Collectibles, Original Historical Documents +

U.S.S. California. One of the battleships sunk at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Pair of typewritten documents, with four signatures, 1925, on U.S.S. C

Navy Knife. C. 1850-1880, utility type, wood handle with broad ribbed design. 12" long. Marked "U.S.N., MK 2, R.C.C." Patina of expec...

Even the dogs on board got sea sick.... Letter aboard S.S. Ruggles, Nov. 1898, 8 pp., in pencil, to his children. Description of his life aboard Steam

War of 1812 in 1814. Salem Gazette, Salem, Mass., Nov. 4, 1814, 4 pp. With roster of Federal nominations, including Timothy Pickering, the latter endo

Count (von) Luckner. Large impressive signature of "The Sea Devil," the German naval scourge of Allied shipping. Minor corner defects, els...

Raemaekers' War Cartoons. Two-volume set of World War I cartoons by the famous Dutch-German artist Louis Raemaekers. So inflammatory were these ...

Thomas "Fats" Waller. Black jazz pianist. Group of three receipts, 1934-36, received as pay, each signed by him. Two in pencil, for $50 ea...

Yehudi Menuhin. American violin prodigy, debuting at age 7. Photo studying a page of music, inscribed in blue ink and signed in black, "Yehudi ...

Sir Adrian Boult. Conductor of London Philharmonic Orchestra. Two T.Ls.S. "Fondly, Adrian," 1956, to British soprano Margaret Whyte, refer...

Music: Conductors, Composers & Performers. Group of thirteen items: 1) Eugene Ormandy, conductor of Philadelphia Symphony. Signature and date &q...

Eddie Heywood. American composer and jazz stylist. Sound recording of his work "Portrait of an Island - Martha's Vineyard." Recorded l...

The Platters. One of the top names in early rock and roll. Color photo, c. 1970, in evening dress, 9 x 12, the four members each signing. Very fine. W

Margot Fonteyn. One of the greatest ballerinas of the twentieth century. Large signature on 4 x 5 pink album page, "5/25/72," with separat...

Liberace. Pianist-showman. "Love! Liberace" signed on album page, with charming drawing of a grand piano beneath his signature. In blue in...

Rock & Roll, Pop, and Country Music Singers. Group of 24 signatures: 11 signing on photos, the balance on signature cards with separate photos. ...

The Movies. Group of three lobby cards, each about 9 x 13: "Stephen Steps Out," with a very young Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. "Boy of Mine...

Signed Checks. Group of five checks, each except last with accompanying photo. Singers Mel Torme, Rudy Vallee, Bobby Vinton; newspaper columnist and r

Signed Checks. Screen actor David Niven, singer and TV star Dinah Shore, Roots author Alex Haley, and Anne Lansky, wife of Mafia boss Meyer Lansky. Th

Movie Stars. Four black-and-white lobby cards, 1930s and up, each 11 x 14: a very young Cary Grant, Gary Cooper, Miriam Hopkins (who played in the fir

Vintage Movie Stills. Two, both Culver Pictures: John Mills and John Howard Davies in "The Rocking Horse Winner," 8 x 10. Fine. "Our ...