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American Statesmen |
| | Anderson, John B. (Letter) $35
TLS from the 1980 independent presidential candidate thanking contributors |
| | Armstrong Jr., John (Document) $195
1813 notification of appointment of a North Carolina officer who served in Georgia in the War of 1812 |
| | Baker III, James A. (Matted Photograph) $50
Photo of the noted lawyer- statesman inscribed to Treasury predecessor Henry Fowler |
| | Baker, Newton D. (Photograph) $75
Signed photo while on the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague |
| | Bancroft, George (Letter) $95
1840 ALS while Boston Collector of Customs by the historian, diplomat, future Navy Secretary, and founder of the US Naval Academy |
| | Banks, Nathaniel P. (Letter) $90
ALS of the House Speaker, Massachusetts US Rep. & Governor, Union Major General |
| | Baruch, Bernard M. (Signed Card) $50
Financier, statesman, advisor to presidents Wilson thru Eisenhower |
| | Bayard, Thomas F. (Signature) $35
Delaware US Senator 1869-85, Secretary of State 1885-89 (Cleveland), 1st Ambassador to Great Britain |
| | Benton, Thomas Hart (Letter) $375
Senator Benton attributes his successes to his handwriting, praising those who write well! |
| | Berrien, John Macpherson (Signature) $40
“The American Cicero”, 10th US Attorney General (Jackson), 3-time Georgia US Senator |
| | Blaine, James G. (Photograph) $225
Handsome signed cabinet photograph |
| | Blaine, James G. (Signed Album Page+Engraving) $75
Signed large autograph album page as Maine Senator, with engraving |
| | Blair Jr., Francis P. ("Frank") (Letter) $295
Good 1871 Civil War content ALS while US Senator by the Missouri soldier-politican, 1868 Democratic Party VP candidate |
| | 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 |
| | Browder, Earl (Signed Card) $95
Led American Communist Party 1930-45, 1936 & 1940 US presidential candidate |
| | Bryan, William Jennings (Letter) $350
“The Great Commoner” 1918 ALS to a former State Department colleague |
| | Buchanan, Pat (Letter) $25
Arch-conservative journalist, White House aide, sought 1992 & 1996 GOP Presidential nominations, 2000 Reform Party nominee |
| | Bunker, Ellsworth (Letter) $30
1967 TLS as US Ambassador to South Vietnam |
| | Bush, George H. W. (Letter) $150
1979 TLS at start of 1980 presidential run, to a friend, composer of “Hail to The Redskins” |
| | Butler, Benjamin F. (Signature) $75
Signature of the controversial Massachusetts politician, Union General, 1884 presidential candidate |
| | Byrd, Harry F. (Photograph) $60
Virginia Governor & Senator, 1956 “States Rights” presidential candidate |
| | Byrnes, James F. (Signed Card) $40
Card Signed by the South Carolina statesman, US Supreme Court Justice & Secretary of State |
| | Byrnes, James F. (Signed Court card) $150
Scarce engraved Supreme Court notecard, on Court only 15 months (1941-42)! |
| | Calhoun, John C. (Signature) $195
South Carolina statesman, Vice President (JQ Adams & Jackson), Secretary of State (Tyler) & War (Monroe), advocated slavery, states’ rights and nullification in the Senate |
| | Cass, Lewis (Letter) $150
1855 ALS as Senator, accepts membership in a Philadelphia debating society |
| | Chandler, Zachariah (Letter) $70
1876 LS of Michigan Radical Republican leader in Senate as Grant’s Interior Secretary |
| | Chase, Salmon P. (Signed Portrait) $350
Signed portrait, image similar to that on the US $10,000 bill |
| | Chase, Salmon P. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $250
1864 autograph while Chief Justice of the United States |
| | Choate, Rufus & Shaw, Lemuel (Document) $150
1833 legal document signed by two Massachusetts legal giants |
| | Christopher, Warren M. (Photograph) $45
Signed photo of the lawyer-statesman, 63rd US Secretary of State |
| | Clark, Champ (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $30
Autogaph sentiment signed by the Missouri Democrat, House Speaker 1911-19 |
| | Clay, Cassius Marcellus (Autograph Quotation Signed) $185
1893 AQS by “The Lion of White Hall", Kentucky abolitionist, diplomat & statesman |
| | 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 |
| | Clinton, DeWitt (Letter) $150
1820 LS as New York Governor concerning an identity issue with a pardon recommendation |
| | Clinton, DeWitt (Letter) $175
1825 LS as New York Governor regarding resolution of a county judicial appointment dispute |
| | Crawford, William H. (Letter) $195
1816 letter as Secretary of War chastising the Commissary General on the appointment of a deputy at Plattsburg, New York |
| | Crawford, William H. (Signature) $75
Signature from free frank as 7th Treasury Secretary |
| | Crittenden, John J. (Letter) $225
1838 ALS while Kentucky US Senator of the future US Attorney General, authored 1860 Crittenden Compromise to avoid civil war |
| | Cushing, Caleb (Letter) $95
1866 ALS to powerful New York Republican boss Roscoe Conkling |
| | Davis, David (Letter) $375
ALS from one Lincoln friend likely to another |
| | Davis, Jefferson (Letter) $1250
Near mint 1856 LS as Secretary of War to Rep. Justin S. Morrill |
| | Day, William R. (Document) $50
1873 MsDS as Stark County, Ohio Justice of the Peace, later US Secretary of State & Supreme Court Associate Justice |
| | Day, William R. (Check) $75
1899 check while federal appellate court judge, joined Supreme Court in 1903 |
| | Dole, Bob (Photograph) $50
Only person in history of today’s major parties nominated for Vice President and President and not elected to either office! |
| | Dow, Neal S. (Letter) $185 Special Offer: $165
1887 ALS from the “Father of Prohibition”, Civil War general, 1880 presidential candidate
The price has "kneeled down" a bit! |
| | Dulles, Allen W. (Letter) $175
1959 TLS as CIA Director, appreciates “kind thoughts” of his brother |
| | Eagleton, Tom (Photograph) $40
1972 Democratic VP nominee replaced after disclosure of psychiaric treatment history |
| | 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 |
| | Ervin Jr., Sam J. (Letter) $35
North Carolina’s “Senator Sam”, presided over Senate Watergate investigation |
| | Eustis, William (Document) $150
1812 partial DS as Secretary of War, appointment of an infantry officer |
| | 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 |
| | Ferraro, Geraldine (Photograph) $50
1984 Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, 1st female major US political party VP candidate |
| | Forsyth, John (Letter) $125
1838 ALS while Van Buren’s Secretary of State |
| | Foster, William Z. (Signed Card) $110
Led US Communist Party 1921-56, Party 1924, 1928 & 1932 US presidential candidate |
| | Fremont, John C. (Signature) $295
Signature as Arizona Territory Governor by the Army officer, western explorer, 1st Republican presidential nominee |
| | Gallatin, Albert (Letter) $195
1811 LS as Treasury Secretary to Georgia Commissioner of Loans |
| | 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 |
| | Gerard, James W. (Photograph) $30
Nice photo of the New York lawyer and jurist, Ambassador to Germany 1913-17 |
| | Goldberg, Arthur J. (Photograph) $150
Signed & inscribed photograph of the statesman & jurist |
| | Goldberg, Arthur J. (First Day Cover) $95
Signed 1968 First Day Cover |
| | Goldberg, Arthur J. (Letter) $195
1970 TLS after losing New York gubernatorial election, to Senator Muskie, thanking him for campaign help |
| | Goldwater, Barry (Photograph) $125
Signed bust photograph of “Mr. Conservative” , 1964 GOP presidential candidate |
| | Graham, William A. (Letter) $125
1851 ALS as Fillmore’s Navy Secretary, 1852 Whig VP candidate with Winfield Scott |
| | Hale, John P. (Signature) $50
New Hampshire Free Soil/ Republican US Rep & Senator, 1852 Free Soil presidential candidate |
| | Hamilton, Alexander (Document) $5995
Rare 1794 ADS, pay order while Secretary of the Treasury |
| | Hay, John (Letter) $250
1902 TLS as Secretary of State to an eminent jurist on his recommendation for a consular appointment |
| | Hay, John (Signed Card) $135
Card signed by Lincoln’s private secretary & biographer, diplomat, statesman |
| | Hay, John M. (Letter) $250
Undated ALS to an author praising a work in progress, would like to read last chapter |
| | Hendricks, Thomas A. (Signed Card) $75
Signature of the unsuccessful 1876 VP candidate with Tilden, Cleveland’s VP, died in office 1885 |
| | Herrick, Myron T. (Signed Card) $30
Autograph sentiment signed on official card as 42nd Ohio Governor |
| | Hughes, Charles E. (Letter) $75
Ex-Secretary of State Hughes to his former Under Secretary, Joseph C. Grew |
| | Hughes, Charles Evans (Signed Court card) $150
Supreme Court notecard signed while Chief Justice |
| | Hunter, Robert M. T. (Letter) $225
Postwar ALS of the Virginia, US and CSA statesman, youngest ever House Speaker, pictured on CSA $10 bill |
| | Hurley, Patrick J. (Photograph) $65
Hoover’s Secretary of War, FDR personal envoy during WW II |
| | Jackson, Robert H. (Letter) $350
Good content 1937 TLS as Asst. Attorney General to TVA lawyer (future Treasury Secretary) Henry Fowler celebrating US district court’s upholding constitutionality of the Public Utility Holding Company Act and SEC authority |
| | Johnson, Hiram W. (Letter) $115
1940 TLS as Senator, sends thanks for message of congratulations on (last) re-nomination |
| | Johnson, Hiram W. (Signed Card) $60
California progressive Republican Governor 1911-17, 1912 running mate of Theodore Roosevelt, isolationist US Senator 1917-45 |
| | Johnson, Reverdy (Letter) $125
Maryland lawyer, US Senator & Attorney General, represented Dred Scott’s Owner and Mary Surratt |
| | Johnson, Thomas (Document) $2495
1788 ADS of the 1st Maryland Governor 1777-79, US Supreme Court Associate Justice 1791-93 (shortest tenure to date), wrote Court’s 1st opinion |
| | Kefauver, Estes (Photograph) $60
Tennessee US Senator, led 1950-51 Senate organized crime investigation, 1956 Democratic VP candidate |
| | Kellogg, Frank B. (Photograph) $125
Signed photo of Coolidge’s Secretary of State, 1929 Nobel Peace Prize laureate |
| | Kellogg, Frank B. (Signed Card) $40
Card signed while Secetary of State, awarded 1929 Nobel Prize for Peace |
| | 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 |
| | King, Rufus (Letter) $550
Massachusetts Framer, New York senator, Federalist vp & presidential candidate, diplomat |
| | Laird, Melvin R. (Letter) $45
TLS as Nixon’s Counselor for Domestic Affairs written on a momentous day by the former Wisconsin congressman and Nixon Defense Secretary 1969-73 |
| | Landon, Alf (Photograph) $80
Kansas governor, 1936 GOP presidential candidate |
| | Lincoln, Robert T. (Signed Card) $175
1897 card signed by the statesman-businessman, eldest son of Abraham Lincoln |
| | Livingston, Robert (Signature) $225
Helped Draft, But Did Not Sign, Declaration of Independence; Administered 1789 Oath of Office to George Washington |
| | Lodge Jr., Henry Cabot (Letter) $75
Lodge seeks support in his 1936 campaign for GOP nomination for Massachusetts Senator |
| | Lodge Sr., Henry Cabot (Signature) $30
1904 signed slip while Massachusetts US Senator |
| | Logan, John A. (Letter) $195
1876 ALS from the Illinois politician, Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, 1884 VP candidate with Blaine |
| | Maddox, Lester (Photograph) $75
Segregationist Georgia governor, 1976 American Independent Party presidential candidate |
| | Manning, Daniel (Letter) $45
1873 ALS of future Cleveland Treasury Secretary as newspaper editor to Democratic Party historian, interesting NY political content |
| | Marshall, George C. (Letter) $295
General of the Army Marshall appreciates Senator & Mrs. Barkley’s (76th) birthday wishes |
| | Marshall, George C. (Letter) $295
General of the Army Marshall declines Amb. Grew’s invitation to Washington National Monument Society luncheon |
| | Marshall, George C. (Letter) $275
General Marshall happy to be with Mrs. Marshall, home & garden after past decade’s many separations |
| | Marshall, George C. (Letter) $225
General of the Army Marshall appreciates (76th) birthday wishes |
| | McGovern, George (Photograph) $35
South Dakota Senator, 1972 Democratic presidential candidate |
| | McHenry, James (Letter) $650
1797 LS as Secretary of War to fellow Constitution Framer Jonathan Dayton, the Speaker of the House |
| | 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. (Signature) $80
1st Ohio chief justice, 4th state governor, 5th US 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 |
| | Mondale, Walter F. (Photograph) $40
Minnesota US Senator (D) 1964-76, US VP 1977-81 (Carter), 1984 presidential candidate, lost in landslide to President Reagan |
| | Mondale, Walter; McCarthy, Eugene; LeVander, Harold (First Day Cover) $50
1970 Minnesota-related First Day Cover signed by Governor LeVander and Senators McCarthy & Mondale |
| | 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 |
| | Murphy, Frank (Letter) $195
1948 TLS as Associate Justice – served in Detroit, Manila, Lansing, Justice Department, then to the Supreme Court from 1933-1940! |
| | Murphy, Frank (Signed Court card) $110
Uncommon signed Court notecard |
| | Muskie, Ed (Photograph) $50
1968 Democratic VP candidate & 1972 Democratic presidential hopeful |
| | Muskie, Edmund S. (Letter) $40
1971 TLS to former Treasury Secretary Fowler, gathering support for his 1972 doomed run for the Democratic presidential nomination |
| | Nader, Ralph (Autograph Quotation Signed) $95
In-person AQS by the prominent consumer advocate, 3-time presidential candidate |
| | Norris, George W. (Signed Card) $50
Liberal, progressive Republican Nebraska Congressman & Senator, father of TVA & 20th Amendment |
| | Osgood, Samuel (Signature) $90
1st US Postmaster General, his New York City home was the 1st presidential Executive Mansion |
| | Owen, Ruth Bryan (Signed Portrait) $30
1st congresswoman from Florida & the south, 1st woman US ambassador, author |
| | Owen, Ruth Bryan (Letter) $45
1935 TLS while Ambassador to Denmark (1st woman US ambassador), invitation to composer Charles Wakefield Cadman |
| | Parker, John M. (Note) $35
Progressive Party 1916 vice presidential candidate, Louisiana governor |
| | Pendleton, George H. (Letter) $325
Good content January 1864 ALS mentioning “rising stock” of McClellan, his future running mate |
| | 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) |
| | Pinkney, William (Letter) $225
1813 ALS while 7th US Attorney General regarding department accounts |
| | Poinsett, Joel R. (Signature) $50
Statesman-diplomat, Christmas poinsettia plant named for hHim |
| | Poinsett, Joel R. (Letter + Franking Signature) $225
1841 ALS as Van Buren's Secretary of War, discussing construction at West Point |
| | Powell, Colin L. (Photograph) $60
1st African American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff & Secretary of State, oversaw 1991 “Desert Storm” & 2003 overthrow of Saddam Hussein |
| | Proctor, Redfield (Letter) $50
1891 TLS as Harrison’s Secretary of War |
| | Quincy, Josiah (Letter) $150 Special Offer: $135
Harvard’s president transmits honorary LLD degree to Supreme Court Justice John McLean
We took the price down a degree! |
| | Raymond, Henry J. (Autograph Sentiment Signed ) $50
1861 autograph sentiment signed by the 1851 co-founder of The New York Times, a founder of the Republican Party, biographer of Lincoln |
| | Reid, Whitelaw (Signed Album Page) $40
Signed 1893 album page with unsigned Sarony cabinet photo |
| | Reid, Whitelaw (Letter) $60
1879 ALS as New York Tribune editor |
| | Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Signature) $50
Signed bumper sticker for 1964 campaign for GOP presidential nomination |
| | Rodney, Caesar A. (Letter & Free Franked Address Leaf) $225
1810 ALS while 6th Attorney General (Jefferson), to his cousin who would rescue America’s founding documents in 1814 |
| | Romney, George (Photograph) $30
Business executive, Michigan Governor, Nixon Cabinet member |
| | Rush, Richard (Signature) $40
Diplomat son of Benjamin Rush, Madison’s Treasury Comptroller, Attorney General & Acting Secretary of State, JQ Adams’ Treasury Secretary & 1828 running mate |
| | Schurz, Carl (Signature) $55
German-born diplomat, Civil War general, Missouri US Senator, Secretary of the Interior (Hayes), journalist |
| | Scott, Winfield (Letter) $195
1855 ALS, while Commmanding General of the Army, to a New York lawyer & journalist |
| | Sergeant, John (Letter) $150
Nice 1838 ALS on penmanship by Henry Clay’s 1832 running mate, written during his last term in Congress |
| | Seward, William; Welles, Gideon; Browning, Orville; Schofield, John; McCulloch, Hugh; Evarts, William; Randall, Alexander (Signed Album Pages) $350
Andrew Johnson’s entire Cabinet at the close of his Administration |
| | Sherman, John (Photograph) $175
Post-1881 signed cabinet photograph |
| | Smith, Al (Letter) $65
"The Happy Warrior" hopes for a visit with a 21-year-old Chicago socialite/ heiress |
| | Smith, Robert (Letter) $175
1792 legal ALS to Robert Carter III from the future Jefferson-Madison Cabinet member |
| | Sparkman, John (Signed Portrait) $40
1953 signed & inscribed color portrait of the 1952 Democratic VP candidate |
| | Spencer, John C. (Letter) $125
1833 ALS from the future (Tyler) Secretary of War to the former Secretary of War (J. Q. Adams) |
| | Stevenson, Adlai E. (Letter) $125
1959 TLS on inability to accept ”Mutual Admiration Society” NY luncheon invitation |
| | Stimson, Henry L. (Letter) $125
Secretary of State Stimson thanks a noted Atlanta collector for a newspaper editorial copy |
| | Taft, William H. (Letter) $350
President Taft tells a federal judge, a life-long friend, he expects to reappoint a US Marshal “on principle” |
| | Taney, Roger B. (Letter) $275
1834 ALS 3 weeks after leaving Treasury Department |
| | Thomas, Norman (Signed card) $50
Reformer, 5-time Socialist presidential candidate |
| | 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! |
| | Toombs, Robert (Letter) $235
1856 ALS from Senator Toombs sending his autograph |
| | Train, George Francis (Autograph Statement Signed) $135
1876 comment on the American Centennial from the eccentric entrepreneur, noted for trips around the world, the scandalous Credit Mobilier, and 1872 presidential candidacy |
| | Tuck, Amos (Letter ) $125
A New Hampshire founder of the Republican Party, friend of Lincoln |
| | Vance, Joseph (Document) $90
1838 DS as (1st Whig) Ohio Governor, warrant to New York Governor Wm. L. Marcy for extradition of an alleged counterfeiter, docketed by Marcy |
| | Vandenberg, Arthur H. (Letter) $35
Senator Vandenberg to Amb. Grew on HR 199, the “Judd Bill”, on immigration and naturalization |
| | Vinson, Fred M. (First Day Cover) $125
1950 Court-related First Day Cover signed by the 13th US Chief Justice |
| | Vinson, Fred M. (Signed Program) $135
In-person signature on 1953 Washington dinner program |
| | Wallace, George C. (Photograph) $115
Segregationist Alabama governor, 1968 3rd party presidential candidate, shot in 1972 |
| | Wallace, George C. (Letter) $115
1973 TLS as Alabama Governor, 4-time presidential candidate, paralyzed in 1972 attempted assassination |
| | Wallace, Henry A. (Letter) $150
TLS as FDR’s Agriculture Secretary, later FDR’s 2nd VP & 1948 Progressive presidential candidate |
| | Wallace, Henry A. (Signed Card) $75
Card signed by the controversial FDR-Truman cabinet member, FDR’s 2nd VP, 1948 presidential candidate |
| | Wallace, Lew (Signature) $135
Civil War general, New Mexico Territory Governor, authored “Ben Hur” |
| | Warren, Earl (Letter) $195
California Governor Warren expresses thanks after 2nd reelection victory |
| | Webster, Daniel (Free Franked Panel + Steel Engraving) $195
Senate free franked panel addressed to 1st great US autograph collector |
| | Webster, Daniel (Letter) $395
1841 LS as Tyler’s Secretary of State regarding passports |
| | Welles, Gideon (Document) $195
1841 ADS as Hartford, Connecticut Postmaster |
| | Wheeler, Burton K. (Signed Card) $50
Liberal isolationist Montana US Senator, 1924 Progressive VP candidate |
| | Wheeler, Burton K. (Photograph) $75
Montana liberal isolationist US Senator, Progressive VP candidate 1924 |
| | White, Henry (Letter) $45
1920 TLS from the first US career diplomat, Commissioner to WW I Paris Peace Conference, to diplomat Joseph Grew, later Ambassador to Japan at start of WW II |
| | Whitlock, Brand (Photograph) $40
Signed photo of the heroic WW I US Ambassador to German-occupiedBelgium |
| | Willkie, Wendell L. (Signed Card) $150
Corporate lawyer, 1940 Republican presidential candidate |
| | Winthrop, Robert C. (Letter) $40
1854 ALS declining to address a library association |
| | Woodbury, Levi (Letter) $395
Rare Court-related ALS while Associate Justice, offering to present an opinion in Newport |
| | Woodbury, Levi (Letter) $125
1837 ALS while Treasury Secretary, sends his and Andrew Jackson’s autograph to a major early collector |
Americana |
| | Bache, Alexander D. (Letter) $250 Special Offer: $225
1838 ALS to trustee Joseph Hopkinson raising problems with Stephen Girard’s will to further aims of Girard College
Where there's a will, there's a way! |
| | Beard, Daniel Carter (Signed Portrait) $95
1905 founder of the Sons of Daniel Boone, merged with the Boy Scouts of America at its 1910 founding |
| | Bellomont, 1st Earl of (Richard Coote) (Signature) $225
Colonial Governor of Massachusetts & New York, arrested pirate Captain Kidd |
| | Cancel Miranda, Rafael (Photograph) $150
Puerto Rican nationalist, with 3 colleagues shot 5 Congressmen in the House of Representativs in 1954 |
| | Child, Julia (Photograph) $250
The legendary American French chef at work on a flounder in her kitchen! |
| | 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 |
| | Cranch, Richard & Baldwin, Loammi (Signed Banknote) $90
Canceled Watermarked $4 State of Massachusetts-Bay 1780 US Guaranty Note signed by John Adams’ brother-in-law |
| | Ehrlichman, John D. (Photograph) $90
Nixon White House domestic aide convicted in Watergate scandal |
| | French, Benjamin Brown (Signature) $50
Diarist, Commissioner of Public Buildings under Presidents Pierce & Lincoln, Chief Marshal of Lincoln’s 1861 Inaugural parade, oversaw funeral arrangements for Lincoln & son Willie |
| | 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 Special Offer: $1600
1785 legal document signed by the frontiersman who built the first settlement in Kentucky
A little "kernel" off this Kentuckian! |
| | Herndon, William H. (Document) $1495
1853 legal ADS “Lincoln & Herndon” in hand of Lincoln’s law partner, friend and biographer |
| | Hoban, James (Document) $895
Rare 1824 DS of Irish-born architect of The White House as District of Columbia Justice of the Peace |
| | Marshall, James W. (Signed Souvenir Card) $3950
Very rare souvenir card signed by the discoverer of gold in California! |
| | McDonald, Maurice "Nick" (Letter) $150
Good content 1967 TLS from the Dallas Police officer who arrested Lee Harvey Oswald after President Kennedy’s assassination |
| | Mondale, Walter; McCarthy, Eugene; LeVander, Harold (First Day Cover) $50
1970 Minnesota-related First Day Cover signed by Governor LeVander and Senators McCarthy & Mondale |
| | Pickering, John (Document (Partial)) $150
New Hampshire State & Federal jurist, 1st Federal official impeached and removed from office |
| | Reeves, David Wallis (Letter) $95
ALS of the prominent 19th Century bandmaster & march composer on his pictorial letterehad |
| | Smith, Samuel F. (AQS) $750 Special Offer: $650
Signed handwritten beginning of first stanza ("My country-'tis' of thee...of thee I sing") of national hymn “America”
A patriotic contribution! |
| | Townsend, Dr. Francis E. (Signature) $75
Creator of Depression era revolving old age pension proposal, “The Townsend Plan” |
| | Yorty, Sam (Letter) $50
Mayor Yorty defends the LAPD & Chief Parker 2 weeks after the August 1965 Watts Riots |
Americana-California |
| | Conness, John (Signature) $35
Irish-born “49er,” California US Senator 1863-69, backed Chinese immigration, African-American civil rights, helped create Yosemite National Park, pallbearer at Lincoln's funeral |
| | Fair, James G. (Signed Card) $85
Co-owner of the Comstock Lode, California real estate & railroad speculator, banker, Nevada US Senator |
| | Johnson, Hiram W. (Letter) $115
1940 TLS as Senator, sends thanks for message of congratulations on (last) re-nomination |
| | Merriam, Frank F. (Letter) $50
1938 TLS as California Governor to a prominent GOP supporter, laments re-election defeat |
| | Rolph Jr., James (Letter) $50
San Francisco’s 30th & longest serving Mayor, 27th California Governor |
| | Sutro, Adolph (Check) $75 Special Offer: $65
“The King of the Comstock”, noted for Sutro Tunnel & Sutro Baths, San Francisco mayor 1894-96
We tunneled out for a lower price! |
Americana-Hawaii |
| | Dole, Sanford B. (Signed Card) $125
1st President of Republic of Hawaii, 1st Territorial Governor on US Annexation |
| | Fong, Hiram L. (Letter) $50
1970 TLS from the 1st Asian-American US Senator to Senator Muskie, acknowledging message of re-election congratulations |
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, DeWitt (Letter) $175
1825 LS as New York Governor regarding resolution of a county judicial appointment dispute |
| | Croker, Richard (Letter) $75
“Boss Croker”, colorful corrupt NYC politician, led Tammany Hall 1884-1901 |
| | DeSapio, Carmine G. (Signed Portrait) $75
New York City’s last Tammany Hall “boss” 1949-61 |
| | Duffy, Francis P. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $110
NYC 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 |
| | Gilder, Richard Watson (Letter) $195
1895 ALS as Chairman to NY Governor Levi Morton on Report of the Tenement House Committee |
| | Harper, James (Document) $95
Co-founded Harper Bros. publishers, “Know-Nothing” NYC Mayor 1844-45, established 1st municipal police force |
| | Hoffman, John T. (Letter) $40
New York City Mayor 1866-68, NY Governor 1869-72, ties to Boss Tweed ruined further ambitions |
| | Jerome, William Travers (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $25
Anti-corruption NYC DA 1902-09, prosecuted Harry Thaw for Stanford White murder; cousin of Winston Churchill |
| | Low, Seth (Letter) $45
1st President of Columbia University, reformist 2nd Mayor of New York City |
| | Ochs, Adolph S. (Signature) $95
Progressive “New York Times” owner-publisher 1896-1935, crusaded against anti-semitism in American press |
| | Opdyke, George (Letter) $75
1862 LS from New York City’s Civil War Mayor |
| | ORyan, John F. (Signed Card) $35
Led 27th Division in France & Belgium, only National Guard general in command throughout the war |
| | Platt, Thomas C. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $40
New York State political boss, helped create Greater New York City, got Theodore Roosevelt out of Albany and into the White House |
| | 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 |
Americana-Texas |
| | Connally, Tom (Signed Card) $25
Texas US Senator 1929-53, chaired Senate Foreign Relations Committee during and after WW II |
| | Dobie, J. Frank (ANS) $150
1964 note signed by the Texas folklorist on recording promotional flyer |
| | Ferguson, Miriam A. "Ma" (Signed Card) $65
Controversial 1st Texas woman governor, 2nd female US governor |
| | ODaniel, W. Lee "Pappy" (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $50
1930s Texas radio music star, populist governor & senator, only person ever to defeat LBJ for elected office |
Americana-Virginia |
| | Byrd, Harry F. (Letter) $50
1953 TLS from Virginia Governor & Senator, 1956 “States Rights” presidential candidate |
| | Byrd, Harry F. (Photograph) $60
Virginia Governor & Senator, 1956 “States Rights” presidential candidate |
| | Wise, Henry A. (Letter) $250
ALS while Virginia Governor, signed John Brown’s death warrant; CSA general |
| | Wise, Henry A. (Letter) $225
1838 ALS from the Virginia Congressman, as Governor signed John Brown’s death warrant, later Confederate Major General |
Americana-Washington, D.C. Area |
| | Corcoran, William W. (Letter) $110
Early ALS from prominent Washington DC banker, philanthropist, and art collector |
| | French, Benjamin Brown (Signature) $50
Diarist, Commissioner of Public Buildings under Presidents Pierce & Lincoln, Chief Marshal of Lincoln’s 1861 Inaugural parade, oversaw funeral arrangements for Lincoln & son Willie |
| | Hoban, James (Document) $895
Rare 1824 DS of Irish-born architect of The White House as District of Columbia Justice of the Peace |
| | Kendall, Amos (Letter) $125
1838 ALS while Van Buren’s Postmaster General |
| | Stoddert, Benjamin (Document) $325
Future 1st Navy Secretary offers (with a whiff of desperation) to sell Maryland acreage |
| | Stoddert, Benjamin (Letter) $350
1801 ALS from the former (1st) Navy Secretary regarding his own tangled finances & investments |
| | Thornton, William (Document) $295
Designed US Capitol, 1st Architect of the Capitol, 1st Patent Office Superintendent |
Art & Architecture |
| | Batchelor, Clarence D. (Signed Print) $75
Signed print of his 1937 Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoon |
| | Beard, Daniel Carter (Signed Portrait) $95
1905 founder of the Sons of Daniel Boone, merged with the Boy Scouts of America at its 1910 founding |
| | Benton, Thomas Hart (Signed Portrait) $175 Special Offer: $150
Signed 1970 color self-portrait postcard reproduction of the Regionalist painter-muralist
We painted out a few $! |
| | Biederman, Charles; Baskin, Leonard; Rockwell, Norman; Shoumatoff, Elizabeth; Hurd, Peter; Wyeth, Jamie; Wyeth, Henriette; Johns, Jasper (First Day Cover) $250 Special Offer: $225
1964 art-related FDC signed by 8 outstanding American artists
We drew our bottom line a little lower! |
| | Bonheur, Rosa (Signed Card) $125
1897 signed card by the famed French realist painter |
| | Bulfinch, Charles (Signature) $125
1st great American-born architect, noted for buildings in Boston & US Capitol in Washington |
| | Christy, Howard Chandler (Photograph) $225
Signed 1929 photograph of the eminent artist & illustrator |
| | Corbett, Harvey Wiley (Autograph Statement Signed) $295 Special Offer: $250
Lovely handwritten statement on the importance of architecture and architects in society
Designed to fit your collection! |
| | Dalí, Salvador (Signed Print) $495 Special Offer: $450
“Adult” print signed by the controversial, flamboyant Spanish Catalan Surrealist
A salvaged deal for adults only! |
| | Dallin, Cyrus E. (Signed Postcard Reproduction) $150
Signed postcard reproduction of sculpture “Appeal To The Great Spirit”, sculpted angel Moroni for LDS Temple in Salt Lake City, etc. |
| | Durand, Asher B. (Signature) $195
Co-founder of the "Hudson River School" of landscape art |
| | Flagg, James Montgomery (Letter) $225
Frameable small 1929 ALS with distinctive signature |
| | Gibson, Charles Dana (Signed Brochure) $75
1942 exhibit brochure signed by the creator of the “Gibson Girl” and Gibson Martini! |
| | Grant, Gordon (Signature) $75
Frameable signature of the artist known for maritime subjects |
| | Hastings, Thomas D. (Letter) $150
Architect who transformed St. Augustine, Florida, designed New York Public Library & Arlington Cemetery’s Memorial Ampitheater |
| | Hoban, James (Document) $895
Rare 1824 DS of Irish-born architect of The White House as District 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 Special Offer: $120
Highly influential 20th century American architect
We designed a lower price! |
| | Kingman, Dong (Signed Reproduction) $60
Twice signed greeting card reproduction of his “Wall Street”, created for Forbes |
| | Lawrence, Jacob (Signed Postcard Reproduction) $135
Color postcard reproduction signed by one of the best artistic portrayers of the African-American experience |
| | Leyendecker, Joseph C. (Signature) $95
Major early 20th century artist best known for posters, advertising, magazine & book ilustrations |
| | Loewy, Raymond (Photograph) $250 Special Offer: $225
Great 20th century industrial designer, created Shell & Exxon logos, Studebaker Avanti, Lucky Strike package, etc.
