This alphabetical archive of
some of our sold items contains good examples of the autographs of the
listed personalities. We list items here that we think are
particularly helpful, interesting, or historically significant, and we include one or more scans of each piece. The
descriptions, especially for letters, generally contain information
regarding the historical context of the item—so there is a lot of good
history here as well. We hope that you find the archive useful.
Use this archive, too, to get ideas for your own collection or for the wonderful gifts
that historical autographs, and particularly framed items, can be.
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Adams, Charles Francis, II -
autographed letter signed by the grandson of President John Quincy Adams and
great-grandson of President John Adams, sending a signed copy of his
extraordinary Harvard University speech in which he recalled being “on the
field of Gettysburg when the solid earth trembled under the assault of that
Confederate Virginian column” and
hearing “those cannon . . . booming in my ears,
sounding the diapason of that desperate onslaught,” unframed
Adams, John Quincy -
autograph letter signed to a soldier,
later a United States Senator, who was brevetted for gallantry in the Battle
of New Orleans, 11-19-1847 -
custom framed!
Adams, Samuel -
election directive signed by the
revolutionary leader as Governor of Massachusetts, 3-23-1797, unframed
Amos ‘n’ Andy – Freeman Gosden and
Charles Correll – from the golden age of radio, a great signed
photograph of comedians “Amos ‘n’ Andy,” circa 1930s, unframed
Anthony, Susan B. -
autograph sentiments, signed twice, demanding
equality of rights for women and that the men of Kansas
“repent” and grant women the right to vote,
12-25-1897, unframed
Anthony, Susan B. -
reprint of an 1897 article from The Arena
entitled “The Status of Woman, Past,
Present, and Future,” written and signed by the
women’s rights activist, unframed
Anthony,
Susan B. - autograph
letter signed inviting students to “join
in our rejoicing over the better times that are for girls & women and
because of that –
for boys & men also
–
,”
12-25-1897, unframed
Armstrong, Neil -
Nice
copy of First on the Moon, signed in person by Armstrong, with
affidavit of provenance
Armstrong, Neil
- bold in-person
signature on the blank page of an Ohio golf tournament program from 1983,
unframed
Arthur, Chester A. -
exceedingly rare signed cabinet photograph,
unframed
Arthur, Chester A. -
scarce Variant 1 Executive Mansion card, boldly
signed in black
Arthur, Chester A. - beautiful Variant 2 Executive Mansion card with Arthur’s
bold, flamboyant signature, unframed
Arthur, Chester A. -
boldly signed Executive Mansion card -
custom framed!
Arthur, Chester A. -
large postmaster appointment document
signed with a beautiful 4½” signature, 2-24-1885, unframed
Baldwin, Henry - very rare autograph letter signed by the future
Supreme Court justice advising a client of depositions in a case, 3-30-1812,
unframed
Bartlett, Josiah - autograph receipt signed by Bartlett as a
witness while serving as Chief Justice of New Hampshire, 3-2-1789, unframed
Barton, Clara - autograph letter signed to her friend Roscoe G. Wells,
sending him money and writing of his work and her difficulties, 1-31-1908,
unframed
[Baseball] - 1935 St. Louis Cardinals -
extraordinary archive of the
autographs of 17 members of the Gas House Gang, including Dizzy Dean and four
other Hall of Famers, with contemporary letter of provenance
-
custom framed!
Bates, Katharine Lee -
autograph quotation signed by the author
of America the Beautiful, unframed
Queen Beatrix -
beautiful photograph of Queen Beatrix
and her consort, the late Prince Claus, unframed
Beauregard, Pierre G. T. - autograph quotation signed on a
postcard by the Confederate general, 3-16-1886, unframed
Begin, Menachem -
photograph on printed dinner invitation,
signed and inscribed
Behan, Brendan -
typed letter signed to the editor of The
Atlantic Monthly expressing his eagnerness to write an article,
5-18-1958, unframed
Bell, Alexander Graham -
the inventor of the telephone sends a
delightfully pleasant reply to an autograph seeker, 3-15-1912, unframed
Bell, Alexander Graham -
poignant letter by Bell seeking assistance
for his cousin’s grandchildren after their parents’ deaths, 4-18-1922, unframed
Benson, Ezra Taft - typed letter signed 10-21-1955
Biden, Joe -
early letter by Biden, in his second year
as the junior Senator from Delaware, sending his
autograph and inviting his correspondent to meet in Washington, 9-3-1974,
unframed
Black, Hugo L. -
superb, extraordinarily rare autograph note signed, an internal
memo from Justice Black to Justice Frank Murphy, likely written from the
bench during oral argument, asking about Murphy’s concurring opinion in
an earlier, related case and saying that Murphy “would have been in an
awful fix” had the litigants been “colored” or “Indians,” 10-14-1947,
unframed
Black, Hugo L. -
poignant, rare autograph letter signed, on
Supreme Court stationery, sending thanks for condolences on the death of his
wife, Josephine, 3-12-1952, unframed
Black, Hugo L. - superb typed letter
by Justice Black regarding his opinion in the Supreme Court’s
school prayer decision—and referring to the Bible—3-31-1966
-
custom framed!
Black, Hugo L. - rare, extra fine
autograph note signed as Associate Justice,
unframed
Black, Hugo L. -
extra fine condition signed Supreme Court card
Black, Hugo L.
-
Supreme Court card, boldly signed
Blackmun, Harry A. -
signed photograph
Blackmun, Harry A. -
typed letter signed 10-24-1988
Blackmun, Harry A. -
typed letter signed 6-11-1990
Borglum, Gutzon -
fantastic signed inscription by Borglum, the creator
of the Mount Rushmore sculpture, in The Undefeated,
the story of
Borglum’s work on the Stone Mountain memorial, with accompanying
inscription and signature by the Congressman who secured the first appropriation
for Mount Rushmore
Bradley, Omar N.
- typed letter signed with exceptional content
regarding President Harry S. Truman, 6-15-1970
Bradley, Omar N.
-
inscribed, signed photograph by Fabian Bachrach,
unframed
Bradley, Omar N. -
black ink signature on slip of paper with an
engraved image of the flag of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Brandeis, Louis D. - magnificent signed Harris & Ewing portrait
photograph of Justice Brandeis in his robe, not inscribed, unframed
Brandeis, Louis D.
-
autograph letter signed 7-9-1917
Brandeis, Louis D. -
autograph letter signed as Associate
Justice, with excellent associational content regarding Palestine, 7-1-1918,
unframed
Brandeis, Louis D. -
autograph letter signed, with Zionist
content, as Associate Justice 10-25-1928
Braun, Eva -
postcard autograph letter signed by Adolf Hitler’s long-time mistress, later
wife, to her sister regarding arrangements for Christmas, together with
Braun’s personal calling card and an unused envelope from her personal
stationery, circa 1930s, unframed
Brennan, William J., Jr. -
scarce autographed note signed to the clerk of
the Supreme Court expressing condolences on his father’s
death, unframed
Brewer, David J. -
Justice Brewer writes a lyrical letter to Kansas
students about those who settled the state, 5-28-1895, unframed
Breyer, Stephen G. - near fine copy of
Justice Breyer’s book Active Liberty: Interpreting our Democratic
Constitution, boldly signed
Brown, Henry B. - handwritten quotation by Justice Brown on
Supreme Court stationery, May 1895, unframed
Bruce, Blanche K. - crisp signature of
the first African-American to serve a full term in the United States Senate, the
first to receive votes at a major party’s national nominating convention, and
the first to have his signature on U.S. currency, unframed
Bryan, William Jennings - wonderful autograph sentiment signed
expressing “the glory of the Christian ideal,” 6-9-1910, unframed
Buchanan, James -
autograph letter signed as United States Senator,
with bold free frank on the integral leaf, 7-13-1840, unframed
Buchanan, James -
bold free
frank on letter panel addressed to a Northern abolitionist
-
custom framed!
Burger, Warren E. -
rare autograph letter signed, as Chief
Justice, to the clerk of the Supreme Court, 6-11-1980
Burger, Warren E. -
signed formal portrait photograph as
Chief Justice
Burger, Warren E.
- inscribed, signed copy of The Constitution:
Foundation of Our Freedom
Burger, Warren E. - boldly signed photograph of Burger swearing in
President Ronald Reagan for his second term
Burger, Warren E. -
exceptional book containing Burger’s
selection of his most significant Supreme Court opinions, boldly inscribed
and signed
Burton, Harold H. -
inscribed, signed formal portrait
photograph by Bachrach as Supreme Court Associate Justice
Burton, Harold H. - autograph letter signed to Justice Clark,
thanking him for a copy of the opinions of the Attorneys General from
before and during Clark’s tenure as Attorney General, 9-7-1949, unframed
Bush, Barbara -
scarce handwritten letter mentioning
“the two governors,”
her sons George W. Bush and Jeb
Bush, and how their siblings kept
them humble, 12-27-1998, unframed
Bush, George H. W.
- signed official White House portrait
photograph -
custom framed!
Bush, George H. W. -
excellent association inscribed, signed
photograph mentioning “The President,” his son President George W. Bush, framed
Bush, George H. W.
