Fine Autographs and Artifacts

DS, signed “App'd, GR,” one page, 8.25 x 13.25, February 4, 1939. War Office document requesting King George VI's approval of &q...

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

King of Sweden (born 1746) who reigned from 1771 until his assassination at a masquerade ball in 1792. He was the eldest son of King Adolf Frederick o

King of Sweden (born 1594) who reigned from 1611 to 1632, known for leading the nation to military supremacy during the Thirty Years War; an able mili

The last Catholic monarch (1633–1701) to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, crowned in 1685. Hand-addressed mailing c

King of Great Britain and Ireland (1765–1837) from 1830 to 1837, he earned the sobriquet 'Sailor King' for his youthful service in the...

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Fiorello LaGuardia seated at his desk, signed in fountain pen. Lower portion bears a preprinted title: "Ma...

World War II-dated TLS signed “F. LaGuardia,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, City of New York, Office of the Mayor letterhead, March 17, 194

Politician (1807-1894) who was a member of the Buchanan administration, later serving as Judge Advocate General of the Army. Most notably, he was the

Physicist and inventor (1845–1921) who received the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physics for his method of reproducing colors photographically based o

TLS signed “D. Lloyd George,” one page, 7 x 9, Bron-y-de letterhead, June 14, 1939. Letter to Dr. Cecil Roth at Merton College, in p

Scarce color glossy 12 x 8.25 photo of South African President Nelson Mandela, watched by Lord James Mackay and Baroness Betty Boothroyd, delivering a

FDC with a cachet honoring 'Peace Through International Law,' signed in black ballpoint by Thurgood Marshall. In fine condition.

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

TLS signed "Joe," one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, February 5, 1952. Letter to John H. Teeter, in part: "Just rec...

Controversial black revolutionary and civil rights activist (1933-1975) remembered for his countercultural activities in 1960s London. He fled to his

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Tho. Mifflin,” one page, 15.75 x 12.75, June 13, 1789. As president of the Supreme Executive Counc

DS, signed “Pierpont Morgan,” one page, 11.5 x 6.75, June 13, 1882. Stock certificate issued to Joseph Hartley Wicksteed of Leeds, E

Ukrainian Zionist leader (1867–1933) who participated in the First Zionist Congress in 1897 and was a key organizer of the Jewish delegation

Partly-printed D, in Italian, signed “Mussolini" and "Vittorio Emanuele,” one page both sides, 9.75 x 14.5, March 18, 1928. An...

President of South Vietnam (1923-2001) who resigned and fled the country only a few days before the fall of Saigon. Felt tip signature of Nguyen Van T

Collection of 21 items signed by winners of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, including: John Harsanyi (ALS and SP), Milton Friedman (SP)

Huge lot of 135 autographs of 40+ Nobel Prize winners in various scientific disciplines—physics, chemistry, and physiology or medicine

Two items signed by the North Pole explorers: an ALS signed “Felix Riesenberg,” one page, personal letterhead, 7.5 x 10.5, February

Activist (1919–1995) who founded the American Atheists organization, serving as its president from 1963 through 1986. In 1995, she was kidnap

English biologist and paleontologist (1804-1892) best known for interpreting fossils and coining the term 'dinosaur.' ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7...

Important English surgeon and pathologist (1814-1899). ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, 1 Harewood Place letterhead, November 17, 1883. Handwritten

The last Shah of Iran (1919-1980) from 1941 until he was overthrown in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Scarce pairing of United Nations postal covers

Signed book: Rosa Parks: My Story. Later printing. NY: Dial Books, 1992. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 192 pages. Signed on the half-title page

ALS signed “Rosa L. Parks,” one page, 5 x 8, January 6, 1980. Somber handwritten letter to Ed Ward, in part: "When your request for

Spanish dictator, aristocrat, and military officer (1870–1930) who served as prime minister from 1923 to 1930 during Spain's Restoration e...

Uncommon 4.25 x 5.75 photo of Prince Arthur in uniform by W. & D. Downey, signed in the upper left corner in ink, "Arthur, 1886." In v...

Vintage ballpoint signature, "Philip, 5 June 1969,” penned on an off-white 6 x 8 album page with several affixed stamps honoring Prince P...

Partly-printed document headed "Prescription Blank" issued under the authority of the National Prohibition Act, one page, 6.75 x 4.5, list...

Unusual lot of three LSs in French signed by three successive kings of Prussia, each one page, ranging in size from 7 x 9 to 8.75 x 10, dated from 178

Jewish-American journalist and newspaper publisher (1847–1911) who established the Pulitzer Prize 'for the encouragement of public service...

Queen Consort to Edward VII of England (1844–1925) and mother of George V. Ink signature, "Alexandra,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1 slip

ALS signed “Victoria Mary,” one page both sides, 6 x 8, July 23, 1907. Handwritten letter from Marlborough House, in part: "I enclos

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Victoria R,” one page, 13.25 x 9, May 20, 1845. Queen Victoria appoints Harry Augustus Murray "to

Third-person ALS signed within the text, “The Queen,” three pages on two sheets, 4.5 x 7, illustrated Balmoral Castle letterhead, Se

Austrian-born Jewish psychoanalyst (1888-1969) who studied with Freud and became best known for his research into the psychiatric aspects of masochism

Duke of Lorraine (1451-1508) who was King of Naples and Jerusalem from 1493 to 1508, and succeeded as Count of Guise in 1504. Manuscript DS, in French

Financier and philanthropist (1874–1960) who was the only son among the five children of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. TLS, on

New Zealand-born physicist and chemist (1871–1937) who discovered the concept of radioactive half-life; he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Che

Original color 8.5 x 14 broadside poster advertising 'Carl Sagan: A Briefing' presented by Dr. Richard Bartels on October 17, 1984, signed a...

Influential radical labor leader (1876–1929) as a prominent Wobbly organizer, targeted by the Pinkertons, mining federations, and the anti-la

Civil War–dated ALS, one page, 5 x 8, April 2, 1863. Handwritten letter to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, in part: "I have received...

American industrialist and politician (1824–1893) who cofounded the Central Pacific Railroad and later established Stanford University. Ink s

Nine FDCs with cachets honoring peace and international law, each signed in ink by a justice of the United States Supreme Court. Includes: Anthony Ken

Three official invitations to presidential inauguration ceremonies signed by justices of the Supreme Court, including: William J. Brennan, Jr. (Reagan