “melting pot” to describe America’s absorption of immigrants |
Magic |
| | Blackstone Sr., Harry (Photograph) $225
Wonderful photo of the famed magician-illusionist creating “shaddow rabbit” |
| | Dunninger, Joseph (Photograph) $225
Signed 1915 photo of “The Amazing Dunninger” in handcuffs & chained arms |
| | Henning, Doug (Photograph) $175
Colorful 70’s – 80’s magician-showman |
| | Herrmann, Alexander (Signature) $225
“Herrmann The Great”, one of most popular magicians-showmen of 2nd half of 19th century |
Mayors & Governors |
| | Barbour, James (Letter) $175
J. Q. Adams’ Secretary of War conditionally appoints a West Point cadet from New Jersey |
| | Bricker, John (Photograph) $30
1944 VP candidate on GOP ticket with Dewey |
| | Brownlow, William G. (Letter) $450
1863 ALS from “The Fighting Parson”, itching to return to East Tennessee and the newspaper business |
| | Clayton, Powell (Letter) $65
1889 TLS from Union general, 1st Republican (“carpetbag”) Arkansas governor |
| | Clinton, DeWitt (Letter) $225
1827 ALS as Governor, seeks information before issuing a pardon to an inmate in the nation’s 1st juvenile reformatory |
| | Foss, Joe (First Day Cover) $60
WW II Marine Corps ace, Medal of Honor recipient, So. Dakota statesman, television personality, NRA president |
| | Lehman, Herbert (Letter) $30
Honest Governor Lehman returns hotel key, asks for his telephone bill! |
| | Low, Seth (Letter) $45
1st President of Columbia University, reformist 2nd Mayor of New York City |
| | McNutt, Paul V. (Letter) $30
Served Indiana, American Legion and Philippines, WW II Federal Security Administrator |
| | Moultrie, William (Document) $750
1787 ADS, pay receipt while South Carolina’s governor |
| | Opdyke, George (Letter) $75
1862 LS from New York City’s Civil War Mayor |
| | Pinchot, Gifford (Photograph) $75
1st Chief of US Forest Service 1905-10, advocated conservation thru planned use and renewal |
| | Randolph, Edmund (ANS) $395
The 1st US Attorney General, 2nd Secretary of State, 7th Virginia Governor checks his bank balance |
| | Ross, Nellie Tayloe (Photograph) $110
1st woman elected state governor, 1st woman Director of US Mint |
| | Thurmond, J. Strom (Photograph) $55
1948 “Dixiecrat” presidential candidate, served South Carolina in Senate for 47 years |
| | Vance, Zebulon B. (Letter) $150
Civil War Governor of North Carolina noted for guarding its interests & welfare |
| | Yorty, Sam (Letter) $50
Mayor Yorty defends the LAPD & Chief Parker 2 weeks after the August 1965 Watts Riots |
Military-American Revolution |
| | Clinton, George (Document) $395
1800 ADS of New York’s 1st state governor, Jefferson & Madison’s VP |
| | Clinton, James (Letter) $495
1789 ALS to his nephew, New York State’s Surveyor General, likely exchanging his veteran’s land grant |
| | DeLancey Jr., Oliver (Letter) $275
Succeded Major Andre as Clinton’s spymaster, Adjutant General of British Army in North America 1781-83 |
| | Hull, William (Document) $375
Served notably in Revolutionary War, Governor of Michigan Territory, surrendered Detroit to British in 1814 without a fight, death sentence stayed by Madison |
| | Moultrie, William (Document) $750
1787 ADS, pay receipt while South Carolina’s governor |
| | Moultrie, William (ON HOLD) (Letter) $1150
South Carolina soldier-statesman calls for tougher slave patrol laws |
| | North, Frederick Lord, 2nd Earl of Guilford (Document) $175
America’s last Prime Minister, 1st PM anywhere forced from office by “no confidence” vote |
| | Phillips, William (Letter) $395
Commanded artillery in Canada in American Revolution, captured at Saratoga 1777, exchanged for Benjamin Lincoln 1780, died 1781 and buried in Virginia |
| | Pickering, Timothy (Document) $495
Quarter Master General Pickering's 1783 receipt for funds for forage signed also by William Hull, vilified in War of 1812 |
| | Schuyler, Philip (Letter) $550
1796 handwritten letter to the younger brother of one of his former staff officers |
Military-Civil War |
| | Brownell, Francis E. (Signature) $350
Rare signature of “Ellsworth’s Avenger”, Medal of Honor recipient |
| | Brownlow, William G. (Letter) $450
1863 ALS from “The Fighting Parson”, itching to return to East Tennessee and the newspaper business |
| | Burnside, Ambrose E. (Signature) $150
Led Army of the Potomac 1862-1863, signature while new Rhode Island Senator |
| | Campbell, John A. (AES) $495
1864 endorsement as Confederate Assistant Secretary of War |
| | Campbell, John A. (Letter) $1500
1865 letter of reference for his jailer from imprisoned former Justice & CSA official |
| | Capers, Ellison (Document) $150
So. Carolina CSA general, post-War Episcopal bishop |
| | Clayton, Powell (Letter) $65
1889 TLS from Union general, 1st Republican (“carpetbag”) Arkansas governor |
| | Custer, George Armstrong (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $4750
Matted & framed early signature of the controversial 7th Cavalry commander |
| | Dahlgren, John A. (Autographed Note Signed) $250
Likely War-time note to Navy Secretary Gideon Welles from John A. Dahlgren |
| | Davis, Jefferson (Letter) $1250
Near mint 1856 LS as Secretary of War to Rep. Justin S. Morrill |
| | Davis, Jefferson (Signature) $595
Frameable signature of the ConfederateStates of America’s only President |
| | Dow, Neal S. (Letter) $185
1887 ALS from the “Father of Prohibition”, Civil War general, 1880 presidential candidate |
| | Gordon, John B. (Document) $225
Georgia Governor & US Senator, CSA Major General, 1st UCV commander-in-chief, alleged Georgia KKK leader |
| | Gordon, John B. (Letter) $275
1896 TLS as Georgia Senator (Ex-CSA Major General, alleged Georgia KKK Leader) assists a “col’d” woman |
| | Hardee, William J. (ON HOLD) (Document) $325
1864 endorsement as CSA Lieutenant General |
| | Hindman Jr., Thomas C., et al. (Letter) $950
18 Congressmen (3 future CSA generals) endorse a pick for Arkansas District US Attorney |
| | Howard, Oliver O. (Letter) $145
Undated LS as Major General, mentions Western Theater comrades Opdycke & Wilson |
| | Hunter, Robert M. T. (Letter) $225
Postwar ALS of the Virginia, US and CSA statesman, youngest ever House Speaker, pictured on CSA $10 bill |
| | Logan, John A. (Signature) $80
Illinois politician, Civil War Medal of Honor, 1884 VP candidate with Blaine |
| | Mahone, William (Letter) $295
CSA Major General, hero of The Crater, 1883 ALS as US Senator seeking federal job for a constituent |
| | Mason, James M. (Letter) $235
Virginia Senator, author of 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, CSA diplomat seized with Slidell in 1861 “Trent” Affair |
| | Mason, James M. (Letter) $250
1860 ALS to President Buchanan from the Virginia Senator, wrote 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, CSA diplomat seized with Slidell in 1861 “Trent” Affair |
| | Mitchel, Ormsby M. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $150
Distinguished astronomer, as US Major General ordered 1862 “Great Locomotive Chase” raid |
| | Pettus, Edmund W. (Document) $195
Alabama Confederate general & US Senator, “Bloody Sunday” Selma bridge named for him |
| | Scott, Winfield (Letter) $450
“Old Fuss and Feathers” offers a staff position to a West Point graduate, son of a friend (relative?) |
| | Sherman, William Tecumseh (Signature) $395
Signed card as General, successor to Grant as US Army commander |
| | Vance, Zebulon B. (Letter) $150
Civil War Governor of North Carolina noted for guarding its interests & welfare |
| | Walker, Francis Amasa (Photograph) $95
Eminent 19th century statistician & economist, led MIT 1881-97 |
| | Walthall, Edward C. (Document) $175
Mississippi CSA Major General, post-War US Senator |
| | Washburn, Henry D. (Letter) $150
Future Yellowstone explorer leads regiments out of Missouri as acting Brigadier General |
| | Wool, John S. (Signature) $80
Oldest officer (77) in active command in either army during the Civil War |
Military-Cold War |
| | Clay, Lucius D. (Letter) $225
Very Good Content ALS month before Berlin Blockade onset, on US objectives in Germany & Europe |
| | Kenney, George C. (Letter) $165
1948 ALS as 1st SAC commander, led MacArthur’s air war in SW Pacific in WW II |
| | Smith, Walter Bedell (ON HOLD) (Letter) $225
1946 TLS as Ambassador to USSR, as Ike’s Chief of Staff handled arrangements for German surrender; 4th CIA Director |
Military-Great Britain |
| | DeLancey Jr., Oliver (Letter) $275
Succeded Major Andre as Clinton’s spymaster, Adjutant General of British Army in North America 1781-83 |
| | Dundonald, Douglas MacKinnon Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, 12th Earl (Letter) $40
Last British officer to command Canadian military forces |
| | Graham, Thomas, 1st Baron Lynedoch (Letter) $295 Special Offer: $250
British espionage activites against the French Army in Italy!
