Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

(1751 - 1836) Fourth President of the United States considered the "Father of the Constitution", he authored the Federalist Papers and spo...

(1758 - 1831) Fifth President of the United States who negotiated the Louisiana Purchase and promulgated the Monroe Doctrine. His signature "Ja...

(1767-1848) Sixth President of the United States, Secretary of State under Monroe, principally formulated the Monroe Doctrine. An envelope panel addre

Printed 1832 Ohio pro-Andrew Jackson presidential election ballot which boldly declares,: "Honour and Gratitude to the Hickory brush, That swep...

Unusual manuscript D.S 1p. 4to., [New York, n.d., but docketed Aug. 1845] being an expense report submitted by the "Committee on the funeral of...

(1790 - 1862) Tenth President of the United States following the death of Harrison, annexed Texas, and remained loyal to Virginia following its secess

(1784-1850) Twelfth President of the United States, "Old Rough and Ready" was also a hero of the Mexican War, taking Monterrey and defeati...

(1800 - 1874) Thirteenth President of the United States who succeeded to the presidency upon the death of Taylor. Very bold, 4 1/2" signature a...

(1804-1869) Fourteenth President of the United States who initiated the Gadsden Purchase, opening up the Northwest for settlement. Bold signature and

(1791 - 1868) Fifteenth President of the United States whose hands-off attitude toward states' rights directly contributed to the start of the C...

(1809-1865) Sixteenth President of the United States who led the Union through the Civil War and emancipated the slaves, assassinated. Gorgeous signat

An excessively rare soup plate used in the Lincoln White House in 1865 and present there at the time of Lincoln's assassination. This plate is f...

A neat relic from the Lincoln White House, two large fragments of the Lincoln's formal dinner service, undoubtedly from a dessert plate. The lar...

A fine relic from the Lincoln administration, several strands of hair from Abraham Lincoln and William Seward, Lincoln's Secretary of State. The...

A rare printed 1860 presidential Republican campaign ballot issued by the state of Virginia on the eve of its secession, 12mo., listing the Republican

Superb platinum print portrait of Abraham Lincoln from an 1860 photograph by Alexander Hesler, printed by George B. Ayers in 1881. Image size 8"...

Carte-de-visite oval image of Lincoln by Lewis J. Powers, Springfield, Mass., a classic chest, up pose. Light offsetting to mat below image, otherwise

Fine political content letter describing events preceding the Lincoln-Douglas election of 1860, 4pp. 4to., Boston, Oct. 18, 1860 in which "D. H...

Scarce Lincoln election-related newspaper, the Cleveland Morning Leader, Oct. 11, 1860, 2pp. Folio, featuring at the top center of the first page an o

A.L.S. of Mrs. Charles Sabin Taft, wife of the physician who jumped into service at Ford's Theatre during Lincoln's assassination, 4pp. 8vo....

A fine ca. 1866 albumen photograph, 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" (sight), published by J. H. Littlefield from a photograph by John Goldin, entitled: &q...

Lot of two signatures of physicians who attended Abraham Lincoln on the last day of his life, includes: CHARLES A. LEALE (1842-1932) Union Army surgeo

An 1865 Victorian mourning collage featuring an impressive bas-relief card mourning Abraham Lincoln quoting his second inaugural address: "'...

A scarce pair of catalogs entitled A Collection of Abraham Lincoln Pamphlets & American Civil War, 2 vols. with numerous bibliographies of inter...

(1808-1875) Seventeenth President of the United States who came to office following the death of Abraham Lincoln. A squabble with Stanton along with h

(1808-1875) Seventeenth President of the United States who came to office following the death of Abraham Lincoln. A squabble with Stanton along with h

(1808-1875) Seventeenth President of the United States who came to office following the death of Abraham Lincoln. A squabble with Stanton along with h

(ANDREW JOHNSON) (1808-1875) Seventeenth President of the United States who came to office following the death of Abraham Lincoln. A squabble with Sta

(1822-1885) Eighteenth President of the United States and Union Lieutenant General. Signature and sentiment cut from a letter, mounted. Very good cond

(1822 - 1885) Eighteenth President of the United States and Union lieutenant general. Presidential relic from the home of Grant consisting of a piece

"I send you the enclosed copy of a letter received from John C. Dent who is now a prisoner here…" Fine content manuscript L.S. by the pri...

