Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Civil War

Forgery of a famous unsent autograph letter signed by Benjamin Franklin, expertly accomplished by an unidentified early forger, likely Joseph Cosey. O

Exceedingly rare fountain pen signature, "Lucky Luciano,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1.75 stamp. In very good to fine condition, with a vertic...

Mercantile National Bank at Dallas counter check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Ruby, "Jack L. Ruby," payable to Mrs. Mattie Nelson f...

Collection of 13 items signed by members of wealthy families, including: Nancy Astor (signature), William B. Astor (third-person ALS and signature aff

Three books, each hardcover with dust jacket, individually signed on an opening page by a notable businessman: George Soros (first edition of The Age

Two photos: a color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Rob Janoff's logo for Apple Inc., signed in gold ink by Steve Wozniak, "Woz"; and a g...

Color glossy 14 x 11 photo of an Apple-1 computer, signed in blue felt tip, "Think Different, Woz." In very fine condition.

Signed book: The Wikileaks Files. First edition. London: Verso, 2015. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5, 614 pages. Signed on the half-title page in black ink, ...

ALS signed “J. J. Astor,” one page, 5.25 x 7.75, June 30, 1869. Letter to businessman Alred Mackay, in full: "Yours of this date is

DS in Spanish, two pages, 9 x 13.75, December 10, 1956. Partially translated document issuing a lifetime pension to Caridad and Cristina Maceo and Oso

Glossy 4.75 x 6.75 postcard with an image of The Jerusalem Post from March 27, 1979, with headline, "Israel and Egypt sign peace treaty declari...

Uncommon LS, one page, 7.75 x 13, March 1853. Written from New York, a letter to President Franklin Pierce nominating a purser in the Navy, in part:

TLS in Hebrew, one page, 8.5 x 11, prime minister letterhead, December 9, 1957. Letter to Rabbi Maimon, in part (translated): "The government h...

Block of six four-cent postage stamps honoring Dag Hammarskjold as secretary-general of the United Nations, signed in fountain pen by the Israeli prim

Vintage glossy 3.5 x 5 close-up photo of the Israeli prime minister, signed in fountain pen, "D. Ben-Gurion." In very good to fine conditi...

Group of nine checks in Hebrew, each 6 x 2.75, dated to 1948, each filled out in another hand and signed in black ink by Yitzhak Ben-Zvi. In overall f

ALS signed “Thomas H. Benton,” one page both sides, 6.5 x 8.25, February 4, 1857. Letter to educator John James Hooker of Cincinnati

Docketing endorsement signature, “S. W. Blout, Pmr,” one page, 8.25 x 3.75, June 28, 1851. Envelope addressed in another hand to Hen

Two books: Business Stripped Bare, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the title page in black felt tip by Richard Branson; and Only the Paranoid Su

DS in Cyrillic, one page both sides, 8.25 x 12, March 13, 1946. Untranslated declaration issued to Major D. Djachenko, which promotes him to head of t

Five books signed by British leaders, all hardcovers with dust jackets, including: David Cameron (Cameron on Cameron); John Major (The Autobiography a

Four checks signed by British notables, dated from 1919 to 1986, including: Dennis Wheatley, John Profumo, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, and Thomas Beache

Group lot of 15 franked mailing envelopes and address panels signed by a notable member of British royalty, including: Queen Victoria (“The Q

Collection of 13 items signed by business leaders, including: Charles Edison (TLS), Malcolm S. Forbes (TLS), Thomas J. Watson, Jr., (TLS), Oscar de la

Signed book: Alone. Limited first edition, numbered 118/225. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1938. Leatherbound hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 296 pages. Signe...

Two items: a TLS, one page, 5.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, July 19, 1926, addressed to Anna Wicksell, a member of the Mandate Commission in Geneva S

Glossy 5.5 x 8.5 photo of the Romanian head of state early into his career, signed in black felt tip, "N. Ceaușescu." In very good to...

Vintage matte-finish 14 x 11.75 photo of Joseph Chamberlain working at his desk, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "J. Chamberlain, M...

TLS as prime minister, signed “Yours sincerely, Neville Chamberlain,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall letterhead,

Fountain pen signature, "Mayling Soong Chiang,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authentici...

TLS signed “Clementine S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, 10 Downing Street letterhead, July 11, 1940. In full: "I am writing on be

Partly-printed DS, one page, 7 x 4.5, July 12, 1813. Pay order issued to the "Treasurer of the City of New York" to pay E. Jennings, a tot...

Color glossy 5 x 6.5 photo of Dalai Lama in his robes, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Uncommon color glossy 2.25 x 3.25 prayer card photo of the Dalai Lama, signed in Tibetan in blue ballpoint. In very fine condition.

Appealing color glossy 8 x 11 photo of the Dalai Lama, signed in Tibetan in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

FDC with a cachet honoring the United Nations, signed in ink, "James D. Watson" and "Francis Crick." In fine condition.

Partly-printed DS, signed “Fred'k Douglass,” one page, 3.5 x 8.5, November 27, 1883. Folded release document for a land transaction

ALS in French, signed “Ch. Dupin,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, September 27, 1817. Written from Glasgow, a letter to Archibald Cons

Group of three glossy photos of Freeman Dyson at various stages of his career, 10 x 8 and 8 x 10, each signed in black ink. Also included is an Instit

Two items: an ANS by Paul Samuelson at the end of a 1980 letter written to him, asking if the U.S. will have a gold-backed currency by 1990, in full:

Four items signed by Edison, including: a TLS on Department of the Navy letterhead, February 28, 1940, authorizing the San Francisco News Junior to pu

Three books signed by climbers of Mount Everest, all hardcovers with dust jackets, including: John Hunt (Life Is Meeting (inscribed), and The Ascent o

Signed book: The Conquest of Everest. First edition. NY: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1954. Hardcover, 6 x 8.75, 300 pages. Signed on the first...

Five glossy 8 x 10 and 10 x 8 photos of the noted Nazi prosecutor at various stages of his career, each signed in black ink or felt tip by Ben Ferencz

DS, one page, 7.75 x 12.25, June 1, 1809. Printed Treasury Department circular containing "An act respecting the ships or vessels owned by citi...

Personal check, 8.5 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by Getty, "J. Paul Getty," payable to Bethlehem Supply Company of California for ...

Personal check belonging to his late wife Margaret Johnson Goldwater, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Goldwater, "Barry M. G...

Three photos: a color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Jane Goodall interacting with a friendly chimpanzee, signed in black felt tip; a color glossy 10 x 8 clos

Bank of the Metropolis check, 6 x 2.25, filled out and signed by Goodyear, "Cha's Goodyear," payable to Helen Spencer for $10, May 29,...

Color satin-finish 11.5 x 8 photo of Mikhail Gorbachev during a speech, signed in blue felt tip, "M. Gorbachev." In very good to fine cond...