Reduced price for a letter by a fascinating figure in British military history! |
| | Jervis, Sir John, 1st Earl St. Vincent (Letter) $235
Distinguished late 18th- early 19th century English naval commander |
| | Phillips, William (Letter) $395
Commanded artillery in Canada in American Revolution, captured at Saratoga 1777, exchanged for Benjamin Lincoln 1780, died 1781 and buried in Virginia |
| | Smuts, Jan Christian (Signed Portrait) $175
South African statesman, only person to sign peace treaties ending WW I & II |
| | Swinton, Ernest D. (Signature) $95
British officer credited with coining term "no man's land" and influencing invention of the tank, trained first tank units, wrote first tactical instructions for armored warfare |
| | Wilson, Field Marshal Henry M. (Signed Card) $90
1946 card signed by “Jumbo” Wilson, senior WW II British General in Middle East & Mediterranean |
Military-Indian Wars |
| | Custer, George Armstrong (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $4750
Matted & framed early signature of the controversial 7th Cavalry commander |
| | Harrison, William Henry (Document) $1495
1794 ADS as aide-de-camp to General “Mad” Anthony Wayne issuing rations to Chikasaw Indian allies |
| | Reno, Marcus A. (Signature) $895
Highest ranking officer under Custer at Little Bighorn debacle |
| | Sherman, William Tecumseh (Signature) $395
Signed card as General, successor to Grant as US Army commander |
Military-Korean War |
| | Gabreski, Francis "Gabby" (Signature) $50
One of 7 American aces in two wars, top US fighter ace against Luftwaffe |
| | Hershey, Lewis B. (Letter) $150
Controversial Selective Serivce System Director 1941-1970, spanned WW II thu Vietnam drafts |
| | MacArthur, Douglas (Photograph) $595
Signed left profile photo in trademark cap, ascot and holding his corncob pipe |
| | Nam Il (Photograph) $750
Rare photograph signed by leader of North Korean’s delegation negotiating end to Korean War |
| | Shepherd Jr., Lemuel C. (Photograph) $150
War-time photo signed while commanding 6th Marines in 1945 Okinawa campaign |
| | Wedemeyer, Albert Coady (Letter) $75
1951 Letter as 6th Army Commander |
Military-Mexican-American War |
| | Scott, Winfield (Letter) $450
“Old Fuss and Feathers” offers a staff position to a West Point graduate, son of a friend (relative?) |
| | Sloat, John D. (Autograph Endorsement Signed) $225
Raised flag over Monterey July 7, 1846, proclaiming California as part of the United States |
| | Taylor, Zachary (ON HOLD) (Letter) $3375
Eyeing the 1848 Whig nomination, Zach Taylor agrees to sit for a “daguerreotype likeness” |
| | Wool, John S. (Signature) $80
Oldest officer (77) in active command in either army during the Civil War |
| | Worth, William J. (Letter) $350
Namesake of Fort Worth, Texas & Lake Worth, Florida, prosecuted 2nd Seminole War, Mexican-American War hero |
Military-Miscellaneous |
| | Bomford, George (Letter) $275
“Father of the US Army Ordnance Corps” |
| | Chaffee, Adna R. (Document) $125
Document signed as Chief of Staff to US Military Governor of Cuba, General Leonard Wood |
| | Ogden Aaron (Document) $495
The provisional US Army stands down in 1800 as the threat of war with France ends |
| | Powell, Colin L. (Letter) $115
1996 religious-content ALS on 4-star letterhead as General (Retired) |
| | Snow, William J. (Letter) $85
1926 ALS while (1st) US Army Chief of Field Artillery, “Father” of Fort Bragg |
| | Worth, William J. (Letter) $350
Namesake of Fort Worth, Texas & Lake Worth, Florida, prosecuted 2nd Seminole War, Mexican-American War hero |
| | Wright, Adm. Jerauld (Letter) $85
NATO Atlantic Commander invites Ambassador Grew to North Atlantic Council luncheon |
Military-Napoleonic Wars |
| | Bernadotte, Jean-Baptiste-Jules (Signature) $195
Napoleon’s Marshal, King of Sweden & Norway |
| | Clarke, Henri-Jacques-Guillaume, Duc de Feltre (Letter) $285
1811 LS as Napoleon's Minister of War |
| | Graham, Thomas, 1st Baron Lynedoch (Letter) $295 Special Offer: $250
British espionage activites against the French Army in Italy!
Reduced price for a letter by a fascinating figure in British military history! |
| | Jervis, Sir John, 1st Earl St. Vincent (Letter) $235
Distinguished late 18th- early 19th century English naval commander |
| | Metternich, Klemens Wenzel, Prinz von (Franked Envelope) $195
Austrian statesman, one of Europe’s greatest 19th century diplomats |
| | Moncey, Bon-Adrien Jeannot de, duc de Conegliano (Letter) $395
1795 ALS From Spain to General Suchet's division adjutant |
| | Saint-Hilaire, Louis Vincent Le Blond de (Letter) $395
Likely to have been named one of Napoleon’s Marshals had he not died of wounds in 1809 |
Military-Spanish-American War |
| | Chaffee, Adna R. (Document) $125
Document signed as Chief of Staff to US Military Governor of Cuba, General Leonard Wood |
Military-US Navy |
| | Dahlgren, John A. (Autographed Note Signed) $250
Likely War-time note to Navy Secretary Gideon Welles from John A. Dahlgren |
| | Graham, William A. (Letter) $150
1851 LS as Fillmore’s Navy Secretary, 1852 Whig VP candidate with Winfield Scott |
| | Halsey, William F. "Bull" (Letter) $350
1953 ALS declining to accept photographs |
| | Kinkaid, Thomas C. (Letter) $150
Led allied naval forces & US 7th Fleet in SW Pacific, supported Solomons, Aleutians, New Guinea, Borneo & Philippine campaigns |
| | Nimitz, Chester W. (Letter) $495
1946 TLS as Chief of Naval Operations – with two additional signatures! |
| | Sloat, John D. (Autograph Endorsement Signed) $225
Raised flag over Monterey July 7, 1846, proclaiming California as part of the United States |
| | Stark, Harold R. "Betty" (Letter) $175
Post-War ALS from Commander of US Naval Forces in Europe, oversaw Navy’s role at Normandy D-Day landings |
| | Wright, Adm. Jerauld (Letter) $85
NATO Atlantic Commander invites Ambassador Grew to North Atlantic Council luncheon |
Military-Vietnam War |
| | Hershey, Lewis B. (Letter) $150
Controversial Selective Serivce System Director 1941-1970, spanned WW II thu Vietnam drafts |
Military-War of 1812 |
| | Armstrong Jr., John (Document) $195
Soldier-statesman, Secretary of War 1813-14, forced to resign after burning of Washington |
| | Hull, William (Document) $375
Served notably in Revolutionary War, Governor of Michigan Territory, surrendered Detroit to British in 1814 without a fight, death sentence stayed by Madison |
| | Scott, Winfield (Letter) $450
“Old Fuss and Feathers” offers a staff position to a West Point graduate, son of a friend (relative?) |
| | Wool, John S. (Signature) $80
Oldest officer (77) in active command in either army during the Civil War |
Military-World War I |
| | Bernstorff, Graf Johann Heinrich von (Photograph) $125
German Ambassador to US & Mexico 1908-17, aided intelligence & sabotage efforts in US & Canada 1914-17 |
| | Brereton, Lewis H. (Letter) $195
One of first US military aviation commanders, served in nearly all theaters in WW II |
| | Coppens De Houthulst, Willy (Photograph) $60
Leading Belgian WW I ace, top “balloon buster” |
| | Ludendorff, Erich (Photograph) $295
Pencil signed 1928 German postcard photograph |
| | Orlando, Vittorio E. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $225
WW I Italian PM 1917-19, one of the “Big Four”, led Italy’s delegation to Paris Peace Conference |
| | Snow, William J. (Letter) $85
1926 ALS while (1st) US Army Chief of Field Artillery, “Father” of Fort Bragg |
| | Swinton, Ernest D. (Signature) $95
British officer credited with coining term "no man's land" and influencing invention of the tank, trained first tank units, wrote first tactical instructions for armored warfare |
Military-World War II |
| | Balchen, Bernt (Photograph) $95
First to pilot aircraft over both South (1929) & North (1949) Poles |
| | Blum, Léon (Signed Card) $75
1st Jewish, 1st Socialist Prime Minister (3 times), tried for treason by Vichy govermnent, held in Nazi concentration camps |
| | Bradley, Omar N. (Letter) $195
The Army Chief of Staff dines with Texas Governor Jester |
| | Brereton, Lewis H. (Letter) $195
One of first US military aviation commanders, served in nearly all theaters in WW II |
| | Clark, Mark W. (Letter) $195
Good content 1946 TLS while Military Governor of Austria saluting “The home front” |
| | Clay, Lucius D. (Letter) $225
Very Good Content ALS month before Berlin Blockade onset, on US objectives in Germany & Europe |
| | Collins, Harry J. (Signed Envelope) $60
Led “Rainbow” Divison in Europe, liberated Dachau, post-War Military Governor of W. Austria |
| | Devers, Jacob L. (Letter) $175
Commanded US Army Forces in Europe before Eisenhower, led 6th Army Group from Alsace to Austria |
| | Doolittle, James H. (Photograph) $125
Aviation pioneer, led 1942 air raid on Tokyo |
| | Eaker, Ira C. (Letter) $95
Uncommon ALS of deputy USAAF commander, led bomber command in Europe |
| | Eberbach, Heinrich (Photograph) $150
Led German Panzer Group West in No. France July 1944, relieved for failing to halt Allied advance |
| | Eichelberger, Robert L. (Letter) $150
Led 8th Army in SW Pacific at New Guinea, Philippines, & Occupation of Japan |
| | Ferebee, Thomas (Photograph) $95
Bombardier on 1945 "Enola Gay" Hiroshima atomic bomb mission |
| | Foss, Joe (First Day Cover) $60
WW II Marine Corps ace, Medal of Honor recipient, So. Dakota statesman, television personality, NRA president |
| | Gabreski, Francis "Gabby" (Signature) $50
One of 7 American aces in two wars, top US fighter ace against Luftwaffe |
| | Gavin, James M. (Photograph) $115
Signed photo of the famed 82nd Airborne commander while Ambassador to France |
| | Gericke, Walther (Photograph) $135
German paratroop officer, captured Italian Army headquarters in September 1943 “Operation Student” |
| | Gerow, Leonard T. (Letter) $175
Led V Corps, largest troop unit in Europe, first corps commander ashore on D-Day |
| | Gillem, Jr., Alvan C. (Letter) $85
Commanded XIII Corps of 9th Army in Allied 21st Army Group in Europe, led post-War “Gillem Board” effort to integrate Army |
| | Halsey, William F. "Bull" (Letter) $350
1953 ALS declining to accept photographs |
| | Hershey, Lewis B. (Letter) $150
Controversial Selective Serivce System Director 1941-1970, spanned WW II thu Vietnam drafts |
| | Hodges, Courtney H. (Photograph) $150
Bradley’s Deputy at Normandy, his First Army first to reach Paris and link with Russians in Germany; at surrender of Germany & Japan |
| | Kemnade, Friedrich (Photograph) $110
Much-decorated German naval officer, top E-boat commander |
| | Kenney, George C. (Letter) $165
1948 ALS as 1st SAC commander, led MacArthur’s air war in SW Pacific in WW II |
| | Kinkaid, Thomas C. (Letter) $150
Led allied naval forces & US 7th Fleet in SW Pacific, supported Solomons, Aleutians, New Guinea, Borneo & Philippine campaigns |
| | Krueger, Walter (letter) $195
German-born linguist-scholar-historian, commanded 6th Army in Pacific, 1st to rise to general from private! |
| | MacArthur, Douglas (Cover) $450
Signed August 19, 1945 WW II patriotic cover on Japanese surrender |
| | MacArthur, Douglas (Photograph) $595
Signed left profile photo in trademark cap, ascot and holding his corncob pipe |
| | Marshall, George C. (Letter) $350