A special price designed for you! |
| | Luhan, Mabel Dodge (Signature) $150
Rare autograph of the wealthy patron associated with the Taos Art Colony; author |
| | Morris, Benjamin Wister (Letter) $150 Special Offer: $125
Prominent NYC architect, designed interiors for ocean liner “Queen Mary”, NYC skyscrapers
An artfully designed lower price! |
| | Neiman, Leroy (Signed Card) $75
American artist best known for brightly colored expressionistic paintings of musicians & sporting events |
| | 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! |
| | Rivers, Larry (Signature) $75
Frameable signature of the New York School “pop” artist |
| | Rockwell, Norman (Signed Print) $475
Signed large print of “Jockey Weighing In” |
| | 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” |
| | Smith, Howard E. (Letter & Original Sketch) $110
Original ink sketch of a cowboy on a bucking bronco on 1920 TLS of the American Impressionist artist, student of Howard Pyle |
| | Soyer, Raphael (Signed Postcard Reproduction) $95
Postcard reproduction signed by the noted American social realist |
| | Soyer, Raphael (Signed Reproduction) $75
Reproduction of self portrait signed by the noted American social realist artist |
| | Stone, Edward Durrell (Photograph) $225 Special Offer: $195
Exponent of International Style of architecture
A lower price by design! |
| | Taft, Lorado (Photograph) $150
Noted sculptor, teacher, lecturer, author, famed for Chicago & Washington DC fountains, etc. |
| | Thornton, William (Document) $295
Designed US Capitol, 1st Architect of the Capitol, 1st Patent Office Superintendent |
| | Van Loon, Hendrik (ANS) $95
1943 ANS on letterhead of the Dutch-American historian, journalist and author |
| | Van Loon, Hendrik W. (Signed Original Sketch) $125
Lovely original nautical sketch by the Dutch-American historian, journalist and author |
| | Vlaminck, Maurice de (Signature) $195
20th century French painter, principal of “Fauve” movement |
| | Yandell, Enid (Signed Card) $30
Pioneer late 19th- early 20th century sculptor & humanitarian |
Art-Cartoons & Comics |
| | Anderson, Carl (Original Sketch) $175
Signed original sketch of “Henry” |
| | Bushmiller, Ernie (Original Signed Comic Strip) $495
Signed original 1951 4-panel “Nancy” daily strip |
| | Bushmiller, Ernie (Signed Original Sketch & Sentiment) $395
Original color portraits of Nancy & Sluggo with autograph sentiment signed by their creator |
| | Calkins, Dick (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $75
Drew 1st science fiction comic strip, “Buck Rogers”, 1929-47 |
| | Caniff, Milt (Letter) $75
Caniff is pleased "Steve Canyon" panel on soil stablization was used by the "Chemical and Engineering News" |
| | Caniff, Milton (Signed Original Comic Strip) $395
Signed original 1959 4-panel “Steve Canyon” comic strip |
| | Capp, Al (Letter) $295
Very good content TLS from the creator of “L’il Abner” to his co-creator of “Abbie ‘n Slats”, Raeburn Van Buren |
| | Crosby, Percy L. (Photograph) $125
Controversial creator of the popular 1923-45 comic strip “Skippy” |
| | Ed, Carl (Original Sketches) $150
Two pencil drawings on cards of his 1919-59 popular comic strip characters, Harold Teen & Lillums Lovewell |
| | Fisher, Bud (Signed Card) $110
Vintage signed card by the creator of “Mutt and Jeff” |
| | Flagg, James Montgomery (Letter) $225
Frameable small 1929 ALS with distinctive signature |
| | Fox, Fontaine (Signed Sketch) $175
Signed original sketch of Toonerville Trolley's "Aunt Eppie Hogg" |
| | Gould, Chester (Letter) $110
1980 ALS on his notecard with printed Dick Tracy sketch |
| | Holman, Bill (Signed Original Sketch & Sentiment) $150
Signed original color sketch of Smokey Stover and his son Earl |
| | Holman, Bill (Signed Original Cartoon) $125
Signed original 1944 “Nuts and Jolts” gag panel cartoon |
| | Keppler, Joseph (Signed Card) $50
Austrian-American satirical cartoonist, co-founded “Puck” |
| | Knerr, Harold H. (Signed Original Sketch & Sentiment) $250
Original sketch & sentiment from the 1914-49 writer-artist of “The Katzenjammer Kids”, longest-running comic strip ever! |
| | Lantz, Walter (Signed Sketch) $135
Signed original 1979 sketch of “Woody Woodpecker” |
| | Lee, Stan (Signed Photograph) $125
Comic book writer- producer, co-created Marvel’s Spider-Man, Iron Man, The Hulk, etc. |
| | McBride, Clifford (Letter) $25
Popular 1930’s-50s cartoonist noted for “Napoleon and Uncle Elby” sStrip |
| | ONeill, Rose C. (Signature) $195
1st American woman cartoonist, “Queen of Bohemian Society”, inspired song “Rose of Washington Square” |
| | Patterson, Russell (Signed Portrait) $75
Cartoonist, illustrator-promoter of the Jazz Age “flapper”, Broadway & Hollywood costume and scenic designer |
| | Siegel, Jerry R. (Letter) $95
1969 TLS from the “Superman” co-creator to a Canadian writer, mentioning the “litigation hassle” |
| | Smith, Sidney (Photograph) $195
Signed photo of the creator of “The Gumps” comic strip that ran for 42 years! |
| | Smith, Sidney (Signed Original Sketch) $195
Signed original sketch of Andy Gump |
| | Smith, Sidney (Signed Original Sketch) $195
Signed original sketch of Tilda, The Gumps’ annoying maid |
| | Van Buren, Raeburn "Ray" (Original Sketch) $95
Original 1936 sketch by the co-creator of the “Abbie ‘an Slats” comic strip |
| | Walker, Mort (Signed Original Sketch) $65
Signed original sketch of Sergeant Snorkel, Beetle Bailey’s nemesis |
Art-Photographers |
| | Adams, Ansel (Signed Postcard Reproduction) $195
Signed postcard reproduction of Yosemite’s “Half Dome, Merced River, Winter” |
| | Saltonstall, Leverett (Photograph) $150
Large signed photo of the Massachusetts statesman, also signed by the photographer, Yusuf Karsh’s mentor |
| | Van Der Zee, James (Signature) $495 Special Offer: $450
African-American photographer, noted for portraits of Black celebrities and ordinary people of Harlem
A photo-finished deal! |
| | Van Vechten, Carl (Letter) $115
American writer and photographer, patron of “the Harlem Renaissance” |
Aviation & Space |
| | Allen, Joseph P. (Photograph) $35
Scientist-astronaut, flew on STS5 & STS51-A space shuttle missions |
| | Armstrong, Neil (Photograph) $3500
Inscribed & signed NASA color photo in spacesuit, moon in background |
| | Bennett Jr., James Gordon (Autographed Sentiment Signed) $115
New York Herald publisher, sent Stanley to find Livingstone, established trophies in yacht, aviation & auto racing |
| | 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 |
| | Braniff, Thomas E. (ANS) $95
Aviation business pioneer, created Braniff Airways 1928, 1st Southwest US airline |
| | Brereton, Lewis H. (Letter) $195
One of first US military aviation commanders, served in nearly all theaters in WW II |
| | Calvert, Brian (Photograph) $50
British Airways Flight Manager (Technical), piloted Concorde’s 1976 inaugural commercial flight |
| | 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! |
| | 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 |
| | Dunbar, Bonnie (FDC) $25
Signed 1980 FDC honoring pioneer aviatrix Blanche Stuart Scott |
| | Eaker, Ira C. (Letter) $175
Nice content postwar TLS as Hughes Tool Co. vice president |
| | Eaker, Ira C. (Letter) $195
Uncommon ALS of deputy USAAF commander, led bomber command in Europe |
| | Foss, Joe (First Day Cover) $60
WW II Marine Corps ace, Medal of Honor recipient, So. Dakota statesman, television personality, NRA president |
| | Hartsfield, Hank (Signature) $25
In-person astronaut signature, adds Space Shuttle flights |
| | Lousma, Jack & Fullerton, C. Gordon (Signed Launch Cover) $85
Signed 1982 3rd Columbia Space Shuttle flight launch cover |
| | Lousma, Jack R. (Photograph) $50
US Astronaut, Piloted 1973 Skylab 3 mission, commanded 1982 3rd Shuttle “Columbia” flight |
| | Mattern, Jimmie & Griffin, Bennett (Signatures) $90
Signatures of pilots of failed 1932 "The Century of Progress" round-the-world flight |
| | McAuliffe, S. Christa (Signature) $900
1st non-astronaut to be sent to space, killed in 1986 explosion of Shuttle "Challenger" |
| | 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, Umberto (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 |
| | Richman, Harry (Photograph) $75
Popular entertainer, famed for recording & film “Puttin’ on the Ritz”, co-piloted 1936 1st transatlantic round trip flight |
| | Rickenbacker, Eddie (Letter) $195
“Captain Eddie” runs his “ship”! |
| | Rickenbacker, Eddie (Letter) $195
1955 TLS as Eastern Air Lines Board Chairman, to a job seeker |
| | Rickenbacker, Eddie (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $115
1944 sentiment signed by the WW I Medal of Honor aviator and auto racing pioneer after his 2nd near-death experience |
| | Rosendahl, Charles E. (Photograph) $175
US Navy airship advocate, commanded “Los Angeles” & “Akron”, Lakehurst CO 1934-38 |
| | Ryan, T. Claude (Photograph) $250
Pioneer airplane manufacturer, company built Lindbergh’s “The Spirit of St. Louis” |
| | Schirra, Wally (Photograph) $175
Original US astronaut, flew on Mercury, Gemini & Apollo program missions |
| | See Jr., Elliot M. (Photograph) $350
Member of 2nd US astronaut group, scheduled Gemini 9 command pilot, killed in 1966 accident |
| | Sevestyanov, Vitaly Ivanovich (Photograph) $150
1970 signed photo of USSR Soyuz 9 & 18 cosmonaut |
| | Stewart, Homer J. (Photograph) $90
US rocket pioneer, helped develop Explorer I, 1st US satellite launched Jan. 1958 |
| | Tibbets, Paul W. (Signature) $95
Piloted “Enola Gay” on August 1945 Hiroshima atomic bomb mission |
| | Turner, Roscoe (First Day Cover) $110
Colorful American barnstormer, stunt pilot, air racer, Bendix and Thompson Trophy winner |
Black (African-American) Leaders |
| | Anderson, Marian (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $150
1944 autograph sentiment signed by the famed contralto |
| | Anderson, Marian (Photograph) $175
Small photo postcard signed by the noted contralto |
| | Anderson, William L. (Letter) $110
Late 19th-early 20th century Cincinnati editor-publisher writes President Taft regarding a delegation of “colored workers” going to the 1912 GOP convention |
| | Arroyo, Martina (Photograph) $30 Special Offer: $25
One of the first African-American opera stars
A lower price but not lower in our esteem! |
| | Bond, Horace M. (Letter) $75
1954 TLS as Lincoln University president, sends thanks for gift of letters from Booker T. Washington & Thaddeus Stevens |
| | Booker, Simeon (Letter) $110
Good content 1958 letter on JFK from the “Jackie Robinson of journalism” |
| | Bumbry, Grace (Photograph) $30 Special Offer: $25
Pioneer African-American mezzo & high soprano opera singer
A sweeter price for a sweet singer! |
| | Chisholm, Shirley (Photograph) $135
Photograph signed by the 1st African-American congresswoman |
| | 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 |
| | Ellington, Edward "Duke" (Photograph) $295
Nice signed & inscribed photo of the jazz legend |
| | Gravely, Jr., Samuel L. (Photograph) $95
1st African-American US Navy officer, 1st to command a ship and 1st flag officer |
| | Horne, Lena (Signed Card) $110
Singer, dancer, actress, civil rights activist, 1st Black performer to sign long-term studio contract |
| | Lawrence, Jacob (Signed Postcard Reproduction) $135
Color postcard reproduction signed by one of the best artistic portrayers of the African-American experience |
| | Louis, Joe (Signed Magazine Cover) $395
Signed colorful July 1948 Ring Magazine cover highlighting his title rematch with Jersey Joe Walcott |
| | Marshall, Thurgood (First Day Cover) $250
Signed 1967 John F. Kennedy sStamp First Day Cover |
| | McNair, Ronald E. (Photograph) $350
2nd African-American in space, killed in 1986 “Challenger” disaster |
| | Mercer, Mabel (Signed Sheet Music) $150 Special Offer: $125
Sheet music signed by the great cabaret singer
An more enchanting price for this chanteuse! |
| | Mitchell, Leona (Photograph) $25
Renowned African-American lyric-spinto soprano |
| | Parks, Rosa (Signed Card) $195
Signature of “The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement” |
| | Powell, Colin L. (Photograph) $60
1st African American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff & Secretary of State, oversaw 1991 “Desert Storm” & 2003 overthrow of Saddam Hussein |
| | Revels, Hiram R. (Signature) $395
First African-American US Senator/Member of Congress |
| | Sims, Naomi (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $25
1st African-American supermodel, businesswoman, author |
| | Van Der Zee, James (Signature) $495 Special Offer: $450
African-American photographer, noted for portraits of Black celebrities and ordinary people of Harlem
A photo-finished deal! |
| | 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 |
| | Young, Andrew (Photograph) $35
SCLC associate of Dr. King, Carter UN Ambassador, Atlanta Mayor |
Business & Finance |
| | Albee II, Edward F. (Photograph) $225
Vaudeville impressario (grandfather of the playwright), with partner B. F. Keith, first introduced motion pictures in the US |
| | Altman, Benjamin (Check) $125 Special Offer: $110
Check signed by the founder of B. Altman & Co. department stores, notable philanthropist
A "B. Altman" bargain! |
| | Ames, Oakes (Signature) $50
Massachusetts US Rep 1863-73, his firm helped build the transcontinental railroad and created the 1872 “Credit Mobilier” scandal |
| | Angell, Sir (Ralph) Norman (Letter) $75 Special Offer: $65
English 1933 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, believed European economic integration would make militarism obsolete
A "special" for a man ahead of his time |
| | Astor, William Waldorf, 2nd Viscount (Letter) $110
Astor thanks his sister for a souvenir riding crop for rambling at Cliveden |
| | Astor, William Waldorf, 2nd Viscount (Letter) $110
Astor invites sister Pauline to sail to the US with he & Lady Nancy |
| | Baer, George F. (Photograph) $195
J. P. Morgan’s Pennsylvania representative, railroad executive, bitterly fought miners in 1902 Pennsylvania coal strike |
| | Baldwin, William H. (Photograph) $75
Boston businessman & philanthropist, led Boston Young Men’s Christian Union 1868-1907 |
| | Barton, Bruce F. (ANS) $35
Successful advertising executive and author, GOP congressional foe of FDR (“Martin, Barton, and Fish”) |
| | Baruch, Bernard M. (Signed Card) $50
Financier, statesman, advisor to presidents Wilson thru Eisenhower |
| | Belmont Jr., August (Letter) $175
Financier & sportsman, horse racing’s Belmont Stakes & Belmont Park named for him |
| | Bennett Jr., James Gordon (Autographed Sentiment Signed) $115
New York Herald 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 |
| | Blough, Roger (Signed Portrait) $45
US Steel CEO 1959-69, battled Kennedy administration in 1962 steel price hike controversey |
| | Brandeis, Louis D. (Letter) $495
Justice Brandeis cites a pioneer company’s attempt at workplace democracy |
| | Braniff, Thomas E. (ANS) $95
Aviation business pioneer, created Braniff Airways 1928, 1st Southwest US airline |
| | Burke, John M. (Letter) $250
Buffalo Bill’s famed press agent, one of the great public relations legends |
| | Burns, William J. (Photograph) $175
1921 signed photo of the famed detective while head of US Bureau of Investigation, FBI forerunner |
| | Busch Jr., August Anheuser (Photograph) $225
Signed photograph of the brewery magnate and baseball executive |
| | Claflin, Tennessee C. (Signature) $450 Special Offer: $400
“Tennie C.”, colorful & controversial women’s rights advocate
Our "feminine side" says to lower the price! |
| | Corcoran, William W. (Letter) $110
Early ALS from prominent Washington DC banker, philanthropist, and art collector |
| | Depew, Chauncey M. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $40
New York lawyer & US Senator, represented Vanderbilt railroad interests, NY Central Railroad president 1885-98 |
| | Depew, Chauncey M. (Document) $110
1897 DS of the New York lawyer & US Senator as NY Central & Hudson River Railroad president |
| | Duvall, Gabriel (Signature) $110
Clipped signature as (1st) US Treasury Comptroller, served on Marshall Court 1812-35 |
| | Eaton, Cyrus S. (letter) $60
Cleveland investment banker, opponent of the Cold War, dubbed “the Kremlin's favorite capitalist" |
| | Fair, James G. (Signed Card) $85
Co-owner of the Comstock Lode, California real estate & railroad speculator, banker, Nevada US Senator |
| | Fairless, Benjamin F. (Photograph) $75
Karsh photograph of, and signed by, US Steel’s 1938-53 President |
| | Field III, Marshall (Signed Card) $35
Card signed by the Chicago financier, publisher,and philanthropist |
| | 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 |
| | Flower, Roswell P. (Signed Card) $25
Card signed by the 30th Governor of New York |
| | Ford II, Henry (First Day Cover) $75
Signed First Day Cover for stamp honoring his grandather |
| | Ford Sr., William Clay (First Day Cover) $50
Youngest grandson of Henry Ford, owner of NFL Detroit Lions |
| | Ford, Edsel (Letter) $575 Special Offer: $495
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 Special Offer: $575
Pioneer motion picture executive, founder of Fox film & theater empire, namesake of today’s Fox TV network
A more right price for Fox! |
| | Fruehauf, Harvey C. (Letter) $75
Good content 1941 TLS to Oklahoma US Rep Mike Monroney on the proposed property-seizure bill |
| | Gannett, Frank E. (Photograph) $110
Media mogul, founded Gannett Corporation |
| | Gannett, Frank E. (Autographed Sentiment Signed) $50
1944 card signed by the media mogul, founded Gannett Corporation |
| | Getty, J. Paul (Signature) $85
Signature of the American oilman, one of the world’s wealthiest men at his death |
| | Gifford, Walter S. (Photograph) $90
AT&T president 1925-48, oversaw tremendous corporate growth & pioneering technology |
| | Hamilton, Alexander (Document) $5995
Rare 1794 ADS, pay order while Secretary of the Treasury |
| | Hammer, Armand (Photograph) $175
Oil tycoon noted for close Cold War USSR ties, art collector & philanthropist |
| | Harper, James (Document) $95
Co-founded Harper Bros. publishers, “Know-Nothing” NYC Mayor 1844-45, established 1st municipal police force |
| | Insull, Samuel (Letter) $595 Special Offer: $525
1935 TLS of the Chicago financier, created largest public utility holding company, ruined in Depression
A little insulation offer! |
| | Jones, George & Raymond, Henry A. (Signatures) $75
Signatures of the 1851 founders of “The Gray Lady”, The New York Times |
| | Kahn, Otto W. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $60
Banker, philanthropist, patron of the arts |
| | Kendall, Amos (Check) $125
1836 sight draft (check) as Jackson’s Postmaster General |
| | Kendall, Amos (Letter) $125
1838 ALS while Van Buren’s Postmaster General |
| | Klein, Calvin (Photograph) $40
American clothing designer, his brand also on perfume, watches & jewelry |
| | Knox, John Jay (Letter) $65
1875 LS as Comptroller of the Treasury to Attorney General Pierrepont |
| | Lasky Sr., Jesse L. (Photograph) $225
Pioneer movie mogul, co-founder of Paramount Pictures, produced Hollywood’s 1st feature film 1914 |
| | Lincoln, Robert T. (Signed Card) $175
1897 card signed by the statesman-businessman, eldest son of Abraham Lincoln |
| | Luce, Henry R. (Letter) $195 Special Offer: $175
ALS from the communications empire founder to the wife of Yale’s president
A notable LIFE, a man of his TIME! |
| | McCormick, Col. Robert R. (Signed card) $35
Ultra-conservative 1914-55 Chicago Tribune editor-publisher |
| | McCulloch, Hugh (Signed card) $50
Lincoln-Johnson & Arthur Treasury Secretary, gold-backed currency advocate |
| | McCulloch, Hugh (Signed Card) $45
Card signed a month after leaving office as Arthur’s, and 20 years after becoming Lincoln’s, Treasury Secretary |
| | McKinley, William (Document) $1250
1894 State of Ohio $1,000 bond signed as Governor |
| | McLane, Louis (Letter) $110
1841 ALS while Baltimore & Ohio Railroad president to a Baltimore merchant & collector |
| | Mellon, Andrew O. (Signed card) $75
Engraved card signed as Treasury Secretary |
| | Mellon, Andrew O. (Photograph) $325
Fine sepia portrait by a renowned Pittsburgh photographer |
| | Mifflin, George H. (Photograph) $75
Boston publisher, president of Houghton Mifflin Company 1908-21 |
| | Miller, Nathan L. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $20
New York lawyer for Carnegie and US Steel, 43rd Governor of New York 1921-22 |
| | Mollien, Francois Nicolas, Comte (Letter) $125
1802 LS from Napoleon’s future 2nd Minister of Finance, thanks Paris Athéneé Des Artes for an honor |
| | Oppenheimer, Sir Ernest (Signature) $350 Special Offer: $295
Created modern diamond industry, controlled largest cartel, promoted diamond engagement ring custom
A gem of a deal! |
| | Osgood, Samuel (Signature) $90
1st US Postmaster General, his New York City home was the 1st presidential Executive Mansion |
| | Paley, William S. (Letter) $85
1939 TLS from the fFounder of CBS radio & television networks |
| | Peabody, George (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $85
1866 autograph sentiment signed by the Baltimore-London banker, father of modern philanthropy |
| | Penney, J. C. (Signed Card) $95
Card signed by the department store magnate and philanthropist |
| | Pomeroy, Samuel C. (Signature) $35
Kansas US Senator, 2nd president of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, introduced bill to create Yellowstone National Park |
| | 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 |
| | Regan, Donald T. (Photograph) $40
Reagan Treasury Secretary & White House Chief of Staff |
| | Reith, John Charles W., 1st Baron Reith of Stonehaven (Letter) $110
“Father” of the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), Member of Churchill’s War Cabinet |
| | Rickenbacker, Eddie (Letter) $195
1955 TLS as Eastern Air Lines Board Chairman, to a job seeker |
| | Ringling, John (Document) $250 Special Offer: $225
Signed 1926 season pass for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows
Hurry, hurry, step right up! |
| | Roberts, Ellis H. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $40
Card signed while 20th Treasurer of the United States |
| | Rockefeller Jr., John D. (Letter) $175
1922 TLS thanking a minister for preaching at the Seal Harbor Congregational Church |
| | Romney, George (Photograph) $30
Business executive, Michigan Governor, Nixon Cabinet member |
| | Rosenwald, Julius (Signed Card) $150 Special Offer: $125
Card signed by the Sears, Roebuck & Co. executive, prominent Chicago philanthropist and benefactor
A Chicago special! |
| | Ross, Nellie Tayloe (Photograph) $110
1st woman elected state governor, 1st woman Director of US Mint |
| | Rothschild, Baron Nathan M. (Signature) $295
Founder of the London branch of the House of Rothschild |
| | Rothschild, Lionel (Letter) $595
Led London House of Rothschild 1836-79, 1st Jewish Member of Parliament (1858) |
| | Sarnoff, David (Letter) $395 Special Offer: $350
Creator of the 1st radio network (NBC) to Ambassador Grew
Turn the dial downward! |
| | Schwab, Charles M. (Document) $75
Colorful Pennsylvania steel baron, “broke the bank” at Monte Carlo, died bankrupt |
| | Sinclair, Harry F. (Signed Card) $150
Founded Sinclair Oil Company 1916, convicted in “Teapot Dome” scandal |
| | Spinner, Francis E.; Jeffries, Noah L.; Hartley, John F.; Graham, John A. (Signed Album Page) $125
Album page signed by 4 top officials of the 1869 Treasury Department |
| | Stoddert, Benjamin (Document) $325
Future 1st Navy Secretary offers (with a whiff of desperation) to sell Maryland acreage |
| | Stoddert, Benjamin (Letter) $350
1801 ALS from the former (1st) Navy Secretary regarding his own tangled finances & investments |
| | Straus, Nathan (Signature) $50
Owned R. H. Macy’s 1896-1914, in 1923 voted man who did most for public welfare in 1st 25 years of Greater New York City |
| | Sutro, Adolph (Check) $75 Special Offer: $65
“The King of the Comstock”, noted for Sutro Tunnel & Sutro Baths, San Francisco mayor 1894-96
We tunneled out for a lower price! |
| | Tabor, Horace A. W. (Signature) $350 Special Offer: $295
Signature of “The Silver King”, likely while Colorado US Senator for 2 months
A sterling offer! |
| | Tobin, James (First Day Cover) $25
American Keynesian economist, awarded 1981 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences |
| | Train, George Francis (Autograph Statement Signed) $135
1876 comment on the American Centennial from the eccentric entrepreneur, noted for trips around the world, the scandalous Credit Mobilier, and 1872 presidential candidacy |
| | Vanderbilt, Harold S. (Signed Card) $65
Great-grandson of Commodore Vanderbilt, champion yachtsman and bridge player |
| | Vanderbilt, William H. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $25
Great-great-grandson of Commodore Vanderbilt, Rhode Island Governor 1939-41 |
| | Vassar, Matthew (Signature) $195 Special Offer: $175
English-born Poughkeepsie, NY brewer, founded Vassar College 1861
A more educated deal! |
| | 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 |
| | Wilson, Charles E. (Photograph) $40
Signed photo while Eisenhower’s Defense Secretary |
| | Woodruff, Robert W. (Letter) $50
Atlanta philanthropist & Coca-Cola executive to Basil O’Connor on gift book about polio pioneer Dr. Tom Rivers |
| | 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
1813 notification of appointment of a North Carolina officer who served in Georgia in the War of 1812 |
| | Baker III, James A. (Matted Photograph) $50
Photo of the noted lawyer- statesman inscribed to Treasury predecessor Henry Fowler |
| | Baker, Newton D. (Letter) $50
1927 TLS to notable collector Rev. Cornelius Greenway, unable to accept his invitation |
| | Baker, Newton D. (Photograph) $75
Signed photo while on the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague |
| | Bancroft, George (Letter) $95
1840 ALS while Boston Collector of Customs by the historian, diplomat, future Navy Secretary, and founder of the US Naval Academy |
| | Barbour, James (Signature) $75
Virginia’s 18th governor, US senator J. Q. Adams’ Secretary of War, Minister to England |
| | Bayard, Thomas F. (Signature) $35
Delaware US Senator 1869-85, Secretary of State 1885-89 (Cleveland), 1st Ambassador to Great Britain |
| | Bell, Griffin B. (Photograph) $35
Eminent Georgia lawyer & federal judge, US Attorney General 1976-79 |
| | Berrien, John Macpherson (Signature) $40
“The American Cicero”, 10th US Attorney General (Jackson), 3-time Georgia US Senator |
| | Blaine, James G. (Signed Album Page+Engraving) $75
Signed large autograph album page as Maine Senator, with engraving |
| | Brewster, Benjamin H. (Signed Card) $30
Card signed as Arthur’s Attorney General |
| | Brinegar, Claude S. (Photograph) $30
3rd Secretary of Transportation 1973-75 (Nixon-Ford) |
| | Bryan, William Jennings (Letter) $350
“The Great Commoner” 1918 ALS to a former State Department colleague |
| | Butler, Benjamin F. (Letter) $150
The former Cabinet member and Van Buren’s law partner, sends his autograph from court, apologizing for a neglecting an earlier request |
| | Byrnes, James F. (Signed Card) $40
Card Signed by the South Carolina statesman, US Supreme Court Justice & Secretary of State |
| | Campbell, George W. (Letter & Free Franked Address Leaf) $235
Uncommon LS in his 1st (of 8) month as Treasury Secretary during the War of 1812 |
| | Campbell, George W. (Letter & Free Franked Address Leaf) $235
Uncommon 1814 LS while 8-month Treasury Secretary during War of 1812 |
| | Cass, Lewis (Letter) $150
1855 ALS as Senator, accepts membership in a Philadelphia debating society |
| | Celebrezze, Anthony J. (Photograph) $30
Signed photo as JFK-LBJ HEW Secretary |
| | Chandler, Zachariah (Letter) $70
1876 LS of Michigan Radical Republican leader in Senate as Grant’s Interior Secretary |
| | Chase, Salmon P. (Signed Portrait) $350
Signed portrait, image similar to that on the US $10,000 bill |
| | Christopher, Warren M. (Photograph) $45
Signed photo of the lawyer-statesman, 63rd US Secretary of State |
| | Clark, Tom C. (Photograph) $95
Nicely Inscribed 1945 Photo as Attorney General |
| | Clark, Tom C. (First Day Cover) $50
1968 First Day Cover signed by President Truman's "biggest mistake" |
| | Clifford, Clark M. (Photograph) $40
Washington “supelawyer”, presidential advisor, LBJ Defense Secretary |
| | Cortelyou, George B. (Letter) $50
1904 TLS as 1st Secretary of Commerce and Labor |
| | Cortelyou, George B. (Letter) $75
Treasury Secretary Cortelyou 1908 TLS to the President of the National Academy of Sciences |
| | Crawford, William H. (Letter) $195
1816 letter as Secretary of War chastising the Commissary General on the appointment of a deputy at Plattsburg, New York |
| | Crawford, William H. (Signature) $75
Signature from free frank as 7th Treasury Secretary |
| | Crittenden, John J. (Letter) $225
1838 ALS while Kentucky US Senator of the future US Attorney General, authored 1860 Crittenden Compromise to avoid civil war |
| | Crowinshield, Benjamin (Document) $150
Highly unusual MsDS as 5th Secretary of the Navy, nominating a Navy Agent! |
| | Crowinshield, Benjamin W. (Letter) $225
1815 ALS as Secretary of the Navy, in part praising Treasury Secretary Dallas |
| | Cushing, Caleb (Letter) $110
The Attorney General sends a commission for a Washington DC Justice of the Peace |
| | Cushing, Caleb (Letter) $95
1866 ALS to powerful New York Republican boss Roscoe Conkling |
| | Dallas, Alexander J. (Letter) $225
1815 ALS as 6th Treasury Secretary to exiled Irish revolutionary, now New York lawyer, Thomas Aldis Emmet |
| | Daniels, Josephus (Letter) $45
1920 TLS as Wilson’s Navy Secretary to editor-publisher Hamilton Holt, unable to attend Greek Relief Committee banquet |
| | Davis, James J. (Letter) $60
1926 TLS as Secretary of Labor returning from campaign speaking trip |
| | Davis, Jefferson (Letter) $1250
Near mint 1856 LS as Secretary of War to Rep. Justin S. Morrill |
| | Day, William R. (Check) $75
1899 check while federal appellate court judge, joined Supreme Court in 1903 |
| | Delano, Columbus (Autograph Quotation Signed) $125
Rare 1872 AQS as Grant's Interior Secretary, likley inspired by the 1st African-American to speak in the US Capitol |
| | Delano, Columbus (Letter) $125
1871 ALS as Interior Secretary, recommends nominee for pension agency at Louisville to Vermnont Senator Edmunds |
| | Denby, Edwin (Photograph) $50
"Teapot Dome" scandal dupe? |
| | Dickerson, Mahlon (Letter) $75
1838 ALS while Van Buren’s Navy Secretary, sending his autograph |
| | Dickerson, Mahlon (Letter) $90
Written within a week of his appointment as Secretary of the Navy by President Jackson |
| | Dickerson, Mahlon (Letter) $90
1834 LS as Navy Secretary with good US Navy medical historical association |
| | Eaton, John H. (Letter) $225
1830 financial ALS while Secretary of War and Jackson protégé |
| | Eustis, William (Letter) $250
War Secretary Eustis asks predecessor Henry Dearborn’s opinion of a candidate for Chief Clerk of the War Department |
| | Eustis, William (Document) $150
1812 partial DS as Secretary of War, appointment of an infantry officer |
| | Farley, James A. (Photograph) $35
Nice studio portrait of FDR’s Postmaster General & New Deal patronage master |
| | Finch, Robert (Photograph) $35
Managed Nixon’s 1960 presidential campaign, HEW Secretary 1969-70 |
| | Fish, Hamilton (Document) $225
1874 passport signed as Grant’s Secretary of State |
| | Fish, Hamilton; Creswell, John A. J.; Boutwell, George S.; Hoar, Ebenezer R.; Cox, Jacob D.; Robeson, George W.; Rawlins, John A. (Signed Album Page) $295
Album page signed by President Grant’s June 25-Sept.6, 1869 entire Cabinet |
| | Forrestal, James V. (Signed Card) $65
Last Cabinet level Secretary of the Navy, first Secretary of Defense, 1949 suicide |
| | Forsyth, John (Letter) $125
1838 ALS while Van Buren’s Secretary of State |
| | Forward, Walter (Letter) $85
1841 LS as Tyler’s Treasury Secretary |
| | Foster Jr., Charles W. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $25
1882 signature as Ohio’s 35th Governor, later Benj. Harrison’s Treasury Secretary |
| | Gallatin, Albert (Letter) $195
1811 LS as Treasury Secretary to Georgia Commissioner of Loans |
| | Gardner, John W. (Photograph) $35
LBJ HEW Secretary 1965-68, founded Common Cause & White House Fellowship program |
| | Garland, Augustus H. (Letter) $85
1st Arkansas presidential Cabinet member, US & CSA Senator |
| | Goldberg, Arthur J. (Photograph) $150
