Historical Autographs and Americana

JOHN TYLER (1790-1862). 10th President of the United States; Virginia Governor; U.S. Senator. ALS. Castleton, No. Shore, Staten Island. N. York. Se

JEROME F. FARGO Brother of William G. Fargo and Superintendent of the American Express Company. Lot of thirteen train passes issued to James C. Fargo:

18 page typed contract dated January 20, 1882 between The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company, The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad ...

Mixed grouping of 10 unusual royalty and coronation items: Coronation banners 22” x 6” used during the royal procession: “PLEASE REMAIN SEAT

ROYALTY] Grouping of three different programs from the coronation in 1902 of King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra at Westminster Abbey. 1) Delicate...

BENJAMIN SILLIMAN (1816-1885). Famous American scientist who worked at Yale, Silliman taught geology, chemistry and mineralogy. His work included impr

HUDSON MAXIM. TLS. 1pp. 8 1/2" x 11". Maxim Park, New Jersey. A typed letter signed "Hudson Maxim" to the well-known publisher...

Central Transportation Company Complimentary Couch Ticket allowing “A. E. Kapp...to occupy a couch free of charge.Dec. 30, 1863. 3 1/4” x 2 1/4”. Si

American explosives inventor of the first smokeless powder and a self-combustive compound to propel torpedoes. Soft cover edition of “The World’s Ver

SAMUEL F. MILLER (1816-1890). Supreme Court Justice from 1862 - 1890, appointed by President Abraham Lincoln. Best known for his opinion in the Louisi

JAMES IRWIN. DS. 1pp. 6" x 2 3/4". Colorado Springs. 15 Sept. 1984. A check signed by JAMES IRWIN and completely engrossed by him. The ...

ERSKINE CALDWELL. ADS. 1pp. 6 1/4" x 2 3/4". Augusta, Maine. January 2, 1937. A "First National Granite Bank" check signed by ...

CHARLES P. STEINMETZ. ADS. 1pp. 6 3/4" x 2 3/4". Schenectady, N.Y. Sept. 5th 1904. A "Schenectady Trust Company" check signed ...

EUGENE A. CARR. ADS. 1pp. 7 1/2" x 2 3/4". Washington, D.C. Sept 13th 1910. A "Riggs National Bank" check signed by "E. A...

ALFRED SMITH. DS. 1pp. 8" x 3". Albany, N.Y. April 28, 1924. An official check signed "Alfred E Smith" as New York Governor. ...

JOHN DIX. DS. 1pp. 6 1/2" x 5". Albany. May 20, 1837. A check signed by "John Dix" and two other "Commissioners of the Ca...

SILAS WRIGHT TERRY. ADS. 1pp. 7 3/4" x 3". Jacksonville, Ill. January 20, 1864. A Civil War dated check signed "Jabob Staun / by Si...

BENJAMIN ALTMAN. DS. 1pp. 8" x 2 3/4". New York. Nov. 8th 1905. A "Chemical National Bank" check signed by noted merchant Benj...

WILLIAM BINGHAM (1752-1804). American statesman from Philadelphia who helped to found the first bank of the new nation. Autograph Pay Order Signed, “W

NATHANIEL BOWDITCH (1773-1838).  Astronomer; Mathematician; Insurance Executive.  Bowditch was constantly reading and studying from early...

CHILL WILLS. DS. 1pp. 6" x 2 3/4". n.p. May 31, 1976. A check signed by Chill Wills in blue ink. It is in very fine condition and light...

John Jacob Astor. S, 1pp, 3 1/4" x 6 1/2". New York. 1825. A check endorses by John Jacob Astor on the verso. The check states on the f...

THOMAS GIBBONS (1757 - 1826). Gibbons was a lawyer, politician, and steamboat operator. He is best remembered as the plaintiff in the famous Giggons

George Getty. DS. 1pp. 8 3/4" x 3". Los Angeles. June 12, 1917. A "Security Trust and Savings Bank" check signed by George Get...

