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American Statesmen |
| | 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 |
| | Benton, Thomas Hart (Letter) $375
Senator Benton attributes his successes to his handwriting, praising those who write well! |
| | Bentsen, Lloyd (Photograph) $50
1988 Democratic VP candidate, told Dan Quayle “You are NO John Kennedy!” |
| | Blaine, James G. (Photograph) $225
Handsome signed cabinet photograph |
| | 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 |
| | Brownlow, William G. (Letter) $450
1863 ALS from “The Fighting Parson”, itching to return to East Tennessee and the newspaper business |
| | Burr, Aaron (Letter) $1250
1828 LS to Senator Martin Van Buren, on progress of “our Eden causes” |
| | Burr, Aaron (ON HOLD) (Letter) $1850
Burr assists in preparing for his defense during his 1807 treason trial |
| | Bush, George H. W. (Photograph) $225
1971 signed photo as US Ambassador to the United Nations |
| | 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 |
| | Byrd, Harry F. (Letter) $95
Senator Byrd on invitations to the 1945 Presidential Inauguration |
| | Calhoun, John C. (Letter) $495
1840 ALS as South Carolina US Senator, letter of reference |
| | Calhoun, John C. (Document) $350
1818 LS as Secretary of War, certifing a pension for a Revolutionary War veteran |
| | 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 |
| | 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, Henry (Document) $350
1825 DS as Secretary of State |
| | 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 (Signature) $75
Signature & engraving of the New York governor and 1812 presidential candidate |
| | Cox, James M. (Signed Envelope) $50
Ohio US Rep & governor, 1920 Democratic presidential candidate, his newspaper company now media giant |
| | Davies, Joseph E. (Photograph) $75
Controversial FDR Ambassdor to USSR 1936-38, authored Dec. 1941 “Mission to Moscow” |
| | Davis, Jefferson (Letter) $1250
Near mint 1856 LS as Secretary of War to Rep. Justin S. Morrill |
| | Dearborn, Henry (Free Frank) $175
Free franked address leaf as Secretary of War addressed to the 3rd Governor of Kentucky |
| | Dearborn, Henry (ON HOLD) (Letter) $225
Jefferson’s Secretary of War requests return of the Kentucky Militia |
| | Douglas, William O. (Signed Booklet) $115
Signed 1967 Court visitor’s brochure |
| | Dow, Neal S. (Letter) $185
1887 ALS from the “Father of Prohibition”, Civil War general, 1880 presidential candidate |
| | Dulles, Allen W. (Letter) $175
1959 TLS as CIA Director, appreciates “kind thoughts” of his brother |
| | Dulles, John Foster (Letter) $135
Secretary Dulles thanks Amb. Grew for 1932 Lausanne Conference article for Department of State “Bulletin” |
| | 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 |
| | Evarts, William M. (Letter) $85
Wall Street lawyer Evarts aids a fellow attorney |
| | Everett, Edward (Letter) $125
1844 ALS while Minister to Great Britain to scholar-author Charles Astor Bristed, praising his essays |
| | Everett, Edward (Letter) $110
1842 ALS as Minister to Great Britain |
| | Fairbanks, Charles W. (Signed Portrait) $195
Steel engraved portrait signed by Theodore Roosevelt’s VP, Charles Hughes’ 1916 running mate |
| | Ferraro, Geraldine A. (Letter) $75
1984 Democratic VP candidate, 1st major US political party female VP candidate |
| | Fessenden, William Pitt (Letter) $195
Powerful Maine Senator, succeeded Chase as Lincoln’s Treasury Secretary |
| | Forrestal, James (Letter) $125
1945 TLS from the last Cabinet level Secretary of the Navy, future 1st Secretary of Defense |
| | Fremont, John Charles (Letter) $495
Post Civil War ALS sending his autograph |
| | 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 |
| | Goldberg, Arthur J. (Photograph) $150
Signed & inscribed photograph of the statesman & jurist |
| | Goldberg, Arthur J. (First Day Cover) $95
Signed 1968 First Day Cover |
| | 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 |
| | Hay, John M. (Letter) $250
Undated ALS to an author praising a work in progress, would like to read last chapter |
| | Hughes, Charles Evans (Photograph) $250
Signed Harris & Ewing official photo as 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 |
| | Huntington, Samuel (Document) $595
1772 DS as New London County, Connecticut Justice of the Peace, summons “in His Majesty’s name” |
| | Hurley, Patrick J. (Photograph) $65
Hoover’s Secretary of War, FDR personal envoy during WW II |
| | Johnson, Hiram A. (Photograph) $175
Handsome 1929 photo of TR’s 1912 Progressive Party running mate while California Senator |
| | Johnson, Hiram W. (Letter) $115
1940 TLS as Senator, sends thanks for message of congratulations on (last) re-nomination |
| | Johnson, Hugh S. (Photograph) $75
Youngest Army general since Civil War, part of FDR “Brain Trust”, led NRA 1933-34 |
| | Johnson, Reverdy (Letter) $125
Maryland lawyer, US Senator & Attorney General, represented Dred Scott’s Owner and Mary Surratt |
| | Kefauver, Estes (Photograph) $50
Led 1950-51 Senate organized crime investigation, 1956 Democratic VP candidate |
| | Kellogg, Frank B. (Letter) $135
Nobel Laureate and Ex- Secretary of State asks Japan Ambassador Grew for help with Japanese silk shirt order! |
| | Kellogg, Frank B. (Photograph) $250
Bassano Studio (London) oversize 1926 portrait inscribed to US Steel’s Judge Gary |
| | Kemp, Jack (Photograph) $30
Professional football player, Congressman, Presidential Cabinet member, 1996 GOP VP candidate |
| | Kendall, Amos (Letter & Free Frank) $125
1830 LS of Jackson “kitchen cabinet” advisor as 4th Auditor of the Treasury |
| | Kennedy Sr., Joseph P. (Letter) $395
Joe Kennedy praises a Washington restaurateur for a pre-Inaugural dinner |
| | Kennedy, Edward M. "Ted" (Photograph) $125
1983 signed color photo inscribed to DC police officer |
| | King, Rufus (Letter) $550
Massachusetts Framer, New York senator, Federalist vp & presidential candidate, diplomat |
| | Knox, Frank (Photograph) $135
Photo while FDR Navy Secretary inscribed to Basil O’Connor |
| | Landon, Alf (Photograph) $80
Kansas governor, 1936 GOP presidential candidate |
| | Lee, Charles (Document ) $550
1792 ADS granting power of attorney to brother Richard Bland Lee to sell shares In the Bank of the United States |
| | Lodge Jr., Henry Cabot (Letter) $65
Lodge seeks support in his 1936 campaign for GOP nomination for Massachusetts Senator |
| | Logan, John A. (Letter) $195
1876 ALS from the Illinois politician, Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, 1884 VP candidate with Blaine |
| | Manning, Daniel (Letter) $45
1873 ALS of future Cleveland Treasury Secretary as newspaper editor to Democratic Party historian, interesting NY political content |
| | Marcy, William L. (Free Frank) $50
Influential early-mid 19th century statesman, coined phrase “spoils system” for political patronage) |
| | Marshall, George C. (Letter) $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, John (Letter) $3750
Principal founder of the American system of constitutional law |
| | Mason, James M. (Letter) $250
1860 ALS to President Buchanan from the Virginia Senator, wrote 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, CSA diplomat seized with Slidell in 1861 “Trent” Affair |
| | McClellan, George B. (Letter) $495
1st Army of the Potomac commander, General-in-Chief Nov. 1861-Mar. 1862, 1864 Democratic presidential candidate |
| | 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 |
| | Mifflin, Thomas (Document) $595
Promissory note dated 3-½ weeks before opening of the Federal Constitutional Convention |
| | Miller, William E. (Photograph) $125
Signed color photograph of Goldwater’s 1964 GOP VP running mate |
| | Morrow, Dwight W. (Photograph) $110
Businessman, lawyer, diplomat, US Senator, father-in-law of Charles Lindbergh |
| | Morton, Rogers C. B. (Photograph) $50
Signed & inscribed color photo likely while Ford Interior Secretary |
| | Muskie, Ed (Photograph) $50
1968 Democratic VP candidate & 1972 Democratic presidential hopeful |
| | Owen, Ruth Bryan (Signed Portrait) $30
1st congresswoman from Florida & the south, 1st woman US ambassador, author |
| | Parker, Alton B. (Signature) $40
Signature of the 1904 Democratic presidential candidate |
| | 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 |
| | Perot, H. Ross, & Stockdale, James B. (First Day Cover) $75
Patriotic FDC signed By 1992 Reform Party Presidential & VP candidates |
| | Pickering, Timothy (Document) $495
Quarter Master General Pickering's 1783 receipt for funds for forage signed also by William Hull, vilified in War of 1812 |
| | Pickering, Timothy (letter) $625
1795 ALS as Secretary of War to Superintendent of Military Stores Hodgdon on improper Mud Island Fort return |
| | Pinkney, William (Signature) $95
Statesman-diplomat, 7th US Attorney General (Madison) |
| | Poinsett, Joel R. (Signature) $50
Statesman-diplomat, Christmas poinsettia plant named for hHim |
| | Proctor, Redfield (Letter) $50
1891 TLS as Harrison’s Secretary of War |
| | Quincy, Josiah (Letter) $150
Harvard’s president transmits honorary LLD degree to Supreme Court Justice John McLean |
| | Randolph, Edmund (ANS) $395
The 1st US Attorney General, 2nd Secretary of State, 7th Virginia Governor checks his bank balance |
| | Randolph, Edmund (Letter) $495
1st US Attorney General, 2nd Secretary of State, 7th Virginia governor, lead counsel for Aaron Burr in 1807 treason trial |
| | Reid, Whitelaw (Letter) $60
1879 ALS as New York Tribune editor |
| | Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Letter) $95
“Strange” ALS as New York Governor! |
| | Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Signature) $50
Signed bumper sticker for 1964 campaign for GOP presidential nomination |
| | Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Document) $135
1972 DS as New York Governor, extraditing accused felon from Maryland |
| | Scott, Winfield (Letter) $395
15 days after 1852 election defeat, “Old Fuss and Feathers” sends a charming autograph to a female |
| | 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 |
| | 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) |
| | Stassen, Harold E. (Photograph & AQ) $40
25th Minnesota governor, 8-time candidate for GOP presidential nomination |
| | Stevens, Thaddeus (Letter) $125
Lawyer Stevens 1852 ALS on a legal matter while Member of Congress |
| | 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 to send signed photo to Ambassador Grew in Istanbul |
| | Straus, Oscar S. (Photograph) $235
1907 photo of the 1st Jewish Cabinet secretary inscribed to US Steel’s Judge Gary |
| | Taney, Roger B. (Letter) $275
1834 ALS 3 weeks after leaving Treasury Department |
| | Thurmond, J. Strom (Photograph) $55
1948 “Dixiecrat” presidential candidate, served South Carolina in Senate for 47 years |
| | Tilden, Samuel J. (Letter) $225
1873 ALS from “loser” of the closest US presidential election -- until 2000! |
| | Tompkins, Daniel D. (Letter) $275
1815 ALS as New York Governor to General Peter B. Porter seeking appointment advice |
| | 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 |
| | Wallace, George C. (Photograph) $115
Segregationist Alabama governor, 1968 3rd party presidential candidate, shot in 1972 |
| | Wallace, Henry A. (Signed Engraving) $75
Small engraving signed by FDR’s 2nd VP, 1948 Progressive presidential candidate |
| | Wallace, Lew (Signature) $135
Civil War general, New Mexico Territory Governor, authored “Ben Hur” |
| | Warren, Earl (First Day Cover) $175
Signed 1958 John Jay stamp FDC |
| | 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 |
| | Welles, Sumner (Letter) $45
FDR’s 1937-43 Under Secretary of State, to his successor, Joseph Grew |
| | 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 |
| | Whitlock, Brand (Photograph) $40
Signed photo of the heroic WW I US Ambassador to German-occupiedBelgium |
| | Winthrop, Robert C. (Letter) $40
1854 ALS declining to address a library association |
| | Wolcott Jr., Oliver (Letter) $175
1784 DS as Connecticut Pay Table member reminding Town of Glastonbury to file accounts for reimbursement by the United States |
| | Wood, Leonard (Signature) $50
Led “Rough Riders” in Cuba, fought Moros in Philippines, 1916 & 1920 GOP presidential hopeful |
| | Woodbury, Levi (Letter) $395
Rare Court-related ALS while Associate Justice, offering to present an opinion in Newport |
Americana |
| | Bache, Alexander D. (Letter) $250
1838 ALS to trustee Joseph Hopkinson raising problems with Stephen Girard’s will to further aims of Girard College |
| | Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste (Signature) $335
French sculptor, creator of The Statue of Liberty |
| | Bellomont, 1st Earl of (Richard Coote) (Signature) $225
Colonial Governor of Massachusetts & New York, arrested pirate Captain Kidd |
| | 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 |
| | Faubus, Orval E. (Photograph) $65
Arkansas governor best known for 1957 opposition to Little Rock school desegregation |
| | George, Henry (Photograph) $175
Signed photo of the influential political economist, land value tax advocate |
| | Greer, William R. (Letter) $150
US Secret Service agent, drove JFK’s limousine into Dallas from Love Field |
| | Hall, A. Oakley & Connolly, Richard B. (Check) $50
1871 check signed by "Tweed Ring" members, NYC Mayor Hall & City Comptroller Connolly |
| | Harrod, James (Document) $1750
1785 legal document signed by the frontiersman who built the first settlement in Kentucky |
| | 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 Distrrict 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! |
| | Phillips, Wendell (ON HOLD) (Letter) $95
The ardent abolitionist grants an autograph to an admirer |
| | Red Fox, Chief William (Photograph) $275
Signed photograph of the Oglala Sioux Buffalo Bill “Wild West Show” veteran, "scalped " King Edward VII 1905 |
| | Reeves, David Wallis (Letter) $95
ALS of the prominent 19th Century bandmaster & march composer on his pictorial letterehad |
| | Smith, Samuel F. (AQS) $750
Signed handwritten beginning of first stanza ("My country-'tis' of thee...of thee I sing") of national hymn “America” |
| | Todd, Thomas (Document) $1750
1795 ADS as Chief Clerk of Kentucky Court of Appeals-nice Kentucky history! |
| | Yorty, Sam (Letter) $50
Mayor Yorty defends the LAPD & Chief Parker 2 weeks after the August 1965 Watts Riots |
Americana-California |
| | Greely, Adolphus W. (Autograph Sentiment Signed/signed Portrait) $225
US Army officer, Polar explorer, military commander for San Francisco Earthquake relief, awarded Medal of Honor |
| | Johnson, Hiram A. (Photograph) $175
Handsome 1929 photo of TR’s 1912 Progressive Party running mate while California 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 |
| | Mills, Darius Ogden (Photograph) $750
California banker & railroad executive, one of California’s wealthiest men |
| | Otis, Harrison Gray (Document) $75
Influential conservative 2nd publisher of the Los Angeles Times, instrumental in city’s growth |
| | Rolph Jr., James (Letter) $50
San Francisco’s 30th & longest serving Mayor, 27th California Governor |
| | Sutro, Adolph (Check) $75
“The King of the Comstock”, noted for Sutro Tunnel & Sutro Baths, San Francisco mayor 1894-96 |
Americana-Hawaii |
| | Dole, Sanford B. (Signed Card) $125
1st President of Republic of Hawaii, 1st Territorial Governor on US Annexation |
Americana-New York/New York City |
| | Clinton, DeWitt (Letter) $225
1827 ALS as Governor, seeks information before issuing a pardon to an inmate in the nation’s 1st juvenile reformatory |
| | Clinton, George (Document) $395
1800 ADS of New York’s 1st state governor, Jefferson & Madison’s VP |
| | 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 |
| | Thompson, Smith; Kent, James; Spencer, Ambrose; Van Ness, Wm. W. (Document) $175
1809 New York State Supreme Court opinion on reasonable compensation for Court reporter |
| | Tompkins, Daniel D. (Letter) $275
1815 ALS as New York Governor to General Peter B. Porter seeking appointment advice |
| | Vanderbilt III, Cornelius (Letter) $175
1903 railroad-related TLS by “Neily” Vanderbilt, partnered with Belmont to create 1st NYC subway |
| | Wagner, Robert F. (Photograph) $50
Father of major 1930’s New Deal social legislation |
| | Walker, James J. "Jimmy" (Signed Card) $75
Signature of colorful mayor nicknamed “Beau James” |
Americana-Texas |
| | 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 |
| | Wade, Henry M. (Photograph) $195
Dallas DA, prosecuted Jack Ruby for Lee Harvey Oswald’s murder, defendant in “Roe v. Wade” abortion case |
Americana-Virginia |
| | Byrd, Harry F. (Photograph) $60
Virginia Governor & Senator, 1956 “States Rights” presidential candidate |
| | Byrd, Harry F. (Letter) $95
Senator Byrd on invitations to the 1945 Presidential Inauguration |
| | Lee, Charles (Document ) $550
1792 ADS granting power of attorney to brother Richard Bland Lee to sell shares In the Bank of the United States |
| | Wise, Henry A. (Letter) $250
ALS while Virginia Governor, signed John Brown’s death warrant; CSA general |
Americana-Washington, D.C. Area |
| | Corcoran, William W. (Letter) $110
Early ALS from prominent Washington DC banker, philanthropist, and art collector |
| | Hoban, James (Document) $895
Rare 1824 DS of Irish-born architect of The White House as Distrrict of Columbia Justice of the Peace |
| | Stoddert, Benjamin (Document) $325
Future 1st Navy Secretary offers (with a whiff of desperation) to sell Maryland acreage |
| | Thornton, William (Document) $295
Designed US Capitol, 1st Architect of the Capitol, 1st Patent Office Superintendent |
Art & Architecture |
| | Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste (Signature) $335
French sculptor, creator of The Statue of Liberty |
| | Benton, Thomas Hart (Signed Portrait) $175
Signed 1970 color self-portrait postcard reproduction of the Regionalist painter-muralist |
| | Biederman, Charles; Baskin, Leonard; Rockwell, Norman; Shoumatoff, Elizabeth; Hurd, Peter; Wyeth, Jamie; Wyeth, Henriette; Johns, Jasper (First Day Cover) $250
1964 art-related FDC signed by 8 outstanding American artists |
| | Bierstadt, Albert (Signed Card) $175
Eminent “Hudson River School” western landscape artist |
| | Bonheur, Rosa (Signed Card) $125
1897 signed card by the famed French realist painter |
| | 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
“Adult” print signed by the controversial, flamboyant Spanish Catalan Surrealist |
| | Erté (Signed Reproduction) $110
Colorful reproduction signed by the Art Deco master |
| | Flagg, James Montgomery (Letter) $225
Frameable small 1929 ALS with distinctive signature |
| | French, Daniel Chester (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $125
