Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

(1879 - 1940) Russian Communist leader who with Lenin organized the Bolshevik October Revolution, defeated by Stalin in their struggle for control of

(1906 - 1982) Soviet leader who engineered the ouster of Khrushchev, chairman of the Presidium, and established the Brezhnev Doctrine entitling the So

(1914-1984) Soviet Premier who ruled for a brief 15 months following the death of Leonid Brezhnev in 1982. During his tenure as head of the KGB, he ru

An group of greeting cards, letters and other ephemera from the estate of Field Marshal Viktor Kondraty'evich Kharchenko (1911-1975), who partic...

(1892 - 1980) President of Yugoslavia. Tito led partisans during World War II and as head of the nation he secured independence from the Soviet Union

Cienfuegos endorses Partagas cigars! (d. 1959), one of the most important of the Cuban revolutionaries, a close associate of Che and the Castro broth

(1928 - 1967) Argentine Marxist revolutionary and guerrilla leader, allied with Fidel and Raul Castro in their successful revolutionary activities, he

A brightly colored Chinese Cultural Revolution poster, 30" x 19" , shows enthusiastic children with red armbands running happily in sync,...

A great, oversize Chinese Cultural Revolution poster ca. 1970, measures 30" x 41" , shows two happy comrades at work in a quarry and titl...

A brightly colored Cultural Revolution propaganda poster, 30" x 20" , shows a smiling leader dressed in peasant garb and carrying a lante...

A brightly-colored oversize poster from the Chinese Cultural Revolution, measures 30" x 41" and shows a radiant Chinese athlete raising ...

(1794 - 1876) Mexican general and politician, a President of Mexico who sought to crush the Texas Revolution, seizing the Alamo only be defeated by Sa

(1919-1952) Wife of Argentinean President Juan Peron who struggled to obtain improved peasant welfare, woman suffrage, and health and labor reforms. A

(1895 - 1974) Argentinian dictator deposed in a military coup but returned to power. His administration much improved the nation's welfare, but ...

(1895 - 1974) Argentinean dictator deposed in a military coup but returned to power. His administration much improved the nation's welfare, but ...

A nice group of nine pieces signed by prominent African leaders, in various formats, includes: DESMOND TUTU (two S.P. 4" x 6" color, signe...

Angry and suspecting his father-in-law of misappropriating funds, Bell writes his wife: "I have contributed sufficiently to the pecuniary inter...

(1937 - 2006) President of Iraq who, in 1979, led Arab opposition to the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt. Under Hussein's direction,...

A group of 11 probably 16th-18th century Arabic documents, various sizes but mostly 4to., some bearing gold-leaf and hand-painted decoration. Not tran

Angry and suspecting his father-in-law of misappropriating funds, Bell writes his wife: "I have contributed sufficiently to the pecuniary inter...

Einstein admits to one of his few weaknesses… (1879-1955) American physicist whose Theory of Relativity and studies of mass and energy relationships

A rare check made out and signed by Morse (1791 - 1872) American inventor credited with the invention of the telegraph, as well as a signaling alpha

(1809 - 1882) English naturalist who proposed a theory of evolution by natural selection and determined man evolved from an anthropoid animal. Cut sig

Bell seeks to employ an ex-student to teach his "Visible Speech" to the deaf (1847 - 1922) American inventor of the telephone, formed the...

(1847 - 1922) American inventor of the telephone, formed the Bell Telephone Company, and established the Volta Laboratory which produced numerous rela

(1847 - 1922) American inventor of the telephone, formed the Bell Telephone Company, and established the Volta Laboratory which produced numerous rela

(1849 - 1926) American scientist and horticulturist who developed new strains of fruits, berries and vegetables, and the Shasta daisy as well. Lot of

(1849 - 1926) American scientist and horticulturist who developed new strains of fruits, berries and vegetables, and the Shasta daisy as well. A.L.S.

(1802-1871) Scottish author and publisher who promulgated a theory of evolution in his work Vestiges of Creation, which deeply influenced Darwin and h

(1847 - 1931) American inventor of the electric light, phonograph, typewriter, and microphone, to name a few. Considered perhaps the greatest inventor

(1847 - 1931) American inventor of the electric light, phonograph, typewriter, and microphone, to name a few. Considered perhaps the greatest inventor

MINA EDISON (1866-1947) Second wife of Thomas Edison, she was the daughter of the inventor Lewis Miller, co-founder of the Chautauqua Institution and

A scarce Edison-related imprint, Addresses Delivered at the Presentation to Mr. Thomas Alva Edison of the Medal Bestowed Upon Him By the Congress of t

CHARLES LORENZO CLARKE (1853 - 1941) Longtime associate of Thomas Edison who began working for the inventor in his Menlo Park laboratories in 1880 and

(1832 - 1923) French civil engineer whose construction of the Eiffel Tower proved his theories of the strength of metal framework in building construc

(1879-1955) American physicist whose Theory of Relativity and studies of mass and energy relationships revolutionized the field of physics. Signature

(1881 - 1955) Scottish bacteriologist who shared with Florey and Chain the 1945 Nobel prize for their discovery of penicillin. A.L.S. "Alec Fle...

