Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Vintage ink signature, "E. P. Hillary, July 5th 1953,” on a pink 4 x 1.75 sheet, which has been double-matted with a Karsh portrait of Hi...

Limited edition color 31 x 25 print entitled 'Hillary Conquers Everest—May 29, 1953,' numbered 717/1953, signed in the lower border in...

Two items: a souvenir typescript of a passage from the book Ascent: Two Lives Explored: The Autobiographies of Sir Edmund and Peter Hillary, one page,

Signed book: View from the Summit. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1999. Leather-bound hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 310 pages. Signed o...

Signed book: High Adventure. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2003. Leather-bound hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 245 pages. Signed on the ...

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

AIDS researcher, physician, and virologist (born 1952) known for his scientific contributions to the understanding and treatment of HIV infection. Glo

Swiss chemist (1906–2008) best known for the discovery of LSD. Uncommon felt tip sketch of the chemical structure of LSD on an off-white 5.75

English electrical engineer (1919-2004) who shared the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Allan McLeod Cormack for his part in developin

TLS signed “Charles E. Hughes,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, Hughes, Schurman & Dwight letterhead, November 16, 1928. Letter to Christophe

Six items signed by justices of the Hughes Court, including: Charles Evans Hughes (TLS on Supreme Court letterhead), James Clark McReynolds (Supreme C

English biologist (1825–1895) known as 'Darwin's Bulldog' for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Uncommon 2...

Vintage matte-finish 8.25 x 11 portrait of Jackson wearing a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "For Hon. ...

American scientist, researcher and entrepreneur (born 1946) known for his role in developing the Jarvik-7 artificial heart. Glossy 4 x 6 photo of Jarv

American evangelist and pioneering religious broadcaster (1883–1968) who founded Bob Jones University in 1927. Vintage glossy 5 x 7 photo of

Three manuscript DSs in German, each signed “Wilhelm,” one page, 9 x 11, dated from 1866 to 1884. Three untranslated official docume

Manuscript DS in German, signed “Wilhelm R,” one page, 8.25 x 13, January 18. Untranslated official order issued by Kaiser Wilhelm I

Signed book: The Enemy Within. Later printing. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1960. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 338 pages. Signed on the first ...

Felt tip signature, "Robert F. Kennedy,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.25 'assignments' slip. In fine condition, with a fold to the rig...

Signed book: America Back on Track. Limited first edition, numbered 959/1750. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2006. Leather-bound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 2

Two photos signed by the Secret Service agent: a glossy 9 x 6 photo of Hill alongside the open-top limousine with John and Jackie Kennedy safely insid

Dallas patrolman (1928–2005) who captured Lee Harvey Oswald after the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Appealing semi-g

Facsimile copy of the Dallas Police Department arrest report for Lee Harvey Oswald, one page, 8.5 x 11, dated November 22, 1963, the day that Oswald w

Facsimile copy of the Dallas Police Department homicide report for President John F. Kennedy, one page, 8.5 x 11, dated to November 22, 1963, the day

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Mary Ann Moorman photograph taken just a fraction of a second after the fatal shot of President John F. Kennedy on No

Versatile inventor (1876–1958) and longtime head of research at General Motors. Glossy 4 x 5 head-and-shoulders photo of Kettering, signed in

FDC with a cachet honoring the late Martin Luther King, Jr., signed in black felt tip by his widow, "Coretta Scott King." In very fine con...

ALS signed “Albert Edward,” on both sides of a 5 x 4 black-bordered Marlborough House stationery card, no date. Brief handwritten le

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “George R.,” one page, 16 x 12.25, March 18, 1760. King George II appoints William Morrice "to be C

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “George R.,” one page, 13.5 x 9.5, September 13, 1804. King George appoints George Brown to be "Adj

Two ink signatures of King George III, both reading “George R.,” penned on individual slips clipped from documents and affixed to ei

Partly-printed DS, signed “George R. I.,” one page, 16 x 12, November 17, 1914. King George V appoints Percy Russell Grace "to be an

King of Italy (1869–1947) who reigned from July 29, 1900, until his abdication on May 9, 1946. He also reigned as Emperor of Ethiopia (1936

Norwegian politician (1896–1968) who served as the first Secretary-General of the United Nations. Vintage glossy 4 x 5 photo of the Norwegian

German socialist and co-founder of the Spartacist League and the Communist Party of Germany (1871-1919) who is best known for his opposition to World

Merchant and yachtsman (1848-1931) who created the Lipton tea brand and was the most persistent challenger in the history of the America's Cup. ...