Signed & inscribed photograph of the statesman & jurist |
| | Goldberg, Arthur J. (Letter) $195
1970 TLS after losing New York gubernatorial election, to Senator Muskie, thanking him for campaign help |
| | Graham, William A. (Letter) $125
1851 ALS as Fillmore’s Navy Secretary, 1852 Whig VP candidate with Winfield Scott |
| | Granger, Gideon (Letter) $125
1807 LS as US Postmaster General relating to his property in Genessee County, New York |
| | Gronouski, John A. (Photograph) $35
JFK-LBJ Postmaster General, 1st Polish-American Cabinet member |
| | Grundy, Felix (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $50
1839 autograph sentiment signed as Van Buren’s Attorney General |
| | Hamilton, Alexander (Document) $5995
Rare 1794 ADS, pay order while Secretary of the Treasury |
| | Hamilton, Paul (Letter) $150
1810 LS as Navy Secretary, a misdirected letter to the commander of the schooner Enterprise, early Navy hero |
| | Hardin, Clifford M. (Letter) $30
Nixon Agriculture Secretary Hardin to Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans |
| | Harlan, James (Signature) $25
Iowa Senator, Interior Secretary 1865-66, Robert Lincoln’s father-in-law |
| | Hay, John (Letter) $250
1902 TLS as Secretary of State to an eminent jurist on his recommendation for a consular appointment |
| | Hay, John (Signed Card) $135
Card signed by Lincoln’s private secretary & biographer, diplomat, statesman |
| | Hickel, Walter J. "Wally" (Letter) $60
3 weeks before being fired by Nixon, Interior Secretary Hickel congratulates Senator Ed Muskie on his re-election |
| | Hitchcock, Ethan Allen (ON HOLD) (Signed Card) $25
Official card signed by 1898-1907 McKinley-TR Interior Secretrary |
| | Hoar, Ebenezer R. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $50
Autograph Sentiment Signed by Grant’s 1st Attorney General, 1st to head the Department of Justice |
| | Hufstedler, Shirley M. (Signature) $25
1980 in-person signature while Carter's Secretary of Education |
| | Hughes, Charles E. (Letter) $75
Ex-Secretary of State Hughes to his former Under Secretary, Joseph C. Grew |
| | Hurley, Patrick J. (Photograph) $65
Hoover’s Secretary of War, FDR personal envoy during WW II |
| | 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 |
| | Ickes, Harold L. (Signed Official Card) $25
Signed Official Card as FDR’s Interior Secretary |
| | Jackson, Robert H. (Letter) $350
Good content 1937 TLS as Asst. Attorney General to TVA lawyer (future Treasury Secretary) Henry Fowler celebrating US district court’s upholding constitutionality of the Public Utility Holding Company Act and SEC authority |
| | Jardine, William M. (Photograph) $35
Signed photo likely when Coolidge’s Agriculture Secretary |
| | Johnson, Reverdy (Letter) $125
Maryland lawyer, US Senator & Attorney General, represented Dred Scott’s Owner and Mary Surratt |
| | Jones, Jesse H. (Photograph) $60
Houston entrepreneur, FDR Commerce Secretary 1940-44, ran RFC 1933-45 |
| | Kellogg, Frank B. (Photograph) $125
Signed photo of Coolidge’s Secretary of State, 1929 Nobel Peace Prize laureate |
| | Kellogg, Frank B. (Signed Card) $40
Card signed while Secetary of State, awarded 1929 Nobel Prize for Peace |
| | 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 |
| | Kendall, Amos (Check) $125
1836 sight draft (check) as Jackson’s Postmaster General |
| | Kendall, Amos (Letter) $125
1838 ALS while Van Buren’s Postmaster General |
| | Key, David M. (Document) $35
Ex- Tennessee US Senator & Hayes Postmaster General receives Chickamauga & Chattanooga battlefields atlas |
| | Knox, Henry (Letter) $850
1798 ALS to his Brigadier’s Island farm superintendent & artillery veteran |
| | Laird, Melvin R. (Letter) $45
TLS as Nixon’s Counselor for Domestic Affairs written on a momentous day by the former Wisconsin congressman and Nixon Defense Secretary 1969-73 |
| | Lamont, Daniel S. (Letter) $75
1895 ALS as President Cleveland’s Secretary of War |
| | Lamont, Robert P. (Photograph) $50
Signed photograph of Hoover’s Commerce Secretary |
| | Legare, Hugh S. (Letter) $150
3rd person ALS of the future Tyler Attorney General (died in office) while So. Carolina Congressman |
| | Lincoln, Robert T. (Signed Card) $175
1897 card signed by the statesman-businessman, eldest son of Abraham Lincoln |
| | 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 |
| | Marshall, George C. (Letter) $295
General of the Army Marshall appreciates Senator & Mrs. Barkley’s (76th) birthday wishes |
| | Marshall, George C. (Letter) $275
General Marshall happy to be with Mrs. Marshall, home & garden after past decade’s many separations |
| | Marshall, George C. (Letter) $225
General of the Army Marshall appreciates (76th) birthday wishes |
| | Marshall, Ray (Signature) $25
1978 in-person signature while Secretary of Labor |
| | Maynard, Horace (Signature) $25
Tennessee Unionist congressman, Minister to Turkey, Postmaster General (Hayes) |
| | McCrary, George (Letter) $60
1877 LS as Secretary, declines historian’s request to search War Department archives |
| | McCulloch, Hugh (Signed card) $50
Lincoln-Johnson & Arthur Treasury Secretary, gold-backed currency advocate |
| | McCulloch, Hugh (Signed Card) $45
Card signed a month after leaving office as Arthur’s, and 20 years after becoming Lincoln’s, Treasury Secretary |
| | McGrath, J. Howard (Photograph) $25
Truman Attorney General 1949-52, resigned in corruption investigation |
| | McHenry, James (Letter) $650
1799 LS as 3rd Secretary of War |
| | McHenry, James (Letter) $650
1797 LS as Secretary of War to fellow Constitution Framer Jonathan Dayton, the Speaker of the House |
| | McLane, Louis (Letter) $95
1833 LS as Jackson’s Treasury Secretary |
| | McLane, Louis (Letter) $110
1841 ALS while Baltimore & Ohio Railroad president to a Baltimore merchant & collector |
| | Meigs Jr., Return J. (Signature) $80
1st Ohio chief justice, 4th state governor, 5th US Postmaster General |
| | Mellon, Andrew O. (Signed card) $75
Engraved card signed as Treasury Secretary |
| | Mellon, Andrew O. (Photograph) $325
Fine sepia portrait by a renowned Pittsburgh photographer |
| | Meyer, George von L. (Letter) $60
1907 TLS as TR’s Postmaster General |
| | Miller, William H. H. (Letter) $75
1891 TLS from President Harrison’s Attorney General on pension fraud prosecution |
| | Moody, William H. (Letter) $175
1902 TLS as TR’s Navy Secretary, Supreme Court Justice 1906-10 |
| | Morton, J. Sterling (Letter) $50
TLS while Secretary of Agriculture on “Plant Trees” letterhead |
| | Morton, J. Sterling (Signed card) $30
“Plant Trees” card signed by the founder of Arbor Day while Secretary of Agriculture |
| | Morton, Rogers C. B. (Photograph) $50
Signed & inscribed color photo likely while Ford Interior Secretary |
| | Murphy, Frank (Signed Card) $110
Went from Detroit to Manila to Lansing to the Justice Department to the Supreme Court 1933-1940! |
| | Murphy, Frank (Signed Court card) $110
Uncommon signed Court notecard |
| | Muskie, Ed (Photograph) $50
1968 Democratic VP candidate & 1972 Democratic presidential hopeful |
| | Muskie, Edmund S. (Letter) $40
1971 TLS to former Treasury Secretary Fowler, gathering support for his 1972 doomed run for the Democratic presidential nomination |
| | Osgood, Samuel (Signature) $90
1st US Postmaster General, his New York City home was the 1st presidential Executive Mansion |
| | Palmer, A. Mitchell (Letter) $95
Wilson’s Attorney General, enforced Prohibition, directed “Palmer raids” against “Reds” & anarchists |
| | Palmer, A. Mitchell (ON HOLD) (Photograph) $75
Wilson’s Attorney General, directed “Palmer Raids” against “Reds” & anarchists, enforced prohibition |
| | Paulding, James K. (Letter) $60
1838 ALS of the prominent writer while Van Buren’s Navy Secretary |
| | Payne, John Barton (Photograph) $30
Signed photo when Wilson”s Interior Secretary (1920-21) |
| | Perkins, Frances (Signed Card) $40
1st woman Cabinet member, FDR Labor Secretary 1933-45 |
| | 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) |
| | Pinkney, William (Letter) $225
1813 ALS while 7th US Attorney General regarding department accounts |
| | Poinsett, Joel R. (Signature) $50
Statesman-diplomat, Christmas poinsettia plant named for hHim |
| | Poinsett, Joel R. (Letter + Franking Signature) $225
1841 ALS as Van Buren's Secretary of War, discussing construction at West Point |
| | Proctor, Redfield (Letter) $50
1891 TLS as Harrison’s Secretary of War |
| | Redfield, William C. (Letter) $30
Banker & 1st Secretary of Commerce thanks another banker for a family kindness |
| | Regan, Donald T. (Photograph) $40
Reagan Treasury Secretary & White House Chief of Staff |
| | Richardson, William A. (Signed Engraving) $110
Treasury Department engraving signed as Secretary |
| | Rodney, Caesar A. (Letter & Free Franked Address Leaf) $225
1810 ALS while 6th Attorney General (Jefferson), to his cousin who would rescue America’s founding documents in 1814 |
| | Romney, George (Photograph) $30
Business executive, Michigan Governor, Nixon Cabinet member |
| | Romney, George; Laird, Melvin; Finch, Robert; Shultz, George (Signed Envelope) $50
1972 White House envelope signed by 4 prominent Nixon Cabinet members |
| | Roper, Daniel C. (Letter) $60
An invitation from FDR’s Secretary of Commerce to an August watermelon party! |
| | Rush, Richard (Signature) $40
Diplomat son of Benjamin Rush, Madison’s Treasury Comptroller, Attorney General & Acting Secretary of State, JQ Adams’ Treasury Secretary & 1828 running mate |
| | Schurz, Carl (Signature) $55
German-born diplomat, Civil War general, Missouri US Senator, Secretary of the Interior (Hayes), journalist |
| | Schweiker, Richard S. (Letter) $30
Freshman Pennsylvania GOP Senator Schweiker congratulates Democrat Ed Muskie on his 1970 re-election |
| | Seward, William; Welles, Gideon; Browning, Orville; Schofield, John; McCulloch, Hugh; Evarts, William; Randall, Alexander (Signed Album Pages) $350
Andrew Johnson’s entire Cabinet at the close of his Administration |
| | Shaw, Leslie M. (Signed Card) $35
Signed official card as Theodore Roosevelt’s (2nd) Treasury Secretary |
| | Sherman, John (Photograph) $175
Post-1881 signed cabinet photograph |
| | Shultz, George P. (Photograph) $50
Nixon Secretary of Labor & Treasury, 1st Office of Management & Budget Director; Reagan Secretary of State |
| | Smith, Robert (Letter) $175
1792 legal ALS to Robert Carter III from the future Jefferson-Madison Cabinet member |
| | Spencer, John C. (Letter) $125
1833 ALS from the future (Tyler) Secretary of War to the former Secretary of War (J. Q. Adams) |
| | Stimson, Henry L. (Letter) $125
Secretary of State Stimson thanks a noted Atlanta collector for a newspaper editorial copy |
| | Stoddert, Benjamin (Document) $325
Future 1st Navy Secretary offers (with a whiff of desperation) to sell Maryland acreage |
| | Stoddert, Benjamin (Letter) $395
Ca. 1801 ALS from the 1st Navy Secretary, engaging in some influence peddling |
| | Stoddert, Benjamin (Letter) $350
1801 ALS from the former (1st) Navy Secretary regarding his own tangled finances & investments |
| | Strauss, Adm. Lewis L. (Photograph) $95
1959 photo as Commerce Secretary; as AEC Chairman, stripped Oppenheimer of security clearance in 1953 |
| | Stuart, Alexander H. H. (Letter) $90
1852 LS as Fillmore’s Interior Secretary, to Rep S. G. Haven, President’s ex-law partner & friend |
| | Summerfield, Arthur E. (Letter) $35
1953 TLS as Eisenhower’s Postmaster General |
| | Taney, Roger B. (Letter) $275
1834 ALS 3 weeks after leaving Treasury Department |
| | Tobin, Maurice J. (Photograph) $25
Signed photograph as Truman’s Secretary of Labor |
| | Tracy, Benjamin F. (Letter) $65
1889 TLS as Harrison’s Navy Secretary regarding advertising in the New York Journal of Commerce |
| | Vinson, Fred M. (First Day Cover) $125
1950 Court-related First Day Cover signed by the 13th US Chief Justice |
| | Wallace, Henry A. (Letter) $150
TLS as FDR’s Agriculture Secretary, later FDR’s 2nd VP & 1948 Progressive presidential candidate |
| | Wallace, Henry A. (Signed Card) $75
Card signed by the controversial FDR-Truman cabinet member, FDR’s 2nd VP, 1948 presidential candidate |
| | 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 |
| | Webster, Daniel (Free Franked Panel + Steel Engraving) $195
Senate free franked panel addressed to 1st great US autograph collector |
| | Webster, Daniel (Letter) $395
1841 LS as Tyler’s Secretary of State regarding passports |
| | Welles, Gideon (Document) $195
1841 ADS as Hartford, Connecticut Postmaster |
| | Wilbur, Curtis D. (Photograph) $50
Signed photo of the California jurist when Coolidge’s Navy Secretary |
| | Wilbur, Ray Lyman (Photograph) $40
Signed photo while Hoover Interior Secretary & Stanford President |
| | William H. Taft's Cabinet (Signed Cards) $195
The 11 men who served in President Taft’s Cabinet |
| | Wilson, Charles E. (TIME Portrait) $50
Signed TIME portrait of “Engine Charlie” while GM President |
| | Wilson, Charles E. (Photograph) $40
Signed photo while Eisenhower’s Defense Secretary |
| | Woodbury, Levi (Letter) $125
1837 ALS while Treasury Secretary, sends his and Andrew Jackson’s autograph to a major early collector |
| | Work, Hubert (Photograph) $50
Succeeded Albert Fall as Interior Secretary, ran Hoover’s 1928 presidential campaign |
| | Young, Andrew (Photograph) $35
SCLC associate of Dr. King, Carter UN Ambassador, Atlanta Mayor |
Circus |
| | Barnum, P. T. (Letter) $550
Frameable 1861 ALS from the father of “The Greatest Show on Earth” |
| | Burke, John M. (Letter) $250
Buffalo Bill’s famed press agent, one of the great public relations legends |
| | Forepaugh, Adam (Signed Card) $75
19th century circus owner, rival of Barnum and Ringling Brothers |
| | Gebel-Williams, Gunther (First Day Cover) $25
Greatest animal trainer of all time, Ringling star 1969-90 |
| | Ringling, Albert, Charles & Henry (Checks) $395 Special Offer: $325
Three different Ringling Brothers checks signed by 3 of the 5 circus-founding family
A three-ring(ling) deal! |
| | Ringling, John (Document) $250 Special Offer: $225
Signed 1926 season pass for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows
Hurry, hurry, step right up! |
Colonial Americana |
| | Bellomont, 1st Earl of (Richard Coote) (Signature) $225
Colonial Governor of Massachusetts & New York, arrested pirate Captain Kidd |
| | 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 |
| | Sergeant, John (Letter) $150
Nice 1838 ALS on penmanship by Henry Clay’s 1832 running mate, written during his last term in Congress |
Congress of the US |
| | Abzug, Bella (Photograph) $65
New York feminist US Rep, a founder of the National Women’s Political Caucus |
| | Albert, Carl (Photograph) $40
House Speaker 1971-77, twice next in line of presidential succession after resignations of VP Agnew & President Nixon |
| | Allen, James; Bellmon, Henry; Cook, Marlow; Cranston, Alan; Dole, Bob; Eagleton, Tom; Gravel,Mike; Gurney, Ed; Hughes, Harold; Mathias, Charles "Mac"; Packwood, Bob; Saxbe, Bill; Schweiker, Dick; Stevens, Ted (First Day Cover) $175
1968 FDC signed by 14 then “freshmen” US Senators |
| | Ames, Oakes (Signature) $50
Massachusetts US Rep 1863-73, his firm helped build the transcontinental railroad and created the 1872 “Credit Mobilier” scandal |
| | Bankhead II, John H. (Letter) $35
Alabama US Senator 1930-46, favored farmers, opposed African-American civil rights |
| | Banks, Nathaniel P. (Letter) $90
ALS of the House Speaker, Massachusetts US Rep. & Governor, Union Major General |
| | Banks, Nathaniel P. (ANS) $90
ANS likely while House Speaker (1856) |
| | Banks, Nathaniel P. (Signature) $75
4-time Mass. US Rep,, House Speaker 1856-57, Governor 1858-61, Union Major General (Vols), served in Maryland & Shenandoah Valley, replaced Butler commanding Dept. of the Gulf 1862-64 |
| | Barbour, James (Signature) $75
Virginia’s 18th governor, US senator J. Q. Adams’ Secretary of War, Minister to England |
| | Barkley, Alben W. (Signed card) $40
Senate Majority Leader 1937-47, Truman’s 1949-53 VP |
| | Barton, Bruce F. (ANS) $35
Successful advertising executive and author, GOP congressional foe of FDR (“Martin, Barton, and Fish”) |
| | Bayard, Thomas F. (Signature) $35
Delaware US Senator 1869-85, Secretary of State 1885-89 (Cleveland), 1st Ambassador to Great Britain |
| | Benton, Thomas Hart (Letter) $375
Senator Benton attributes his successes to his handwriting, praising those who write well! |
| | Berrien, John Macpherson (Signature) $40
“The American Cicero”, 10th US Attorney General (Jackson), 3-time Georgia US Senator |
| | Bilbo, Theodore G. (Letter) $150
1945 TLS from Mississippi’s racist junior Senator to a wounded GI, defending his views against fair employment legislation |
| | Blaine, James G. (Signed Album Page+Engraving) $75
Signed large autograph album page as Maine Senator, with engraving |
| | Boggs Sr., (Thomas) Hale (Letter) $75
House Majority Leader Boggs (lost in 1973 Alaska airplane disappearance) commends Senator Muskie’s Nov. 2, 1970 national television address |
| | Bricker, John (Photograph) $30
1944 VP candidate on GOP ticket with Dewey |
| | Burnside, Ambrose E. (Signature) $150
Led Army of the Potomac 1862-1863, signature while new Rhode Island Senator |
| | Burton, Harold H. (Signed Court card) $75
1951 autograph sentiment on engraved Court notecard |
| | Butler, Benjamin F. (Signature) $75
Signature of the controversial Massachusetts politician, Union General, 1884 presidential candidate |
| | Byrd, Harry F. (Letter) $50
1953 TLS from Virginia Governor & Senator, 1956 “States Rights” presidential candidate |
| | Byrd, Harry F. (Photograph) $60
Virginia Governor & Senator, 1956 “States Rights” presidential candidate |
| | Calhoun, John C. (Signature) $195
South Carolina statesman, Vice President (JQ Adams & Jackson), Secretary of State (Tyler) & War (Monroe), advocated slavery, states’ rights and nullification in the Senate |
| | Cass, Lewis (Letter) $150
1855 ALS as Senator, accepts membership in a Philadelphia debating society |
| | Chisholm, Shirley (Photograph) $135
Photograph signed by the 1st African-American congresswoman |
| | Clark, Champ (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $30
Autogaph sentiment signed by the Missouri Democrat, House Speaker 1911-19 |
| | Connally, Tom (Signed Card) $25
Texas US Senator 1929-53, chaired Senate Foreign Relations Committee during and after WW II |
| | Conness, John (Signature) $35
Irish-born “49er,” California US Senator 1863-69, backed Chinese immigration, African-American civil rights, helped create Yosemite National Park, pallbearer at Lincoln's funeral |
| | Copeland, Royal S. (Letter) $35
1925 TLS from the homeopathic physician, conservative New York US Senator |
| | Copeland, Royal S. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $25
Homeopathic physician, conservative New York US Senator 1923-38 |
| | Crittenden, John J. (Letter) $225
1838 ALS while Kentucky US Senator of the future US Attorney General, authored 1860 Crittenden Compromise to avoid civil war |
| | Davis, David (Letter) $375
ALS from one Lincoln friend likely to another |
| | Depew, Chauncey M. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $40
New York lawyer & US Senator, represented Vanderbilt railroad interests, NY Central Railroad president 1885-98 |
| | Depew, Chauncey M. (Document) $110
1897 DS of the New York lawyer & US Senator as NY Central & Hudson River Railroad president |
| | Dole, Bob (Photograph) $50
Only person in history of today’s major parties nominated for Vice President and President and not elected to either office! |
| | Eagleton, Tom (Photograph) $40
1972 Democratic VP nominee replaced after disclosure of psychiaric treatment history |
| | English, William H. (Signed Card) $50
1880 Democratic VP candidate with Hancock |
| | Ervin Jr., Sam J. (Signed Card) $25
“Senator Sam”, presided over Senate Watergate investigation |
| | Ervin Jr., Sam J. (Letter) $35
North Carolina’s “Senator Sam”, presided over Senate Watergate investigation |
| | Fair, James G. (Signed Card) $85
Co-owner of the Comstock Lode, California real estate & railroad speculator, banker, Nevada US Senator |
| | Fenton, Reuben E. (Letter) $75
1859 ALS of Whig NY Rep. Fenton, reporting on the future of a bill |
| | Ferry, Orris S. (Signature) $40
Connecticut US Rep & Senator, Brigadier General in Civil War, at Battle of Winchester, Valley & Peninsula campaigns |
| | Fish III, Hamilton (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $50
New York Conservative Republican US Rep, opposed FDR & New Deal, sponsored resolution to create Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery |
| | Fong, Hiram L. (Letter) $50
1970 TLS from the 1st Asian-American US Senator to Senator Muskie, acknowledging message of re-election congratulations |
| | Garner, John Nance (Signed Card) $50
Card signed by the Texas congressman, 1931-33 House Speaker, FDR VP 1933-41 |
| | Goldwater, Barry (Photograph) $125
Signed bust photograph of “Mr. Conservative” , 1964 GOP presidential candidate |
| | Gordon, John B. (Letter) $250
1880 ALS from the Georgia Senator, former Governor & CSA Major General; 1st UCV commander-in-chief, alleged Georgia KKK leader |
| | Hale, John P. (Signature) $50
New Hampshire Free Soil/ Republican US Rep & Senator, 1852 Free Soil presidential candidate |
| | Hampton, Wade (Document) $250
1880 Senate DS by the South Carolina Confederate who replaced Jeb Stuart as head of Lee’s cavalry |
| | Harlan, James (Signature) $25
Iowa Senator, Interior Secretary 1865-66, Robert Lincoln’s father-in-law |
| | Henderson, David B. (Document) $40
Future House Speaker (last Civil War veteran to serve in the House), receives Chickamauga & Chattanooga battlefields atlas |
| | 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 |
| | Ingalls, John J. (Photograph) $85
Kansas Senator, 3rd in succession to presidency 1885-89 |
| | Jackson, Henry M. (Letter) $40
1970 TLS to Senator Ed Muskie, thanking him for his wire on Jackson’s re-election |
| | Jackson, Howell E. (Signature) $295
Signature of one of the scarcer Associate Justices! |
| | Johnson, Hiram W. (Letter) $115
1940 TLS as Senator, sends thanks for message of congratulations on (last) re-nomination |
| | Johnson, Hiram W. (Signed Card) $60
California progressive Republican Governor 1911-17, 1912 running mate of Theodore Roosevelt, isolationist US Senator 1917-45 |
| | Kefauver, Estes (Photograph) $60
Tennessee US Senator, led 1950-51 Senate organized crime investigation, 1956 Democratic VP candidate |
| | Kennedy, Edward M. "Ted" (Signature) $50
Kennedy declines to attend July 3 golf club luncheon |
| | Kerr, Michael C. (Signature) $40
Indiana “War Democrat” Congressman 1865-73 & 1875-76, 32nd Speaker of the House Dec. 1875 -Aug. 1876 |
| | King, Rufus (Letter) $550
Massachusetts Framer, New York senator, Federalist vp & presidential candidate, diplomat |
| | Lehman, Herbert (Letter) $35
1950 TLS of the liberal Democrat New York US senator, 1st Jewish New York governor (1933-42) |
| | Lodge Sr., Henry Cabot (Signature) $30
1904 signed slip while Massachusetts US Senator |
| | Logan, John A. (Letter) $195
1876 ALS from the Illinois politician, Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, 1884 VP candidate with Blaine |
| | Longworth, Nicholas (Letter) $65
House Speaker declines to attend Will Rogers NYC performance while Congress is in session |
| | Longworth, Nicholas (Photograph) $85
Harris & Ewing portrait signed by House Speaker Longworth |
| | Luce, Clare Boothe (Signed Card) $35
Card signed by the playwright, author, journalist, conservative congresswoman, diplomat |
| | Mann, James R. (Photograph) $50
Progressive Republican, best known as author of anti-prostitution “Mann Act” of 1910 |
| | Mansfield, Mike (Letter) $50
1970 TLS To Senator Ed Muskie, accepting congratulations upon Mansfield’s re-election |
| | Maynard, Horace (Signature) $25
Tennessee Unionist congressman, Minister to Turkey, Postmaster General (Hayes) |
| | McCormack, John W. (Letter) $45
1941 TLS as House Majority Leader to an African-American journalist, likely backing investigation into revocation of head of German-American Bund‘s citizenship |
| | McDowell, James (Letter) $35
1848 ALS as Virginia US Rep to Treasury Secetary Walker |
| | McGovern, George (Photograph) $35
South Dakota Senator, 1972 Democratic presidential candidate |
| | Mondale, Walter; McCarthy, Eugene; LeVander, Harold (First Day Cover) $50
1970 Minnesota-related First Day Cover signed by Governor LeVander and Senators McCarthy & Mondale |
| | Morgan, George W. (Signature) $50
Fought in Texas Revolution, Mexican-American War, Civil War Brig. General in Western Theater, conservative Ohio Democrat in Congress 1867-69 & 1871-73 |
| | Morrill, Justin S. (Signature) $25
Vermont US Rep & Senator, Drafted Land Grant College Act and controversial tariff and anti-polygamy legislation in 43-year congressional career |
| | Morrow, Dwight W. (Photograph) $110
Businessman, lawyer, diplomat, US Senator, father-in-law of Charles Lindbergh |
| | Muskie, Ed (Photograph) $50
1968 Democratic VP candidate & 1972 Democratic presidential hopeful |
| | Muskie, Edmund S. (Letter) $40
1971 TLS to former Treasury Secretary Fowler, gathering support for his 1972 doomed run for the Democratic presidential nomination |
| | Negley, James S. (Signature) $50
Major General (Vols) in Civil War, fought in Georgia & Tennessee, Penna. US Rep 1869-75 & 1885-87 |
| | Norris, George W. (Signed Card) $50
Liberal, progressive Republican Nebraska Congressman & Senator, father of TVA & 20th Amendment |
| | Nye, Gerald P. (Signed Card) $35
No. Dakota Republican US Senator, uncovered Teapot Dome scandal, a founder of pre-WW II isolationist “America First Committee” |
| | ODaniel, W. Lee "Pappy" (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $50
1930s Texas radio music star, populist governor & senator, only person ever to defeat LBJ for elected office |
| | Orr, James L. (Document) $90
Speaker Orr summons witness to1859 House inquiry into charges against Navy Dept. & Navy Yard officers |
| | Pendleton, George H. (Letter) $325
Good content January 1864 ALS mentioning “rising stock” of McClellan, his future running mate |
| | Platt, Thomas C. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $40
New York State political boss, helped create Greater New York City, got Theodore Roosevelt out of Albany and into the White House |
| | Pomeroy, Samuel C. (Signature) $35
Kansas US Senator, 2nd president of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, introduced bill to create Yellowstone National Park |
| | Proxmire, William (Letter) $50
1970 TLS to Senator Muskie, praises his election eve speech, acknowledges re-election congratulations |
| | Quay, Matthew S. (Document) $90
Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, powerful Penna. GOP boss, US Senator 1887-99 & 1901-04 |
| | Randall, Samuel J. (Signature) $30
Signature of the powerful Speaker of the House on the next-to-last day of the 44th Congress |
| | Rankin, Jeannette (Signed Card) $125
1st woman elected to Congress, opposed US entry in WW I & WW II |
| | Rankin, John E. (Letter) $30
1951 TLS of the arch-conservative, racist, anti-Semitic Mississippi Congressman as Veterans’ Affairs Committee chairman |
| | Rankin, John E. (Signed Card) $25
1944 card signed by the racist & anti-Semitic arch-conservative, Mississippi Congressman |
| | Rayburn, Sam (ON HOLD) (Letter) $275
Uncommon tender 1958 ALS as Speaker to the widow of former Vice President & Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley |
| | Reed, Thomas B. (Photograph) $125
Signed 1897 cabinet photo of “Czar Reed”, powerful Speaker of the House of Represenatives |
| | Revels, Hiram R. (Signature) $395
First African-American US Senator/Member of Congress |
| | Saltonstall, Leverett (Photograph) $150
Large signed photo of the Massachusetts statesman, also signed by the photographer, Yusuf Karsh’s mentor |
| | Schenck, Robert C. (Signature) $50
Ohio US Rep 1843-51 & 1863-71, diplomat, Major General in Virginia & Maryland |
| | Schurz, Carl (Signature) $55
German-born diplomat, Civil War general, Missouri US Senator, Secretary of the Interior (Hayes), journalist |
| | Schweiker, Richard S. (Letter) $30
Freshman Pennsylvania GOP Senator Schweiker congratulates Democrat Ed Muskie on his 1970 re-election |
| | Slocum, Henry W. (Signature) $125
2nd youngest Union Major General (Vols), fought at 1st & 2nd Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Tennessee, Atlanta & Carolinas; NY US Rep 1869-73 & 1883-85 |
| | 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 |
| | Smith, Margaret Chase (Photograph) $65
Wonderful photo of a smiling Senator Smith likely while campaigning for the 1964 Republican presidential nomination |
| | Sparkman, John (Signed Portrait) $40
1953 signed & inscribed color portrait of the 1952 Democratic VP candidate |
| | Stokes, William B. (Letter) $95
1864 ALS from the former Congressman, led (Union) 5th Tennessee Cavalry against Confederate guerrillas |
| | Stoughton, William L. (Signature) $40
Led 11th Michigan Infantry 1861, Army of the Cumberland Brigadier General at Stones River, Chickamauga & Chattanooga, US Rep 1869-73 |
| | Sumner, Charles; Doolittle, James R. (Signed Album Page) $95
Album page signed by two prominent Civil War & Reconstruction era Republican Senators |
| | Tabor, Horace A. W. (Signature) $350 Special Offer: $295
Signature of “The Silver King”, likely while Colorado US Senator for 2 months
A sterling offer! |
| | Thomas, J. Parnell (Signed Card) $40
New Jersey Republican congressman, Chaired House on Un-American Activities Committee 1947-49, cited “Hollywood Ten” for contempt of Congress |
| | Thurmond, J. Strom (Photograph) $55
1948 “Dixiecrat” presidential candidate, served South Carolina in Senate for 47 years |
| | Tillman, Benjamin R. (Signed Card) $75
“Pitchfork Ben”, South Carolina White supremacist governor & US senator, a founder of Clemson University |
| | Toombs, Robert (Letter) $235
1856 ALS from Senator Toombs sending his autograph |
| | Tuck, Amos (Letter ) $125
A New Hampshire founder of the Republican Party, friend of Lincoln |
| | Vandenberg, Arthur H. (Letter) $35
Senator Vandenberg to Amb. Grew on HR 199, the “Judd Bill”, on immigration and naturalization |
| | Vandenberg, Arthur H. (Letter) $35
Senator Vandenberg to a noted collector on a missing photograph |
| | Wade, Benjamin F. (Signed Album Page) $115
Ohio Radical Republican Senator, as Senate President pro tempore, would have become President had the impeached Andrew Johnson been convicted by the Senate |
| | Wadsworth Jr., James W. (Photograph) $35
Conservative GOP NY US Senator 1915-27, opposed Prohibition & women’s suffrage, US Rep 1933-51 |
| | Walsh, David I. (Signed Card) $25
Massachusetts’ 1st Irish-American & Catholic governor & US senator, chaired Senate Naval Affairs Committee in WW II |
| | Walthall, Edward C. (Document) $175
Mississippi CSA Major General, post-War US Senator |
| | Webster, Daniel (Free Franked Panel + Steel Engraving) $195
Senate free franked panel addressed to 1st great US autograph collector |
| | Webster, Daniel (Letter) $395
1841 LS as Tyler’s Secretary of State regarding passports |
| | Wheeler, Burton K. (Signed Card) $50
Liberal isolationist Montana US Senator, 1924 Progressive VP candidate |
| | Wheeler, Burton K. (Photograph) $75
Montana liberal isolationist US Senator, Progressive VP candidate 1924 |
| | Winthrop, Robert C. (Letter) $40
1854 ALS declining to address a library association |
Educators |
| | Bache, Alexander D. (Letter) $250 Special Offer: $225
1838 ALS to trustee Joseph Hopkinson raising problems with Stephen Girard’s will to further aims of Girard College
Where there's a will, there's a way! |
| | Barnard, Frederick A. P. (Letter) $225 Special Offer: $195
1878 ALS as 10th president of Columbia College (University), Barnard College named for him
A cheaper educational benefit! |
| | Bond, Horace M. (Letter) $75
1954 TLS as Lincoln University president, sends thanks for gift of letters from Booker T. Washington & Thaddeus Stevens |
| | Bush, Vannevar (Signature) $110
Led WW II Office of Scientific Research & Development, created 1st analog computer |
| | Channing, Walter; Bigelow, Jacob; Hayward, George; Webster, John W.; Ware, John (Signatures) $175 Special Offer: $150
Signatures of 5 notable mid-19th century Harvard Medical School professors, 2 associated with sensational 1849 murder case!