-
inscribed, signed photograph as World War II
Navy pilot
Bush, George H. W. - typed letter signed 5-20-1970, with original
envelope
Bush, George H. W. - typed letter signed 7-27-1979
Bush, George H. W.
- 1981 inaugural gala
invitation signed by Ronald Reagan and George Bush
Bush, George H. W. - excellent
association typed letter signed, as Vice President,
emphasizing the importance of both Hispanics in the administration and of
the United States’ relationship with the
Spanish speaking countries, 2-19-1982, unframed
Bush, George H. W. - White House engraving signed by four
presidents, including Richard Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Bush
Bush, George W. - very scarce autograph letter signed to NASCAR
legend O. Bruton Smith dated three months before Bush announced his
candidacy for the 2000 Republican presidential nomination, 3-29-1999,
unframed
Bush, George W. -
excellent association menu from 2001 dinner
in honor of Pakistani President Musharraf, boldy inscribed and signed
Bush, Laura - encouraging typed letter signed as First Lady, mailed the day after the 9/11
attacks, thanking an organization for its work with pediatric cancer
patients, 9-6-2001, unframed
Butler, Nicholas Murray - extraordinary autographed note signed by
the longest-serving president of Columbia University, winner of the Nobel
Peace Prize for his work on international relations, expressing his views of
the publicʼs intellect and morality, 1-27-1896, unframed
Butler, Pierce -
autograph letter signed, as Associate Justice, with original autograph
envelope, unframed
Butler, Pierce - rare internal memo to the Supreme Court
Marshal questioning the number of ladies in the courtroom, unframed
Byrd, Richard
E. -
typed letter signed in which the intrepid
polar explorer talks of his Antarctic expedition and confidentially
expresses his intent to return to the South Pole, 3-15-1949, unframed
Byrnes, James F. - scarce engraved Supreme Court card, signed by
Justice Byrnes, unframed
Campbell, John A. -
rare autograph endorsement signed as
Confederate Assistant Secretary of War, 3-2-1863, unframed
Cardozo, Benjamin N. -
very scarce signed portrait photograph, framed
Cardozo, Benjamin N. - excellent
autograph letter signed returning newspaper accounts of the Lincoln
assassination, which he describes as “moving memorials of one of the great
moments in our national life,” 2-17-1929, unframed
Cardozo, Benjamin N. - autograph letter signed 11-3-1933, with
original hand-addressed envelope bearing a second signature in the return
address
Catron, John -
rare
clipped signature of the Supreme Court Justice, unframed
Carter, Jimmy
-
superb content autograph note signed regarding the overthrow
of the Shah of Iran
-
custom framed!
Carter, Jimmy
- signed portrait photograph
-
custom framed!
Carter, Jimmy - typed letter signed as presidential candidate
9-4-1976
Carter, Jimmy
-
uninscribed,
signed official portrait engraving, with full signature
Carter, Jimmy
- very fine signed
Presidential Edition of Carter’s
campaign autobiography Why Not the Best?
Carter, Jimmy - White House engraving signed by four presidents,
including Richard Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, George H. W. Bush, and Carter
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn - post-presidential portrait of President
and Mrs. Carter, inscribed by President Carter and signed by both, unframed
Chandler, Albert B. “Happy”
-
typed letter signed by Chandler, a
member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, as Senator from Kentucky, 2-26-1940,
unframed
Chase, Salmon P. - autograph letter signed, as Chief Justice, with
good political content, 10-27-1867, unframed
Chase, Salmon P.
- autograph letter signed 11-12-1869,
unframed
Chase, Samuel - rare document in which Chase, as Chief Judge of
Maryland, acknowledges the naturalization of a citizen, 8-17-1793, unframed
Churchill, Clementine Spencer - typed letter signed on 10 Downing
Street stationery, 2-1-1952, unframed
Churchill, John, 1st Duke of Marlborough
- manuscript document
appointing a laborer in the Office of Ordnance, 2-1-1702/3
Churchill, Winston S.
- World War II Big Three signed
photograph
- framed
Clark, Tom C. -
magnificent 3/4-length portrait
photograph of Clark, as Associate Justice, by Fabian Bachrach, inscribed and
signed to Truman aide Clark Clifford and his wife, Marny, December 1949,
unframed
Clark, Tom C. -
typed letter signed, with autographed postscript,
3-8-1954
Clarke, John H.
-
rare autograph letter signed 7-12-1917
Clay, Henry - nice closing sentiment and signature clipped from a
letter, unframed
Clemens, Samuel L. - Mark Twain -
Bold autographed sentiment with dual
signatures, S. L. Clemens / Mark Twain,
on an album page, unframed
Cleveland, Frances Folsom -
beautiful Executive Mansion engraving,
showing the south face of the White House, boldly signed, unframed
Cleveland, Grover -
choice very early legal document, filled out
and signed by Cleveland in 1858
Cleveland, Grover -
signed Executive Mansion card -
custom framed!
Cleveland, Grover -
signed Executive Mansion card
Cleveland, Grover -
post-presidential autograph letter signed
2-14-1905 with
excellent content regarding Cleveland’s reluctance to comment on public
issues, unframed
Cleveland, Rose Elizabeth -
scarce Executive
Mansion card signed by the President’s sister and hostess, March 19, 1886,
unframed
Cline, Patsy - beautiful vintage signed portrait of the country music
icon, unframed
Clymer, George -
Clymer, a signer of the Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution, loans his brother money and signs his brother’s
promissory note to him twice, 7-30-1802, unframed
Cody, William F. - autograph note signed in which “Buffalo Bill”
grants artist Elmer Grey permission to sketch Native Americans at his Wild
West Camp, with Grey’s signed note of provenance, unframed
Cooke, Jay - poignant handwritten letter by the American financier
commenting on the impending death of a friend’s mother, 5-14-1897, unframed
Coolidge, Calvin
-
beautiful inscribed, signed portrait photograph,
unframed
Coolidge, Calvin - nice The White House card framed with two
portraits of Coolidge -
custom framed!
Coolidge, Calvin -
typed letter signed, on White House
stationery, 3-22-1924
Coolidge, Calvin -
signed
The White House card and signed White House vignette framed together -
custom framed!
Coolidge, Calvin - typed letter signed in which Coolidge refers to his
“deep faith in the cause of truth,” 9-28-1932, unframed
Coolidge, Grace -
autograph letter signed relating to
President Calvin Coolidge, with free franked integral address leaf,
4-25-1935
Cox,
Archibald
- autograph letter signed by the Watergate Special
Prosecutor whom President Richard Nixon fired
Crittenden, John J. -
superb content autograph letter signed
by the Kentucky statesman decrying “the unconstitutional & odious acts of
the President in the issuing of his proclamation of emancipation,” 1-6-1863
Crosby, Bing - typed letter signed, responding to a fan,
11-21-1966, unframed
Cushing, Richard Cardinal -
typed letter signed sending thanks
after his hospitalization and noting that
“suffering is one thing that certainly registers in the Kingdom of Heaven,”
4-24-1968, unframed
Daniel, Margaret Truman -
typed letter signed on White House stationery,
relating to her concert debut, 3-24-1947
Daniel, Peter V. - extremely rare signature of the 19th Century
Supreme Court Justice, the Taney Court’s most frequent dissenter, unframed
Daniels, Josephus - World War I-dated typed letter signed by the Navy
secretary saying that President Wilson was giving “most earnest consideration”
to a “difficult and perplexing” matter, 7-18-1918, unframed
Darwin, Charles -
bold signature of the father of the theory of
evolution, hand dated 5-9-1876, unframed
Daugherty, Harry M. -
President Harding’s
Attorney General writes of helping Mrs. Harding to create an official
biography of the deceased President, 10-18-1923, unframed
Davis, Jefferson -
superb autographed letter signed, never before
offered for sale, in which Davis
responds to a
vitriolic attack by Representative James G. Blaine by candidly and
forcefully expressing his view of the righteousness of the Confederacy and
the political motives underlying what he viewed as his personal persecution,
2-23-1876, unframed
Day, William R. - scarce handwritten note by Justice Day to the
Supreme Court marshal requesting a carriage for the President’s New Year's
reception, 12-26-1908, unframed
Day, William
R. -
very scarce typed letter signed by the future
Justice extolling “the life and character of our
departed friend,” President William McKinley, 3-19-1902, unframed
Debs, Eugene V. -
writing from jail the very day on which he
petitions the Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus to release him for
violating a labor injunction, the labor activist and soon-to-be leading
Socialist extols “the intelligence of
our people” and “the virtues that cluster about the fireside,” 1-14-1895,
unframed
Dirksen, Everett McKinley
-
typed letter signed 7-28-1961
Disney, Walt - bold early, 1930s-era sentiment and signature by the
famed cartoonist on an album page, unframed
Douglas, William O. -
vintage signed photograph as Supreme Court
Justice
Douglas, William O. -
typed letter signed 1-31-1949
Douglas, William O. - autograph letter signed thanking
Justice Tom C. Clark for a gift and discussing Douglas’s return from a
severe injury that he suffered while horseback riding in the Cascade
Mountains, 10-20-1949, unframed
Douglass, Frederick - beautiful signature of the most influential
African-American of the 19th Century on a card, 1876, unframed
Duke, Charles M., Jr. -
rare autograph letter signed by the 10th
man on the moon, 6-6-1984, unframed
Early, Jubal A. - scarce autographed note signed on a postcard by the
irascible Confederate general, a veteran of
Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, unframed
Edison, Thomas -
excellent content autograph letter
signed, 1-19-1923, discussing Edison’s storage battery, his most profitable
product, unframed
Edison, Thomas -
bold signature - framed
Edison, Thomas - typed letter signed on his laboratory stationery,
9-15-1924 -
custom framed!
