Historical Documents

ITALO BALBO (1896-1940) Italian aviator & statesman; embraced Fascist movement (1919); General of National Militia (1922); 1st Minister of Aviat...

NEIL ARMSTRONG Astronaut, first man to walk on the moon. TLS, "Neil", 1p, Oct 13, 1983, 4to, personal letterhead, Lebanon, Ohio, to Cy Lau...

NEIL ARMSTRONG ISP, color, 8"X10", smiling pose in space suit. VG. $300-400

EDWIN (Buzz) ALDRIN Astronaut, 2nd man to walk on the moon. ALS, "Buzz Aldrin", 1p, nd, 8vo, "Notes from Buzz" stationery, to Go...

BUZZ ALDRIN Complete edition of "The Wall Stret Journal", July 25, 1969. Boldly signed by Aldrin at top of first page, directly above the ...

APOLLO 11 Official badge issued by NASA to those permitted to witness the takeoff of Apollo 11, #6286, July, 1969, in its original clip-on holder. Rea

CHARLES CONRAD (1930-99) Astronaut; 3rd man to walk on the moon. TLS, "Pete", 1p, Mar 11, 1974, 4to, American Television & Communicati...

VIRGIL I GRISSOM (1926-67) Astronaut; killed with Roger Chaffee and Edward White in flash fire aboard Apollo 1 capsule. DS, check, June 15, 1958, draw

DONALD K SLAYTON One of the original 7 American astronauts. SP, "D K Slayton", color, 8"X10", half length pose in space suit. Li...

JAMES B IRWIN (1930-91) Astronaut & moonwalker. ADS, "Jim Irwin", 1p, May 18, 1989, 4to, on yellow lined paper, accounting of expenses...

EUGENE CERNAN Astronaut & moonwalker. ISP, "Gene Cernan Apollo XVII", color, 10"X8", saluting the flag at the Apollo XVII la...

CHARLES M DUKE Astronaut & moonwalker. ISP, color, 8"X10", smiling pose in space suit. Signed, "To Ernest, Aim high!, Charlie Duk...

JOHN YOUNG Astronaut and moonwalker; flew with Gus Grissom in the first American 2 man space flight, Gemini 3, "Molly Brown." ISP, color, ...

JAMES A MCDIVITT Astronaut, Apollo 9 & Gemini 4. ISP, color, 8"X10", smiling pose in space suit. VG. $100-150

HARRISON H SCHMITT Astronaut and moonwalker. ISP, "Jack Schmitt, Apollo 17", color, 8"X10", smiling pose in space suit. VG. $100...

SALLY K RIDE Astronaut; 1st American woman in space. SP, color, 8"X10", smiling pose in NASA shirt, with model of space shuttle in backgro...

WALT CUNNINGHAM Astronaut, Apollo 7. SP, color, 8"X10", outdoor pose in jumpsuit, with large model of space ship. VG. $100-150

(Cosmonauts) Collection of 9 signed Russian postcard photographs of Cosmonauts, portraits. Includes: YURI GAGARIN; Valentina Tereshkova; Gherman Titov

YURI GAGARIN (1934-68) Russian cosmonaut, the first man to travel in space. Signed postcard photograph, b/w, portrait in military uniform. Two Russian

YURI GAGARIN Signed postcard photocard photograph, b/w, portrait in uniform. VG. $300-400

YURI GAGARIN Typed statement signed, 1p, Sept 21, 1963, oblong folio, an article sent to the newspaper "Izvestia", praising Soviet space a...

(Cosmonauts) Attractive photograph, signed by 7 Russian cosmonauts, b/w, 7"X9 1/2", outdoor pose. Includes: Valery Kubasov; Victor Gorbatk...

(Cosmonauts) Russian space cover. Signed by the 3 Russian cosmonauts who made up the crew of Voskhod 1 (Oct 12, 1964), the first three-man crew in spa

(Cosmonauts) Russian space postcard. Signed by 2 Russian cosmonauts who made up the crew of Voskhod 2: Pavel Belyayev (deceased); & Aleksei Leon...