Eminent American sculptor, created seated Lincoln statue for Lincoln Memorial |
| | Gibson, Charles Dana (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $75
American graphic artist, famed for the “Gibson Girl” and Gibson Martini! |
| | Grant, Gordon (Signature) $75
Frameable signature of the artist known for maritime subjects |
| | Hassam, Childe (Signature) $135
Frameable signature of the leading American Impressionist painter |
| | Hastings, Thomas D. (Letter) $150
Architect who transformed St. Augustine, Florida, designed New York Public Library & Arlington Cemetery’s Memorial Ampitheater |
| | Hoban, James (Document) $895
Rare 1824 DS of Irish-born architect of The White House as Distrrict of Columbia Justice of the Peace |
| | Hurd, Peter (Letter) $150
Handwritten letter (ALS) from the student of Howard Pyle and son-in-law of N. C. Wyeth |
| | Johnson, Philip (Photograph) $135
Highly influential 20th century American architect |
| | Lawrence, Jacob (Signed Postcard Reproduction) $135
Color postcard reproduction signed by one of the best artistic portrayers of the African-American experience |
| | Lipchitz, Jacques (Letter) $195
1970 ALS of the Lithuanian-Jewish Cubist sculptor castigating a collector! |
| | Loewy, Raymond (Photograph) $250
Great 20th century industrial designer, created Shell & Exxon logos, Studebaker Avanti, Lucky Strike package, etc. |
| | Luhan, Mabel Dodge (Signature) $150
Rare autograph of the wealthy patron associated with the Taos Art Colony; author |
| | Millet, Francis D. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $110
American painter, sculptor, war correspondent, writer, perished on the “Titanic” |
| | Morris, Benjamin Wister (Letter) $150
Prominent NYC architect, designed interiors for ocean liner “Queen Mary”, NYC skyscrapers |
| | Olmsted, Frederick Law (Letter) $650
The "father of American landscape architecture" eulogizes Henry Ward Beecher |
| | Remington, Frederic (Framed Letter) $1750 Special Offer: $1500
Handsomely framed letter from Frederic Remington to Hearst political cartoonist Homer Davenport, shortly before Remington is off to Cuba
A sculpted reduction especially drawn for you! |
| | 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” |
| | Rudolph, Paul M. (FDC) $40
“Sarasota School” architect noted for cubist building designs |
| | Sargent, John Singer (Signature) $150
Frameable signature of the great portrait artist of “The Gilded Age” |
| | Segal, George (First Day Cover) $30
“Pop Art” sculptor noted for casting life-size figures and hosting original “happenings” |
| | Sloan, John (Signed Envelope) $185
Eminent American realist artist, member of “The Eight” and “Ashcan School” |
| | Stone, Edward Durrell (Photograph) $225
Exponent of International Style of architecture |
| | 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 |
| | Vasarely, Victor (Signed Postcard Reproduction) $95
Signed color postcard reproduction of one of his Op-Art masterpieces |
| | Vlaminck, Maurice de (Signature) $195
20th century French painter, principal of “Fauve” movement |
Art-Cartoons & Comics |
| | Anderson, Carl (Original Sketch) $175
Signed original sketch of “Henry” |
| | Blake, Bud (Original sketch) $75
Signed original sketch of comic strip characters "Tiger" and "Stripe" |
| | Caniff, Milt (Letter) $75
Caniff is pleased "Steve Canyon" panel on soil stablization was used by the "Chemical and Engineering News" |
| | 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" |
| | Gibson, Charles Dana (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $75
American graphic artist, famed for the “Gibson Girl” and Gibson Martini! |
| | Keppler, Joseph (Signed Card) $50
Austrian-American satirical cartoonist, co-founded “Puck” |
| | 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. |
| | Trudeau, Garry (Autograph Sentiment Signed + Original Sketch) $250
1979 original sketch of “Zonker Harris” of “Doonesbury”, one of most popular comics of past 40 years |
| | Wendelin, Rudolph (FDC & Signed Original Sketch) $125
Great sketch of Smokey the Bear on signed 1984 Smokey stamp First Day Cover |
| | Zimmerman, Eugene ("Zim") (Original Sketch) $125
Original 1917 colorful hillbilly sketch signed “Zim” + full signature |
Art-Photographers |
| | Karsh, Yousuf (First Day Cover) $85
One of the worlds’s greatest portrait photographers |
| | Rosenthal, Joe (Photograph) $595
Signed copy of “Raising of the Flag on Iwo Jima”, one of the most famous photographs ever taken! |
| | Van Der Zee, James (Signature) $495
African-American photographer, noted for portraits of Black celebrities and ordinary people of Harlem |
| | 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 |
| | Balchen, Bernt (Photograph) $95
First to pilot aircraft over both South (1929) & North (1949) Poles |
| | Boyd, J. Erroll (FDC) $125
"The Canadian Lindbergh", 1st Canadian & 2nd British citizen to fly the Atlantic |
| | Brand, Vance D. (Photograph) $35
Flew on Apollo-Soyuz mission, commanded 3 space shuttle flights |
| | 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 |
| | Carpenter, M. Scott (Photograph) $75
Color photograph suiting up for "Aurora 7" launch |
| | Chamberlin, Clarence D. (Photograph) $225
Paris studio photo signed by 2nd man to fly transatlantic nonstop, 1st with passenger |
| | Collins, Michael (Signed NASA Brochure) $450 Special Offer: $395
NASA Apollo 11 Mission Report signed by command module pilot Collins
Save a little space for this in your collection! |
| | 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) $95
Uncommon ALS of deputy USAAF commander, led bomber command in Europe |
| | Faget, Maxime A. (Photograph) $95
Aerospace engineer, original member of NASA’s Space Task Group, designed Mercury space capsule |
| | Foss, Joe (First Day Cover) $60
WW II Marine Corps ace, Medal of Honor recipient, So. Dakota statesman, television personality, NRA president |
| | Grumman, Leroy R. (Signed Portrait) $195
Designed US Navy WW II Hellcat & Avenger fighter planes, Apollo lunar LEM |
| | Hartsfield, Hank (Signature) $25
In-person astronaut signature, adds Space Shuttle flights |
| | Irwin, James B. (Photograph) $295
Early NASA portrait of future moonwalker with lunar module model |
| | Leonov, Alexei & Belyaev, Pavel (Photograph) $395
Photo of 1st space walk signed by Voskhod II crewmates |
| | Lousma, Jack & Fullerton, C. Gordon (Signed Launch Cover) $85
Signed 1982 3rd Columbia Space Shuttle flight launch cover |
| | 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" |
| | McDivitt, James A. (Letter) $75
1970 TLS of Gemini & Apollo astronaut as NASA Apollo program manager |
| | McNair, Ronald E. (Photograph) $350
2nd African-American in space, killed in 1986 “Challenger” disaster |
| | Morrow, Dwight W. (Photograph) $110
Businessman, lawyer, diplomat, US Senator, father-in-law of Charles Lindbergh |
| | Nebel, Rudolf (Signed Photograph & Quotation) $75
Early German rocketry & space flight advocate |
| | Nobile, 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 |
| | Resnik, Judith A. (Photograph) $295
1st Jewish astronaut, 2nd US woman in space, killed in 1986 “Challenger” disaster |
| | 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”! |
| | 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 |
| | Schweickart, Russell L. "Rusty" (Photograph) $95
Emmy Award-winning Apollo 9 astronaut |
| | See Jr., Elliot M. (Photograph) $350
Member of 2nd US astronaut group, scheduled Gemini 9 command pilot, killed in 1966 accident |
| | Sevestyanov, Vitaly Ivanovich (Photograph) $150
1970 signed photo of USSR Soyuz 9 & 18 cosmonaut |
| | Solberg, Thor (Photograph) $135
Great photograph of the pioneer pilot, flew 1st US-Norway flight 1935 |
| | Spaatz, Carl (Letter) $225
ALS as 1st US Air Force Chief of Staff |
| | Stewart, Homer J. (Photograph) $90
US rocket pioneer, helped develop Explorer I, 1st US satellite launched Jan. 1958 |
| | Tibbets, Paul (First Day Cover) $125
US-Japan Treaty stamp FDC signed by “Enola Gay” Hiroshima atomic bomb mission pilot |
| | Tibbets, Paul W. (Signature) $95
Piloted “Enola Gay” on August 1945 Hiroshima atomic bomb mission |
| | Wilkins, Sir George Hubert (Photograph) $85
Australian Arctic-Antarctic explorer, attempted 1st submarine polar expedition |
| | Wysong, Forrest E. (Signed Cover) $50
“Early Bird”, pioneer naval aviator, reputedly 1st US pilot to take off rrom deck of a warship |
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 |
| | Arroyo, Martina (Photograph) $30
One of the first African-American opera stars |
| | Bumbry, Grace (Photograph) $30
Pioneer African-American mezzo & high soprano opera singer |
| | Davis, Angela Y. (AQS) $150
1960’s political activist, Black Panther associate, 1980 & 1984 Communist Party VP candidate |
| | Dunham, Katherine (Photograph) $125
Vintage signed photo of the "Matriarch & Queen Mother of Black Dance" |
| | Ellington, Edward "Duke" (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $175
Autograph Sentiment Signed at 1947 University of Minnesota Senior Prom |
| | Ellington, Edward "Duke" (Photograph) $295
Nice signed & inscribed photo of the jazz legend |
| | Evers, Charles; Stokes, Carl; Gibson, Kenneth; Hatcher, Richard (First Day Cover) $50
1966 Bill of Rights stamp FDC signed by important African-American mayors |
| | Gravely, Jr., Samuel L. (Photograph) $95
1st African-American US Navy officer, 1st to command a ship and 1st flag officer |
| | Haley, Alex (Photograph) $125
Journalist, authored popular, successful, controversial “Roots” 1976 |
| | Lawrence, Jacob (Signed Postcard Reproduction) $135
Color postcard reproduction signed by one of the best artistic portrayers of the African-American experience |
| | Marshall, Thurgood (First Day Cover) $195
Signed 1968 O. W. Holmes Jr. stamp first day cover |
| | McNair, Ronald E. (Photograph) $350
2nd African-American in space, killed in 1986 “Challenger” disaster |
| | Mercer, Mabel (Signed Sheet Music) $150
Sheet music signed by the great cabaret singer |
| | Mitchell, Leona (Photograph) $25
Renowned African-American lyric-spinto soprano |
| | Sims, Naomi (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $25
1st African-American supermodel, businesswoman, author |
| | Thomas, Clarence (First Day Cover) $45
1989 FDC signed by the 2nd African-American Associate Justice |
| | Van Der Zee, James (Signature) $495
African-American photographer, noted for portraits of Black celebrities and ordinary people of Harlem |
| | 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 |
| | Altman, Benjamin (Check) $125 Special Offer: $110
Check signed by the founder of B. Altman & Co. department stores, notable philanthropist
A "B. Altman" bargain! |
| | Angell, Sir (Ralph) Norman (Letter) $75
English 1933 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, believed European economic integration would make militarism obsolete |
| | Astor, William Waldorf, 2nd Viscount (Letter) $110
Astor thanks his sister for a souvenir riding crop for rambling at Cliveden |
| | 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’sPennsylvania representative, railroad executive, bitterly fought miners in 1902 Pennsylvania coal strike |
| | Baker, George F. (Letter) $325
New York banker & philanthropist finances American Museum of Natural History’s Morgan Memorial Hall of Gems |
| | Baruch, Bernard M. (Letter) $225
The Bible is the one book he would choose to have if he could only choose one! |
| | Belmont Jr., August (Letter) $175
Financier & sportsman, horse racing’s Belmont Stakes & Belmont Park named for him |
| | Bessemer, Sir Henry (Letter) $225
English inventor best known for revolutionizing steel manufacture |
| | Biddle, Nicholas (Letter) $295
ALS written shortly after opening state-chartered The Bank of the United States in Pennsylvania |
| | Biddle, Nicholas (Letter) $325
1835 ALS while controversial President of the doomed 2nd Bank of the United States |
| | Brandeis, Louis D. (Letter) $495
Justice Brandeis cites a pioneer company’s attempt at workplace democracy |
| | Braniff, Thomas E. (ANS) $95
Aviation business pioneer, created Braniff Airways 1928, 1st Southwest US airline |
| | Burns, William J. (Photograph) $175
1921 signed photo of the famed detective while head of US Bureau of Investigation, FBI forerunner |
| | Claflin, Tennessee C. (Signature) $450
“Tennie C.”, colorful & controversial women’s rights advocate |
| | Corcoran, William W. (Letter) $110
Early ALS from prominent Washington DC banker, philanthropist, and art collector |
| | Cox, James M. (Signed Envelope) $50
Ohio US Rep & governor, 1920 Democratic presidential candidate, his newspaper company now media giant |
| | Davies, Joseph E. (Photograph) $75
Controversial FDR Ambassdor to USSR 1936-38, authored Dec. 1941 “Mission to Moscow” |
| | Depew, Chauncey M. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $40
New York lawyer & US Senator, represented Vanderbilt railroad interests, NY Central Railroad president 1885-98 |
| | Duryea, Charles E. (Signature) $125
Automobile pioneer, developed 1st gasoline-powered commercial auto in 1893 |
| | Eastman, George ( Letter) $1450 Special Offer: $1350
Great 1913 motion picture camera-related content TLS
Point your Kodak and save some $! |
| | Eaton, Cyrus S. (letter) $60
Cleveland investment banker, opponent of the Cold War, dubbed “the Kremlin's favorite capitalist" |
| | Fairless, Benjamin F. (Photograph) $75
Karsh photograph of, and signed by, US Steel’s 1938-53 President |
| | Field, Cyrus W. (Letter) $125
Developer of the Atlantic Cable and New York City’s Elevated “subway" |
| | Fisk Jr., James (Signed Card) $1500
Rare autograph of the financial buccaneer, Jay Gould associate in Erie Railroad takeover, murdered at 37 |
| | Ford, Edsel (Letter) $575 Special Offer: $525
2nd president of Ford Motor Company comes to the aid of a troubled Yale Law student
A Ford in your future? |
| | Fox, William (Letter) $650
Pioneer motion picture executive, founder of Fox film & theater empire, namesake of today’s Fox TV network |
| | Gannett, Frank E. (Photograph) $110
Media mogul, founded Gannett Corporation |
| | George, Henry (Photograph) $175
Signed photo of the influential political economist, land value tax advocate |
| | 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
1935 TLS of the Chicago financier, created largest public utility holding company, ruined in Depression |
| | 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 |
| | Kennedy Sr., Joseph P. (Letter) $395
Joe Kennedy praises a Washington restaurateur for a pre-Inaugural dinner |
| | Kent, Atwater (Signature) $50
Inventor, prominent 1920’s – 30’s Philadelphia radio manufacturer |
| | Knox, John Jay (Letter) $65
1875 LS as Comptroller of the Treasury to Attorney General Pierrepont |
| | Kress, Samuel H. (Letter) $250
Businessman-philanthropist acknowledges 1938 election as Warm Springs Foundation Trustee |
| | Lasky Sr., Jesse L. (Photograph) $225
Pioneer movie mogul, co-founder of Paramount Pictures, produced Hollywood’s 1st feature film 1914 |
| | Luce, Henry R. (Letter) $195
ALS from the communications empire founder to the wife of Yale’s president |
| | McCormick, Col. Robert R. (Photograph) $75
Ultra-conservative editor-publisher of the Chicago Tribune 1914-55 |
| | McCulloch, Hugh (Signed card) $50
Lincoln-Johnson & Arthur Treasury Secretary, gold-backed currency advocate |
| | Mifflin, George H. (Photograph) $75
Boston publisher, president of Houghton Mifflin Company 1908-21 |
| | Mills, Darius Ogden (Photograph) $750
California banker & railroad executive, one of California’s wealthiest men |
| | Mollien, Francois Nicolas, Comte (Letter) $125
1802 LS from Napoleon’s future 2nd Minister of Finance, thanks Paris Athéneé Des Artes for an honor |
| | Morgan Sr., J. Pierpont (Signature) $295
Frameable signature of perhaps the most dominant American financier & banker of his time |
| | Oppenheimer, Sir Ernest (Signature) $350
Created modern diamond industry, controlled largest cartel, promoted diamond engagement ring custom |
| | Otis, Harrison Gray (Document) $75
Influential conservative 2nd publisher of the Los Angeles Times, instrumental in city’s growth |
| | Paley, William S. (Letter) $80
1938 letter from the founder of CBS radio & television networks |
| | Peabody, George (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $85
1866 autograph sentiment signed by the Baltimore-London banker, father of modern philanthropy |
| | 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 |
| | Ringling, John (Document) $250
Signed 1926 season pass for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows |
| | Rockefeller Jr., John D. (Letter) $175
1922 TLS thanking a minister for preaching at the Seal Harbor Congregational Church |
| | 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 |
| | Ryan, Thomas Fortune (Letter) $225
New York City trolley mogul, American Tobacco Company co-founder, funded Catholic churches & schools |
| | Sarnoff, David (Letter) $395
Creator of the 1st radio network (NBC) to Ambassador Grew |
| | Sarnoff, David (Photograph) $250
Signed Karsh Photograph of the Radio & TV Broadcasting Pioneer |
| | 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. (Letter) $195
Treasurer Spinner cannot secure former House colleague’s appointment to commission investigating Freedmen’s Savings Bank |
| | Squibb, Edward R. (Document) $325
1856 US Navy pay receipt signed by the future founder of E. R. Squibb & Sons pharmaceuticals |
| | Stoddert, Benjamin (Document) $325
Future 1st Navy Secretary offers (with a whiff of desperation) to sell Maryland acreage |
| | 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
“The King of the Comstock”, noted for Sutro Tunnel & Sutro Baths, San Francisco mayor 1894-96 |
| | Tabor, Horace A. W. (Signature) $350
Signature of “The Silver King”, likely while Colorado US Senator for 2 months |
| | Tobin, James (First Day Cover) $25
American Keynesian economist, awarded 1981 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences |
| | Vanderbilt III, Cornelius (Letter) $175
1903 railroad-related TLS by “Neily” Vanderbilt, partnered with Belmont to create 1st NYC subway |
| | Vassar, Matthew (Signature) $195
English-born Poughkeepsie, NY brewer, founded Vassar College 1861 |
| | Wanamaker, John (Letter) $75
1890 TLS as Postmaster General from the creator of the retail “money-back guarantee” |
| | Wanamaker, John (Signed Card) $60
Small engraving of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall signed by the pioneering merchant |
| | Whitney, Harry Payne (Document) $225 Special Offer: $175
Stock transfer document signed by the financier-polo player-horse breeder & racer
For the polo player & horse aficionado! |
| | Wilson, Charles E. (TIME Portrait) $50
Signed TIME portrait of “Engine Charlie” while GM President |
| | Wolcott Jr., Oliver (Letter) $175