Edward VIII, The Duke of Windsor -
appointment document signed as Prince of Wales, with
facsimile signature of King George V, 1-1-1919
Edward VIII, The Duke of Windsor,
and
King George VI - signatures uncommonly signed together
-
custom framed!
Edward VIII,
The Duke of Windsor
- dinner program signed as Governor of the Bahamas,
1944, unframed
Edward VIII - The Duke of Windsor -
cacheted cover
commemorating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, boldly signed by Edward
with his title, Duke of Windsor, unframed
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
-
inscribed signed portrait as five-star
general and Army Chief of Staff
-
framed
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
- 11” x 14” uninscribed signed photograph in Victory parade, as General
of the Army
-
framed
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
-
inscribed, signed photograph as Commanding
General of the U.S. Forces in Europe, with outstanding provenance
Eisenhower, Dwight D. - Eisenhower thanks Ambassador Lewellyn Thompson for his help
during the 1955 Geneva “Big Four” Summit to ease Cold War tensions, July 28,
1955, unframed
Eisenhower, Dwight D. -
Eisenhower personally invites
Ambassador Lewellyn Thompson to
discuss the upcoming United States Exhibition in Moscow, where the famous
“Kitchen Debate” between Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev would later
occur, 1-15-1959, unframed
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
-
rare White House typed letter signed
“Uncle Ike” to his great niece, 5-2-1957, with artist content, unframed
Eisenhower, Dwight D. -
leaving
office, Eisenhower
describes the
position of United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union as “surely
one of the most difficult diplomatic jobs in the world,” 1-11-1961, unframed
Eisenhower, Dwight D. - outstanding
letter in which former President Eisenhower denies supporting Henry Cabot
Lodge over other Republicans in 1964 but, unwilling to take all the blame
for his own suggestion that he did, gives the New York Times’ White
House correspondent only a backhanded apology, 12-9-1963, unframed
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
-
signed photograph inscribed to Elliott
Roosevelt, son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eisenhower, Dwight D. -
official National League baseball,
signed on the sweet spot
Eisenhower, Mamie -
poignant autograph letter signed by
the widowed Mamie, referring to Dwight’s death
and saying how
“sadly”
she misses him, 11-17-1970
Elizabeth II -
rare summons to The Queen’s
coronation, signed by The Queen and countersigned by the Duke of Norfolk,
12-1-1952, unframed
Elizabeth II -
document signed the day before The Queen’s
coronation
Elizabeth II -
rare personal-content autograph letter
signed inviting her midwife to the christening of Prince Andrew, 3-24-1960
Elizabeth II -
pardon and discharge warrant signed 7-3-1961
Elizabeth II -
large, ornate document appointing a
consul at Berlin 11-2-1966
Ellery, William - Revolutionary War-dated receipt for payment,
written and signed by the Signer of the Declaration of Independence from
Rhode Island, 10-28-1780, unframed
Ellsworth, Oliver -
very nice Revolutionary War dated
Connecticut pay warrant signed by Ellsworth, 10-29-1777
-
custom framed!
Enola Gay Crew -
photograph of the Hiroshima mushroom cloud signed
by Enola Gay crew members Paul Tibbets, Dutch Van Kirk, Tom Ferebee,
and Dick Nelson,
unframed
Fairless, Benjamin F.
- typed letter signed 7-19-1957
Field, Stephen J. -
bold signature, with biographical data,
accompanied by Field’s handwritten quotation from
William Cullen Bryant’s poem
The
Battle-Field, unframed
Fish, Hamilton, and Ulysses S.
Grant - bold signatures of
Grant and Fish on a small slip of paper
Foley,
Edward H.
-
John F. Kennedy Inaugural Chairman -
typed letter signed on Inaugural Committee stationery, 12-6-1960, unframed
Ford, Gerald R. - scarce White House typed letter signed thanking a
California senator for help in the 1976 presidential election campaign,
12-15-1976, unframed
Ford, Gerald R. -
outstanding typed letter signed,
complaining that society overemphasizes individual rights at the expense of
individual responsibility, 4-19-1965
Ford, Gerald R.
- excellent
association first day cover honoring Chief Justice Earl Warren, signed by
Ford, who notes
“Warren
Commission and 38th President,” and dated on the anniversary of the
Kennedy assassination
-
custom framed!
Ford, Gerald R. - White House engraving signed by four presidents,
including Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush, and Ford
Ford, Gerald R. - magnificent large format formal Oval Office
portrait photograph inscribed and signed to Elliott Roosevelt, the son of
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ford, Gerald R. - uninscribed, signed formal Oval Office portrait
photograph
Ford, Gerald R. - mint condition unofficial The White House card
signed and dated
Ford, Gerald R. -
typed letter signed
11-9-1984, mentioning later failed Supreme Court nominee Judge Robert H.
Bork as the guest of honor at a
“nonpartisan” public policy
dinner
Ford, Henry
-
signature -
custom framed!
Four Horsemen of Notre Dame
-
scarce dinner program signed by
all of the Four Horsemen, Jim Crowley, Elmer Layden, Don Miller,
and Harry Stuhldreher,
above the famous photo of them in uniform on
horseback, 1957
Frankfurter, Felix
- typed letter signed 2-25-1939, unframed
Frankfurter, Felix -
exceptional World War II content typed letter signed 11-27-1940
Frankfurter, Felix
-
typed letter signed 8-9-1956 to Elliott
Roosevelt, mentioning FDR
Franklin, Benjamin - superb
association document in which Franklin confers membership in the American
Philosophical Society on French Admiral Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, the Count de Guichen, who had served gallantly in support of the American cause against
Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, 1-20-1786 -
custom framed!
[Freemasonry] - Unique, outstanding association Masonic
certificate signed by three 33° Masons, President Harry S. Truman,
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, and FBI Director J.
Edgar Hoover, circa mid-1960s, framed
Fuller, Melville W. -
autograph letter signed 9-2-1892
Fuller, Melville W. - rare internal Supreme Court correspondence
in which the Chief Justice sends the Reporter of Decisions corrections in
two published opinions, 12-27-1903, unframed
Fuller, Melville W. - autograph letter signed to Elbridge T.
Gerry, grandson of the signer of the Declaration of Independence, 8-14-1907
Garfield, James A. -
pristine signature with an unusual curlique on a crisp, white card,
unframed
Garfield, James A.
-
scarce, magnificent 4” x 6” cabinet photograph boldly signed
Garfield, Lucretia R.
- handwritten letter
in which Mrs. Garfield writes of sending a servant to study music at the
Seminary, despite her indignation with her, such that she was ready to fire
her, years before, unframed
Garner, John
Nance -
typed letter signed by
“Cactus Jack” as Franklin D. Roosevelt’s
vice presidential running mate referring to his only radio address of the
1932 campaign, 10-24-1932, unframed
George III - manuscript document authorizing a court martial
5-26-1768 -
custom framed!
George III
-
military appointment document signed 4-6-1797
George III
- military appointment document signed 9-24-1808
George III - America’s last king appoints a lieutenant in the
Royal American regiment commanded by his son Frederick, 6-11-1801 -
custom framed!
George V -
signed naval appointment document
countersigned by Prince Louis of Battenberg, also known as Louis
Mountbatten, grandfather of Prince Philip
George V -
diplomatic letter signed as
King announcing the “mournful event” of the death of his father, King Edward
VII,
“feeling convinced that You
will participate in Our grief and in that of all Our subjects,”
6-20-1910, unframed
George VI
and
Edward VIII, The Duke of Windsor -
signatures uncommonly signed together, as royal princes
-
custom framed!
Geronimo - rare bold ink signature of the Apache Native American
leader, signed in person at the 1904 Worldʼs Fair in St. Louis, unframed
Ginsburg, Ruth Bader - signed
photograph of Justice Ginsburg taken early in her tenure on the Supreme
Court, unframed
Glenn, John H., Jr.
