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DOV YOSEF ARCHIVE
Incredible Archive of Dov Yosef, One of Israel's "Founding Fathers" -- Dated 1948-1964, Includes 15 Handwritten Notebooks Regarding Israel's Formation & Early Years -- Museum Quality Archive
Extensive handwritten archive by Dov Yosef, constituting the most important records of the development of Israel in private hands. In 15 notebooks and approximately 350 handwritten pages, Dov Yosef, Military Governor of Jerusalem during...more
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SCARCE JOHN WILKES BOOTH ALS 1854
Extremely Scarce John Wilkes Booth Autograph Letter Signed Recounting an Incident for Which
Booth Would be Tried for Assault & Battery -- Composed to the Brother of Lincoln Assassination Co
-Conspirator Michael O’Laughlen, Jr. -- 1854 "...I knocked him down, which made him bleed like a
butcher...I have to stand trial for assault and battery..."
Extremely rare John Wilkes Booth autograph letter signed. Single page, octavo, datelined “Tudor Hall, Aug 8th, 1854,” to Samuel William “Billy” O’Laughlen, brother of Michael O’Laughlen, Jr., conspirator in the assassination of President...more
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$1,100
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29218
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GEORGE WASHINGTON ALS
Exceptional George Washington Autograph Letter Signed as President -- "…Motives of friendship and respect were all I had in view…"
Lengthy George Washington autograph letter signed "G Washington" as President, dated 6 March 1793. From Philadelphia, Washington writes to his childhood friend the Reverand Bryan Fairfax at Mount Eagle Plantation, Virginia, in response...more
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$1,772
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30077
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PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN ALS 1861
President Abraham Lincoln Civil War-Dated Autograph Letter Signed Responding to the Request of
a Personal Favor From a California Senator to Appoint the Assistant Quarter Master of the Army --
1861
Choice Abraham Lincoln autograph letter signed as President. 1.5pp. letter datelined “Executive Mansion,” 20 August 1861 to “Hon. Sec. of War,” Simon Cameron. Lincoln responds to the request of a personal favor from a California Senator,...more
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$2,358
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3
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29219
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MARILYN MONROE SIGNED PHOTO
Beautiful Marilyn Monroe Signed Photograph -- Original Cecil Beaton Silver Gelatin Print -- With PSA/DNA COA
Exquisite Marilyn Monroe signed and inscribed Cecil Beaton photograph, "To Eddie / Love & Kisses / Marilyn Monroe". An astonishingly large piece with Marilyn's inscription alone measuring over 10" x 2.5". Original silver gelatin Cecil...more
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$1,000
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ALBERT SCHWEITZER ARCHIVE
Amazing Archive Related to Philosopher, Musician and Medical Missionary Albert Schweitzer -- Includes Lengthy Autograph Letter Signed, Original Draft of "The Africa of Albert Schweitzer" Heavily Edited by Schweitzer & Over 1,000 Photographs
Truly dizzying array of items related to the publication of "The Africa of Albert Schweitzer" by Charles R. Joy and Melvin Arnold. Archive includes (1) original draft of book in 220 typed carbon lightweight pages, 80 of which have over...more
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ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR FLAG
Original Civil War Flag Displayed in Combat -- 176th N.Y.S.V.V. Infantry -- "Ironsides Regiment" That Fought in Shenandoah Valley Campaign
A rare and historic Civil War flag originally belonging to the 176th New York State Veteran's Volunteer Infantry. Measures 29” (hoist) x 31” (fly). The 176th New York Infantry, known as the "Ironsides Regiment," was formed in the later...more
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$1,000
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HENRY CLAY ALS RE FUGITIVE SLAVE BILL 1850
Excellent Henry Clay Letter Defending His Fugitive Slave Bill -- "…I still hope that these demonstrations are the expiring efforts of the Abolitionists, and that the great mass of the Northern public are really desirous…to enforce the Constitutional provision…A repeal of the law…would, I apprehend, lead to the most mischievous consequences…"
Henry Clay autograph letter signed. Single page quarto datelined Ashland, Kentucky, 31 October 1850 to “E.H. Derby, Esq.” A month after his Compromise of 1850 becomes law, Henry Clay expresses hope that dissatisfaction with his Fugitive...more
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$1,000
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR DS
1776 Siege of Boston Document Signed by 23 Lexington Alarm Minutemen – Including Two African-Americans
Manuscript document signed by 34 soldiers of Captain Luke Drury's Company, dated 9 February 1776 from Dorchester, Massachusetts. At least 23 of the signers were Grafton, Massachusetts-area Minutemen who had responded to the Lexington-Concord...more
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SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE ALS RE: HOLMES
Exceptional Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ALS Re: His Sherlock Holmes Play "The Speckled Band" --
Composed to the Actor Who Played Sherlock Holmes "...thank you...for your splendid Holmes.