1784 DS as Connecticut Pay Table member reminding Town of Glastonbury to file accounts for reimbursement by the United States |
| | 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
Soldier-statesman, Secretary of War 1813-14, forced to resign after burning of Washington |
| | 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 |
| | Bentsen, Lloyd (Photograph) $50
1988 Democratic VP candidate, told Dan Quayle “You are NO John Kennedy!” |
| | 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) |
| | Calhoun, John C. (Document) $350
1818 LS as Secretary of War, certifing a pension for a Revolutionary War veteran |
| | 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 |
| | 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" |
| | Clay, Henry (Document) $350
1825 DS as Secretary of State |
| | 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 |
| | Davis, Jefferson (Letter) $1250
Near mint 1856 LS as Secretary of War to Rep. Justin S. Morrill |
| | Dearborn, Henry (Free Frank) $175
Free franked address leaf as Secretary of War addressed to the 3rd Governor of Kentucky |
| | Dearborn, Henry (ON HOLD) (Letter) $225
Jefferson’s Secretary of War requests return of the Kentucky Militia |
| | Denby, Edwin (Photograph) $50
"Teapot Dome" scandal dupe? |
| | Dickerson, Mahlon (Letter) $90
Written within a week of his appointment as Secretary of the Navy by President Jackson |
| | Dulles, John Foster (Letter) $135
Secretary Dulles thanks Amb. Grew for 1932 Lausanne Conference article for Department of State “Bulletin” |
| | Eaton, John H. (Letter) $225
1830 financial ALS while Secretary of War and Jackson protégé |
| | Eustis, William (Letter) $250
War Secretary Eustis asks predecessor Henry Dearborn’s opinion of a candidate for Chief Clerk of the War Department |
| | Farley, James A. (Photograph) $35
Nice studio portrait of FDR’s Postmaster General & New Deal patronage master |
| | Fessenden, William Pitt (Letter) $195
Powerful Maine Senator, succeeded Chase as Lincoln’s Treasury Secretary |
| | Finch, Robert (Photograph) $35
Managed Nixon’s 1960 presidential campaign, HEW Secretary 1969-70 |
| | Forrestal, James (Letter) $125
1945 TLS from the last Cabinet level Secretary of the Navy, future 1st Secretary of Defense |
| | 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 |
| | Graham, William A. (Letter) $125
1851 ALS as Fillmore’s Navy Secretary, 1852 Whig VP candidate with Winfield Scott |
| | Gronouski, John A. (Photograph) $35
JFK-LBJ Postmaster General, 1st Polish-American Cabinet member |
| | Hardin, Clifford M. (Letter) $30
Nixon Agriculture Secretary Hardin to Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans |
| | Hitchcock, Ethan Allen (Signed Card) $25
Official card signed by 1898-1907 McKinley-TR Interior Secretrary |
| | Hufstedler, Shirley M. (Signature) $25
1980 in-person signature while Carter's Secretary of Education |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | Katzenbach, Nicholas DeB. (Photograph) $35
As Deputy Attorney General, confronted Gov. George Wallace in 1963 “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door”; LBJ's Attorney General 1965-66 |
| | Kellogg, Frank B. (Letter) $135
Nobel Laureate and Ex- Secretary of State asks Japan Ambassador Grew for help with Japanese silk shirt order! |
| | Kellogg, Frank B. (Photograph) $250
Bassano Studio (London) oversize 1926 portrait inscribed to US Steel’s Judge Gary |
| | 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 |
| | Key, David M. (Document) $35
Ex- Tennessee US Senator & Hayes Postmaster General receives Chickamauga & Chattanooga battlefields atlas |
| | Knox, Frank (Photograph) $135
Photo while FDR Navy Secretary inscribed to Basil O’Connor |
| | Knox, Henry (Letter) $850
1798 ALS to his Brigadier’s Island farm superintendent & artillery veteran |
| | 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 |
| | MacVeagh, Wayne (Letter) $110
Uncommon 1881 LS as Garfield’s Attorney General |
| | Manning, Daniel (Letter) $45
1873 ALS of future Cleveland Treasury Secretary as newspaper editor to Democratic Party historian, interesting NY political content |
| | Marcy, William L. (Free Frank) $50
Influential early-mid 19th century statesman, coined phrase “spoils system” for political patronage) |
| | Marshall, George C. (Letter) $275
General Marshall happy to be with Mrs. Marshall, home & garden after past decade’s many separations |
| | Marshall, John (Letter) $3750
Principal founder of the American system of constitutional law |
| | Marshall, Ray (Signature) $25
1978 in-person signature while Secretary of Labor |
| | McCrary, George (Letter) $60
1877 LS as Secretary, declines historian’s request to search War Department archives |
| | McCulloch, Hugh (Signed card) $50
Lincoln-Johnson & Arthur Treasury Secretary, gold-backed currency advocate |
| | McLane, Louis (Letter) $95
1833 LS as Jackson’s Treasury Secretary |
| | Miller, William H. H. (Letter) $75
1891 TLS from President Harrison’s Attorney General on pension fraud prosecution |
| | Morton, J. Sterling (Signed card) $30
“Plant Trees” card signed by the founder of Arbor Day while Secretary of Agriculture |
| | Morton, Julius Sterling (Letter) $50
TLS while Secretary of Agriculture on “Plant Trees” letterhead |
| | Morton, Rogers C. B. (Photograph) $50
Signed & inscribed color photo likely while Ford Interior Secretary |
| | Muskie, Ed (Photograph) $50
1968 Democratic VP candidate & 1972 Democratic presidential hopeful |
| | Palmer, A. Mitchell (Letter) $95
Wilson’s Attorney General, enforced Prohibition, directed “Palmer raids” against “Reds” & anarchists |
| | Payne, John Barton (Photograph) $30
Signed photo when Wilson”s Interior Secretary (1920-21) |
| | 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) |
| | Poinsett, Joel R. (Signature) $50
Statesman-diplomat, Christmas poinsettia plant named for hHim |
| | Proctor, Redfield (Letter) $50
1891 TLS as Harrison’s Secretary of War |
| | Randolph, Edmund (ANS) $395
The 1st US Attorney General, 2nd Secretary of State, 7th Virginia Governor checks his bank balance |
| | Randolph, Edmund (Letter) $495
1st US Attorney General, 2nd Secretary of State, 7th Virginia governor, lead counsel for Aaron Burr in 1807 treason trial |
| | 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 |
| | Roper, Daniel C. (Letter) $60
An invitation from FDR’s Secretary of Commerce to an August watermelon party! |
| | 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
Signed Photo of Nixon Labor & Treasury Secretary, 1st OMB Director, Reagan Secretary of State, |
| | 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 to send signed photo to Ambassador Grew in Istanbul |
| | Stoddert, Benjamin (Document) $325
Future 1st Navy Secretary offers (with a whiff of desperation) to sell Maryland acreage |
| | Straus, Oscar S. (Photograph) $235
1907 photo of the 1st Jewish Cabinet secretary inscribed to US Steel’s Judge Gary |
| | 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 |
| | Wallace, Henry A. (Signed Engraving) $75
Small engraving signed by FDR’s 2nd VP, 1948 Progressive presidential candidate |
| | Wanamaker, John (Letter) $75
1890 TLS as Postmaster General from the creator of the retail “money-back guarantee” |
| | Wanamaker, John (Signed Card) $60
Small engraving of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall signed by the pioneering merchant |
| | 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 |
| | Wolcott Jr., Oliver (Letter) $175
1784 DS as Connecticut Pay Table member reminding Town of Glastonbury to file accounts for reimbursement by the United States |
| | 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” |
| | 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 |
| | Leach, Bobby (Photograph) $75
English-born circus stuntman, 2nd person (1st man) to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel |
| | Red Fox, Chief William (Photograph) $275
Signed photograph of the Oglala Sioux Buffalo Bill “Wild West Show” veteran, "scalped " King Edward VII 1905 |
| | Ringling, Albert, Charles & Henry (Checks) $395
Three different Ringling Brothers checks signed by 3 of the 5 circus-founding family |
| | Ringling, John (Document) $250
Signed 1926 season pass for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows |
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 |
| | Huntington, Samuel (Document) $595
1772 DS as New London County, Connecticut Justice of the Peace, summons “in His Majesty’s name” |
Congress of the US |
| | Abzug, Bella (Photograph) $65
New York feminist US Rep, a founder of the National Women’s Political Caucus |
| | 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 |
| | Bankhead, William B. (Signature) $35
Signature as Speaker of the House of Representatives |
| | Banks, Nathaniel P. (ANS) $90
ANS likely while House Speaker (1856) |
| | Benton, Thomas Hart (Letter) $375
Senator Benton attributes his successes to his handwriting, praising those who write well! |
| | Bentsen, Lloyd (Photograph) $50
1988 Democratic VP candidate, told Dan Quayle “You are NO John Kennedy!” |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | Byrd, Harry F. (Letter) $95
Senator Byrd on invitations to the 1945 Presidential Inauguration |
| | Calhoun, John C. (Letter) $495
1840 ALS as South Carolina US Senator, letter of reference |
| | Calhoun, John C. (Document) $350
1818 LS as Secretary of War, certifing a pension for a Revolutionary War veteran |
| | Cass, Lewis (Letter) $150
1855 ALS as Senator, accepts membership in a Philadelphia debating society |
| | Clark, Champ (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $30
Autogaph sentiment signed by the Missouri Democrat, House Speaker 1911-19 |
| | Clay, Henry (Document) $350
1825 DS as Secretary of State |
| | Depew, Chauncey M. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $40
New York lawyer & US Senator, represented Vanderbilt railroad interests, NY Central Railroad president 1885-98 |
| | 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 |
| | Fenton, Reuben E. (Letter) $75
1859 ALS of Whig NY Rep. Fenton, reporting on the future of a bill |
| | Ferraro, Geraldine A. (Letter) $75
1984 Democratic VP candidate, 1st major US political party female VP candidate |
| | Goldwater, Barry (Photograph) $125
Signed bust photograph of “Mr. Conservative” , 1964 GOP presidential candidate |
| | 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 |
| | Johnson, Hiram W. (Letter) $115
1940 TLS as Senator, sends thanks for message of congratulations on (last) re-nomination |
| | Johnson, Richard Mentor (Free Franked Address Leaf) $175
1828 free franked address leaf while Kentucky US Senator |
| | Kefauver, Estes (Photograph) $50
Led 1950-51 Senate organized crime investigation, 1956 Democratic VP candidate |
| | Kennedy, Edward M. "Ted" (Photograph) $125
1983 signed color photo inscribed to DC police officer |
| | Kennedy, Edward M. "Ted" (Signature) $50
Kennedy declines to attend July 3 golf club luncheon |
| | King, Rufus (Letter) $550
Massachusetts Framer, New York senator, Federalist vp & presidential candidate, diplomat |
| | 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 |
| | Mann, James R. (Photograph) $50
Progressive Republican, best known as author of anti-prostitution “Mann Act” of 1910 |
| | Marcy, William L. (Free Frank) $50
Influential early-mid 19th century statesman, coined phrase “spoils system” for political patronage) |
| | Martin Jr., Joseph W. (Signed Portrait) $40
Signed portrait while Speaker of the House |
| | Mason, James M. (Letter) $235
Virginia Senator, author of 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, CSA diplomat seized with Slidell in 1861 “Trent” Affair |
| | Mason, James M. (Letter) $250
1860 ALS to President Buchanan from the Virginia Senator, wrote 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, CSA diplomat seized with Slidell in 1861 “Trent” Affair |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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, John E. (Letter) $30
1951 TLS of the arch-conservative, racist, anti-Semitic Mississippi Congressman as Veterans’ Affairs Committee chairman |
| | Reed, Thomas B. (Photograph) $125
Signed 1897 cabinet photo of “Czar Reed”, powerful Speaker of the House of Represenatives |
| | 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 |
| | Sparkman, John (Signed Portrait) $40
1953 signed & inscribed color portrait of the 1952 Democratic VP candidate |
| | Stevens, Thaddeus (Letter) $125
Lawyer Stevens 1852 ALS on a legal matter while Member of Congress |
| | Tabor, Horace A. W. (Signature) $350
Signature of “The Silver King”, likely while Colorado US Senator for 2 months |
| | Thurmond, J. Strom (Photograph) $55
1948 “Dixiecrat” presidential candidate, served South Carolina in Senate for 47 years |
| | 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 |
| | Wagner, Robert F. (Photograph) $50
Father of major 1930’s New Deal social legislation |
| | 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 |
| | Wheeler, William A. (ANS) $175
1874 draft telegram while NY Congressman |
| | Winthrop, Robert C. (Letter) $40
1854 ALS declining to address a library association |
Educators |
| | Bache, Alexander D. (Letter) $250
1838 ALS to trustee Joseph Hopkinson raising problems with Stephen Girard’s will to further aims of Girard College |
| | Barnard, Frederick A. P. (Letter) $225
1878 ALS as 10th president of Columbia College (University), Barnard College named for him |
| | 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
Signatures of 5 notable mid-19th century Harvard Medical School professors, 2 associated with sensational 1849 murder case! |
| | 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 |
| | Du Ponceau, Peter (Letter) $450
1831 ALS from French-born ethnologist & linguist, student of Native American languages |
| | DuBridge, Lee A. (Photograph) $60
US phyicist, Led MIT Radiation Laboratory, Caltech president 1946-69, presidential science advisor |
| | Harvard College Medical School 1865 diploma signed by O. W. Holmes & 9 other prominent faculty members (Document) $495
Holmes Sr., O. W.; Clarke, Edward H.; Shattuck, Georrge Cheyme; Bigelow, Henry J.; Ellis, Calvin; Storer, David Humphreys; Jackson, John Barnard Swett; Bowditch, Henry Ingersoll; Bacon, John; Hill, Thomas |
| | Hoar, George F. (Letter) $25
Senator Hoar refers a woman author to MIT President Walker for assistance |
| | Howe, Samuel G. (Letter) $195
Noted teacher of the blind seeks ½-price railroad pass for a blind girl |
| | Low, Seth (Letter) $45
1st President of Columbia University, reformist 2nd Mayor of New York City |
| | Maclaurin, Richard C. ("Maclaurin of Tech") (Letter) $40
1916 TLS from the dynamic president of MIT to President Howe of Case School of Applied Science |
| | Mason, Max (Signature) $35
Mathematician-physicist-educator-inventor, directed construction of Palomar Observatory |
| | Mills, Susan L. (Letter) $125
Founder of Mills College, 1st women’s college in the far western United States |
| | Quincy, Josiah (Letter) $150
Harvard’s president transmits honorary LLD degree to Supreme Court Justice John McLean |
| | Rogers, Wm. Barton (Letter) $95
1880 LS as president of the Am. Assn. for the Advancement of Science, by a founder & 1st president of MIT |
| | Seelye, Laurenus Clark (Photograph) $75
1904 photograph as (1st) President of Smith College |
| | Tuck, Amos (Letter ) $125
A New Hampshire founder of the Republican Party, friend of Lincoln |
| | Vassar, Matthew (Signature) $195
English-born Poughkeepsie, NY brewer, founded Vassar College 1861 |
| | Wilbur, Ray Lyman (Photograph) $40
Signed photo while Hoover Interior Secretary & Stanford President |
Espionage |
| | Dulles, Allen W. (Letter) $175
1959 TLS as CIA Director, appreciates “kind thoughts” of his brother |
Explorers & Adventurers |
| | Balchen, Bernt (Photograph) $95
First to pilot aircraft over both South (1929) & North (1949) Poles |
| | Barrow, Sir John (Free Franked Panel) $195
A Cape, Town, Point, Strait and Duck named for him! |
| | Brodie, Steve (Signed Card) $115
Colorful Brooklyn bookmaker, claimed to have survived 1886 Brooklyn Bridge jump |
| | Byrd, Richard E. (Letter) $250
Byrd thanks Boy Scouts Chief Executive for expression of confidence 2 weeks before start of 1st Antarctic Expedition |
| | Chadwick, Florence (Photograph) $75
Small photo on beach in bathing suit of 1st woman to swim English Channel in both directions |
| | Ederle, Gertrude (Photograph) $135
American competitive swimmer, 1st woman to swim the English Channel 1926 |
| | Fremont, John Charles (Letter) $495
Post Civil War ALS sending his autograph |
| | 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 |
| | Greely, Adolphus W. (Autograph Sentiment Signed/signed Portrait) $225
US Army officer, Polar explorer, military commander for San Francisco Earthquake relief, awarded Medal of Honor |
| | 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 |
| | Leach, Bobby (Photograph) $75
English-born circus stuntman, 2nd person (1st man) to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel |
| | Muller, David Heinrich (Photograph) $110
1903 signed photo of the eminent Austrian-Jewish orientalist & semitist |
| | 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” |
| | Shackleton, Sir Ernest H. (Signed Card) $525
Card signed by the famed British Antarctic explorer |
| | Wilkins, Sir George Hubert (Photograph) $85
Australian Arctic-Antarctic explorer, attempted 1st submarine polar expedition |
First Ladies of the US |
| | Carter, Rosalynn S. (Document) $65
1959 DS, Carter Warehouse peanut weigher certificate |
| | Cleveland, Frances F. (letter) $275
First Lady Frances Cleveland 1897 ALS to sensationalist preacher Dewitt Talmadge |
| | Cleveland, Frances F. (Letter) $225
The First Lady sends thanks for a bracelet |
| | Cleveland, Francis F. (Letter) $250
The former First Lady at her alma mater, Wells College |
| | 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 |
| | Harding, Florence Kling (Letter) $425
The First Lady to an inspirational severely wounded WW I veteran who would die 4 days later! |
| | Hoover, Lou Henry (Letter) $295
4 page post-White House ALS written on a train to family friend Marie Sullivan |
| | Johnson, Lady Bird (Signed Portrait) $90
Lovely signed Newsweek color cover portrait |
| | 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 |
| | Kennedy, Jacqueline (Letter) $695
The First Lady-to-be sends thanks for a book 2 weeks after her son’s birth |
| | Kennedy, Jacqueline (Letter) $750
1968 TLS to a JFK friend & supporter thanking him for copy of his article, “The Seated Statue of Lincoln” |
| | Kennedy, Jacqueline (Letter) $795
Sept. 1968 TLS to JFK friend & supporter thanking him for copy of his book, “The Seated Lincoln” |