Secretary of State Marshall thanks Ambassador Grew for representing him at Josephus Daniels’ funeral |
| | Marshall, George C. (Letter) $295
General of the Army Marshall declines Amb. Grew’s invitation to Washington National Monumnemt Society luncheon |
| | Mountbatten of Burma, Lord Louis (Letter) $235
Lord Mountbatten seeks commercial sponsorship for US television showing of his film biography |
| | Nimitz, Chester W. (Letter) $495
1946 TLS as Chief of Naval Operations – with two additional signatures! |
| | Osher, Ernest (Letter) $35
WW II P-38 ace in European Theater of Operations |
| | Patch, Alexander M. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $150
Led Americal Division at Guadalcanal and 7th Army in So. France & Germany; died 1945 |
| | Phillipson, Irving J. (Letter) $95
The Home Front: Irving Berlin’s “This Is the Army” comes to San Francisco |
| | Richardson, Robert C. (Signed Cover) $45
Commanding General of US Army Forces in Pacific |
| | Rommel, Erwin (Letter) $2250
1938 ALS from Colonel Rommel to a friend, also recently promoted |
| | Ruge, Friedrich (Letter) $110
Senior GermanNavy officer in command of minesweepers, Naval Advisor to Rommel before and after D-Day |
| | Shepherd Jr., Lemuel C. (Photograph) $150
War-time photo signed while commanding 6th Marines in 1945 Okinawa campaign |
| | Simpson, William H. (Signed Portrait) $115
Led US Ninth Army in Europe 1944-45, 1st to cross Elbe River |
| | Smith, Walter Bedell (ON HOLD) (Letter) $225
1946 TLS as Ambassador to USSR, as Ike’s Chief of Staff handled arrangements for German surrender; 4th CIA Director |
| | Somervell, Brehon (Letter) $195
The General who built the Pentagon, led US Army Service Forces 1942-45, in charge of logisitics |
| | Spaatz, Carl (Letter) $225
ALS as 1st US Air Force Chief of Staff |
| | Stark, Harold R. "Betty" (Letter) $175
Post-War ALS from Commander of US Naval Forces in Europe, oversaw Navy’s role at Normandy D-Day landings |
| | Taylor, Maxwell D. (Letter) $90
General Taylor agrees to chat with founder of “Meet The Press” |
| | Vandegrift, Alexander A. (Letter) $225
1946 letter as US Marine Corps Commandant |
| | Waesche, Adm. Russell R. (Letter) $125
WW II Coast Guard Commandant, service’s first Admiral! |
| | Wainwright IV, Jonathan M. (ON HOLD) (Letter) $295
TLS of the Medal of Honor recipient 6 months after his release from Japanese POW camp |
| | Wedemeyer, Albert Coady (Letter) $75
1951 Letter as 6th Army Commander |
| | Wenck, Walther (Photograph) $125
Youngest German general, in battle for Berlin saved 250,000 refugees and 9th Army survivors from the Russians |
| | Wiese, Friedrich (Photograph) $110
Commanded German Army defense of Southern France August 1944 |
| | Wilson, Field Marshal Henry M. (Signed Card) $90
1946 card signed by “Jumbo” Wilson, senior WW II British General in Middle East & Mediterranean |
| | Wright, Adm. Jerauld (Letter) $85
NATO Atlantic Commander invites Ambassador Grew to North Atlantic Council luncheon |
Miscellaneous |
| | Angell, Sir (Ralph) Norman (Letter) $75
English 1933 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, believed European economic integration would make militarism obsolete |
| | Farmer, Fannie M. (Signature) $250
American 19th century culinary expert, her cookbook still in print 100+ yearslLater |
| | Genet, Edmond-Charles (Document) $250
Citizen Genet:: corrosive French diplomat turned American citizen |
| | Hall, A. Oakley & Connolly, Richard B. (Check) $50
1871 check signed by "Tweed Ring" members, NYC Mayor Hall & City Comptroller Connolly |
| | Leary, Dr. Timothy (Document) $295
1960’s US counterculture icon, famed for promoting benefits of LSD: “turn on, tune in, drop out” |
| | Whalen, Grover (First Day Cover) $25
Signed New York Golden Jubilee FDC by head of the 1939-40 NY World's Fair |
Music-Ballet & Dance |
| | Baryshnikov, Mikhail (Photograph) $110
One of greatest 20th century ballet dancers |
| | Dunham, Katherine (Photograph) $125
Vintage signed photo of the "Matriarch & Queen Mother of Black Dance" |
| | Joffrey, Robert (Photograph) $75
Signed 1979 photo of the founder-director of the renowned Joffrey Ballet |
| | Pavlova, Anna (Signature) $325
Signed autograph album page of the great Russian ballerina with image for framing |
Music-Composers |
| | Argento, Dominick (photograph) $75
Signed photograph of the Pulitzer Prize-winning opera composer |
| | Bock, Jerry (AMQS) $250
AMQS from “Sunrise, Sunset” from “Fiddler on the Roof” |
| | Copland, Aaron (Photograph) $225
Photo signed by one of America’s foremost 20th century composers |
| | Corigliano, John (photograph) $60
Color photograph of the contemporary American composer signed by him |
| | Coward, Sir Noel (Letter) $325
1933 TLS to friend, writer-historian Philip Guedalla |
| | D'Indy, Vincent (AMQS) $275
AMQS from an unidentified work by the controversial French composer-music teacher |
| | Druckman, Jacob (AMQS) $225
AMQS from “Windows”, his 1972 Pulitzer Prize-winning composition |
| | Ellington, Edward "Duke" (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $175
Autograph Sentiment Signed at 1947 University of Minnesota Senior Prom |
| | Fields, Dorothy (Signature) $40
Broadway-Hollywood librettist & lyricist, won 1936 Oscar, 5 Tony Awards |
| | Floyd, Carlisle (Photograph) $65
Signed photograph of one of America’s foremost contemporary opera composers & librettists |
| | Gershwin, George (Check) $1495
1935 personal check, year “Porgy and Bess” premiéred |
| | Glass, Philip (Signed Mini-Poster) $85
Signed mini-poster for CD signing appearance |
| | Glazunov, Alexander K. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $235
1929 autograph sentiment signed by the Russian Late Romantic composer & conductor |
| | Gretchaninoff, Alexander (AMQS) $495
1944 AMQS by the distinguished Russian composer, protégé of Rimsky-Korsakov |
| | Grofé, Ferd (Letter) $195
Composed “Grand Canyon Suite”, arranged Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” for Paul Whiteman |
| | Harbach, Otto A. (Signature) $75
Broadway playwright, composer, lyricist-librettist |
| | Harnick, Sheldon (Letter) $75
Broadway lyricist, famed for “Fiddler on the Roof”, etc., with Jerry Bock |
| | Hovhaness, Alan (Letter) $295
Prolific 20th century Armenian-American composer of 67+ symphonies |
| | Kahn, Gus (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $50
Popular Broadway & Hollywood composer |
| | Lehár, Franz (Photograph) $225
Hungarian composer best known for operettas Inc. "The Merry Widow” |
| | MacDowell, Edward A. (Signed Card) $175
19th century romantic pianist & composer, one of 1st 7 members of The American Academy of Arts & Letters |
| | Mancini, Henry (Photograph) $65
One of Hollywood’s greatest composers, received 4 Oscars & 20 Grammys |
| | Menotti, Gian Carlo (Signature) $115
Pulitzer Prize-winning Italian-American opera composer |
| | Orff, Carl (Photograph) $165
Signed photo of the composer of “Carmina Burana” |
| | Payne, John Howard (ANS) $250
Wrote “Home! Sweet Home!”, favorite song of Civil War soldiers and Abraham Lincoln |
| | Rodgers, Richard (ANS) $125
1962 ANS by one of Broadway’s greatest composers |
| | Schuman, William (First Day Cover) $50
American classical composer, awarded 1st Pulitzer Prize for Music (1943) |
| | Smith, Samuel F. (AQS) $750
Signed handwritten beginning of first stanza ("My country-'tis' of thee...of thee I sing") of national hymn “America” |
| | Sondheim, Stephen (Letter) $125
One of Broadway’s great composers & lyricists |
| | Walton Sir William (Signed Card) $125
Card signed by the eminent British 20th century composer |
| | Zimbalist, Efrem (AMQS) $225
AMQS from his composition that premiered 7 months later! |
Music-Conductors |
| | Campanini, Cleofonte (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $95
Eminent Italian-American opera conductor |
| | Glazunov, Alexander K. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $235
1929 autograph sentiment signed by the Russian Late Romantic composer & conductor |
| | Masur, Kurt (Photograph) $40
Signed photograph of the distinguished German conductor |
| | Menuhin, Yehudi (Letter) $90
Optimistic as to the success of a French documentary about him, Menuhin consoles the producer |
| | Nikisch, Arthur (Photograph) $175
Lovely inscribed & signed cabinet photograph by Carl Beliach of Leipzig |
| | Reeves, David Wallis (Letter) $95
ALS of the prominent 19th Century bandmaster & march composer on his pictorial letterehad |
| | Voorhees, Donald (Photograph) $20
Emmy-nominated “Bell Telephone Hour” radio & television program conductor for 28 years |
Music-Instrumentalists |
| | Gould, Glenn (Signature) $795 Special Offer: $750
Rare in-person signature of the brilliant and eccentric Canadian piano virtuoso
Hit the keyboard and save! |
| | Heifetz, Jascha (Signature) $195
Lithuanian-Jewish-born prodigy, one of the great violinists of the 20th Century |
| | MacDowell, Edward A. (Signed Card) $175
19th century romantic pianist & composer, one of 1st 7 members of The American Academy of Arts & Letters |
| | Menuhin, Yehudi (Christmas Card) $110
1955 Christmas card from one of the great violinists of the 20th Century! |
| | Menuhin, Yehudi (Letter) $90
Optimistic as to the success of a French documentary about him, Menuhin consoles the producer |
| | Rosenthal, Moriz (Signature) $70
“The Little Giant of the Piano” |
| | Spalding, Albert (Letter) $60
Foremost 20th century American violinist, son of sporting goods manufacturer and Baseball Hall of Famer |
| | Zimbalist, Efrem (AMQS) $225
AMQS from his composition that premiered 7 months later! |
Music-Jazz & Big Band |
| | Ellington, Edward "Duke" (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $175
Autograph Sentiment Signed at 1947 University of Minnesota Senior Prom |
| | Gillespie, Dizzy (Photograph) $175
Classic portrait of the jazz-bebop trumpet legend playing his horn |
| | Gillespie, Dizzy (Photograph) $150
Influential trumpet virtuoso, major figure in development of bebop & modern jazz |
| | Krupa, Gene (Signature) $150
One of the greatest 20th Century drummers & big band performers |
| | Mercer, Mabel (Signed Sheet Music) $150
Sheet music signed by the great cabaret singer |
| | Vaughn, Sarah (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $115
1949 sentiment signed by “The Divine One” |
| | Waller, Thomas "Fats" (Document) $395
1936 receipt signed by the popular songwriter, master of the stride piano |
Music-Opera |
| | Alvary, Lorenzo (Photograph) $45
Portrait in costume from Orff’s “Die Kluge” |
| | Anderson, Marian (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $150
1944 autograph sentiment signed by the famed contralto |
| | Arroyo, Martina (Photograph) $30
One of the first African-American opera stars |
| | Bumbry, Grace (Photograph) $30
Pioneer African-American mezzo & high soprano opera singer |
| | Campanini, Cleofonte (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $95
Eminent Italian-American opera conductor |
| | Caruso, Enrico (Signed Sketch) $1100
1915 signed self-portrait pen & ink sketch |
| | Christoff, Boris and Gobbi, Tito (Signatures) $95
Signed 1958 Royal Festival Hall benefit concert program |
| | Mitchell, Leona (Photograph) $25
Renowned African-American lyric-spinto soprano |
| | Pavarotti, Luciano (Photograph) $85