EDWIN "BUZZ" ALDRIN. ADS. 1pp. 6" x 2 3/4". Los Angeles. 6-4-85. A "Research & Engineering Consultants" check si...

CHARLES SOLOMON Solomon was a Prohibition-era bootlegger and head of an organized crime syndicate. He weas present at the first major gangster confere

CAROLINE and WILLIAM ASTOR. ADS. 1pp. 8" x 2 3/4". New York. March 14 1871. A check signed "Caroline W. Astor" and completely ...

JOHN A. DIX. 1835, New York. A partly printed order for the New York State Bank signed "John A Dix" as one of the "Commissioners of...

CYRUS FIELD. ADS. 1pp. 7" x 2 3/4". New York. 29 May 1878. A "National City Bank" check signed "Cyrus W. Field" and ...

WALTER P. CHRYSLER. ADS. 1pp. 6 3/4" x 2 3/4". New York. Feb 9, 1931. A "Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company" check signed &...

A check drawn on the Irving Trust Company and signed by Walter Winchell as maker.

DS. n.p. "7 5/8 "" x 3 1/4""." April 20, 1872. Partly-printed check drawn on Winans' personal account against Ale...

DS. Canton, Ohio. 81/2 " x 31/4". October 16th, 1883. Partly-printed bank check. Payable to West End Coal Company in the amount of $43.63....

AMES, OAKES (1804-1873). Capitalist. Ames' well documented involvement with the Credit Mobilier caused one of the greatest political scandals...

JERIMIAH WADSWORTH. Army officer; Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; Business executive. A successful merchant, Wadsworth was appointed to

Zeppo Marx. DS. 1pp. 8 1/2" x3 1/2". Los Angeles. 2/2/73. A "Security Pacific National Bank" check signed by Zeppo Marx in dar...

Document Signed. Partly-printed bank check drawn on Riggs & Co. payable to Rebecca J. Ashley in the amount of $400. Accomplished in his hand and...

LAFAYETTE SABINE FOSTER ADS 1pp. 7" x 2 1/4". Norwich. Aug. 27, 1853. An autograph check signed “L. F.S. Foster”. The “Merchants’ Bank...

J. PAUL GETTY (1892 - 1976). Oil magnate; Art collector. 8" x 4". London. November 10, 1967. Partly printed bank check drawn on Th...

NICHOLAS BIDDLE. [(1786 - 1844). Banker; Financier.] Partially Printed Pennsylvania Bank Check Signed, “Nicholas Biddle.” 6 ½” x 2 ½”. Ph...

ISRAEL THORNDIKE (1755-1832) sailor, merchant and politician. Thorndike was elected to the Massachusetts legislature thirteen times and, along with El

PHINEAS T. BARNUM (1810-1891). American showman. Partially Printed The Pequannock National Bank Check Accomplished by and Signed, “P.T. Barnum.” 7 1/

1885, New York. Partly printed check payable to Mrs. L.F. Beckwith in the amount of $200.00. 7"" x 2"" Accommplished in his ha...

Document Signed. New York. November 21, 1878. 1 page. Attractive blue-tinted draft on August Belmont company check “A.B. & Co” Payable “This our...

WILLIAM WELLS (1837-1892) Union brevetted brigadier and major general and later a full-rank brigadier general of volunteers during the Civil War. Well

JAMES B. IRWIN (1930-1991) US Astronaut and Air Force Test Pilot. First Bank check for one hundred dollars drawn on the account of Col (Ret) James B.

JAMES L. KEMPER (1823-1895) Lawyer, Confederate general in the Civil War and governor of Virginia. During the Civil War, Kemper saw action at, among o

AUGUST BELMONT (1813-1890) Partially printed Bill of Exchange Drawn on August Belmont & Co. Signed "August Belmont & Co," by Belmo...

ANDREW MELLON (1855-1937_ Financier and Secretary of the Treasury. Partially Printed check issued to Mellon and endorsed on verso, “ A.W. Mellon.” Pit

ELBERT GREEN HUBBARD (1856-1915) American writer, publisher, artist and philosopher. Check Signed, “E.W. Hubbard.” Bank of Buffalo. Buffalo, New York.