| | Roosevelt, Edith Kermit (Letter) $295
The ever-maternal First Lady prepares to present daughter Ethel to society |
| | 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? |
| | Roosevelt, Eleanor (White House Card) $150
Signed White House card |
| | Taft, Helen H. (Free Franked Envelope) $135
Free-franked, hand-addressed envelope postmarked 1939 |
| | Taft, Helen Herron (Letter) $395
Scarce White House letter from First Lady Helen H. Taft |
Framers of the US Constitution |
| | 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 |
| | Mifflin, Thomas (Document) $595
Promissory note dated 3-½ weeks before opening of the Federal Constitutional Convention |
| | Morris, Robert (Document) $795
1795 $3,000 3-year promissory note to his partner - also later jailed for debt |
Inventors |
| | Alexanderson, Ernest F. W. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $85
Swedish-American engineer, developed Alexanderson alternator to make voice radio broadcasts possible, contributed to television development |
| | 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 |
| | Duryea, Charles E. (Signature) $125
Automobile pioneer, developed 1st gasoline-powered commercial auto in 1893 |
| | Eastman, George ( Letter) $1450 Special Offer: $1350
Great 1913 motion picture camera-related content TLS
Point your Kodak and save some $! |
| | Edison, Thomas A. (Letter) $1995
1879 ALS from “The Wizard of Menlo Park” |
| | Edison, Thomas A. (Check) $695
“The Wizard of Menlo Park” pays his laboratory assistant |
| | 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
Created the first computer game, a precursor to “Pong”, in 1958! |
| | Kent, Atwater (Signature) $50
Inventor, prominent 1920’s – 30’s Philadelphia radio manufacturer |
| | Maxim, Hudson (Signature) $150
Inventor of smokeless gunpowder |
| | Maxim, Hudson (Photograph) $115
1924 signed photo of the inventor of smokeless gunpowder |
| | Vanderbilt III, Cornelius (Letter) $175
1903 railroad-related TLS by “Neily” Vanderbilt, partnered with Belmont to create 1st NYC subway |
Journalism |
| | Buckley Jr., William F. (Photograph) $35
Prominent journalist, TV commentator-pundit, author, popularized American conservatism |
| | Cobb, Irvin S. (Photograph) $135
Colorful Kentucky-born journalist, author & humorist, wrote for and appeared in films |
| | 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 |
| | Gannett, Frank E. (Photograph) $110
Media mogul, founded Gannett Corporation |
| | Gibbons, Floyd (Signature) $25
Noted war correspondent & radio news commentator at the Salt Lake City Tabernacle |
| | 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 |
| | 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
ALS from the communications empire founder to the wife of Yale’s president |
| | Manning, Daniel (Letter) $45
1873 ALS of future Cleveland Treasury Secretary as newspaper editor to Democratic Party historian, interesting NY political content |
| | McCormick, Col. Robert R. (Photograph) $75
Ultra-conservative editor-publisher of the Chicago Tribune 1914-55 |
| | 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” |
| | Millet, Francis D. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $110
American painter, sculptor, war correspondent, writer, perished on the “Titanic” |
| | Ochs, Adolph S. (Signature) $95
Progressive “New York Times” owner-publisher 1896-1935, crusaded against anti-semitism in American press |
| | Otis, Harrison Gray (Document) $75
Influential conservative 2nd publisher of the Los Angeles Times, instrumental in city’s growth |
| | 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” |
| | Tarbell, Ida M. (Photograph) $125
Inscribed & signed Mishkin studio bust portrait of the famed "muckraker" |
| | Thompson, Dorothy (Photograph) $75
“The First Lady of American Journalism" |
| | Watterson, Henry (Letter) $30
Influential Kentucky editor, 1918 Pulitzer Prize recipient for editorials |
Labor Leaders |
| | Gompers, Samuel (Document) $235
Gompers & two others certified as AFL delegates to 1919 International Federation of Trade Unions Conference in Amxsterdam |
| | Green, William (Photograph) $110
Photo signed by the 2nd President of the American Federation of Labor (1924-52) |
| | Meany, George (Photograph) $65
Signed Bachrach studio photograph of the powerful labor leader |
Law & US Supreme Court |
| | Baker, Newton D. (Photograph) $75
Signed photo while on the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague |
| | Blackmun, Harry A. (ANS on SCOTUS Card) $110
Authored 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 |
| | Brown, Henry B. (Letter) $250
Justice Brown hails address by Connecticut jurist & Yale Law professor Simeon Baldwin |
| | Burger, Warren E. (Photograph) $165
Signed official portrait as Chief Justice |
| | Butler, Pierce (Signature & envelope) $65
1930 signature & hand-addressed Court envelope |
| | 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
Famed barrister in Oscar Wilde libel suit, Irish & Ulster Unionist leader, foe of Irish Home Rule |
| | Chase, Salmon P. (Letter) $495
Chief Justice Chase “edits” a prominent law book editor |
| | Choate, Joseph H. (Letter) $75
Renowned attorney Choate nominates a lawyer for membership in the New York Bar Association |
| | 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 |
| | Cranch, William (ANS) $395
2nd Supreme Court Reporter, administered oaths of office to Presidents Tyler & Fillmore while District of Columbia Chief Judge |
| | Curtis, Benjamin R. (Letter) $350
Former Justice Curtis offers a colleague his views on which Justice should hear a client’s case |
| | Douglas, William O. (Signed Inaugural Cover) $110
Signed 1973 Nixon 2nd Inaugural cover |
| | Douglas, William O. (Signed Booklet) $115
Signed 1967 Court visitor’s brochure |
| | Ellsworth, Oliver (Document) $395
Lengthy 1784 ADS as Associate Justice of Connecticut, summons for the Sheriff of New Haven County |
| | Ellsworth, Oliver (Document) $495
Scarce 1797 MsDS while Chief Justice, paying $1,000 to Connecticut Federalist Senator Goodrich |
| | Evarts, William M. (Letter) $85
Wall Street lawyer Evarts aids a fellow attorney |
| | Frankfurter, Felix (Letter) $295
Justice Frankfurter reciprocates 1941 (Rosh Hashonah) greeting to a notable Jewish US Army officer |
| | 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 |
| | Goldberg, Arthur J. (Photograph) $150
Signed & inscribed photograph of the statesman & jurist |
| | Goldberg, Arthur J. (First Day Cover) $95
Signed 1968 First Day Cover |
| | Herndon, William H. (Document) $1495
1853 legal ADS “Lincoln & Herndon” in hand of Lincoln’s law partner, friend and biographer |
| | Holmes Jr, Oliver Wendell (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $350
Frameable 1933 Autograph Sentiment Signed by the eminent jurist |
| | Holmes Jr., Oliver Wendell (Letter) $650
Massachusetts Chief Justice Holmes presents a social dilemma |
| | Holmes Jr., Oliver Wendell (ANS) $395
ANS as Justice on upoming 87th birthday, written day he would die 7 years later |
| | Hoover, J. Edgar (Letter) $135
1956 letter as FBI Director expressing sympathy to widow of prominent labor leader |
| | Hughes, Charles Evans (Photograph) $250
Signed Harris & Ewing official photo as Chief Justice |
| | Jackson, Robert H. (Letter) $225
Justice Jackson issues an invitation to lunch with US & Canadian lawyers & judges |
| | Johnson, Reverdy (Letter) $125
Maryland lawyer, US Senator & Attorney General, represented Dred Scott’s Owner and Mary Surratt |
| | Katzenbach, Nicholas DeB. (Photograph) $35
As Deputy Attorney General, confronted Gov. George Wallace in 1963 “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door”; LBJ's Attorney General 1965-66 |
| | Kenyon, Dorothy (Letter) $40
Controversial feminist lawyer-jurist-diplomat |
| | Kunstler, William M. (Signed Portrait) $50
Controversial radical lawyer, civil rights activist |
| | Lee, Charles (Document ) $550
1792 ADS granting power of attorney to brother Richard Bland Lee to sell shares In the Bank of the United States |
| | 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, John (Letter) $3750
Principal founder of the American system of constitutional law |
| | Marshall, Thurgood (First Day Cover) $195
Signed 1968 O. W. Holmes Jr. stamp first day cover |
| | McLean, John (Letter) $395
Justice McLean, Cincinnati landlord, remits rents |
| | McLean, John (Letter) $495
Justice McLean 1838 ALS to his wife on the rigors of circuit riding |
| | Miller, William H. H. (Letter) $75
1891 TLS from President Harrison’s Attorney General on pension fraud prosecution |
| | Nelson, Samuel (Letter) $335
Justice Nelson declines a Congressional banquet invitation to celebrate Washington’s birthday |
| | OConnor, Sandra Day (Letter) $115
Justice O’Connor salutes Philadelphia couple’s 50th wedding anniversary |
| | OConnor, Sandra Day (ON HOLD) (First Day Cover) $75
1975 FDC signed by the 1st woman Associate Justice |
| | Pitney, Mahlon (Letter) $225
The new Justice responds to letter of congratulations on his appointment |
| | Powell Jr., Lewis F. (Signed Inaugural Cover) $95
Signed 1973 Nixon Inaugural cover |
| | Quincy, Josiah (Letter) $150
Harvard’s president transmits honorary LLD degree to Supreme Court Justice John McLean |
| | Reed, Stanley F. (SCOTUS card) $45
Signed engraved Supreme Court notecard |
| | Rehnquist, William H. (First Day Cover) $110
Signed 1978 Holmes stamp First Day Cover |
| | Rehnquist, William H. (ON HOLD) (Signed SCOTUS Card) $125
Signed engraved Court notecard |
| | Scalia, Antonin (Signature) $225
In-person signature of Justice Scalia |
| | Stewart, Potter (First Day Cover) $95
FDC signed as Associate Justice by the Warren & Burger Court “centrist” |
| | Stone, Harlan F. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $65
1929 autograph sentiment signed while Associate Justice |
| | Stone, Harlan F. (Photograph) $275
Signed Harris & Ewing official portrait dated while Associate Justice |
| | Story, Joseph (Letter) $495
Justice Story seeks London address of a prominent English actor |
| | Supreme Court of the United States 1968-1969 (First Day Cover) $1495
1968 Oliver W. Holmes Jr. stamp FDC signed by the 9 members of the last “Warren Court” |
| | Supreme Court of the United States 1949-53 (Photograph) $2995
Large signed official Bachrach photo of the 1949-53 Vinson Court |
| | Supreme Court of the United States 1975-81 (Signed Booklet Insert) $850
Court visitors booklet signed by each Justice by his portrait & bio on inside pages |
| | Supreme Court of the United States 1975-81 (Photograph) $2250
Signed color informal photo of the Court featured on January 1977 Smithsonian Magazine cover |
| | Taft, William H. (Letter) $495
A tip of the hat and a thank you to an old soldier from Yale Law Professor Taft |
| | Taft, William H. (Letter) $450
Chief Justice Taft forwards a threatening letter to the Justice Department! |
| | Taney, Roger B. (Letter) $275
1834 ALS 3 weeks after leaving Treasury Department |
| | Thomas, Clarence (First Day Cover) $45
1989 FDC signed by the 2nd African-American Associate Justice |
| | Thompson, Smith; Kent, James; Spencer, Ambrose; Van Ness, Wm. W. (Document) $175
1809 New York State Supreme Court opinion on reasonable compensation for Court reporter |
| | Todd, Thomas (Document) $1750
1795 ADS as Chief Clerk of Kentucky Court of Appeals-nice Kentucky history! |
| | Waite, Morrison R. (Letter) $225
1874 ALS written 2 weeks after Senate confirmation as 7th US Chief Justice |
| | Waite, Morrison R. (Photograph) $250
Cabinet photo of the 7th US Chief Justice, nicely inscribed & signed on verso |
| | Warren, Earl (Letter) $250
The Chief Justice sends an autograph at a Congressman’s behest |
| | Warren, Earl (First Day Cover) $175
Signed 1958 John Jay stamp FDC |
| | Warren, Earl (Letter) $195
California Governor Warren expresses thanks after 2nd reelection victory |
| | Washington, Bushrod (Letter) $1395
Justice Washington seeks a Senator’s aid for Philadelphia architect Samuel Blodgett’s desperate widow |
| | White, Byron R. (First Day Cover) $95
Signed 1948 Harlan Fiske Stone stamp FDC |
| | White, Edward D. (Signature) $225
Card signed while Chief Justice, 1st Associate Justice 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 |
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
Signatures of 5 notable mid-19th century Harvard Medical School professors, 2 associated with sensational 1849 murder case! |
| | Greer, William R. (Letter) $150
US Secret Service agent, drove JFK’s limousine into Dallas from Love Field |
| | 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 |
| | Pinkerton, William A. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $125
Led Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency 1884-1923 |
| | Wade, Henry M. (Photograph) $195
Dallas DA, prosecuted Jack Ruby for Lee Harvey Oswald’s murder, defendant in “Roe v. Wade” abortion case |
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
English 1933 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, believed European economic integration would make militarism obsolete |
| | Baum, Vicki (Photograph) $95
Austrian-Jewish writer, her novel became Oscar-winning film “Grand Hotel” |
| | 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 (Photograph) $45
Signed photo of the naval biographer & historical novelist |
| | Bremer, Fredericka (Photograph) $195
Signed carte-de-visite photo of the Swedish writer, reformer, pioneer feminist |
| | Bryant, William Cullen (Autograph Quotation Signed) $125
1861 AQS from the popular and influential 19th century American poet & editor |
| | Buckley Jr., William F. (Photograph) $35
Prominent journalist, TV commentator-pundit, author, popularized American conservatism |
| | Burgess, Thornton W. (AQS) $225
Children's author Thornton Burgess AQS from “Peter Rabbitt” |
| | Cain, James M. (Letter) $395
1947 TLS from “hard-boiled” crime ficton novelist |
| | Carson of Duncairn, Baron (Photograph) $295
Famed barrister in Oscar Wilde libel suit, Irish & Ulster Unionist leader, foe of Irish Home Rule |
| | Charteris, Leslie (Photograph) $75
Chinese-English author, creator of Simon Templar, “The Saint” |
| | Chayefsky, Paddy (Letter) $125
Celebrated Broadway & TV playwright, Oscar-winning screenwriter for “Marty”, “The Hospital”, & “Network” |
| | 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
Signed photo of the deeply spiritual French poet, dramatist & diplomat |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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
1831 ALS from French-born ethnologist & linguist, student of Native American languages |
| | Eberhart, Mignon G. (First Day Cover) $25
Edith Wharton stamp First Day Cover signed by “America's Agatha Christie” |
| | Eliot, George (Signature) $250
One of Victorian England's greatest novelists, one of world's foremost women writers |
| | 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 |
| | George, Henry (Photograph) $175
Signed photo of the influential political economist, land value tax advocate |
| | Gilder, Richard Watson (Letter) $195
1895 ALS as Chairman to NY Governor Levi Morton on Report of the Tenement House Committee |
| | Grass, Gunter (Photograph) $115
1999 German Nobel Laureate best known for 1959 “The Tin Drum” |
| | Guest, Edgar A. (Letter) $35
Michigan’s popular “People’s Poet” declines a public appearance |
| | Gurney, A. R. (Letter) $50
Author-playwright Gurney encourages another author-playwright on his plot |
| | Guthrie Jr., A. B. (Photograph) $90
Pulitzer Prize-winning Western novelist, wrote Oscar-nominated script for 1953 film “Shane” |
| | Hale, Edward Everett (Signed Printed Poem) $40
Signed printed poem “The Education of a Prince” from 1894 Chautauqua address |
| | Haley, Alex (Photograph) $125
Journalist, authored popular, successful, controversial “Roots” 1976 |
| | Halliburton, Richard (Signature) $95
1929 card signed by the world traveller, real-life adventurer , and author |
| | 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 |
| | Hobson, Laura Z. (First Day Cover) $35
Controversial Jewish feminist, author of 1947 “Gentlemen’s Agreement” |
| | Holland, Josiah G. (Signature) $40
Editor, novelist & poet, authored Christmas hymn "There’s a Song in the Air" |
| | Holmes Sr., Oliver Wendell (Letter) $185
Brief 1861 ALS sending his autograph |
| | Holmes Sr., Oliver Wendell (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” |
| | Isherwood, Christopher (Photograph) $175
English-born US novelist, his book “Berlin Stories” and play “I Am a Camera” the inspiration for “Cabaret” |
| | Kaufman, George S. (ANS) $150
Brief ANS mentioning Sinclair Lewis |
| | Koestler, Arthur (Photograph) $375
Hungarian-English-Jewish author, best known for 1941 “Darkness at Noon” |
| | 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 |
| | Lowell, James Russell (Photograph) $350
Uncommon 1861 signed photograph of the popular New England writer, diplomat |
| | Luhan, Mabel Dodge (Signature) $150
Rare autograph of the wealthy patron associated with the Taos Art Colony; author |
| | Mailer, Norman (Letter) $175
1971 letter thanking children for drawings |
| | Malraux, Andre (First Day Cover) $110
1964 US JFK Memorial stamp First Day Cover signed by the eminent French author & statesman |
| | Marsh, Dame Ngaio (First Day Cover) $50
New Zealand-born author, One of 4 original “Queens of Crime” |
| | Maurois, André (Photograph) $150
Handsome signed photograph of the eminent French author |
| | Mencken, H. L. (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
Wrote mid-1950’s controversial best-seller “Peyton Place”, died at age 39 |
| | 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. (Photograph) $95
Popular 19th century American writer under pseudonym “Ik Marvel” |
| | Mitchell, Silas Weir (ANS) $125
Prominent Philadelphia neurologist & notable historical novelist |
| | Oe, Kenzaburo (Signature) $75
Japanese novelist, awarded 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| | 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 |
| | Riley, James Whitcomb (Photograph) $495
Large photograph inscribed in 1897 to fellow humorist Robert J. Burdette |
| | Riley, James Whitcomb (ON HOLD) (Autograph Sentiment Signed & AQ) $295
1907 autograph sentiment and original 3-line poem to a childhood friend |
| | 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 |
| | Sagan, Françoise (Signature) $75
Rebellious, influential French writer, achieved fame at 18 with her 1st novel, "Bonjour Tristesse" |
| | Sandburg, Carl (Signed Note) $150
Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Lincoln, poet of America’s common people |
| | 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
1973 US Willa Cather stamp FDC signed by 1965 Russian Nobel laureate |