Take a bite out of crime! |
| | Child, Julia (Photograph) $250
The legendary American French chef at work on a flounder in her kitchen! |
| | Compton, Karl T. (Signature) $40
Member of National Defense Research Committee, MIT President, defended WW II A-Bomb use |
| | Compton, Karl T. (Photograph) $125
Signed Karsh studio photo of the Princeton & MIT physicist-educator |
| | Dewey, John (Signed Card) $110
American educational & social reformer, philosopher, psychologist |
| | Du Ponceau, Peter (Letter) $450 Special Offer: $400
1831 ALS from French-born ethnologist & linguist, student of Native American languages
Take him home for the holidays! |
| | DuBridge, Lee A. (Photograph) $60
US phyicist, Led MIT Radiation Laboratory, Caltech president 1946-69, presidential science advisor |
| | Durant, Henry Fowle (Signature) $50
Signature of the 1870 founder of Wellesley College for women |
| | Eliot, Charles W. (Signature) $35
1904 signature of the dynamic 1869-1909 Harvard President |
| | Hibben, John Grier (Photograph) $50
Philosopher, Presbyterian minister, succeeded Woodrow Wilson as president of Princeton University |
| | Hitchcock, Edward (Signature) $75
Geologist, natural theologian, 3rd president of Amherst College 1845-54 |
| | 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 Special Offer: $30
1916 TLS from the dynamic president of MIT to President Howe of Case School of Applied Science
We engineered a lower price! |
| | Mason, Max (Signature) $35
Mathematician-physicist-educator-inventor, directed construction of Palomar Observatory |
| | Mills, Susan L. (Letter) $125 Special Offer: $110
Founder of Mills College, 1st women’s college in the far western United States
A more educated deal! |
| | Morse, Jedediah (Signature) $50
“The Father of American Geography”, minister, teacher, father of inventor-artist Samuel F. B. Morse |
| | Nott, Eliphalet (AQS) $225
Latin AQS from the Presbyterian minister, president of Union College 1804-66, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1829-45 |
| | Peabody, Elizabeth Parker (Signature) $125
American Transcendentalist, reformer, publisher & educator, opened 1st US kindergarten in 1860 |
| | Quincy, Josiah (Letter) $150 Special Offer: $135
Harvard’s president transmits honorary LLD degree to Supreme Court Justice John McLean
We took the price down a degree! |
| | Remsen, Ira (Letter) $50
US chemist & educator, co-discovered saccharin, 2nd president of Johns Hopkins University 1901-12 |
| | Rogers, Wm. Barton (Letter) $95 Special Offer: $85
1880 LS as president of the Am. Assn. for the Advancement of Science, by a founder & 1st president of MIT
A scientific breakthrough on price! |
| | Seelye, Laurenus Clark (Photograph) $75
1904 photograph as (1st) President of Smith College |
| | Silliman, Benjamin (Letter) $250
American chemist, one of 1st American science professors (at Yale), 1st to distill petroleum, founded, financed & edited “The American Journal of Science” (1818) |
| | Tuck, Amos (Letter ) $125
A New Hampshire founder of the Republican Party, friend of Lincoln |
| | Vassar, Matthew (Signature) $195 Special Offer: $175
English-born Poughkeepsie, NY brewer, founded Vassar College 1861
A more educated deal! |
| | Webster, Noah (Letter) $1350
1838 ALS from the lexicographer and education pioneer, his textbooks taught 5 generations of American children to spell & read |
| | Wilbur, Ray Lyman (Photograph) $40
Signed photo while Hoover Interior Secretary & Stanford President |
| | Willard, Emma (Document) $375
Early ADS of the founder of the 1st women’s school of higher education |
Espionage |
| | Dulles, Allen W. (Letter) $175
1959 TLS as CIA Director, appreciates “kind thoughts” of his brother |
Explorers & Adventurers |
| | Barrow, Sir John (Free Franked Panel) $195
A Cape, Town, Point, Strait and Duck named for him! |
| | Bartlett, Robert A. "Captain Bob" (Letter) $225
1919 ALS to “Who’s Who in America” from the Canadian seafarer and arctic explorer |
| | Bonneville, Benjamin L. E. (Document) $495
1818 DS signed 3 times as 2nd Lieutenant of Light Artillery, before his explorations in the American west |
| | Brodie, Steve (Signed Card) $115
Colorful Brooklyn bookmaker, claimed to have survived 1886 Brooklyn Bridge jump |
| | Buckingham, James Silk (Letter) $90
1839 ALS from the English traveler & author to Prof. Silliman at Yale, agreeing to lecture on Egypt & Palestine |
| | Byrd, Richard E. (Letter) $250
Byrd thanks Boy Scouts Chief Executive for expression of confidence 2 weeks before start of 1st Antarctic Expedition |
| | Byrd, Richard E. (Photograph) $295
1927 signed & inscribed sepia photograph in Navy uniform |
| | Chadwick, Florence (Photograph) $75
Small photo on beach in bathing suit of 1st woman to swim English Channel in both directions |
| | Fremont, John C. (Signature) $295
Signature as Arizona Territory Governor by the Army officer, western explorer, 1st Republican presidential nominee |
| | 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 |
| | Holmes, William H. (Letter) $50
Eminent US anthropologist, archaeologist, geologist & Smithsonian museum director |
| | Muller, David Heinrich (Photograph) $110 Special Offer: $95
1903 signed photo of the eminent Austrian-Jewish orientalist & semitist
For the bargain oriented! |
| | Nobile, Umberto (Signed card) $110
Italian airship designer-pilot, North Pole explorer |
| | Peary, Adm. Robert E (Autograph Statement Signed) $1495
One of the best & most succinct statements on Peary’s conquest of the North Pole available! |
| | Peary, Adm. Robert E. (Letter) $325
1917 TLS appreciating remembrance of anniversary of his “discovery of the North Pole” |
| | Peary, Robert E. (Signed Card) $150
Card signed by the Arctic explorer, reputed to be 1st to reach the North Pole in 1909 |
| | Thomas, Lowell (Signed Card) $35
Radio & TV broadcaster, author, traveler, made Lawrence of Arabia famous, brought the world to the American public |
| | Train, George Francis (Autograph Statement Signed) $135
1876 comment on the American Centennial from the eccentric entrepreneur, noted for trips around the world, the scandalous Credit Mobilier, and 1872 presidential candidacy |
First Ladies of the US |
| | Carter, Rosalynn S. (Document) $65
1959 DS, Carter Warehouse peanut weigher certificate |
| | Cleveland, Frances (Executive Mansion Card) $150
Executive Mansion Card signed while First Lady |
| | Cleveland, Frances F. (White House Vignette) $295
Rare signed White House South Portico steel vignette |
| | Cleveland, Francis F. (Letter) $250
The former First Lady at her alma mater, Wells College |
| | Coolidge, Grace (White House Card) $125
Signed White House card |
| | Eisenhower, Mamie (Photograph) $85
Signed Horst P. Horst portrait while First Lady in her 1957 Inaugural gown |
| | Eisenhower, Mamie D. (Letter) $135
Mamie hopes to visit Abilene and Eisenhower Library, praised by grandson David |
| | Garfield, Eliza Ballou (Signed card) $95
First presidential mom to see her son inaugurated and to live in the Executive Mansion |
| | Garfield, Lucretia R. (Check) $395
Signed bank check written a year after President Garfield’s death |
| | Hayes, Rutherford B. & Lucy W. (Document) $1295
Rare joint DS, the soon-to-be President & First Lady sell Ohio land 2 weeks before his 1876 controversial disputed election |
| | Hoover, Lou Henry (Letter) $295
4 page post-White House ALS written on a train to family friend Marie Sullivan |
| | Johnson, Lady Bird (Letter) $195
1965 TLS as First Lady to Mrs. Henry Fowler, proposing Virginia “safari” with Cabinet wives! |
| | Johnson, Lady Bird (Photograph) $75
Lovely 1968 color photo taken at the LBJ Ranch |
| | Johnson, Lady Bird (Letter) $95
1984 TLS inviting the Fowlers to a Christmas party at the Virginia Governor’s Mansion |
| | Johnson, Lady Bird (Letter) $195
1963 TLS to Mrs. Alben Barkley, hopes to be a credit to Lyndon and all of Ameica as 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 Special Offer: $750
Sept. 1968 TLS to JFK friend & supporter thanking him for copy of his book, “The Seated Lincoln”
A "special" First Lady! |
| | Kennedy, Jacqueline (Letter) $1500
1962 White House ALS to the widow of Truman’s “Veep”, Mrs. Alben Barkley, accepting his desk for the White House |
| | Kennedy, Jacqueline (Letter) $1100
1961 White House TLS to the widow of Truman’s “Veep”, Mrs. Alben Barkley |
| | Nixon, Pat (Signed Program) $150
Signed program for 1971 launch of US nuclear-powered guided-missle frigate “California” |
| | Nixon, Pat (Signed Cover) $150
Signed commemorative envelope for 1971 launch of US nuclear-powered guided- missle frigate “California” |
| | Roosevelt, Edith Kermit (Free Franked Envelope) $110
1933 free-franked, hand-addressed envelope |
| | Roosevelt, Eleanor (Letter) $495
Mrs. Roosevelt declines to hire a valet at Hyde Park - owing to move to Washington? |
| | Taft, Helen H. (Free Franked Envelope) $135
Free-franked, hand-addressed envelope postmarked 1939 |
| | Truman, Bess W. (Letter) $225
Nice 1949 White House TLS, to the wife of Canada’s WW II Deputy Minster of Defence, on the Canadian-American relationship |
| | Truman, Bess W. (Letter) $295
Uncommon ALS from the First Lady to the “Second Lady”, wife of Vice President Alben Barkley |
| | Truman, Bess W. (Letter) $225
Uncommon TLS from the First Lady to the “Second Lady”, inviting VP & Mrs. Barkley to a concert in honor of French President Auriol |
| | Truman, Margaret (Letter) $75
1950 ALS from “The First Daughter” to “The Second Lady”, alluding to railroad strike-related travel delay |
| | Wilson, Edith B. (Letter) $250
1954 ALS to wife of former VP Barkley, sends thanks for the “Veep”’s book and tributes to President Wilson |
| | Wilson, Edith B. (Letter) $250
1956 ALS from the former First Lady to the widow of former VP Alben Barkley, lovely letter of sympathy on his death |
Framers of the US Constitution |
| | Clymer, George (Autograph Document Signed) $595
1794 ADS, retained copy of a land transaction signed by Clymer in the body |
| | King, Rufus (Letter) $550
Massachusetts Framer, New York senator, Federalist vp & presidential candidate, diplomat |
| | Madison, James (Autographed Note Signed) $1850
1821 ANS praising a work on international law by the Supreme Court’s Reporter of Decisions |
| | McHenry, James (Letter) $650
1799 LS as 3rd Secretary of War |
| | McHenry, James (Letter) $650
1797 LS as Secretary of War to fellow Constitution Framer Jonathan Dayton, the Speaker of the House |
| | 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 |
| | Bell, Alexander Graham (Letter) $1650
Bell sends an autograph to an American collector |
| | 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"! |
| | Coolidge, William D. (Signature) $75
Inventor of the “Coolidge Tube”, made medical x-rays safe and convenient |
| | 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” |
| | Henry, Joseph (Document) $275
1873 letter as Smithsonian Secretary introducing Vermont Senator Edmunds |
| | Higinbotham, William A. (Signed Typescript) $150 Special Offer: $125
Created the first computer game, a precursor to “Pong”, in 1958!
We "pinged" the price re "Pong"! |
| | Maxim, Hudson (Signature) $150
Inventor of smokeless gunpowder |
| | Maxim, Hudson (Photograph) $115
1924 signed photo of the inventor of smokeless gunpowder |
| | Nott, Eliphalet (AQS) $225
Latin AQS from the Presbyterian minister, president of Union College 1804-66, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1829-45 |
Journalism |
| | Batchelor, Clarence D. (Signed Print) $75
Signed print of his 1937 Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoon |
| | Booker, Simeon (Letter) $110
Good content 1958 letter on JFK from the “Jackie Robinson of journalism” |
| | Buchanan, Pat (Letter) $25
Arch-conservative journalist, White House aide, sought 1992 & 1996 GOP Presidential nominations, 2000 Reform Party nominee |
| | Cobb, Irvin S. (Photograph) $135
Colorful Kentucky-born journalist, author & humorist, wrote for and appeared in films |
| | Cobb, Irvin S. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $35
Colorful Kentucky-born journalist, author, humorist, wrote for, and appeared in, several films |
| | Curtis, George William (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $25
1870 sentiment signed by the influential author, editor, reformer, and opinion-maker |
| | 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 |
| | Dana, Charles A. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $25
1886 Autograph Sentiment Signed while influential “New York Sun” owner-editor |
| | Gannett, Frank E. (Photograph) $110
Media mogul, founded Gannett Corporation |
| | Gannett, Frank E. (Autographed Sentiment Signed) $50
1944 card signed by the media mogul, founded Gannett Corporation |
| | Gibbons, Floyd (Signature) $25
Noted war correspondent & radio news commentator at the Salt Lake City Tabernacle |
| | Ginzburg, Ralph (Letter) $110
Controversial editor, publisher, photo-journalist, convicted in 1963 for violating federal obscenity laws |
| | Godey, Louis A. (Document) $115
1853 10-month $360 promissory note signed twice by the “Godey’s Lady’s Book” founder-editor-publisher |
| | 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 |
| | Jones, George & Raymond, Henry A. (Signatures) $75
Signatures of the 1851 founders of “The Gray Lady”, The New York Times |
| | Lewis Jr., Fulton (Photograph) $35
Influential conservative radio commentator 1936-66 |
| | Lloyd, Henry Demarest (Letter) $110 Special Offer: $90
1900 TLS to editor Hamilton Holt on labor-management disputes and the International Permanent Court of Arbitration
We labored over a lower price! |
| | Locke, John Ross ("Petroleum V. Nasby") (Signed Photograph) $150
Sarony carte-de-visite photo of Locke signed as Nasby with note on verso |
| | Luce, Henry R. (Letter) $195 Special Offer: $175
ALS from the communications empire founder to the wife of Yale’s president
A notable LIFE, a man of his TIME! |
| | 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. (Signed card) $35
Ultra-conservative 1914-55 Chicago Tribune editor-publisher |
| | Medill, Joseph (Signature) $110
Signature of the great Chicago newspaperman, Republican stalwart, 23rd Mayor of Chicago |
| | Mencken, H. L. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $90
Frameable card signed by “The Sage of Baltimore” |
| | Mencken, H. L. (Signed Envelope) $110
1946 envelope signed by the “Sage of Baltimore” |
| | Nye, Edgar W. "Bill" (Photograph) $75
Cabinet photograph signed by a major American humorist of the 2nd half of the 19th century |
| | Ochs, Adolph S. (Signature) $95
Progressive “New York Times” owner-publisher 1896-1935, crusaded against anti-semitism in American press |
| | Pearson, Drew (Letter) $50
1953 TLS on his 192-station taped radio network, sent to a Pennsylvania physician fan |
| | Raymond, Henry J. (Autograph Sentiment Signed ) $50
1861 autograph sentiment signed by the 1851 co-founder of The New York Times, a founder of the Republican Party, biographer of Lincoln |
| | Reid, Whitelaw (Signed Album Page) $40
Signed 1893 album page with unsigned Sarony cabinet photo |
| | Reid, Whitelaw (Letter) $60
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 |
| | Swope, Herbert Bayard (Photograph) $40
3-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, 1st to employ the “op-ed”, coined term “Cold War” |
| | Thomas, Lowell (Signed Card) $35
Radio & TV broadcaster, author, traveler, made Lawrence of Arabia famous, brought the world to the American public |
| | Van Loon, Hendrik (ANS) $95
1943 ANS on letterhead of the Dutch-American historian, journalist and author |
| | Watterson, Henry (Letter) $30
Influential Kentucky editor, 1918 Pulitzer Prize recipient for editorials |
| | White, William Allen (Signed Card) $40
1943 card signed by the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Sage of Emporia” |
| | White, William Allen (Photograph) $75
Signed photo of the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Sage of Emporia” |
Labor Leaders |
| | Abel, I. W. (Letter) $35
TLS as Steelworkers Secretary-Treasurer, 2 weeks before certification of his election as Union President |
| | Foster, William Z. (Signed Card) $110
Led US Communist Party 1921-56, Party 1924, 1928 & 1932 US presidential candidate |
| | Gompers, Samuel (Document) $235
Gompers & two others certified as AFL delegates to 1919 International Federation of Trade Unions Conference in Amxsterdam |
| | Gompers, Samuel (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $225
Nice autograph sentiment signed by one of America's greatest labor leaders |
| | Green, William (Photograph) $110
Photo signed by the 2nd President of the American Federation of Labor (1924-52) |
| | Green, William F. (Signed Card) $50
(2nd) President of the American Federation of Labor 1924-52 |
| | Lewis, John L. (Signed Card) $50
Controversial 1920-60 Mine Workers president, a founder of the CIO, took the UMWA into the AFL in 1944 |
| | Meany, George (Photograph) $65 Special Offer: $50
Signed Bachrach studio photograph of the powerful labor leader
No laboring over this special! |
| | Murray, Philip (Signature) $50
1st President of the United Steelworkers, 2nd CIO President 1940-52 |
Law & US Supreme Court |
| | Arnold, Thurman (Photograph) $30
Member of FDR’s “Brain Trust”, co-founder of notable DC law firm Arnold (Fortas) & Porter |
| | Baker, Newton D. (Letter) $50
1927 TLS to notable collector Rev. Cornelius Greenway, unable to accept his invitation |
| | Baker, Newton D. (Photograph) $75
Signed photo while on the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague |
| | Bell, Griffin B. (Photograph) $35
Eminent Georgia lawyer & federal judge, US Attorney General 1976-79 |
| | Black, Hugo L. (Signed Card) $50
Alabama progressive “New Deal” Senator, influential activist on the Court 1937-71 |
| | Blackmun, Harry A. (ANS on SCOTUS Card) $110
Authored Court’s controversial 1973 Roe v. Wade opinion |
| | Blackmun, Harry A. (Signed Court card) $95
1978 Court notecard signed by the author of the Court’s controversial 1973 Roe v. Wade opinion |
| | Brandeis, Louis D. (Letter) $495
Justice Brandeis cites a pioneer company’s attempt at workplace democracy |
| | Brennan Jr., William J. (Letter) $150
1961 TLS to noted penologist, head of Federal Prison Industries, Inc., 1st Director of Federal Bureau of Prisons |
| | Brewer, David J. (Signed Card) $125
1894 card signed as Justice by the nephew of Stephen J. Field, his Court colleagu |
| | Breyer, Stephen G. (Signed Program) $65
In-person signed 2000 Supreme Court Historical Society Annual Meeting program |
| | Brown, Henry B. (Letter) $250
Justice Brown hails address by Connecticut jurist & Yale Law professor Simeon Baldwin |
| | Brown, Henry B. (Signed Card) $150
1895 card signed by the author of the infamous Plessy v. Ferguson opinion legalizing segregated public transportation |
| | Burger, Warren E. (Signed Card) $95
Signed 1978 Alibi Club placecard as Chief Justice |
| | Burton, Harold H. (Letter) $110
Justice Burton thanks a friend’s daughters for 73rd birthday wishes |
| | Burton, Harold H. (Letter) $135
1959 Justice Burton ALS thanking friends for birthday greetings |
| | Burton, Harold H. (Signed Court card) $75
1951 autograph sentiment on engraved Court notecard |
| | Burton, Harold H. (Letter) $175
1956 ALS to Mrs. Alben Barkley, lovely letter of sympathy on his death |
| | Butler, Benjamin F. (Letter) $150
The former Cabinet member and Van Buren’s law partner, sends his autograph from court, apologizing for a neglecting an earlier request |
| | Butler, Pierce (Signature) $65
1923 signature of one of the Anti-New Deal “Four Horsemen” |
| | Butler, Pierce (Signed Court card) $125
1937 Court notecard signed by one of the conservative Anti-New Deal “Four Horsemen” |
| | Byrnes, James F. (Signed Card) $40
Card Signed by the South Carolina statesman, US Supreme Court Justice & Secretary of State |
| | Byrnes, James F. (Signed Court card) $150
Scarce engraved Supreme Court notecard, on Court only 15 months (1941-42)! |
| | Campbell, John A. (Signature) $425
Scarce signature as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S. |
| | Campbell, John A. (Letter) $1500
1865 letter of reference for his jailer from imprisoned former Justice & CSA official |
| | Carson of Duncairn, Baron (Photograph) $295 Special Offer: $250
Famed barrister in Oscar Wilde libel suit, Irish & Ulster Unionist leader, foe of Irish Home Rule
A tip o' the hat, a lowering of the price! |
| | Chase, Salmon P. (Signed Portrait) $350
Signed portrait, image similar to that on the US $10,000 bill |
| | Chase, Salmon P. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $250
1864 autograph while Chief Justice of the United States |
| | Choate, Joseph H. (Letter) $75
Renowned attorney Choate nominates a lawyer for membership in the New York Bar Association |
| | Choate, Rufus & Shaw, Lemuel (Document) $150
1833 legal document signed by two Massachusetts legal giants |
| | Christopher, Warren M. (Photograph) $45
Signed photo of the lawyer-statesman, 63rd US Secretary of State |
| | Clark, Tom C. (Photograph) $95
Nicely Inscribed 1945 Photo as Attorney General |
| | Clark, Tom C. (Letter) $95
1955 ALS on Court notecard to Mrs. Alben Barkley |
| | Clark, Tom C. (First Day Cover) $50
1968 First Day Cover signed by President Truman's "biggest mistake" |
| | Clifford, Clark M. (Photograph) $40
Washington “supelawyer”, presidential advisor, LBJ Defense Secretary |
| | Cranch, William (ANS) $395 Special Offer: $350
2nd Supreme Court Reporter, administered oaths of office to Presidents Tyler & Fillmore while District of Columbia Chief Judge
We took an oath to reduce the price! |
| | Crowder, Enoch H. (Photograph) $95
US Army Judge Advocate General 1911-23, as Provost Marshal, implemented & administered WW I military conscription |
| | Curtis, Benjamin R. (Letter) $350
Former Justice Curtis offers a colleague his views on which Justice should hear a client’s case |
| | Cushing, Caleb (Letter) $95
1866 ALS to powerful New York Republican boss Roscoe Conkling |
| | Davis, David (Letter) $375
ALS from one Lincoln friend likely to another |
| | Day, William R. (Document) $50
1873 MsDS as Stark County, Ohio Justice of the Peace, later US Secretary of State & Supreme Court Associate Justice |
| | Day, William R. (Check) $75
1899 check while federal appellate court judge, joined Supreme Court in 1903 |
| | Douglas, William O. (Signed Inaugural Cover) $110
Signed 1973 Nixon 2nd Inaugural cover |
| | Douglas, William O. (Signed Card) $50
1943 card signed while Associate Justice |
| | Douglas, William O. (Letter) $135
Justice Douglas permits a professor to quote from a notable 1943 speech |
| | Douglas, William O. (Signed Portrait) $135
Signed heavy paper portrait issued while on the Court |
| | Duvall, Gabriel (Signature) $110
Clipped signature as (1st) US Treasury Comptroller, served on Marshall Court 1812-35 |
| | 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 |
| | Field, Stephen J. (Signed Card) $125
Card signed as Retired Associate Justice (1897-99) |
| | Field, Stephen J. (Photograph) $495
Carte-de-visite photograph signed by Field in 1865 wWhile Associate Justice |
| | Fortas, Abe (Signed Court card) $150
Uncommon signed Court Chambers Card |
| | Frankfurter, Felix (Signed Court card) $195
Uncommon engraved Court notecard signed by the conservative 3rd “Jewish Justice” |
| | Fuller, Melville W. (Letter) $295
The Chief Justice salutes “The Lovers Year Book” and its creator |
| | Fuller, Melville W. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $150
Autograph sentiment signed on verso of his calling card as Chief Justice |
| | Fuller, Melville W. (Signed Card) $125
Autograph Sentiment Signed likely while Chief Justice |
| | Ginzburg, Ralph (Letter) $110
Controversial editor, publisher, photo-journalist, convicted in 1963 for violating federal obscenity laws |
| | Goldberg, Arthur J. (Photograph) $150
Signed & inscribed photograph of the statesman & jurist |
| | Goldberg, Arthur J. (First Day Cover) $95
Signed 1968 First Day Cover |
| | Goldberg, Arthur J. (Letter) $195
1970 TLS after losing New York gubernatorial election, to Senator Muskie, thanking him for campaign help |
| | Gray, Horace (Signed Card) $95
Card signed by the 1st Justice to hire a law clerk – paid from his own pocket! |
| | Harlan, John M. (Signed Court card) $75
Signed engraved Court notecard |
| | Harlan, John M. (First Day Cover) $75
Signed First Day Cover while Associate Justice |
| | Herndon, William H. (Document) $1495
1853 legal ADS “Lincoln & Herndon” in hand of Lincoln’s law partner, friend and biographer |
| | Hoar, Ebenezer R. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $50
Autograph Sentiment Signed by Grant’s 1st Attorney General, 1st to head the Department of Justice |
| | Holmes Jr, Oliver Wendell (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $350
Frameable 1933 Autograph Sentiment Signed by the eminent jurist |
| | Holmes Jr., Oliver Wendell (ANS) $395
ANS as Justice on upoming 87th birthday, written day he would die 7 years later |
| | Holmes Jr., Oliver Wendell (Letter) $350
Frameable 1929 ALS of the eminent jurist regarding his father's autograph |
| | Hoover, J. Edgar (Letter) $135
1956 letter as FBI Director expressing sympathy to widow of prominent labor leader |
| | Hughes, Charles E. (Letter) $75
Ex-Secretary of State Hughes to his former Under Secretary, Joseph C. Grew |
| | Hughes, Charles Evans (Signed Court card) $150
Supreme Court notecard signed while Chief Justice |
| | Jackson, Howell E. (Signature) $295
Signature of one of the scarcer Associate Justices! |
| | Jackson, Robert H. (Letter) $350
Good content 1937 TLS as Asst. Attorney General to TVA lawyer (future Treasury Secretary) Henry Fowler celebrating US district court’s upholding constitutionality of the Public Utility Holding Company Act and SEC authority |
| | Johnson, Reverdy (Letter) $125
Maryland lawyer, US Senator & Attorney General, represented Dred Scott’s Owner and Mary Surratt |
| | Johnson, Thomas (Document) $2495
1788 ADS of the 1st Maryland Governor 1777-79, US Supreme Court Associate Justice 1791-93 (shortest tenure to date), wrote Court’s 1st opinion |
| | Kennedy, Anthony M. (Signed Ticket) $60
In-person 2003 Court lecture ticket signed while Associate Justice |
| | Kenyon, Dorothy (Letter) $40
Controversial feminist lawyer-jurist-diplomat |
| | Kunstler, William M. (Signed Portrait) $50
Controversial radical lawyer, civil rights activist |
| | Lamar, Joseph R. (Signed Calling Card) $595
A very scarce Associate Justice autograph! |
| | Lincoln, Abraham (Document) $5750
Ca. 1844-47 draft bill in chancery, 261 words in Lincoln’s hand authenticated by Springfield law partner Wm. Herndon |
| | Marshall, Thurgood (Signed Court card) $285
Engraved Court notecard signed by the 1st African-American Associate Justice |
| | Marshall, Thurgood (First Day Cover) $250
Signed 1967 John F. Kennedy sStamp First Day Cover |
| | McLean, John (Letter) $475
Justice McLean 1840 draft ALS to Harvard President Josiah Quincy accepting an honorary degree |
| | McLean, John (Letter) $395
Justice McLean, Cincinnati landlord, remits rents |
| | McReynolds, James C. (Signed Court card) $150
Engraved Court notecard signed by one of the FDR era Court’s staunchest conservatives and most detestable bigots |
| | Miller, Nathan L. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $20
New York lawyer for Carnegie and US Steel, 43rd Governor of New York 1921-22 |
| | Miller, William H. H. (Letter) $75
1891 TLS from President Harrison’s Attorney General on pension fraud prosecution |
| | Minton, Sherman (Signed Court card) $65
Uncommon signed Court notecard |
| | Moody, William H. (Letter) $175
1902 TLS as TR’s Navy Secretary, Supreme Court Justice 1906-10 |
| | Murphy, Frank (Signed Card) $110
Went from Detroit to Manila to Lansing to the Justice Department to the Supreme Court 1933-1940! |
| | Murphy, Frank (Letter) $195
1948 TLS as Associate Justice – served in Detroit, Manila, Lansing, Justice Department, then to the Supreme Court from 1933-1940! |
| | Murphy, Frank (Signed Court card) $110
Uncommon signed Court notecard |
| | Nelson, Samuel (Letter) $335
Justice Nelson declines a Congressional banquet invitation to celebrate Washington’s birthday |
| | OConnor, Sandra Day (Signed TIME Cover) $175
July 21, 1981 TIME cover hailng her historic appointment, signed by Justice O’Connor |
| | Pickering, John (Document (Partial)) $150
New Hampshire State & Federal jurist, 1st Federal official impeached and removed from office |
| | Pound, Roscoe (Letter) $40
Renowned legal scholar, Harvard Law School dean 1916-36 |
| | Powell Jr., Lewis F. (Signed Inaugural Cover) $95
Signed 1973 Nixon Inaugural cover |
| | Quincy, Josiah (Letter) $150 Special Offer: $135
Harvard’s president transmits honorary LLD degree to Supreme Court Justice John McLean
We took the price down a degree! |
| | Reed, Stanley (Signed Card) $35
Card signed most likely while Associate Justice |
| | Reed, Stanley (Signed Court card) $50
Signed Engraved Court Card |
| | Reed, Stanley F. (SCOTUS card) $45
Signed engraved Supreme Court notecard |
| | Reed, Stanley; Clark, Tom; Whittaker, Charles; Goldberg, Arthur; Fortas, Abe (First Day Cover) $125
1962 Charles Evans Hughes stamp FDC signed by 5 Associate Justices |
| | Rehnquist, William H. (First Day Cover) $110
Signed 1978 Holmes stamp First Day Cover |
| | Roberts, Owen J. (Signed Card) $50
FDR appointee, wrote 1936 opinion striking down a major New Deal program |
| | Rowe, James H. (Letter) $30
Humorous 1970 TLS to former LBJ Treasury Secretary Fowler from the former FDR aide, New Dealer, presidential advisor |
| | Rutledge, Wiley B. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $150
1943 card inscribed and signed by FDR’s last Supreme Court appointment |
| | Sanford, Edward T. (Signed Court card) $250
Rare 1929 signed Court notecard! |
| | Scalia, Antonin (Letter) $295
Justice Scalia declines to have his 1994 remarks at a law school Included in the New York Bar Journal |
| | Scalia, Antonin (Signed Booklet) $250
Printed pocket copy of the US Constitution, 1988 Bicentennial Edition, signed by Justice Scalia |
| | Shiras Jr., George (Signed Card) $150
Only Justice with no background in political, governmental, or judicial service! |
| | Stevens, John Paul (Signed Court card) $60
Engraved Court notecard signed by the 3rd longest serving Justice in Court history |
| | Stewart, Potter (First Day Cover) $95
FDC signed as Associate Justice by the Warren & Burger Court “centrist” |
| | Stone, Harlan F. (Photograph) $275
Signed Harris & Ewing official portrait dated while Associate Justice |
| | Stone, Harlan F. (Signed Card) $50
Card likely signed while Chief Justice |
| | Strong, William (Signed Card) $150
Card Signed as Associate Justice |
| | Supreme Court of the United States 1968-69 (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 1965-67 (Signed Court card) $1495
Engraved Supreme Court notecard signed by the entire 1965-67 “Warren Court” |
| | Supreme Court of the United States 1975-81 (Photograph) $2250
Signed color informal photo of the Court featured on January 1977 Smithsonian Magazine cover |
| | Taft, William H. (Signed Card) $275
Nice signed card with photo portrait for framing |
| | Taft, William H. (Letter) $450
Chief Justice Taft forwards a threatening letter to the Justice Department! |
| | Taft, William H. (Letter) $350
President Taft tells a federal judge, a life-long friend, he expects to reappoint a US Marshal “on principle” |
| | Taney, Roger B. (Letter) $275
1834 ALS 3 weeks after leaving Treasury Department |
| | Taney, Roger B. (Document) $295
Early ADS of the future 5th Chief Justice as Frederick, Maryland lawyer |
| | 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 |
| | Van Devanter, Willis (Signed Calling Card) $125
Philosophical leader of the conservative “Four Horsemen” of the New Deal Court |
| | Vinson, Fred M. (First Day Cover) $125
1950 Court-related First Day Cover signed by the 13th US Chief Justice |
| | Vinson, Fred M. (Signed Program) $135
In-person signature on 1953 Washington dinner program |
| | Warren, Earl (Letter) $250
The Chief Justice sends an autograph at a Congressman’s behest |
| | Warren, Earl (Letter) $195
California Governor Warren expresses thanks after 2nd reelection victory |
| | White Jr., Edward D. (Document) $350
1914 DS as Chief Justice temporarily detailing a Cincinnati US District Court judge to New York City’s US District Court |
| | White, Byron R. (Signed Court card) $85
Engraved Court notecard signed by the College Football Hall of Famer & 1938 NFL leading rusher! |
| | White, Edward D. (Signed Calling Card) $195
Calling card signed as Associate Justice, 2nd elevated to Chief Justice |
| | Williams, Edward Bennett (Letter) $40
Legendary Washington super-lawyer /insider, owned Baltimore Orioles & Washington Redskins |
| | Wilson, James (Document) $1495
1795 MsDS while Associate Justice, hiring real estate agents |
| | Woodbury, Levi (Letter) $395
Rare Court-related ALS while Associate Justice, offering to present an opinion in Newport |
| | Woodbury, Levi (Letter) $125
1837 ALS while Treasury Secretary, sends his and Andrew Jackson’s autograph to a major early collector |
Law-Law Enforcement |
| | Burns, William J. (Photograph) $175
1921 signed photo of the famed detective while head of US Bureau of Investigation, FBI forerunner |
| | Channing, Walter; Bigelow, Jacob; Hayward, George; Webster, John W.; Ware, John (Signatures) $175 Special Offer: $150
Signatures of 5 notable mid-19th century Harvard Medical School professors, 2 associated with sensational 1849 murder case!
