Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Presidents

Souvenir copy of the Proclamation of Israel Independence issued at Tel Aviv on May 14, 1948, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, signed in the upper border in blue

Early 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Thomas Edison as a young inventor circa 1880 by the Anderson Studio of New York. This exquisite image dates to aroun

Four high-quality 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photographs of influential European intellectuals by the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company. S...

TLS, one page, 8 x 11, September 17, 1979. Letter to Andre Bise, in full: “Thank you for your letter of sympathy on Lord Mountbatt...

Felt tip signature, "Indira Gandhi,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3 stationery card of the Prime Minister of India. In very fine con...

Dutch citizen (1909–2010) who hid Anne Frank, her family, and four other Dutch Jews from the Nazis during World War II. Together w...

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mikhail Gorbachev speaking into microphones during a press conference, signed in gold ink, "M. Gorbachev.&qu...

ALS, one page, 5 x 8, New-York Tribune letterhead, November 27, 1868. Handwritten letter to H. H. Brown in Peekskill, New York, in part: "I hav...

ANS in pencil signed “WRH,” written at the bottom of a TLS from King Features Syndicate president Joseph V. Conn...

Contemporary manuscript copy of a letter in French from the Marquis de Ségur to Rochambeau, one page both sides, 7.75 x 11, December 18,...

Signed book: The Ascent of Everest. First edition. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9, 300 pages. Signed on ...

Commemorative cover with a cachet and inlaid medallion honoring the 25th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest, 8 x 4.5, signed in ballpoin

German World War I military hero (1847–1934) and president of Germany from 1925 to 1934. Mailing envelope hand-addressed by Paul v...

TLS from J. Edgar Hoover, one page, 8 x 10.5, personal Department of Justice letterhead, April 20, 1927. Letter to T. G. Walsh of Philadelphia, in ful

Vintage glossy 10 x 8.25 aerial photo of the Statue of Liberty on what was then called Bedloe's Island, signed in the lower border in fountain p...

Irish nationalist politician from Northern Ireland (1937-2020) who was widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the recent political hi

English physician (1816-1890) who made some significant contributions to medical science, including advancing the understanding of myxoedema, Bright...

Desirable pencil signature, "Sincerely your friend, Helen Keller, Jan. 25, 1916,” on an off-white 6.25 x 2.25 sheet. Nicely m...

Handsome vintage matte-finish 8 x 9.75 portrait of Robert F. Kennedy in a suit and tie, signed in the lower border in fountain pen. In fine condition.

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, North Ocean Boulevard letterhead, February 17, 1969. Letter to Paul M. Stevens, the director of the Radio and Television C

Group lot of seven items signed by figures associated with John F. Kennedy and/or his 1963 assassination, including: John Connally (SP), Allen Dulles

Federal judge (1896–1985) who swore in Lyndon B. Johnson as President of the United States on Air Force One after JFK's assass...

Christmas card from 2002 with the front bearing an embossed coat of arms, measuring 16 x 6 open, featuring an affixed color photo inside of Charles an

Christmas card from 1978 with the front bearing an embossed coat of arms, measuring 9.5 x 7.25 open, featuring an affixed photo inside of Charles wear

Bold fountain pen signature of King George VI, "Albert,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1.25 slip. In fine condition, with trivial in...

Official souvenir program for the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on May 12, 1937, measuring 8.5 x 11, 32 pages. Printed and publishe

Last king of France (1773-1850) who reigned from 1830 until being forced to abdicate in 1848. Manuscript DS in French, signed “Lou...

World War II-dated TLS signed “F. LaGuardia,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, City of New York, Office of the Mayor lette...

TLS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, The Lake Submarine Company letterhead, February 1, 1901. Letter marked as "Confidential," addressed to a stockho...

Treasurer of the Colony and State of Connecticut (1719–1802) and the commissioner of loans for the United States during the Americ...

Collection of 11 items individually signed by a justice of the Supreme Court, five of which were nominated by President Abraham Lincoln, ranging in si

Ballpoint signature, "Thurgood Marshall,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition. Encapsulated in a Beckett authe...

Founder and first President of Czechoslovakia (1850–1937). TLS signed “T. G. Masaryk,” one pag...

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware (1734-1817) who later served as president of the Continental Congress, Chief Justice of Pennsy

Signed book: The Gene: An Intimate History. First Scribner trade paperback edition. NY: Scribner, 2016. Softcover, 6 x 9.25, 594 pages. Signed on the

Rare original New York Stock Exchange Badge dated April 1903. These badges were presented only to members of the NYSE upon the opening of the New York

Curated Archive of Rare Buffalo, NY Ephemera and Antiquities Spanning Two Centuries, from its early days as a western military outpost to its ascensio

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, opened to 13 x 8, October 18, 1742. Handwritten letter by Cadwallader Colden, responding to his daughter, Eliz

Manuscript legal document concerning guardianship of a principal of Gardiner’s Island (Isle of Wight, Suffolk County, NY), referen...

Group of souvenirs and ephemera from the 1901 Pan-American Exposition, a World’s Fair held in Buffalo, New York, from May 1 throug...

Eight-page brochure of the Saratoga Vichy Springs Co., Saratoga Springs, NY. Henry P. Hulling, Engraver and Printer, Saratoga Springs. Circa 1912. Det

Scarce 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photograph of Florence Nightingale in a full-length pose, wearing a long gown and bonnet. The backstamp reads: "...

Irish political leader (1775-1847) best known for his tireless efforts on behalf of Catholic Emancipation and the repeal of the Act of Union which com

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Rosa Parks being fingerprinted at the police station, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition, with a somewhat grainy

Charismatic and highly ambitious wife (1919–1952) of Argentine president Juan Perón who later became the subject of t...

ALS as Secretary of State, one page, 8 x 10, October 26, 1797. Handwritten letter to Fulwar Skipwith, who had recently resigned from his post as the C

Born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini (1675–1758), Benedict XIV reigned as pope from 1740 until his death in 1758. Known as for his sch...

Pope (1854–1922) who reigned from 1914 until his death. Benedict's pontificate was dominated by World War I, which he termed &...

Nice 4 x 5.75 cardstock portrait of the pope emeritus as cardinal, signed in the lower border in black ink, "Joseph Card. Ratzinger." In v...

Born Benedetto Odescalchi in 1611, he served as Pope from 1676 until his death 1689, and was known in Budapest as the 'Savior of Hungary.' M...