| | Sigourney, Lydia H. (AQS) $150
The popular American poet misquotes English poet Edward Young |
| | Simon, Neil (Manuscript) $250
1979 AMsS, draft page from “I Ought To Be In Pictures” |
| | Smith, Samuel F. (AQS) $750
Signed handwritten beginning of first stanza ("My country-'tis' of thee...of thee I sing") of national hymn “America” |
| | Spender, Stephen (Letter) $150
English writer, noted for themes of social injustice and class struggle |
| | Steinbeck, John (FDC) $595
Great literary association - Steinbeck signs1940 Samuel L. Clemens stamp First Day Cover |
| | Stockton, Frank R. (Signed Printed Story) $150
Signed four-page printed story from limited edition 1893 First Book of the Authors Club, “Liber Scriptorum” |
| | Tagore, Sir Rabindranath (Photograph) $950
Indian Writer & philosopher, 1st Asian to receive Nobel Prize for Literature |
| | Thompson, Ruth Plumly (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $295
Continued popular “Oz” series for children after death of L. Frank Baum |
| | Travers, P. L. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $75
1983 autograph sentiment signed from the creator of “Mary Poppins” |
| | Updike, John (Signed Portrait) $135
1968 “Time” portrait signed by one of only 3 writers to receive 2 Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction |
| | 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” |
| | 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 (Letter) $495
Uncommon ALS of the author and women's rights advocate, founder of the first women’s school of higher education |
| | Wren, P(ercival). C(hristopher). (Photograph & ANS) $110
British adventure fiction writer, best known for 1924 “Beau Geste” & sequels |
| | Zangwill, Israel (Letter) $85
English Jewish writer, coined term “melting pot” to describe America’s absorption of immigrants |
Magic |
| | Blackstone, Harry (Signed Original Sketch) $175
1940 self-portrait sketch of the great magician & illusionist |
| | Henning, Doug (Photograph) $175
Colorful 70’s – 80’s magician-showman |
| | Herrmann, Alexander (Signature) $225
“Herrmann The Great”, one of most popular magicians-showmen of 2nd half of 19th century |
Mayors & Governors |
| | Bricker, John (Photograph) $30
1944 VP candidate on GOP ticket with Dewey |
| | Brownlow, William G. (Letter) $450
1863 ALS from “The Fighting Parson”, itching to return to East Tennessee and the newspaper business |
| | Clayton, Powell (Letter) $65
1889 TLS from Union general, 1st Republican (“carpetbag”) Arkansas governor |
| | Clinton, DeWitt (Letter) $225
1827 ALS as Governor, seeks information before issuing a pardon to an inmate in the nation’s 1st juvenile reformatory |
| | Clinton, DeWitt (Signature) $75
Signature & engraving of the New York governor and 1812 presidential candidate |
| | Evers, Charles; Stokes, Carl; Gibson, Kenneth; Hatcher, Richard (First Day Cover) $50
1966 Bill of Rights stamp FDC signed by important African-American mayors |
| | Faubus, Orval E. (Photograph) $65
Arkansas governor best known for 1957 opposition to Little Rock school desegregation |
| | Foss, Joe (First Day Cover) $60
WW II Marine Corps ace, Medal of Honor recipient, So. Dakota statesman, television personality, NRA president |
| | La Follette, Philip F. (Photograph) $50
Member of the notable Wisconsin political family, early-mid 30s GOP & Progressive governor |
| | Low, Seth (Letter) $45
1st President of Columbia University, reformist 2nd Mayor of New York City |
| | McNutt, Paul V. (Letter) $30
Served Indiana, American Legion and Philippines, WW II Federal Security Administrator |
| | Medill, Joseph (Signature) $110
Signature of the great Chicago newspaperman, Republican stalwart, 23rd Mayor of Chicago |
| | Merriam, Frank F. (Letter) $50
1938 TLS as California Governor to a prominent GOP supporter, laments re-election defeat |
| | Moultrie, William (Document) $750
1787 ADS, pay receipt while South Carolina’s governor |
| | Opdyke, George (Letter) $75
1862 LS from New York City’s Civil War Mayor |
| | Randolph, Edmund (ANS) $395
The 1st US Attorney General, 2nd Secretary of State, 7th Virginia Governor checks his bank balance |
| | Reagan, Ronald (First Day Cover) $425
Signed 1969 US California Bicentennial stamp First Day Cover |
| | Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Letter) $95
“Strange” ALS as New York Governor! |
| | Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Signature) $50
Signed bumper sticker for 1964 campaign for GOP presidential nomination |
| | Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Document) $135
1972 DS as New York Governor, extraditing accused felon from Maryland |
| | 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 |
| | Stassen, Harold E. (Photograph & AQ) $40
25th Minnesota governor, 8-time candidate for GOP presidential nomination |
| | Thurmond, J. Strom (Photograph) $55
1948 “Dixiecrat” presidential candidate, served South Carolina in Senate for 47 years |
| | Wallace, George C. (Photograph) $115
Segregationist Alabama governor, 1968 3rd party presidential candidate, shot in 1972 |
| | 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 |
| | Yorty, Sam (Letter) $50
Mayor Yorty defends the LAPD & Chief Parker 2 weeks after the August 1965 Watts Riots |
Military-American Revolution |
| | Clinton, George (Document) $395
1800 ADS of New York’s 1st state governor, Jefferson & Madison’s VP |
| | DeLancey Jr., Oliver (Letter) $275
Succeded Major Andre as Clinton’s spymaster, Adjutant General of British Army in North America 1781-83 |
| | Hull, William (Document) $375
Served notably in Revolutionary War, Governor of Michigan Territory, surrendered Detroit to British in 1814 without a fight, death sentence stayed by Madison |
| | 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 |
| | Phillips, William (Letter) $395
Commanded artillery in Canada in American Revolution, captured at Saratoga 1777, exchanged for Benjamin Lincoln 1780, died 1781 and buried in Virginia |
| | Pickering, Timothy (Document) $495
Quarter Master General Pickering's 1783 receipt for funds for forage signed also by William Hull, vilified in War of 1812 |
| | Schuyler, Philip (Letter) $550
1796 handwritten letter to the younger brother of one of his former staff officers |
| | Washington, George (Signature) $6995
Frameable signature from vellum presidential document |
Military-Civil War |
| | Banks, Nathaniel P. (ANS) $90
ANS likely while House Speaker (1856) |
| | 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 |
| | Brownlow, William G. (Letter) $450
1863 ALS from “The Fighting Parson”, itching to return to East Tennessee and the newspaper business |
| | Burnside, Ambrose E. (Signature) $150
Led Army of the Potomac 1862-1863, signature while new Rhode Island Senator |
| | 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 |
| | Dow, Neal S. (Letter) $185
1887 ALS from the “Father of Prohibition”, Civil War general, 1880 presidential candidate |
| | Elzey, Arnold (Document) $1250
War-dated ADS as CSA Major General while commanding Richmond defenses, pass for a family to Loudon & back |
| | Fremont, John Charles (Letter) $495
Post Civil War ALS sending his autograph |
| | Gordon, John B. (Document) $225
Georgia Governor & US Senator, CSA Major General, 1st UCV commander-in-chief, alleged Georgia KKK leader |
| | Gordon, John B. (Letter) $275
1896 TLS as Georgia Senator (Ex-CSA Major General, alleged Georgia KKK Leader) assists a “col’d” woman |
| | 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 |
| | Mason, James M. (Letter) $235
Virginia Senator, author of 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, CSA diplomat seized with Slidell in 1861 “Trent” Affair |
| | Mason, James M. (Letter) $250
1860 ALS to President Buchanan from the Virginia Senator, wrote 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, CSA diplomat seized with Slidell in 1861 “Trent” Affair |
| | McClellan, George B. (Letter) $495
1st Army of the Potomac commander, General-in-Chief Nov. 1861-Mar. 1862, 1864 Democratic presidential candidate |
| | 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” |
| | 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) $395
15 days after 1852 election defeat, “Old Fuss and Feathers” sends a charming autograph to a female |
| | Sherman, William Tecumseh (Signature) $395
Signed card as General, successor to Grant as US Army commander |
| | Toombs, Robert (Letter) $235
1856 ALS from Senator Toombs sending his autograph |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | Clay, Lucius D. (Letter) $225
Very Good Content ALS month before Berlin Blockade onset, on US objectives in Germany & Europe |
Military-Great Britain |
| | DeLancey Jr., Oliver (Letter) $275
Succeded Major Andre as Clinton’s spymaster, Adjutant General of British Army in North America 1781-83 |
| | Graham, Thomas, 1st Baron Lynedoch (Letter) $295 Special Offer: $250
British espionage activites against the French Army in Italy!
Reduced price for a letter by a fascinating figure in British military history! |
| | Jervis, Sir John, 1st Earl St. Vincent (Letter) $235
Distinguished late 18th- early 19th century English naval commander |
| | Maude, Frederick S. (Letter) $175
1904 LS as secretary to Canada’s Governor General, later led allied forces in Mesopotamia, captured Baghdad 1917 |
| | Phillips, William (Letter) $395
Commanded artillery in Canada in American Revolution, captured at Saratoga 1777, exchanged for Benjamin Lincoln 1780, died 1781 and buried in Virginia |
| | 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 |
| | Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of (Free Franked Envelope) $275
1834 free franked envelope while British Army Commander-In-Chief |
| | 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
British Secretary at War 1782-94, Toronto’s main street named for him |
Military-Indian Wars |
| | Custer, George Armstrong (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $4750
Matted & framed early signature of the controversial 7th Cavalry commander |
| | Harrison, William Henry (Document) $1495
1794 ADS as aide-de-camp to General “Mad” Anthony Wayne issuing rations to Chikasaw Indian allies |
| | Reno, Marcus A. (Signature) $895
Highest ranking officer under Custer at Little Bighorn debacle |
| | Sherman, William Tecumseh (Signature) $395
Signed card as General, successor to Grant as US Army commander |
Military-Korean War |
| | Gabreski, Francis "Gabby" (Signature) $50
One of 7 American aces in two wars, top US fighter ace against Luftwaffe |
| | Hershey, Lewis B. (Letter) $150
Controversial Selective Serivce System Director 1941-1970, spanned WW II thu Vietnam drafts |
| | MacArthur, Douglas (Photograph) $595
Signed left profile photo in trademark cap, ascot and holding his corncob pipe |
| | Nam Il (Photograph) $750
Rare photograph signed by leader of North Korean’s delegation negotiating end to Korean War |
| | Ridgway, Matthew B. (First Day Cover) $110
Signed 1975 American Revolution Bicentennial stamp First Day Cover |
| | Shepherd Jr., Lemuel C. (Photograph) $150
War-time photo signed while commanding 6th Marines in 1945 Okinawa campaign |
| | Wedemeyer, Albert Coady (Letter) $75
1951 Letter as 6th Army Commander |
Military-Mexican-American War |
| | Scott, Winfield (Letter) $450
“Old Fuss and Feathers” offers a staff position to a West Point graduate, son of a friend (relative?) |
| | Scott, Winfield (Letter) $395
15 days after 1852 election defeat, “Old Fuss and Feathers” sends a charming autograph to a female |
| | Wool, John S. (Signature) $80
Oldest officer (77) in active command in either army during the Civil War |
Military-Miscellaneous |
| | Chaffee, Adna R. (Document) $125
Document signed as Chief of Staff to US Military Governor of Cuba, General Leonard Wood |
| | Greely, Adolphus W. (Autograph Sentiment Signed/signed Portrait) $225
US Army officer, Polar explorer, military commander for San Francisco Earthquake relief, awarded Medal of Honor |
| | Lyautey, Marshal Louis H. G. (ANS) $150
Led 1896 French invasion of Madagascar, governed Morocco 1907-25 |
| | Snow, William J. (Letter) $85
1926 ALS while (1st) US Army Chief of Field Artillery, “Father” of Fort Bragg |
| | 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
NATO Atlantic Commander invites Ambassador Grew to North Atlantic Council luncheon |
Military-Napoleonic Wars |
| | Clarke, Henri-Jacques-Guillaume, Duc de Feltre (Letter) $285
1811 LS as Napoleon's Minister of War |
| | Graham, Thomas, 1st Baron Lynedoch (Letter) $295 Special Offer: $250
British espionage activites against the French Army in Italy!
Reduced price for a letter by a fascinating figure in British military history! |
| | Jervis, Sir John, 1st Earl St. Vincent (Letter) $235
Distinguished late 18th- early 19th century English naval commander |
| | Moncey, Bon-Adrien Jeannot de, duc de Conegliano (Letter) $395
1795 ALS From Spain to General Suchet's division adjutant |
| | Saint-Hilaire, Louis Vincent Le Blond de (Letter) $395
Likely to have been named one of Napoleon’s Marshals had he not died of wounds in 1809 |
| | Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of (Free Franked Envelope) $275
1834 free franked envelope while British Army Commander-In-Chief |
Military-Spanish-American War |
| | Bliss, Tasker H. (Photograph) $115
1st Army War College president 1903-05 & 1909, Army Chief of Staff & US rep. to WW I Allied Supreme War Council |
| | Chaffee, Adna R. (Document) $125
Document signed as Chief of Staff to US Military Governor of Cuba, General Leonard Wood |
| | Wood, Leonard (Signature) $50
Led “Rough Riders” in Cuba, fought Moros in Philippines, 1916 & 1920 GOP presidential hopeful |
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 |
| | Halsey, William F. "Bull" (Letter) $350
1953 ALS declining to accept photographs |
| | Hart, Thomas C. (Signed Envelope) $60
1939 postmarked envelope signed as US Asiatic Fleet Commander-in-Chief |
| | Hewitt, H. Kent (Photograph) $125
Directed landings of US forces at North Africa, Sicily, Italy & So. France |
| | 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 |
| | Wright, Adm. Jerauld (Letter) $85
NATO Atlantic Commander invites Ambassador Grew to North Atlantic Council luncheon |
| | Wysong, Forrest E. (Signed Cover) $50
“Early Bird”, pioneer naval aviator, reputedly 1st US pilot to take off rrom deck of a warship |
Military-Vietnam War |
| | Hershey, Lewis B. (Letter) $150
Controversial Selective Serivce System Director 1941-1970, spanned WW II thu Vietnam drafts |
| | 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
Soldier-statesman, Secretary of War 1813-14, forced to resign after burning of Washington |
| | Hull, William (Document) $375
Served notably in Revolutionary War, Governor of Michigan Territory, surrendered Detroit to British in 1814 without a fight, death sentence stayed by Madison |
| | Scott, Winfield (Letter) $450
“Old Fuss and Feathers” offers a staff position to a West Point graduate, son of a friend (relative?) |
| | Wool, John S. (Signature) $80
Oldest officer (77) in active command in either army during the Civil War |
Military-World War I |
| | Bliss, Tasker H. (Photograph) $115
1st Army War College president 1903-05 & 1909, Army Chief of Staff & US rep. to WW I Allied Supreme War Council |
| | Brereton, Lewis H. (Letter) $195
One of first US military aviation commanders, served in nearly all theaters in WW II |
| | Derby, 17th Earl (Photograph) $50
Postcard photo signed by Lord Derby, led WW I recruitment 1915-16, Minister of War 1916-18 |
| | Johnson, Hugh S. (Photograph) $75
Youngest Army general since Civil War, part of FDR “Brain Trust”, led NRA 1933-34 |
| | Ludendorff, Erich (Photograph) $295
Pencil signed 1928 German postcard photograph |
| | Maude, Frederick S. (Letter) $175
1904 LS as secretary to Canada’s Governor General, later led allied forces in Mesopotamia, captured Baghdad 1917 |
| | Orlando, Vittorio E. (Photograph) $225
Italian PM 1917-19, one of “The Big Four”, led Italy’s delegation at Paris Peace Conference |
| | Snow, William J. (Letter) $85
1926 ALS while (1st) US Army Chief of Field Artillery, “Father” of Fort Bragg |
| | Swinton, Ernest D. (Signature) $95
British officer credited with coining term "no man's land" and influencing invention of the tank, trained first tank units, wrote first tactical instructions for armored warfare |
Military-World War II |
| | Balchen, Bernt (Photograph) $95
First to pilot aircraft over both South (1929) & North (1949) Poles |
| | Bradley, Omar (Signed Philatelic Cover) $125
1956 philatelic envelope signed by “The Soldier’s General” |
| | 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 |
| | Clay, Lucius D. (Letter) $225
Very Good Content ALS month before Berlin Blockade onset, on US objectives in Germany & Europe |
| | 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 |
| | Devers, Jacob L. (Letter) $175
Commanded US Army Forces in Europe before Eisenhower, led 6th Army Group from Alsace to Austria |
| | Eaker, Ira C. (Letter) $175
Nice content postwar TLS as Hughes Tool Co. vice president |
| | Eaker, Ira C. (Letter) $95
Uncommon ALS of deputy USAAF commander, led bomber command in Europe |
| | Eberbach, Heinrich (Photograph) $150
Led German Panzer Group West in No. France July 1944, relieved for failing to halt Allied advance |
| | Eisenhower, Dwight D; Clark, Mark W.;Tizard, Sir Henry T. (Signatures) $350
War-date signatures of Generals Eisenhower & Clark + British radar scientist Sir H. T. Tizard |
| | Farrell, Thomas F. (Signed Card) $110
Groves’ Manhattan Project deputy, supervised Los Alamos “Trinity” tests, delivered Truman’s order to Col. Tibbets to drop 1st atomic bomb |
| | Ferebee, Thomas (Photograph) $95
Bombardier on 1945 "Enola Gay" Hiroshima atomic bomb mission |
| | Foss, Joe (First Day Cover) $60
WW II Marine Corps ace, Medal of Honor recipient, So. Dakota statesman, television personality, NRA president |
| | Gabreski, Francis "Gabby" (Signature) $50
One of 7 American aces in two wars, top US fighter ace against Luftwaffe |
| | Gavin, James M. (Photograph & AQS) $125
Signed Photo/AQS of the WW II 82nd Airborne commander on retirement as Army chief of R&D |
| | Geiger, Roy C. "Jiggs" (Photograph) $195
1st Marine general to ever lead an Army, fought at Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Guam, Palau & Okinawa |
| | Gericke, Walther (Photograph) $135
German paratroop officer, captured Italian Army headquarters in September 1943 “Operation Student” |
| | Gerow, Leonard T. (Letter) $175
Led V Corps, largest troop unit in Europe, first corps commander ashore on D-Day |
| | Gerow, Leonard T. (Photograph) $150
First corps commander ashore on D-Day, led largest troop unit in Europe |
| | Grumman, Leroy R. (Signed Portrait) $195