Take a bite out of crime! |
| | Jerome, William Travers (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $25
Anti-corruption NYC DA 1902-09, prosecuted Harry Thaw for Stanford White murder; cousin of Winston Churchill |
| | Johnson, Wm. E. "Pussyfoot" (Photograph) $40
Prohibition advocate, US law enforcement officer in Indian Territory & Oklahoma |
| | McDonald, Maurice "Nick" (Letter) $150
Good content 1967 TLS from the Dallas Police officer who arrested Lee Harvey Oswald after President Kennedy’s assassination |
| | Pinkerton, William A. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $125
Led Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency 1884-1923 |
Literature |
| | 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 Special Offer: $65
English 1933 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, believed European economic integration would make militarism obsolete
A "special" for a man ahead of his time |
| | Arthur, T(imothy). S(hay). (Signature) $75
Popular mid-19th century author, most famous for 1854 temperance novel, “Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There” |
| | Bancroft, George (Letter) $95
1840 ALS while Boston Collector of Customs by the historian, diplomat, future Navy Secretary, and founder of the US Naval Academy |
| | Barton, Bruce F. (ANS) $35
Successful advertising executive and author, GOP congressional foe of FDR (“Martin, Barton, and Fish”) |
| | Baum, Vicki (Photograph) $95 Special Offer: $80
Austrian-Jewish writer, her novel became Oscar-winning film “Grand Hotel”
A less "grand" price! |
| | Beard, Daniel Carter (Signed Portrait) $95
1905 founder of the Sons of Daniel Boone, merged with the Boy Scouts of America at its 1910 founding |
| | Benchley, Robert (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $60
Vanity Fair and New Yorker humorist, a founder of the Algonquin Round Table, MGM and Paramount screenwriter & actor |
| | Besant, Sir Walter (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $30
Autograph Sentiment Signed by the 19th century English novelist & historian |
| | Billings, Josh (Henry W. Shaw) (AQS & Signed Card) $175
Nice AQS & signed card from America’s 2nd most famous humorist of 2nd half of the 19th century |
| | Brady, Cyrus Townsend (Autograph Sentiment Signed + Quotation) $50
1901 AQS from a novel by the naval biographer & writer of historical fiction |
| | Brady, Cyrus Townsend (Photograph) $45
Signed photo of the naval biographer & historical novelist |
| | Bryant, William Cullen (Letter) $295
1847 ALS to an aunt from the popular 19th century American poet & editor |
| | Bryant, William Cullen (Letter) $295
1840 ALS thanking poetry anthologist Rufus W. Griswold for use of books in his library of American poets |
| | Buck, Pearl S. (Letter) $150
1965 TLS from the 1938 Nobel Prize in Literature awardee, 1st US woman laureate |
| | Buckingham, James Silk (Letter) $90
1839 ALS from the English traveler & author to Prof. Silliman at Yale, agreeing to lecture on Egypt & Palestine |
| | Burgess, Thornton W. (AQS) $225 Special Offer: $200
Children's author Thornton Burgess AQS from “Peter Rabbitt”
We "write" off a bit for this children's favorite |
| | Cain, James M. (Letter) $395 Special Offer: $350
1947 TLS from “hard-boiled” crime ficton novelist
A less hard-boiled price! |
| | Carnegie, Dale (Signed Card) $125
Legendary speaker, writer and teacher of salesmanship & self-improvement |
| | Carson of Duncairn, Baron (Photograph) $295 Special Offer: $250
Famed barrister in Oscar Wilde libel suit, Irish & Ulster Unionist leader, foe of Irish Home Rule
A tip o' the hat, a lowering of the price! |
| | Child, Lydia Maria (Endorsed Check) $125
1871 publisher’s check endorsed by the abolitionist, women’s & Indian rights activist, poet and author |
| | Claudel, Paul (Photograph) $295 Special Offer: $250
Signed photo of the deeply spiritual French poet, dramatist & diplomat
Your prayers have been answered! |
| | Clemens (Mark Twain), Samuel L. (Letter) $2995
Twain to his English publisher, approving Italian translations but nothing before “The Gilded Age” |
| | Clemens, Samuel L. ("Mark Twain") (Check) $2250 Special Offer: $2100
1900 personal check from America’s best-known writer & humorist !
"Check" out Mark Twain! |
| | Cobb, Irvin S. (Photograph) $135
Colorful Kentucky-born journalist, author & humorist, wrote for and appeared in films |
| | Cobb, Irvin S. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $35
Colorful Kentucky-born journalist, author, humorist, wrote for, and appeared in, several films |
| | Cooper, James Fenimore (Check) $275
Signed 1842 Otsego County Bank check |
| | Coward, Sir Noel (Letter) $325
1933 TLS to friend, writer-historian Philip Guedalla |
| | Crane, Hart (Signed Envelope) $1250
Rare holograph 1924 envelope addressed to mother “Grace Hart Crane”, also signed “Crane” with return address |
| | Cronin, A(rchibald). J(oseph). (Document) $40
New York bank signature card signed by the popular Scottish physician-novelist |
| | Curtis, George William (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $25
1870 sentiment signed by the influential author, editor, reformer, and opinion-maker |
| | Dixon, Thomas A. (Letter) $90
Segregationist playwright, lecturer, author, his 1905 “The Clansman” became 1915 silent film classic “The Birth of a Nation” |
| | Dobie, J. Frank (ANS) $150
1964 note signed by the Texas folklorist on recording promotional flyer |
| | Douglas, Lloyd C. (Photograph) $60
American minister, authored popular novels “Magnificent Obsession”, “The Robe”, “The Big Fisherman”, successful films |
| | Du Ponceau, Peter (Letter) $450 Special Offer: $400
1831 ALS from French-born ethnologist & linguist, student of Native American languages
Take him home for the holidays! |
| | Eberhart, Mignon G. (First Day Cover) $25
Edith Wharton stamp First Day Cover signed by “America's Agatha Christie” |
| | Edgeworth, Maria (Autograph Manuscript Signed) $495
Manuscript page from her 1834 novel “Helen” by the late 18th-early 19th century popular Irish novelist |
| | Eliot, George (Signature) $250
One of Victorian England's greatest novelists, one of world's foremost women writers |
| | Fast, Howard (Photograph) $40
Jailed & blacklisted Communist, best known for novels “Citizen Tom Paine” & “Spartacus” |
| | Frost, Robert (Letter) $1250
1916 ALS from the great American poet, champion of New England life |
| | Gardner, Erle Stanley (Photograph) $150
Creator of the great fictional crime-solving lawyer, Perry Mason |
| | Garland, (Hannibal) Hamlin (Photograph) $115
Wrote of midwestern farm life, 1922 Pulitzer Prize winner |
| | Gilder, Richard Watson (Letter) $195
1895 ALS as Chairman to NY Governor Levi Morton on Report of the Tenement House Committee |
| | Ginzburg, Ralph (Letter) $110
Controversial editor, publisher, photo-journalist, convicted in 1963 for violating federal obscenity laws |
| | 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 |
| | Guest, Edgar A. (Letter) $35
Michigan’s only Poet Lauerate offers advice on getting Henry Ford’s autograph! |
| | 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” |
| | Halliburton, Richard (Signature) $95
1929 card signed by the world traveller, real-life adventurer , and author |
| | Harrison, Mrs. Burton (Constance Cary) (Autograph Sentiment Signed ) $40
Prolific southern-born author & socialite, one of “Cary Invincibles” who sewed 1st CSA battle flags 1861 |
| | Hay, John M. (Letter) $250
Undated ALS to an author praising a work in progress, would like to read last chapter |
| | 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 (Letter) $225
Lovely 1891 ALS thanking female fans (“The Teacups”) for gifts |
| | 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” |
| | Howells, William Dean (Photograph) $350
Boston studio cabinet photograph signed by “the Dean of American Letters” |
| | Kaufman, George S. (Autographed Note Signed) $150
Brief ANS mentioning Sinclair Lewis |
| | Kaufman, George S. (Typed Note Signed) $175
Characteristically odd 1935 TNS from the Algonquin Round Table member to an actor friend seeking a part |
| | Keyes, Frances Parkinson (Letter) $75
1955 ALS to Mrs. Alben Barkley from the author, widow of a US Senator, wrote novels & non-fiction based notably in Washington and South Louisiana |
| | Knoblock, Edward (Letter) $50
British playwright & screenwriter, good content on his 1931 musical play “Grand Hotel” |
| | Koestler, Arthur (Photograph) $375 Special Offer: $325
Hungarian-English-Jewish author, best known for 1941 “Darkness at Noon”
A somewhat lighter price! |
| | Kosinski, Jerzy (Signed Program) $85
In-person 1988 program signed by the Polish-Jewish-born novelist, screenwriter & actor |
| | Locke, John Ross ("Petroleum V. Nasby") (Signed Photograph) $150
Sarony carte-de-visite photo of Locke signed as Nasby with note on verso |
| | London, Jack (Letter) $1150
London refers a fellow Socialist editor to his rather capitalist European agent |
| | Luce, Clare Boothe (Signed Card) $35
Card signed by the playwright, author, journalist, conservative congresswoman, diplomat |
| | Luhan, Mabel Dodge (Signature) $150
Rare autograph of the wealthy patron associated with the Taos Art Colony; author |
| | Lummis, Charles F. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $125
Author, New Mexico Native American activist, Los Angeles editor, librarian & presevationist |
| | Mailer, Norman (Letter) $175
1971 letter thanking children for drawings |
| | Malraux, Andre (First Day Cover) $110 Special Offer: $95
1964 US JFK Memorial stamp First Day Cover signed by the eminent French author & statesman
We took a "oui" bit off the price! |
| | Markham, Edwin (Signed Card) $40
Card signed by the popular poet, wrote “The Man With the Hoe” & “Lincoln, the Man of the People”, latter read by him at 1922 opening of the Lincoln Memorial |
| | 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. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $90
Frameable card signed by “The Sage of Baltimore” |
| | Mencken, H. L. (Signed Envelope) $110
1946 envelope signed by the “Sage of Baltimore” |
| | Metalious, Grace (Letter) $275 Special Offer: $225
Wrote mid-1950’s controversial best-seller “Peyton Place”, died at age 39
A scandalously lower price! |
| | Miles, Josephine (Signed typescript) $30
Signed typescript of “Lucifer Alone” by the eminent Berkeley poet & critic |
| | Miller, Joaquin (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $60
1878 card signed by “The Poet of the Sierras” & “The Byron of the Rockies” |
| | Mitchell, Donald G. (Signature) $40
Popular 19th century American writer under pseudonym “Ik Marvel” |
| | Mitchell, Donald G. (Photograph) $95
Popular 19th century American writer under pseudonym “Ik Marvel” |
| | Mitchell, Silas Weir (ANS) $125
Prominent Philadelphia neurologist & notable historical novelist |
| | Morley, Christopher (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $50
A founder of “The Baker Street Irregulars” (for Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts), author and editor |
| | Nash, Ogden (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $60
Master of comic verse, witty & unconventional rhymes |
| | Nathan, George Jean (Letter) $50
Eminent drama critic, co-founded “The American Mercury” & co-edited “The Smart Set” with Mencken, a founder & editor of “The American Spectator” |
| | Nye, Edgar W. "Bill" (Photograph) $75
Cabinet photograph signed by a major American humorist of the 2nd half of the 19th century |
| | Oe, Kenzaburo (Signature) $75 Special Offer: $65
Japanese novelist, awarded 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature
We "sensei" a better price! |
| | Paulding, James K. (Letter) $60
1838 ALS of the prominent writer while Van Buren’s Navy Secretary |
| | Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $50
1902 autograph sentiment signed by the English dramatist |
| | Pinter, Harold (Photograph) $150
English dramatist & screenwriter, awarded 2005 Nobel Prize for Literature |
| | Putnam, George H. (Letter) $75
Notable publisher, President of G. P. Putnam’s Sons for 52 years |
| | Radhakrishnan, Sarvepalli (Letter) $75
1965 TLS of the Indian philosopher, 1st VP and 2nd President of India |
| | Rinehart, Mary Roberts (Autograph Sentiment Signed ) $30
“The American Agatha Christie”, popular mystery writer |
| | Rives, Amélie (Letter) $65
1889 ALS on card from the Virginia novelist, R. E Lee’s goddaughter, sending autograph to a woman |
| | Robinson, Edwin Arlington (Signed Card) $85
Popular poet, won 3 Pulitzer Prizes in 1920s |
| | Russell, Bertrand (Signed Card) $175
British philosopher, mathematician, social critic, awarded 1950 Nobel Prize for Literature |
| | Sandburg, Carl (Signed Note) $150
Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Lincoln, poet of America’s common people |
| | Sandburg, Carl (Signed Card) $95
Poet of America’s common people, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Lincoln |
| | Sedgwick, Catharine M. (ANS) $225
Autographed note signed by of one of the early 19th century’s major female writers, noted for “domestic fiction” |
| | Service, Robert W. (Signed Magazine Picture) $195
Signed round rotogravure magazine portrait of “The Bard of the Yukon” |
| | Shaw, Irwin (Photograph & ANS) $60
Successful expatriate novelist, playwright, screenwriter, & short story writer |
| | 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 Special Offer: $225
1973 US Willa Cather stamp FDC signed by 1965 Russian Nobel laureate
We're rushin' to give you a better deal! |
| | Sigourney, Lydia H. (AQS) $150
The popular American poet misquotes English poet Edward Young |
| | Sigourney, Lydia H. (ALS & AQS) $425
The popular Connecticut poet provides a quote from one of her most successful works, “Niagara” |
| | Smith, Samuel F. (AQS) $750 Special Offer: $650
Signed handwritten beginning of first stanza ("My country-'tis' of thee...of thee I sing") of national hymn “America”
A patriotic contribution! |
| | Spender, Stephen (Letter) $150
English writer, noted for themes of social injustice and class struggle |
| | Steinbeck, John (FDC) $595 Special Offer: $495
Great literary association - Steinbeck signs1940 Samuel L. Clemens stamp First Day Cover
We've righted this writer's rate! |
| | Stockton, Frank R. (Signed Printed Story) $150 Special Offer: $125
Signed four-page printed story from limited edition 1893 First Book of the Authors Club, “Liber Scriptorum”
Writ at a lower rate! |
| | Tarkington, Booth (Signed Card) $115
Popular Indiana-born novelist-dramatist, won 2 Pulitzer Prizes (1919 & 1922) |
| | Thompson, Ruth Plumly (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $295
Continued popular “Oz” series for children after death of L. Frank Baum |
| | Truman, Margaret (Signed Portrait) $60
1951 TIME portrait signed by the “First Daughter”, later a succesful mystery writer |
| | Truman, Margaret (Letter) $75
1950 ALS from “The First Daughter” to “The Second Lady”, alluding to railroad strike-related travel delay |
| | Van Loon, Hendrik (ANS) $95
1943 ANS on letterhead of the Dutch-American historian, journalist and author |
| | Van Loon, Hendrik W. (Signed Original Sketch) $125
Lovely original nautical sketch by the Dutch-American historian, journalist and author |
| | Van Vechten, Carl (Letter) $115
American writer and photographer, patron of “the Harlem Renaissance” |
| | Vonnegut, Kurt (Photograph) $150
Signed “Slapstick” publicity photo taken by his wife, photographer Jill Krementz |
| | Wallace, Lew (Signature) $135
Civil War general, New Mexico Territory Governor, authored “Ben Hur” |
| | Webster, Noah (Letter) $1350
1838 ALS from the lexicographer and education pioneer, his textbooks taught 5 generations of American children to spell & read |
| | Welty, Eudora (Photograph) $110
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of short stories, novellas and novels on the American South |
| | Whitlock, Brand (Photograph) $40
Signed photo of the heroic WW I US Ambassador to German-occupiedBelgium |
| | Wiggin, Kate Douglas (AQS) $150
AQS from the 1887 “The Birds' Christmas Carol” by the popular children’s author, famed for “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” |
| | Willard, Emma (Document) $375
Early ADS of the founder of the 1st women’s school of higher education |
| | Willard, Emma (Letter) $495
Uncommon ALS of the author and women's rights advocate, founder of the first women’s school of higher education |
| | Wister, Owen (Signature) $50
“The father of western fiction”, wrote “The Virginian”, classmate, friend & biographer of Theodore Roosevelt |
| | Wren, P(ercival). C(hristopher). (Photograph & ANS) $110
British adventure fiction writer, best known for 1924 “Beau Geste” & sequels |
Magic |
| | Blackstone, Harry (Signed Original Sketch) $175
1940 self-portrait sketch of the great magician & illusionist |
| | Christopher, Milbourne (Signed Flyer) $50
Magician, illusionist, author, debunker, noted collector of magicana |
| | Henning, Doug (Photograph) $175 Special Offer: $150
Colorful 70’s – 80’s magician-showman
Poof! A lower price! |
| | Kellar, Harry (Autograph Quotation Signed) $395
Wonderful AQS from “The Dean of American Magicians” comparing success to a lovely woman! |
Mayors & Governors |
| | Banks, Nathaniel P. (Signature) $75
4-time Mass. US Rep,, House Speaker 1856-57, Governor 1858-61, Union Major General (Vols), served in Maryland & Shenandoah Valley, replaced Butler commanding Dept. of the Gulf 1862-64 |
| | Barbour, James (Signature) $75
Virginia’s 18th governor, US senator J. Q. Adams’ Secretary of War, Minister to England |
| | Bloxham, William D. (Letter) $40
1873 ALS from leading Florida Democratic politician in Reconstruction Era, 13th & 17th governor, precipitated state land boom |
| | Bricker, John (Photograph) $30
1944 VP candidate on GOP ticket with Dewey |
| | Burton, Harold H. (Signed Court card) $75
1951 autograph sentiment on engraved Court notecard |
| | 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 |
| | Clinton, DeWitt (Letter) $150
1820 LS as New York Governor concerning an identity issue with a pardon recommendation |
| | Clinton, DeWitt (Letter) $175
1825 LS as New York Governor regarding resolution of a county judicial appointment dispute |
| | Driscoll, Alfred E. (Signed Official Card) $25
New Jersey Governor 1947-54, proponent of the New Jersey Turnpike & Garden State Parkway |
| | Ellsworth, William W. (Document) $90
1840 DS as Connecticut Governor to New York Governor Wm. H. Seward, warrant for extradition with initialled docket by Seward |
| | Eustis, William (Document) $150
1812 partial DS as Secretary of War, appointment of an infantry officer |
| | Flower, Roswell P. (Signed Card) $25
Card signed by the 30th Governor of New York |
| | Foss, Joe (First Day Cover) $60
WW II Marine Corps ace, Medal of Honor recipient, So. Dakota statesman, television personality, NRA president |
| | Foster Jr., Charles W. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $25
1882 signature as Ohio’s 35th Governor, later Benj. Harrison’s Treasury Secretary |
| | Herrick, Myron T. (Signed Card) $30
Autograph sentiment signed on official card as 42nd Ohio Governor |
| | Hickel, Walter J. "Wally" (Letter) $60
3 weeks before being fired by Nixon, Interior Secretary Hickel congratulates Senator Ed Muskie on his re-election |
| | Johnson, Hiram W. (Signed Card) $60
California progressive Republican Governor 1911-17, 1912 running mate of Theodore Roosevelt, isolationist US Senator 1917-45 |
| | Johnson, Thomas (Document) $2495
1788 ADS of the 1st Maryland Governor 1777-79, US Supreme Court Associate Justice 1791-93 (shortest tenure to date), wrote Court’s 1st opinion |
| | La Follette, Philip F. (Photograph) $50
Member of the notable Wisconsin political family, early-mid 30s GOP & Progressive governor |
| | Lehman, Herbert (Letter) $35
1950 TLS of the liberal Democrat New York US senator, 1st Jewish New York governor (1933-42) |
| | Low, Seth (Letter) $45
1st President of Columbia University, reformist 2nd Mayor of New York City |
| | Maddox, Lester (Photograph) $75
Segregationist Georgia governor, 1976 American Independent Party presidential candidate |
| | McDowell, James (Letter) $35
1848 ALS as Virginia US Rep to Treasury Secetary Walker |
| | McNutt, Paul V. (Letter) $30
Served Indiana, American Legion and Philippines, WW II Federal Security Administrator |
| | Medill, Joseph (Signature) $110
Signature of the great Chicago newspaperman, Republican stalwart, 23rd Mayor of Chicago |
| | Meigs Jr., Return J. (Signature) $80
1st Ohio chief justice, 4th state governor, 5th US Postmaster General |
| | Merriam, Frank F. (Letter) $50
1938 TLS as California Governor to a prominent GOP supporter, laments re-election defeat |
| | Miller, Nathan L. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $20
New York lawyer for Carnegie and US Steel, 43rd Governor of New York 1921-22 |
| | Moultrie, William (Document) $750
1787 ADS, pay receipt while South Carolina’s governor |
| | Murphy, Frank (Signed Card) $110
Went from Detroit to Manila to Lansing to the Justice Department to the Supreme Court 1933-1940! |
| | ODaniel, W. Lee "Pappy" (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $50
1930s Texas radio music star, populist governor & senator, only person ever to defeat LBJ for elected office |
| | Opdyke, George (Letter) $75
1862 LS from New York City’s Civil War Mayor |
| | Ritner, Joseph (Document) $50
1837 DS as 8th Governor of Pennsylvania to the Governor of New York, extradition warrant for 3 men charged with assault and battery with intent to kill |
| | Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Signature) $50
Signed bumper sticker for 1964 campaign for GOP presidential nomination |
| | Rolph Jr., James (Letter) $50
San Francisco’s 30th & longest serving Mayor, 27th California Governor |
| | Ross, Nellie Tayloe (Photograph) $110
1st woman elected state governor, 1st woman Director of US Mint |
| | Saltonstall, Leverett (Photograph) $150
Large signed photo of the Massachusetts statesman, also signed by the photographer, Yusuf Karsh’s mentor |
| | Thurmond, J. Strom (Photograph) $55
1948 “Dixiecrat” presidential candidate, served South Carolina in Senate for 47 years |
| | Tillman, Benjamin R. (Signed Card) $75
“Pitchfork Ben”, South Carolina White supremacist governor & US senator, a founder of Clemson University |
| | Vance, Joseph (Document) $90
1838 DS as (1st Whig) Ohio Governor, warrant to New York Governor Wm. L. Marcy for extradition of an alleged counterfeiter, docketed by Marcy |
| | Vanderbilt, William H. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $25
Great-great-grandson of Commodore Vanderbilt, Rhode Island Governor 1939-41 |
| | Wallace, George C. (Photograph) $115
Segregationist Alabama governor, 1968 3rd party presidential candidate, shot in 1972 |
| | Wallace, George C. (Letter) $115
1973 TLS as Alabama Governor, 4-time presidential candidate, paralyzed in 1972 attempted assassination |
| | Warren, Earl (Letter) $195
California Governor Warren expresses thanks after 2nd reelection victory |
| | Wells, Heber M. (Signed Card) $75
1st Governor of State of Utah, presided over transition from territory to statehood |
| | Whitlock, Brand (Photograph) $40
Signed photo of the heroic WW I US Ambassador to German-occupiedBelgium |
| | Wise, Henry A. (Letter) $225
1838 ALS from the Virginia Congressman, as Governor signed John Brown’s death warrant, later Confederate Major General |
| | Yorty, Sam (Letter) $50
Mayor Yorty defends the LAPD & Chief Parker 2 weeks after the August 1965 Watts Riots |
Military-American Revolution |
| | DeLancey Jr., Oliver (Letter) $275 Special Offer: $250
Succeded Major Andre as Clinton’s spymaster, Adjutant General of British Army in North America 1781-83
I spy with my eye a good buy! |
| | Hull, William (Document) $375 Special Offer: $325
Served notably in Revolutionary War, Governor of Michigan Territory, surrendered Detroit to British in 1814 without a fight, death sentence stayed by Madison
A Hull of a deal! |
| | Knox, Henry (Letter) $850
1798 ALS to his Brigadier’s Island farm superintendent & artillery veteran |
| | Lafayette, Marquis de (Letter) $1495
1811 ALS of Marquis de Lafayette, seeking to arrange a meeting |
| | Moultrie, William (Document) $750
1787 ADS, pay receipt while South Carolina’s governor |
| | North, Frederick, Lord (Signature) $195
1776 signature of Lord North, America’s last Prime Minister |
| | Phillips, William (Letter) $395 Special Offer: $350
Commanded artillery in Canada in American Revolution, captured at Saratoga 1777, exchanged for Benjamin Lincoln 1780, died 1781 and buried in Virginia
A bit of a break on a brave Briton! |
| | 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 |
| | Washington, George (ON HOLD) (Signature) $6995
Frameable signature from vellum presidential document |
Military-Civil War |
| | Banks, Nathaniel P. (Letter) $90
ALS of the House Speaker, Massachusetts US Rep. & Governor, Union Major General |
| | Banks, Nathaniel P. (ANS) $90
ANS likely while House Speaker (1856) |
| | Banks, Nathaniel P. (Signature) $75
4-time Mass. US Rep,, House Speaker 1856-57, Governor 1858-61, Union Major General (Vols), served in Maryland & Shenandoah Valley, replaced Butler commanding Dept. of the Gulf 1862-64 |
| | Blair Jr., Francis P. ("Frank") (Letter) $295
Good 1871 Civil War content ALS while US Senator by the Missouri soldier-politican, 1868 Democratic Party VP candidate |
| | Brownell, Francis E. (Signature) $350
Rare signature of “Ellsworth’s Avenger”, Medal of Honor recipient |
| | Burnside, Ambrose E. (Signature) $150
Led Army of the Potomac 1862-1863, signature while new Rhode Island Senator |
| | Butler, Benjamin F. (Signature) $75
Signature of the controversial Massachusetts politician, Union General, 1884 presidential candidate |
| | Campbell, John A. (Letter) $1500
1865 letter of reference for his jailer from imprisoned former Justice & CSA official |
| | 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 |
| | Dent, Frederick T. (Signed Album Page) $65
Grant’s West Point classmate, brother-in-law, military secretary, ADC and secretary to the President 1869-73 |
| | Dow, Neal S. (Letter) $185 Special Offer: $165
1887 ALS from the “Father of Prohibition”, Civil War general, 1880 presidential candidate
The price has "kneeled down" a bit! |
| | Elzey, Arnold (Document) $1250