It...is a very excellent performance. Your disguise is so remarkable that I have grave doubts
whether your audience give you the personal credit which is your due..."
Exceptional Sir Arthur Conan Doyle autograph letter signed, “Arthur Conan Doyle.” Single page, octavo, on “Old Ship Hotel, Brighton” stationery. Written to actor Oliver Peters Heggie, best remembered for his role as the blind hermit who...more
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$1,000
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29221
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ALBERT EINSTEIN ALS 1949
Superb Albert Einstein Autograph Letter Signed Composed to a Dear Friend & the Wife of
Einstein's Berlin Doctor -- 1949 -- "...The devil is creative, as the Nazis were when it was finally
decided to round us up. But we hold together and take pleasure with each other and with
everyone in that which is beyond the fickleness of fate..."
Superb Albert Einstein autograph letter signed. Single page, quarto, written in German, dated 27 December [1949]. Written to “Frau Ehrman,” wife of Dr. Ehrman, Einstein’s Berlin doctor who emigrated to New York before World War II. Einstein...more
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$1,000
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NAPOLEON & JOSEPHINE DS 1812
Impressive Legal Document Signed by Both Napoleon Bonaparte & the Empress Josephine -- 1812
Document Concerning the Marriage of the Administrative Officer of the House of Her Majesty The
Empress Josephine
Impressive document signed by both Napoleon Bonaparte and the Empress Josephine. 3pp. in French, large quarto, 1812. The handwritten legal document concerns the marriage of Monsieur Casmir Victor Guyon of Monttivault and Mademoiselle...more
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$1,000
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29239
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FREDERICK DOUGLASS AQS RE: SLAVERY
Rare Frederick Douglass Autograph Quotation Signed -- 1883 -
- “John Brown saw slavery through no mist or cloud, but in a
light of infinite brightness, which left no one of its ten
thousand horrors concealed."
Rare Frederick Douglass autograph quotation signed. Penned on a folded octavo leaf, Douglass writes in full: “John Brown saw slavery through no mist or cloud, but in a light of infinite brightness, which left no one of its ten thousand...more
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$550
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29220
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JAMES A. GARFIELD MILITARY DS 1881
Rare President James A. Garfield Signed Military Appointment
-- 1881 -- Less Than Two Months Before His Assassination by
Charles Guiteau -- Marvelously Rare James Garfield Signed
Document as President -- James Garfield Autograph as
President a Tad Light
President James A. Garfield military appointment signed. Dated 14 May 1881, document awards the rank of captain to George W. Crabb of the Fifth Regiment of Artillery. Signed at the lower right, “James A. Garfield,” and countersigned by...more
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$500
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MILLARD FILLMORE ALS 1857 RE: SLAVERY
Millard Fillmore ALS Re: the Prohibition of Slavery -- Composed Just 9 Days Before the Dred Scott
Decision -- 1857 -- "...I have your letter desiring to know whether in my opinion the ‘Missouri
Compromise was constitutional or not.'...this question is now pending before the Supreme
Court...where it has been ably argued, and will soon be decided..."