Designed US Navy WW II Hellcat & Avenger fighter planes, Apollo lunar LEM |
| | Halsey, William F. "Bull" (Letter) $350
1953 ALS declining to accept photographs |
| | Hart, Thomas C. (Signed Envelope) $60
1939 postmarked envelope signed as US Asiatic Fleet Commander-in-Chief |
| | Hershey, Lewis B. (Letter) $150
Controversial Selective Serivce System Director 1941-1970, spanned WW II thu Vietnam drafts |
| | Hewitt, H. Kent (Photograph) $125
Directed landings of US forces at North Africa, Sicily, Italy & So. France |
| | Hodges, Courtney H. (Photograph) $150
Bradley’s Deputy at Normandy, his First Army first to reach Paris and link with Russians in Germany; at surrender of Germany & Japan |
| | Hoge, William M. (Letter) $125
Engineer & tank commander, built ALCAN Highway, led Omaha Beach engineer brigade & 9th Armor at Ardennes & Remagen |
| | Kelly, Chas. E. "Commando" (Photograph) $150
Signed photo of Kelly receiving Medal of Honor from General Mark Clark |
| | Kemnade, Friedrich (Photograph) $110
Much-decorated German naval officer, top E-boat commander |
| | Keyes, Geoffrey (Photograph) $75
1947 signed photo of Patton's North Africa Deputy & II Corps commander as Lieutenant General |
| | Krueger, Walter (letter) $195
German-born linguist-scholar-historian, commanded 6th Army in Pacific, 1st to rise to general from private! |
| | Lindberg, Charles W. "Chuck" (Photograph) $135
One of the US Marines who raised the 1st flag atop Iwo Jima’s Mt. Suribachi |
| | MacArthur, Douglas (Cover) $450
Signed August 19, 1945 WW II patriotic cover on Japanese surrender |
| | MacArthur, Douglas (Photograph) $595
Signed left profile photo in trademark cap, ascot and holding his corncob pipe |
| | 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 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 |
| | McAuliffe, Anthony C. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $225
Autograph sentiment signed & inscribed by the hero of Bastogne |
| | McNair, Lesley J. (Letter) $450
1943 TLS from Army Ground Forces commander killed at Normandy, one of 3 highest-ranking generals killed In WW II |
| | Moreell, Ben (Signed Envelope) $60
“Father of the Seabees”, famed US Navy construction force |
| | Osher, Ernest (Letter) $35
WW II P-38 ace in European Theater of Operations |
| | Phillipson, Irving J. (Letter) $95
The Home Front: Irving Berlin’s “This Is the Army” comes to San Francisco |
| | Richardson, Robert C. (Signed Cover) $45
Commanding General of US Army Forces in Pacific |
| | Ridgway, Matthew B. (First Day Cover) $110
Signed 1975 American Revolution Bicentennial stamp First Day Cover |
| | Rommel, Erwin (Letter) $2250
1938 ALS from Colonel Rommel to a friend, also recently promoted |
| | Rosenthal, Joe (Photograph) $595
Signed copy of “Raising of the Flag on Iwo Jima”, one of the most famous photographs ever taken! |
| | 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 |
| | Shepherd Jr., Lemuel C. (Letter) $195
War-dated TLS as Major General commanding 6th Marine Division during Okinawa campaign |
| | Shepherd Jr., Lemuel C. (Photograph) $150
War-time photo signed while commanding 6th Marines in 1945 Okinawa campaign |
| | Shoup, David M. (Photograph) $115
Received Medal of Honor leading 2nd Marines on Tarawa, 22nd USMC Commandant 1961-63 |
| | Simpson, William H. (Signed Portrait) $115
Led US Ninth Army in Europe 1944-45, 1st to cross Elbe River |
| | Somervell, Brehon (Letter) $195
The General who built the Pentagon, led US Army Service Forces 1942-45, in charge of logisitics |
| | Spaatz, Carl (Letter) $225
ALS as 1st US Air Force Chief of Staff |
| | Stark, Harold R. "Betty" (Letter) $175
Post-War ALS from Commander of US Naval Forces in Europe, oversaw Navy’s role at Normandy D-Day landings |
| | Taylor, Maxwell D. (First Day Cover) $110
Signed 1967 George C. Marshall stamp first day cover |
| | Tibbets, Paul (First Day Cover) $125
US-Japan Treaty stamp FDC signed by “Enola Gay” Hiroshima atomic bomb mission pilot |
| | 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
NATO Atlantic Commander invites Ambassador Grew to North Atlantic Council luncheon |
Miscellaneous |
| | Angell, Sir (Ralph) Norman (Letter) $75
English 1933 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, believed European economic integration would make militarism obsolete |
| | Greer, William R. (Letter) $150
US Secret Service agent, drove JFK’s limousine into Dallas from Love Field |
| | Hall, A. Oakley & Connolly, Richard B. (Check) $50
1871 check signed by "Tweed Ring" members, NYC Mayor Hall & City Comptroller Connolly |
| | Johnson, Hugh S. (Photograph) $75
Youngest Army general since Civil War, part of FDR “Brain Trust”, led NRA 1933-34 |
| | Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald (Letter) $225
Early ALS from the Kennedy family matriarch aboard the liner “Ile de France”, to an associate of husband Joe |
| | Le Hand, Marguerite A. "Missy" (Letter) $90
1934 White House letter as FDR’s private secretary to FDR pal & law partner Basil O’Connor |
| | McIntyre, Marvin H. (Photograph) $110
Photograph signed by FDR’s White House appointments & correspondence secretary, inscirbed to Basil O’Connor |
| | Roosevelt (Longworth), Alice (Letter) $325
The 16-year old “first daughter” assists a genealogist – good content 1900 ALS! |
| | Tully, Grace (Photograph) $110
Photo of FDR’s secretary inscribed to FDR associate Basil O’Connor |
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” |
| | Dunham, Katherine (Photograph) $125
Vintage signed photo of the "Matriarch & Queen Mother of Black Dance" |
| | Joffrey, Robert (Photograph) $75
Signed 1979 photo of the founder-director of the renowned Joffrey Ballet |
| | 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 |
Music-Composers |
| | Adler, Richard (AMQS) $90
AMQS from his 1956 “Damn Yankees” hit, “You’ve Gotta Have Heart” |
| | Argento, Dominick (Photograph) $75
Signed photograph of the Pulitzer Prize-winning opera composer |
| | Argento, Dominick (AMQS) $135
Lengthy AMQS, words & music from his opera “From the Diary of Virginia Woolf” |
| | Coleman, Cy (Photograph) $60
Composed popular standards (inc. “Witchcraft”) & Broadway shows (inc. “Sweet Charity”) |
| | Copland, Aaron (Photograph) $225
Photo signed by one of America’s foremost 20th century composers |
| | Corigliano, John (photograph) $60
Color photograph of the contemporary American composer signed by him |
| | Coward, Sir Noel (Letter) $325
1933 TLS to friend, writer-historian Philip Guedalla |
| | D'Indy, Vincent (AMQS) $275
AMQS from an unidentified work by the controversial French composer-music teacher |
| | De Koven, Reginald (Signed Photo & Music Quotation) $125
Signed Photo/ AMQ by the American Composer & Conductor |
| | Druckman, Jacob (AMQS) $225
AMQS from “Windows”, his 1972 Pulitzer Prize-winning composition |
| | Duke, Vernon (Vladimir Dukelsky) (Signature) $35
Composer & Songwriter, Wrote Broadway musicals, ballets, symphonies, chamber music & concertos |
| | 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 |
| | Fields, Dorothy (Signature) $40
Broadway-Hollywood librettist & lyricist, won 1936 Oscar, 5 Tony Awards |
| | Floyd, Carlisle (Photograph) $65
Signed photograph of one of America’s foremost contemporary opera composers & librettists |
| | Garner, Erroll (Photograph) $225
Jazz pianist, composed standard “Misty” |
| | Gershwin, George (Check) $1495
1935 personal check, year “Porgy and Bess” premiéred |
| | Glass, Philip (Signed Mini-Poster) $85
Signed mini-poster for CD signing appearance |
| | Gretchaninoff, Alexander (AMQS) $495
1944 AMQS by the distinguished Russian composer, protégé of Rimsky-Korsakov |
| | Grofé, Ferd (Letter) $195
Composed “Grand Canyon Suite”, arranged Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” for Paul Whiteman |
| | Hamlisch, Marvin (Photograph) $50
With Richard Rodgers, only other composer to win Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, Tony & Pulitzer |
| | Harbach, Otto A. (Signature) $75
Broadway playwright, composer, lyricist-librettist |
| | Hovhaness, Alan (Letter) $295
Prolific 20th century Armenian-American composer of 67+ symphonies |
| | Kahn, Gus (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $50
Popular Broadway & Hollywood composer |
| | Kent, Walter (AMQS) $150
AMQS from his holiday classic “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” |
| | Lehár, Franz (Photograph) $225
Hungarian composer best known for operettas Inc. "The Merry Widow” |
| | Lerner, Alan Jay (Photograph) $195
Award-winning librettist-lyricist of musicals, inc. “Brigadoon”, “Gigi”, “My Fair Lady”, "Camelot” |
| | MacDowell, Edward A. (Signed Card) $175
19th century romantic pianist & composer, one of 1st 7 members of The American Academy of Arts & Letters |
| | Mancini, Henry (Photograph) $65
One of Hollywood’s greatest composers, received 4 Oscars & 20 Grammys |
| | Orff, Carl (Photograph) $165
Signed photo of the composer of “Carmina Burana” |
| | Root, George F. (AMQS) $650
1893 AMQS & lyrics from his Civil War hit song, “The Battle Cry of Freedom” |
| | Schmidt, Harvey (Photograph) $225
Tony Award-winning composer of longest running musical ever, “The Fantasticks” |
| | Smith, Samuel F. (AQS) $750
Signed handwritten beginning of first stanza ("My country-'tis' of thee...of thee I sing") of national hymn “America” |
| | Sondheim, Stephen (Letter) $125
One of Broadway’s great composers & lyricists |
| | Strouse, Charles (AMQS on FDC) $150
AMQS (with lyrics) from “Tomorrow” from his 1977 hit “Annie” |
| | Walton, Sir William (Signed Card) $125
Card signed by the eminent British 20th century composer |
| | 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 |
| | De Koven, Reginald (Signed Photo & Music Quotation) $125
Signed Photo/ AMQ by the American Composer & Conductor |
| | Kostelanetz, Andre (Photograph) $35
Popular orchestra conductor-arranger, pioneered “easy listening” music |
| | Masur, Kurt (Photograph) $40
Signed photograph of the distinguished German conductor |
| | Menuhin, Yehudi (Letter) $90
Optimistic as to the success of a French documentary about him, Menuhin consoles the producer |
| | 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 |
| | Heifetz, Jascha (Signature) $195
Lithuanian-Jewish-born prodigy, one of the great violinists of the 20th Century |
| | Horowitz, Vladimir (Signed Card) $175
Vintage collector's card signed by one of the greatest 20th century pPianists |
| | MacDowell, Edward A. (Signed Card) $175
19th century romantic pianist & composer, one of 1st 7 members of The American Academy of Arts & Letters |
| | Menuhin, Yehudi (Christmas Card) $110
1955 Christmas card from one of the great violinists of the 20th Century! |
| | Menuhin, Yehudi (Letter) $90
Optimistic as to the success of a French documentary about him, Menuhin consoles the producer |
| | Rosenthal, Moriz (Signature) $70
“The Little Giant of the Piano” |
| | Spalding, Albert (Letter) $60
Foremost 20th century American violinist, son of sporting goods manufacturer and Baseball Hall of Famer |
| | Zimbalist, Efrem (AMQS) $225
AMQS from his composition that premiered 7 months later! |
Music-Jazz & Big Band |
| | 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" |
| | 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” |
| | James, Harry (Photograph) $125
Signed photo of the popular "swing era" bandleader with trumpet |
| | Krupa, Gene (Signature) $150
One of the greatest 20th Century drummers & big band performers |
| | Kyser, "Kay" (Photograph) $50
Popular ‘30’s & ‘40’s bandleader, radio star & film performer |
| | McCoy, Clyde (Signature) $50
Popular jazz trumpet player, known for “Sugar Blues" theme song & "wah-wah" sound |
| | Mercer, Mabel (Signed Sheet Music) $150
Sheet music signed by the great cabaret singer |
| | Shaw, Artie (Photograph) $125
Vintage photo of Shaw with his clarinet |
| | Spanier, "Muggsy" (Photograph) $395
Famed Chicago Dixieland jazz cornet player & bandleader |
| | Vaughn, Sarah (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $115
1949 sentiment signed by “The Divine One” |
| | Waller, Thomas "Fats" (Document) $395
1936 receipt signed by the popular songwriter, master of the stride piano |
Music-Opera |
| | Alvary, Lorenzo (Photograph) $45
Portrait in costume from Orff’s “Die Kluge” |
| | Anderson, Marian (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $150
1944 autograph sentiment signed by the famed contralto |
| | Anderson, Marian (Photograph) $175
Small photo postcard signed by the noted contralto |
| | Arroyo, Martina (Photograph) $30
One of the first African-American opera stars |
| | Beeson, Jack (AMQS) $135
Lengthy AMQS from Act 1, Scene 1 of his opera “Lizzie Borden”, with lyrics |
| | Bumbry, Grace (Photograph) $30
Pioneer African-American mezzo & high soprano opera singer |
| | Caruso, Enrico (Signed Sketch) $1100
1915 signed self-portrait pen & ink sketch |
| | Chaliapin, Feodor (Signature) $110
Autograph album page signed & inscribed by the great Russian bass |
| | Christoff, Boris and Gobbi, Tito (Signatures) $95
Signed 1958 Royal Festival Hall benefit concert program |
| | Mitchell, Leona (Photograph) $25
Renowned African-American lyric-spinto soprano |
| | Pavarotti, Luciano (Photograph) $175
Signed color photo in costume fFrom “Pagliacci” |
| | Peerce, Jan (Photograph) $40
Popular Jewish-American opera, concert & recording star |
| | Pinza, Ezio (Signed Program) $75
Italian basso, opera and Broadway star, notable for “South Pacific” |
| | Sutherland, Dame Joan (Photograph) $75
“La Stupenda”, Australia’s great dramatic coloratura soprano in “La Sonnambula” |
| | Talley, Marion (Photograph) $45
1935 signed & inscribed Clarence Bull glamour matte finish photo |
| | Voigt, Deborah (Photograph) $25
American dramatic soprano noted fchiefly or Strauss & Wagner repertoire |
Music-Popular, Rock, R&B |
| | Comden, Betty & Green, Adolph (Photograph) $175
Famed Broadway & Hollywood musical comedy duo |
| | Fields, Dorothy (Signature) $40
Broadway-Hollywood librettist & lyricist, won 1936 Oscar, 5 Tony Awards |
| | Haley, Bill (Signature) $225
Pioneer rock and roll performer, his recording, "Rock Around the Clock", launched a musical revolution |
| | Harbach, Otto A. (Signature) $75
Broadway playwright, composer, lyricist-librettist |
| | 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
Sheet music signed by the great cabaret singer |
| | Peter, Paul & Mary (Photograph) $175
Early signed photo of the popular & successful folk rock trio |
Presidents of the US |
| | Adams, John Quincy (Letter) $1695
1839 ALS while Massachusetts Member of Congress assisting a constituent |
| | Arthur, Chester A. (Letter) $750
1866 ALS as New York City lawyer |
| | Buchanan, James (Letter) $1100
1847 ALS while Secretary of State regarding a (commercial) agency |
| | Buchanan, James (Document) $895
Buchanan Authorizes Secretary of State to affix US seal for accreditation of Minister to Guatemala |
| | Buchanan, James (Letter & Free Frank) $950
Senator Buchanan approves a recommendation for a presidential appointee |
| | Bush, George H. W. (Photograph) $225
1971 signed photo as US Ambassador to the United Nations |
| | 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. (Letter) $195
1983 TLS as VP to the composer of “Hail to The Redskins” mentioning their friend, Pan Am's Sam Pryor |
| | Bush, George H. W. (Letter) $175
1983 TLS as VP to the composer of “Hail to The Redskins”, appreciating his friendship |
| | Carter, Jimmy (Letter) $595
Carter to advice columnist "Ann Landers " days before his nomination for President |
| | Carter, Jimmy (Letter) $450
The President salutes Ralph Yarborough on election as Texas Carter-Mondale delegate to 1980 Democratic convention |
| | Carter, Jimmy (Photograph) $150
Inscribed & signed color presidential portrait |
| | Carter, Jimmy (Letter) $195
The former President sends Philadelphia minister 50th wedding anniversary wishes |
| | Carter, Jimmy (In Person Signed Brochure) $110
Presidential Campaign brochure signed in person during 1976 Democratic Convention |
| | Cleveland, Grover (Letter) $395
1883 ALS as New York Governor, requests meeting with Board of Education committee |
| | Cleveland, Grover (Letter) $425
The past & future President salutes Rev. Henry Ward Beecher |
| | Coolidge, Calvin (Letter) $395
1925 White House TLS, moving letter of sympathy to the widow of a friend |
| | Coolidge, Calvin (Photograph) $425
1923 Garo Studio portrait inscribed to controversial Massachusetts jurist |
| | Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Letter) $425
The former President to his ex-National Security Assistant, promoter of the National Security Council |
| | Eisenhower, Mamie Doud (Photograph) $90
Signed portrait while First Lady |
| | Fillmore, Millard (Letter) $950
Ex-President Fillmore, en route to London, to former law partner& confidant Solomon Haven |
| | Fillmore, Millard (Letter) $1100
New York Congressman Fillmore keeps up with his Buffalo law business! |
| | Ford, Gerald R. (Signed Inaugural Cover) $195
Signed 1973 Nixon Inaugural cover |
| | Ford, Gerald R. (Letter) $875
Rare Ford ALS, thanks a good friend for Christmas gift |
| | Ford, Gerald R. (Signed Bookplate) $150
Signed bookplate as 38th US President |
| | Ford, Gerald R. (Signed Steel Engraving) $195
Signed BPE steel engraving portrait |
| | Garfield, Eliza Ballou (Signed card) $95
First presidential mom to see her son inaugurated and to live in the Executive Mansion |
| | Garfield, James A. (Letter) $995
Presidential candidate Garfield to actor Lawrence Barrett, hailing GOP Ohio & Indiana gubernatorial victories |
| | Garfield, James A. (Letter) $895
Garfield 1878 letter of introduction for a former Hiram College colleague |
| | Harding, Warren G. (Letter) $1395
Rare Warren Harding ALS! |
| | Harrison, William Henry (Document) $1495
1794 ADS as aide-de-camp to General “Mad” Anthony Wayne issuing rations to Chikasaw Indian allies |
| | 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 (Letter) $150
Brief 1936 TLS from the former President |
| | Hoover, Herbert (Signatures) $110
Signature of President Hoover & son Herbert Hoover Jr. |
| | Hoover, Herbert C. (Letter) $2750
Scarce ALS, 1925 letter of sympathy as Secretary of Commerce |
| | Jackson, Andrew (Document) $2750
President Jackson’s draft of a diplomatic nomination |
| | Johnson, Andrew (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. (Letter) $695
President Johnson thanks Dallas newspaper publisher for telegram on birth of LBJ’s 1st grandchild |
| | Johnson, Lyndon B. (Signed Bookplate) $395
Presidential bookplate inscribed (misspelled!) to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Hearst editor & publisher |
| | Kennedy, John F. (Photograph) $5250
Cecil Stoughton photo of President Kennedy saying farewell to retiring 50-year White House employee |