War-dated ADS as CSA Major General while commanding Richmond defenses, pass for a family to Loudon & back |
| | Ferry, Orris S. (Signature) $40
Connecticut US Rep & Senator, Brigadier General in Civil War, at Battle of Winchester, Valley & Peninsula campaigns |
| | Fremont, John C. (Signature) $295
Signature as Arizona Territory Governor by the Army officer, western explorer, 1st Republican presidential nominee |
| | 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) $250
1880 ALS from the Georgia Senator, former Governor & CSA Major General; 1st UCV commander-in-chief, alleged Georgia KKK leader |
| | Grant, U. S. (Signed Album Page) $750
Beautiful large signed autograph album page |
| | Hampton, Wade (Document) $250
1880 Senate DS by the South Carolina Confederate who replaced Jeb Stuart as head of Lee’s cavalry |
| | Harrison, Mrs. Burton (Constance Cary) (Autograph Sentiment Signed ) $40
Prolific southern-born author & socialite, one of “Cary Invincibles” who sewed 1st CSA battle flags 1861 |
| | Henderson, David B. (Document) $40
Future House Speaker (last Civil War veteran to serve in the House), receives Chickamauga & Chattanooga battlefields atlas |
| | 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 |
| | Logan, John A. (Letter) $195
1876 ALS from the Illinois politician, Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, 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 |
| | Morgan, George W. (Signature) $50
Fought in Texas Revolution, Mexican-American War, Civil War Brig. General in Western Theater, conservative Ohio Democrat in Congress 1867-69 & 1871-73 |
| | Negley, James S. (Signature) $50
Major General (Vols) in Civil War, fought in Georgia & Tennessee, Penna. US Rep 1869-75 & 1885-87 |
| | Pettus, Edmund W. (Document) $195
Alabama Confederate general & US Senator, “Bloody Sunday” Selma bridge named for him |
| | Quay, Matthew S. (Document) $90
Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, powerful Penna. GOP boss, US Senator 1887-99 & 1901-04 |
| | Root, George F. (AMQS) $650
1893 AMQS & lyrics from his Civil War hit song, “The Battle Cry of Freedom” |
| | Schenck, Robert C. (Signature) $50
Ohio US Rep 1843-51 & 1863-71, diplomat, Major General in Virginia & Maryland |
| | Scott, Winfield (Letter) $450
“Old Fuss and Feathers” offers a staff position to a West Point graduate, son of a friend (relative?) |
| | Scott, Winfield (Letter) $195
1855 ALS, while Commmanding General of the Army, to a New York lawyer & journalist |
| | Sherman, William Tecumseh (Signature) $395
Signed card as General, successor to Grant as US Army commander |
| | Slocum, Henry W. (Signature) $125
2nd youngest Union Major General (Vols), fought at 1st & 2nd Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Tennessee, Atlanta & Carolinas; NY US Rep 1869-73 & 1883-85 |
| | Stokes, William B. (Letter) $95
1864 ALS from the former Congressman, led (Union) 5th Tennessee Cavalry against Confederate guerrillas |
| | Stoughton, William L. (Signature) $40
Led 11th Michigan Infantry 1861, Army of the Cumberland Brigadier General at Stones River, Chickamauga & Chattanooga, US Rep 1869-73 |
| | Thomas, Lorenzo (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $50
US Army Adjutant General, his nomination to replace Secretary of War Stanton precipitated Andrew Johnson’s impeachment |
| | Toombs, Robert (Letter) $235
1856 ALS from Senator Toombs sending his autograph |
| | Totten, Joseph G. (Letter) $295
Good content 1825 ALS to a friend seeking help with position at Fort Adams (Rhode Island) from the future Army Chief Engineer |
| | Walcutt, Charles C. (Document) $90
US Army brigadier general, with Ohio regiment from Shiloh to March to the Sea |
| | Wallace, Lew (Signature) $135
Civil War general, New Mexico Territory Governor, authored “Ben Hur” |
| | Walthall, Edward C. (Document) $175
Mississippi CSA Major General, post-War US Senator |
| | Wise, Henry A. (Letter) $250
ALS while Virginia Governor, signed John Brown’s death warrant; CSA general |
| | Wise, Henry A. (Letter) $225
1838 ALS from the Virginia Congressman, as Governor signed John Brown’s death warrant, later Confederate Major General |
| | Wool, John S. (Signature) $80
Oldest officer (77) in active command in either army during the Civil War |
| | Zollicoffer, Felix K. (Letter) $1250
1856 ALS while Tennessee Congressman, CSA general killed 1862 |
Military-Cold War |
| | Ridgway, Matthew B. (Letter) $195
1952 ALS as Supreme Commander of Allied Powers Europe to Mrs. (VP) Alben Barkley |
Military-Great Britain |
| | DeLancey Jr., Oliver (Letter) $275 Special Offer: $250
Succeded Major Andre as Clinton’s spymaster, Adjutant General of British Army in North America 1781-83
I spy with my eye a good buy! |
| | Jervis, Sir John, 1st Earl St. Vincent (Letter) $235
Distinguished late 18th- early 19th century English naval commander |
| | Maude, Frederick S. (Letter) $175
1904 LS as secretary to Canada’s Governor General, later led allied forces in Mesopotamia, captured Baghdad 1917 |
| | Napier, Field Marshal Robert C., 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (Letter) $250
British Soldier in India, Afghanistan, China & Ethiopia, Commanded Army In India, Governor of Gibraltar |
| | Phillips, William (Letter) $395 Special Offer: $350
Commanded artillery in Canada in American Revolution, captured at Saratoga 1777, exchanged for Benjamin Lincoln 1780, died 1781 and buried in Virginia
A bit of a break on a brave Briton! |
| | Smuts, Jan Christiaan (Letter) $295
South African statesman, only person to sign peace treaties ending WW I and 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 |
| | Williams, Sir William Fenwick (Signature) $195
Led British forces in British No. America, organized Canada’s defenses when US Civil War began |
| | Wilson, Field Marshal Henry M. (Signed Card) $90
1946 card signed by “Jumbo” Wilson, senior WW II British General in Middle East & Mediterranean |
| | Yonge, Sir George, 5th Baronet (Letter) $295 Special Offer: $250
British Secretary at War 1782-94, Toronto’s main street named for him
A better price, eh? |
Military-Indian Wars |
| | Custer, George Armstrong (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $4750
Matted & framed early signature of the controversial 7th Cavalry commander |
| | 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 |
| | Hershey, Lewis B. (Letter) $150 Special Offer: $125
Controversial Selective Serivce System Director 1941-1970, spanned WW II thu Vietnam drafts
A lower price got drafted! |
| | Ridgway, Matthew B. (Letter) $195
1952 ALS as Supreme Commander of Allied Powers Europe to Mrs. (VP) Alben Barkley |
| | Taylor, Maxwell (Letter) $95
General Taylor salutes the 25th anniversary of NBC’s “Meet The Press” |
| | Wedemeyer, Albert Coady (Letter) $75
1951 Letter as 6th Army Commander |
Military-Mexican-American War |
| | Morgan, George W. (Signature) $50
Fought in Texas Revolution, Mexican-American War, Civil War Brig. General in Western Theater, conservative Ohio Democrat in Congress 1867-69 & 1871-73 |
| | Scott, Winfield (Letter) $450
“Old Fuss and Feathers” offers a staff position to a West Point graduate, son of a friend (relative?) |
| | Scott, Winfield (Letter) $195
1855 ALS, while Commmanding General of the Army, to a New York lawyer & journalist |
| | Tompkins, Daniel D. (Document) $110
1848 MsDS as New Orleans quartermaster to future CSAMajor General S. G. French |
| | Totten, Joseph G. (Letter) $295
Good content 1825 ALS to a friend seeking help with position at Fort Adams (Rhode Island) from the future Army Chief Engineer |
| | Wool, John S. (Signature) $80
Oldest officer (77) in active command in either army during the Civil War |
Military-Miscellaneous |
| | Bonneville, Benjamin L. E. (Document) $495
1818 DS signed 3 times as 2nd Lieutenant of Light Artillery, before his explorations in the American west |
| | Butler, Smedley D. (Signed Card) $40
At his 1940 death, most decorated US Marine ever, awarded 2 Medals of Honor |
| | Chaffee, Adna R. (Document) $125
Document signed as Chief of Staff to US Military Governor of Cuba, General Leonard Wood |
| | Lyautey, Marshal Louis H. G. (ANS) $150 Special Offer: $125
Led 1896 French invasion of Madagascar, governed Morocco 1907-25
We marshaled a better price! |
| | Powell, Colin L. (Photograph) $60
1st African American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff & Secretary of State, oversaw 1991 “Desert Storm” & 2003 overthrow of Saddam Hussein |
| | Rabin, Yitzhak (First Day Cover) $225
Israeli military leader, 5th PM, 1994 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, assassinated after Oslo Accords |
| | Snow, William J. (Letter) $85
1926 ALS while (1st) US Army Chief of Field Artillery, “Father” of Fort Bragg |
| | Tompkins, Daniel D. (Document) $110
1848 MsDS as New Orleans quartermaster to future CSAMajor General S. G. French |
| | Totten, Joseph G. (Letter) $295
Good content 1825 ALS to a friend seeking help with position at Fort Adams (Rhode Island) from the future Army Chief Engineer |
| | Williams, Sir William Fenwick (Signature) $195
Led British forces in British No. America, organized Canada’s defenses when US Civil War began |
| | Wright, Adm. Jerauld (Letter) $85 Special Offer: $75
NATO Atlantic Commander invites Ambassador Grew to North Atlantic Council luncheon
A lower price makes waves! |
Military-Napoleonic Wars |
| | Clarke, Henri-Jacques-Guillaume, Duc de Feltre (Letter) $285
1811 LS as Napoleon's Minister of War |
| | Jervis, Sir John, 1st Earl St. Vincent (Letter) $235
Distinguished late 18th- early 19th century English naval commander |
| | Leopold I, King of the Belgians (Document) $325
1st King of Belgium, led Russian cavalry division against Napoleon, father of Empress Carlota of Mexico, uncle of Britain’s Queen Victoria & Prince Albert |
| | 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 Special Offer: $350
Likely to have been named one of Napoleon’s Marshals had he not died of wounds in 1809
A Le Blond price bombshell! |
Military-Spanish-American War |
| | Chaffee, Adna R. (Document) $125
Document signed as Chief of Staff to US Military Governor of Cuba, General Leonard Wood |
| | Hobson, Richmond P. (Autograph Sentiment Signed ) $50
Received Medal of Honor (1933) for failed heroic attempt to blockade Santiago, Cuba harbor in Spanish-American War |
Military-US Navy |
| | Dahlgren, John A. (Autographed Note Signed) $250
Likely War-time note to Navy Secretary Gideon Welles from John A. Dahlgren |
| | Gravely, Jr., Samuel L. (Photograph) $95
1st African-American US Navy officer, 1st to command a ship and 1st flag officer |
| | Hamilton, Paul (Letter) $150
1810 LS as Navy Secretary, a misdirected letter to the commander of the schooner Enterprise, early Navy hero |
| | Hobson, Richmond P. (Autograph Sentiment Signed ) $50
Received Medal of Honor (1933) for failed heroic attempt to blockade Santiago, Cuba harbor in Spanish-American War |
| | McDonald, David L. (Letter) $40
As Chief of Naval Operations 1963-77, credited with building Navy’s combat air force in Vietnam War |
| | Moorer, Thomas H. (Letter) $50
WW II naval aviator, only one to serve as CINCLANT & CINCPAC, CNO & Joint Chiefs Chairman in Vietnam War |
| | Moreell, Ben (Signed Envelope) $60
“Father of the Seabees”, famed US Navy construction force |
| | Peary, Adm. Robert E. (Letter) $325
1917 TLS appreciating remembrance of anniversary of his “discovery of the North Pole” |
| | 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 |
| | Truxtun, Thomas (Letter) $350
1809 ALS from one of the 1st 6 American Navy captains, commanded 1st US ship to defeat an enemy vessel in 1799 |
| | Wright, Adm. Jerauld (Letter) $85 Special Offer: $75
NATO Atlantic Commander invites Ambassador Grew to North Atlantic Council luncheon
A lower price makes waves! |
Military-Vietnam War |
| | Hershey, Lewis B. (Letter) $150 Special Offer: $125
Controversial Selective Serivce System Director 1941-1970, spanned WW II thu Vietnam drafts
A lower price got drafted! |
| | McDonald, David L. (Letter) $40
As Chief of Naval Operations 1963-77, credited with building Navy’s combat air force in Vietnam War |
| | Moorer, Thomas H. (Letter) $50
WW II naval aviator, only one to serve as CINCLANT & CINCPAC, CNO & Joint Chiefs Chairman in Vietnam War |
| | Shoup, David M. (Photograph) $115
Received Medal of Honor leading 2nd Marines on Tarawa, 22nd USMC Commandant 1961-63 |
Military-War of 1812 |
| | Armstrong Jr., John (Document) $195
1813 notification of appointment of a North Carolina officer who served in Georgia in the War of 1812 |
| | Hull, William (Document) $375 Special Offer: $325
Served notably in Revolutionary War, Governor of Michigan Territory, surrendered Detroit to British in 1814 without a fight, death sentence stayed by Madison
A Hull of a deal! |
| | 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 |
| | Brereton, Lewis H. (Letter) $195
One of first US military aviation commanders, served in nearly all theaters in WW II |
| | Crowder, Enoch H. (Photograph) $95
US Army Judge Advocate General 1911-23, as Provost Marshal, implemented & administered WW I military conscription |
| | Lloyd George, David (Signed Card) $75
British Liberal PM 1916-21, led the Empire to victory in WW I, one of “The Big Four” at Versailles Peace Conference |
| | Maude, Frederick S. (Letter) $175
1904 LS as secretary to Canada’s Governor General, later led allied forces in Mesopotamia, captured Baghdad 1917 |
| | ORyan, John F. (Signed Card) $35
Led 27th Division in France & Belgium, only National Guard general in command throughout the war |
| | Rickenbacker, Eddie (Letter) $195
1955 TLS as Eastern Air Lines Board Chairman, to a job seeker |
| | Rickenbacker, Eddie (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $115
1944 sentiment signed by the WW I Medal of Honor aviator and auto racing pioneer after his 2nd near-death experience |
| | 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 |
| | Bradley, Omar (Signed Philatelic Cover) $125
1956 philatelic envelope signed by “The Soldier’s General” |
| | Bradley, Omar (Letter) $225
ALS on 5-Star notecard to Vice President Barkley’s widow , praising 1963 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “The Guns of August” |
| | 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 |
| | Cates, Clifton B. (ANS ) $50
War-dated ANS as Major General, US Marines |
| | Chase, William C. (Letter) $125
Led Army’s 1st Cavalry: “First in Manila, First in Tokyo” |
| | Clark, Mark W. (Letter) $195
Good content 1946 TLS while Military Governor of Austria saluting “The home front” |
| | Clark, Mark W. (First Day Cover) $110
Signed 1968 First Day Cover |
| | Clement, William T. (Signed Card) $75
Commanded 4th Marines in first landing on Japan 2 weeks after surrender |
| | Collins, Harry J. (Signed Envelope) $60
Led “Rainbow” Divison in Europe, liberated Dachau, post-War Military Governor of W. Austria |
| | Doenitz, Karl (Typed Quotation Signed) $325
Admiral Dönitz signs his statement denouncing the “fuehrerprinzip” for Nuremberg prosecutor Justice Jackson’s biographer |
| | Eaker, Ira C. (Letter) $175
Nice content postwar TLS as Hughes Tool Co. vice president |
| | Eaker, Ira C. (Letter) $195
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 |
| | 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 |
| | Gavin, James M. (Photograph & AQS) $125
Signed Photo/AQS of the WW II 82nd Airborne commander on retirement as Army chief of R&D |
| | Gericke, Walther (Photograph) $135
German paratroop officer, captured Italian Army headquarters in September 1943 “Operation Student” |
| | Hershey, Lewis B. (Letter) $150 Special Offer: $125
Controversial Selective Serivce System Director 1941-1970, spanned WW II thu Vietnam drafts
A lower price got drafted! |
| | Hoge, William M. (Letter) $125
Engineer & tank commander, built ALCAN Highway, led Omaha Beach engineer brigade & 9th Armor at Ardennes & Remagen |
| | Kemnade, Friedrich (Photograph) $110
Much-decorated German naval officer, top E-boat commander |
| | Kenney, George C. (First Day Cover) $60
Led MacArhur’s air war in the South West Pacific |
| | MacArthur, Douglas (ANS) $450
ANS below 1946 collector’s fawning ALS, displaying unusual modesty! |
| | Magee, James C. (Signed Card) $50
Army Surgeon General 1939-43, led wartime US Army Medical Corps |
| | Marshall, George C. (Letter) $295
General of the Army Marshall appreciates Senator & Mrs. Barkley’s (76th) birthday wishes |
| | Marshall, George C. (Letter) $295
General of the Army Marshall declines Amb. Grew’s invitation to Washington National Monument Society luncheon |
| | Marshall, George C. (Letter) $275
General Marshall happy to be with Mrs. Marshall, home & garden after past decade’s many separations |
| | Marshall, George C. (Letter) $225
General of the Army Marshall appreciates (76th) birthday wishes |
| | Moreell, Ben (Signed Envelope) $60
“Father of the Seabees”, famed US Navy construction force |
| | Mussolini, Benito (Signature) $450
1929 frameable signature of “Il Duce”, Italian Fascist dictator 1922-45 |
| | Osher, Ernest (Letter) $35
WW II P-38 ace in European Theater of Operations |
| | Phillipson, Irving J. (Letter) $95 Special Offer: $75
The Home Front: Irving Berlin’s “This Is the Army” comes to San Francisco
A bit of San Francisco WW II nostalgia! |
| | Richardson, Robert C. (Signed Cover) $45
Commanding General of US Army Forces in Pacific |
| | Ridgway, Matthew B. (Letter) $195
1952 ALS as Supreme Commander of Allied Powers Europe to Mrs. (VP) Alben Barkley |
| | Robinson, Ray A. (Letter) $45
US Marine Corps officer on Guam & Iwo Jima, trained 1st African-American Marines 1942 |
| | 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 |
| | Schmidt, Harry (Photograph) $95
Led 4th Marine Division at Kwajalein & Saipan, led 5th Marine Amphibious Corps at Tinian & Iwo Jima |
| | Shoup, David M. (Photograph) $115
Received Medal of Honor leading 2nd Marines on Tarawa, 22nd USMC Commandant 1961-63 |
| | Somervell, Brehon (Letter) $195
The General who built the Pentagon, led US Army Service Forces 1942-45, in charge of logisitics |
| | 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 (Letter) $95
General Taylor salutes the 25th anniversary of NBC’s “Meet The Press” |
| | Tibbets, Paul W. (Signature) $95
Piloted “Enola Gay” on August 1945 Hiroshima atomic bomb mission |
| | Turnage, Allen H. (Photograph) $95
Led USMC 3rd Division at Bougainville & Guam, awarded Navy Cross |
| | Volckmann, Russell W. (Photograph) $250
Rare signed photo of leader of guerrilla army on Luzon after fall of Bataan, a founder of Green Berets |
| | Wedemeyer, Albert Coady (Letter) $75
1951 Letter as 6th Army Commander |
| | 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 Special Offer: $75
NATO Atlantic Commander invites Ambassador Grew to North Atlantic Council luncheon
A lower price makes waves! |
Miscellaneous |
| | Angell, Sir (Ralph) Norman (Letter) $75 Special Offer: $65
English 1933 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, believed European economic integration would make militarism obsolete
A "special" for a man ahead of his time |
| | Browning, "Peaches" (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $95
Centerpiece of scandalous 1920s marriage & divorce |
| | Buchanan, Pat (Letter) $25
Arch-conservative journalist, White House aide, sought 1992 & 1996 GOP Presidential nominations, 2000 Reform Party nominee |
| | Culbertson, Ely (Signed Card) $35
Dominant contract bridge player of the 1930s & 40s |
| | Culbertson, Ely (Photograph) $125
Dominant contract bridge player of the 1930s & 40s |
| | Culbertson, Josephine (Signed card) $50
1st woman bridge champion |
| | Goren, Charles H. (Photograph) $125
1950s-60s champion bridge player, wrote numerous books & columns that popularized the game |
| | Hall, A. Oakley & Connolly, Richard B. (Check) $50
1871 check signed by "Tweed Ring" members, NYC Mayor Hall & City Comptroller Connolly |
| | Marshall, Frank J. (Signature) $150
1917 signature as US Chess Champion |
| | Roosevelt (Longworth), Alice (Letter) $325
The 16-year old “first daughter” assists a genealogist – good content 1900 ALS! |
| | Truman, Margaret (Signed Portrait) $60
1951 TIME portrait signed by the “First Daughter”, later a succesful mystery writer |
Music-Ballet & Dance |
| | Baryshnikov, Mikhail (Photograph) $110
One of greatest 20th century ballet dancers |
| | Bennett, Michael (Signed card) $75
Tony Award-winning choreographer-director, best known for “A Chorus Line” |
| | Bonfiglio, Giuseppe (Photograph) $50 Special Offer: $40
Lead male dancer at the Metropolitan Opera 1905-35
We danced down the price! |
| | Dunham, Katherine (Photograph) $125
Vintage signed photo of the "Matriarch & Queen Mother of Black Dance" |
| | McKechnie, Donna (Photograph) $25
Musical theater dancer, singer, actress & choreographer, starred in Broadway classic “A Chorus line” |
| | Nureyev, Rudolf (Signature) $115
Signature of the great Russian dancer & choreographer |
| | Pavlova, Anna (Signature) $325
Signed autograph album page of the great Russian ballerina with image for framing |
| | Saddler, Donald (Photograph) $75
Ballet, Broadway & film dancer, award-winning choreographer |
| | Villella, Edward (Letter) $30
1967 TLS by the foremost 20th century American-born ballet dancer |
Music-Composers |
| | Argento, Dominick (AMQS) $135
Lengthy AMQS, words & music from his opera “From the Diary of Virginia Woolf” |
| | Berlin, Irving (Signed Sheet Music) $750
Sheet music for 1947 patriotic composition “The Freedom Train” inscribed to 1924 presidential candidate John W. Davis, defended “Separate But Equal” doctrine in 1954! |
| | 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 |
| | Damrosch, Walter J. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $30
Composer & conductor, led US premieres of Gershwin & Wagner works, NBC Radio Music Director 1928-42 |
| | Dawes, Charles G. (Signed Card) $50
Coolidge’s 1925-29 VP, awarded 1925 Nobel Peace Prize, songwriter |
| | De Koven, Reginald (Signed Photo & Music Quotation) $125 Special Offer: $110
Signed photo/ AMQ by the American composer & conductor
We composed a nicer price! |
| | Dello Joio, Norman (AMQS) $150
AMQS from his 1969 composition, “Mass for Mixed Chorus, Brass, and Organ” |
| | DIndy, 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 |
| | Ellington, Edward "Duke" (Photograph) $295
Nice signed & inscribed photo of the jazz legend |
| | Floyd, Carlisle (Photograph) $65
Signed photograph of one of America’s foremost contemporary opera composers & librettists |
| | Garner, Erroll (Photograph) $225
Jazz pianist, composed standard “Misty” |
| | Gershwin, George (Check) $1495 Special Offer: $1395
1935 personal check, year “Porgy and Bess” premiéred
It's summertime and the price is easier! |
| | Glass, Philip (Signed Mini-Poster) $85 Special Offer: $75
Signed mini-poster for CD signing appearance
A more contemporary note! |
| | Gretchaninoff, Alexander (AMQS) $495 Special Offer: $450
1944 AMQS by the distinguished Russian composer, protégé of Rimsky-Korsakov
We removed a few notes! |
| | 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 |
| | Hovhaness, Alan (Letter) $295 Special Offer: $250
Prolific 20th century Armenian-American composer of 67+ symphonies
We removed a few notes from this piece! |
| | Kahn, Gus (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $50
Popular Broadway & Hollywood composer |
| | Lehár, Franz (Photograph) $225
Hungarian composer best known for operettas Inc. "The Merry Widow” |
| | Lerner, Alan Jay (Photograph) $195 Special Offer: $175
Award-winning librettist-lyricist of musicals, inc. “Brigadoon”, “Gigi”, “My Fair Lady”, "Camelot”
We could have danced all night, but lowered the price instead! |
| | Root, George F. (AMQS) $650
1893 AMQS & lyrics from his Civil War hit song, “The Battle Cry of Freedom” |
| | Schmidt, Harvey (Photograph) $225 Special Offer: $195
Tony Award-winning composer of longest running musical ever, “The Fantasticks”
A "fantastic" deal! |
| | Schwarenka, Franz Xavier (Letter) $95
1895 ALS of the German pianist-composer mentions prominent Wagnerian dramatic basso |
| | Smith, Samuel F. (AQS) $750 Special Offer: $650
Signed handwritten beginning of first stanza ("My country-'tis' of thee...of thee I sing") of national hymn “America”
A patriotic contribution! |
| | Sondheim, Stephen (Letter) $125
One of Broadway’s great composers & lyricists |
| | Walton, Sir William (Signed Card) $125 Special Offer: $110
Card signed by the eminent British 20th century composer
We lowered the price a few notes! |
| | Williams, John (Photograph) $115
Signed photograph of the eminent composer-conductor, noted for his film scores |
| | Willson, Meredith (Photograph) $225
Composer-lyricist-playwright of “The Music Man” and “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” |
| | Zimbalist, Efrem (AMQS) $225
AMQS from his composition that premiered 7 months later! |
Music-Conductors |
| | Campanini, Cleofonte (Autograph Sentiment Signed ) $30
Italian conductor, led world premiere of “Madama Butterfly”, US premieres of “Otello”, “Thais”, Etc. |
| | Casals, Pablo (Photograph) $250
1963 inscribed & signed photo playing his cello |
| | Damrosch, Walter J. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $30
Composer & conductor, led US premieres of Gershwin & Wagner works, NBC Radio Music Director 1928-42 |
| | De Koven, Reginald (Signed Photo & Music Quotation) $125 Special Offer: $110
Signed photo/ AMQ by the American composer & conductor
We composed a nicer price! |
| | Kostelanetz, Andre (Photograph) $35 Special Offer: $25
Popular orchestra conductor-arranger, pioneered “easy listening” music
An easier price! |
| | Menuhin, Yehudi (Letter) $90
Optimistic as to the success of a French documentary about him, Menuhin consoles the producer |
| | 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 |
| | Williams, John (Photograph) $115
Signed photograph of the eminent composer-conductor, noted for his film scores |
Music-Instrumentalists |
| | Casals, Pablo (Photograph) $250
1963 inscribed & signed photo playing his cello |
| | Goodman, Benny (Signed Program) $175
1982 concert program signed by Al Hirschfeld cover portrait of “The King of Swing” |
| | Goodman, Benny (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $125
Card signed by “The King of Swing”, one of the preeminent clarinet and jazz greats |