(Cosmonauts) Collection of 5 SP's (various sizes) & 14 signed covers of Russian & international cosmonauts. Many of the pieces have mult...

(Cosmonauts) Miniature flag, 6"X4", flown in space when it was delivered to the Russian space station "Mir", by the American Spa...

SERGEY KOROLYOV (1906-66) Soviet aeronautical engineer; with F A Tsander formed (1931) Moscow Group for Study of Reactive Motion and directed launchin

HENRY M STANLEY (1841-1904) British explorer who found Livingstone at Ujiji. ALS, 3pp, Mar 28, 1898, 8vo, House of Commons embossed stationery, to Mrs

ERNEST H SHACKLETON (1874-1922) British Antarctic explorer. Bold signature, on Grosvenor Hotel letterhead, London. Well beneath signature is 1910 tran

JOHN BARROW (1764-1848) English statesman; promoted Arctic exploration. Cape Barrow, Point Barrow & Barrow Strait, Alaska are named after him. L...

KONSTANTIN TSIOLKOVSKY (1857-1935) Russian inventor and rocket expert; his most important theorical work concerned the possibility of rocket flight in

KONSTANTIN TSIOLKOVSKY ALS, "K Tsiolkovsky", 6pp, April 28, 1927, 5 1/2"X9", nice scientific content re article he had written, ...

RICHARD F BURTON (1821-90) English explorer and orientalist; made pilgrimage to Mecca (1853) disguished as Pathan, which he described in "Pilgr...

RICHARD L LANDER (1804-34) English explorer in Africa. With his brother, John (1807-39), traced the course of the Lower Niger River to its delta and p

FRIDTJOF NANSEN (1861-1930) Norwegian arctic explorer & scientist. ALS, on a postcard, Aug 3, 1920, to Col Ernest P Bicknell in Paris. In part, ...

FRIDTJOF NANSEN Vintage signature, adds date "9 Febr 98." VG. $100-150

GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-99) First President of United States. ADS, signed "G Washington" at conclusion and 4 times as "George Washing...

GEORGE WASHINGTON 3rd person autograph document, signed 3 times in the text, 1p, Jan 22, 1755, folio, an agreement to purchase tools from Adam Stephen

GEORGE WASHINGTON Bold signature, "G Washington", closely clipped from a letter. Clipping touches bottom of "s" and "g"...

GEORGE WASHINGTON 2 words in his hand, "little wide", apparently clipped from a letter. The writing is quite light. Matted with an engravi...

(George Washington) Early macerated currency, circular, 4" across. Front has a bust of George Washington, with the words "First in War, Fi...

(Washington Monument) Broadside, 1p, nd, 12"X16", interesting content re the building of the Washington Monument. Signed in print by Georg...

(George Washington) INDIAN PEACE MEDAL - Oval medal, approximately 3"X4", engraved on a sheet of silver, and honoring President George Was...

JOHN ADAMS (1735-1826) 2nd President of U.S. & Signer of Declaration of Independence. ANS, 1p, nd, 7 1/2"X1 1/2", to Commodore (Edward...

THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826) Wrote Declaration of Independence, 3rd President of U.S. Signature, "Th: Jefferson", as President, on portion...

(Thomas Jefferson) WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN (1860-1925) \American political leader, known as "The Commoner"; three time Democratic Nominee f...

THOMAS JEFFERSON An excellent collection of no less than 36 individual items, comprising of more than 70 pages of manuscript material, representing th

JAMES MADISON (1751-1836) President. DS, as President, 1p, Feb 27, 1808, oblong folio, vellum, military appointment of Timothy Gewell as "third...

DOROTHEA (Dolley) P MADISON (1768-1849) 1st Lady. Autograph poem signed, "D P Madison", 1p, nd, 7"X3." Reads, "Temper! Any ...

DOROTHEA P MADISON 3rd Person ALS, signed in text "Mrs Madison", 1p, nd, 4to, a lengthy and interesting list of goods she wants purchased ...

