Collectibles and Original Historical Documents

Gen. and Mrs. Tom Thumb. Stars of P.T. Barnum's "Museum of Curios." Carte by Brady of Mr. and Mrs. Stratton, titled "The Family W...

Sabin, DeBakey, and Goldwater. Pair of First Day Covers: 1) Signatures of heart surgeon Michael DeBakey and inventor of oral polio vaccine Albert Sabi

Signatures. Group of nine: 1) Department store tycoon John Wanamaker. 2) Artists Howard Chandler Christy and J.C. Platt. 3) Yachting Capt. Charles Bar

William Smith. D.S. as Governor of Virginia, 1848 (his first term as Gov.), awarding 80 acres of land in Wayne County to Daniel Welcher. 11 x 14, orig

Canada. (Sir) Wilfred Laurier, signature with conclusion of letter, 11/2 x 43/4. Prime Minister 1896-1911, who made tariff arrangements with U.S., sup

Winston Churchill. Signature of the British statesman and leader in World War II, with letter from secretary. Also with brief A.L.S. of Clementine (Mr

Albert Einstein. L.S., Mar. 9, 1933, 1 p. Uncommon usage, on letterhead of California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, where he was a professor, new

The U.N. Farce. Lengthy T.L.S. of Madame Chiang Kai-shek, Taiwan, July 1, 1975, 1 full p., with salutation and close also in her hand. Acknowledging s

Sick of Whaling.... Letter, Fairhaven, July 23, 1838, 2 pp., integral address-leaf with circular stamped postmark. From father to son in New York, con

A Sealing Voyage.... Letter, Boston, Aug. 7, 1800, 3 pp., from John Cort, with integral address-leaf, to Capt. Daniel Pryor, N.H. The ink "10&q...