Collectibles and Original Historical Documents

Bing Crosby. His unique vocal style established his career as a crooner in early radio, later going to a long career in films. T.L.S., 1947, on his le

Sarah Vaughn and Al Hibbler. At the Apollo Theatre. Contract, 1955, 1 p., agreement to perform for seven days at $500 per week. Both have signed in in

Charlie Chaplin. Vintage miniature metal figure of the "Little Tramp," 23/4" high, lead. Dressed in his trademark outfit of baggy pan...

Our Gang. Hollywood's early child actors. Book, 1929, First Edition, entitled A Day With Our Gang, showing the six little stars and the dog Pete...

Laurel & Hardy. The irresistible duo of early films. Vintage cardboard mechanical joined figures, 8" high, in colorful outfits. Move their ...

Photo Collection. Signed (33) and unsigned (38) photos, 8 x 10, mostly glossy, of actors and actresses, in the limelight from the 1930s to 1980s. Seve

George Jessel. Comedian and actor on radio and film; very popular in 1930s. His signature as a sponsor for membership of Morrison Bloomfield Paul in t

Carole Landis. Hollywood star of 1940s, a suicide at age 28. T.L.S., Mar. 11, 1944, to James Pattarini of N.Y., with whom she carried on a lively corr

Knights of the Round Table. Large souvenir color program booklet, invitational premiere copy for this new CinemaScope production of 1953. Size 9 x 12,

Early TV Publications. Lot of 25 different with stories and photos of early favorites, 1953-73. Including Ed Sullivan, Imogene Coca, Cher, Dean Martin

TV Magazines. Early 1950s to 1970s. Group of 30 different, all with color covers, and articles and photos of TV's early stars: Lucille Ball, Car...

Drury Lane Theatre, London. The celebrated English theatre. A.L.S. of Richard Paul Jodrell, noted English author and playwright, London, Aug. 10, 1819

Margot Fonteyn Arias. Britain's "Queen of Ballet"; the latter part of her long career as dance partner of Rudolf Nureyev. Her signatur...

Garson, Gershwin and Price. Group of three signed First Day Covers: Greer Garson, Academy Award-winning film actress, popular in 1940s. Ira Gershwin,

Elvis Presley. Color portrait, 4 x 51/2, as postcard, in Army uniform, mailed to him at Graceland by a fan in Belgium, Dec. 1963. It was a custom of E

Rudolf Bing. Managing director of Metropolitan Opera, New York City. T.L.S. on his letterhead, 1950, acknowledging autograph request. Fine.

Opera Stars of Late 1940s. Rise Stevens, Roberta Peters, Luciano Pavarotti, Robert Merrill - each signing on commemorative sheet celebrating issue of

Josef Hofmann. Child prodify who grew up to become one of the piano virtuosi of the century. On card, 31/2 x 51/2, "Josef Hofmann, Merion, Pa.,...

Conductors, Composers and Violinists. Group of seven: Conductors Walter Damrosch and Felix Weingartner, large signature and brief A.L.S., 1904, respec

Film, Theatre and TV. Group of nine items, 1930-2005: signed theatre booklets of Celeste Holm and Ruth Draper, the latter famous for her one-woman sho

We will serve the Lord. Manuscript leaf from a mediæval Bible, c. 1250, containing text from Joshua 21-24, "As for me and my house, we wil...

Emile Zola. French novelist, famous for his work to free Dreyfus, officer in the French Army. Zola's article, "J'accuse," was inst...

Arthur Conan Doyle. Author of popular Sherlock Holmes stories and his associate Dr. Watson, the latter probably modeled on Doyle himself, who was also

Edna St. Vincent Millay. A printed tribute by her sister, Norma Millay, 1969, 8 pp., Camden Herald Publications, Camden, Maine. "Mayflowers, a ...

Odyssey of "My Pious Friends & Drunken Companions." Archive spanning three decades, 1920s to 1950s, of this book by Frank Shay and Joh...

Owen Wister. American novelist, author of The Virginian, Members of the Family, Roosevelt - The Story of a Friendship. The Virginian sold 1,500 copies

James Jones. Author of From Here to Eternity, which was made into a hit film in the mid twentieth century. T.L.S., Paris, Apr. 27, 1959, 1 p., to corr

Fannie Hurst. American novelist (17 works), nine volumes of short stories, plays, several films, etc. A.L.S. in red ink, 2 pp., on her printed letterh

John Masefield. British Poet Laureate, playwright, fiction writer. A.L.S., Boar's Hill, Oxford, Oct. 27, 1919, on both sides of 31/2 x 41/2 card...

Maxwell Anderson. American playwright and Pulitzer Prize winner, author of What Price Glory (1924), Saturday's Children (1927), Elizabeth the Qu...