Signed & inscribed early color photo |
| | Peerce, Jan (Photograph) $40
Popular Jewish-American opera, concert & recording star |
| | Pinza, Ezio (Signed Program) $75
Italian basso, opera and Broadway star, notable for “South Pacific” |
| | Sutherland, Dame Joan (Photograph) $75
“La Stupenda”, Australia’s great dramatic coloratura soprano in “La Sonnambula” |
| | Talley, Marion (Photograph) $45
1935 signed & inscribed Clarence Bull glamour matte finish photo |
| | Voigt, Deborah (Photograph) $25
American dramatic soprano noted fchiefly or Strauss & Wagner repertoire |
Music-Popular, Rock, R&B |
| | Downey Sr., Morton (Photograph) $30
Vintage matte-finish sepia portrait of "The Irish Nightingale", star of stage, screen, radio & TV |
| | Fields, Dorothy (Signature) $40
Broadway-Hollywood librettist & lyricist, won 1936 Oscar, 5 Tony Awards |
| | Haley, Bill (Signature) $225
Pioneer rock and roll performer, his recording, "Rock Around the Clock", launched a musical revolution |
| | Harbach, Otto A. (Signature) $75
Broadway playwright, composer, lyricist-librettist |
| | Harnick, Sheldon (Letter) $75
Broadway lyricist, famed for “Fiddler on the Roof”, etc., with Jerry Bock |
| | Kahn, Gus (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $50
Popular Broadway & Hollywood composer |
| | Kingston Trio, The (Photograph) $175
The original, influential, popular, and successful folk music group of “Tom Dooley” fame |
| | Mercer, Johnny (Autograph Note Signed) $115
Frameable ANS of the popular Oscar-winning lyricist |
| | Mercer, Mabel (Signed Sheet Music) $150
Sheet music signed by the great cabaret singer |
Presidents of the US |
| | Adams, John Quincy (Letter) $1695
1839 ALS while Massachusetts Member of Congress assisting a constituent |
| | Arthur, Chester A. (Letter) $750
1866 ALS as New York City lawyer |
| | Arthur, Chester A. (Letter) $1250
Rare ALS while Vice President! |
| | Arthur, Chester A. (Letter) $750
1862 letter as New York State Quartermaster General |
| | Buchanan, James (Letter) $1100
1847 ALS while Secretary of State regarding a (commercial) agency |
| | Buchanan, James (Document) $895
Buchanan Authorizes Secretary of State to affix US seal for accreditation of Minister to Guatemala |
| | Buchanan, James (Letter & Free Frank) $950
Senator Buchanan approves a recommendation for a presidential appointee |
| | Bush, George H. W. (Letter) $175
TLS as VP 5 days after renomination, to composer of “Hail to The Redskins” on Governor Milliken and campaigning in Michigan |
| | Bush, George H. W. (Letter) $175
TLS as VP to a good friend (composed “Hail to The Redskins”), glad he met son Jeb in Miami |
| | Carter, Jimmy (Letter) $595
Carter to advice columnist "Ann Landers " days before his nomination for President |
| | Carter, Jimmy (Letter) $450
The President salutes Ralph Yarborough on election as Texas Carter-Mondale delegate to 1980 Democratic convention |
| | Carter, Jimmy (Letter) $195
The former President sends Philadelphia minister 50th wedding anniversary wishes |
| | Carter, Jimmy (In Person Signed Brochure) $110
Presidential Campaign brochure signed in person during 1976 Democratic Convention |
| | Cleveland, Grover S. (Letter) $450
1884 Democratic presidential nominee sends thanks for a campaign song |
| | Coolidge, Calvin (Letter) $395
1925 White House TLS, moving letter of sympathy to the widow of a friend |
| | Coolidge, Calvin (Letter) $295
Lawyer Coolidge reports to his client |
| | Coolidge, Calvin (Letter) $295
Vice President Coolidge to prominent Boston banker, looks forward to seeing Massachusetts friends |
| | Coolidge, Calvin (Photograph) $425
1923 Garo Studio portrait inscribed to controversial Massachusetts jurist |
| | Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Letter) $425
The former President to his ex-National Security Assistant, promoter of the National Security Council |
| | Fillmore, Millard (Letter) $950
Ex-President Fillmore, en route to London, to former law partner& confidant Solomon Haven |
| | Fillmore, Millard (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $425
Frameable 1861 autograph sentiment signed |
| | Fillmore, Millard (Letter) $1100
New York Congressman Fillmore keeps up with his Buffalo law business! |
| | Ford, Gerald R. (Letter) $875
Rare Ford ALS, thanks a good friend for Christmas gift |
| | Garfield, James A. (Letter) $995
Presidential candidate Garfield to actor Lawrence Barrett, hailing GOP Ohio & Indiana gubernatorial victories |
| | Garfield, James A. (Letter) $895
Garfield 1878 letter of introduction for a former Hiram College colleague |
| | Garfield, James A. (Letter) $775
Ohio Rep. James A. Garfield 1875 ALS to Ohio Senator John Sherman |
| | Harding, Warren G. (Letter) $1395
Rare Warren Harding ALS! |
| | Harrison, William Henry (Document) $1495
1794 ADS as aide-de-camp to General “Mad” Anthony Wayne issuing rations to Chikasaw Indian allies |
| | Hoover, Herbert (Letter) $495
President Hoover in re-election campaign, salutes US Building and Loan movement and Federal Home Loan Bank Board |
| | Hoover, Herbert (Letter) $450
President Hoover contemplates federal governmental reorganization |
| | Hoover, Herbert (Letter) $195
Former President Hoover praises Building and Loan League official |
| | Hoover, Herbert (Letter) $225
Hoover sends former FDR pollster advance copy of an Anti-New Deal article |
| | Hoover, Herbert C. (Letter) $195
The former President declines Florida college visit & honor |
| | Hoover, Herbert C. (Letter) $2750
Scarce ALS, 1925 letter of sympathy as Secretary of Commerce |
| | Jackson, Andrew (Document) $2750
President Jackson’s draft of a diplomatic nomination |
| | Johnson, Andrew (Document) $1450
"Lame duck" President Andrew Johnson stymied by the Senate on appointment of a US Marshal |
| | Johnson, Lyndon B. (Letter) $250
Ex-President Johnson on his “pleasant” present and “fascinating and challenging” future |
| | Johnson, Lyndon B. (Letter) $795
President Johnson to the “patron saint of Texas liberals” , Senator Ralph Yarborough |
| | Kennedy, John F. (Letter) $2150
Senator-elect Kennedy thanks a newspaperman-friend for campaign assistance, 16 words in JFK’s hand |
| | Lincoln, Abraham (Document) $5500
Lincoln-Chase 1863 Maryland Internal Revenue Collector appointment |
| | McKinley, William (Letter) $795
1896 LS as President-elect, congratulating New York State’s Lieutenant Governor-elect |
| | McKinley, William (Document) $625
Signed 1901 postmaster's appointment as President |
| | Nixon, Richard M. (Letter) $395
VP (and soon-to-be 1960 GOP nominee) Nixon sends thanks for miniature Viennese elephant orchestra gift (!) |
| | Nixon, Richard M. (Letter) $525
1971 White House letter to aviator-inventor Bill Lear |
| | Pierce, Franklin (Signature) $450
Frameable signature of the 14th US President |
| | Pierce, Franklin (Letter) $1500
ALS while Democratic presidential nominee |
| | Reagan, Ronald (Photograph) $495
President Reagan hand-inscribes a photo for an old Iowa friend |
| | Reagan, Ronald (Photograph) $495
Official White House photograph of President Reagan with (and inscribed to) White House correspondent Naomi Nover |
| | Ronald Reagan 1981 Presidential Inauguration (Unsigned Presidential Inaugural Memorabilia) $20
Unsigned 1981 Engraved Reagan-Bush Commemorative Inaugural Invitation |
| | Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Photograph) $1495
ISP while President to key Texas Democrat |
| | Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Letter) $495
The President thanks a friend for a gift for his library |
| | Roosevelt, Franklin D. (ON HOLD) (Letter) $1350
Two weeks after 1936 re-election, FDR asks Ambassador Grew to assist a cousin visiting Japan |
| | Roosevelt, Theodore (Photograph) $1895
Handsome Harris & Ewing 1907 bust photo signed two weeks after leaving office, inscribed to Mass. Congressman's widow |
| | Taft, William H. (Letter) $495
A tip of the hat and a thank you to an old soldier from Yale Law Professor Taft |
| | Taft, William H. (Letter) $325
The Chief Justice assists old acquaintances with Century Club recommendation |
| | Taylor, Zachary (ON HOLD) (Letter) $3375
Eyeing the 1848 Whig nomination, Zach Taylor agrees to sit for a “daguerreotype likeness” |
| | Truman, Harry S (Letter) $325
The former President complies (twice) with an autograph request |
| | Truman, Harry S (Letter) $350
Truman declines soldier’s request owing to “tremendous” post-White House demand for photographs |
| | Van Buren, Martin (Letter) $1250
Martin Van Buren 1831 ALS to Navy Secretary Woodbury assisting a West Point cadet get a Marine Corps appointment |
| | Van Buren, Martin (Document) $525
1829 DS as Jackson’s Secretary of State, copyright for a French grammar textbook |
| | Wilson, Woodrow (Letter) $550
President Wilson supports Red Cross benefit as Europe is engulfed in war |
Reformers |
| | Anthony, Susan B. (Letter) $2250
Excellent letter conveying a sentiment from the tireless advocate of women’s right to vote |
| | Booth, Florence E. (Letter) $95
Pioneered Salvation Army programs for destitute women, pioneered anti-prostitution campaign |
| | Chavez, Cesar E. (Letter) $195
1960’s iconic migrant farm worker labor organizer, reformer |
| | Claflin, Tennessee C. (Signature) $450
“Tennie C.”, colorful & controversial women’s rights advocate |
| | Coxey Sr., Jacob S. (Portait & ANS) $150
Led “Coxey’s Army” in two protest marches of unemployed on Washington, twice ran for President |
| | Davis, Angela Y. (AQS) $150
1960’s political activist, Black Panther associate, 1980 & 1984 Communist Party VP candidate |
| | Dow, Neal S. (Letter) $185
1887 ALS from the “Father of Prohibition”, Civil War general, 1880 presidential candidate |
| | Hill, Sir Rowland (ON HOLD) (Letter) $495
British reformer, originated modern postal system & the postage stamp |
| | Howe, Samuel G. (Letter) $195
Noted teacher of the blind seeks ½-price railroad pass for a blind girl |
| | Jarvis, Anna M. (Letter) $295
1938 TLS from the founder of America’s Mother’s Day holiday |
| | Kenyon, Dorothy (Letter) $40
Controversial feminist lawyer-jurist-diplomat |
| | Livermore, Mary A. (Signed Card) $75
“The Queen of the Platform”, abolitionist, woman suffrage & education, temperance advocate |
| | Nader, Ralph (First Day Cover) $110
Influential consumer advocate, 3-time US presidential candidate |
| | Parker, Theodore (Letter) $175
Reformer minister Parker agrees to preach, perhaps on events in Kansas |
| | Phillips, Wendell (Letter) $95
The ardent abolitionist grants an autograph to an admirer |
| | Phillips, Wendell (AQS) $135
Ca. 1864 quotation in the famed reformer-abolitionist’s hand |
| | Pinchot, Gifford (Photograph) $75
1st Chief of US Forest Service 1905-10, advocated conservation thru planned use and renewal |
| | Rabin, Yitzhak (Photograph) $175
Signed photo of the assassinated soldier-statesman inscribed as General |
| | Welch Jr., Robert H. W. (Signed Program) $115
Ultra-conservative ideologue, founded John Birch Society 1958 to promote theory that Communists controlled US society |
Religion & Judaica |
| | Altman, Benjamin (Check) $125 Special Offer: $110
Check signed by the founder of B. Altman & Co. department stores, notable philanthropist
A "B. Altman" bargain! |