JAMES MONROE (1758-1831) President. ALS, "Jas Monroe", as President, 1p, April 14, 1823, 8vo, requesting that his correspondent soften the...

JAMES MONROE LS, as President, 1p, June 1, 1821, 4to, to Thomas Munroe, Postmaster in Washington, making a military appointment. "...Lt E Kirby...

JAMES MONROE 3rd person ALS, signed twice in the text as "Mr Monroe", as U.S. Minister to England, 2pp (single sheet), July 13, 1807, 8vo,...

JAMES MONROE President. DS, as President, 1p, May 7, 1821, oblong folio, on vellum, land grant to "John McKinnen late a private in Christian...

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1767-1848) President. Partly printed DS, as President, signed "J Q Adams", 1p, Dec 1, 1828, oblong folio, military appo...

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Closely clipped signature, as President, "J Q Adams, 11 Decr 1826." Handsomely double matted with: engraving; one ounce ...

ANDREW JACKSON (1767-1845) President. 3rd Person ALS, signed in the text "The President", 1p, Jan 26, 1832, 8vo. Reads, "The Presiden...

ANDREW JACKSON 3rd Person ANS, signed in the text as "The President", 1p, Oct 20, 1836, 4to. Penned totally in Jackson's hand, "T...

ANDREW JACKSON 3rd Person ANS, signed in the text as "The President", 1p, May 17, 1836, 5"X6." Penned totally in Jackson's h...

ANDREW JACKSON DS, as President, 1p, Mar 7, 1834, oblong folio, appointment of John McNiel as "Surveyor for the District of Boston and Inspecto...

ANDREW JACKSON Partly printed DS, as President, 1p, July 2, 1829, oblong folio, vellum, land grant to Joseph Fassett of Bartholomew County, Indiana, f

MARTIN VAN BUREN (1782-1862) President. ALS, "M Van Buren", as Vice President, 1p, Sept 10, 1835, oblong 8vo, sending his autograph. Irreg...

MARTIN VAN BUREN President. ADS, "M Van Buren", as Attorney General of New York, on verso of a 7"X6" portion of a court document...

MARTIN VAN BUREN Free franked address leaf, "Free, M Van Buren", as Vice President (1833-37), completed in his hand. Silked for preservati...

(Martin Van Buren) Presidential campaign token, 7/8" across. Front has bust portrait, and reads "Martin Van Buren, Born Dec 5, 1782."...

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON (1773-1841) President. ALS, "Willm Henry Harrison", as Major General, 1p, May 28, 1814, 4to, Hdqtrs, Cincinnati, to...

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON DS, "W S Harrison", as clerk of the court, Hamilton County, Ohio, 3pp, June 13, 1836, legal folio, a land transfer....

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON Partly printed ADS, "W H & J S Harrison", check, Dec 1, 1834, drawn on the Office Bank of the United States, Ci...

(William Henry Harrison) Presidential campaign token, 7/8" across. Front has bust portrait, and reads "Maj Genl W H Harrison, Born Feb 9, ...

(William Henry Harrison) Presidential campaign token, 7/8" across. Front has bust portrait, and reads "Maj Genl W H Harrison, Born Feb 9, ...

JOHN TYLER (1790-1862) President. ALS, 1p, Nov 25, 1857, 8vo, Sherwood Forest. "...Your wish for my autograph as expressed in your note of the ...

JOHN TYLER Partly printed DS, as President, 1p, oblong folio, vellum, appointment. Also signed by DANIEL WEBSTER (1782-1852), as Sec of State. The han

JOHN TYLER Bold signature. Minor soiling, o/w VG. $200-300

JAMES K POLK (1795-1849) President. Partly printed DS, as President, 1p, Mar 5, 1847, folio, vellum, military appointment of James F Harrison as &qu...

JAMES K POLK DS, as Governor of Tennessee, 1p, Jan 7, 1840, folio, Jackson County, land grant to Zebulon P Dearine & Andrew Brown for 174 acres ...