Millard
Millard Fillmore autograph letter signed. Single page, octavo, datelined 25 February 1857, Buffalo, New York, to E.H. Wade, Esq., a Free Soil candidate who was serving his second term in the House. Fillmore pens in full: “Buffalo, Feb....more
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$1,000
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YURI GAGARIN MANUSCRIPT SIGNED
Yuri Gagarin ANS & Extensive Signed Handwritten Notes & Drawings About Flying to the Moon -- Written in 1968 Two Months Before His Tragic Death -- Incredibly Scarce and Important Piece of Space History
Extremely scarce hand annotated manuscript by Yuri Gagarin dated 24 January 1968, which, at its conclusion, is signed and dated, and additionally bears an autograph note signed "Gagarin." The Soviet cosmonaut writes in part, "…to be able...more
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$1,000
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CIVIL WAR SOLDIER ARCHIVE
Illinois POW Soldier’s Archive -- Includes 59 Letters -- "…I have seen a good many graves at the roadside of soldiers killed in skirmishes since I've been on the march…" and "…War at the best is a stern and terrible evil…"
Extensive archive of items belonging to Jordan Carroll Harriss, a Civil War POW from the 81st Illinois Infantry who was captured at Guntown, Mississippi and sent to Andersonville prison where he stayed until the conclusion of the war....more
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SAMUEL MORSE ALS RE: CIVIL WAR
Samuel Morse ALS Re the Civil War -- 1862 -- "...North & South are in deepest Sorrow...In a
contest where there is so much wrong-doing on both sides...it is no easy task to keep the mind
steadfast upon the right, and less easy to rebuke wrong in either party without at once being
accused of going wholly over to the views of the other side..."
Samuel Morse autograph letter signed discussing his opinions about the raging American Civil War. 4pp., quarto, datelined New York, 11 March 1862, to his sister, Mrs. Cornelia Goodrich, in Paris. In part: “My dear Sister, / I find it...more
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$1,000
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HARRY S. TRUMAN WWII SIGNED SPEECH
1944 Harry S. Truman WWII Signed Speech Delivered to the American Legion Convention "...We
want to see...our young men come home alive...But win the war in Germany we must—thoroughly
and completely..."
Harry S. Truman World War II-date signed speech delivered to the American Legion Convention. 7pp., legal folio, entitled, “Speech of Honorable Harry S. Truman to American Legion Convention, Chicago, Illinois, September 18, 1944 – 11 o’clock...more
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$1,000
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PRESIDENT JOHN TYLER LS 1842
Exceptional President John Tyler Letter Signed in Which Tyler Himself Pens the Phrase
That Would Forever be Associated With his Presidency "...Both parties make war upon me. I am ‘a
president without a party’.." -- 1842
Exceptional political-content John Tyler letter signed as President. 2pp., octavo, dated 30 May 1842, [Washington, D.C.] to James I. Roosevelt, a Democratic Congressman from New York, and the great-uncle of Theodore Roosevelt. Tyler writes...more
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$1,000
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CHESTER ARTHUR WALLET
Scarce Piece of Presidential Memorabilia -- Personal Wallet Owned and Used by President Chester Arthur
President Chester A. Arthur personally owned wallet, embossed in ornate gilt on the cover, "C. A. Arthur." Black wallet made of leather material measures 4" x 3" closed and 8.75" x 3" open, with areas to hold currency, a small pen, coins...more
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DOI SIGNERS CLARK & HART DS
1776 Provincial Congressional Document Signed by DOI Signers Abraham Clark and John Hart -- Incredibly Scarce Document From Philip D. Sang Collection
Scarce 1776 dated document signed by John Hart and Abraham Clark, both signers of the Declaration of Independence. Document reads in full, "This is to certify that Caleb Camp hath attented as a Deputy in Provintial [sic] Congress in New...more
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$600
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JFK MODEL ROCKET
Extremely Rare Apollo Model Personally Owned by President John F. Kennedy -- Given to Him by NASA at the White House
Beautiful scarce and historic prototype of the Apollo rocket that was presented to President John F. Kennedy on 13 April 1961 at the White House by NASA. The day after Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to orbit earth,...more