| | Baruch, Bernard M. (Letter) $225
The Bible is the one book he would choose to have if he could only choose one! |
| | Beecher, Henry Ward (Signature) $75
Signature of the prominent preacher – before his “fall”! |
| | Blum, Léon (Signed Card) $75
1st Jewish, 1st Socialist Prime Minister (3 times), tried for treason by Vichy govermnent, held in Nazi concentration camps |
| | Booth, Florence E. (Letter) $95
Pioneered Salvation Army programs for destitute women, pioneered anti-prostitution campaign |
| | Brandeis, Louis D. (Letter) $495
Justice Brandeis cites a pioneer company’s attempt at workplace democracy |
| | Brandeis, Louis D. (Signature) $250
Frameable autograph album page signed by Court’s 1st Jewish Justice |
| | Brooks, Phillips (Signed Note) $125
Notable Boston Episcopal minister, wrote Christmas hymn “O Little Town of Bethlehem” |
| | Capers, Ellison (Document) $150
So. Carolina CSA general, post-War Episcopal bishop |
| | Collins, Harry J. (Signed Envelope) $60
Led “Rainbow” Divison in Europe, liberated Dachau, post-War Military Governor of W. Austria |
| | Douglas, Lloyd C. (Photograph) $60
American minister, authored popular novels “Magnificent Obsession”, “The Robe”, “The Big Fisherman”, successful films |
| | Duffy, Father Francis P. (Photograph) $195
New York Catholic priest, most decorated chaplain in US Army history, served with “Fighting 69th” in France in WW I |
| | Elath, Eliahu (FDC) $40
Israel’s 1st Ambassador to the US and to Great Britain |
| | Fast, Howard (Photograph) $40
Jailed & blacklisted Communist, best known for novels “Citizen Tom Paine” & “Spartacus” |
| | Fox, William (Letter) $650
Pioneer motion picture executive, founder of Fox film & theater empire, namesake of today’s Fox TV network |
| | Freud, Sigmund (Letter) $4250 Special Offer: $3995
1931 letter from Dr. Freud , unable to grant an interview to a medical student as he is reconvalescing (from his recurring jaw cancer)
Save $255 on a shrink!! |
| | Gershwin, George (Check) $1495
1935 personal check, year “Porgy and Bess” premiéred |
| | Gompers, Samuel (Document) $235
Gompers & two others certified as AFL delegates to 1919 International Federation of Trade Unions Conference in Amxsterdam |
| | Hale, Edward Everett (ANS) $75 Special Offer: $60
Clergyman, US Senate chaplain, author of “The Man Without a Country”
A "hale" and hearty discount! |
| | Harman, Avraham (First Day Cover) $30
Renowned Israeli Diplomat, Ambassador to US 1959-68 |
| | Heifetz, Jascha (Signature) $195
Lithuanian-Jewish-born prodigy, one of the great violinists of the 20th Century |
| | Hobson, Laura Z. (First Day Cover) $35
Controversial Jewish feminist, author of 1947 “Gentlemen’s Agreement” |
| | House, Col. Edward M. (Letter) $95
Col. House to US Minister to Poland, seeking help for two Jewish women |
| | Jabotinsky, Ze'ev (Letter) $895
Zionist leader, writer, orator, journalist, and soldier, founded Zionist Revisionist Movement |
| | Kahn, Otto W. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $60
Banker, philanthropist, patron of the arts |
| | Kenny, Sister Elizabeth (Signed Envelope) $125
Australian nursing sister, pioneered treatment for infantile paralysis |
| | King Sr., Martin L. (First Day Cover) $95
“Daddy King”, Atlanta minister & NAACP leader, early social justice advocate, lost wife & son to gun violence |
| | Kreisky, Bruno (Photograph) $35
Jewish Socialist Chancellor of Austria 1970-1983 |
| | Lasky Sr., Jesse L. (Photograph) $225
Pioneer movie mogul, co-founder of Paramount Pictures, produced Hollywood’s 1st feature film 1914 |
| | Lehman, Herbert (Letter) $30
Honest Governor Lehman returns hotel key, asks for his telephone bill! |
| | Lewisohn, Adolph (Letter) $75
Philanthropist-financier Lewisohn gives season pass to Lewisohn Stadium Concerts to Rabbi Stephen S. Wise & wife |
| | Menuhin, Yehudi (Letter) $90
Optimistic as to the success of a French documentary about him, Menuhin consoles the producer |
| | Mindszenty, Jozsef Cardinal (Photograph) $110
Imprisoned & exiled anti-Communist Hungarian prelate |
| | Oppenheimer, Sir Ernest (Signature) $350
Created modern diamond industry, controlled largest cartel, promoted diamond engagement ring custom |
| | Parker, Theodore (Letter) $175
Reformer minister Parker agrees to preach, perhaps on events in Kansas |
| | Peerce, Jan (Photograph) $40
Popular Jewish-American opera, concert & recording star |
| | Pike, James A. (Letter) $75
Controversial liberal Episcopal bishop, died in Judean desert |
| | Resnik, Judith A. (Photograph) $295
1st Jewish astronaut, 2nd US woman in space, killed in 1986 “Challenger” disaster |
| | Samuel, Herbert, 1st Viscount (Letter) $135
1st Jew to govern land of Israel in 2,000 years, 1st practicing Jew to lead major British party |
| | Sankey, Ira D. (AQS) $95
1894 AQS, Biblical citation |
| | Sapir, Pinhas (FDC) $45
Father of the Israeli economy, managed from a black notebook |
| | Schick, Béla (Photograph) $175
Hungarian-American Jewish pediatrician, discovered test to determine susceptibiltiy to dipthereia |
| | Seton, Saint Elizabeth Ann (Framed Document) $9995
Exceedingly scarce document signed by the first American-born saint, framed with certified First Class relic |
| | Singer, Isaac Bashevis (Letter) $295
1978 ALS from 1978 Nobel laureate, leading figure in Yiddish literary movement |
| | Spurgeon, Charles H. (Letter) $775
Britain’s “Prince of Preachers” sends a blessing to the son of an American friend |
| | Sutro, Adolph (Check) $75
“The King of the Comstock”, noted for Sutro Tunnel & Sutro Baths, San Francisco mayor 1894-96 |
| | Waksman, Selman A. (Photograph) $175
1952 Nobel laureate, coined term “antibiotics”, discovered streptomycin, neomycin, and others |
| | Waksman, Selman A. (Letter) $225
Discovered streptomycin, neomycin, and others, coined term “antibiotics”; 1952 Nobel laureate |
| | Wiesenthal, Simon (ON HOLD) (Letter) $125
1975 TLS from the celebrated Nazi hunter |
| | Zangwill, Israel (Letter) $85
English Jewish writer, coined term “melting pot” to describe America’s absorption of immigrants |
| | Zukor, Adolph (Photograph) $250
Pioneer film mogul, founder of Paramount Pictures, a creator of Hollywood as film center |
Science & Medicine |
| | Abbot, Charles Greeley (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $50
Notable astrophysicist, astronomer, Smithsonian Secretary 1928-44 |
| | Adrian, Sir Edgar D. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $175
English physiologist, co-recipient of 1932 Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology for studies of brain and nerve electrical activity |
| | Aebersold, Paul C. (Photograph) $50
“Mister Isotope”, nuclear physicist at Los Alamos June 1945, proponent of peaceful uses of atomic energy |
| | Aitken, Robert G. (Signature) $75
American astronomer, Lick Observatory director 1930-35, expert on double stars |
| | Alexanderson, Ernest F. W. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $85
Swedish-American engineer, developed Alexanderson alternator to make voice radio broadcasts possible, contributed to television development |
| | Apgar, Virginia (Letter) $295
Neonatology & teratology pioneer, developed “Apgar Test” to assess health of newborn babies |
| | Bache, Alexander D. (Letter) $250
1838 ALS to trustee Joseph Hopkinson raising problems with Stephen Girard’s will to further aims of Girard College |
| | Barton, Clara (Letter) $595
Barton thanks her “comrade friends” for expressions of support while ill |
| | Beebe, C. William (Photograph) $75
Scientist & explorer, made record 1934 bathyscape descent |
| | Blackett, Patrick M. S. (Signature) $95
British physicist, 1948 Nobel laureate, a discoverer of the positron, helped develop cloud chamber |
| | Bloch, Felix (Signature) $75
Co-recipient of 1952 physics Nobel Prize for research leading to development of the MRI |
| | Blumberg, Baruch S. (Signed Magazine) $30
1976 Nobel Medicine co-laureate, identified Hepatitis B virus, developed diagnostic test & vaccine |
| | Born, Max (Signature) $175
German physicist, awarded 1954 Nobel Prize with Bethe for 1926 statistical description of Schrödinger’s wave functions |
| | Brown, Herbert C. (Letter) $95
1978 TLS on marking 40th anniversary of the discovery for which he would receive the 1979 Nobel Prize for Chemistry |
| | Brown-Séguard, Charles-Édouard (Signature) $225
Pioneer neurologist & physiologist, “father of endocrinology” |
| | Bush, Vannevar (Signature) $110
Led WW II Office of Scientific Research & Development, created 1st analog computer |
| | Claude, Georges (ANS) $150
French chemist, invented neon lighting, developed liquid chlorine for WW I poison gas, WW II collaborator |
| | Cockcroft, Sir John D. (Signature) $95
British physicist, developed atom-splitting particle accelerator, shared 1951 Nobel Prize |
| | Compton, Karl T. (Signature) $40
Member of National Defense Research Committee, MIT President, defended WW II A-Bomb use |
| | Cooley, DeBakey, Kantrowitz, Lillehei, Grondin, & 9 Others (First Day Cover) $195
1976 US First Day Cover signed by 14 pioneer cardiothoracic physicians/surgeons |
| | Coolidge, William D. (Signature) $75
Inventor of the “Coolidge Tube”, made medical x-rays safe and convenient |
| | Coué, Emil (AQS) $650
French psychotherapist, developed system based on autosuggestion |
| | Cronin, A(rchibald). J(oseph). (Document) $40
New York bank signature card signed by the popular Scottish physician-novelist |
| | Dale, Sir Henry H. (Signature) $175
English physiologist, discovered acetylcholine, co-recipient of 1936 Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology |
| | Davisson, Clinton J. (Signature) $95
Bell Laboratoriess physicist, co-discovered diffraction of electrons by crystals, 1937 Nobel physics co-laureate |
| | DeBakey, Michael (Letter) $50
Dr. DeBakey pleased to be in collection of “Outstanding Scientists of Today” |
| | DeBakey, Michael (Photograph) $35
Signed photo of the eminent cardiovascular surgeon |
| | Djerassi, Carl (Letter) $40
"The Father of the Birth Control Pill” pushes for a rmagazine review of a new edition to one of his books |
| | Espy, James Pollard (Letter) $175
1837 ALS from “The Storm King”, pioneer US meteorologist, 1st federal government scientific weather forecaster |
| | Faget, Maxime A. (Photograph) $95
Aerospace engineer, original member of NASA’s Space Task Group, designed Mercury space capsule |
| | Franck, James (Signature) $175
German-American physicist noted for work on nuclear spectroscopy, co-recipient of 1925 Nobel Prize for research on effects when electrons collide with atoms |
| | Freud, Anna (Letter) $350
Daughter of Sigmund Freud, co-founder of psychoanalytic child psychology |
| | Freud, Sigmund (Letter) $4250 Special Offer: $3995
1931 letter from Dr. Freud , unable to grant an interview to a medical student as he is reconvalescing (from his recurring jaw cancer)
Save $255 on a shrink!! |
| | Funk, Casimir (Photograph) $135
Polish-Jewish biochemist, first to formulate concept of “vitamins” 1912 |
| | Galton, Sir Francis (Note) $195
1888 ANS from the founder of fingerprint identification and the science of "eugenics" |
| | Haeckel, Ernst (Signed Portrait) $295
Biologist, 1st German advocate of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution |
| | Harvard College Medical School 1865 diploma signed by O. W. Holmes & 9 other prominent faculty members (Document) $495
Holmes Sr., O. W.; Clarke, Edward H.; Shattuck, Georrge Cheyme; Bigelow, Henry J.; Ellis, Calvin; Storer, David Humphreys; Jackson, John Barnard Swett; Bowditch, Henry Ingersoll; Bacon, John; Hill, Thomas |
| | Hertz, Gustav L. (Signature) $195
German physicist, with Franck received 1925 Nobel Prize for research on ionization potentials of atoms by electron bombardment |
| | Hess, Victor Franz (ANS) $295
Pioneer investigator of cosmic rays, co-recipient of 1936 Nobel Prize for physics |
| | Higinbotham, William A. (Signed Typescript) $150
Created the first computer game, a precursor to “Pong”, in 1958! |
| | Hoffmann, Roald (Letter) $35
Brief transmittal letter from the soon-to-be 1981 Nobel chemistry co-laureate |
| | Holmes Sr., Oliver Wendell (Signed Card) $90
1878 signature on frameable card |
| | Holmes, William H. (Letter) $50
Eminent US anthropologist, archaeologist, geologist & Smithsonian museum director |
| | Hopkins, Sir Frederick G. (Autograph Quotation Signed) $150
1929 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering importance of vitamins |
| | Huxley, Thomas H. (Photograph) $350
Signed photograph of “Darwin’s bulldog”, famed English biologist and advocate of evolution |
| | James, William (Letter) $395
Brief 1896 ALS of pioneer American psychologist & philosopher |
| | Jenner, Sir William, 1st Baronet (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $110
English patholgist, discovered distinction between typhus & typhoid, physician to Queen Victoria & Prince of Wales |
| | Joliot-Curie, Irene (Letter) $595
French physicist, daughter of Pierre & Marie Curie, shared 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with her husband |
| | Kenny, Sister Elizabeth (Signed Envelope) $125
Australian nursing sister, pioneered treatment for infantile paralysis |
| | Latham, John (Letter) $95
1822 ALS while King George IV’s “Physician Extraordinary”, wrote on rheumatism, gout & diabetes |
| | Leary, Dr. Timothy (Document) $295
1960’s US counterculture icon, famed for promoting benefits of LSD: “turn on, tune in, drop out” |
| | Lister, Joseph, 1st Baron (Franked Envelope) $275
“Father of Modern Antisepsis”, promoted idea of sterile surgeries |
| | Loewi, Otto (Signature) $175
German-American pharmacologist, co-recipient of 1936 Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology for research on chemical transmission of nerve impulses |
| | Mason, Max (Signature) $35
Mathematician-physicist-educator-inventor, directed construction of Palomar Observatory |
| | Mayo, Charles H. & William J. (Signed Cards) $250
Cards signed by the physician founders of the world famous Mayo Clinic |
| | Menninger, Dr. Karl A. (Signature) $50
Pioneer American psychiatrist & prominent author in the field |
| | Millikan, Robert A. (Signature) $75
1926 in–person signature of the 1923 Nobel Physics laureate |
| | Mitchel, Ormsby M. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $150
Distinguished astronomer, as US Major General ordered 1862 “Great Locomotive Chase” raid |
| | Mitchell, Maria (Letter) $225
2nd woman to discover a comet, 1st Vassar College faculty appointee, lunar crater named for her |
| | Mitchell, Silas Weir (ANS) $125
Prominent Philadelphia neurologist & notable historical novelist |
| | Nobel Prize-Chemistry: Seaborg, Glenn T.; Urey, Harold C.; Pauling, Linus; Todd, Alexander R., 1st Baron; Sanger, Frederick; Calvin, Melvin; Perutz, Max; Herzberg, Gerhard; Anfinsen, Christian B.; Cornforth, Sir John W. (First Day Cover) $250
1976 US 13c chemistry stamp FDC signed by 10 Nobel Prize laureates for chemistry |
| | Nobel Prize-Chemistry: Urey, Harold C.; Karrer. Paul; Robinson, Sir Robert; Martin, Archer J. P.; Sanger, Frederick; Norrish, Ronald G. W.; Barton, Derek H. R.; Leloir, Luis; Herzberg, Gerhard; Anfinsen, Christian B.; Frisch, Ernst Otto (FDC) $250
1963 US National Academy of Science Centennial stamp FDC signed by 11 Nobel Prize laureates for chemistry |
| | Ochoa, Severo & Carmen (Signatures) $30
1967 US JFK aerogramme signed by 1959 Nobel laureate for synthesis of RNA & wife |
| | Perrine, Charles Dillon (Typed Sentiment Signed) $75
American-Argentine astronomer, discovered two of Jupiter’s moons, etc. |
| | Perutz, Max F. (Letter) $80
British 1962 Nobel Prize for Chemistry co-laureate for studies of globular protein structures |
| | Purcell, Edward M. (Signature) $75
Co-recipient of 1952 physics Nobel Prize for research leading to development of the MRI |
| | Ramsay, Sir William (AQS) $250
Brief AQS from British 1904 Nobel Prize-winning chemist |
| | Richet, Charles R. (Letter) $150
French 1913 Nobel laureate for physiology or medicine for work on anaphylaxis |
| | Robbins, Frederick C. (Signatures) $30
1967 US JFK aerogramme signed by 1954 Nobel Prize co-laureate & wife |
| | Roux, Emile (Letter) $295
French physician, collaborator with Pasteur, discovered first anti-diptheria serum |
| | Salk, Jonas E. (Photograph) $150
Developed 1st successful anti-polio vaccine |
| | Salk, Jonas E. (ON HOLD) (Letter) $295
Excellent content 1955 letter from the developer of the 1st successful anti-polio vaccine |
| | Schaefer, Vincent J. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $40
General Electric chemist, developed artificial snow and cloud-seeding to produce rain |
| | Schick, Béla (Photograph) $175
Hungarian-American Jewish pediatrician, discovered test to determine susceptibiltiy to dipthereia |
| | Schweitzer, Dr. Albert (Document) $550
Dr. Schweitzer vouches for payment of his Chief of Medical Services tax payments while she is on leave |
| | Seaborg, Glenn (Photograph) $110
Co-discoverer of plutonium, shared 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry |
| | See, Thomas Jefferson Jackson (T. J. J.) (Signature) $40
Controversial American astronomer,attacked Einstein’s theory of relativity, favored own theories ignored by his colleagues |
| | Sherrington, Sir Charles Scott (ANS) $175
English physiologist, co-recipient of 1932 Nobel Prize for studies of nervous system |
| | Silliman, Benjamin (Photograph) $150
Prominent chemist & Yale educator, 1st to distill petroleum |
| | Steinmetz, Charles Proteus (Letter) $495
General Electric’s 1st “wizard”, his inventions helped usher the American electrical era |
| | Stewart, Homer J. (Photograph) $90
US rocket pioneer, helped develop Explorer I, 1st US satellite launched Jan. 1958 |
| | Struve, Otto (Signature) $50
Prominent Russian-American astronomer, encouraged first search for extraterrestial intelligence |
| | Tatum, Edward L. (First Day Cover) $30
1967 US JFK stamp FDC signed by 1958 Nobel Prize co-laureate & wife |
| | Tishler, Max (Letter) $75
Led mass production of penicillin in WW II and developed large-scale postwar vaccines and drugs |
| | Todd, Sir Alexander R., 1st Baron (Letter) $65
Scottish biochemist, received 1957 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for research on nucleosides |
| | Veblen, Oswald (Signature) $50
Mathematician, an organizer of Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, oversaw creation of ENIAC, 1st electronic digital computer |
| | Waksman, Selman A. (Photograph) $175
1952 Nobel laureate, coined term “antibiotics”, discovered streptomycin, neomycin, and others |
| | Waksman, Selman A. (Letter) $225
Discovered streptomycin, neomycin, and others, coined term “antibiotics”; 1952 Nobel laureate |
| | Wallace, Alfred Russel (Document (Partial)) $225
Independently originated a theory of natural selection, published 1858 jointly with Darwin’s |
| | Walton, Ernest Thompson Sinton (Signature) $95
Irish Physicist, Shared 1951 Nobel Prize for development of atom-splitting particle accelerator |
| | Warburg, Otto (Signature) $175
German biochemist, 1931 Nobel laureate in medicine or physiology for respiratory research |
| | Waterhouse, Benjamin (Signature) $450
Introduced Jenner’s smallpox vaccinations in the US, tested on his own children |
| | Yukawa, Hideki (Signature) $95
Japanese physicist, postulated existence of the meson 1935, 1949 Nobel laureate |
| | Zewail, Ahmed H. (Letter) $65
Pioneer in femtochemistry, 1999 Nobel chemistry laureate |
| | Zuse, Konrad (Photograph) $350
German engineer, created 1st program-controlled computer (1941), 1st algorithmic programming language (1944-45) |
Signers of the Declaration of Independence |
| | Ellery, William (Document) $595
1768 ADS certifyling waiter’s attendance at court to the Colony’s Treasurer |
| | Huntington, Samuel (Document) $595
1772 DS as New London County, Connecticut Justice of the Peace, summons “in His Majesty’s name” |
| | McKean, Thomas (Document) $595
1779 MsDS as Pennsylvania’s Chief Justice |
| | Morris, Robert (Document) $795
1795 $3,000 3-year promissory note to his partner - also later jailed for debt |
| | Penn, John (Document) $4750
1785 ADS, subpoena filed as plaintiff’s attorney in action for debt |
| | Walton, George (Document) $1100
1783 DS as Georgia Chief Justice allowing law suit in case involving a slave boy, Tom |
| | Wilson, James (Document) $1495
1795 MsDS while Associate Justice, hiring real estate agents |
Sports - Miscellaney |
| | Belmont Jr., August (Letter) $175
Financier & sportsman, horse racing’s Belmont Stakes & Belmont Park named for him |
| | Whitney, Harry Payne (Document) $225 Special Offer: $175
Stock transfer document signed by the financier-polo player-horse breeder & racer
For the polo player & horse aficionado! |
Sports-Baseball |
| | Barrow, Edward G. (Check) $225
Hall of Fame New York Yankee executive, oversaw team’s 1920‘s–mid 40’s success |
| | Rickey, W. Branch (Photograph) $750
Hall of Fame baseball executive best known for racially integrating baseball by signing Jackie Robinson |
| | Williams, Edward Bennett (First Day Cover) $30
Washington lawyer /insider, owned Baltimore Orioles & Washington Redskins |
Sports-Basketball |
| | Naismith, James A. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $995
Autograph Sentiment Signed on autograph album page in 1939 by inventor of basketball |
Sports-Boxing |
| | Ali, Muhammad (AQS & Sketch) $350
Signed 1991 hand-drawn sketch & spiritual quotation by “The Greatest” |
Sports-Football |
| | Kemp, Jack (Photograph) $30
Professional football player, Congressman, Presidential Cabinet member, 1996 GOP VP candidate |
| | Williams, Edward Bennett (First Day Cover) $30
Washington lawyer /insider, owned Baltimore Orioles & Washington Redskins |
Stage & Screen |
| | Anderson, Maxwell (Document) $195 Special Offer: $175
1945 license for radio broadcast of his play "Elizabeth the Queen"
A price break in honor of a wonderful writer! |
| | Arliss, George (Original Signed Sketch) $125
Original pencil sketch signed by artist and also by the 3rd Best Actor Oscar winner |
| | Benchley, Robert (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $90
Humorist, a founder of the Algonquin Round Table |
| | Bergman, Ingrid (Signed Program) $175
In-person signature on 1972 Wilmington theater program |
| | Black, Alexander (Letter) $125 Special Offer: $110
Inventor of the “picture play”, made President Grover Cleveland a “film star”!