-
inscribed, signed photograph as shuttle
astronaut
Goldberg, Arthur J. -
inscribed signed photograph
Gorbachev, Mikhail -
mint condition color photograph of
Gorbachev embracing Ronald Reagan, boldly signed by Gorbachev, unframed
[Göring, Hermann] Emmy Göring -
extremely rare, perhaps unique, oversize signed photograph of the second wife
of Nazi Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, together with an unsigned family portrait,
unframed
Göring,
Hermann
-
formal
early Hoffman photograph of Göring as head of the SA, inscribed and signed
to Göring’s sister-in-law in 1925, never before offered on the autograph
market, unframed
Göring,
Hermann
-
biography
of Göring, inscribed by Göring to his former brother-in-law “In remembrance of
the visit in Berlin 16-18 March 1933 in the memorable days of the
comeback of Germany”
Göring, Hermann - biography of Göring, poignantly inscribed and
signed by him to his former sister-in-law in “faithful and grateful
remembrance of the time that I was here with you the first time that I met
my unforgettable Carin”
Göring, Hermann -
superb association signed presentation
photograph, in a leather folder emblazoned with Göring’s Reichmarschal
crest, inscribed to an American guard who held the keys to the baggage room
where Göring’s suicide poison was hidden
Göring, Hermann - extraordinary typed letter signed to his
brother-in-law castigating Nazi dissident Pastor Martin Niemöller, 4-9-1938,
unframed
Göring, Hermann - beautiful deckle-edged document in which Göring,
as Prime Minister of Prussia, sends 101st birthday greetings to a lady,
1-28-1938, unframed
Göring, Hermann -
Great association World War II-dated typed letter signed to Nazi idealogue
Alfred Rosenberg regarding the political organization of the Soviet Union,
10-28-1940
Göring, Hermann -
rare postcard photograph of Göring’s yacht
Carin II by Göring’s valet, Robert Kropp, inscribed and signed by
Göring for himself and his wife, Emmy, unframed
Grant, Ulysses S. -
superb, highly-significant autograph
document signed recording Grant’s acceptance of his appointment as
a Brigadier General of Volunteers at the outset of the Civil War, 8-25-1861
Grant, Ulysses S. -
personal check, engrossed and signed as
President-Elect and signed a second time with initials -
custom framed!
Grant, Ulysses S.,
and Hamilton Fish -
bold signatures of Grant and Fish on a
small slip of paper
Gray, Horace -
handwritten letter by Justice Gray extraordinarily
seeking outside help on a decision that he was writing, 9-11-1890, unframed
Guinness. Sir Alec -
typed letter signed by the Academy
Award-winning actor mentioning his role in Hotel Paradiso,
5-12-1956,
unframed
Haig, Alexander M., Jr. - signed cacheted first-day cover with
United Nations environment stamps, postmarked Geneva, Switzerland, 6-5-1972
Haise, Fred - scarce autograph letter signed by the Lunar Module
pilot on the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission promising to send signed
photographs of himself and mission operations items signed by Flight
Director Gene Kranz, 5-10-2005, unframed
Hancock, John - manuscript document signed by Hancock, as a member
of the Boston Board of Selectmen, directing admission of a destitute couple
to the alms house, 7-3-1765 -
custom framed!
Hancock, John - beautiful document signed as Governor of Massachusetts
Hancock, Winfield Scott - nice frameable signature of the Union
major general known as “Hancock the Superb,” unframed
Hand, Learned -
rare autographed letter signed by the
renowned American jurist, 9-2-1951
Harding, Florence Kling -
inscribed and signed White House vignette engraving
Harding, Warren G. -
inscribed and signed bust portrait engraving, likely signed as president
Harding, Warren G. -
typed White House letter signed
12-4-1922
Harlan, John Marshall (1833–1911) - autograph letter signed
sending greetings to students, 1-27-1896, unframed
Harlan, John Marshall (1833–1911) - autograph note signed
on Justice Harlan’s personal calling card directing the Supreme Court
Marshal to seat friends in the courtroom, unframed
Harlan, John Marshall (1899–1971) - extremely rare autograph note
signed to Justice Tom C. Clark saying that Harlan could not join Clark’s
dissent in the “call to nature” case, 6-6-1957, unframed
Harlan, John Marshall (1899–1971) -
signed Supreme Court card -
custom framed!
Harrison, Benjamin (1726–1791) -
in the immediate aftermath of the
Revolutionary War, Harrison certifies a family’s entitlement to land due a
deceased soldier for his military service, 6-24-1783, unframed
Harrison, Benjamin -
pre-presidential check, payable to
“Self,” boldly signed
Harrison, Benjamin - post-presidential typed letter signed
declining a dinner invitation out of concern that he might be quoted,
2,14-1900
Harrison, Caroline Scott -
very scarce handwritten letter as First Lady by President Benjamin Harrison’s
first wife, one of only four First Ladies to die during their husbands’ terms of office,
unframed
Hayes, Lucy W. - extraordinarily rare autograph letter signed on
Executive Mansion stationery, 8-27-1877
Hayes, Rutherford B. -
excellent
condition signed Executive Mansion card -
custom framed!
Hayes, Rutherford B. -
autograph note signed on a very fine
condition Executive Mansion card 1-4-1878
Hepburn, Katharine - vintage in-person signature from a 1941 stage
performance of “The Philadelphia Story,” the turning point in Hepburn’s
career, with the original play program, unframed
Hess, Rudolf -
virtually pristine signed photograph of Hess, Adolf Hitler’s Deputy Führer, together with cover letter from Hess’s adjutant, 5-5-1936, unframed
Heydrich, Reinhard -
Heydrich’s personal copy of Nazi Führer
Adolf Hitler’s book Mein Kampf,
with the bookplate from Heydrich’s
library, signed by Heydrich
Heydrich, Reinhard -
rare early signed book from Heydrich’s
personal library, with his bookplate and a signature predating his
membership in the Nazi SS
Heydrich, Reinhard
and Heinrich Himmler -
important typed
letter signed by Heydrich to Himmler, annotated by Himmler, reporting on the
investigation of another SS officer, March 1937
Heydrich, Reinhard
and Karl Wolff -
Heydrich’s
approval of a recommendation by SS Grüppenführer
Karl Wolff for the transfer of a physican to Heinrich Himmler’s
personal staff, 6-26-1937, unframed
Heyward, Thomas Jr. - manuscript summons signed by Heyward, a
signer of the Declaration of Independence, as a South Carolina circuit
judge, 7-15-1788, unframed
Himmler, Heinrich -
Extraordinarily rare SS presentation
photograph album, signed by Himmler, commemorating the visit of a Nazi
colonel to the prison camp at Dachau
Himmler, Heinrich -
excellent dual association autograph
letter signed to his mistress, written from Hegewald, his headquarters in
the Ukraine, 8-9-1942, unframed
Himmler, Heinrich -
excellent association signed document
promoting Hermann Fegelein
to the rank of SS-Obersturmbannführer, or lieutenant colonel, in the Waffen-SS,
5-4-1940, unframed
Himmler, Heinrich - rare and important association book, inscribed and
signed in 1943 to Adolf Hitler’s former bodyguard, SS brigadier general
Ulrich Graf, who likely saved Hitler’s life
Himmler, Heinrich
- personal calling card signed as Reichsführer
SS, sending birthday greetings, unframed
Hitchcock, Alfred - outstanding early behind-the-scenes typed letter
signed discussing Rebecca, which won the 1940 Academy Award for Best
Picture, and referring to two other Hitchcock films, 7-31-1940, unframed
Hitchcock, Alfred - extremely rare, excellent association
autograph letter signed to actor Ray Bolger, the Scarecrow in The Wizard
of Oz, extending an embarrassed dinner invitation, ca. 1948, unframed
Hitler, Adolf - superb, exceptionally
rare handwritten letter to Winifred Wagner, never before offered,
acknowledging the “melancholy days” and the “great loneliness” that
Hitler still had to overcome three months after the suicide of his niece,
Geli Raubal, in his Munich apartment, 12-30-1931, with impeccable
provenance, unframed
Hitler, Adolf -
extremely rare handwritten Christmas card
to his half brother, Alois, sending money for his “beloved little” nephew for Christmas, with return address
by Hitler’s niece, Geli
Raubal, with her wax seal, 12-24-1929, unframed
Hitler, Adolf -
very scarce, very early signed Hoffmann portrait of
Hitler with excellent association to the S.A. regiment that backed him in
the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch, unframed
Hitler, Adolf -
superb 9¼”
x 11¾” formal Hoffman portrait photograph inscribed and signed, as
Chancellor, to Hermann Göring’s
brother-in-law, Count Eric von Rosen, 10-11-1935, unframed
Hitler, Adolf -
excellent association photograph of
Hitler with two of composer Richard Wagner’s granddaughters, signed by all
three
Hitler,
Adolf,
and
Dr. Hans Lammers
- important partially printed
typed document signed appointing Hans Frank, who ultimately was executed at
Nuremburg, as Reichsminister
Hitler, Adolf, Hermann Göring,
and Werner von Blomberg -
very uncommon triple-signed document
appointing a Luftwaffe major, 7-27-1935
Hitler, Adolf,
and
Wilhelm Keitel -
World War II-dated document,
4-19-1942, by Hitler granting a reserve general the right to wear an active duty
uniform, countersigned by Field Marshal Keitel
Hitler, Adolf -
exceptional secret World War II-dated document
promoting 19 generals shortly before the Battle of Stalingrad, countersigned
by Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, 2-28-1942
Hitler, Adolf -
rare World War II-dated typed document
signed approving the marriage of a German soldier to a Dutch woman
Hitler, Adolf -
excellent
association signed promotion of the highly-decorated Hermann Fegelein, who married the sister of Hitler’s mistress Eva Braun, to ranks of SS-Gruppenführer and Waffen-SS
Generalleutnant, 6-10-1944, unframed
Hobart, Garret
A. -
scarce sentiment and signature of William
McKinley’s Vice President, accompanied by an
official engraving of Hobart, unframed
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr.