British statesman (1863-1945) who served as prime minister from 1916 to 1922, and who was a major player at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, overse

Statesman and politician from Massachusetts (1850-1924) perhaps best known for his vehement opposition to America's participation in the League ...

Captain of the RMS Lusitania (1860-1931) from 1913 until her penultimate voyage in May 1915.  Bold fountain pen signature, "Yours faithful...

Limited edition 10 x 12 printer's proof photolithograph of Larry Rivers' portrait of Norman Mailer originally created for the cover of Time ...

Greek Cypriot clergyman and politician (1913–1977) who became the first president of Cyprus in 1960; during his three terms, he survived four

Attractive fountain pen signature, "Very sincerely yours, G. Marconi,” on an off-white 2.75 x 2.25 sheet. Archivally matted and framed wi...

FDC with a cachet honoring the United Nations, signed in black ballpoint by Thurgood Marshall. In fine condition, with light bands of toning from enve

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

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Tho's M:Kean,” one page, 20.75 x 11.75, July 16, 1806. As governor of Pennsylvania, McKean grants

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

Handsome vintage matte-finish 9.25 x 12.5 portrait of Secretary McNamara by Fabian Bachrach, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "with ...

American socialite, political hostess, and United States ambassador to Luxembourg (1889–1975) who was known for her lavish parties for Washin

Russian statesman and prime minister (1890–1896). After World War II, he emerged as the uncompromising champion of world Sovietism. His name

Partly-printed DS, signed “Pierpont Morgan,” one page, 11.5 x 6.75, November 21, 1881. Stock certificate issued to Stephen Busk of L

American politician (1891–1967) who served as Secretary of the Treasury under Franklin D. Roosevelt and played a major role in advancing his

Japanese physicist and businessman (1921-1999) who co-founded the Sony Corporation. Glossy 3.5 x 5 portrait of Morita, signed in blue felt tip. In fin

Scarce semi-glossy 5.75 x 4 postcard photo of Mother Teresa gently holding an infant, signed in black felt tip, "God bless you, M Teresa mc.&qu...

Fountain pen signature, "Mussolini," on an off-white 3.25 x 5 postcard. Matted and framed with a photo and caption to an overall size of 1...

Red ink signature, "John F. Nash, Jr.,” on a white 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition. Encapsulated in a Beckett authentication holder.

President of South Vietnam (1923-2001) who resigned and fled the country only a few days before the fall of Saigon. South Korean commemorative cover w

French bacteriologist (1866–1936) who received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his identification of lice as the transmitter of epidemic typh

Three ink signatures of Nobel Prize-winning physicists—Hideki Yukawa, Yang Chen-Ning, and Tsung-Dao Lee—on individual off-white card

Three ink signatures of Nobel Prize-winning physicists—James Chadwick, Louis de Broglie, and George Paget Thomson—on individual off-

Two ink signatures of Nobel Prize-winning physicists—Manne Siegbahn and Lawrence Bragg—on individual off-white cards, ranging in siz

Israeli writer, novelist, journalist, and intellectual (1939–2018) who was a prominent advocate of a two-state solution to the Israeli

Important English surgeon and pathologist (1814-1899). ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, September 30, 1893. Handwritten letter to English

The last Shah of Iran (1919-1980) from 1941 until he was overthrown in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Vintage semi-glossy 4 x 5.75 photo of Pahlavi i

Suffragette (1880–1958) and co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union. Vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Pankh...