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$500
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR PAMPHLET
Scarce Revolutionary War Pamphlet -- Instructing Colonists in the Manufacture of Saltpeter, Necessary in Supplying Gunpowder for the Cause of Independence
Scarce Revolutionary War pamphlet, printed on order of the Second Continental Congress, advising colonists on the manufacture of saltpeter, an critical ingredient of gunpowder. Dated 17 January 1776, with an introduction by Pierre Van...more
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$500
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1952 TOPPS DUKE SNIDER PSA 9
1952 Topps -- Duke Snider #37 -- PSA 9 -- Black Back -- Population 1 of 2
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR LEDGER
Magnificent Revolutionary War Ledger for Candle Company in Rhode Island -- Includes Extensive Account of Cato Gardener (Identified as "Negro" From Africa), Benefactor of the First Black Church in Boston "The African Meeting House"
Very rare 1782-1788 manuscript ledger of a chandlery (candle making) company believed to be owned by the Arnold family from Warwick, Rhode Island with extensive accounts for various sailing ships, ship's captains, historical figures,...more
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$1,000
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JOSEF MENGELE ALS 1942
Josef Mengele Writes to His Wife From Russia in 1942 -- Curiously, of a Film He Was Making -- "…As a doctor you don't have time to hold a camera when the battle begins…I still think that my film will serve as a decent reminder…"
Fascinating autograph letter signed by Josef Mengele to his wife Irene, dated 4 January 1942 while Mengele was serving as a doctor in the Nazi army deep behind Russian lines. Much of the letter is devoted to a film that Mengele and his...more
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$3,138
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BOLIVIA ARCHIVE
Fascinating Archive of 416 Letters From Colonial Life in Bolivia -- Most Concern Francisco Ruiz De Sorzano, Direct Ancestor of Bolivian President Jose Luis Tejada Sorzano
Fantastic archive of 416 letters from 18th century Bolivia, most addressed to Francisco Ruiz De Sorzano, a leading figure during the colonial period from the La Paz area. Sorzano had important business relations with Peru and was the...more
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$500
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PRESIDENT FDR WWII TLS 1944
Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt WWII TLS to British Ministry of Information Re German V-1 Bomb --
"...Mrs. Roosevelt and I were grieved to hear of the tragic results of the flying bomb which
destroyed your flat..."
Exceptional Franklin D. Roosevelt World War II-date typed letter signed as President. Single page, quarto, dated 27 November 1944 to Dame Rachel Crowdy of the British Ministry of Information. Roosevelt writes in full: “My dear Dame Rachel...more
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$1,000
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MOONWALKERS LITHOGRAPH
Huge Lithograph Signed by All But One of the Moonwalkers -- Includes Three Deceased Members
Enormous signed 31" x 25” color lithograph of the twelve astronauts who have flown to the moon. The late Jim Irwin was the first to sign the print in 1986 and 10 other moonwalkers have added their autographs over the years. All six lunar...more
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$1,297
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HARRY TRUMAN'S HOSPITAL BAND
Extremely Rare Harry S. Truman Hospital Wristband Worn When He Died – With Provenance From Truman's Daughter
Hospital wristband worn by President Harry S. Truman when he died at Research Hospital in Kansas City 26 December 1972. The 0.5" wide and 7" in diameter white wristband has printed on the label, "TRUMAN PRESIDENT HARRY S / W H GRAHAM...more
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$500
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AUGUST A. BUSCH DS 1895
Rare 1895 Anheuser Busch Business Contract Signed -- Between August Busch, Sr. and Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad
Rare 1895 business contract between Anheuser Busch and the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad. Partly printed document boldly signed in ink by August A. Busch, “Aug. A. Busch.” Dated 1 November 1895, document reads in part: “...Hannibal...more
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$100
