Manuscript, Collectibles and Space Auction

[civil War] Bayonet Sword. Total length is 27¼". Blade is 22" and slightly curved. Handle is ribbed brass. Oxidation to blade and cro...

[civil War] Navy Cutlass. Total length is 39"; blade is straight and 32". Marked 100.R.10.86 on the inside quillon. A crown is at one end ...

French - Heavy Cavalry Sword, April 1826. Broadsword of the French Republican Guard, Troopers model. Total length is 43¾ in. The slightly curve...

French Bayonet and Scabbard, St. Etienne, July 1873. Total length is 27½ in. Blade is 22 5/8 in. and slightly curved. Engraved on edge of blade...

[maxim Machine Gun] Hiram S. Maxim (1896-1936) Inventor of the Maxim machine gun. Typed letter signed, 1 page, 7¾ x 9¾ in., London, 15 Mar...

Foch, Ferdinand (1851-1929) French military leader who fought in the Franco-Prussian War and was named "Generalissimo of the Allied Armies"...

Patton, George S (1885-1945) American general and tank commander; considered one of the greatest military leaders in history; known as "Old Blo...

McAuliffe, General Anthony C (1898-1975) American soldier and West Point graduate. He fought in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. He is f

Schindler, Oskar (1908-1974) German industrialist, Nazi party member, and war profiteer who spent his entire fortune and risked his life during World

Tojo, Hideki (1884-1948) General of the Imperial Japanese Army, the leader of the Taisei Yokusankai, and the 40th Prime Minister of Japan from 17 Octo

[world War Ii] "Band of Brothers" Autographed Print of "Wild Bill" Guarnere, -- Autographed By Wild Bill and the Artist. Staff S...

Antique Playing Cards, C. 1880. A set of 8 cards printed in chromolithography by C.L. Wust from Frankfurt, Germany of Rococo style. Matted in an anitq

[los Angeles' Farmers Market] 1935 Plaque Commemorating 1st Birthday. Bronze plaque, 24½ x 16¾ in., created by artist J.E. Balogh and ...

Group of Ten Historic Newspapers. From 1769 to 1945, these papers range from the American Revolution to the death of FDR. Condition range

Sinking of the Titanic. the Times, London, Monday, April 2-Saturday, June 29, 1912. Nos. 39,861-39,938, 77 issues, full folio, bound in one volume. (2

Millvina Dean, the Youngest Survivoe. Color postcard of the Titanic signed "Millvina Dean, youngest Titanic surviver." Part of a limited...

Bishop John M. Odin - First Catholic Bishop of Texas (1801-1870) French-born missionary who came to America to minister to the Indians. Texas

Charles B. Stewart - Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence (1806-1885) Doctor and druggist who was elected secretary of the Permanen

Edwin Waller - Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence (1800-1881) Originally from Virginia, he arrived in Texas in April 1831. He was

George W. Smyth-- Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence (1803-1866) Early Texas surveyor and signer of the Texas Declaration of Inde

Slave Bill of Sale, 1849. Manuscript bill of sale datelined Galveston, 24 April 1849, 8 x 11 in., by which O.D. Johnson and his wife, Lucy Joh

Ben Gurion, Ben (1886-1973) Zionist statesman and political leader, the first prime minister of Israel (1948-53, 1955-63). Autograph letter signed (...

[british Royal Navy] Admiral of the Fleet James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier (1756-1833) Admiral of the Royal Navy; served as Governor of Newfoundland,

Churchill, Winston S. Two-color printing of "The Form and Order of the Service…To Be Observed In The Coronation of Her Majesty Elizabeth...

Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) Vietnamese communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1945-1955) and president (1945-1969) of the Democratic Repub

General Count Noghi Maresuke (1849-1912) General in the Imperial Japanese Army and a governor of Taiwan. In the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5,

Mao Zedong (Or Tse-Tung) (1893-1976) Chinese communist revolutionary, political theorist and politician; founding father of the People's Republi...

Mordaunt, Sir Charles - 3rd Earl of Peterborough and 1st Earl of Monmouth (1658-1735) English nobleman and military leader; first lord of the treasury

Pitt, William (The Younger) (1759-1815) England's youngest, and one of its greatest, prime ministers.; son of William Pitt the Elder. Autograph ...