| | Kennedy, John F. (Photograph) $5750
Nice Presidential photograph inscribed (misspelled!) to a Georgia Congressman |
| | Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald (Letter) $225
Early ALS from the Kennedy family matriarch aboard the liner “Ile de France”, to an associate of husband Joe |
| | 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 (Document) $625
Signed 1901 postmaster's appointment as President |
| | 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. (Letter) $525
1971 White House letter to aviator-inventor Bill Lear |
| | Nixon, Richard M. (Photograph) $295
Inscribed & signed photo likely while Ike’s Vice President |
| | 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 (First Day Cover) $425
Signed 1969 US California Bicentennial stamp First Day Cover |
| | Ronald Reagan 1981 Presidential Inauguration (Unsigned Presidential Inaugural Memorabilia) $20
Unsigned 1981 Engraved Reagan-Bush Commemorative Inaugural Invitation |
| | Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Photograph) $1495
ISP while President to key Texas Democrat |
| | Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Letter) $595
FDR accepts 3rd term election congratulations from prominent Washington journalist couple |
| | Roosevelt, Theodore (Photograph) $1895
Handsome Harris & Ewing 1907 bust photo signed two weeks after leaving office, inscribed to Mass. Congressman's widow |
| | Taft, William H. (Letter) $495
A tip of the hat and a thank you to an old soldier from Yale Law Professor Taft |
| | Taft, William H. (Letter) $450
Chief Justice Taft forwards a threatening letter to the Justice Department! |
| | 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 (Signed Engraving) $450
Inscribed & signed steel engraved portrait |
| | Truman, Harry S (First Day Cover) $295
Signed 1950 National Capital SesquicentennialExecutive Branch Stamp First Day Cover |
| | 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 (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 |
| | Booth, Florence E. (Letter) $95
Pioneered Salvation Army programs for destitute women, pioneered anti-prostitution campaign |
| | Bremer, Fredericka (Photograph) $195
Signed carte-de-visite photo of the Swedish writer, reformer, pioneer feminist |
| | 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
“Tennie C.”, colorful & controversial women’s rights advocate |
| | Coxey Sr., Jacob S. (Autograph Sentiment Signed & AQ) $85
Led 1894 & 1914 “Coxey’s Army” marches on Washington, twice ran for president |
| | 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 |
| | Dow, Neal S. (Letter) $185
1887 ALS from the “Father of Prohibition”, Civil War general, 1880 presidential candidate |
| | Gilder, Richard Watson (Letter) $195
1895 ALS as Chairman to NY Governor Levi Morton on Report of the Tenement House Committee |
| | Howe, Samuel G. (Letter) $195
Noted teacher of the blind seeks ½-price railroad pass for a blind girl |
| | Jarvis, Anna M. (Letter) $295
1938 TLS from the founder of America’s Mother’s Day holiday |
| | 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 |
| | Nader, Ralph (First Day Cover) $110
Influential consumer advocate, 3-time US presidential candidate |
| | Phillips, Wendell (ON HOLD) (Letter) $95
The ardent abolitionist grants an autograph to an admirer |
| | Rabin, Yitzhak (Photograph) $175
Signed photo of the assassinated soldier-statesman inscribed as General |
| | 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 (AQS) $175
AQS by the woman suffrage & temperance advocate, 1st woman represented in Capitol’s Statuary Hall |
| | 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. (Letter) $225
The Bible is the one book he would choose to have if he could only choose one! |
| | Baum, Vicki (Photograph) $95
Austrian-Jewish writer, her novel became Oscar-winning film “Grand Hotel” |
| | Beecher, Henry Ward (Signature) $75
Signature of the prominent preacher – before his “fall”! |
| | Booth, Florence E. (Letter) $95
Pioneered Salvation Army programs for destitute women, pioneered anti-prostitution campaign |
| | Brandeis, Louis D. (Letter) $495
Justice Brandeis cites a pioneer company’s attempt at workplace democracy |
| | Briscoe, Robert (Letter) $40
Irish statesman, 1st Jewish Lord Mayor of Dublin |
| | Brooks, Phillips (Signed Note) $125
Notable Boston Episcopal minister, wrote Christmas hymn “O Little Town of Bethlehem” |
| | 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” |
| | Fox, William (Letter) $650
Pioneer motion picture executive, founder of Fox film & theater empire, namesake of today’s Fox TV network |
| | Frankfurter, Felix (Letter) $295
Justice Frankfurter reciprocates 1941 (Rosh Hashonah) greeting to a notable Jewish US Army officer |
| | Gershwin, George (Check) $1495
1935 personal check, year “Porgy and Bess” premiéred |
| | Gompers, Samuel (Document) $235
Gompers & two others certified as AFL delegates to 1919 International Federation of Trade Unions Conference in Amxsterdam |
| | Hale, Edward Everett (Signed Printed Poem) $40
Signed printed poem “The Education of a Prince” from 1894 Chautauqua address |
| | Harman, Avraham (First Day Cover) $30
Renowned Israeli Diplomat, Ambassador to US 1959-68 |
| | Heifetz, Jascha (Signature) $195
Lithuanian-Jewish-born prodigy, one of the great violinists of the 20th Century |
| | Hobson, Laura Z. (First Day Cover) $35
Controversial Jewish feminist, author of 1947 “Gentlemen’s Agreement” |
| | Jabotinsky, Ze'ev (Letter) $895
Zionist leader, writer, orator, journalist, and soldier, founded Zionist Revisionist Movement |
| | Kahn, Otto W. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $60
Banker, philanthropist, patron of the arts |
| | Katzir, Ephraim (Photograph) $65
Signed photo of the prominent bio-physicist, 4th President of State of Israel |
| | Kenny, Sister Elizabeth (Signed Envelope) $125
Australian nursing sister, pioneered treatment for infantile paralysis |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | Muller, David Heinrich (Photograph) $110
1903 signed photo of the eminent Austrian-Jewish orientalist & semitist |
| | Niebuhr, Reinhold (Letter) $75
1947 TLS by the Protestant “Christian Realist” theologian |
| | 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
Created modern diamond industry, controlled largest cartel, promoted diamond engagement ring custom |
| | Paley, William S. (Letter) $80
1938 letter from the founder of CBS radio & television networks |
| | Peerce, Jan (Photograph) $40
Popular Jewish-American opera, concert & recording star |
| | Pike, James A. (Letter) $75
Controversial liberal Episcopal bishop, died in Judean desert |
| | Pinter, Harold (Photograph) $150
English dramatist & screenwriter, awarded 2005 Nobel Prize for Literature |
| | Resnik, Judith A. (Photograph) $295
1st Jewish astronaut, 2nd US woman in space, killed in 1986 “Challenger” disaster |
| | 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 |
| | Rothschild, Baron Nathan M. (Signature) $295
Founder of the London branch of the House of Rothschild |
| | Sankey, Ira D. (AQS) $95
1894 AQS, Biblical citation |
| | Sapir, Pinhas (FDC) $45
Father of the Israeli economy, managed from a black notebook |
| | Schick, Béla (Photograph) $175
Hungarian-American Jewish pediatrician, discovered test to determine susceptibiltiy to dipthereia |
| | Seton, Saint Elizabeth Ann (Framed Document) $9995
Exceedingly scarce document signed by the first American-born saint, framed with certified First Class relic |
| | Shaw, Artie (Photograph) $125
Vintage photo of Shaw with his clarinet |
| | Spellman, Francis J. (Photograph) $60
1930s photo as Boston Bishop, as NYC Cardinal, most powerful US Catholic cleric |
| | Spurgeon, Charles H. (Letter) $775
Britain’s “Prince of Preachers” sends a blessing to the son of an American friend |
| | 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 |
| | Straus, Oscar S. (Photograph) $235
1907 photo of the 1st Jewish Cabinet secretary inscribed to US Steel’s Judge Gary |
| | Sutro, Adolph (Check) $75
“The King of the Comstock”, noted for Sutro Tunnel & Sutro Baths, San Francisco mayor 1894-96 |
| | 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” |
| | 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 |
| | Zangwill, Israel (Letter) $85
English Jewish writer, coined term “melting pot” to describe America’s absorption of immigrants |
| | Zukor, Adolph (Photograph) $250
Pioneer film mogul, founder of Paramount Pictures, a creator of Hollywood as film center |
Science & Medicine |
| | Abbot, Charles Greeley (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $50
Notable astrophysicist, astronomer, Smithsonian Secretary 1928-44 |
| | Adrian, Sir Edgar D. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $175
English physiologist, co-recipient of 1932 Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology for studies of brain and nerve electrical activity |
| | Aebersold, Paul C. (Photograph) $50
“Mister Isotope”, nuclear physicist at Los Alamos June 1945, proponent of peaceful uses of atomic energy |
| | Aitken, Robert G. (Signature) $75
American astronomer, Lick Observatory director 1930-35, expert on double stars |
| | Alexanderson, Ernest F. W. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $85
Swedish-American engineer, developed Alexanderson alternator to make voice radio broadcasts possible, contributed to television development |
| | Bache, Alexander D. (Letter) $250
1838 ALS to trustee Joseph Hopkinson raising problems with Stephen Girard’s will to further aims of Girard College |
| | Barnard, Frederick A. P. (Letter) $225
1878 ALS as 10th president of Columbia College (University), Barnard College named for him |
| | Bell, Alexander Graham (Letter) $1650
Bell sends an autograph to an American collector |
| | Blackett, Patrick M. S. (Signature) $95
British physicist, 1948 Nobel laureate, a discoverer of the positron, helped develop cloud chamber |
| | Bloch, Felix (Signature) $75
Co-recipient of 1952 physics Nobel Prize for research leading to development of the MRI |
| | 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
1978 TLS on marking 40th anniversary of the discovery for which he would receive the 1979 Nobel Prize for Chemistry |
| | Brown-Séguard, Charles-Édouard (Signature) $225
Pioneer neurologist & physiologist, “father of endocrinology” |
| | Bush, Vannevar (Signature) $110
Led WW II Office of Scientific Research & Development, created 1st analog computer |
| | 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
Signatures of 5 notable mid-19th century Harvard Medical School professors, 2 associated with sensational 1849 murder case! |
| | 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
French psychotherapist, developed system based on autosuggestion |
| | Cronin, A(rchibald). J(oseph). (Document) $40
New York bank signature card signed by the popular Scottish physician-novelist |
| | Dale, Sir Henry H. (Signature) $175
English physiologist, discovered acetylcholine, co-recipient of 1936 Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology |
| | DeBakey, Michael (Letter) $50
Dr. DeBakey pleased to be in collection of “Outstanding Scientists of Today” |
| | DeBakey, Michael (Photograph) $35
Signed photo of the eminent cardiovascular surgeon |
| | Djerassi, Carl (Letter) $40
"The Father of the Birth Control Pill” pushes for a rmagazine review of a new edition to one of his books |
| | Driesch, Hans (Photograph) $125
1923 signed postcard photo of the eminent German biologist & philsopher, performed 1st animal cloning |
| | DuBridge, Lee A. (Photograph) $60
US phyicist, Led MIT Radiation Laboratory, Caltech president 1946-69, presidential science advisor |
| | Edison, Thomas A. (Letter) $1995
1879 ALS from “The Wizard of Menlo Park” |
| | Espy, James Pollard (Letter) $175
1837 ALS from “The Storm King”, pioneer US meteorologist, 1st federal government scientific weather forecaster |
| | Faget, Maxime A. (Photograph) $95
Aerospace engineer, original member of NASA’s Space Task Group, designed Mercury space capsule |
| | Funk, Casimir (Photograph) $135
Polish-Jewish biochemist, first to formulate concept of “vitamins” 1912 |
| | Galton, Sir Francis (Note) $195
1888 ANS from the founder of fingerprint identification and the science of "eugenics" |
| | Haeckel, Ernst (Signed Portrait) $295
Biologist, 1st German advocate of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution |
| | Harvard College Medical School 1865 diploma signed by O. W. Holmes & 9 other prominent faculty members (Document) $495
Holmes Sr., O. W.; Clarke, Edward H.; Shattuck, Georrge Cheyme; Bigelow, Henry J.; Ellis, Calvin; Storer, David Humphreys; Jackson, John Barnard Swett; Bowditch, Henry Ingersoll; Bacon, John; Hill, Thomas |
| | Henry, Joseph (Document) $275
1873 letter as Smithsonian Secretary introducing Vermont Senator Edmunds |
| | Hertz, Gustav L. (Signature) $195
German physicist, with Franck received 1925 Nobel Prize for research on ionization potentials of atoms by electron bombardment |
| | Hess, Victor Franz (ANS) $295
Pioneer investigator of cosmic rays, co-recipient of 1936 Nobel Prize for physics |
| | Higinbotham, William A. (Signed Typescript) $150
Created the first computer game, a precursor to “Pong”, in 1958! |
| | Hoffmann, Roald (Letter) $35
Brief transmittal letter from the soon-to-be 1981 Nobel chemistry co-laureate |
| | Holmes Sr., Oliver Wendell (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 |
| | James, William (Letter) $395
Brief 1896 ALS of pioneer American psychologist & philosopher |
| | Jenner, Sir William, 1st Baronet (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $110
English patholgist, discovered distinction between typhus & typhoid, physician to Queen Victoria & Prince of Wales |
| | Joliot-Curie, Irene (Letter) $595
French physicist, daughter of Pierre & Marie Curie, shared 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with her husband |
| | Keen, William W. (Letter) $115
US brain surgery pioneer, operated secretly on President Cleveland's jaw cancer 1893 |
| | Kelsey, Frances O. (Photograph) $75
FDA pharmacologist, led fight to prevent thalidomide From gaining US Government approval |
| | Kenny, Sister Elizabeth (Signed Envelope) $125
Australian nursing sister, pioneered treatment for infantile paralysis |
| | Kinsey, Alfred C. (Signed Portrait) $250
Noted for research on human sexuality, “Father of Sexology” |
| | 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
Cards signed by the physician founders of the world famous Mayo Clinic |
| | Menninger, Dr. Karl A. (Signature) $50
Pioneer American psychiatrist & prominent author in the field |
| | Millikan, Robert A. (Signature) $75
1926 in–person signature of the 1923 Nobel Physics laureate |
| | Milstein, César (Photograph) $60
Argentine Jewish biochemist and antibody researcher, co-recipient of 1984 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine |
| | Mitchell, Maria (Letter) $225
2nd woman to discover a comet, 1st Vassar College faculty appointee, lunar crater named for her |
| | Mitchell, Silas Weir (ANS) $125
Prominent Philadelphia neurologist & notable historical novelist |
| | Nobel Prize-Chemistry: Seaborg, Glenn T.; Urey, Harold C.; Pauling, Linus; Todd, Alexander R., 1st Baron; Sanger, Frederick; Calvin, Melvin; Perutz, Max; Herzberg, Gerhard; Anfinsen, Christian B.; Cornforth, Sir John W. (First Day Cover) $250
1976 US 13c chemistry stamp FDC signed by 10 Nobel Prize laureates for chemistry |
| | Nobel Prize-Chemistry: Urey, Harold C.; Karrer. Paul; Robinson, Sir Robert; Martin, Archer J. P.; Sanger, Frederick; Norrish, Ronald G. W.; Barton, Derek H. R.; Leloir, Luis; Herzberg, Gerhard; Anfinsen, Christian B.; Frisch, Ernst Otto (FDC) $250
1963 US National Academy of Science Centennial stamp FDC signed by 11 Nobel Prize laureates for chemistry |
| | Ochoa, Severo & Carmen (Signatures) $30
1967 US JFK aerogramme signed by 1959 Nobel laureate for synthesis of RNA & wife |
| | Palmer, Bartlett Joshua ("B. J.") (Photograph) $395
“The Developer of Chiropractic”, hired Ronald Reagan as sports broadcaster for Davenport, Iowa’s WOC Radio |
| | 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
The eminent Ph. D. psychoanalyst is not “a medical personality”! |
| | Richet, Charles R. (Letter) $150
French 1913 Nobel laureate for physiology or medicine for work on anaphylaxis |
| | Rogers, Wm. Barton (Letter) $95
1880 LS as president of the Am. Assn. for the Advancement of Science, by a founder & 1st president of MIT |
| | Roux, Emile (Letter) $295
French physician, collaborator with Pasteur, discovered first anti-diptheria serum |
| | Salk, Jonas E. (Photograph) $150
Developed 1st successful anti-polio vaccine |
| | Schaefer, Vincent J. (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $40
General Electric chemist, developed artificial snow and cloud-seeding to produce rain |
| | Schick, Béla (Photograph) $175
Hungarian-American Jewish pediatrician, discovered test to determine susceptibiltiy to dipthereia |
| | Schweitzer, Dr. Albert (Document) $550
Dr. Schweitzer vouches for payment of his Chief of Medical Services tax payments while she is on leave |
| | Seaborg, Glenn (Photograph) $110
Co-discoverer of plutonium, shared 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry |
| | See, Thomas Jefferson Jackson (T. J. J.) (Signature) $40
Controversial American astronomer,attacked Einstein’s theory of relativity, favored own theories ignored by his colleagues |
| | Squibb, Edward R. (Document) $325
1856 US Navy pay receipt signed by the future founder of E. R. Squibb & Sons pharmaceuticals |
| | Stewart, Homer J. (Photograph) $90
US rocket pioneer, helped develop Explorer I, 1st US satellite launched Jan. 1958 |
| | Struve, Otto (Signature) $50
Prominent Russian-American astronomer, encouraged first search for extraterrestial intelligence |
| | Tatum, Edward L. (First Day Cover) $30
1967 US JFK stamp FDC signed by 1958 Nobel Prize co-laureate & wife |
| | Tishler, Max (Letter) $75
Led mass production of penicillin in WW II and developed large-scale postwar vaccines and drugs |
| | Todd, Sir Alexander R., 1st Baron (Letter) $65
Scottish biochemist, received 1957 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for research on nucleosides |
| | 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 |
| | Warburg, Otto (Signature) $175
German biochemist, 1931 Nobel laureate in medicine or physiology for respiratory research |
| | Warburg, Otto (Photograph) $225
Signed photo of the German biochemist, 1931 Nobel laureate for respiratory research |
| | 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) |
| | Yalow, Rosalyn S. (Autograph Statement Signed) $125