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR LETTER
A British Officer Writes to General George Washington in 1778 Proposing a Secret Plan to Meet and Negotiate a Prisoner Exchange -- "…the humane purpose of a General Cartel of Exchange of Prisoners of War and Troops of the Convention will not have force so soon as good men like yourself could wish…"
Contemporaneous copy of a letter written to George Washington, proposing a secret plan to meet and negotiate a prisoner exchange. It is likely in the hand of British Commander-in-Chief Sir Henry Clinton's aide, William Collier. Datelined...more
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PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN DS 1861
President Abraham Lincoln Signed Presidential Appointment -- 7 May 1861
President Abraham Lincoln signed Presidential appointment document. Partly-printed document dated 7 May 1861 appoints Joseph J. Coombs of the District of Columbia as "Examiner-in-chief" of the United States Patent Office. Countersigned...more
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$1,899
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LEE HARVEY OSWALD ALS 1961
Lee Harvey Oswald Writes to His Mother From Russia -- Requests the Novel "1984" and Other Items "…please send the following; 1 can Rise shaving cream / 1 razor (Gillet) / Pocket novels westerns and scicenace [sic] fiction - Time or newsweek magazine chewing gum and chocolate bars. That's about all. Ha-ha…"
Lee Harvey Oswald autograph letter signed from Minsk, U.S.S.R., dated 28 June [1961]. Oswald writes to his mother in full, "Dear Mother / Recived [sic] your letter today in which you say you wish to pay me back the money you used last...more
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$1,899
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ELBRIDGE GERRY ALS
Declaration of Independence Signer Elbridge Gerry Autograph Letter Signed to President-Elect James Madison -- "…some republicans…are so inexperienced, as to suppose, that should we aid in the overthrow of G.B. Napoleon will take us by the hand, as his friends…"
Excellent content Elbridge Gerry autograph letter signed to President-elect and Secretary of State James Madison. The Declaration of Independence signer and future Vice President under Madison writes extensively of France, Napoleon and...more
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$500
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR ARCHIVE
Historically Important Archive Relating to the 1777 Revolutionary War Battle of Danbury -- With Documents Signed by General Gold Selleck Silliman and DOI Signer Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Exceptional archive of items from the 1777 Battle of Danbury, where British General William Tryon directed his soldiers to destroy houses and supply warehouses before being challenged by American Generals Gold Selleck Silliman and Benedict...more
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$500
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BOBBY JONES GOLF CLUB
Bobby Jones Owned and Likely Used Spalding Golf Club
Spalding Percussion Weighted Kro-Flite Persimmon 2 Wood, with the signature “Robt T Jones Jr” carved into the head, and with “True Temper Step Down” steel shaft. Sent to Bobby Jones at his East Lakes home golf course by A.G. Spalding...more
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$500
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LINCOLN MOURNING CREPE
Abraham Lincoln Mourning Crepe -- Black Crepe Worn by Admiral C.H. Eldredge as a Guard of Honor While Lincoln Lay in State
Incredibly rare strip of black crepe worn by Admiral C.H. Eldredge while he stood as Guard of Honor from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 25 April 1865 at City Hall in New York where President Lincoln lay in state. Crepe measures 3' 3" x...more
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$500
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JOHN MOSBY SIGNED BOOK
Civil War Colonel John S. Mosby Signed "Mosby's Men" -- Very Rare
Civil War Colonel John S. Mosby signed first-edition of “Mosby’s Men,” by John H. Alexander, Neale Publishing Company: New York: 1907. Octavo bound book contains a tipped-in page with Mosby's signature appearing underneath a photo of...more
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$300
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HARRIET BEECHER STOWE AQS 1894
Harriet Beecher Stowe Autograph Quotation Signed From
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" -- “...Not one throb of anguish / Not one
tear of the oppressed / Is forgotten by...Lord of Glory...He
bears the anguish of a world..."