Suffragette, socialist, and anti-fascist activist (1882–1960) also remembered for her advocacy of an international auxiliary language. Vintag

French economist (1822–1912) and a joint winner (together with Henry Dunant) of the first Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 1901. Vintage fountain

Pioneering American entrepreneur and philanthropist (1795-1869) who lent his support to such venerable institutions as the Peabody Institute in Baltim

American political boss (1872–1945) who controlled Kansas City and Jackson County, Missouri, from 1925 to 1939, when he was convicted of inco

French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher of science (1854-1912) who famously formulated the 'Poincare Conjecture,' which went unsolv...

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

TLS in Polish, signed “Karol card. Wojtyla,” one page, 7.75 x 11.75, Metropolita Krakowski letterhead, Easter 1978. In part (transla

Born Count Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci (1810-1903), he served as pope from 1878 to 1903. LS in Italian, signed “G. Card. Pecci V

American media theorist and cultural critic (1931–2005) known for his books on technology and education, including Amusing Ourselves to Death

American military pilot (1929–1977) who attained worldwide notoriety in 1960 when the U-2 spy plane he was piloting was shot down over the So

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring Quayle's inauguration as vice president on January 20, 1989, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine co...

Signed book: The Rabin Memoirs by Yitzhak Rabin. First English language edition. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1979. Hardcover with dust jack

American politician from Pennsylvania (1828–1890) who served as the 29th Speaker of the House of Representatives, remembered as a staunch def

Cardstock 5 x 7 photo of the investment banker, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, "For Charlie Price, With appreciation for his fine repre...

Vintage matte-finish 5 x 6.75 photo of the great intellectual in his study, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "With good wishes to Alfred...

English radio astronomer (1918–1984) known for developing revolutionary radio telescope systems; he shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 197

Youthful glossy 5 x 7 photo of Bernie Sanders, neatly signed in blue felt tip by the Vermont icon. In very fine condition.

English biochemist (1918–2013) who twice won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry: first in 1958 for his 'work on the structure of proteins, espec...

Israeli politician (1915–2012) who served two terms as the seventh Prime Minister of Israel, 1983–84 and 1986–1992. Shamir

American psychologist and social philosopher (1904–1990) who was the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University from 1958 unt

American bishop and cardinal of the Catholic Church (born 1889) who, from 1939 until his death in 1967, served as the sixth Archbishop of New York; he

Vintage matte-finish 6.75 x 10.5 Underwood & Underwood portrait photo of Justice Stone seated in his chambers, signed and inscribed in the lower...

Nine ink signatures of Supreme Court justices who served on the Stone Court, including five autographs on official Supreme Court of the United States

Notorious criminal known as The Birdman of Alcatraz (1890–1963) ALS, signed "Robert Stroud" and "Robert Stroud 594," one p...

Political figure (1746–1799) who served as the first Federalist governor of Massachusetts from 1797 to 1799. Three invitations issued to Incr

Six official Supreme Court of the United States cards, each signed in ink by a justice. Includes: Wiley Rutledge (ins), William J. Brennan, Jr., Willi

Vintage matte-finish 11.5 x 16 Harris & Ewing portrait of Sutherland seated in his judicial robe, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fo...

Indian aviator and business tycoon (1904–1993) who headed the massive Tata Group conglomerate. Blue ink signature, "J. R. D. Tata, 16.4.6...

Hungarian-born nuclear physicist (1908-2003) who worked with Fermi on the Manhattan Project and later assumed a leading role in the development of the

Group of five commemorative covers honoring various occasions, each signed in blue felt tip by Margaret Thatcher. Includes: one with an inset medallio

Signed book: The Downing Street Years. First edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 914 pages. Signed on the title p

Commemorative 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of the Titanic passing an iceberg in the mid-Atlantic, signed in black ballpoint by the youngest survivor, &q...

Longtime leader of Yugoslavia (born 1892) from 1945 until his death in 1980. Humorous vintage glossy 4.75 x 6.5 photo of Tito playfully smoking a ciga

American criminal, burglar, bank robber, and Depression-era outlaw (1901–1934). Often called ‘Mad Dog’ or the ‘Tri

Interesting collection of items related to Depression-era outlaw Wilbur Underhill Jr. and his gang of bandits from Cookson Hills, Oklahoma. The collec

American lawyer and Democratic politician (1890–1953) remembered for his service in all three branches of the United States government: as a