A Fine Selection of Manuscripts and Documents - Session 2

VICTORIA: (1819 - 1901) Queen of England, reigned during the Crimean and Boer Wars, abolished the East India Company, brought Disraeli to power as Pri

VICTORIA: (1819 - 1901) Queen of England, reigned during the Crimean and Boer Wars, abolished the East India Company, brought Disraeli to power as Pri

GEORGE V: (1865 - 1936) King of England, son of Edward VII and husband of Mary of Teck who led England through the dark days of World War I and in the

(BRITISH ROYALTY): D.S. 1p. 12mo., 1927, a gold-printed menu from the Yacht Magedoma signed on the blank verso by future King of England, EDWARD VIII

BENJAMIN DISRAELI: (1804 - 1881) English Prime Minister who established a strong foreign policy, consolidated the Empire, and instituted many social r

[EDWARD III]: (1312 - 1377) King of England who was forced to recognize the independence of Scotland, later executed Roger Mortimer and invaded Scotla

[ELIZABETH I]: (1533 - 1603) Queen of England who established the English litany, imprisoned Roman Catholic rival Mary, Queen of Scots and eventually

(JAMES I): (1566 - 1625) King of England, and as James VI was King of Scotland, son of Mary, Queen of Scots and succeeded to the throne following the

(CHARLES II): (1630 - 1685) King of Great Britain and Ireland, routed by Cromwell at Worcester but restored after promising Parliamentary rule. Manusc

THEODORE HERZL: (1860 - 1904) Hungarian Jew, founder of modern Zionism. Sent to Paris as a correspondent, he reported on the Dreyfus affair and was so

THEODORE HERZL: (1860 - 1904) Hungarian Jew, founder of modern Zionism. Sent to Paris as a correspondent, he reported on the Dreyfus affair and was so

DAVID BEN-GURION: (1886 - 1973) Israeli politician, proclaimed the independence of Israel in 1948, headed the provisional government, and was later Pr

YITZAK RABIN: (d. 1995) Israeli Prime Minister, assassinated by a radical conservative opposed to his peace plan. S.P. "Y. Rabin" 3 1/2&qu...

: A nice grouping of four S.P.'s by contemporary Israeli politicians, includes: BENJAMIN NETANYAHU (8" x 10" color, inscribed to Leah...

HUSSEIN: (1935 - 2001) King of Jordan, a political moderate. Partly-printed D.S. "Hussein" 1p. 8vo., , Apr. 18, 1970, a postcard format tel

RUSSIAN ANTI-SEMITIC BROADSIDE: A World War II-era Russian anti-Semitic broadside, 8" x 10", with a detailed caricature in black and red i...

DAVID KALAKAUA: (1836-1891) King of Hawaii (1874-91), his ideas of reform aroused political opposition culminating in revolution and his powers restri

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE: (1769 - 1821) The "Little Corporal" whose brilliance in the field of battle and as Emperor of France has made him perh...

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE: (1769 - 1821) The "Little Corporal" whose brilliance in the field of battle and as Emperor of France has made him perh...

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE: (1769 - 1821) The "Little Corporal" whose brilliance in the field of battle and as Emperor of France has made him perh...

(FRENCH MILITARY): A neat grouping of French military figures in various formats, including: NICHOLAS-JEAN DIEU DE SOULT (French marshal under Napoleo

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE: (1769 - 1821) The "Little Corporal" whose brilliance in the field of battle and as Emperor of France has made him perh...

JEAN-BAPTISTE KLEBER: (1753 - 1800) French general, campaigned with Napoleon in Egypt, taking command of all French forces when Napoleon returned to F

JEAN BAPTISTE JOURDAN: (1762 - 1833) French marshal who commanded the Army of the North and the Army of Italy, defeated by Wellesley at Talavera, and

BARTHELMY LOUIS SCHERER: (1747 - 1804) French Revolutionary general who served with distinction at Valmy, commanded the Army of Italy and a victor at

LOUIS GABRIEL SUCHET: (1772 - 1826) French marshal who commanded a division at Austerlitz, Jena and Pultusk, served with distinction in the Peninsular

ARTHUR WELLESLEY WELLINGTON: (1769 - 1852) British general and statesman, called the "Iron Duke", he crushed French forces under Napoleon ...