A nice gift for the film industry "buff"! |
| | Brynner, Yul (Photograph) $150
Signed photograph as Prince Bounine in "Anastasia" |
| | Coward, Sir Noel (Letter) $325
1933 TLS to friend, writer-historian Philip Guedalla |
| | Crawford, Joan (Letter) $110
Crawford expresses reserved interest in doing a "legitimate production" (a play) |
| | Crawford, Joan (Photograph) $235
1950's matte finish photo portrait inscribed & signed |
| | Downey Sr., Morton (Photograph) $30
Vintage matte-finish sepia portrait of "The Irish Nightingale", star of stage, screen, radio & TV |
| | Dunham, Katherine (Photograph) $125
Vintage signed photo of the "Matriarch & Queen Mother of Black Dance" |
| | Fields, Dorothy (Signature) $40
Broadway-Hollywood librettist & lyricist, won 1936 Oscar, 5 Tony Awards |
| | Fox, William (Letter) $650
Pioneer motion picture executive, founder of Fox film & theater empire, namesake of today’s Fox TV network |
| | Grable, Betty (Photograph) $295
Vintage photo inscribed & signed by the dancer-singer-actress, #1 WW II “pin-up girl” |
| | Grahame, Margot (Photograph) $40
Britain’s answer to Jean Harlow! |
| | Henning, Doug (Photograph) $175
Colorful 70’s – 80’s magician-showman |
| | Hepburn, Katharine (Letter) $275
1981 TLS from the AFI-ranked greatest US film actress |
| | Howard, Sidney Coe (Document) $350 Special Offer: $295
1928 contract for South African rights to one of his plays from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, & “Gone With the Wind” Oscar-winning screenplay writer
Get it before it is "Gone With The Wind"! |
| | Lasky Sr., Jesse L. (Photograph) $225
Pioneer movie mogul, co-founder of Paramount Pictures, produced Hollywood’s 1st feature film 1914 |
| | Mercer, Johnny (Autograph Note Signed) $115
Frameable ANS of the popular Oscar-winning lyricist |
| | Mirren, Dame Helen (Signed Small Poster) $95
Color National Theatre poster signed by one of only 3 actresses to win an Oscar, Emmy & Golden Globe the same year |
| | Nichols, Anne (Photograph) $75
Producer-playwright of mid- 1920’s smash hit play “Abie’s Irish Rose” |
| | Odets, Clifford (Note) $95
1941 ANS of noted playwright and Hollywood screenwriter |
| | Paley, William S. (Letter) $75
Founder of CBS Radio & Television networks |
| | Phillipson, Irving J. (Letter) $95
The Home Front: Irving Berlin’s “This Is the Army” comes to San Francisco |
| | Pidgeon, Walter (Photograph) $110
Handsome signed vintage matte finish MGM portrait |
| | Prince, Harold ("Hal") (Photograph) $35
Multi-Tony Award-winning Broadway musical producer & director |
| | Reeve, Christopher (Photograph) $295
Signed & inscribed color photograph as “Superman” |
| | Rodgers, Richard (ANS) $125
1962 ANS by one of Broadway’s greatest composers |
| | Russell, Harold (Check) $30
Only actor to win 2 Oscars for one role, activist in fight for employment rights for people with disabilities |
| | Sherwood, Robert Emmet (Document) $225
1933 DS from Pulitzer Prize-Winning playwright, & Oscar-winning screenplay writer for British rights to his play "Reunion in Vienna" |
| | Sterling, Jan (Photograph) $50
Signed original still portrait from "1984" |
| | Talley, Marion (Photograph) $45
1935 signed & inscribed Clarence Bull glamour matte finish photo |
| | Warren, William (Autog. Sentiment Signed) $85
19th century American actor noted for playing English gentlemen roles for 50 years |
| | Weaver, Dennis (Photograph) $50
Signed NBC “McCloud” publicity photo |
| | Zukor, Adolph (Photograph) $250
Pioneer film mogul, founder of Paramount Pictures, a creator of Hollywood as film center |
Vice Presidents of the US |
| | Agnew, Spiro T. (Photograph) $125
Inscribed & signed photo of the future disgraced “Veep” |
| | Arthur, Chester A. (Letter) $1250
Rare ALS while Vice President! |
| | Barkley, Alben W. (Letter) $95
Senate Majority Leader Barkley assists a collector seeking an FDR autograph |
| | Bush, George H. W. (Letter) $175
TLS as VP 5 days after renomination, to composer of “Hail to The Redskins” on Governor Milliken and campaigning in Michigan |
| | Bush, George H. W. (Letter) $175
TLS as VP to a good friend (composed “Hail to The Redskins”), glad he met son Jeb in Miami |
| | Calhoun, John C. (ON HOLD) (Letter) $450
Senator Calhoun investigates cultivating Cuban tobacco |
| | Clinton, George (Document) $395
1800 ADS of New York’s 1st state governor, Jefferson & Madison’s VP |
| | Coolidge, Calvin (Letter) $295
Vice President Coolidge to prominent Boston banker, looks forward to seeing Massachusetts friends |
| | Fairbanks, Charles W. (Signed Portrait) $195
Steel engraved portrait signed by Theodore Roosevelt’s VP, Charles Hughes’ 1916 running mate |
| | Hamlin, Hannibal (Letter) $495
April 1861 ALS while VP, recommends gunpowder manufacturer to War Department |
| | Hendricks, Thomas A. (Check) $175
1872 bank check completed in the future VP’s hand |
| | Johnson, Richard Mentor (Check) $250
Check handwritten a year & a day before his election as VP by the Senate |
| | Marshall, Thomas R. (Signed Card) $85
Frameable card signed by Wilson’s Vice President |
| | Marshall, Thomas R. (Photograph) $225
Signed Clinedinst photo likely while Wilson’s VP |
| | Meigs Jr., Return J. & Johnson, Richard Mentor (Check) $225
1819 check in hand of future VP Richard Mentor Johnson, signed by Meigs while Postmaster General |
| | Nixon, Richard M. (Letter) $395
VP (and soon-to-be 1960 GOP nominee) Nixon sends thanks for miniature Viennese elephant orchestra gift (!) |
| | Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Document) $115
1963 message as New York Governor on opening of Newburgh-Beacon Bridge |
| | Tompkins, Daniel D. (Letter) $275
1815 ALS as New York Governor to General Peter B. Porter seeking appointment advice |
Western Americana |
| | Smith, Marcus Aurelius ("Mark") (Letter) $40
Tombstone prosecutor, one of Arizona’s first two US Senators |
| | Tabor, Horace A. W. (Signature) $350
Signature of “The Silver King”, likely while Colorado US Senator for 2 months |
| | Thomas, Henry A. "Heck" (Document) $495
One of “The Three Guardsmen” who brought law & order to Indian/Oklahoma Territory |
Women |
| | Anthony, Susan B. (Letter) $2250
Excellent letter conveying a sentiment from the tireless advocate of women’s right to vote |
| | Apgar, Virginia (Letter) $295
Neonatology & teratology pioneer, developed “Apgar Test” to assess health of newborn babies |
| | Barton, Clara (Letter) $595
Barton thanks her “comrade friends” for expressions of support while ill |
| | Blackwell, Alice Stone (Letter) $225
Daughter of Lucy Stone, women’s and human rights advocate, edited “Woman’s Journal” 1893-1918 |
| | Bloomer, Amelia J. (ON HOLD) (Signed Card) $295
Women's rights-temperance advocate, 1st to operate news vehicle for women, her name linked with clothing reform style |
| | Bly, Nellie (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $395
Pioneer woman journalist, noted for 1890 record 72-day trip around the world & exposé of NYC women’s lunatic asylum |
| | Booth, Florence E. (Letter) $95
Pioneered Salvation Army programs for destitute women, pioneered anti-prostitution campaign |
| | Claflin, Tennessee C. (Signature) $450
“Tennie C.”, colorful & controversial women’s rights advocate |
| | Davis, Angela Y. (AQS) $150
1960’s political activist, Black Panther associate, 1980 & 1984 Communist Party VP candidate |
| | Eliot, George (Signature) $250
One of Victorian England's greatest novelists, one of world's foremost women writers |
| | Felton, Rebecca Latimer (Signature) $50
1st woman to serve in the US Senate, oldest “freshman” and shortest tenure ever (1 day); last former slaveholder Senator |
| | Ferguson, Miriam A. "Ma" (Signed Card) $65
Controversial 1st Texas woman governor, 2nd female US governor |
| | Freud, Anna (Letter) $350
Daughter of Sigmund Freud, co-founder of psychoanalytic child psychology |
| | Hale, Sarah J. (Letter) $350
Women’s & children’s author & editor, wrote “Mary Had a Little Lamb” |
| | Jarvis, Anna M. (Letter) $295
1938 TLS from the founder of America’s Mother’s Day holiday |
| | Johnson (Mollison), Amy (Signature) $195
Record-setting British aviatrix of 30’s, killed at age 38! |
| | Joliot-Curie, Irene (Letter) $595
French physicist, daughter of Pierre & Marie Curie, shared 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with her husband |
| | Kenny, Sister Elizabeth (Signed Envelope) $125
Australian nursing sister, pioneered treatment for infantile paralysis |
| | Kenyon, Dorothy (Letter) $40
Controversial feminist lawyer-jurist-diplomat |
| | Livermore, Mary A. (Signed Card) $75
“The Queen of the Platform”, abolitionist, woman suffrage & education, temperance advocate |
| | Luhan, Mabel Dodge (Signature) $150
Rare autograph of the wealthy patron associated with the Taos Art Colony; author |
| | Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of (Signature) $250
One of most influential women in English history, ancestor of Winston Churchill & Diana, Princess of Wales |
