Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

"We have now over 2200 nautical miles of cable completed…" (1819 - 1892) American financier who promoted the first trans-Atlantic cable. ...

(1868 - 1938) American industrialist and friend of edison and Ford, Firestone pioneered many tire innovations for the company which still bears his na

The Chicago building boom at the turn of the century WILLIAM ALDEN FULLER (b. 1836) Chicago merchant and banker; a principal of Palmer, Fuller &...

(b. 1955) American business magnate, computer programmer and philanthropist. Gates is the former chief executive and current chairman of Microsoft, th

(1818 - 1903) American businessman and inventor of the precursor of the machine gun, the Gatling gun. His invention was used with great effect during

(1863 - 1951) American newspaper publisher who built circulation using sensational reporting and helped give rise to the era of "yellow journal...

(1850 - 1931) British merchant and yachtsman who made his fortune importing tea from his plantations in Ceylon. A very attractive item, a gold-embosse

(1828 - 1924) American gun manufacturer, a co-owner with brothers Philo and Samuel of E. Remington & Sons gun-makers. Eliphalet was responsible ...

(b. 1946) American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of

(1838-1922) American merchant, religious leader, civic and political figure, considered by some to be the father of modern advertising and a pioneer i

(1820-?) The only son of inventor of the cotton gin, Eli Whitney, which revolutionized the trade, he assumed control of his father's armory in N...

(1723-1790) Scottish political economist and author of the hugely influential volume The Wealth of Nations which outlined the principles of capitalism

Interesting Wells Fargo book of tariffs, prices for carriage of goods in cents per 100 pounds between their offices in California for the year 1910, a

Interesting partly-printed D.S. 1p. 4to., Washington, July 15, 1854, a Congressional summons to one Horace H. Day of New York to: "...appear be...

A group of eight signatures of prominent men in early twentieth-century business and philanthropy, most on small sheets and mounted. Includes: JOHN D.

A lot of nine attractive stock certificates from1887-1920, issuing shares in: the Victoria Consolidated Mining Company, Orient Gold Placer, Chicago-Te

Clemens writes Livy on the eve of delivering his famous "Babies" speech before U. S. Grant (1835 - 1910) "Mark Twain", American...

"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord…" (1819 - 1910) American writer and reformer whose stirring "Battle Hymn of...

(1797 - 1851) English novelist, wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley, author of the terrifying tale Frankenstein. Rare and very desirable sentiment and signat

"Silenus rolled from his ass, to the great delight of a thousand shouting boys…" (1789 - 1851) American novelist. When challenged by his ...