(1822-1893) Nineteenth President of the United States and Union brigadier general. Excessively rare S.P. likely as President, 4 1/4" x 6 1/2&qu...

(1822-1893) Nineteenth President of the United States and Union brigadier general. Manuscript L.S. as Governor of Ohio, 2pp. 4to., Columbus, Feb. 3, 1

(1822-1892) Nineteenth President of the United States and Union brigadier general. Bold signature on a small slip adding date 1885, mounted; along wit

(1822 - 1893) Nineteenth President of the United States and Union brigadier general.Clipped signature "Sincerely, R B Hayes". Framed with ...

Penned two weeks before he would be sworn-in as President (1831 - 1881) Twentieth President of the United States, Union army major general, assassina

(1831-1881) Twentieth President of the United States, Union Army major general, assassinated while in office. Bold signature "J. A. Garfield&qu...

1832-1918) First Lady, the wife of James A. Garfield, twentieth President of the United States. A.L.S. on black-bordered mourning letterhead, 4pp. sm.

(1829-1886) Twenty-first President of the United States who took office following the assassination of James Garfield. A partly-printed check, 1p. obl

(1837 - 1908) 22nd and 24th President of the United States, supported civil service and fiscal reform. Partly-printed D.S. as President, 1p. folio par

(1857-1908) Twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States, supported civil service and fiscal reform. Bold signature on a small card,

(1846 - 1918) Grover Cleveland's sister and First Lady during the first of Cleveland's two administrations. Her scarce signature "Rose ...

(1833 - 1901) 23rd President of the United States. Partly-printed D.S. "Benj Harrison" , 1p. folio parchment, Washington, Jan. 7, 1892, th...

(1833 - 1901) 23rd President of the United States. Bold signature "Benj. Harrison" penned beneath a sentiment in another hand on a small s...

(1843 - 1901) Twenty-fifth President of the United States, acquired Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and Hawaii, assassinated. Partly-printed D.S. "Will...

(1843 - 1901) Twenty-fifth President of the United States, acquired Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and Hawaii, assassinated. T.L.S. as Governor of Ohio on of

(1843 - 1901) Twenty-fifth President of the United States, acquired Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and Hawaii, assassinated. Partly-printed D.S. "Wm. ...

(1843-1901) Twenty-fifth President of the United States, acquired Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and Hawaii. Assassinated. Bold signature on an Executive Man

A group of six signatures on small cards of those doctors who tended to McKinley during his last hours. Includes: MATTHEW D. MANN, ROSWELL PARK, HERMA

Announcing a meeting that would result in the formation of the National Conservation Commission, Roosevelt declares: "There is urgent need of t...

A military commission for the nephew of Civil War hero Major Gen. John F. Reynolds THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1858 - 1919) Twenty-sixth President of the Uni

(1858-1919) Twenty-sixth President of the United States who started the Panama Canal, settled the Russo-Japanese War, broke up Standard Oil and encour

(1858-1919) Twenty-sixth President of the United States who started the Panama Canal, settled the Russo-Japanese War, broke up Standard Oil and encour

(1858 - 1919) Twenty-sixth President of the United States who started the Panama Canal, settled the Russo-Japanese War, broke up Standard Oil and enco

(1858-1919) Twenty-sixth President of the United States who started the Panama Canal, settled the Russo-Japanese War, broke up Standard Oil and encour

A wonderful piece of Theodore Roosevelt campaign memorabilia, a solid brass ashtray, 6 1/2" in length bearing a bas-relief image of a tiger mov...

(1795 - 1875) Great uncle of President Theodore Roosevelt and founder of Chemical Bank. Manuscript D.S., 1p. legal folio, [New York, ca. 1860], a peti

(1857 - 1930) Twenty-seventh President of the United States and Supreme Court Chief Justice. Good content T.L.S. as Secretary of War on official lette

Wilson and Cleveland demand the resignation of Princeton board members A rare D.S. signed by two presidents, WOODROW WILSON (1856-1924) and GROVER CL

Public Ledger, Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 8, 1916, morning edition, 20pp. This newspaper certainly ranks up there with the famous "Dewey Defeats T...

(1865-1923) Twenty-ninth President of the United States. Good content T.L.S. on Senate letterhead, 1p. 8vo., Washington, Aug. 5, 1920: "...I wi...