Good content autograph statement signed by 2nd female to win Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| | Yukawa, Hideki (Signature) $95
Japanese physicist, postulated existence of the meson 1935, 1949 Nobel laureate |
| | Zewail, Ahmed H. (Letter) $65
Pioneer in femtochemistry, 1999 Nobel chemistry laureate |
Signers of the Declaration of Independence |
| | Ellery, William (Document) $595
1768 ADS certifyling waiter’s attendance at court to the Colony’s Treasurer |
| | Huntington, Samuel (Document) $595
1772 DS as New London County, Connecticut Justice of the Peace, summons “in His Majesty’s name” |
| | McKean, Thomas (Document) $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 |
| | Hopper, DeWolf (Signature) $50
Comic actor & singer, performed classic baseball ode “Casey At The Bat” 10,000+ times |
| | Rickey, W. Branch (Photograph) $750
Hall of Fame baseball executive best known for racially integrating baseball by signing Jackie Robinson |
| | 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 |
Sports-Basketball |
| | Stagg, Amos Alonzo (Letter) $250
Pioneer college football coach & innovator, played in 1st public basketball game, invented baseball batting cage |
Sports-Football |
| | 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. (First Day Cover) $95
Signed 1948 Harlan Fiske Stone stamp FDC |
| | 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 |
| | Chadwick, Florence (Photograph) $75
Small photo on beach in bathing suit of 1st woman to swim English Channel in both directions |
| | Ederle, Gertrude (Photograph) $135
American competitive swimmer, 1st woman to swim the English Channel 1926 |
| | Tibbs, Casey (Signature) $225
Signature of saddle bronc champion and actor, one of rodeo’s greatest stars ever |
| | 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! |
Stage & Screen |
| | Anderson, Maxwell (Document) $195 Special Offer: $175
1945 license for radio broadcast of his play "Elizabeth the Queen"
A price break in honor of a wonderful writer! |
| | Arliss, George (Original Signed Sketch) $125
Original pencil sketch signed by artist and also by the 3rd Best Actor Oscar winner |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | Chayefsky, Paddy (Letter) $125
Celebrated Broadway & TV playwright, Oscar-winning screenwriter for “Marty”, “The Hospital”, & “Network” |
| | Cobb, Irvin S. (Photograph) $135
Colorful Kentucky-born journalist, author & humorist, wrote for and appeared in films |
| | Coleman, Cy (Photograph) $60
Composed popular standards (inc. “Witchcraft”) & Broadway shows (inc. “Sweet Charity”) |
| | Comden, Betty & Green, Adolph (Photograph) $175
Famed Broadway & Hollywood musical comedy duo |
| | Coward, Sir Noel (Letter) $325
1933 TLS to friend, writer-historian Philip Guedalla |
| | Crawford, Joan (Letter) $110
Crawford expresses reserved interest in doing a "legitimate production" (a play) |
| | Crawford, Joan (Photograph) $235
1950's matte finish photo portrait inscribed & signed |
| | Cushman, Charlotte (Letter) $95
Likely invitation to a reading by the major mid-19th century American actress |
| | 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" |
| | Fields, Dorothy (Signature) $40
Broadway-Hollywood librettist & lyricist, won 1936 Oscar, 5 Tony Awards |
| | Fox, William (Letter) $650
Pioneer motion picture executive, founder of Fox film & theater empire, namesake of today’s Fox TV network |
| | Grable, Betty (Photograph) $295
Vintage photo inscribed & signed by the dancer-singer-actress, #1 WW II “pin-up girl” |
| | Hall, Huntz (Signed Album Page) $75
Vintage signature of the “Dead End Kids” & “Bowery Boys” star |
| | Hamlisch, Marvin (Photograph) $50
With Richard Rodgers, only other composer to win Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, Tony & Pulitzer |
| | Henning, Doug (Photograph) $175
Colorful 70’s – 80’s magician-showman |
| | Hepburn, Katharine (Letter) $275
1981 TLS from the AFI-ranked greatest US film actress |
| | Hepburn, Katharine (Signed Program) $195
Signed 1976 "A Matter of Gravity" Broadway souvenir program |
| | Hopper, DeWolf (Signature) $50
Comic actor & singer, performed classic baseball ode “Casey At The Bat” 10,000+ times |
| | 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. (ANS) $150
Brief ANS mentioning Sinclair Lewis |
| | 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
Award-winning librettist-lyricist of musicals, inc. “Brigadoon”, “Gigi”, “My Fair Lady”, "Camelot” |
| | 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 |
| | Pastor, Tony (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $75
Impresario, theater owner, a founder of American vaudeville in mid-late 19th century |
| | Phillipson, Irving J. (Letter) $95
The Home Front: Irving Berlin’s “This Is the Army” comes to San Francisco |
| | Pidgeon, Walter (Photograph) $110
Handsome signed vintage matte finish MGM portrait |
| | Prince, Harold ("Hal") (Photograph) $35
Multi-Tony Award-winning Broadway musical producer & director |
| | Reagan, Ronald (Signed Album Page) $395
Late 1938 inscribed & signed autograph album page |
| | Reagan, Ronald (First Day Cover) $425
Signed 1969 US California Bicentennial stamp First Day Cover |
| | Red Fox, Chief William (Photograph) $275
Signed photograph of the Oglala Sioux Buffalo Bill “Wild West Show” veteran, "scalped " King Edward VII 1905 |
| | Reeve, Christopher (Photograph) $295
Signed & inscribed color photograph as “Superman” |
| | Richman, Harry (Photograph) $75
Popular entertainer, famed for recording & film “Puttin’ on the Ritz”, co-piloted 1936 1st transatlantic round trip flight |
| | Russell, Harold (Check) $30
Only actor to win 2 Oscars for one role, activist in fight for employment rights for people with disabilities |
| | Sarnoff, David (Photograph) $250
Signed Karsh Photograph of the Radio & TV Broadcasting Pioneer |
| | Schmidt, Harvey (Photograph) $225
Tony Award-winning composer of longest running musical ever, “The Fantasticks” |
| | 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" |
| | Simon, Neil (Manuscript) $250
1979 AMsS, draft page from “I Ought To Be In Pictures” |
| | Strouse, Charles (AMQS on FDC) $150
AMQS (with lyrics) from “Tomorrow” from his 1977 hit “Annie” |
| | Talley, Marion (Photograph) $45
1935 signed & inscribed Clarence Bull glamour matte finish photo |
| | Tibbs, Casey (Signature) $225
Signature of saddle bronc champion and actor, one of rodeo’s greatest stars ever |
| | 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 |
| | 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” |
| | Burr, Aaron (Letter) $1250
1828 LS to Senator Martin Van Buren, on progress of “our Eden causes” |
| | Burr, Aaron (ON HOLD) (Letter) $1850
Burr assists in preparing for his defense during his 1807 treason trial |
| | Bush, George H. W. (Photograph) $225
1971 signed photo as US Ambassador to the United Nations |
| | 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. (Letter) $195
1983 TLS as VP to the composer of “Hail to The Redskins” mentioning their friend, Pan Am's Sam Pryor |
| | Bush, George H. W. (Letter) $175
1983 TLS as VP to the composer of “Hail to The Redskins”, appreciating his friendship |
| | Calhoun, John C. (Letter) $495
1840 ALS as South Carolina US Senator, letter of reference |
| | Clinton, George (Document) $395
1800 ADS of New York’s 1st state governor, Jefferson & Madison’s VP |
| | Curtis, Charles (Letter) $135
1929 TLS as Vice President to the founder of Charleston, West Virginia’s Union Mission |
| | Fairbanks, Charles W. (Signed Portrait) $195
Steel engraved portrait signed by Theodore Roosevelt’s VP, Charles Hughes’ 1916 running mate |
| | Hamlin, Hannibal (Letter) $495
April 1861 ALS while VP, recommends gunpowder manufacturer to War Department |
| | Hendricks, Thomas A. (Check) $175
1872 bank check completed in the future VP’s hand |
| | Johnson, Richard Mentor (Check) $250
Check handwritten a year & a day before his election as VP by the Senate |
| | Johnson, Richard Mentor (Free Franked Address Leaf) $175
1828 free franked address leaf while Kentucky US Senator |
| | Marshall, Thomas R. (Photograph) $225
Signed Clinedinst photo likely while Wilson’s VP |
| | 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. (Photograph) $295
Inscribed & signed photo likely while Ike’s Vice President |
| | Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Letter) $95
“Strange” ALS as New York Governor! |
| | Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Signature) $50
Signed bumper sticker for 1964 campaign for GOP presidential nomination |
| | Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Document) $135
1972 DS as New York Governor, extraditing accused felon from Maryland |
| | Tompkins, Daniel D. (Letter) $275
1815 ALS as New York Governor to General Peter B. Porter seeking appointment advice |
| | Wallace, Henry A. (Signed Engraving) $75
Small engraving signed by FDR’s 2nd VP, 1948 Progressive presidential candidate |
| | Wheeler, William A. (ANS) $175
1874 draft telegram while NY Congressman |
| | Wilson, Henry (Letter) $395
Uncommon ALS as Grant’s VP! |
Western Americana |
| | Smith, Marcus Aurelius ("Mark") (Letter) $40
Tombstone prosecutor, one of Arizona’s first two US Senators |
| | Tabor, Horace A. W. (Signature) $350
Signature of “The Silver King”, likely while Colorado US Senator for 2 months |
| | Tibbs, Casey (Signature) $225
Signature of saddle bronc champion and actor, one of rodeo’s greatest stars ever |
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 |
| | 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 |
| | Booth, Florence E. (Letter) $95
Pioneered Salvation Army programs for destitute women, pioneered anti-prostitution campaign |
| | Bremer, Fredericka (Photograph) $195
Signed carte-de-visite photo of the Swedish writer, reformer, pioneer feminist |
| | 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! |
| | Claflin, Tennessee C. (Signature) $450
“Tennie C.”, colorful & controversial women’s rights advocate |
| | Davis, Angela Y. (AQS) $150
1960’s political activist, Black Panther associate, 1980 & 1984 Communist Party VP candidate |
| | Dickinson, Anna E. (Letter) $175
1864 ALS to controversial physician D. Willard Bliss, then in charge of Washington's Armory Square Hospital |
| | Ederle, Gertrude (Photograph) $135
American competitive swimmer, 1st woman to swim the English Channel 1926 |
| | 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 A. (Letter) $75
1984 Democratic VP candidate, 1st major US political party female 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 |
| | Jarvis, Anna M. (Letter) $295
1938 TLS from the founder of America’s Mother’s Day holiday |
| | Joliot-Curie, Irene (Letter) $595
French physicist, daughter of Pierre & Marie Curie, shared 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with her husband |
| | Kelsey, Frances O. (Photograph) $75
FDA pharmacologist, led fight to prevent thalidomide From gaining US Government approval |
| | Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald (Letter) $225
Early ALS from the Kennedy family matriarch aboard the liner “Ile de France”, to an associate of husband Joe |
| | Kenny, Sister Elizabeth (Signed Envelope) $125
Australian nursing sister, pioneered treatment for infantile paralysis |
| | Kenyon, Dorothy (Letter) $40
Controversial feminist lawyer-jurist-diplomat |
| | Le Hand, Marguerite A. "Missy" (Letter) $90
1934 White House letter as FDR’s private secretary to FDR pal & law partner Basil O’Connor |
| | Livermore, Mary A. (Signed Card) $75
“The Queen of the Platform”, abolitionist, woman suffrage & education, temperance advocate |
| | Luhan, Mabel Dodge (Signature) $150
Rare autograph of the wealthy patron associated with the Taos Art Colony; author |
| | Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of (Signature) $250
One of most influential women in English history, ancestor of Winston Churchill & Diana, Princess of Wales |
| | McAuliffe, S. Christa (Signature) $900
1st non-astronaut to be sent to space, killed in 1986 explosion of Shuttle "Challenger" |
| | Miles, Josephine (Signed typescript) $30
Signed typescript of “Lucifer Alone” by the eminent Berkeley poet & critic |
| | Mills, Susan L. (Letter) $125
Founder of Mills College, 1st women’s college in the far western United States |
| | Mitchell, Maria (Letter) $225
2nd woman to discover a comet, 1st Vassar College faculty appointee, lunar crater named for her |
| | OConnor, Sandra Day (Letter) $115
Justice O’Connor salutes Philadelphia couple’s 50th wedding anniversary |
| | OConnor, Sandra Day (ON HOLD) (First Day Cover) $75
1975 FDC signed by the 1st woman Associate Justice |
| | 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 |
| | Peron, Eva ("Evita") (Document) $425
1950 DS as head of the Argentine Female Peronist Party |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | Tarbell, Ida M. (Photograph) $125
Inscribed & signed Mishkin studio bust portrait of the famed "muckraker" |
| | Thompson, Dorothy (Photograph) $75
“The First Lady of American Journalism" |
| | Tully, Grace (Photograph) $110
Photo of FDR’s secretary inscribed to FDR associate Basil O’Connor |
| | 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 (Letter) $495
Uncommon ALS of the author and women's rights advocate, founder of the first women’s school of higher education |
| | Willard, Frances (AQS) $175
AQS by the woman suffrage & temperance advocate, 1st woman represented in Capitol’s Statuary Hall |
| | Willard, Frances E. (Signature) $95
Women’s suffrage & temperance advocate, 1st woman represented in US Capitol’s Statuary Hall |
| | Yalow, Rosalyn S. (Autograph Statement Signed) $125
Good content autograph statement signed by 2nd female to win Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
World Leaders |
| | Asquith, Herbert H. (Letter) $250
PM Asquith invites Columbia president (1931 Nobel Peace laureate) Butler & wife to lunch |
| | 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 |
| | Begin, Menachem (Photograph) $150
Signed photo of the Israeli PM with Washington DC police during visit to meet Sadat at Camp David |
| | Brandt, Willi (Commemorative Envelope) $35
Berlin Mayor, West German Chancellor, 1971 Nobel Peace Prize laureate |
| | Briscoe, Robert (Letter) $40
Irish statesman, 1st Jewish Lord Mayor of Dublin |
| | Carson of Duncairn, Baron (Photograph) $295
Famed barrister in Oscar Wilde libel suit, Irish & Ulster Unionist leader, foe of Irish Home Rule |
| | Chamberlain, Neville (Letter) $595
Chancellor Chamberlain thanks 1931 Nobel laureate Butler for 1935 Carnegie Endowment London conference pamphlet |
| | 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 (Signature) $1250
Signature on letterhead as First Lord of the Admiralty (1911-15) |
| | Derby, 15th Earl (Letter) $75
Lord Derby arranges payments on a donation to a school of science |
| | Derby, 17th Earl (Photograph) $50
Postcard photo signed by Lord Derby, led WW I recruitment 1915-16, Minister of War 1916-18 |
| | Disraeli, Benjamin, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (Free Franked Panel) $275
Free franked address panel while relatively new MP |
| | Edward VII (ON HOLD) (Photograph) $595
Signed carte-de-visite photo while Prince of Wales |
| | Elath, Eliahu (FDC) $40
Israel’s 1st Ambassador to the US and to Great Britain |
| | Fawzi, Mahmoud (First Day Cover) $30
Egyptian diplomat & statesman from Farouk to Sadat |
| | George III (Letter) $2250
Rare ALS of America’s last king! |
| | Grenville, William, Lord (Letter) $150
PM, abolished British slave trade 1806, unsuccessfully sought Catholic emancipation |
| | Harman, Avraham (First Day Cover) $30
Renowned Israeli Diplomat, Ambassador to US 1959-68 |
| | 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
Signed 1965 US Winston Churchill stamp First Day Cover while President of Finland |
| | Kohl, Helmut (Photograph) $95
1984 color photo while German Chancellor, inscribed to DC police officer |
| | 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 |
| | Liverpool, Lord (Robt. Banks Jenkinson) (Letter) $175
ALS while British PM, Fought Napoleon & United States in 1812 |
| | Lyautey, Marshal Louis H. G. (ANS) $150
Led 1896 French invasion of Madagascar, governed Morocco 1907-25 |
| | Lyons, Richard P. M., 1st Viscount (ANS) $40
Eminent British envoy to the US during the Civil War |
| | Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of (Signature) $250
One of most influential women in English history, ancestor of Winston Churchill & Diana, Princess of Wales |
| | Melbourne, 2nd Viscount (William Lanb) (Free Frank) $95
Free franked adress leaf while PM and mentor to young Queen Victoria - Melbourne, Australia named for him! |
| | Minto, 4th Earl (Signature) $150
Signature while (8th) Governor General of Canada |
| | Mollien, Francois Nicolas, Comte (Letter) $125
1802 LS from Napoleon’s future 2nd Minister of Finance, thanks Paris Athéneé Des Artes for an honor |
| | Nam Il (Photograph) $750
Rare photograph signed by leader of North Korean’s delegation negotiating end to Korean War |
| | Obregon Salido, Alvaro (Photograph) $350
Signed photograph of the Mexican soldier-statesman, assassinated 1928 |
| | Olmert, Ehud (Autograph Sentiment Signed) $135
In-person autograph sentiment signed by Israel’s disgraced former PM while Mayor of Jerusalem |
| | Orlando, Vittorio E. (Photograph) $225
Italian PM 1917-19, one of “The Big Four”, led Italy’s delegation at Paris Peace Conference |
| | 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 |
| | Peron, Eva ("Evita") (Document) $425
1950 DS as head of the Argentine Female Peronist Party |
| | Portland, 3rd Duke (Wm. Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield) (Letter) $250
Duke of Portland’s butcher wishes to serve Duke of Clarence, future King William IV |
| | Rabin, Yitzhak (Photograph) $175
Signed photo of the assassinated soldier-statesman inscribed as General |
| | Reuter, Ernst (Letter) $150
West Berlin Mayor Reuter thanks Ambassador Grew for his memoir |
| | Russell, Lord John (Letter) $80
Russell accepts a photograph of a statuette of Lord Palmerston |
| | Sadat, Muhammad Anwar (Photograph) $225
Color photo while Egyptian President inscribed to DC police officer |
| | Sapir, Pinhas (FDC) $45
Father of the Israeli economy, managed from a black notebook |
| | 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 |
| | Urguplu, Ali Suat Hayri (Photograph) $35
Signed photo while 9-month Turkish "caretaker" PM in 1965 |
| | 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 |
| | Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of (Free Franked Envelope) $275
1834 free franked envelope while British Army Commander-In-Chief |
| | 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
British Secretary at War 1782-94, Toronto’s main street named for him |
