Collectibles and Original Historical Documents

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...