-
very scarce legal content autograph
letter signed as Massachusetts justice, 11-1-1894, unframed
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. -
autograph letter signed 7-10-1917,
with original envelope
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. -
mint condition manuscript letter
signed 4-24-1926
Holmes,
Oliver Wendell, Jr. -
autograph sentiment signed 3-12-1928
- framed
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr.
- autograph letter signed 3-18-1927 -
custom framed!
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr. - uncharacteristically crusty letter
by the noted physician and poet declining an invitation from the Women’s
Christian Temperance Union, 1-4-1892, unframed
Holocaust Items:
●
Prisoner letter from the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp, 7-26-1942, unframed
● Letter
from an inmate at the Buchenwald-Weimar concentration camp, recently
transferred from the notorious Auschwitz, 9-5-1943, unframed
● War-dated manuscript letter from a Polish inmate at Dachau,
1-18-1942, unframed
●
Pre-World War II letter from an inmate at Dachau, saying “My longing for you
all is indescribable,” 7-31-1938, unframed
● Letter from an inmate at Sachsenhausen,
saying that he had “already
become accustomed to the thought that I will be here for still a longer
time,” 4-14-1940, unframed
Hoover, Herbert -
typed letter signed as President-Elect,
11-16-1928
Hoover, Herbert -
outstanding association White House
typed letter signed regarding Hoover’s plan to postpone repayment of
international debt to the United States in order to save Germany from utter
economic collapse, 6-23-1931, unframed
Hoover, Herbert -
beautiful warm handwritten letter to his close
friend Jeremiah Milbank, February 1948, unframed
Hoover,
J. Edgar
-
vintage typed letter signed on FBI
letterhead, 9-18-1939
Hoover, J. Edgar -
vintage portrait photograph, boldly
inscribed and signed, 8-31-1959
Hopkins, Stephen - manuscript pay warrant signed by Hopkins as
Governor of Rhode Island, 1759, unframed
Hopkinson, Francis - as the Treasurer of Loans,
Hopkinson signs a sight bill, later endorsed by
William Bingham, to
authorize payment at Paris of interest on money the United States borrowed
to finance the Revolutionary War, 1-28-1779, unframed
Houdini, Harry - signature
-
custom framed!
Houdini, Harry - typed letter signed 4-4-1922
Houston, Sam - magnificent bold hand-addressed envelope and free
frank, undoubtedly as United States Senator from Texas
Howard, O. O. -
autograph letter
signed by the Union’s “Christian general” citing the writing
of the Apostle John and a hymn as his favorite sentiments, 3-29-1895,
unframed
Howard, O. O. - very fine condition
autographed letter signed by the Union general expressing his “strong
desire” that God work in and through him, 1-22-1900, unframed
Hughes, Charles Evans -
superb
association autograph letter signed in which Hughes notes Secretary of State Robert Lansing’s “fitness for the office at this time of
grave responsibilities” as the United States
struggles to stay out of World War I, 6-27-1915, framed
Hughes, Charles Evans -
magnificent signed formal portrait
photograph by Harris & Ewing, with original mailing envelope providing a
second autograph in the return address
Hughes, Charles Evans -
beautiful portrait photograph inscribed and
signed just over a month after Hughes became Chief Justice, with original
mailing envelope bearing second Hughes signature
Hughes, Charles Evans -
dated signature, exquisitely framed
-
custom framed!
Hughes, Charles Evans
- signed card
Hughes, Howard -
cordial typed letter signed, with full signature, to the widow of a former
employee, likely relating to Hughes’s record-setting flight, 5-31-1944,
unframed
Hughes, Randy -
extremely rare signed photo of legendary country
music star Patsy Cline’s manager, the pilot of the plane in which she died,
unframed
Hull, Cordell -
great Depression-era typed letter signed
by FDR’s Secretary of State as a Senator from Tennessee, 11-23-1932
Humphrey, Hubert H. -
typed letter signed 12-9-1959, unframed
Hunt, Ward - very scarce Court-date signature of Justice Hunt, with
his title, on a card, unframed
Huntington, Samuel - wonderful double association document signed
by Huntington, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, and William
and George Pitkin, owners of a gunpowder mill that supplied the
Continental Army, 12-9-1783, unframed
Isparhecher - extraordinary, rare letter by the Creek chief expressing his hope that the United States
Government would fulfill its promises, 5-12-1886, unframed
Jackson, Andrew - beautiful presidential
check drawn by Jackson on the Bank of the United States, and
written to a close aide, as Jackson prepares to notify Congress that he has
withdrawn federal deposits from the Bank in furtherance of his vow to destroy
it, 11-26-1833, unframed
Jackson, Andrew -
bold presidential signature, dated in Jackson’s
hand, 5-7-1830 -
custom framed!
Jackson, Howell E. -
extremely rare autograph letter signed as
Associate Justice, 6-1-1895, unframed -
custom framed!
Jackson, Howell E. -
rare internal manuscript note signed
requesting a cuspidor for his office, unframed—from the personal collection
of Justice Tom Clark
Jackson, Robert H. -
typed letter signed as Solicitor General, 9-4-1939, unframed
Jackson, Robert H.,
and
Tom C. Clark -
autograph note
signed from Justice Jackson to Justice Clark, thanking him for the gift
of a bow tie, with Clark’s autographed note of explanation, unframed
James, Henry -
bold autograph letter signed inviting a friend to
join him for lunch, 9-12-1907, unframed
Jefferson, Thomas -
ornate, scalloped top ship’s pass,
signed by Jefferson as President and James Madison
as Secretary of State, 5-21-1803 -
custom framed!
Johnson, Andrew
- Civil War-dated document signed as war Governor
of Tennessee
Johnson, Andrew -
very scarce manuscript document signed
as President relating to the shipment of arms
Johnson, Hiram W.
- typed letter signed by the Senate’s powerful
isolationist who undercut President Woodrow Wilson’s effort to have the
United States join the League of Nations, 1-3-1940, unframed
Johnson, Lady Bird -
typed letter signed 1-12-1959
Johnson, Lyndon B.
- signed, uninscribed first edition copy of A
Family Album
Johnson, Lyndon B. -
typed letter signed 4-2-1941 -
custom framed!
Johnson, Lyndon B.
-
eyeing a 1948
Senate run, LBJ thanks a friend and supporter for a
newspaperman’s report, 12-2-1947, unframed
Johnson, Lyndon B. - typed letter signed 4-12-1955
Johnson, Lyndon B. -
chilling letter by Johnson, as Vice President,
predicting that President John F. Kennedy would visit Dallas, where he was
assassinated, in November 1963, 10-1-1963, unframed
Johnson, Lyndon B. -
typed letter signed, thanking Thompson for his help during his 1967
summit with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin, LBJ expresses appreciation for
Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson’s role to “assess what we can and cannot do with these somewhat
difficult people to bring a little more peace to the world,” 6-26-1967,
unframed
Johnson, Lyndon B. - superb content White House typed letter
signed, written the day of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
4-4-1968, explaining his reasons for not seeking reelection
Johnson, Lyndon B. - Johnson congratulates Llewellyn Thompson on his storied
career as he accepts his resignation as Ambassador to the Soviet Union,
1-7-1969, unframed
Johnson, Lyndon B. -
typed letter
signed 3-2-1972 with outstanding content regarding Johnson’s
view of the Vietnam war -
custom framed!
Johnston, William Preston - autograph letter signed by the Confederate
colonel, son of General Albert Sydney Johnston and the first president of Tulane
University, 12-23-1897, unframed
Jung, Carl -
typed letter signed by the famed psychiatrist acceding to
the publisher’s title for a work, 10-4-1957,
unframed
Kefauver, Estes
- wonderful 1956 presidential election content
typed letter signed, 11-7-1955
Kefauver, Estes
- 1956 presidential election content typed letter
signed, 11-14-1955
Keitel,
Wilhelm,
and
Adolf Hitler -
World War II-dated document,
4-19-1942, by Hitler granting a reserve general the right to wear an active duty
uniform, countersigned by Field Marshal Keitel
Kennan, George -
bold dated sentiment and signature of the noted
American journalist and explorer of Russia, 1895
Kennedy, Jacqueline
-
uninscribed signed White House photograph
- framed
Kennedy, Jacqueline - poignant typed letter signed, with holograph
postscript, on black bordered mourning
stationery thanking the president of Continental Air Lines for a
substantial contribution to the John F. Kennedy Library fund, 5-4-1964,
unframed
Kennedy, Jacqueline -
gracious handwritten letter sending condolences to Jane Thompson on the
death of Ambassador Thompson, 2-9-1972, unframed
Kennedy, John F. - magnificent Philippe Halsman portrait of
Kennedy, inscribed and signed, exquisitely framed -
custom framed!
