Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Civil War

Extraordinary vintage fountain pen signature, "Sincerely yours, John J. Evers, Tinker to Evers to Chance," on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card,...

Vintage fountain pen signature, "A. Fleming,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine condition, with two tiny pin holes, easily matted o...

Collection of 60 items signed by football legends and Hall of Famers, predominately consisting of postage stamps affixed to 3.5 x 2 cards, plus a hand

Two items: a vintage semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Handy by G. Maillard Kesslere bearing an affixed postage stamp, signed and inscribed in fountain pen

Desirable pair of vintage signatures: a fountain pen signature, "E. P. Hillary," on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card bearing an affixed Indian ...

Rare vintage fountain pen signature, "Ho Chi Minh,” over an ink stamp on an off-white 5.5 x 2 slip, bearing an affixed postage stamp and ...

Large vintage red pencil signature, "Rogers Hornsby,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine condition. A great signature of the seven-t...

Exquisite vintage glossy 9.5 x 7.5 photo of Howard Hughes with the crew from his 1938 flight around the world, signed in fountain by all pictured: How

Four vintage ink signatures of figures associated with the iconic flag raising atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima, all on off-white 3.

Iconic vintage glossy 5.75 x 7.25 photo of the flag raising on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima, signed in the lower border in fountain p

Sought-after vintage fountain pen signature, "Walter Johnson,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine condition, with a small spot of ad...

Exceptional vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Keller seated with a book and a dog resting by her feet, signed and inscribed in pencil,

Block of four ​blue postage stamps from the reign of King Edward VIII, signed in the lower margin in fountain pen, "Edward." In fine...

Vintage fountain pen signature, "Rudyard Kipling,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 slip affixed to a larger card beside a small portrait. In ver...

Bold vintage fountain pen signature, "Larry Lajoie, 6-24-43,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine to very fine condition.

Desirable FDC with a cachet honoring 100 years of baseball, boldly signed at the bottom in fountain pen, "Kenesaw M. Landis." At the top, ...

Airmail cover from Panama carried by Lindbergh to Balboa Heights, 6.5 x 3.75, signed on the right side in fountain pen, "C. A. Lindbergh, May 1...

Three fountain pen signatures, "Douglas MacArthur," over different denominations of stamps from the Philippines affixed to off-white 3.5 x...

TLS signed “A. C. McAuliffe,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Department of the Army letterhead, December 28, 1949. Letter to James A. Bowman, i

Two highly desirable vintage fountain pen signatures, "A. C. McAuliffe, Nuts,” over different denominations of Belgian postage stamps mem...

ANS, one page, 6 x 9, Hotel Blennerhassett letterhead, May 31, 1950. Note written at the end of James A. Bowman's two-page request for a sketch ...

Ballpoint signature, "Earle 'Greasy' Neale,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card bearing an affixed postage stamp honoring the centennia...

Vintage fountain pen signature, "Jesse Owens,” over a postage stamp honoring him from the Dominican Republic affixed to an off-white 3.5 ...

Vintage fountain pen signature, "Paavo Nurmi,” over a postage stamp honoring him from the Dominican Republic affixed to an off-white 3.5 ...

Impressive collection of more than 300 items—predominately comprised of signed cards, but also including a few letters and photographs

Ballpoint signature, "Satchel Paige,” on a white 3.5 x 2 card bearing an affixed postage stamp honoring the centennial of professional ba...

World War II–dated TLS signed “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, October 22, 1943. Letter to James A. Bowman, in full

World War II–dated official War Department mailing envelope, 8.5 x 4, signed in the lower left corner in fountain pen with a censorship signa

Desirable vintage ballpoint signature, "Picasso,” over a Czech dove stamp he designed, affixed to an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In very fi...

Bold vintage fountain pen signature, "Pius PP XII,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card bearing an affixed postage stamp from the Vatican. In ...

Two ballpoint signatures, "Dan Reeves,” one on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card, and the other on a postage stamp honoring the centennial of foo...

Two signatures: a vintage fountain pen signature, "Franklin D. Roosevelt," on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card bearing an affixed three-cent po...

Fantastic vintage fountain pen signature, "Babe Ruth,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card bearing an affixed three-cent postage stamp honorin...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, October 15, 1937. Letter to James A. Bowman, in part: "Sorry that I can't tell you much about the possibilities of...