VASILY K. BLYUKHER: (1889 - 1938) Soviet marshal of the Far Eastern Army and hero of the civil war, arrested on bogus spy charges and was last seen a

SEMION M. BUDENNY: (1883 - 1973) Soviet field marshal and Commander in Chief of the Southwestern Front. An inept leader, Budenny allowed Von Rundstedt

SEMION M. BUDENNY: (1883 - 1973) Soviet field marshal and Commander in Chief of the Southwestern Front. An inept leader, Budenny allowed Von Rundstedt

SEMION M. BUDENNY: (1883 - 1973) Soviet field marshal and Commander in Chief of the Southwestern Front. An inept leader, Budenny allowed Von Rundstedt

VASILY I. CHUIKOV: (1900 - 1982) Russian general who was an essential planner and director of the battle of Stalingrad, his forces headed the spearhea

AVEL ENUKIDZE: Russian politician and the father in law of Joseph Stalin, Enukidze was one of the oldest members of the Bolshevik party and a member i

IVAN S. KONEV: (1897 - 1973) Russian field marshal who headed the Kalinin Front and resisted the German assault on Moscow. Later, Konev threw back the

IVAN S. KONEV: (1897 - 1973) Russian field marshal who headed the Kalinin Front and resisted the German assault on Moscow. Later, Konev threw back the

MIKHAIL V. FRUNZE: (1885 - 1925) Russian revolutionary general and politician, led Red Guards in the Moscow Uprising of October, 1918 and virtually el

NIKOLAI VATUTIN: (1901 - 1944) Russian general who liberated Kiev on November 6, 1943. Typed D.S. 1p. legal folio, Kiev, Jan. 26, 1938, marked "...

GEORGI K. ZHUKOV: (1896 - 1974) Soviet Field Marshall, perhaps the greatest general of World War II, he survived crushing poverty and Stalin's p...

GEORGI K. ZHUKOV: (1896 - 1974) Soviet Field Marshall, perhaps the greatest general of World War II, he survived crushing poverty and Stalin's p...

GEORGI K. ZHUKOV: (1896 - 1974) Soviet Field Marshall, perhaps the greatest general of World War II, he survived crushing poverty and Stalin's p...

DONOVAN WILLIAM J.: (1883 - 1959) "Wild Bill", American brigadier general chosen by Roosevelt to head the O.S.S. (precursor to the C.I.A.)...

BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERY: (1887 - 1976) British Field Marshall who commenced the drive at El Alamein that ultimately drove Rommel from North Africa. Als

BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERY: (1887 - 1976) British Field Marshall who commenced the drive at El Alamein that ultimately drove Rommel from North Africa. Als

ALVIN C. YORK: (1887 - 1964) American soldier of World War I who single-handedly captured 132 German prisoners and was awarded a Medal of Honor. Bold

AMERICAN MILITARY HEROES: A fine grouping of ten autographs by prominent American military figures, in various formats, each very attractively matted

(ENOLA GAY): The Enola Gay was the U.S. Army Air Force plane which delivered the first atomic bomb used in warfare, dropping it on Hiroshima and effec

(WORLD WAR II PROPAGANDA POSTER): American-issued World War II propaganda poster, 20" x 28" color, depicts two crewmen aboard the submarin...

(WORLD WAR II PROPAGANDA POSTER): American-issued World War II propaganda poster, 20" x 28" color, shows Dwight Eisenhower from chest, up ...

(WORLD WAR II PROPAGANDA POSTER): American-issued World War II propaganda poster, 14" x 20" color, showing a farmer clutching his tearful ...

(WORLD WAR II PROPAGANDA POSTER): Scarce American-issued World War II propaganda poster, 28" x 40" color, showing a tattered American flag...