Kennedy, John F. -
typed letter
signed, thanking a supporter for help in surviving
“the
Eisenhower landslide”
to win the 1952 Senate election, unframed
Kennedy, John F. -
beautiful 1958 West Virginia Democratic
luncheon program boldly signed beneath Kennedy’s photograph
Kennedy, John F.
- in-person signed political dinner program, with
Missouri Senator Stuart Symington
- framed
Kennedy, John F. -
mint condition campaign newspaper from the 1960
presidential campaign, signed next to Kennedy’s image on the cover, unframed
Kennedy, John F.
- mint condition
kennedy for president campaign
shield from the 1960 presidential campaign, boldly signed alongside
Kennedy’s image
-
custom framed!
Kennedy, John F. -
shortly before
his crucial role as
a member of the ExComm, advising President Kennedy during the
1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK accepts Llewellyn Thompson’s resignation as
U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, 7-10-1962, unframed
Kennedy, John F. -
beautiful portrait photograph of JFK by Alfred
Eisenstaedt, likely signed as President -
custom framed!
Kennedy, John F. -
pristine White House letter sending
thanks for condolences on the death of his infant son, Patrick Bouvier
Kennedy, 8-22-1963
Kennedy, John F. -
with
Robert F. Kennedy
and
Edward M. Kennedy -
outstanding trio of vintage pieces, one
signed by each, all obtained by the same collector, unframed
Kennedy, Robert F.
- typed letter signed, as Attorney General,
dunning Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson for $50 for his “assessment” for a “happy, joyful ceremony”
for President Kennedy, 1-16-1963, unframed
Kennedy, Robert F. -
typed letter signed as Attorney
General relating to JFK’s
concern about school delinquency, 8-2-1963
Kennedy, Robert F. - typed letter signed inviting Ambassador
Llewellyn Thompson to attend a memorial Mass for President John F. Kennedy a year
after his assassination, 11-17-1964, unframed
Kennedy, Robert F. -
typed letter signed, as President of the John
F. Kennedy Library, Inc., thanking Thompson for his oral history interview,
which will “be an invaluable part of the historical record of the years in
which John Kennedy was active,” 4-8-1965, unframed
Kennedy, Robert F. - writing to thank Florida Senator George
Smathers for congratulations on his election to the United States Senate
from New York, in a handwritten postscript Kennedy asks Smathers, an old
family friend, to “stop helping Mass. and begin to help New York,”
12-2-1964, unframed
Kennedy, Robert F. -
typed letter signed as Senator from New
York returning a signed first-day cover honoring President John F.
Kennedy, 7-13-1965
Kennedy, Robert F. -
signed black-and-white
portrait photograph of JFK’s brother
Kennedy, Robert F. -
uninscribed, signed copy of
Just Friends and
Brave Enemies,
Kennedy’s account of his 1962
world goodwill tour
King, Coretta Scott -
beautiful
pensive photograph signed by the American Civil Rights leader, framed
King, Martin Luther, Jr. -
1964 program from the Ebenezer Baptist
Church in Atlanta signed in person, framed with a photo of King and Lyndon
B. Johnson
Kipling, Rudyard - signature of the author of The Jungle Book,
unframed
Koo, V. K. Wellington -
bold, English-language fountain pen
signature of the Nationalist Chinese diplomat, unframed
Kosygin, Alexei -
scarce typed letter signed by the Soviet Premier
thanking Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson for condolences on the death of Kosygin’s wife, 5-18-1967,
unframed
Kramer, Josef - rare signature with
rank of the brutal Nazi SS “Beast of Belsen,” commandant of the
Auschwitz II-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps, obtained by his guards after his arrest, matted
Krukenberg, Dr. Gustav
- extremely rare postcard autograph letter
signed by Krukenberg, one of the last Nazi SS defenders of Berlin, to his
mother 8-31-1940
Lamar, Joseph R. - rare handwritten note on Justice Lamar’s personal
calling card asking the marshal to seat a guest in the courtroom, unframed
Lammers, Dr. Hans
- war-dated typed letter signed from Adolf
Hitler’s subordinate to Winifred Wagner, the daughter-in-law of composer
Richard Wagner, conveying Hitler’s wishes with respect to the Bayreuth
Festival, unframed
Lammers, Dr. Hans,
and
Adolf Hitler
- important partially printed
typed document signed appointing Hans Frank, who ultimately was executed at
Nuremburg, as Reichsminister
Larsen, Don - excellent condition signed photo of the Yankees pitcher
throwing the final pitch of his 1956 World Series
perfect game, unframed
Leavelle, James
R. [Kennedy Assassination] - hand-completed questionnaire and
superb content typed letter signed by the Dallas homicide detective regarding
Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby, and the Kennedy assassination
Leavelle, James R. [Kennedy Assassination] -
photograph of Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald, inscribed and signed by
Dallas homicide detective James R. Leavelle, who was handcuffed to Oswald
Lee, Fitzhugh -
autograph letter signed by the Confederate cavalry
general, as Consul General at Havana, 2-6-1897, unframed
Lee, Robert E.
-
nice signed carte-de-visite
by famed Civil War photographer Mathew Brady, unframed
Lee, Robert E. -
signature of the Confederate General tipped to a
portrait of Lee in uniform, unframed
Lee, Stephen D. -
superb autograph letter signed in which the
Confederate general poignantly recalls the death of a Union soldier and the
bloody battlefields of the Civil War, 12-2-1897, unframed
Lincoln, Abraham -
beautifully framed autograph note signed as President,
less than three weeks before Gettysburg, directing
the Judge Advocate General to investigate a case, 6-13-1863
Lincoln, Robert Todd -
black fountain pen signature of President
Abraham Lincoln’s oldest son, Secretary of War
under Presidents Garfield and Arthur, unframed
Lockwood, Belva -
autograph note signed, offering advice for success,
by the first woman to run a full presidential campaign and to practice before
the United States Supreme Court, 2-5-1885, unframed
Long, Huey P. -
signed Congressional Record reprint of the Kingfish’s
1935 speech, “A Policy of Ingratitude and Death,” criticizing President
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s tax policy, unframed
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth -
nice sentiment and signature by the most popular American
poet of his time, unframed
Lurton, Horace H. - rare autograph note signed, as Justice,
directing the Supreme Court Marshal to seat friends in the courtroom,
unframed
Lyon, Nathaniel -
scarce, bold signature, with rank and date, of the
first general killed in the Civil War, unframed
MacArthur, Douglas
-
inscribed, signed photograph
MacArthur, Douglas -
uninscribed, signed photograph of
MacArthur in wonderful saluting pose, matted and ready for framing
MacArthur, Douglas -
typed letter from Tokyo as Supreme Commander
for the Allied Powers responding to a correspondent, undoubtedly about
MacArthur’s 1948 presidential bid, 5-1-1948,
unframed
Mack, Connie -
handwritten letter by the 84-year-old Athletics
manager hoping that his players, who beat the Yankees on opening day, “can keep it up,”
4-16-1947, unframed
Madison, James
-
ornate, scalloped top
ship’s pass, signed by
Thomas Jefferson as President and
Madison as
Secretary of State, 5-21-1803 -
custom framed!
Malcolm X -
superb candid autograph letter signed by Malcolm to
a close friend, mentioning efforts to kill him and his astounding
metamorphosis from black militancy to racial harmony, 10-26-1964, unframed
Marshall, George C.
-
inscribed, signed Philippe Halsman original
portrait photograph, unframed
Marshall, John -
autograph letter signed to his nephew,
noting that “Almost all the eminent men of our country are lawyers,”
4-10-1820, unframed
Marshall, John, Jr. -
outstanding political content autograph
letter signed relating to Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, and Andrew Jackson,
8-27-1831, unframed
Marshall, Thurgood
- rare letter on Supreme Court stationery mentioning
Brown v. Board
of Education
Marshall, Thurgood -
engraved Supreme Court card, boldly
signed
Marshall, Thurgood -
near-mint condition engraved Supreme
Court card, boldly signed
Marshall, Thurgood
- black ink signature -
custom framed!
Marshall, Thurgood -
rare inscribed and signed copy of the
Marshall biography
Thurgood
Marshall: Supreme Court Justice
Queen Mary -
beautifully framed signed portrait of Queen Mary
of Teck,
consort of King George V and the mother of two kings, by Vandyk of London, 1930
Queen Mary -
grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II - autograph letter
signed, sending financial assistance to her physician, 5-10-1944, unframed
Masefield, John -
autograph letter signed discussing whaling and
mentioning the works of Herman Melville and Frank Thomas Bullen, 2-14-1956,
unframed
Mayo, Charles H.
and William J. Mayo -
pristine dual signed composite
photograph of the renowned physicians, co-founders of the world-famous Mayo
Clinic
Mayo, William J. -
book inscribed and signed by the
co-founder of the Mayo Clinic
McCormack, John
- typed letter signed 5-3-1955
McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr. -
typed letter signed mentioning
International Harvester’s low production due to
lack of farmer purchases in the midst of the 1920-1921 depression, 5-23-21,
unframed
McKean, Thomas -
beautiful Pennsylvania land grant signed by
McKean, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, as Governor, also
signed by Timothy Matlack,
who engrossed the Declaration,
8-18-1803, unframed
McKenna, Joseph - autograph letter signed by the Supreme
Court justice sending his
autograph, 6-8-1926, unframed
McKinley, Ida Saxton -
very scarce free frank on black-bordered
mourning stationery, with accompanying calling card and secretarial letter
McKinley, William and Ida Saxton McKinley -
rare, perhaps
unique, matching set of signed Executive Mansion cards from the President
and First Lady with typed letter of provenance from McKinley’s
secretary, George B. Cortelyou, 1-16-1899, unframed
McKinley, William -
partial grand jury indictment signed
with early full signature, “William McKinley Jr.,” with paraph, November
1871, unframed
McKinley, William
- autograph letter signed 3-25-1875
-
custom framed!