SARAH CHILDRESS POLK (1803-91) 1st Lady. Signature, "Mrs James K Polk, 'Polk Place', Sept 18, 1885." VG. $200-300

DAVID R ATCHISON (1807-86) President of the United States for 1 day, because Zachary Taylor did not want to assume office on a Sunday. Signature, adds

ZACHARY TAYLOR (1784-1850) President. ALS, "Z Taylor", 1p, Jan 8 (ny), 4to, Washington, to F W Roberts. "My dear Friend, Your letter....

ZACHARY TAYLOR DS, "Z Taylor, Col, Comdg", 1p, Mar 31, 1836, 4to, Fort Crawford, a bill to the quartermaster requesting payment for "...

ZACHARY TAYLOR Manuscript DS, "Z Taylor, Col, Comdg", 1p, Mar 26, 1834, 4to, Fort Crawford, requsition for 3 cords of wood. Boldly signed,...

ZACHARY TAYLOR Manuscript DS, "Z Taylor, Col, Comdg", 1p, Nov 25, 1833, 4to, Fort Crawford, requsition for "fuel for the Hospital.&qu...

ZACHARY TAYLOR Signature, "Z Taylor." Light soiling, o/w VG. Boldly signed. Nice framable example. $500-750

ZACHARY TAYLOR Manuscript DS, "Zach Taylor", 1p, April 4, 1807, 6"X2 1/2", Louisville, re a land matter. "Received of Richa...

MILLARD FILLMORE (1800-74) President. ALS, "Fillmore", as MOC, 1 1/2pp (single sheet), Jan 30, 1841, 4to, Washington, to his law partner S...

MILLARD FILLMORE ALS, 1p, Feb 14, 1860, 8vo, Buffalo, letter of introduction. "...Understanding that my friends O H Marshall...and his lady are...

MILLARD FILLMORE Partly printed DS, as President, 1p, Oct 10, 1851, oblong folio, appointment of Joseph W Furbur as "Marshal of the United Stat...

MILLARD FILLMORE Signature, adds "Buffalo, March 15, 1872." VG. Matted with a full length color picture and framed. $150-250

MILLARD FILLMORE Bold signature, "M Fillmore." Minor foxing, o/w VG. $100-150

FRANKLIN PIERCE (1804-69) President. Partly printed DS, as President, 1p, Oct 8, 1853, 4to, authorizing the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of th

FRANKLIN PIERCE Signed album page, as President, "Franklin Pierce, Washington, Aug 15,1858." VG. On verso of Pierce's signature are th...

JANE PIERCE (1806-63) 1st Lady. Her personal song book, signed on inside front cover "Jane M. Appleton, Boston, Decem 1829", 46pp, 4to. In...

JAMES BUCHANAN (1791-1868) President. ALS, 1p, Mar 11, 1840, 8"X7", Senate Chamber, to Sec of Navy James K Paulding (1778-1860). Letter of...

ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-65) President. ADS, signed twice, "A Lincoln" at conclusion and "Abraham Lincoln" in the text, 1 1/2pp (si...

ABRAHAM LINCOLN ADS, as attorney for the plaintiff, signed twice as "Lincoln & Herndon", 2pp (single sheet), November Term, 1856, lega...

ABRAHAM LINCOLN ADS, as attorney for the defendent, signed "Lincoln & Herndon", 1p, nd, 8"X3", a legal brief. Reads, "A...

(Abraham Lincoln) Original oil painting, 36"X42", seated pose during his mature Presidential years. Accomplished by ALBIAN H BICKNELL (183...

(Abraham Lincoln) A lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair, 6 strands, cut from his head on his death bed by Dr Charles S Taft, an Army Asst Surgeon who...

(Abraham Lincoln) ALS, from N H Lincoln (no relation to Abraham), 6pp, Sept 16, 1848, 4to, Worcester, Mass, to her mother, nice content re the Whig Co

(Abraham Lincoln) CARL SANDBURG (1878-1967), American author. His book, "Lincoln Collector, The Story of Oliver R Barrett's Great Private C...

(Abraham Lincoln) Abraham Lincoln/George Washington medalet, silver, 3/4" across. Privately struck at the U.S. Mint, from September 1864 to Oct...