(1879-1957) First Lady, wife of Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States. Scare A.Ms.S. 1p. sm. 8vo., [n.p., n.d.], an original poem by th

(1874 - 1964) 34th President of the United States whose attempts to reverse the course of the Great Depression led to his defeat at the polls by Frank

A rare naval appointment - the first we've seen! (1882 - 1945) Thirty-second President of the United States who instituted the "New Deal&q...

LUTE PEASE (1869-1963) American political cartoonist and winner of the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for cartooning. A great piece of original pencil and ink ar

(1884 - 1962) First Lady, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States. Eleanor was active in a wide range of liberal and humani

An extra-large white linen pillowcase owned and used by Roosevelt at the family retreat on Campobello Island. The pillow case measures 31" x 21...

(1884-1972) 33rd President of the United States who led the country in the closing days of World War II and through the re-building of Europe under th

(1884-1972) 33rd President of the United States who led the country in the closing days of World War II and through the re-building of Europe under th

Signed "Harry the Hatter" (1884 - 1972) 33rd President of the United States who led the country in the closing days of World War II and t...

(1884 - 1972) 33rd President of the United States who led the country in the closing days of World War II and through the re-building of Europe under

(1884-1972) 33rd President of the United States who led the country in the closing days of World War II and through the re-building of Europe under th

(1890 - 1969) 34th President of the United States, Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II and largely responsible for the su

(1890 - 1969) 34th President of the United States, Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II and largely responsible for the su

A pencil doodle from the desk of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 5 1/2" x 5 1/2", depicts a globe-like geometric image suspended atop a table with t...

(1890 - 1969) 34th President of the United States, Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II and largely responsible for the su

(1890 - 1969) 34th President of the United States, Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II and largely responsible for the su

French "vendetta knife" given to Allied Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II, possibly while he was in North Africa ...

(1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the United States. Kennedy faced-down the Kruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, re-invigorated NASA, and sig

(1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the United States. Kennedy faced-down the Kruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, re-invigorated NASA, and sig

(1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the United States. Kennedy faced-down the Kruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, re-invigorated NASA, and sig

(1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the United States. Kennedy faced-down the Kruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, re-invigorated NASA, and sig

(1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the United States. Kennedy faced-down the Khrushchev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, re-invigorated NASA, and s

(1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the United States. Kennedy faced-down the Kruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, re-invigorated NASA, and sig

(1929 - 1994) First Lady and wife of John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States. A.L.S. "Jackie" on Doubleday letterhead, 1p. 4t...

Scarce book Dedication - The Gift Outright - The Inaugural Address , (New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston). 1961. A special printing of the dedic...

Rare sheet music Massacusetts My Home State, 4pp. 9" x 12", a 1960 reprint of a 1958 song by John Redmond, re-issued once Kennedy had rece...

ROBERT SARGEN SHRIVER (1915 - 2011) American statesman and activist, husband of Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Served in the Kennedy and Johnson administrati

A group of five original negatives with three slides each, produced in Peru ca. 1961, showing Kennedy with various invitees at an event. With two vint

Political cartoon by artist BOB CONNOLLY, 13" x 12", sepia ink and blue wash on cardboard, [n.p., ca. 1959], titled "GOING K", d...

(1939 - 1963) American assassin of President John F. Kennedy who Oswald shot in Dallas, November 22, 1963. Oswald was in turn murdered by nightclub ow

(1939 - 1963) American assassin of President John F. Kennedy who Oswald shot in Dallas, November 22, 1963. Oswald was in turn murdered by nightclub ow

(1911 - 1967) Dallas nightclub owner who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald following Oswald's assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nove...

Two volumes related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the first a spiral-bound study entitled The Bastard Bullet: A Search for Legitimacy for C

A scarce, original candid color photograph, 3" x 4 1/2" showing John F. Kennedy with his wife Jacqueline, together with John Connally and ...

Signed by the members of the Warren Commission Scarce signed volume, Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Ken...

A fantastic S.P. 14" x 11" b/w, matted to 15" x 13", shows members of the Warren Commission seated around a table in front of a ...

A complete set of the hearings and exhibits printed within months of the Warren Commission's Report, titled Hearings Before the President's ...

Rare reporting of the assassination of John F. Kennedy and its aftermath as reported in six consecutive issues of the military newspaper Stars and Str

An interesting JFK relic, an 8" x 6" piece of Plexiglas type material which has been struck by a 30.06 bullet and which is the same materi...