McKinley, William
-
beautiful large document signed as Governor of
Ohio 4-6-1895, unframed
McKinley, William -
uncommon candid typed letter signed as
presidential hopeful in which he rues the “embarrassing position” in which
“unfortunate controversies” in Delaware had placed him, 5-15-1896, unframed
McKinley, William -
rare autograph letter signed as President
adding the name of one of Theodore Roosevelt’s
“Rough Riders” to the list of soldiers cited for gallantry, 9-6-1898,
unframed
McLean, John - McLean, as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court,
writes to the cashier of the Bank of the United States in Philadelphia
regarding his financial matters, 1-10-1840, unframed
McReynolds, James C.
-
typed letter signed on Supreme Court
stationery declining an invitation to the annual meeting of the South
Carolina Bar Association, 7-10-1917, unframed
Mellon, Andrew W. - autograph letter signed by the former
Secretary of the Treasury to a White House social secretary regarding her
Cosmopolitan magazine article about the White House, 9-14-1932,
unframed
Mellon, Andrew W. -
typed letter signed thanking a correspondent
for his approval of Mellon’s work as Secretary
of the Treasury, 2-23-1932, unframed
Melvill, Thomas -
partially printed document signed by
Melvill, a participant in the Boston Tea Party, and
H. A. S. Dearborn,
5-12-1815
Mercury 7 Astronauts - Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, and Wally Schirra
- signed photograph with John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson at the
White House
- custom framed!
Miles, Nelson A. -
autograph letter signed by Miles as Commanding
General of the United States Army, the only soldier to serve in the Civil
War, Indian Wars, and Spanish-American War, 4-10-1896, unframed
Miller, Arthur -
autograph letter signed by the Pulitzer
Prize-winning playwright sending essay revisions to the editor of The
Atlantic Monthly, 11-13-1955, unframed
Miller, Samuel F. - nice signature, with title, of Justice Miller
on a small, black-bordered envelope
Minton,
Sherman -
personal autograph letter signed to
then-Attorney General Tom C. Clark from Minton’s
hospitalization at Walter Reed Army Medical Center following a heart
attack, thanking Clark for his Christmas remembrance, 1-3-1946, unframed
Vyacheslav
Molotov - in his role as Chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars,
Molotov forwards to Soviet statesman Anastas Mikoyan,
an Armenian, a three-page letter of complaint by the prominent Armenian
writer Nairi Zarian, circa December 1937, unframed
Monroe, James -
bold signature of Monroe, the last of the Founding
Fathers to serve as President, clipped from a manuscript letter, unframed
Morgan, J. Pierpont -
rare boldly signed manuscript letter
apologizing for his failure to see a friend while in Florence, Italy,
3-29-1905, beautifully framed
Morgan, J. P., Jr.
-
typed letter signed, on stationery of 23
Wall Street, thanking a correspondent, 1-29-1929
-
custom framed!
Morgenthau, Henry, Jr. -
typed letter signed to Wall Street
financier S. R. Bertron thanking him for congratulations upon his
appointment as Secretary of the Treasury, 1-8-1934, unframed
Morris, Robert - the “Financier of the Revolution,” a Signer of
the Declaration of Independence, endorses a
promissory note from his business partner, John Nicholson, 10-30-1794,
unframed
Morton, Azie Taylor - pristine $5 star
note signed in person by Morton, the first African-American to serve as
Treasurer of the United States, framed
Morton, John - Pennsylvania 2 shilling, 6 pence colonial currency
signed by Morton as a member of the colonial Assembly, 4-3-1772, unframed
Morton, Levi P. - bold signature of Morton, Vice President under
Benjamin Harrison, dated in his hand 3-10-1895 as Governor of New York,
unframed
Moses, Grandma -
signed and dated copy of her autobiography,
Grandma Moses: My Life’s History
Murphy, Frank -
autograph letter signed to future Justice Tom C. Clark
declining a golf invitation, 5-15-1948, unframed
Murphy, Frank -
signed photograph
[Musial, Stan] -
superb, unique archive of more than 300 major
league baseball players’ reminiscences about St. Louis Cardinals great Stan
Musial, gathered as research for a biography of Musial
Musin, Ovide -
the Belgian violin virtuoso inscribes and signs an
exceptionally difficult autograph musical quotation, 10-1895, unframed
Mussolini, Benito
-
document signed, with King Vittorio Emanuele
III, 2-3-1927
Mussolini,
Benito
-
very fine condition document
signed, with King Vittorio Emanuele III, 3-10-1927
Mussolini, Benito - signature
- matted
Napoleon I -
autograph note signed on very fine
document regarding the
assembly of an artillery battery in preparation for Napoleon’s
invasion of Russia, the turning
point in the Napoleonic Wars, 5-21-1812, unframed
Napoleon I -
Napoleon sends an urgent letter to his Secretary of
War to reassign troops in view of his pending invasion of Portugal,
9-4-1807, unframed
Napoleon III -
superb autograph letter signed from prison,
railing against the government’s hypocrisy,
condemning its faint praise for his uncle, Emperor Napoleon I, and
confidently predicting his own future rule, 8-10-1841, unframed
Nimitz, Chester W. -
superb dinner program signed by Nimitz
“with the pen used in signing Japanese
surrender terms,” and
also signed by President Harry S.
Truman and others, 1-26-1946, unframed
Nimitz, Chester W. -
autograph letter signed by the American
Fleet Admiral denying that he intends to write his memoirs and sending a
guideline for success, 11-8-1962, unframed
Nimitz, Chester W. -
signed formal portrait photograph of the
World War II U.S. Fleet Admiral -
framed
Nimitz, Chester W. -
inscribed, signed formal portrait of Nimitz in
his five-star Fleet Admiral uniform, unframed
Nixon, Pat -
rare
autograph letter signed, with original holograph envelope, unframed
Nixon, Richard M.
-
typed letter signed, as vice president,
8-6-1956
Nixon, Richard M. - on returning from an inspecting tour, then-Vice
President Nixon compliments Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson’s work with Hungarian refugees who fled
to Austria when the Soviet Union suppressed the 1956 Hungarian Revolution,
1-3-1957, unframed
Nixon, Richard M. - Nixon thanks Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson for his help during
Nixon’s trip to the Soviet Union in March 1967, one of four foreign trips
Nixon used as a springboard for his 1968 presidential campaign, 3-27-1967,
unframed
Nixon, Richard M. -
excellent
content White House letter
relating to the nuclear arms race and
the United States’ relationship with the Soviet Union at the height of the
Cold War, 8-7-1969, unframed
Nixon, Richard M. - President Nixon
sends Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson a copy of his annual foreign policy report, which reiterated
the Nixon Doctrine, “an accurate reflection of my personal
convictions with regard to our national security after almost twenty-five
years in public life,” 3-10-1971, unframed
Nixon, Richard M. -
extremely rare White House letter with handwritten
postscript sending condolences to Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson’s widow on his death,
with original unmailed envelope, 2-9-1972, unframed
Nixon, Richard M. - typed letter signed 10-22-1976
-
custom framed!
Nixon, Richard M. -
autograph letter signed sending thanks
for a gift of California navel oranges and mentioning a longtime staff
member, 4-20-1989, unframed
Nixon, Richard M. - uninscribed, signed black-and-white photograph, as
Vice President, with President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nixon, Richard M.
- inscribed, signed first edition copy of
No More Vietnams
Nixon, Richard M. - White House engraving signed by four presidents,
including Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush, and Nixon
Nuremberg War Crimes Trials -
signatures of 19 major Nazi defendants tried at the Nuremberg War Crimes
Trials, including Hermann Göring, who committed suicide to beat the hangman, and all 10 of those
who were hanged for war crimes and crimes against humanity, circa September
1946, unframed
Obama, Barack - beautiful photograph of Air Force One in flight
above Mount Rushmore, boldly signed by Obama as President, 2009, unframed
Obama, Barack -
Obama signs the dedication page from his book The
Audacity of Hope,
which he dedicated to his grandmother and
mother, unframed
O’Connor, Sandra Day
- superb typed letter signed referring to her
position as the first female Justice and how she got there -
custom framed!