(1846 - 1914) American geographer who is described as the "Father of the Quadrangle" which is the basis for topographical maps. T.L.S. a P...

(1792-1871) English astronomer, the son of William Herschel who continued his father's studies of nebulae and double stars, named the seven moon...

(1875 - 1961) Swiss psychiatrist in association with Freud, a founder of analytic psychology who developed theories of the collective unconscious and

Presented to his brilliant student, Paul Yakovlev (1849 - 1936) Russian physiologist known for his momentous studies of reflex behavior, specifically

(1827 - 1912) English surgeon and medical scientist greatly influenced by Pasteur, leading to his founding of antiseptic surgery. Bold signature &qu...

(1854 - 1946) German physician, an orthopedic pioneer and specialist. A.L.S. on the verso of a postcard picturing his chateau in Vienna, July 10, 1936

(1790-1852) English paleontologist, discovered the first fossil teeth of an Iguanodon. Uncommon A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo., [London, n.d. but docketed 1849 at t

(1874 - 1937) Italian physicist and inventor of wireles stelegraphy. Signature on a small card, mounting traces to verso, very good. Estimate: $15

(b. 1928) Nobel Prize winner and subject of the film A Beautiful Life, Nash is an American mathematician whose works in game theory, differential geom

(1837 - 1926) American civil engineer and the builder of the world's first suspension bridge, the Brooklyn Bridge. Bold signature on a card. Fin...

(1875 - 1965) French physician and theologian, a specialist in tropical medicine. S.P. "Albert Schweitzer", 3 1/4" x 5 1/4" b/w,...

(1820-1903) English philosopher and evolutionary theorist, a champion of Darwin's Origin of the Species. A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Feb. 3, 1894, to a gen...

(b. 1928) American molecular biologist and zoologist best known as one of the co-discovers of DNA, sharing the Nobel Prize for his efforts together wi

(1878-1958) American psychologist and a leading exponent, codifier, and popularizer of behaviorism. S.P. 5 x 7" b/w bust photo of the psycholog...

(1868 - 1955) American physicist and inventor cited as being a pivotal contributor to the field of optics and is best known for giving birth to the so

A lot of 20 signatures of prominent nineteenth and early twentieth-century physicians, most penned on small cards and mounted, includes: SILAS WEIR MI

A group of 11 signatures of nineteenth and early twentieth-century scientists, most on small cards and mounted, includes: HARRIET MARTINEAU (economist

Three piece by prominent nineteenth century zoologists: PAUL DU CHAILLU (signatures on a small card), and WILLIAM TEMPLE HORNADAY (signature on a smal

"I do no want to open my private life… my personal publicity has mounted much too high…" (1902 - 1974) American aviator who, in his "...

"We have reached the very end of our rope financially, and our Expedition hangs by a thread…" (1888 - 1957) American aviator and explorer...

(1888 - 1957) American aviator and explorer, first to fly over the South Pole and established the base "Little America". Partly-printed D....

Seven of the men who conquered Mount Everest A fine photo signed by one of the conquerors of Mt. Everest and six members of the 1953 expedition which

(1919-2008) New Zealand mountain climber, with Tensing Norgay he was the first to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. Fine S.P. 8" x 10" b/w,...

(1919 - 2008) New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the

(1919 - 2008) New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On May 29, 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the

A good collection of ten pieces relative to their 1955-58 Antarctic expedition making the first successful overland crossing of the continent. The gro

(1856 - 1920) American polar explorer who was the first man to attain the North Pole, arriving by sled on April 6, 1909. A.L.S. "Peary" wi...

(1856 - 1920) American polar explorer who was the first man to attain the North Pole, arriving by sled on April 6, 1909. Bold signature on a small car

(1841 - 1904) British journalist and explorer who discovered Dr. Livingstone at Ujiji. Bold sentiment and signature penned on a small card, in full:...