Quezon Y Molina, Manuel Luis (1878-1944) 2nd President of the Philippines (1935-1944); after the Japanese invasion, he was head of the Philippine gove

Revolutionary War Documents - Collection of Seven. Four documents are pay orders addressed to John Lawrence, Treasurer of Connecticut, and signed by m

Rhee, Syngman (1875-1965) First president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (1919-1925); first president of South Korea (1948-196

Stalin, Joseph (1879-1953) Georgian-born Soviet military and political leader. With the forced exile of Trotsky, he became the successor of Lenin as t

Wellesley, Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) British soldier and statesman; one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th cen

George Iv (1762-1830) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and king of Hanover (1820-30); between 1811-1820, he served as Prince Re

George V and Albert Victor "Eddy," Duke of Clarence. Cabinet photo by W & D Downy signed "George" and "Eddy 1896"....

Josephine De Beauharnais (1763-1814) Born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie; first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte and first Empress of the F

Marie Thérèse, Queen Consort of Louis Xiv (1638-1683) Daughter of Philip IV of Spain and Elizabeth of France, she and Louis were first c

Napoleon (1769-1821) French military and political leader; Emperor of France (1804-1815). Document signed ("Napln") as King of Italy, &quo...

Napoleon I. Endorsement and signature "Approved N" on a report presented to him by General Bertrand, 1 page, in French, 8¼ x 11 in., ...

Victoria (1819-1901). Great Britain's longest reigning monarch (1837-1901). Autograph letter signed ("VRI" [Victoria Regina Imperatrix...

[bank of the United States] 1855 Thomas Ewing Letter To Nicholas Biddle. Autograph letter signed ("T. Ewing") as U.S. senator from Ohio, 1...

Spinner, Francis E (1802-90) American politican appointed by President Lincoln as Treasurer of the United States (1861-75); he was the first federal a

[supreme Court] FDC Signed By Seven Justices. First Day Cover honoring Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, signed by the following: Thurgood Marshall, Lewi

[supreme Court] Sir William Blackstone - Major Influence on U.S. Jurisprudence (1723-1780) English jurist; author of Commentaries on the Laws of Engla

Wright, Frank Lloyd - Guggenheim Archive (1867-1959) American architect, considered by many to be the greatest American architect of all time. An arch

American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters - Program Signed By 14 Members. A 1987 ceremonial program signed on the cover by the following arti

[comic Art] Chester Gould, Chic Young, Gus Edson, Fontaine Fox, George Sixta, and Blossom. Cartoon items signed for Bruce Newton, an early Chicago tel

Pisarro, Camille (1830-1903) Danish-French Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painter; the only artist to exhibit at all eight Paris Impressionist ex

Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978) American painter and illustration best known for his depictions of small-town America, many of which graced the covers of

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) American portrait artist who trained and lived most of his life in Europe. Autograph letter signed ("John S. S...

Vatican Watercolors - 19th Century Costumes of the Pontifical Court. A charming vintage Vatican souvenir with 30 brightly-colored plates of the costum

Wright, Frank Lloyd (1867-1952) (1867-1959) American architect; leading designer of modern private dwellings; his larger works include the Guggenheim

[arabic Script] Manuscript Page. Handwritten page, recto and verso, 6½ x 8¾ in. 19th century (?). The front features a lovely, handcolored...

Howe, Julia Ward (1819-1910) Writer, poet, reformer, and lecturer; best remembered for having authored "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." ...

[liturgical Book] Pontificale Romanum Clementis Viii Primum, Nunc Denuo Urbani Viii Auctoritate Recognitum…pars Prima. Parisiis, Impensis Socie

Steinbeck, John (1902-1968) American writer; 1939 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for The Grapes of Wrath; 1962 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Earhart, Amelia (1898-1937) Aviation pioneer aviator; she was the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo. She disappeared over the Pacific while attempt

Hughes, Howard (1905-1976) American businessman, movie producer, and aviator, best remembered for being an eccentric, reclusive billionaire in his lat

Hughes, Howard (1905-1976). American inventor, aviator, movie producer and businessman. Notoriously publicity shy in his later years, Hughes is rememb

Lindbergh, Charles A (1902-74) American aviator and author; made the first solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic in 1927. Photo print signed (&qu...

[business Tycoons] Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson. Dollar bill signed by business tycoons and philanthropists Bill Gates and

Ford, Henry (1863-1947) Pioneer auto manufacturer; organizer and president of Ford Motor Co.; employed assembly-line method for production of Model T.

Ford, Henry. Bold signature on back inside cover of program for a Detroit civic event honoring Judge Christopher Stein, an old friend of Ford's....

Getty, J. Paul (1892-1976) American industrialist, philanthropist and art collector. Rare autograph letter signed ("Father") on a postcard...

