Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction: Featuring Pop Culture

Signed book: Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time, Vol. 3. London: T. Osborne, 1747. Rebound hardcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 497 pages. Signed o

Five items: an ALS signed “Frances F. Cleveland Preston,” one page both sides on a 5.75 x 3.25 card, March 10, 1930, apologizing for not returning a l

TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, December 4, 1995. Letter to Bill Van Laethem, in part: "I am deeply grateful for your thoughtfu...

Bold ink signature, "J. A. Garfield, MC,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.5 slip. In very good to fine condition, with a central vertical fold, lightly...

Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 17.5 x 14, March 29, 1892. President Harrison appoints John H. Baker of Indiana as

Signed book: The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: 1920–1933, The Cabinet & The Presidency. Second printing. NY: Macmillan, 1952. Hardcover with dust j...

Official printed booklet of Hoover's 1929 Memorial Day address given at Arlington National Cemetery on May 30, 1929, four pages, 5.75 x 9, crisp...

TLS signed “LBJ,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, July 13, 1959. Letter to Hon. Adrian Spears, who would later be appointed as ch

Signed book: The Vantage Point. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 636 pages. Signed on a fre

TLS signed “Lyndon,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, May 16, 1952. Letter to California Congressman Jack Z. Anderson, in full: ...

Unused sheet of letterhead from Kennedy's congressional campaign, one page, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa 1946. The sheet features a portrait of K...

Original color 12.75 x 21 poster for Senator Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign, showing a handsome portrait of JFK against a patriotic backgr...

Civil War–dated ALS signed “William M. Cooper,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, April 25, 1865. Letter by a Union hospital worker to his mo

Bold ink signature, "Yours very truly, Wm McKinley Jr., Canton, O,” on an off-white 4 x 2.5 card. In fine condition. A strong and attractive si...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20 x 16, March 29, 1898. President McKinley appoints Theodore Hacker as "Postmaster at Red Cloud in t...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13 x 8.25, May 25, 1820. President Monroe grants Gary McClelland of Franklin County, Ohio, a tract of

Two first edition books, both hardcover with dust jacket: A New Road for America, published by Doubleday in 1972, signed on the half-title page in bla

Group of five bookplates for Nixon's 1980 bestseller The Real War, 4 x 5.5, each signed in black felt tip. In overall very fine condition.

TLS as president, signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 18, 1974. Letter to celebrity astrologist Jeane Dixon, in part: ...

Felt tip signature, "Barack Obama,” on a white 6 x 4 card, bearing typed collector's annotations indicating where it was obtained: "Ap...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of President Reagan with an American flag in the background, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt ti

Color 4.5 x 6.5 magazine photo of Reagan from Time, displayed in a 7.25 x 9.25 mat, signed on the mat in black ink. A collector's label on the r...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead, March 20, 1931. Letter to Mr. John Victor Levy of Galveston, Texas, in full:

DS, one page, 8 x 10, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, January 1, 1932. Governor Roosevelt designates "the Honorable Daniel V. ...

Ink signature, "Theodore Roosevelt,” on an off-white 7.5 x 3 sheet clipped from the close of a typed letter on his personal stationery. The clo...

World War I-dated TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 9.25, personal letterhead, October 17, 1917. Letter to Mr. Fessende

TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” three pages, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 9, 1919. Letter to newspaper correspondent Gus J. Karger, in part: "...

Uncommon partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21.5 x 17.5, September 16, 1952. President Truman appoints Isador Lubin of New York as an "A...

Two TLSs, each one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, dated 1957 and 1959. The first, of August 12, 1957, in part: "If you will telephone ...

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 24, 1955. Letter to Kenneth Browne, in part: "The book will be published sometime betwe...

Ballpoint signature, "Harry S. Truman, 4–29–68," on an off-white 5.75 x 3.75 card bearing a preprinted statement. Matted and framed with a...

Handsome glossy 3.5 x 5.5 photo of Truman in a suit and tie, boldly signed in the lower border in fountain pen. In fine condition.

Handsome matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 portrait by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Kindest regards to Mr. & Mrs. Kenn...

Signed book: The Art of the Deal. First edition. NY: Random House, 1987. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 246 pages. Signed and inscribed on th

Oversized 13.75 x 21 engraved portrait of George Washington by James Heath, circa 1800, after the iconic 'Lansdowne portrait' by Gilbert Stu...