Vintage fountain pen signature of Haile Selassie on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card bearing an affixed postage stamp from Ethiopia, dated 1943. In fine co

Vintage fountain pen signature, "Jean Sibelius,” over a Finnish postage stamp affixed to an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine condition.

Fantastic signed stamp collection, consisting of more than 400 items, consisting almost entirely of vintage ink signatures on off-white cards bearing

Vintage fountain pen signature, "Tris Speaker, 6-22-43,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine condition, with some scattered tiny stai...

Two items: a paperstock 5.25 x 7.75 full-length portrait of the great coach at Stagg Field in Chicago, boldly signed in fountain pen; and a TLS, one p

AMS signed "Ida M. Tarbell," one page, 8.5 x 6.5, no date. A passage from Tarbell's manuscript for All in the Day's Work: An Autob...

Uncommon vintage fountain pen signature, "Joe B. Tinker,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.25 card imprinted with a thank-you message and the Cubs...

Vintage fountain pen signature, "Arturo Toscanini,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original mai...

Block of four postage stamps from Brazil honoring Truman's 1947 visit, signed in the margin in fountain pen, "Harry S. Truman." In fin...

Two items: a heavily hand-corrected typed manuscript page signed and titled at the top, "Life and Times of Simon Bolivar—1953, by Hendrik...

Beautiful vintage fountain pen signature, "J. Honus Wagner, Pittsburg Pirates, 1944,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine condition, ...

Vintage fountain pen signature, "Ch. Weizmann,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card bearing an affixed postage stamp. In fine condition.

Large and crisp vintage fountain pen signature, "Cy Young,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In very fine condition.

Vintage fountain pen signature, "Orville Wright,” over a two-cent postcard stamp honoring the 1928 International Civil Aeronautics Confer...

Collection of approximately 200 items signed by notable military figures from World War II, comprised mostly of signed cards, covers, and letters, wit

LS, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, August 25, 1783. Letter to "His Excellency," likely the governor of a neighboring state, in part: "I have th...

ALS signed “Wm. Bingham,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, March 4, 1799. Letter to Messrs. LeRoy, Bayard & McEver, in part: "I shall for...

Partly-printed DS, signed “P. Henry,” one page, 14.25 x 18, August 12, 1785. As governor of Virginia, Henry grants Jeremiah Moore a

ALS signed “Gouv. Morris,” one page, 7.25 x 8.5, March 10, 1799. Letter to James Morris of New York, in part: "After writing my lett

Signed book: History of the Red Cross. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1883. Paperback, 6.5 x 8.75, 227 pages. Signed on the front cover in bl

ALS, one page, 5 x 8, August 25, 1899. Letter to Dr. John O. Scott, in full: "Have received your able address, and beg to acknowledge the same ...

Signed book: The Story of My Life. Later printing. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1905. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 441 pages. Signed on the first free end pa...

Highly desirable fountain pen signature, "M. K. Gandhi,” on an off-white 2 x 1.25 slip. In fine condition.

ALS signed “M. K. Gandhi,” one page, 4 x 6.5, October 9, 1932. In full: "Dear friends, I thank you for your letter of sympathy. The

Signed book: What Manner of Man: A Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., by Lerone Bennett, Jr. Second edition, revised and enlarged. NY: Pocket Book

Signed book: Higher Than Hope: The Authorized Biography of Nelson Mandela. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1988. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.75, 427

ALS, one page both sides, 4.25 x 7, black-bordered 10 South Street letterhead, February 17, 1891. Letter to J. G. Wainwright, the treasurer of St. Tho

DS, in Hungarian, signed “R. Wallenberg,” one page, 8.25 x 5.75, September 28, 1944. Document associated with the issuance of a Schu

Desirable ink signature, "R. Wallenberg," on an off-white 3.5 x 2 sheet clipped from the close of a letter. In fine condition, with a hori...

TLS, one page, 8.75 x 11, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead, May 16, 1903. Letter to Kansas Senator Joseph R. Burton, in part: &qu...

ALS signed “O. W. Holmes,” one page, 5 x 8, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, March 9, 1930. Letter to George Wharton P

Excellent vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 13.75 portrait of Justice Holmes in his judicial robe by the Harris & Ewing Studio, signed below in fountai...

Outstanding vintage matte-finish 13.25 x 10.25 Bachrach portrait of the Vinson Supreme Court, affixed to its original 17 x 15.25 mount, signed on the

Signed book: Triumphant Democracy: Sixty Years' March of the Republic. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. Hardcover, 6.25 x ...