| | McAuliffe, S. Christa (Signature) $900
1st non-astronaut to be sent to space, killed in 1986 explosion of Shuttle "Challenger" |
| | Miles, Josephine (Signed typescript) $30
Signed typescript of “Lucifer Alone” by the eminent Berkeley poet & critic |
| | Mills, Susan L. (Letter) $125
Founder of Mills College, 1st women’s college in the far western United States |
| | Mitchell, Maria (Letter) $225
2nd woman to discover a comet, 1st Vassar College faculty appointee, lunar crater named for her |
| | Nichols, Anne (Photograph) $75
Producer-playwright of mid- 1920’s smash hit play “Abie’s Irish Rose” |
| | Ross, Nellie Tayloe (Photograph) $110
1st woman elected state governor, 1st woman Director of US Mint |
| | Sigourney, Lydia H. (AQS) $150
The popular American poet misquotes English poet Edward Young |
| | Sims, Naomi (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $25
1st African-American supermodel, businesswoman, author |
| | Smith, Margaret Chase (Letter) $35
1967 letter of advice to a constituent seeking a US Capitol job |
| | Thompson, Dorothy (Photograph) $75
“The First Lady of American Journalism" |
| | Willard, Emma (Letter) $495
Uncommon ALS of the author and women's rights advocate, founder of the first women’s school of higher education |
| | Willebrandt, Mabel Walker (Letter) $75
“Prohibition Portia”, one of the most prominent women lawyers of the 20's - 40's, sends thanks for copies of New Deal legislation |
World Leaders |
| | Astor, William Waldorf, 2nd Viscount (Letter) $110
Astor thanks his sister for a souvenir riding crop for rambling at Cliveden |
| | Avila Camacho, Manuel (Signature) $50
Mexico's World War II Head of State |
| | Baldwin, Stanley (Signed Card) $80
3-time Prime Minister, secured peaceful abdication of Edward VII |
| | Bernadotte, Jean-Baptiste-Jules (Signature) $195
Napoleon’s Marshal, King of Sweden & Norway |
| | Bernstorff, Graf Johann Heinrich von (Photograph) $125
German Ambassador to US & Mexico 1908-17, aided intelligence & sabotage efforts in US & Canada 1914-17 |
| | Bidault, Georges-Augustin (Photograph) $50
WW II Resistance leader, PM 3 times, led OAS terrorists opposed to Algerian independence, exiled |
| | Blum, Léon (Signed Card) $75
1st Jewish, 1st Socialist Prime Minister (3 times), tried for treason by Vichy govermnent, held in Nazi concentration camps |
| | Brandt, Willi (Commemorative Envelope) $35
Berlin Mayor, West German Chancellor, 1971 Nobel Peace Prize laureate |
| | Carol II (Signature) $125
1941 signature of Romania’s exiled King Carol II, ruled 1930-40 |
| | Chamberlain, Neville (Letter) $595
Chancellor Chamberlain to 1931 Nobel Peace laureate Butler, lack of demand prohibits reprint of 1887-88 Royal Commission on Gold & Silver Report |
| | Churchill, Sir Winston (Letter) $2495
A year before returning to power, Tory leader Churchill thanks a Conservative colleague and inquires of his health |
| | Churchill, Sir Winston S. (Letter) $2495
Leader of the Opposition Churchill invites Parliamentary colleague to luncheon 2 days after the 1948 US presidential election |
| | Derby, 15th Earl (Letter) $75
Lord Derby arranges payments on a donation to a school of science |
| | Edward VII (Photograph) $595
Signed carte-de-visite photo while Prince of Wales |
| | Elath, Eliahu (FDC) $40
Israel’s 1st Ambassador to the US and to Great Britain |
| | Erhard, Ludwig (FDC) $50
1959 US Ernst Reuter-Champion of Liberty stamp FDC signed by 2nd Chancellor of West Germany |
| | Fawzi, Mahmoud (First Day Cover) $30
Egyptian diplomat & statesman from Farouk to Sadat |
| | Figueres Ferrer, José (First Day Cover) $30
3-time democratic reformer President of Costa Rica |
| | Gandhi, Rajiv (First Day Cover) $195
9th PM of India 1984-89, succeeded mother Indira, like her, also assassinated |
| | Garcia, Carlos (First Day Cover) $40
8th President of The Philippines on US first day cover honoring his predecessor |
| | Grenville, William, Lord (Letter) $150
PM, abolished British slave trade 1806, unsuccessfully sought Catholic emancipation |
| | Harman, Avraham (First Day Cover) $30
Renowned Israeli Diplomat, Ambassador to US 1959-68 |
| | Hussein I of Jordan (Photograph) $125
Photograph Signed by Jordan’s King in 1972 |
| | Jinnah, Mohammad Ali (Signature) $1250
Very rare signature of the “Father of Pakistan” |
| | Kadar, Janos (Photograph) $75
Hungarian Communist leader 1956-88, supported USSR invasion after 1956 revolt |
| | Kekkonen, Urho (First Day Cover) $75
Signed 1965 US Winston Churchill stamp First Day Cover while President of Finland |
| | King, Wm. L. Mackenzie (ON HOLD) (Photograph) $125
1948 signed photo of Canada’s longest-serving Prime Minister |
| | Kreisky, Bruno (Photograph) $35
Jewish Socialist Chancellor of Austria 1970-1983 |
| | Liverpool, Lord (Robt. Banks Jenkinson) (Letter) $175
ALS while British PM, Fought Napoleon & United States in 1812 |
| | Lyons, Richard P. M., 1st Viscount (ANS) $40
Eminent British envoy to the US during the Civil War |
| | Macapagal, Diosdado (First Day Cover) $40
Philippine JFK memorial stamp FDC signed by 9th president (father of current president!) |
| | Magloire, Paul A. (Photograph) $40
Signed portrait of Haitian Head of State 1950-56 |
| | Marcos, Ferdinand (Photograph) $40
Signed photo of Philippine dictator, overthrown & exiled to Hawaii 1986 |
| | Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of (Signature) $250
One of most influential women in English history, ancestor of Winston Churchill & Diana, Princess of Wales |
| | Melbourne, 2nd Viscount (William Lanb) (Free Frank) $95
Free franked adress leaf while PM and mentor to young Queen Victoria - Melbourne, Australia named for him! |
| | Metternich, Klemens Wenzel, Prinz von (Franked Envelope) $195
Austrian statesman, one of Europe’s greatest 19th century diplomats |
| | Mountbatten of Burma, Lord Louis (Letter) $235
Lord Mountbatten seeks commercial sponsorship for US television showing of his film biography |
| | Nam Il (Photograph) $750
Rare photograph signed by leader of North Korean’s delegation negotiating end to Korean War |
| | Nehru, Jawaharlal (Matted Signature) $135
1958 signature while PM matted with Karsh portrait |
| | North, Frederick Lord, 2nd Earl of Guilford (Document) $175
America’s last Prime Minister, 1st PM anywhere forced from office by “no confidence” vote |
| | Olmert, Ehud (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $135
In-Person Autograph sentiment signed by Israel’s Prime Minister while Mayor of Jerusalem |
| | Orlando, Vittorio E. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $225
WW I Italian PM 1917-19, one of the “Big Four”, led Italy’s delegation to Paris Peace Conference |
| | Phouma, Souvanna (Photograph) $50
Headed neutralist Laotian governments between 1951 and 1975 |
| | Pitt, William ("The Younger") (Signature) $125
At 24, Britain's youngest, and one of Its greatest, Prime Ministers |
| | Poincaré, Raymond (Signed Calling Card) $40
Visiting card signed by the WW I French president & statesman |
| | Portland, 3rd Duke (Wm. Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield) (Letter) $250
Duke of Portland’s butcher wishes to serve Duke of Clarence, future King William IV |
| | Rabin, Yitzhak (Photograph) $175
Signed photo of the assassinated soldier-statesman inscribed as General |
| | Radhakrishnan, Sarvepalli (Signed Cover) $50
Signed JFK assassination 5th anniversary cover |
| | Reuter, Ernst (Letter) $150
West Berlin Mayor Reuter thanks Ambassador Grew for his memoir |
| | Rhee, Syngman (Signature) $115
Autocratic 1st President of South Korea |
| | Russell, Lord John (Letter) $80
Russell accepts a photograph of a statuette of Lord Palmerston |
| | Samuel, Herbert, 1st Viscount (Letter) $135
1st Jew to govern land of Israel in 2,000 years, 1st practicing Jew to lead major British party |
| | Sapir, Pinhas (FDC) $45
Father of the Israeli economy, managed from a black notebook |
| | Shamir, Yitzhak (Photograph) $65
7th Prime Minister of Israel |
| | Shazar, Zalman (Photograph) $75
Member of 1st Israeli Cabinet, 3rd President of Israel 1963-73 |
| | Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria (Photograph) $95
Signed photo in formal attire while exiled in Spain |
| | Smuts, Jan Christian (Signed Portrait) $175
South African statesman, only person to sign peace treaties ending WW I & II |
| | Spaak, Paul-Henri (First Day Cover) $25
Belgian, United Nations & NATO statesman |
| | Tildy, Zoltán (Signed Card) $125
Post-War provisional PM of Hungary, President before Communist takeover, Vice PM in Coalition Government crushed in 1956 Revolution aftermath |
| | Umberto II (Photograph) $65
Signed photograph of the exiled last King of Italy |
| | Urguplu, Ali Suat Hayri (Photograph) $35
Signed photo while 9-month Turkish "caretaker" PM in 1965 |
| | Walesa, Lech (Photograph) $110
Polish trade unionist, led “Solidarity”, 1983 Nobel Peace laureate, President 1990-95 |