| | Heifetz, Jascha (Signature) $195 Special Offer: $165
Lithuanian-Jewish-born prodigy, one of the great violinists of the 20th Century
We cut a few strings on the price! |
| | Horowitz, Vladimir (Signed Card) $175
Vintage collector's card signed by one of the greatest 20th century pianists |
| | Menuhin, Yehudi (Christmas Card) $110 Special Offer: $95
1955 Christmas card from one of the great violinists of the 20th Century!
Holiday deal on a holiday card! |
| | Menuhin, Yehudi (Letter) $90
Optimistic as to the success of a French documentary about him, Menuhin consoles the producer |
| | Schwarenka, Franz Xavier (Letter) $95
1895 ALS of the German pianist-composer mentions prominent Wagnerian dramatic basso |
| | Spalding, Albert (Letter) $60
Foremost 20th century American violinist, son of sporting goods manufacturer and Baseball Hall of Famer |
| | Stokowski, Olga Samaroff (Letter) $35
ALS from the renowned pianist, music critic and teacher |
| | Zimbalist, Efrem (AMQS) $225
AMQS from his composition that premiered 7 months later! |
Music-Jazz & Big Band |
| | Barnet, Charlie (Document) $40
1947 DS by the jazz composer, saxophonist, and bandleader, agreement with Sam Goldwyn Productions for film “That’s Life” (“A Song Is Born”) |
| | Bechet, Sidney (Signed Program) $450
1955 program for Lausanne, Switzerland performance signed on cover portrait |
| | Benny Goodman Trio (Signed Card) $250
Card signed by the great jazz trio: Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa & TeddyWilson |
| | Bigard, Barney (Photograph) $195
New Orleans-born clarinet/tenor sax soloist with Oliver, Ellington, Ory & Armstrong, co-wrote “Mood Indigo" |
| | Dorsey, Tommy (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $75
In-person sentiment signed by the popular bandleader, signed also by 2 of his vocalists (one a future mistress!) |
| | Duchin, Eddy (Signed Postcard) $50
Popular “sweet” music pianist-bandleader, died at 42 of leukemia, subject of 1956 bio-pic starring Tyrone Power |
| | Ellington, Edward "Duke" (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $175
Autograph Sentiment Signed at 1947 University of Minnesota Senior Prom |
| | Ellington, Edward "Duke" (Photograph) $295
Nice signed & inscribed photo of the jazz legend |
| | Fitzgerald, Ella (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $115
Vintage autograph album page inscribed & signed by the “First Lady of Song” |
| | Garner, Erroll (Photograph) $225
Jazz pianist, composed standard “Misty” |
| | Goodman, Benny (Signed Program) $175
1982 concert program signed by Al Hirschfeld cover portrait of “The King of Swing” |
| | Goodman, Benny (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $125
Card signed by “The King of Swing”, one of the preeminent clarinet and jazz greats |
| | Hirt, Al (Photograph) $50
Popular 1950s-60s New Orleans jazz trumpeter and bandleader |
| | James, Harry (Photograph) $125
Signed photo of the popular "swing era" bandleader with trumpet |
| | James, Harry (Signed Card) $50
1930s-50s trumpet player and bandeader |
| | Kyser, Kay (Signed Postcard) $25
Wisconsin ballroom postcard signed by the popular 1930’s-40’s bandleader, radio star & film and tv performer |
| | Kyser, Kay (Photograph) $50
Popular ‘30’s & ‘40’s bandleader, radio star & film performer |
| | Lewis, Ted (Photograph) $75
1920s-50s bandleader noted for catchphrase “Is Everybody Happy?” and song, “Me And My Shadow” |
| | Lombardo, Guy (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $40
Canadian-American bandleader noted for New Year’s Eve broadcasts, champion hydroplane speedboat racer |
| | McCoy, Clyde (Signature) $50
Popular jazz trumpet player, known for “Sugar Blues" theme song & "wah-wah" sound |
| | Mercer, Mabel (Signed Sheet Music) $150 Special Offer: $125
Sheet music signed by the great cabaret singer
An more enchanting price for this chanteuse! |
| | Spanier, "Muggsy" (Photograph) $395 Special Offer: $350
Famed Chicago Dixieland jazz cornet player & bandleader
A jazzier price for you! |
| | 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 |
| | Weems, Ted (Signed Postcard) $30
In-person signature of the popular bandleader of the 1930s-40s |
| | Whiteman, Paul (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $50
“The King of Jazz”, popular 1920s-30s band & orchestra leader, commissioned and first recorded Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” |
Music-Opera |
| | Alvary, Lorenzo (Photograph) $45 Special Offer: $40
Portrait in costume from Orff’s “Die Kluge”
Offered at a lower note! |
| | Anderson, Marian (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $150
1944 autograph sentiment signed by the famed contralto |
| | Anderson, Marian (Photograph) $175
Small photo postcard signed by the noted contralto |
| | Arroyo, Martina (Photograph) $30 Special Offer: $25
One of the first African-American opera stars
A lower price but not lower in our esteem! |
| | Beeson, Jack (AMQS) $135
Lengthy AMQS from Act 1, Scene 1 of his opera “Lizzie Borden”, with lyrics |
| | Bonfiglio, Giuseppe (Photograph) $50 Special Offer: $40
Lead male dancer at the Metropolitan Opera 1905-35
We danced down the price! |
| | Bumbry, Grace (Photograph) $30 Special Offer: $25
Pioneer African-American mezzo & high soprano opera singer
A sweeter price for a sweet singer! |
| | Caruso, Enrico (Signed Sketch) $1100 Special Offer: $950
1915 signed self-portrait pen & ink sketch
We take a couple of "ten-ers" off! |
| | Caruso, Enrico (Signed Caricature) $750
Signed caricature of Broadway musical comedy star, Maurice Farkoa |
| | Chaliapin, Feodor (Photograph) $295
Austrian Willinger photo card signed by one of opera’s greatest bassos |
| | Chaliapin, Feodor (Signature) $110
Autograph album page signed & inscribed by the great Russian bass |
| | Christoff, Boris and Gobbi, Tito (Signatures) $95 Special Offer: $85
Signed 1958 Royal Festival Hall benefit concert program
Sung at a slightly lower note! |
| | Costa, Mary (Photograph) $20
50’s-60’s soprano, voice of Princess Aurora in Disney’s 1959 “Sleeping Beauty” |
| | De Reszke, Edouard (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $75
1901 Autograph sentiment signed by the renowned Polish basso, one of the great late- Victorian Era singers |
| | De Reszke, Jean (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $75
1895 autograph sentiment signed in French by the great Polish tenor saluting Philadelphians |
| | Della Chiesa, Vivienne (Photograph) $20
Lyric soprano, with Chicago Opera 1930s-40s, popular nightclub & radio singer |
| | Farrar, Geraldine (Letter) $35
1930 ALS of the retired soprano opera singer and silent screen actress |
| | Gadski, Johanna (Photograph) $85
1913 Postcard Photo of the German leading Wagnerian soprano at the Metropolitan Opera |
| | Giannini, Dusolina (Photograph) $90
Portrait as Aida inscribed to her teacher Marcella sembrich’s accompanist, pianist- composer Frank La Forge |
| | Gruning, Wilhelm (Photograph) $75
Signed 1905 German postcard photo in costume as Siegfried |
| | Kronold-Koert, Selma (AQS) $50
Opera “Golden Age” Polish-Jewish born soprano, sang in US premieres of “Cavalleria Rusticana”, “L’Amico Fritz” & “I Pagliacci “ |
| | Lehmann, Lotte (Photograph) $75
1948 photo as The Marschalin in Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” |
| | Melchior, Lauritz (Photograph) $75
1938 photo of the great Danish 1920s-40s Wagnerian tenor |
| | Milnes, Sherrill (Photograph) $15
Signed postcard photo as Rodrigo in Verdi’s “Don Carlo” |
| | Milnes, Sherrill (Photograph) $20
Early signed photo of the baritone famed for his Verdi repertoire |
| | Mitchell, Leona (Photograph) $25
Renowned African-American lyric-spinto soprano |
| | Novotna, Jamila (Signed Portrait) $25
Program Portrait “The Bartered Bride” as Marenka/ Marie |
| | Patti, Carlotta (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $110
1863 autograph aentiment signed by the popular concert soprano, elder sister of Adelina Patti |
| | Pavarotti, Luciano (Photograph) $175
Signed color photo in costume fFrom “Pagliacci” |
| | Peerce, Jan (Photograph) $40 Special Offer: $30
Popular Jewish-American opera, concert & recording star
We took a "tenor" off the price! |
| | Pinza, Ezio (Signed Program) $75
Italian basso, opera and Broadway star, notable for “South Pacific” |
| | Soderstrom, Elisabeth (Photograph) $40
The renowned Swedish soprano as Emilia Marty in “The Makropoulos Affair” |
| | Sutherland, Dame Joan (Photograph) $75
“La Stupenda”, Australia’s great dramatic coloratura soprano in “La Sonnambula” |
| | Swarthout, Gladys (Letter) $35
1949 TLS to composer Chas. Wakefield Cadman’s sister on pleasure of singing his song, “At Dawning” |
| | Talley, Marion (Photograph) $45
1935 signed & inscribed Clarence Bull glamour matte finish photo |
| | Tamagno, Francesco (Autograph Quotation Signed) $150
AQS by the celebrated Italian tenor, created role of Otello in Verdi’s 1887 opera |
| | Thursby, Emma (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $50
1882 autograph sentiment signed by “The American Nightingale” |
| | Upshaw, Dawn (Photograph) $20
Signed portrait of the popular Grammy Award-winning American soprano |
| | Vickers, Jon (Photograph) $45
Signed photo of the Canadian heldentenor as Canio in “Pagliacci” |
| | Voigt, Deborah (Photograph) $25
American dramatic soprano noted fchiefly or Strauss & Wagner repertoire |
Music-Popular, Rock, R&B |
| | Comden, Betty & Green, Adolph (Photograph) $175
Famed Broadway & Hollywood musical comedy duo |
| | Harbach, Otto A. (Signature) $75
Broadway playwright, composer, lyricist-librettist |
| | Horne, Lena (Signed Card) $110
Singer, dancer, actress, civil rights activist, 1st Black performer to sign long-term studio contract |
| | 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, Mabel (Signed Sheet Music) $150 Special Offer: $125
Sheet music signed by the great cabaret singer
An more enchanting price for this chanteuse! |
| | Mills Brothers (Photograph) $195
1936-57 photo signed by the fabulous Mills Brothers |
| | Peter, Paul & Mary (Photograph) $175
Early signed photo of the popular & successful folk rock trio |
| | Sinatra, Frank (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $495
Scarce authentic mid-40’s autograph sentiment signed |
Presidents of the US |
| | Adams, John Quincy (Letter) $1695
1839 ALS while Massachusetts Member of Congress assisting a constituent |
| | Buchanan, James (Letter) $1100
1847 ALS while Secretary of State regarding a (commercial) agency |
| | Bush, George H. W. (Letter) $150
1979 TLS at start of 1980 presidential run, to a friend, composer of “Hail to The Redskins” |
| | Bush, George H. W. (ON HOLD) (Letter) $175
1983 TLS as VP to the composer of “Hail to The Redskins”, appreciating his friendship |
| | Carter, Jimmy (Letter) $450
The President salutes Ralph Yarborough on election as Texas Carter-Mondale delegate to 1980 Democratic convention |
| | Carter, Jimmy (In Person Signed Brochure) $110
Presidential Campaign brochure signed in person during 1976 Democratic Convention |
| | Cleveland, Grover (ON HOLD) (Letter) $395
1883 ALS as New York Governor, requests meeting with Board of Education committee |
| | Coolidge, Calvin (Letter) $395
1925 White House TLS, moving letter of sympathy to the widow of a friend |
| | Coolidge, Calvin (White House Card) $295
Signed White House card |
| | Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Letter) $425
The former President to his ex-National Security Assistant, promoter of the National Security Council |
| | Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Letter) $595
1954 White House letter on Radio Free Europe to a renowned statesman and diplomat |
| | Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Letter) $595
White House lunch invitation to a renowned diplomat to boost the Crusade for Freedom & Radio Free Europe’s 1957 campaign |
| | Eisenhower, Mamie Doud (Photograph) $90
Signed portrait while First Lady |
| | Ford, Gerald R. (Letter) $895
Rare post-White House ALS thanking a friend for Christmas “treats” |
| | Ford, Gerald R. (Signed Inaugural Cover) $195
Signed 1973 Nixon Inaugural cover |
| | Ford, Gerald R. (Signed Bookplate) $150
Signed bookplate as 38th US President |
| | Ford, Gerald R. (Signed Steel Engraving) $195
Signed BPE steel engraving portrait |
| | Ford, Gerald R. (Signed Card) $125
1974 in-person signature while Vice President |
| | French, Benjamin Brown (Signature) $50
Diarist, Commissioner of Public Buildings under Presidents Pierce & Lincoln, Chief Marshal of Lincoln’s 1861 Inaugural parade, oversaw funeral arrangements for Lincoln & son Willie |
| | Garfield, Eliza Ballou (Signed card) $95
First presidential mom to see her son inaugurated and to live in the Executive Mansion |
| | Garfield, James A. (Signed Album Page) $5500
1881 autograph album page signed while President – 2nd rarest presidential signature! |
| | Grant, U. S. (Signed Album Page) $750
Beautiful large signed autograph album page |
| | Harrison, Benjamin (Letter & Endorsement) $825
Senator Harrison recommends an engineer to Army Chief Engineer Gen. Horatio Wright |
| | Hayes, Rutherford B. & Lucy W. (Document) $1295
Rare joint DS, the soon-to-be President & First Lady sell Ohio land 2 weeks before his 1876 controversial disputed election |
| | Herndon, William H. (Document) $1495
1853 legal ADS “Lincoln & Herndon” in hand of Lincoln’s law partner, friend and biographer |
| | Hoover, Herbert (Letter) $195
Former President Hoover praises Building and Loan League official |
| | Hoover, Herbert (Signature) $110
Signature of President Hoover & son Herbert Hoover Jr. |
| | Hoover, Herbert C. (Letter) $2750
Scarce ALS, 1925 letter of sympathy as Secretary of Commerce |
| | Hoover, Herbert C. (Signature) $125
Signature of the former President sent from his Waldorf-Astoria Towers NYC residence |
| | Jackson, Andrew (Document) $2750
President Jackson’s draft of a diplomatic nomination |
| | Johnson, Andrew (Signed Envelope) $750
Envelope addressed by the “Ex Pres US” |
| | Johnson, Lyndon B. (Letter) $250
Ex-President Johnson on his “pleasant” present and “fascinating and challenging” future |
| | Johnson, Lyndon B. (Letter) $250
Ex-President Johnson thanks former Treasury Secretary & Mrs. Fowler for (his last) birthday telegram |
| | Johnson, Lyndon B. (Signed Bookplate) $395
Presidential bookplate inscribed (misspelled!) to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Hearst editor & publisher |
| | Kennedy, John F. (Photograph) $5750
Nice Presidential photograph inscribed (misspelled!) to a Georgia Congressman |
| | Kennedy, John F. (Signed Menu) $1895
In-person pencil signed & inscribed 1958 Senate restaurant menu |
| | Kennedy, John F. (Letter) $4250
August 1963 TLS as President thanking Mrs. Alben Barkley for her comforting message on death of newborn son Patrick |
| | Lincoln, Abraham (Document) $5750
Ca. 1844-47 draft bill in chancery, 261 words in Lincoln’s hand authenticated by Springfield law partner Wm. Herndon |
| | Madison, James (Autographed Note Signed) $1850
1821 ANS praising a work on international law by the Supreme Court’s Reporter of Decisions |
| | McKinley, William (Letter) $1450
1880 ALS from Ohio Congressman McKinley to wife Ida at home in Canton |
| | McKinley, William (Document) $1250
1894 State of Ohio $1,000 bond signed as Governor |
| | McKinley, William (Document) $150
1870 ADS as Stark County, Ohio Prosecuting Attorney |
| | McKinley, William (Letter) $1450
1880 ALS from Ohio Congressman McKinley to wife Ida at home in Canton, reports of coming morning visit to President Hayes |
| | McKinley, William (Letter) $1450
A most tender and affectionate 1880 ALS to wife Ida while Ohio Congressman |
| | McKinley, William (Letter) $895
1886 ALS while Ohio Congressman to Judge William R. Day, his future appointee as Secretary of State and Supreme Court Justice |
| | Monroe, James (Letter) $2250
1807 ALS to co-Minister to England William Pinkney, hoping to renegotiate the Monroe-Pinkney Treaty rejected by President Jefferson |
| | Monroe, James & Adams, John Quincy (Document) $1995
1820 Mediterranean ship’s passport signed by President Monroe & Secretary of State Adams |
| | 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. (ON HOLD) (Letter) $495
1955 TLS as Vice President to Ambassador Joseph Grew, complaining about lack of press coverage of two “Cold War” related addresses |
| | Reagan, Ronald (Photograph) $525
President Reagan color photo inscribed to DC police officer |
| | Reagan, Ronald (Signed Album Page) $395
Late 1938 inscribed & signed autograph album page |
| | Reagan, Ronald; Carter, Jimmy; Ford, Gerald R.; Nixon, Richard M. (Photograph) $3250
Signed 1981 classic group photograph of 4 US Presidents 1969-1989 |
| | 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 |
| | Taft, William H. (Signed Card) $275
Nice signed card with photo portrait for framing |
| | Taft, William H. (Letter) $450
Chief Justice Taft forwards a threatening letter to the Justice Department! |
| | Taft, William H. (Letter) $325
1911 White house TLS to a Ohio federal dudge, a life-long Cincinnati friend |
| | Taft, William H. (Letter) $350
President Taft tells a federal judge, a life-long friend, he expects to reappoint a US Marshal “on principle” |
| | 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 |
| | Truman, Harry S (Letter) $395
Sweet 1954 TLS to former Vice President Alben Barkley’s wife |
| | Truman, Harry S (Signed Engraving) $450
Inscribed & signed steel engraved portrait |
| | Truman, Harry S (Letter) $3995
1951 White House ALS to wife of Vice President Barkley on presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to her husband |
| | Truman, Harry S (Photograph) $225
1957 group photo inscribed & signed by Truman & two others |
| | Truman, Harry S (Signed Card) $150
Card signed by the 33rd President of the United States |
| | Truman, Harry S (ON HOLD) (Photograph) $750
Truman inscribes a photo to the diplomat nephew of his Korean War nemesis, Gen. Douglas MacArthur! |
| | Van Buren, Martin (Letter) $1250
Martin Van Buren 1831 ALS to Navy Secretary Woodbury assisting a West Point cadet get a Marine Corps appointment |
| | Washington, George (ON HOLD) (Signature) $6995
Frameable signature from vellum presidential document |
Reformers |
| | Anthony, Susan B. (Letter) $2250
Excellent letter conveying a sentiment from the tireless advocate of women’s right to vote |
| | Arthur, T(imothy). S(hay). (Signature) $75
Popular mid-19th century author, most famous for 1854 temperance novel, “Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There” |
| | Baldwin, William H. (Photograph) $75
Boston businessman & philanthropist, led Boston Young Men’s Christian Union 1868-1907 |
| | Bright, John (Signed Envelope) $40
British Quaker, Liberal & Radical reform MP 1843-89, joined with Cobden to repeal Corn Laws |
| | Child, Lydia Maria (Endorsed Check) $125
1871 publisher’s check endorsed by the abolitionist, women’s & Indian rights activist, poet and author |
| | Claflin, Tennessee C. (Signature) $450 Special Offer: $400
“Tennie C.”, colorful & controversial women’s rights advocate
Our "feminine side" says to lower the price! |
| | Clay, Cassius Marcellus (Autograph Quotation Signed) $185
1893 AQS by “The Lion of White Hall", Kentucky abolitionist, diplomat & statesman |
| | Coxey Sr., Jacob S. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $85
Led 1894 & 1914 “Coxey’s Army” marches on Washington, twice ran for president |
| | Curtis, George William (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $25
1870 sentiment signed by the influential author, editor, reformer, and opinion-maker |
| | Davis, Angela Y. (AQS) $150
1960’s political activist, Black Panther associate, 1980 & 1984 Communist Party VP candidate |
| | Dewey, John (Signed Card) $110
American educational & social reformer, philosopher, psychologist |
| | Dickinson, Anna E. (Letter) $175
1864 ALS to controversial physician D. Willard Bliss, then in charge of Washington's Armory Square Hospital |
| | Dow, Neal S. (Letter) $185 Special Offer: $165
1887 ALS from the “Father of Prohibition”, Civil War general, 1880 presidential candidate
The price has "kneeled down" a bit! |
| | Gilder, Richard Watson (Letter) $195
1895 ALS as Chairman to NY Governor Levi Morton on Report of the Tenement House Committee |
| | Gough, John B. (Letter) $30
Popular 19th century temperance reformer & orator |
| | Hale, John P. (Signature) $50
New Hampshire Free Soil/ Republican US Rep & Senator, 1852 Free Soil presidential candidate |
| | Howe, Samuel G. (Letter) $195
Noted teacher of the blind seeks ½-price railroad pass for a blind girl |
| | Jackson, James Caleb (Signature) $110
Abolitionist & health reformer, hydropathy advocate, invented 1st dry, whole grain breakfast cereal |
| | Jarvis, Anna M. (Letter) $295 Special Offer: $250
1938 TLS from the founder of America’s Mother’s Day holiday
Honor your mama! |
| | Johnson, Wm. E. "Pussyfoot" (Photograph) $40
Prohibition advocate, US law enforcement officer in Indian Territory & Oklahoma |
| | 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 |
| | Lloyd, Henry Demarest (Letter) $110 Special Offer: $90
1900 TLS to editor Hamilton Holt on labor-management disputes and the International Permanent Court of Arbitration
We labored over a lower price! |
| | Lummis, Charles F. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $125
Author, New Mexico Native American activist, Los Angeles editor, librarian & presevationist |
| | McKim, James M. (Letter) $150
The Philadelphia abolitionist thanks a Delaware Quaker abolitionist for a donation to “the Cause” |
| | Nader, Ralph (First Day Cover) $110 Special Offer: $95
Influential consumer advocate, 3-time US presidential candidate
A consumer special! |
| | Nader, Ralph (Autograph Quotation Signed) $95
In-person AQS by the prominent consumer advocate, 3-time presidential candidate |
| | Osborne, Thomas Mott (Signature) $35
Prison reformer & author, learned conditions first-hand as voluntary prisoner |
| | Peabody, Elizabeth Parker (Signature) $125
American Transcendentalist, reformer, publisher & educator, opened 1st US kindergarten in 1860 |
| | Phillips, Wendell (Autograph Quotation Signed) $250
1864 AQS quoting John Brown |
| | Phillips, Wendell (Autograph Quotation Signed) $195
1871 “Liberty & Justice” AQS on card |
| | Phillips, Wendell (Letter) $225
Undated ALS displaying uncommon humor! |
| | Russell, Howard Hyde (Autograph Statement Signed) $40
Founded temperance Anti-Saloon League & Lincoln-Lee Legion For children |
| | Straus, Nathan (Signature) $50
Owned R. H. Macy’s 1896-1914, in 1923 voted man who did most for public welfare in 1st 25 years of Greater New York City |
| | Wald, Lillian D. (Letter) $175
Public health/visiting nurse pioneer, founder of New York City’s celebrated Henry Street Settlement |
| | Welch Jr., Robert H. W. (Signed Program) $115
Ultra-conservative ideologue, founded John Birch Society 1958 to promote theory that Communists controlled US society |
| | Willard, Frances E. (Letter) $195
1892 pencil ALS on letterhead as President of the National Women’s Christian Temperance Union |
| | Willard, Frances E. (Signature) $95
Women’s suffrage & temperance advocate, 1st woman represented in US Capitol’s Statuary Hall |
Religion & Judaica |
| | Abzug, Bella (Photograph) $65
New York feminist US Rep, a founder of the National Women’s Political Caucus |
| | 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. (Signed Card) $50
Financier, statesman, advisor to presidents Wilson thru Eisenhower |
| | Baum, Vicki (Photograph) $95 Special Offer: $80
Austrian-Jewish writer, her novel became Oscar-winning film “Grand Hotel”
A less "grand" price! |
| | Brandeis, Louis D. (Letter) $495
Justice Brandeis cites a pioneer company’s attempt at workplace democracy |
| | Briscoe, Robert (Letter) $40
Irish statesman, 1st Jewish Lord Mayor of Dublin |
| | 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, Francis P. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $110
NYC 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” |
| | Fortas, Abe (Signed Court card) $150
Uncommon signed Court Chambers Card |
| | Fox, William (Letter) $650 Special Offer: $575
Pioneer motion picture executive, founder of Fox film & theater empire, namesake of today’s Fox TV network
A more right price for Fox! |
| | Frankfurter, Felix (Signed Court card) $195
Uncommon engraved Court notecard signed by the conservative 3rd “Jewish Justice” |
| | Gershwin, George (Check) $1495 Special Offer: $1395
1935 personal check, year “Porgy and Bess” premiéred
It's summertime and the price is easier! |
| | Gompers, Samuel (Document) $235
Gompers & two others certified as AFL delegates to 1919 International Federation of Trade Unions Conference in Amxsterdam |
| | Harman, Avraham (First Day Cover) $30
Renowned Israeli Diplomat, Ambassador to US 1959-68 |
| | Heifetz, Jascha (Signature) $195 Special Offer: $165
Lithuanian-Jewish-born prodigy, one of the great violinists of the 20th Century
We cut a few strings on the price! |
| | Hibben, John Grier (Photograph) $50
Philosopher, Presbyterian minister, succeeded Woodrow Wilson as president of Princeton University |
| | Iakovos, Archbishop (Signature) $95
Led Greek Orthodox Church in the US 1959-96, marched in Selma, Alabama with Dr. King |
| | Inge, Dean William R. (Signed Card) $40
1944 card signed by the former Anglican Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral, columnist, author, religious philosopher |
| | Jabotinsky, Ze'ev (Letter) $895 Special Offer: $795
Zionist leader, writer, orator, journalist, and soldier, founded Zionist Revisionist Movement
A rebel with a cause! |
| | Kahn, Otto W. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $60
Banker, philanthropist, patron of the arts |
| | Katzir, Ephraim (Photograph) $65
Signed photo of the prominent bio-physicist, 4th President of State of Israel |
| | Kosinski, Jerzy (Signed Program) $85
In-person 1988 program signed by the Polish-Jewish-born novelist, screenwriter & actor |
| | 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) $35
1950 TLS of the liberal Democrat New York US senator, 1st Jewish New York governor (1933-42) |
| | Manning, William T. (Signed Card) $20
Rector of New York’s Trinity Church 1908-21, Episcopal Bishop of New York 1921-46 |
| | Menuhin, Yehudi (Letter) $90
Optimistic as to the success of a French documentary about him, Menuhin consoles the producer |
| | Milstein, César (Photograph) $60
Argentine Jewish biochemist and antibody researcher, co-recipient of 1984 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine |
| | Mindszenty, Jozsef Cardinal (Photograph) $110
Imprisoned & exiled anti-Communist Hungarian prelate |
| | Morse, Jedediah (Signature) $50
“The Father of American Geography”, minister, teacher, father of inventor-artist Samuel F. B. Morse |
| | Muller, David Heinrich (Photograph) $110 Special Offer: $95
1903 signed photo of the eminent Austrian-Jewish orientalist & semitist
For the bargain oriented! |
| | Niebuhr, Reinhold (Letter) $75
1947 TLS by the Protestant “Christian Realist” theologian |
| | Nott, Eliphalet (AQS) $225
Latin AQS from the Presbyterian minister, president of Union College 1804-66, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1829-45 |
| | Ochs, Adolph S. (Signature) $95
Progressive “New York Times” owner-publisher 1896-1935, crusaded against anti-semitism in American press |
| | Oppenheimer, Sir Ernest (Signature) $350 Special Offer: $295
Created modern diamond industry, controlled largest cartel, promoted diamond engagement ring custom
A gem of a deal! |
| | Peerce, Jan (Photograph) $40 Special Offer: $30
Popular Jewish-American opera, concert & recording star
We took a "tenor" off the price! |
| | Pike, James A. (Letter) $75
Controversial liberal Episcopal bishop, died in Judean desert |
| | Pike, James A. (Photograph) $50
Signed photo of the controversial liberal 5th Episcopal Bishop of California1958-66, died in Judean Desert |
| | Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $50
1902 autograph sentiment signed by the English dramatist |
| | Pinter, Harold (Photograph) $150
English dramatist & screenwriter, awarded 2005 Nobel Prize for Literature |
| | Rivers, Larry (Signature) $75
Frameable signature of the New York School “pop” artist |
| | Roberts, Oral (Photograph) $50
Signed photograph of the controvrsial Pentecostal televangelist |
| | Rosenberg, Anna M. (Photograph) $40
Asst. Secretary of Defense 1950-53, then highest post achieved by a woman in the US military establishment |
| | Rosenwald, Julius (Signed Card) $150 Special Offer: $125
Card signed by the Sears, Roebuck & Co. executive, prominent Chicago philanthropist and benefactor
A Chicago special! |
| | Rothschild, Baron Nathan M. (Signature) $295
Founder of the London branch of the House of Rothschild |
| | Rothschild, Lionel (Letter) $595
Led London House of Rothschild 1836-79, 1st Jewish Member of Parliament (1858) |
| | 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 |
| | Smith, Eli (Letter) $195
Early 19th century Protestant missionary in the Middle East, Created 1st Arabic type printing press, began 1st Arabic translation of the Bible |
| | Soyer, Raphael (Signed Postcard Reproduction) $95
Postcard reproduction signed by the noted American social realist |
| | Soyer, Raphael (Signed Reproduction) $75
Reproduction of self portrait signed by the noted American social realist artist |
| | Spellman, Francis Cardinal (Photograph) $75
Color portrait as Cardinal signed by the most powerful American Catholic cleric |
| | Stokes, Rev. Ellwood H. (Autograph Quotation Signed) $95
AQS by the Methodist minister, co-founder of Ocean Grove, New Jersey, popular 19th-20th century “Queen of Religious Resorts” |
| | Storrs, Richard S. (Signature) $45
1878 Signature while pastor of Brooklyn’s Congregational Church of the Pilgrims |
| | Straus, Nathan (Signature) $50
Owned R. H. Macy’s 1896-1914, in 1923 voted man who did most for public welfare in 1st 25 years of Greater New York City |
| | Strong, William (Signed Card) $150
Card Signed as Associate Justice |
| | Sutro, Adolph (Check) $75 Special Offer: $65
“The King of the Comstock”, noted for Sutro Tunnel & Sutro Baths, San Francisco mayor 1894-96
We tunneled out for a lower price! |
| | Swaggart, Jimmy (Photograph) $35
Controversial Pentecostal televangelist |
| | Swope, Herbert Bayard (Photograph) $40
3-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, 1st to employ the “op-ed”, coined term “Cold War” |
| | Talmadge, T. De Witt (Signed Card) $75
Card signed by the popular prominent 19th century Protestant preacher & lecturer |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | Aitken, Robert G. (Signature) $75
American astronomer, Lick Observatory director 1930-35, expert on double stars |
| | Bache, Alexander D. (Letter) $250 Special Offer: $225
1838 ALS to trustee Joseph Hopkinson raising problems with Stephen Girard’s will to further aims of Girard College
Where there's a will, there's a way! |
| | Barnard, Frederick A. P. (Letter) $225 Special Offer: $195
1878 ALS as 10th president of Columbia College (University), Barnard College named for him
A cheaper educational benefit! |
| | Bell, Alexander Graham (Letter) $1650
Bell sends an autograph to an American collector |
| | Blackett, Patrick M. S. (Signature) $110
British physicist, 1948 Nobel laureate, a discoverer of the positron, helped develop cloud chamber |
| | Bowditch, Nathaniel (Check) $250
Rare 1834 check of the eminent US mathematician, founder of modern maritime navigation, 1st US insurance actuary |
| | Brown, Herbert C. (Letter) $95 Special Offer: $85
1978 TLS on marking 40th anniversary of the discovery for which he would receive the 1979 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
We changed the price equation! |
| | Bush, Vannevar (Signature) $110
Led WW II Office of Scientific Research & Development, created 1st analog computer |
| | Chadwick, Sir James (Letter) $495
ALS from 1935 English Nobel physics laureate, discoverer of the neutron |
| | Channing, Walter; Bigelow, Jacob; Hayward, George; Webster, John W.; Ware, John (Signatures) $175 Special Offer: $150
Signatures of 5 notable mid-19th century Harvard Medical School professors, 2 associated with sensational 1849 murder case!
Take a bite out of crime! |
| | Compton, Karl T. (Signature) $40
Member of National Defense Research Committee, MIT President, defended WW II A-Bomb use |
| | Compton, Karl T. (Photograph) $125
Signed Karsh studio photo of the Princeton & MIT physicist-educator |
| | Condon, Edward U. (Letter) $95
Nuclear physicist, quantum mechanics pioneer, attacked by Nixon & HUAC, led Air Force-funded study of UFOs |
| | 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 Special Offer: $550
French psychotherapist, developed system based on autosuggestion
We "autosuggest" a lower price! |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | Dewey, John (Signed Card) $110
American educational & social reformer, philosopher, psychologist |
| | DuBridge, Lee A. (Photograph) $60
US phyicist, Led MIT Radiation Laboratory, Caltech president 1946-69, presidential science advisor |
| | Espy, James Pollard (Letter) $175 Special Offer: $150
1837 ALS from “The Storm King”, pioneer US meteorologist, 1st federal government scientific weather forecaster
Clear-ance today for a bright tomorrow! |
| | 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" |
| | Henry, Joseph (Document) $275
1873 letter as Smithsonian Secretary introducing Vermont Senator Edmunds |
| | Higinbotham, William A. (Signed Typescript) $150 Special Offer: $125
Created the first computer game, a precursor to “Pong”, in 1958!
We "pinged" the price re "Pong"! |
| | Hitchcock, Edward (Signature) $75
Geologist, natural theologian, 3rd president of Amherst College 1845-54 |
| | Hoffmann, Roald (Letter) $35
Brief transmittal letter from the soon-to-be 1981 Nobel chemistry co-laureate |
| | Holmes Sr., Oliver Wendell (Letter) $225
Lovely 1891 ALS thanking female fans (“The Teacups”) for gifts |
| | Holmes, William H. (Letter) $50
Eminent US anthropologist, archaeologist, geologist & Smithsonian museum director |
| | Houssay, Bernardo A. (Signed Portrait) $195
1st Latin American laureate in the sciences, awarded 1947 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine |
| | Jackson, James Caleb (Signature) $110
Abolitionist & health reformer, hydropathy advocate, invented 1st dry, whole grain breakfast cereal |
| | James, William (Letter) $395 Special Offer: $350
Brief 1896 ALS of pioneer American psychologist & philosopher
We shrank the price a bit! |
| | 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 Special Offer: $550
French physicist, daughter of Pierre & Marie Curie, shared 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with her husband
We "cured" the price! |
| | Kelsey, Frances O. (Photograph) $75
FDA pharmacologist, led fight to prevent thalidomide from gaining US Government approval |
| | Kinsey, Alfred C. (Signed Portrait) $250 Special Offer: $225
Noted for research on human sexuality, “Father of Sexology”
A slightly sexier price! |
| | Langmuir, Irving (Signed Card) $225
GE industrial chemist, 1932 Nobel laureate, invented gas-filled incandescent bulb, hydrogen welding technique, etc. |
| | Latham, John (Letter) $95
1822 ALS while King George IV’s “Physician Extraordinary”, wrote on rheumatism, gout & diabetes |
| | 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 |
| | Magee, James C. (Signed Card) $50
Army Surgeon General 1939-43, led wartime US Army Medical Corps |
| | Martin, Archer J. P. (Signed Envelope) $50
British chemist, co-recipient of 1952 Nobel Prize for invention of partition chromotography |
| | Mason, Max (Signature) $35
Mathematician-physicist-educator-inventor, directed construction of Palomar Observatory |
| | Mayo, Charles H. & William J. (Signed Cards) $250 Special Offer: $195
Cards signed by the physician founders of the world famous Mayo Clinic
Our price has been surgically altered! |
| | Mead, Margaret (Signed Album Page) $75
Famed anthropologist, wrote landmark “Coming of Age in Samoa” in 1928 |
| | 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 |
| | Milstein, César (Photograph) $60
Argentine Jewish biochemist and antibody researcher, co-recipient of 1984 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine |
| | Mitchell, Silas Weir (ANS) $125
Prominent Philadelphia neurologist & notable historical novelist |
| | 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 (Letter) $50
1959 Nobel co-laureate for Physiology or Medicine on scouting |
| | Ochoa, Severo & Carmen (Signatures) $30
1967 US JFK aerogramme signed by 1959 Nobel laureate for synthesis of RNA & wife |
| | Palmer, Bartlett Joshua ("B. J.") (Photograph) $395 Special Offer: $350
“The Developer of Chiropractic”, hired Ronald Reagan as sports broadcaster for Davenport, Iowa’s WOC Radio
We manipulated the price by hand! |
| | Pauling, Linus (Photograph) $125
Signed photo of the Nobel chemistry (1954) & peace (1962) laureate |
| | 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 |
| | Reik, Theodor (Letter) $225 Special Offer: $200
The eminent Ph. D. psychoanalyst is not “a medical personality”!