Scarce vintage 4 x 5.75 silver gelatin portrait of Einstein by German press photographer John Graudenz, affixed to the original studio mount, which is

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8 x 11, March 19, 1927. Letter to German philosopher Paul Feldkeller, referring to hi

Fascinating ALS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.25 x 5.75, no date [January 1950]. Letter to Rudolf Ehrman, who had bee

Signed book: Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! First edition, later printing. NY: W. W. Norton, 1986. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 350 ...

Original ink sketch of a side-facing view of a gentleman with surrounding mechanical diagrams accomplished by Fulton on an off-white 2.5 x 2.5 clipped

Manuscript DS in French, signed “Guillotin,” one page, 8 x 3.25, March 22, 1807. Brief untranslated document. In very good to fine c

ALS in French, signed “A. Humboldt,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, no date. Untranslated. In fine condition, with seal-related paper

ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 5 x 7.5, Institute Pasteur letterhead, February 4, 1891. In full (translated): "Milord

Typescript of a chapter from Erich Fromm's 1950 book Psychoanalysis and Religion, entitled "Freud and Jung," ten pages, 8.25 x 11, wit...

Exceedingly rare ALS in French, one page, 4.25 x 5.25, January 13, 1872. Letter to "Dear Citizen," apparently the publisher Maurice Lach&#...

Color matte-finish 7 x 8.75 photo of Pope John XXIII in his papal robes, affixed to its official 11 x 15 mount embossed with his official seal, signed

Large ink signature, "Pius PP. X,” on an off-white 9.75 x 2 slip below a handwritten Latin blessing. Affixed to a slightly larger card. I...

TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” 8 x 10, Chartwell letterhead, May 9, 1933. Letter to his proofreader and editor C. C. Wood relati

Attractive fountain pen signature, "Winston S. Churchill,” on an off-white 5 x 4 sheet of embossed Colonial Office stationery. Archivally...

TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 5 x 8, Chartwell, Westerham letterhead, August 17, 1956. Letter to author and publisher

Four Newsweek and Time magazine covers from the 1960s depicting political and military leaders of India, each signed in ink or felt tip by the subject

Extremely rare signed book: Oeuvres Choisies de Mao Tse-Toung. Tome IV [Selected Works by Mao Tse-Toung. Volume IV]. First French edition. Beijing: Ed

Magnificent vintage matte-finish 6 x 8.75 portraits of Emperor Hirohito and his wife Princess Nagako Kuni, depicting the heads of Japanese state in ha

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Minister for Foreign Affairs letterhead, August 21, 1964. Letter to Mrs. Albert Fried, the national president of the National

ANS in Italian, signed “Mussolini,” one page, 5 x 8, Ministry of Foreign Affairs letterhead, January 12, 1927. Letter to Count Volpi

Five Newsweek and Time magazine covers from the mid-1960s depicting political and military leaders of Vietnam, each signed in black felt tip by the su

ALS in English, signed “Y-S Sen,” three pages, 8 x 10.5, The Republic of China, President's Office letterhead, November 29, 1921. Le

Manuscript vellum DS, signed “William R.,” one page, 13.5 x 8.5, April 7, 1697. King William appoints John Mussage to be "Adjutant t

Superb Royal Christmas card from 1991, measuring 13.5 x 5.75 open, featuring a color photo of the royal family affixed inside opposite a printed holid

Fabulous 1982 Christmas card embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family a

Blue ballpoint signature, "Diana,” on an off-white 5 x 2.75 business card belonging to fashion designer Christina Stambolian. In very goo...

Manuscript DS in Latin, signed “Anna R.,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 11, September 9, 1704. Untranslated official letter to Prince

Signed book: The Principal Speeches and Addresses of His Royal Highness The Prince Consort. London: John Murray, 1862. Hardcover, 5.75 x 9, 268 pages.

Early Coutts & Company bank check, 7.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by the 21-year-old Queen Victoria, "Victoria," paya...

Vintage ink signatures, "E. P. Hillary" and "Tenzing, 13. 7. 53,” on an off-white 6.25 x 4 album page, which is also signed by ...

ALS, one page, 5.75 x 9.5, The Brunswick, Barnes & Dunklee letterhead, January 19, 1891. Letter to future Massachusetts Governor Curtis Guild, i...

Exceptional original 6.25 x 9.25 silver gelatin portrait of Rain-in-the-Face, a Winchester rifle resting on his lap, posing with photographer David F.