TLS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 9.5, personal letterhead, October 13, 1923. Letter to Tennessee Congressman and House Minority Leader Fini

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1725–1777) who also chaired the committee that wrote the Articles of Confederation. Revol

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware (1728–1784) who, on July 2, 1776, famously rode his horse 80 miles non-stop to break the deadl

British-born American politician and lawyer (1811–1884) who, after serving in the US Senate and rejecting nomination to the Supreme Court, served vari

British-born American politician and lawyer (1811-1884) who, after serving in the US Senate and rejecting nomination to the Supreme Court, served vari

ALS signed “Bryan,” two pages both sides, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, November 26, 1898. Letter to "Sulzer," probably Congressman Willi...

ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, July 23, 1840. Letter written from Ashland, Kentucky, in part: "I have duly received yo...

ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 29, [no year]. Letter to "Dr. Starr," in full: "I think I remember Connell...

LS as Secretary of the Treasury, signed “A. Hamilton,” one page, 8 x 10, November 27, 1794. Letter to Declaration signer William Ellery, then serving

Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “P. Henry,” one page, 6.25 x 7.75, September 1, 1777. Letter to Colonel William Fleming, in full: "In case C...

Civil War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “W. M. Tweed,” one page, 8.5 x 7, September 18, 1863. Document issued by the "New York County Substit...

ALS signed “Danl Webster,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.5, May 16, 1834. Letter to John Woods, the Whig editor and publisher of the Hamilton Intellig

LS, one page, 8.5 x 11, The American National Red Cross letterhead, June 24, 1889. Letter to P. A. Sinlcair of Ashland, Illinois, in full: "You...

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, January 13, 1891. Letter to "Mr. Halford," written from Port-au-Prince, in full: "I ha...

ALS signed “M. K. Gandhi,” one page, 5 x 7.25, October 10, 1946. Letter to Lord Pethick-Lawrence, Secretary of State for India and Burma, written from

TLS, one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, April 8, 1942. Letter to Miss Lyla Olson, making frequent mention of her companion Polly T

TLS, two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, no date but circa 1941–1945. Letter to Dr. Kingdon, in full: "Nothing could have made me beli...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Southern Christian Leadership Conference letterhead, June 25, 1964. Letter to Miss Willie Mackey, in part: "This will ...

Visitor's hardcover guest book, 11.25 x 8.25, signed on the reverse of the first page in red ballpoint, "Malcolm X," listing his occup...

Gorgeous color limited edition 26 x 19.75 lithograph entitled 'The Lighthouse' from Mandela's 'My Robben Island' suite, numbered...

Uncommon color 6.75 x 18 ballot for the 1994 Republic of South Africa general elections, signed on the space dedicated to the African National Congres

ALS signed “F. Nightingale,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, September 1, 1856. Letter to nurse Mary Erskine, in part: "I hope tha...

Handwritten draft letter, unsigned, one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.5, December 16, 1800. Draft letter to Sir John Sinclair, written as governor of New

Revolutionary War–dated handwritten draft of a letter by Jay, unsigned, five pages on three sheets, 5.75 x 8, September 8, 1781. A draft to William Bi

Handwritten draft of a letter by Jay, unsigned, one page, 9.75 x 15.5, July 2, 1798. Written as the second governor of New York, a draft addressed to

Handwritten draft letter, unsigned, one page both sides, 7.25 x 8.75, November 16, 1789. Draft of a letter to the youngest signatory of the Declaratio

Handwritten manuscript draft of a speech by Jay, unsigned, one page, 8 x 9.75, no date but circa 1801. Draft of a speech delivered by Jay "to t...

ALS, three pages on two sheets, 7.5 x 9, December 22, 1783. Written from Bath, a letter to his wife, Sarah Livingston Jay, whom he affectionately call

ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.25, September 13, 1819. Written from Bedford, a letter to his son Peter concerning the family lands, domestic and financial ma

ALS as Chief Justice of the United States, one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.5, May 20, 1792. Written from Boston, a letter to his wife, Sarah Livingston

American jurist and politician (1785–1861) who served in Congress, as postmaster general, and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. ALS, one p

ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, January 24, 1908. Letter to a close friend on his fiftieth birthday, in full:

Co-creator of the first commercially produced automobile (1861–1938). TLS signed in pencil, “Duryea,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, April 4

Fascinating grouping of four letters, three signed “W. R. Hearst” and one signed in full, five total pages, dated between 1930 and 1940; the lot consi

German-born banker (1788–1855) in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies who founded the Rothschild banking family of Naples. LS in Italian, signed “Carlo Bo

DS, signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.5, May 27, 1918. Document for 'Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Stockholders of ...