Oglesby, Richard J. - handwritten letter by Senator Oglesby, a
former Union Brigadier General, sending copies of his memorial address for a
deceased Missouri Senator, 12-19-1878, unframed
Paget, Sir Henry William, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge -
autograph letter signed
thanking a correspondent for news of the allies’ decisive victory over the French at the Battle of Vitoria,
Spain—the battle that
led to the collapse of Napoleonic rule in Spain
Parks, Rosa -
magnificent
signed photograph, with holograph quotation from Psalm 27:1, by the lady
whose courage spawned the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott, framed
Pauncefote, Sir Julian -
bold signature and title of the noted
diplomat, Britain’s first ambassador to the
United States, 1895
Peary, Robert E. - typed letter signed by the polar explorer
sending congratulations and thanks to a colleague, 12-7-1906, unframed
Peckham, Rufus W. -
autograph note signed declining the use of
a carriage for the President’s New Year’s reception, December 27, 1899,
unframed
Peckham, Rufus W. -
autograph note signed asking the Supreme
Court Marshal to give “two ladies” reserved seats, unframed
Perkins, Carl -
very fine condition early Sun Records publicity
photograph inscribed and signed by the writer of the rockabilly anthem
Blue Suede Shoes, unframed
Perkins, Frances - typed letter signed by the first female cabinet
officer, 1-6-1939, unframed
Pershing, John J. “Black
Jack” -
poignant personal autograph note signed
thanking a friend for condolences on the deaths of Pershing’s
wife and three daughters in a house fire, 10-12-1915, unframed
Pershing, John J. “Black Jack”
-
uninscribed signed photograph
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
-
typed letter signed 4-15-1980
Picasso, Pablo
-
excellent matted
black-and-white heliogravure, entitled “Peintre et
modèle,” or “Painter and model,” signed by Picasso
Picton, Sir Thomas -
exceptional military content letter, by one of the Duke of Wellington’s
top commanders in the Peninsular War, regarding the progress of the war in
Portugal and Spain, 4-13-1811
Pierce, Franklin -
exceptional partial autograph
letter filled with sarcastic political diatribe, unframed
Pierce, Franklin -
bold presidential-date free frank, 5-15-1854,
unframed
Pitney, Mahlon -
autograph letter signed 7-13-1886
Pitney, Mahlon
-
typed letter signed 7-9-1917
Polk, James K. -
superb autograph letter signed, never
before offered on the autograph market, as the Democratic presidential
nominee openly mentioning the
“dark
horse” nature of Polk’s candidacy, 7-31-1844, unframed
Polk, James K. -
presidential autograph letter signed with Mexican
War association, 4-21-1847
Post, Wiley
and Harold Gatty -
photograph signed in person by both Post
and Gatty just after their record setting 8-day around-the-world flight in
1931
Powell, Lewis F., Jr.
- signed photograph of the Supreme Court
Justice, matted
Presidential Flag - rare hand-embroidered
presidential standard from the administration of President George H. W.
Bush, with pole sleeve tag from
the Defense Personnel Support Center in Philadelphia, now the Defense
Logistics Agency, showing the government contract number and bearing the
handwritten date “2-5-92”
Presley, Elvis -
vintage, first-edition German publicity
photograph from Jailhouse Rock, boldly inscribed and signed in person
by The King
Sterling Price -
court affidavit boldly signed by the future
Confederate general 2-27-1841, unframed
Quayle, Dan
- beautiful color portrait photograph of Quayle, signed as Vice President,
unframed
Rabin, Yitzhak -
1969 dinner invitation boldly signed
beneath his photograph
Randolph, Edmund - President
Washington’s first Attorney General, now his second Secretary of State,
sends a man with coinage experience to advise the director of the young
United States Mint in Philadelphia, 1794, unframed
Rathbone, Basil - autograph letter signed by the Sherlock Holmes
actor returning a manuscript and sending another new work, 12-4-1955 -
custom framed!
Ray, James Earl - handwritten
Christmas card referring to Ray’s interview on the Morton Downey show, 12-14-1988,
unframed
Rayburn, Sam -
typed letter signed 1-6-1961 -
custom framed!
Reagan, Nancy -
autograph letter signed as California’s new First
Lady telling a friend, “We’ll need everyone’s prayers now,” unframed
Reagan, Ronald
-
autograph letter signed, with excellent political content, referring to
Reagan’s hope to “harvest a few votes” -
custom framed!
Reagan, Ronald -
excellent association photograph inscribed to “a
truly independent conservative Republican,” signed as Governor of California
Reagan, Ronald -
excellent content autographed letter
signed, late 1977, relating to the Panama Canal treaty, unframed
Reagan, Ronald -
superb three-page handwritten draft letter
lambasting President Jimmy Carter and energizing conservatives to fund
opposition to the SALT II arms limitation treaty with the Soviet Union,
early- to mid-1979, unframed
Reagan, Ronald -
1981 inaugural gala invitation signed by
Ronald Reagan and George Bush
Reagan, Ronald -
excellent Hispanic-content display featuring a
White House luncheon menu signed in person by President Reagan, Mexican
President
José López Portillo, and others, framed
Reed, Stanley -
signed Harris & Ewing portrait photograph in judicial robes,
in original presentation folder and with accompanying secretarial transmittal letter, unframed
Rehnquist, William H. -
formal color portrait photograph as
Chief Justice, inscribed and signed to a Supreme Court employee
- framed
Remington, Frederic - bold signature on a card of the renowned
American Old West artist, perfect for framing
von Ribbentrop, Joachim - autograph letter signed by Nazi Germany’s
Foreign Minister to an unnamed recipient to ask for a further meeting,
unframed
Rickenbacker, Eddie -
excellent association letter mentioning
Rickenbacker’s important WWII trip to the Soviet Union and the Far
East and sending his autograph on a separate card, bringing together two
forms of his signature, 8-25-1943, unframed
Ride, Sally K.
-
signed formal portrait photograph
Ridgway, Matthew B.
-
vintage photograph inscribed and signed as Army
Chief of Staff, 12-30-1953, unframed
Ridgway, Matthew B. -
typed letter signed as Army Chief of Staff,
with autograph emendation, 12-10-1953
Roberts, John G., Jr. -
extraordinarily rare internal Supreme Court publication—the only one
ever to appear on the autograph market—a hardbound copy of Chief Justice Roberts’s opinions for the October 2018
Term inscribed and signed to one of Roberts’s law clerks, whose name
is printed on the cover, beneath a photograph of the Chief Justice
with his clerks
Roberts, Owen J. -
signed engraved Supreme Court card
Roberts, Owen J.
- former Justice Roberts, now a law school dean, writes to
Justice
Tom C. Clark in an effort to place graduates as law clerks with
Supreme Court Justices, 11-6-1950, unframed
Rockefeller,
John D. - in
his remarks in this commemorative book
that he signed beneath his portrait, Rockefeller, arguably the wealthiest
American ever, warns young businessmen that
“there is something besides mere money getting in the world” and
urges them to find happiness by occupying their minds “with other
things” and turning their thoughts “to what shall come after”
Rogers, Roy and Dale Evans - very fine signatures of the
Western film and television icons, framed with a publicity portrait of them
with Rogers’s famous horse, Trigger
Rogers, Will -
autograph sentiment signed
-
custom framed!
Röhm, Ernst -
superb, very rare
signed portrait of the Nazi Brownshirt leader murdered on Adolf Hitler’s
orders, dated 1-8-1934 by Röhm. unframed
Rommel, Erwin -
rare World War II-dated autograph letter
signed to his wife
Rommel, Erwin -
World War II-dated document awarding the
distinguished service cross to two German soldiers in North Africa,
5-3-1942
Roosevelt, Edith Kermit -
two autographs in one: a four-page
handwritten letter to a former aide of President Roosevelt’s with
signatures on both the letter and the hand-addressed, free-franked envelope,
7-23-1927, unframed
Roosevelt,
Eleanor
- extraordinary content partial typed letter signed as member
of the United States Delegation to the United Nations, 11-29-1948, unframed
Roosevelt, Eleanor
-
signed The White House card
Roosevelt, Eleanor -
beautiful inscribed, signed formal White House
portrait photograph
Roosevelt, Eleanor
-
mint condition White House letter sending
condolences to the brother of a soldier killed in action, 1-11-1945
Roosevelt, Eleanor
- typed letter signed, on White House
stationery, 11-6-1936 -
custom framed!
Roosevelt, Eleanor
-
typed letter signed as a member of the United
States Delegation to the United Nations, 10-31-1950, unframed
Roosevelt, Eleanor
- typed letter signed 7-10-1957
-
custom framed!
Roosevelt, Eleanor -
autograph letter signed leaving a gift for Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson’s
wife, Jane, and expressing regret over missing her during Mrs. Roosevelt’s
1957 trip to the Soviet Union, 9-9-1957, unframed
Roosevelt, Eleanor -
typed letter signed, with 4-line holograph
postscript, to a lawyer in FDR’s old law firm
regarding the purchase of a house in New York City -
custom framed!
Roosevelt, Franklin D. -
historically significant archive of
FDR’s personal checks,
together with his last check register, various bank statements, and the last
check that he ever signed
Roosevelt, Franklin D. -
typed letter signed as Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, 1-1-1914, unframed
Roosevelt, Franklin D.
- typed letter signed as Assistant Secretary
of the Navy, 7-9-1917 - |