MARK WAYNE CLARK (1896-1984) American General during World War II. Clark’s personal check #4462 accomplished in Clark’s hand and Signed “Mark W. Clark

WILLIAM WELLS (1837 – 1892). Union general during the Civil War, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of Gettysburg. DS. 1 page. Bu

JAY COOKE (1821-1905). ) Railroad magnate and Financier. Document Signed, “Jay Cooke & Co,” by Jay Cooke. One page, 8” x 3 ½”. March 15, 18...

CYRUS WEST FIELD (1819-1892) American businessman and financier. The National City Bank check #3376 Signed “Cyrus W. Field.” New York. February 14, 18

ELIPHALET REMINGTON (1793-1861) Designer of the Remington rifle. Partially Printed Ilion Bank check for one hundred and seventy five dollars accomplis

AUGUST BELMONT (1813-1890) Financier; Diplomat. At the age of fourteen, Belmont began working at the office of the Rothschilds in Frankfurt, Germany.

JAY COOKE (1821-1905) American financier. Partially Printed “Jay Cooke & Co Bankers” certificate of deposit Signed as maker for the company by C...

STEPHEN GIRARD (1750 - 1831). American Banker, businessman, philanthropist. Girard was one of the most important bankers in America during the early 1

CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, Jr. (1843 - 1899); Railroad executive; Capitalist. The first son of William H. Vanderbilt, Cornelius succeeded to the Chairmansh

JAMES STEWART (1908 - 1997). Actor. DS. 1 page. March 24, 1970. Partly-printed promissory note drawn on the First Security Bank of Utah in which Stewa

WOODROW WILSON (1856-1924) President of the United States. Treasurer of the United States, War Industries Board Check for one dollar Signed as Preside

SAMUEL REMINGTON (1819-1892) Executive in Remington & Sons. Partially Printed Check Signed on verso, "S. Remington. 7 ¾” x 3 ¾”...

SAMUEL REMINGTON (1819-1892) Executive in Remington & Sons. Partially Printed Ilion Bank Check signed on verso "S. Remington." 7 ¾...

. PHILO REMINGTON (1816-1889) The son of the founder of the Remington gun company, Philo improved gun production and expanded into the manufacture of

ELIPHALET REMINGTON, JR. (1828-1924) Executive in Remington & Sons. Partially Printed Check Signed by Remington for the company, "E Remi...

ELIPHALET REMINGTON (1793-1861) Designer of the Remington rifle and founder of Remington & Sons. Partially Printed Cashier of Ilion Bank Check ...

Norwich National Bank Check Signed by LAFAYETTE S. FOSTER (1806-1880) American politician and lawyer. Foster served in the U.S. Senate and on the Con

The Riggs National Bank Check Signed, as maker, by JAMES NELSON HUSTON (1849-1927) U.S. Senator and Treasurer of the United States under President Har

SIMON LAKE (1866-1945) Mechanical engineer and naval architect who competed to build the first submarines for the U.S. Navy. The Lake Submarine Salvag

WILLIAM B. ASTOR JR. (1830-1892) Joint heir to the Astor real estate empire. ADS. 1pp.7 3/ 8" x 2 3/4". New York. March 14 1871. A check...

LAFAYETTE SABINE FOSTER (1806-1880). Foster was a Connecticut editor, judge and Senator. DS. 1pp. 7” x 2 1/4”. Norwich. July 22, 1859. An autogra

EUGENE B. FLUCKEY. Medal of Honor and Navy Cross recipient. Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet submarine force from 1964 – 1966. DS. 1 page. March 25

John Steele (1764 – 1815). Congressman from North Carolina between 1790 and 1793) and Comptroller of the Treasury under the first three American Presi

LELAND STANFORD. DS. 1pp. 7 3/4&#34 x 2 3/4&#34. San Francisco. 14 June 1872. A &#34Bank of California&#34 check signed &#34Le...