TLS in German, signed “Sigm.,” one page both sides, 6 x 8.5, personal letterhead, December 24, 1923. Letter to his niece Lucy, in full (translated):...

LS signed “R. J. Gatling,” two pages, 5.75 x 9, February 21, 1898. Written from Cataract, Indiana, a letter to William J. Dornup, in part: "In ...

French physician and politician (1738–1814) whose name became synonymous with the 'humane' instrument of execution whose use he proposed to ...

ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, September 24, 1874. Letter to an unidentified dean and colleague, in full (translated): &...

TLS in German, signed “C. G. Jung,” one page, 7.75 x 8.5, personal letterhead, September 16, 1950. Letter to Herr R. Schoch, in full (translated): &...

Prominent German Jewish philosopher (1729–1826) and grandfather of composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Untranslated ALS in German, one page, 8 x 5.

Rare TLS in German, signed “Wilh. Reich,” one page both sides, 9 x 12, Internationales Institut fur Sexual Okonomische Forschung letterhead, August 14

Highly influential Austrian-British philosopher (1889–1951) whose greatest contributions were in the fields of logic, philosophy of mathematics, and l

Born Giulio di Giuliano de Medici in 1478, he served as pope from November 1523 until his death in 1534; the Sack of Rome and English Reformation occu

Scarce color satin-finish 5.75 x 8.25 full-length photo of Cardinal Bergoglio standing alongside Pope Benedict XVI, signed in person in black felt tip

Statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher (1729–1797) who, after relocating to England, served for many years in the House of Com

ALS signed “Edm. Burke,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, October 28, 1792. Written from Bath, a letter addressed to an unnamed Lord, in which he commen

ALS signed “Edm. Burke,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, [circa 1791]. Letter to British diplomat William Fawkener, who in 1791 was sen

ALS signed “Edm. Burke,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9, October 16, 1793. Reply to a letter from Henry Dundas, Home Secretary of Great Britain, in part

ALS signed “Edm. Burke,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, January 21, 1795. Letter to Lady Inchiquin, in part: "In explaining any ...

Statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher (1729–1797) who, after relocating to England, served for many years in the House of Com

Statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher (1729–1797) who, after relocating to England, served for many years in the House of Com

DS, in Spanish, one page, 8.5 x 13, June 29, 1960. Ministerial decree, No. 144, in which Castro accepts the resignation of Navio Pablo Bruno Alfonso C

Signed book: Nach dem Kriege [The Aftermath]. Zurich: Amalthea-Verlag, 1930. Hardcover, 7 x 9.75, 449 pages. Signed on the half-title page in ink, &...

World War I-dated TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 8 x 10, embossed Ministry of Munitions of War letterhead, May 30, 1918. Letter to Henry

TLS in French, signed “C. de Gaulle,” one page, 7 x 8.75, July 31, 1940. Letter to Helen Smith of the Interval Club, a London-based theatre group. In

Partly-printed DS in French, signed “Robespierre,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.5, August 29, 1793. An extract from the Register of the Decrees of the

Scarce ALS in French, signed “Le p'ce de Talleyrand duc de dino,” one page, 8 x 12.25, January 1, 1818. Crisply penned letter to King Louis XVII...

Highly skilled and influential diplomat (1754-1838) who served the French government from the reign of Louis XVI through that of Louis-Philippe. ALS i

TLS in German, signed "L. Trotsky," one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, January 18, 1931. Letter to a publisher concerning the contract and del...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, January 5, 1938. Letter to his editor Max Schachtman, in full: "I received your explanation of the misfortune with my ...

TLS in German, signed “With best communist regards, Yours, L. Trotsky,” one page, 8.75 x 13, November 13, 1932. Letter addressed to "The Leader...

TLS signed “Yours, L. Trotsky,” one page, 8.25 x 8.5, November 25, 1933. Letter to "Comrade Schactman," the German-American Communist publ...

TLS in German, signed “With best regards, Yours, L. Trotsky,” one page, 8.5 x 11, June 1, 1931. Letter to Comrade Shachtman, in full (translated): &...