Harriet Beecher Stowe autograph quotation signed. Single page, octavo, dated 14 February 1894. Stowe pens a moving quotation from chapter twelve of her novel, "Uncle Tom’s Cabin": “Not one throb of anguish / Not one tear of the oppressed...more
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$500
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FDR FREE FRANKED ENVELOPE
Exceedingly Rare Franklin D. Roosevelt Free Franked & Postmarked White House Envelope – President Roosevelt Franked a Penalty Envelope for Philatelist Edward Stern
White House envelope free franked "Franklin D. Roosevelt" as President, postmarked Washington, DC, 20 May 1935. Addressed by typewriter to "Edward Stern, Esq., 87 Nassau Street, New York, N.Y." Engraved in the upper left "THE WHITE HOUSE...more
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$1,000
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EGYPTOLOGY & GERMAN ARCHIVE
Wonderful Egyptology Archive Featuring the Family of Heinrich Brugsch -- Along With Dozens of Important 19th Century German Signed Items
Fascinating archive related to the family of German Egyptologist Heinrich Brugsch, including over 200 calling cards sent to the family's home after Brugsch passed away, letters praising Brugsch's work, cards, photographs, newspaper clippings,...more
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$500
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MCKINLEY WHITE HOUSE CHAIR
Original Chair From Presidency of William McKinley -- Circa 1900 -- From White House, Then Known as Executive Mansion
Scarce 110-year old chair from the administration of President William McKinley. Wooden chair bears brass plaque on underside of seat which reads, "Executive Mansion / President / William McKinley / Comr P B&G. / Colonel Theo. A. Bingham.”...more
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$500
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GANDHARA SCULPTURE
Ancient Pakistani Gandharan Sculpture Depicting Hunting Scene -- Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Ancient Gandharan frieze sculpture estimated to be carved during the 1st to 3rd century A.D. From the Gandharan region in northwest Pakistan, with provenance from Benjamin H. Oehlert, Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan. Grey schist...more
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$100
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PLAYBOY 1ST ISSUE MARILYN MONROE
December 1953 Playboy Magazine 1st Issue -- Marilyn Monroe on Cover and Full Page Color Nude Inside
Very rare first issue of "Playboy" magazine, December 1953, Volume I. Landmark issue of Hugh Hefner's pioneering and controversial men's magazine, featuring the famous color centerfold of Playboy's very first "Sweetheart of the Month,"...more
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$500
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ROBERT E. LEE LS
1853 Robert E. Lee Letter Signed as Commander of West Point
Rare Robert E. Lee letter signed, dated 14 June 1853, when he was Commander of West Point. Dark, bold and pristine signature at the bottom, “RE Lee", is addressed to Major General Thomas Jessup regarding results of a board inquiry, “…certain...more
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$500
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ORVILLE WRIGHT SIGNED PHOTO
Orville Wright Signed Photo
Rare signed photograph of Orville Wright in flight, circa 1929. Photograph captioned “First Man-Flight, December 17, 1903 / Kitty Hawk, N.C.” measures approximately 4.5" x 6.25", mounted to card trimmed to size. Nicely signed in black...more
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$2,144
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CONFEDERATE AGENT ARCHIVE
Confederate Agent Nathaniel Beverley Tucker Archive -- Proclaimed a "rebel and traitor" by President Andrew Johnson in 1865 for Conspiring to Assassinate President Lincoln -- Comprises Documents to Form Company in Paris for Direct Trade Between Europe & Southern States
A lot of fascinating items involving notorious Confederate Nathaniel Beverley Tucker and his efforts to form a company in Paris during the Civil War which would establish a direct trade route between Europe and the Confederate States....more
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$1,000
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ALBERT EINSTEIN SP
Albert Einstein Signed Photograph From 1934 -- Candid Photo of Einstein Receiving an Honorary Degree From Yeshiva University
Excellent photograph signed "A. Einstein", taken on 8 October 1934 at the podium at then Yeshiva College, the day Einstein received the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. In his acceptance address, Dr. Einstein said, "I believe...more
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$500
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