ANNA ELIZA LEAK. ISP. 2 1/2" x 4 1/4". n.p. Aug. 24, 1871. A carte-de-visite signed and inscribed on the verso by Leak: "I write po...

Methode pour Etudier de Geographie Tome IV by M. L’abbe Lenglet Dufresnoy.Paris. 1736. Signed at top of first table of contents pages, “William Elle

1780, New York. Anderson US 94, 8B. DS. 1 page. 8 ¼” x 4 ¼”. New York. United States signed draft signed as Treasurer of Loans by FRANCI...

Typed Document Signed. One page, 8” x 10 7/8”. 17” x 20 1/2” matted and framed. Massachusetts. September 21, 1899. The document reads, in part: “The a

Salesman’s sample book of nearly 100 vintage O. Mustad & Son fishhooks in an expandable 9 section book, Circa 1900. Each page has multiple vinta...

Penny Postcard bearing the image of heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey. 3 3/8” x 5 3/8”. Back of postcard contains a brief biography of Dempsey

Comptroller’s Office. Addressed to Francis Page, Esquire. Collector, York Town, Virginia. GABRIEL DUVAL, jurist, was born in Prince George County, Md.

Greatly esteemed chief justice of U.S. Supreme Court (1930-41); Republican presidential candidate defeated by Woodrow Wilson; US secretary of state (1

FELIX FRANKFURTER (1882-1965) Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Autograph Letter Signed, “ Felix Frankfurter,” on his name-imprinted Supreme Cou

SAMUEL NELSON (1792-1873) American attorney and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Autograph Letter Signed, "S. Nelson." O...

SAMUEL NELSON (1792-1873) American attorney and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Autgraph Letter Signed, ""S. Nelson.&qu...

SAMUEL NELSON (1792-1873) American attorney and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Autograph Letter Signed, ""S. Nelson.&q...

SALMON P. CHASE (1808-1873) American politician and jurist. Chase served as Senator from Ohio, governor of that state, U.S. Treasury Secretary and a C

1879, New York, Elaborate invitation at the request of Cyrus W. Field to attend the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of his historic contract. T

GEORGE EASTMAN (1854-1932) Founder of Eastman Kodak Company and inventor of roll film. Stock certificate transfer stub Signed, "Geo. Eastman.&q...

JOHN ERICSSON (1803-1889) Swedish inventory and engineer. After working on locomotive steam engines early in his career, John Ericsson turned his eng

MARSHALL JEWELL. 1881, Connecticut. Stock certificate of the Connecticut Telephone Company for 10 shares boldly signed "Marshall Jewell"...

NORVIN GREEN. 1858, Louisville. Certificate for 200 shares of the New Orleans and Ohio Telegraph Lessees signed by "N. Green" as preside...

Manuscript Document. One page, 7 1/4” x 3 3/4”. Goffstown. September 8, 1831. The document reads, in part: “ Bot of the Haverhill & Boston Stage

[War of 1812]. 1812. New York. Group of 15 scarce newspapers of “THE WAR.” Lamazow [American Periodicals] lists this as “the most complete magazine

Partially Printed Document. One page, 8” x 11 5/8”. Upton, Massachusetts. November 3, 1813. The document is a request for a military discharge for Jos

Document Signed, “John Freeman.” One page, 7 1/4” x 6 3/4”. Head Quarters, Sandwich. June 15, 1816. The document orders “… officers of said first re

Manuscript Document Signed, “Salem Town, Jr. Birg. Genl.” Two pages, 7 3/8” x 8 5/8”. No place. August 17, 1818.The document reads, in part: “ … To h

RÉNE AUGUSTE CHOUTEAU (1749-1829) Indian trader and an influential figure in the early history of St. Louis. Along with his father, Chouteau is...

ALICE STONE BLACKWELL (1857-1950). A suffragette leader, Blackwell's parents had once been bitter rivals of Susan B. Anthony and formed their o...

Wonderful group of eleven proclamations announcing conscription. English language proclamation measures 8 3/4” x 20”. The remaining ten proclamations