Paddy Chayefsky. American playwright of Broadway, TV and films. T.L.S., 1951, carbon copy signed by him, approving royalty arrangements made with Mrs.

Elmer Rice. American playwright, Pulitzer Prize winner. Two T.Ls.S., 1949, carbon copies to The Theatre Guild, N.Y., from Rice, each authentically sig

Sidney Howard. American playwright, author of The Knew What They Wanted, which won Pulitzer Prize in 1925, and numerous other plays. Wrote film script

Lowell Thomas. Author of many books on travel; radio news commentator for decades; appointed by Pres. Wilson to prepare a historical record of World W

Helen MacInnes. Best-selling author of mysteries and adventure stories. Inscription and signature on sheet, 5 1/2x 8, below which she has written eigh

Edgar A. Guest. Popular poet of 1920s, his work syndicated. T.L.S. on Detroit Free Press letterhead, 1935, advising that he is sending "a bit o...

Edgar Lee Masters. Lawyer who turned to writing, producing such classics as Spoon River Anthology (1915), Lincoln - The man (1931), Blood of the Proph

James Purdy. Author of Malcolm, The Nephew, etc. T.L.S., Brooklyn, N.Y., no date, advising that he is sending "a line from The Nephew...Malcolm...

Edward Everett Hale. Author of The Man Without a Country. A.Q.S., "Look up and now Down, Look Forward and not Back, Look Out and not In Lend A ...

Alex Haley. Author of Roots, the TV version of which drew more than 130 million viewers, the book selling 1.6 million copies in its first six months.

Archibald MacLeish. T.L.S., 1943, as "The Librarian of Congress," on official letterhead, with excellent content. Discussing Ezra Pound: &...

Ellinor Ten Broeck Reiley. Author of More Stately Mansions, of Revolutionary War family of Brig. Gen. Abraham Ten Broeck. A.L.S., no date but c. 1900,

Shakespeare in Medina. Group of eight program booklets of the Shakespeare Peace Club in Medina, N.Y., 1890s, of custom-printed presentations given by

Amy Vanderbilt. Author of the last word on etiquette; in books, newspapers, and on television. Brief A.L.S. with envelope, postmarked 1954. Also, Chri

Four Brothers Join the Crusade to Jerusalem, 1147. Remarkable mediæval manuscript charter, in which four sons of the French noblewoman Letuisa ...

Stereoscope. Keystone brown leather, maroon leather edging, handle attached. Early 1900s. 12" long, 51/4" wide viewer. Offering extraordin...

Telegraph History. Collection of 27 items from 1899 to mid-twentieth century. Telegrams, many with envelopes, of Marconigram, Western Union, W.C.L. Tr

French "Board" Game. "Jeu des Omnibus et Dames Blanches," c. 1800-1820, beautiful copperplate engraving on laid paper, 171/2 x 2...

Yale University. 1884, two cards, 5 x 71/2, held together with light blue ribbon (the school color), June 16, 1884, Menu for Senior Class Supper. Prog

Grolier Club. Group of nine invitation booklets, c. 1900, 5 x 71/2, for programs held at this sumptuous library in New York City. Exhibits include: 10

Epidemic in Guayaquil 1831. D.S. by Police Chief of Guayaquil in Republic of Colombia, that a Health Commission of Dubury and his crew have determined

Columbian Exposition 1893. Group of three books: 1) Official Guide to the World's Columbian Exposition, 192 pp., illustrations. Light cover wear...

World's Columbian Exposition. 1893, seven card set. Four cards picturing Lincoln, Washington, Columbus, and an Indian; one Children's Specia...

1939 New York World's Fair. Outstanding collection of publications of the Fair: books, catalogues, pamphlets, and more, totalling 33 items. 1) O...

New York World's Fair. 1939 Season Ticket booklet, issued by Columbia University. 76 tickets remaining. Very fine and rare.

New York World's Fair. Group of three items: 1) Booklet of eighteen color postcards, as new, showing the famous sights of the Fair, including Tr...

Mutoscope Cards. Original insert for machine of three cards of girls. Directions printed, "1 - Insert Coin - Push slide in - Pull out slowly an...

Saint Patrick Society. Program of 11th Anniversary Dinner, 1965, 12 pp., 81/2 x 11, with numerous photographs, of which Sen. Eugene McCarthy and Sen.

Mysteries of Free Masonry. Anti-Masonic, nineteenth-century pamphlet, by Capt. Wm. Morgan, corrected by George Crafts. Printed by Wilson, N.Y. No year

Masonic Order in Canada. Letter from Frederic Wyse, Quebec, Canada, 1822, 2 pp., inquiring of his correspondent Wm. S. Hickman, New York City, about...