(1841 - 1904) British journalist and explorer who discovered Dr. Livingstone at Ujiji. A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Dec. 27, 1902 to a lady concerning British pol

(1896-1991) American air force major and pioneering aviator who served in both World Wars I and II; best remembered for his 1924 flight around the wor

(1897-1937) American aviator, the first woman to cross the Atlantic, first solo across the Atlantic and first Hawaii-Mainland solo; lost in an around-

(1897 - 1937) American aviator, the first woman to cross the Atlantic, first solo across the Atlantic and first Hawaii-Mainland solo; lost in an aroun

(1888-1938) Pioneering German aviator, the pilot of the first trans-Atlantic flight in the East-West direction. Rare S.P. 4" x 6" sepia pr...

(1834 - 1906) American aviation pioneer who explored the possibility of flight by heavier-than-air machines and actually succeeded in inventing such a

(1834 - 1906) American aviation pioneer who explored the possibility of flight by heavier-than-air machines and actually succeeded in inventing such a

(1834 - 1906) American aviation pioneer who explored the possibility of flight by heavier-than-air machines and actually succeeded in inventing such a

(1902-1974) American aviator who, in his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, was the first to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. Fine signed boo

A section of fabric from the Wright Flyer which made the first heavier-than-air flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C. on Dec. 17, 1903. The fabric measures 1 3/4

A fantastic relic, a 2" x 2" piece of the brown exterior protective fabric removed from The Chicago, the flag plane of the first round-the...

(1871 - 1948) American inventor and a pioneer of flight, Wright, with his brother Wilbur, made the first succesful flight of a motor-driven airplane.

Lot of three D.S.s, each 1p. 4to., New York, 1929 and 1930, all commercial documents on the letterhead of Churchill-Hall, Inc. Two of the documents ar

A collection of five pieces including Zeppelin commander HUGO ECKNER signature on a 1 3/4" x 3" card (with two tiny pieces of ribbon affix...

Fascinating business proposal contained within the stock prospectus issued by O'Connor Transatlantic Airways, 8pp. legal folio, New York, 1928. ...

Fascinating original in wash or watercolor painting used for a proposal to illuminate a landing strip at night, executed on a 13 3/4" x 8"...

An interesting vintage photo album assembled in New Jersey between 1929-1931 and filled with approx. 35 small personal photographs of with some aviati

Three excellent drawing of very early hydrogen gas airships, each 13 1/2" x 7 1/2", skilled original pen and ink drawings of various airsh...

Very early printed life insurance form issued by The Travelers Insurance Co., Hartford, 2pp. 5 3/4" x 12 1/4", an Aviation Accident Ticket...

Incredible collection of Apollo astronaut signatures, gathered in a "shadow box" measuring 20" x 25". The signatures are present...

Neil Armstrong's signed 1947 high school yearbook (b. 1930) American astronaut and commander of the Apollo 11 mission, the first man to walk on...

(b. 1930) American astronaut and commander of the Apollo 11 mission, the first man to walk on the Moon. T.L.S. "Neil" on University of Cin...

Apollo 10 commemorative postal cover picturing the crew of Apollo 10, mission emblem and lunar spacecraft, with Apollo 8 stamp canceled at Kennedy Spa

Lot of three items siogned by early astronauts, includes: AL WORDEN S.P. 8" x 10" color, a half-length view in pressure suit, inscribed: &...

S.P. 8" x 10" color, a later copy of a vintage NASA photo of CHARLES CONRAD, JR. and GORDON COOPER in pressure suits prior to their flight...

S.P 8" x 10" b/w, a fine image of CHARLES CONRAD, JR. and RICHARD GORDON on the flight deck of the recovery carrier following their return...

(b. 1930) American astronaut and pilot of the Apollo 11 lunar module who walked the Moon with Neil Armstrong. A group of three S.P.'s each in 8&...

(b. 1930) American astronaut and pilot of the Apollo 11 lunar module who walked the moon with Neil Armstrong. His hardcover volume Magnificent Desolat

(b. 1925) American astronaut, America's second man in space. Fine S.P. 8" x 10" color, a great standing shot of Carpenter in space sui...

(b. 1925) American astronaut, America's second man in space. Fine S.P. 8" x 10" color, a great standing shot of Carpenter in space sui...

(b. 1925) American astronaut, America's second man in space. Fine S.P. 8" x 10" color, a great standing shot of Carpenter in space sui...

(b. 1930) American astronaut, Command Module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission. Excellent S.P. 8" x 10" color, shows Collins in a space suit...

(b. 1927) American astronaut, a member of the original seven Mercury astronauts, commander of Gemini 5. T.Q.S., 1p. 8vo., a prayer signed by Cooper du

(b. 1935) American astronaut who flew on the Apollo 16 mission, one of only twelve to walk on the moon. Superb S.P. 10" x 8" color, a fant...