The price gets a "shrink"! |
| | Remsen, Ira (Letter) $50
US chemist & educator, co-discovered saccharin, 2nd president of Johns Hopkins University 1901-12 |
| | Rogers, Wm. Barton (Letter) $95 Special Offer: $85
1880 LS as president of the Am. Assn. for the Advancement of Science, by a founder & 1st president of MIT
A scientific breakthrough on price! |
| | Salk, Jonas E. (Photograph) $150
Developed 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 Special Offer: $495
Dr. Schweitzer vouches for payment of his Chief of Medical Services tax payments while she is on leave
A medical deduction! |
| | 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 |
| | Silliman, Benjamin (Letter) $250
American chemist, one of 1st American science professors (at Yale), 1st to distill petroleum, founded, financed & edited “The American Journal of Science” (1818) |
| | 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 Special Offer: $65
Led mass production of penicillin in WW II and developed large-scale postwar vaccines and drugs
A lower price will make you feel better! |
| | Todd, Sir Alexander R., 1st Baron (Letter) $65
Scottish biochemist, received 1957 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for research on nucleosides |
| | 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 |
| | Wald, Lillian D. (Letter) $175
Public health/visiting nurse pioneer, founder of New York City’s celebrated Henry Street Settlement |
| | Walton, Ernest Thompson Sinton (Signature) $95
Irish Physicist, Shared 1951 Nobel Prize for development of atom-splitting particle accelerator |
| | Waterhouse, Benjamin (Signature) $450
Introduced Jenner’s smallpox vaccinations in the US, tested on his own children |
| | Wilbur, Ray Lyman (Photograph) $40
Signed photo while Hoover Interior Secretary & Stanford President |
| | Wohler, Friedrich (Signature) $150
German organic chemistry pioneer, synthesized urea isolated several chemical elements inc. aluminium (1827) |
| | Yukawa, Hideki (Signature) $95
Japanese physicist, postulated existence of the meson 1935, 1949 Nobel laureate |
| | Zewail, Ahmed H. (Letter) $65 Special Offer: $50
Pioneer in femtochemistry, 1999 Nobel chemistry laureate
We "a-Nile-lated" the old price! |
Signers of the Declaration of Independence |
| | Clymer, George (Autograph Document Signed) $595
1794 ADS, retained copy of a land transaction signed by Clymer in the body |
| | Ellery, William (Document) $595
1768 ADS certifyling waiter’s attendance at court to the Colony’s Treasurer |
| | McKean, Thomas (Document) $495
1801 DS as Pennsylvania Governor, signed also by the engrosser of the Declaration of Independence |
| | Morris, Robert (Document) $795
1795 $3,000 3-year promissory note to his partner - also later jailed for debt |
| | Penn, John (Document) $4750 Special Offer: $4500
1785 ADS, subpoena filed as plaintiff’s attorney in action for debt
We've "penned" a new price for this scarce Signer! |
| | Wilson, James (Document) $1495
1795 MsDS while Associate Justice, hiring real estate agents |
Sports-Baseball |
| | Barrow, Edward G. (Check) $225
Hall of Fame New York Yankee executive, oversaw team’s 1920‘s–mid 40’s success |
| | Busch Jr., August Anheuser (Photograph) $225
Signed photograph of the brewery magnate and baseball executive |
| | Gibson, George C. "Mooney" (Signed Card) $125
1st baseball player in Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, managed Pittsburgh Pirates & Chicago Cubs in 1920s & 1930s |
| | Mack, Connie (Signed Card) $295
Longest-serving manager in baseball history, elected to Hall of Fame 1937 |
| | McCarthy, Joe (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $225
Won 7 World Series’ as New York Yankees manager 1931-46, elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1957 |
| | Stagg, Amos Alonzo (Letter) $250
Pioneer college football coach & innovator, played in 1st public basketball game, invented baseball batting cage |
| | Williams, Edward Bennett (Letter) $40
Legendary Washington super-lawyer /insider, owned Baltimore Orioles & Washington Redskins |
| | Young, Cy (Signed Card) $1595
One of baseball’s greatest pitchers ever, entered Hall of Famer 1937 |
Sports-Basketball |
| | Stagg, Amos Alonzo (Letter) $250
Pioneer college football coach & innovator, played in 1st public basketball game, invented baseball batting cage |
Sports-Boxing |
| | Louis, Joe (Signed Magazine Cover) $395
Signed colorful July 1948 Ring Magazine cover highlighting his title rematch with Jersey Joe Walcott |
Sports-Football |
| | Ford Sr., William Clay (First Day Cover) $50
Youngest grandson of Henry Ford, owner of NFL Detroit Lions |
| | Kemp, Jack (Photograph) $30
Professional football player, Congressman, Presidential Cabinet member, 1996 GOP VP candidate |
| | Stagg, Amos Alonzo (Letter) $250
Pioneer college football coach & innovator, played in 1st public basketball game, invented baseball batting cage |
| | White, Byron R. (Signed Court card) $85
Engraved Court notecard signed by the College Football Hall of Famer & 1938 NFL leading rusher! |
| | Williams, Edward Bennett (Letter) $40
Legendary Washington super-lawyer /insider, owned Baltimore Orioles & Washington Redskins |
| | Zuppke, Robert C. (AQS) $225
AQS (“Zuppkeism”) from College Football Hall of Famer, coached Red Grange at Illinois |
Sports-Miscellany |
| | Belmont Jr., August (Letter) $175
Financier & sportsman, horse racing’s Belmont Stakes & Belmont Park named for him |
| | Bennett Jr., James Gordon (Autographed Sentiment Signed) $115
New York Herald publisher, sent Stanley to find Livingstone, established trophies in yacht, aviation & auto racing |
| | Chadwick, Florence (Photograph) $75
Small photo on beach in bathing suit of 1st woman to swim English Channel in both directions |
| | Ederle, Gertrude (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $115
American competitive swimmer, 1st woman to swim the English Channel 1926 |
| | Field III, Marshall (Signed Card) $35
Card signed by the Chicago financier, publisher,and philanthropist |
| | Lasker, Edward (Signed Card) $150
Jewish German-American chess master, won 5 US Open chess championships 1916-17, 1919-21 |
| | Marshall, Frank J. (Signature) $150
1917 signature as US Chess Champion |
| | Neiman, Leroy (Signed Card) $75
American artist best known for brightly colored expressionistic paintings of musicians & sporting events |
| | Riefenstahl, Leni (Document) $150
German Filmmaker noted for pro-Nazi Documentaries “Triumph of the Will” (1935), “Olympia” (1938) |
| | Tibbs, Casey (Signature) $225 Special Offer: $200
Signature of saddle bronc champion and actor, one of rodeo’s greatest stars ever
We took a few bucks aff this bronco! |
| | Vanderbilt, Harold S. (Signed Card) $65
Great-grandson of Commodore Vanderbilt, champion yachtsman and bridge player |
| | 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-Motor Sports |
| | Lombardo, Guy (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $40
Canadian-American bandleader noted for New Year’s Eve broadcasts, champion hydroplane speedboat racer |
| | Rickenbacker, Eddie (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $115
1944 sentiment signed by the WW I Medal of Honor aviator and auto racing pioneer after his 2nd near-death experience |
Sports-Olympic Games |
| | Dallin, Cyrus E. (Signed Postcard Reproduction) $150
Signed postcard reproduction of sculpture “Appeal To The Great Spirit”, sculpted angel Moroni for LDS Temple in Salt Lake City, etc. |
Stage & Screen |
| | Albee II, Edward F. (Photograph) $225
Vaudeville impressario (grandfather of the playwright), with partner B. F. Keith, first introduced motion pictures in the US |
| | 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! |
| | Barnet, Charlie (Document) $40
1947 DS by the jazz composer, saxophonist, and bandleader, agreement with Sam Goldwyn Productions for film “That’s Life” (“A Song Is Born”) |
| | Barrymore, Lionel (Letter) $225
Apologetic 1945 TLS from the Oscar-winning stage, screen & radio actor to composer Charles Wakefield Cadman |
| | Bateman, Isabel (Letter) $45
1870’s co-star of Sir Henry Irving at London’s Lyceum Theatre |
| | Beery, Wallace (Signature) $125
Frameable vintage pencil signature of the Oscar-winning actor |
| | Benchley, Robert (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $60
Vanity Fair and New Yorker humorist, a founder of the Algonquin Round Table, MGM and Paramount screenwriter & actor |
| | Bennett, Michael (Signed card) $75
Tony Award-winning choreographer-director, best known for “A Chorus Line” |
| | 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"! |
| | Bowes, Major Edward (Letter) $35
Host of radio’s 1934-52 original “Amateur Hour”, introduced “Wheel of Fortune” & the gong |
| | Burns, Bob (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $35
1930s-40s radio & film musical comedian, coined term “bazooka” for his unique comic instrument |
| | Chaplin, Charlie (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $595
Legendary film star of the Silent Era and beyond |
| | Cobb, Irvin S. (Photograph) $135
Colorful Kentucky-born journalist, author & humorist, wrote for and appeared in films |
| | Cobb, Irvin S. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $35
Colorful Kentucky-born journalist, author, humorist, wrote for, and appeared in, several films |
| | Comden, Betty & Green, Adolph (Photograph) $175
Famed Broadway & Hollywood musical comedy duo |
| | Costa, Mary (Photograph) $20
50’s-60’s soprano, voice of Princess Aurora in Disney’s 1959 “Sleeping Beauty” |
| | Coward, Sir Noel (Letter) $325
1933 TLS to friend, writer-historian Philip Guedalla |
| | Crawford, Joan (Letter) $110 Special Offer: $95
Crawford expresses reserved interest in doing a "legitimate production" (a play)
We screen Crawford at a slightly lower price! |
| | Crawford, Joan (Photograph) $235
1950's matte finish photo portrait inscribed & signed |
| | Cushman, Charlotte (Letter) $95
Likely invitation to a reading by the major mid-19th century American actress |
| | Davis, Bette (Signed Card) $195
Card autographed for a GI in 1945 |
| | Dillingham, Charles B. (Letter) $35
Famed Broadway producer sends contract for 1908 Elsie Janis appearance |
| | Dunham, Katherine (Photograph) $125
Vintage signed photo of the "Matriarch & Queen Mother of Black Dance" |
| | Durante, Jimmy (Letter) $150
The legendary “Schnozzola” thanks a Canadian fan for a joke line |
| | Farrar, Geraldine (Letter) $35
1930 ALS of the retired soprano opera singer and silent screen actress |
| | Flynn, Errol (Signed Card) $195
Swashbuckling film hero of the 1930s-1940s |
| | Fox, William (Letter) $650 Special Offer: $575
Pioneer motion picture executive, founder of Fox film & theater empire, namesake of today’s Fox TV network
A more right price for Fox! |
| | Garson, Greer (Signed Card) $150
Oscar nominee 7 times, won 1942 Best Actress Academy Award for “Mrs. Miniver” |
| | Glaser, Lulu (Photograph) $45
Sepia 1913 portrait of the actress called the embodiment of the ideal 1890s girl |
| | Grable, Betty (Photograph) $295
Vintage photo inscribed & signed by the dancer-singer-actress, #1 WW II “pin-up girl” |
| | Henning, Doug (Photograph) $175 Special Offer: $150
Colorful 70’s – 80’s magician-showman
Poof! A lower price! |
| | Horne, Lena (Signed Card) $110
Singer, dancer, actress, civil rights activist, 1st Black performer to sign long-term studio contract |
| | 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"! |
| | Kaufman, George S. (Autographed Note Signed) $150
Brief ANS mentioning Sinclair Lewis |
| | Kaufman, George S. (Typed Note Signed) $175
Characteristically odd 1935 TNS from the Algonquin Round Table member to an actor friend seeking a part |
| | Knoblock, Edward (Letter) $50
British playwright & screenwriter, good content on his 1931 musical play “Grand Hotel” |
| | Lasky Sr., Jesse L. (Photograph) $225
Pioneer movie mogul, co-founder of Paramount Pictures, produced Hollywood’s 1st feature film 1914 |
| | Lerner, Alan Jay (Photograph) $195 Special Offer: $175
Award-winning librettist-lyricist of musicals, inc. “Brigadoon”, “Gigi”, “My Fair Lady”, "Camelot”
We could have danced all night, but lowered the price instead! |
| | Martin, Helena Savill Faucit ("Lady Martin") (AQS) $65
19th century English actress, performed with Macready & Irving, quotes Lord Byron |
| | McKechnie, Donna (Photograph) $25
Musical theater dancer, singer, actress & choreographer, starred in Broadway classic “A Chorus line” |
| | 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 |
| | Nathan, George Jean (Letter) $50
Eminent drama critic, co-founded “The American Mercury” & co-edited “The Smart Set” with Mencken, a founder & editor of “The American Spectator” |
| | Novak, Eva (Photograph) $40
1917 photo signed by the popular silent screen actress, Tom Mix co-star in 10 films |
| | Pastor, Tony (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $75
Impresario, theater owner, a founder of American vaudeville in mid-late 19th century |
| | Phillipson, Irving J. (Letter) $95 Special Offer: $75
The Home Front: Irving Berlin’s “This Is the Army” comes to San Francisco
A bit of San Francisco WW II nostalgia! |
| | Pickford, Mary (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $150
1943 sentiment signed by “America’s Sweetheart”, one of Hollywood’s most powerful women |
| | Pidgeon, Walter (Photograph) $110
Handsome signed vintage matte finish MGM portrait |
| | Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $50
1902 autograph sentiment signed by the English dramatist |
| | Prince, Harold ("Hal") (Photograph) $35
Multi-Tony Award-winning Broadway musical producer & director |
| | Reagan, Ronald (Signed Album Page) $395
Late 1938 inscribed & signed autograph album page |
| | Reeve, Christopher (Photograph) $295 Special Offer: $250
Signed & inscribed color photograph as “Superman”
It's not a bird or a plane, just a lower price! |
| | Richman, Harry (Photograph) $75
Popular entertainer, famed for recording & film “Puttin’ on the Ritz”, co-piloted 1936 1st transatlantic round trip flight |
| | Riefenstahl, Leni (Document) $150
German Filmmaker noted for pro-Nazi Documentaries “Triumph of the Will” (1935), “Olympia” (1938) |
| | Russell, Harold (Check) $30
Only actor to win 2 Oscars for one role, activist in fight for employment rights for people with disabilities |
| | Saddler, Donald (Photograph) $75
Ballet, Broadway & film dancer, award-winning choreographer |
| | Schmidt, Harvey (Photograph) $225 Special Offer: $195
Tony Award-winning composer of longest running musical ever, “The Fantasticks”
A "fantastic" deal! |
| | 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" |
| | Sinatra, Frank (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $495
Scarce authentic mid-40’s autograph sentiment signed |
| | Stanwyck, Barbara (Signed Card) $75
Film & television star, highest paid American woman in 1944! |
| | Swarthout, Gladys (Letter) $35
1949 TLS to composer Chas. Wakefield Cadman’s sister on pleasure of singing his song, “At Dawning” |
| | Talley, Marion (Photograph) $45
1935 signed & inscribed Clarence Bull glamour matte finish photo |
| | Temple, Shirley (Signed Card) $125
Vintage signature of the very popular child actress, her film career lasting from age 3 to 22 |
| | Terry, Fred (Photograph) $50
Eminent late 19th-early 20th century English actor, Ellen Terry’s brother, husband of Julia Neilson |
| | Tibbs, Casey (Signature) $225 Special Offer: $200
Signature of saddle bronc champion and actor, one of rodeo’s greatest stars ever
We took a few bucks aff this bronco! |
| | Velez, Lupe (Signed Card) $115
Signature of “The Mexican Spitfire” while Mrs. Johnny Weismuller (1933-39) |
| | Warren, William (Autog. Sentiment Signed) $85
19th century American actor noted for playing English gentlemen roles for 50 years |
| | Warren, William (Autograph Quotation Signed) $35
Famed 19th century Boston comic actor misquotes Shakespeare |
| | West, Mae (Autograph Sentiment Signed ) $195
Buxom 1930’s sex symbol, actress, playwright & screenwriter |
| | Willson, Meredith (Photograph) $225
Composer-lyricist-playwright of “The Music Man” and “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” |
| | 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. (First Day Cover) $95
First Day Cover signed by the disgraced Nixon “Veep” |
| | Barkley, Alben W. (Signed card) $40
Senate Majority Leader 1937-47, Truman’s 1949-53 VP |
| | Bush, George H. W. (Letter) $150
1979 TLS at start of 1980 presidential run, to a friend, composer of “Hail to The Redskins” |
| | Bush, George H. W. (ON HOLD) (Letter) $175
1983 TLS as VP to the composer of “Hail to The Redskins”, appreciating his friendship |
| | Calhoun, John C. (Signature) $195
South Carolina statesman, Vice President (JQ Adams & Jackson), Secretary of State (Tyler) & War (Monroe), advocated slavery, states’ rights and nullification in the Senate |
| | Dawes, Charles G. (Signed Card) $50
Coolidge’s 1925-29 VP, awarded 1925 Nobel Peace Prize, songwriter |
| | Ford, Gerald R. (Signed Card) $125
1974 in-person signature while Vice President |
| | Garner, John Nance (Signed Card) $50
Card signed by the Texas congressman, 1931-33 House Speaker, FDR VP 1933-41 |
| | Hendricks, Thomas A. (Signed Card) $75
Signature of the unsuccessful 1876 VP candidate with Tilden, Cleveland’s VP, died in office 1885 |
| | Johnson, Richard Mentor (Check) $250
Check handwritten a year & a day before his election as VP by the Senate |
| | Marshall, Thomas R. (Photograph) $225
Signed Clinedinst photo likely while Wilson’s VP |
| | Mondale, Walter F. (Photograph) $40
Minnesota US Senator (D) 1964-76, US VP 1977-81 (Carter), 1984 presidential candidate, lost in landslide to President Reagan |
| | Mondale, Walter F. "Fritz" (Photograph) $50
Signed Inauguration Day photo as Vice President to DC police officer |
| | 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. (ON HOLD) (Letter) $495
1955 TLS as Vice President to Ambassador Joseph Grew, complaining about lack of press coverage of two “Cold War” related addresses |
| | Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Signature) $50
Signed bumper sticker for 1964 campaign for GOP presidential nomination |
| | Wallace, Henry A. (Letter) $150
TLS as FDR’s Agriculture Secretary, later FDR’s 2nd VP & 1948 Progressive presidential candidate |
| | Wallace, Henry A. (Signed Card) $75
Card signed by the controversial FDR-Truman cabinet member, FDR’s 2nd VP, 1948 presidential candidate |
| | Wilson, Henry (Letter) $395
Uncommon ALS as Grant’s VP! |
Western Americana |
| | Bonneville, Benjamin L. E. (Document) $495
1818 DS signed 3 times as 2nd Lieutenant of Light Artillery, before his explorations in the American west |
| | Burke, John M. (Letter) $250
Buffalo Bill’s famed press agent, one of the great public relations legends |
| | Lummis, Charles F. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $125
Author, New Mexico Native American activist, Los Angeles editor, librarian & presevationist |
| | Nye, Edgar W. "Bill" (Photograph) $75
Cabinet photograph signed by a major American humorist of the 2nd half of the 19th century |
| | Smith, Marcus Aurelius ("Mark") (Letter) $40
Tombstone prosecutor, one of Arizona’s first two US Senators |
| | Tabor, Horace A. W. (Signature) $350 Special Offer: $295
Signature of “The Silver King”, likely while Colorado US Senator for 2 months
A sterling offer! |
| | Tibbs, Casey (Signature) $225 Special Offer: $200
Signature of saddle bronc champion and actor, one of rodeo’s greatest stars ever
We took a few bucks aff this bronco! |
Women |
| | Abzug, Bella (Photograph) $65
New York feminist US Rep, a founder of the National Women’s Political Caucus |
| | Anthony, Susan B. (Letter) $2250
Excellent letter conveying a sentiment from the tireless advocate of women’s right to vote |
| | Astor, Lady Nancy (Signed Card) $75
US-born, 1st woman to sit in British Parliament 1919-45 |
| | Blackwell, Alice Stone (Letter) $225
Daughter of Lucy Stone, women’s and human rights advocate, edited “Woman’s Journal” 1893-1918 |
| | Bonheur, Rosa (Signed Card) $125
1897 signed card by the famed French realist painter |
| | Chadwick, Florence (Photograph) $75
Small photo on beach in bathing suit of 1st woman to swim English Channel in both directions |
| | Child, Julia (Photograph) $250
The legendary American French chef at work on a flounder in her kitchen! |
| | Chisholm, Shirley (Photograph) $135
Photograph signed by the 1st African-American congresswoman |
| | Claflin, Tennessee C. (Signature) $450 Special Offer: $400
“Tennie C.”, colorful & controversial women’s rights advocate
Our "feminine side" says to lower the price! |
| | Culbertson, Josephine (Signed card) $50
1st woman bridge champion |
| | Davis, Angela Y. (AQS) $150
1960’s political activist, Black Panther associate, 1980 & 1984 Communist Party VP candidate |
| | Dickinson, Anna E. (Letter) $175
1864 ALS to controversial physician D. Willard Bliss, then in charge of Washington's Armory Square Hospital |
| | Dodge, Grace H. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $125
Social worker & philanthropist,devoted her life & money to improving women’s education, esteem, and safety |
| | Edgeworth, Maria (Autograph Manuscript Signed) $495
Manuscript page from her 1834 novel “Helen” by the late 18th-early 19th century popular Irish novelist |
| | Eliot, George (Signature) $250
One of Victorian England's greatest novelists, one of world's foremost women writers |
| | Ferguson, Miriam A. "Ma" (Signed Card) $65
Controversial 1st Texas woman governor, 2nd female US governor |
| | Ferraro, Geraldine (Photograph) $50
1984 Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, 1st female major US political party VP candidate |
| | Garfield, Eliza Ballou (Signed card) $95
First presidential mom to see her son inaugurated and to live in the Executive Mansion |
| | Godey, Louis A. (Document) $115
1853 10-month $360 promissory note signed twice by the “Godey’s Lady’s Book” founder-editor-publisher |
| | Harrison, Mrs. Burton (Constance Cary) (Autograph Sentiment Signed ) $40
Prolific southern-born author & socialite, one of “Cary Invincibles” who sewed 1st CSA battle flags 1861 |
| | Hathaway, Sybil, Dame of Sark (Letter) $75
1961 ALS of the 21st Seigneur of Sark, last feudal state in Europe |
| | Jarvis, Anna M. (Letter) $295 Special Offer: $250
1938 TLS from the founder of America’s Mother’s Day holiday
Honor your mama! |
| | Joliot-Curie, Irene (Letter) $595 Special Offer: $550
French physicist, daughter of Pierre & Marie Curie, shared 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with her husband
We "cured" the price! |
| | Kelsey, Frances O. (Photograph) $75
FDA pharmacologist, led fight to prevent thalidomide from gaining US Government approval |
| | 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 |
| | Luce, Clare Boothe (Signed Card) $35
Card signed by the playwright, author, journalist, conservative congresswoman, diplomat |
| | 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" |
| | Mead, Margaret (Signed Album Page) $75
Famed anthropologist, wrote landmark “Coming of Age in Samoa” in 1928 |
| | Miles, Josephine (Signed typescript) $30
Signed typescript of “Lucifer Alone” by the eminent Berkeley poet & critic |
| | Mills, Susan L. (Letter) $125 Special Offer: $110
Founder of Mills College, 1st women’s college in the far western United States
A more educated deal! |
| | Owen, Ruth Bryan (Letter) $35
1937 ALS from the south’s 1st Congresswoman, 1st woman US ambassador, author |
| | Owen, Ruth Bryan (Signed Portrait) $30
1st congresswoman from Florida & the south, 1st woman US ambassador, author |
| | Owen, Ruth Bryan (Letter) $45
1935 TLS while Ambassador to Denmark (1st woman US ambassador), invitation to composer Charles Wakefield Cadman |
| | Parks, Rosa (Signed Card) $195
Signature of “The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement” |
| | Peabody, Elizabeth Parker (Signature) $125
American Transcendentalist, reformer, publisher & educator, opened 1st US kindergarten in 1860 |
| | Perkins, Frances (Signed Card) $40
1st woman Cabinet member, FDR Labor Secretary 1933-45 |
| | Rankin, Jeannette (Signed Card) $125
1st woman elected to Congress, opposed US entry in WW I & WW II |
| | Riefenstahl, Leni (Document) $150
German Filmmaker noted for pro-Nazi Documentaries “Triumph of the Will” (1935), “Olympia” (1938) |
| | Rives, Amélie (Letter) $65
1889 ALS on card from the Virginia novelist, R. E Lee’s goddaughter, sending autograph to a woman |
| | Roosevelt (Longworth), Alice (Letter) $325
The 16-year old “first daughter” assists a genealogist – good content 1900 ALS! |
| | Rosenberg, Anna M. (Photograph) $40
Asst. Secretary of Defense 1950-53, then highest post achieved by a woman in the US military establishment |
| | Ross, Nellie Tayloe (Photograph) $110
1st woman elected state governor, 1st woman Director of US Mint |
| | Sedgwick, Catharine M. (ANS) $225
Autographed note signed by of one of the early 19th century’s major female writers, noted for “domestic fiction” |
| | Seelye, Laurenus Clark (Photograph) $75
1904 photograph as (1st) President of Smith College |
| | Sigourney, Lydia H. (AQS) $150
The popular American poet misquotes English poet Edward Young |
| | Sigourney, Lydia H. (ALS & AQS) $425
The popular Connecticut poet provides a quote from one of her most successful works, “Niagara” |
| | 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 |
| | Smith, Margaret Chase (Photograph) $65
Wonderful photo of a smiling Senator Smith likely while campaigning for the 1964 Republican presidential nomination |
| | Truman, Margaret (Signed Portrait) $60
1951 TIME portrait signed by the “First Daughter”, later a succesful mystery writer |
| | Victoria, Queen (ANS +franked leaf) $595
ANS from “The Queen” to Viscount Falkland dictating “VIP” seating arrangements |
| | Wald, Lillian D. (Letter) $175
Public health/visiting nurse pioneer, founder of New York City’s celebrated Henry Street Settlement |
| | Willard, Emma (Document) $375
Early ADS of the founder of the 1st women’s school of higher education |
| | Willard, Emma (Letter) $495
Uncommon ALS of the author and women's rights advocate, founder of the first women’s school of higher education |
| | Willard, Frances E. (Letter) $195
1892 pencil ALS on letterhead as President of the National Women’s Christian Temperance Union |
| | Willard, Frances E. (Signature) $95
Women’s suffrage & temperance advocate, 1st woman represented in US Capitol’s Statuary Hall |
| | Yandell, Enid (Signed Card) $30
Pioneer late 19th- early 20th century sculptor & humanitarian |
World Leaders |
| | Astor, Lady Nancy (Signed Card) $75
US-born, 1st woman to sit in British Parliament 1919-45 |
| | Astor, William Waldorf, 2nd Viscount (Letter) $110
Astor thanks his sister for a souvenir riding crop for rambling at Cliveden |
| | Astor, William Waldorf, 2nd Viscount (Letter) $110
Astor invites sister Pauline to sail to the US with he & Lady Nancy |
| | Avila Camacho, Manuel (Signature) $50
Mexico's World War II Head of State |
| | Baldwin, Stanley (Signature) $75
3-Time UK Prime Minister, secured peaceful abdication of King Edward VII |
| | Balfour, Arthur James (Letter) $135
1896 LS thanking noted Scottish bookseller for sending his new edition of Burns’ Poetry and Life |
| | Benes, Eduard (Signed Card) $125
Dark signature of the eminent Czechoslovak statesman, President 1930-38, 1940-48 |
| | Bismarck, Otto von (Autographed Note Signed) $450
1874 ANS, draft telegram while German Chancellor to Field Marshall Count Albrecht von Roon |
| | Botha, Pieter W. (Photograph) $40
Apartheid era South African PM 1978-84, 1st State President 1984-89 |
| | Bright, John (Signed Envelope) $40
British Quaker, Liberal & Radical reform MP 1843-89, joined with Cobden to repeal Corn Laws |
| | Briscoe, Robert (Letter) $40
Irish statesman, 1st Jewish Lord Mayor of Dublin |
| | Carlos II (Document) $750
1679 DS of the last Habsburg King of Spain, succession to his throne sparked 2 wars |
| | Carson of Duncairn, Baron (Photograph) $295 Special Offer: $250
Famed barrister in Oscar Wilde libel suit, Irish & Ulster Unionist leader, foe of Irish Home Rule
A tip o' the hat, a lowering of the price! |
| | Chaban-Delmas, Jacques (Signed Official Card) $25
Card signed by the WW II Resistance leader while French Prime Minister 1969-72 |
| | Charles, Prince of Wales (Photograph) $750
1984 signed color photo of Prince Charles with District of Columbia police |
| | 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 |
| | Churchill, Winston (ON HOLD) (Signature) $1250
Signature on letterhead as First Lord of the Admiralty (1911-15) |
| | Curzon, George, 1st Baron & 1st Marquis of Kedleston (Letter) $50
British Foreign Minister Lord Curzon thanks US diplomat Joseph Grew for a birthday remembrance |
| | Derby, 14th Earl (Edward Smith-Stanley) (Letter) $150
1865 ALS from one of England’s great Parliamentary orators, 3-time PM, father of the modern Conservative Party |
| | Disraeli, Benjamin, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (Free Franked Panel) $275
Free franked address panel while relatively new MP |
| | Disraeli, Benjamin, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (Franked Envelope) $295
Franked hand-addressed envelope (likely while Prime Minister) to The Lord Chancellor |
| | Doenitz, Karl (Typed Quotation Signed) $325
Admiral Dönitz signs his statement denouncing the “fuehrerprinzip” for Nuremberg prosecutor Justice Jackson’s biographer |
| | Elath, Eliahu (FDC) $40
Israel’s 1st Ambassador to the US and to Great Britain |
| | Erhard, Ludwig (Signed Portrait) $45
Signed color portrait of the 1963-66 West German Chancellor |
| | Erlander, Tage F. (Letter) $30
1958 TLS of Sweden’s PM for 23 years, kept Sweden neutral in Cold War |
| | Fawzi, Mahmoud (First Day Cover) $30
Egyptian diplomat & statesman from Farouk to Sadat |
| | Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Matted Signature) $3995
1947 matted scarce double signature (Hindi & English) of Mahatma Gandhi |
| | Garcia, Carlos P. (Letter) $85
1958 TLS as Philippine President to “Meet the Press” producer-host, Lawrence E. Spivak |
| | George III (Letter) $2250 Special Offer: $1995
Rare ALS of America’s last king!
A royal deal! |
| | Gladstone, William E. (Letter) $225
ALS while Conservative MP for Oxford University begrudgingly making a charitable contribution |
| | Harman, Avraham (First Day Cover) $30
Renowned Israeli Diplomat, Ambassador to US 1959-68 |
| | Hathaway, Sybil, Dame of Sark (Letter) $75
1961 ALS of the 21st Seigneur of Sark, last feudal state in Europe |
| | Holyoake, Sir Keith J. (Letter) $40
1965 TLS as New Zealand’s Prime Minister, only person to be both PM & Governor-General |
| | Howard, John (In Person Signature) $35
2006 in-person signature while Prime Minister of Australia |
| | Hussein I , King of Jordan (Photograph) $150
1982 color photo of Jordan’s popular king, inscribed to DC police officer |
| | Katzir, Ephraim (Photograph) $65
Signed photo of the prominent bio-physicist, 4th President of State of Israel |
| | Kekkonen, Urho (First Day Cover) $75 Special Offer: $65
Signed 1965 US Winston Churchill stamp First Day Cover while President of Finland
We cut the price by a pair of "fins"! |
| | Kreisky, Bruno (Photograph) $35
Jewish Socialist Chancellor of Austria 1970-1983 |
| | Lafayette, Marquis de (Letter) $1495
1811 ALS of Marquis de Lafayette, seeking to arrange a meeting |
| | Leopold I, King of the Belgians (Document) $325
1st King of Belgium, led Russian cavalry division against Napoleon, father of Empress Carlota of Mexico, uncle of Britain’s Queen Victoria & Prince Albert |
| | Liverpool, Lord (Robt. Banks Jenkinson) (Letter) $175
ALS while British PM, fought Napoleon & United States in 1812 |
| | Lloyd George, David (Signed Card) $75
British Liberal PM 1916-21, led the Empire to victory in WW I, one of “The Big Four” at Versailles Peace Conference |
| | Lyautey, Marshal Louis H. G. (ANS) $150 Special Offer: $125
Led 1896 French invasion of Madagascar, governed Morocco 1907-25
We marshaled a better price! |
| | Lyons, Richard P. M., 1st Viscount (ANS) $40
Eminent British envoy to the US during the Civil War |
| | Magsaysay, Ramon (Letter) $175
“The Idol of the Masses”, WW II guerilla leader, 7th Philippine president, defeated Huk rebellion, killed in 1957 plane crash |
| | Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of (Signature) $250
One of most influential women in English history, ancestor of Winston Churchill & Diana, Princess of Wales |
| | Masaryk, Tomas G. (Letter) $750
Early ALS in English of the Czechoslovak statesman, to London publisher Thomas Longman |
| | 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! |
| | Menocal, Mario Garcia (Signed Card) $50
Signature of Cuba’s 1913-21 President |
| | Minto, 4th Earl (Signature) $150
Signature while (8th) Governor General of Canada |
| | Mintoff, Dom (Signature) $30
Signature of the architect of Malta’s independence on 1960 ALS of his wife |
| | Mollien, Francois Nicolas, Comte (Letter) $125
1802 LS from Napoleon’s future 2nd Minister of Finance, thanks Paris Athéneé Des Artes for an honor |
| | Mussolini, Benito (Signature) $450
1929 frameable signature of “Il Duce”, Italian Fascist dictator 1922-45 |
| | North, Frederick, Lord (Signature) $195
1776 signature of Lord North, America’s last Prime Minister |
| | Obregon Salido, Alvaro (Photograph) $350
Signed photograph of the Mexican soldier-statesman, assassinated 1928 |
| | Olmert, Ehud (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $135 Special Offer: $115
In-person autograph sentiment signed by Israel’s disgraced former PM while Mayor of Jerusalem
A more graceful price! |
| | Owen Jr, Robert Latham (Photograph) $110
1914 photo of one of Oklahoma's 1st US Senators, progressive Democrat of Cherokee ancestry, helped create Federal Reserve System |
| | Peel, Sir Robert (ANS + Portrait) $125
ANS of the eminent British statesman with portrait for framing |
| | Peres, Shimon (Signed Card) $40
President of Israel, twice PM, co-recipient of 1994 Nobel Peace Prize |
| | Rabin, Yitzhak (First Day Cover) $225
Israeli military leader, 5th PM, 1994 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, assassinated after Oslo Accords |
| | Radhakrishnan, Sarvepalli (Letter) $75
1965 TLS of the Indian philosopher, 1st VP and 2nd President of India |
| | Rainier III, Prince de Monaco (Signed Card) $60
One of the longest ruling 20th century monarchs, led Monaco 1949-2005, wed Grace Kelly 1956 |
| | Reuter, Ernst (Letter) $150 Special Offer: $125
West Berlin Mayor Reuter thanks Ambassador Grew for his memoir
A more earnest offering! |
| | Roxas, Manuel A. (Typed Sentiment Signed) $150
1947 typed sentiment signed by the 1st President of the independent Philippine Republic |
| | Sapir, Pinhas (FDC) $45
Father of the Israeli economy, managed from a black notebook |
| | Smuts, Jan Christiaan (Letter) $295
South African statesman, only person to sign peace treaties ending WW I and II |
| | Spaak, Paul-Henri (First Day Cover) $25
Belgian, United Nations & NATO statesman |
| | Umberto II (Photograph) $65
Signed photograph of the exiled last King of Italy |
| | Venizelos, Eleutherios (Photograph) $125
One of Greece’s greatest 20th century statesmen |
| | Victoria, Queen (ANS +franked leaf) $595
ANS from “The Queen” to Viscount Falkland dictating “VIP” seating arrangements |
| | Walesa, Lech (Photograph) $110
Polish trade unionist, led “Solidarity”, 1983 Nobel Peace laureate, President 1990-95 |
| | William IV (Letter) $350
1820 ALS while Duke of Clarence (17 days before father George III’s death) to British naval hero Baron Keith of Stonehaven |
| | Williams, Sir William Fenwick (Signature) $195
Led British forces in British No. America, organized Canada’s defenses when US Civil War began |
| | Yonge, Sir George, 5th Baronet (Letter) $295 Special Offer: $250
British Secretary at War 1782-94, Toronto’s main street named for him
A better price, eh? |