International Order of Odd Fellows. Catalogue of "I.O.O.F. Regalia and Costumes," 82 pp. of impressive collars, robes, coats, helmets, cap...

The Story of the Gems. Precious stones of history brought to life, including the Hope Diamond, Star of Africa, etc., in the book by Herbert P. Whitloc

Flying Marvels. 1945 book for boys and girls of paper dollars for the popular cartoon heroes of the era, Capt. Marvel, Mary Marvel, and Capt. Marvel,

U.S. Patent. Original patent issued to Cornelius Howard, New Haven, Conn., June 8, 1868, for improvement in compression locks. Drawings attached. 8 pp

Diecut Advertising Display Card. Diecut advertising display card. Original chromolitho-graphed stand-up sign, "Uncle John's Syrup - The Rea...

Collection of Stamps and Labels. Stamps and labels (41), embossed seals (10), and postcards of 1903-39 on horse and racing themes. From Germany, Switz

Assorted Covers. Group of nine, with outstanding cachets, 1936-39: 1) Magnificent cachet in metallic gold of five vignettes with small photo of ship...

American Philatelic Association. Three membership cards for years 1901, 1902, and 1903. Unused. Mint.

Fire Department Certificate. In center of text, "Exempt Certificate," excusing the fireman named from doing further service as a fireman. ...

Billheads. Lot of about 185, early 1900s, for wide variety of products: saddles, foods, dry goods, teas and coffees, socks, pig iron, and much more, f

Orange County Family Bible. Of Turl family, 1820-1902, recording births, marriages, and deaths. 9 x 111/2 x 31/4, gilt edges, leather covers detached.

Relief for Deaf and Dumb. Group of five A.Ls.S., 1830-47, 7 pp. in all, all with integral address-leaves, to New York Deaf and Dumb Asylum. One letter

Dionne Quintuplets. 1941 brochure, 4 pp., with pictures of the famous little girls and Dr. Dafoe, who supervised their care in Canada. Facsimile signa

Christmas Catalogue. For bicycles, sleds, wagons, clothing, washing machine, roofing, barbed wire, stoves, heaters, and a myriad of products for farm

El Chino y la Mulata. Very rare mention of a "Chinese man and a Mulatto woman" in this document, 1668-73, at port of Callao (Peru). Claim ...

Hudson-Fulton Celebration. Official program of the 1909 event, Newburgh, N.Y. Illustrated book, 144 pp., 9 x 12, commemorating discovery of the Hudson

Uniforms and Insignia. Set of about 120 leaves, 81/4 x 101/2, color illustrations of uniforms and insignia from World War II, numerous foreign army an

Matchbook Covers of World War II. Group of 26 different, attractive colors, including: U.S. Army, Camp Edwards, Officers' Mess, Fort Sam Houston...

War Ration Books. Group of six (three No. 3, three No. 4), only partially used. Nostalgic reminder of life on the home front.

Over a Century of Schooling. In this lot of about 65 pieces, 1849-1968. Including: 11 commencement programs, 30 report cards, 10 teacher hirings and f

Mother Teresa. Small sheet bearing prayers on front and back with a photo of Mother Teresa holding a child. Her signature in blue ink. 3 x 6. A moving

Evangeline Booth. Commander of Salvation Army in London, Canada, and U.S.; orator, poet, musician, and author; seventh child of William Booth, founder

Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Photo of the former King Edward VIII with the former Wallis Simpson. Vintage photo by Vachon, 7 x 91/2. Both have signed

Hendrik van Loon. Journalist, author, illustrator, whose books reached their apex of popularity in the 1920s and '30s. His writings include The ...

Felix Frankfurter. F.D.R.'s appointee to Supreme Court, serving from 1939 to 1962. Cofounded ACLU. T.L.S., 1940, on his Supreme Court letterhead...

Lawyers. Two brief A.Ls.S.: 1) David Dudley Field, council to Jay Gould and James Fisk. Work on law codifications. 1866. 2) G.S. Hillard, Boston, 1872

Baseball, Music, Cartoons, Literature, and More. Group of nine items: 1) Baseball's Ralph Kiner, Sibby Sisti, and Sid Gordon, each signing in in...

Discoverer of Ninevah. Sir Austen Layard, archæologist whose exploration of Assyrian ruins in 1845 in Nimrod made him world famous. Later "...

Sir John Lubbock. Also known as Baron Avebury. English naturalist, banker, member of Parliament, author on books on animals, flowers, Switzerland, coi

Lewis Evans. British mathematician, Master at Royal Military Academy. D.S., 1813, 1 p., in which Evans swears he has conformed to an order of the Acad

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...