Gershwin, Ira (1896-1983) American lyricist who collaborated with his brother, George Gershwin, as well as with Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, and Harold Ar

Handy, W.C (1873-1958) Influential American blues composer and musician, known as the "Father of the Blues." Sheet music for "Way Dow...

Kern, Jerome (1885-1945) Prolific American composer of music for the theatre and screen. Autograph musical quotation signed, from one of Kern's ...

Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) Russian-born composer, pianist, and conductor. Vintage sepia-toned photograph signed "I Stravinsky 1954", 8 x...

Zandonai, Riccardo (1883-1944) Italian composer. Autograph musical quotation, signed and dated at the end, "R. Zanndonai, Pesoro, 11 (19)40 XIX...

Addams, Jane (1860-1935) Social reformer, pacifist, and feminist; the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize (1931). She also established H

Anthony, Susan B (1820-1906) American reformer, active in temperance, abolitionist, and woman suffrage movements. Autograph quotation signed, 1 page,

Douglass, Frederick (1817-95) Born a slave, he became a leading abolitionist, author, lecturer, and editor; he helped recruit black regiments for the

Gandhi, Mohandas K. "Mahatma" (1869-1948) Indian spiritual and political leader who used nonviolent resistance to obtain reforms. He succe...

King, Martin Luther, Jr (1929-68) Baptist minister; Civil Rights activist; Nobel Laureate. Black and white 10 x 6½ in. photo signed and inscrib...

Nation, Carrie (1846-1911) Radical member of the temperance movement; she often attacked establishments which served alcohol with a hatchet. Later in

Stone, Lucy (1818-1893) American woman suffragist who lectured on women's rights and against slavery. She was the first woman from Massachusetts...

Darwin, Charles (1809-1882) British naturalist whose scientific studies and subsequent theory of natural selection form the basis of modern evolutiona

Edison, Thomas (1847-1931) American inventor and businessman; one of the most prolific inventors in history. Autograph note signed ("Edison&quo...

Einstein, Albert (1879-1965) German-born physicist; awarded the Nobel prize for physics in 1921. Vintage photo signed ("A. Einstein, 1933"...

Einstein, Albert. 1st Edition of Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist (The Library of Living Philosophers, Inc., Evanston, Illinois, 1949) signed on

Einstein, Albert. Page from Photography Year-Book with the famous Einstein portrait by Yousuf Karsh signed "A. Einstein - 55," in the lowe...

Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Carte Reduite Des Isles Antilles…pour Le Service Des Vaisseaux Du Roi. Paris : [Département de la Marine], 1758

Coronelli, Vincenzo. Isole Delle Indie, Divise in Filippine, Molucche, E Della Sonda. Descritte e Dedicate dal P. Coronelli, Cosmografo della Sereniss

Hennepin, Louis P. Carte D'un Très Grand Pais Nouvellement Découvert Dans L'amérique Septentrionale. Entre le Nouveau M...

Johnson's World. Showing the Lines of Equal Magnetic Declination and the Circulation of the Winds and the Course of Stor. Two thematic world map...

Van Keulen, Johannes. Pas Kaart Van De Boght Van Florida Met De Canaal Tusschen Florida En Cuba . Amsterdam, c. 1684-86, 20 x 23", hand colored...

1916 Joe Jackson Baseball Card. M101-4 Sporting News #87 vintage baseball card measuring 3"x 1½" with blank back authenticated and en...

1925 World Series Multi-Signed League Baseball. This historic piece of baseball memorabilia includes the signatures of Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter John

1934 New York Yankees Team Signed Baseball. Signed by Babe Ruth (on sweet spot), Lou Gehrig, Russ Van Alt, Ben Chapmsn, Charlie Berens, Harry Smythe,

Adrian (Cap) Anson Baseball Card. Vintage baseball card measuring 2¾" x 1½" with reverse showing different catagories of sports ...

Mickey Mantle Signed Baseball. A strong signature on the sweet spot of an official American League baseball The ball is in very good condition with sc

Pete Rose Signed Jersey From Cooperstown Authentic Collection. Limited edition, 17/75, No. 14 Reds Jersey is signed "Pete Rose." Below the...

Vintage Sterling Tennis Trophy. First place trophy in mens singles presented to George J. Janes at the 1909 Pacific States Tennis Championship. Mr. Ja

Ali, Muhammad (1942 -) Handwritten, unsigned statement by Ali on his Islamic faith. Quoted as written: "We should seize and grab every opportun...

Ali, Muhammad. Request for an autograph which Ali obliged by writing in the lower left corner of the letter, "Thank you Jim / Muhammad Ali / 9-...

National Air Races – Letter and Photographs. Four items all related to the early days of air racing. 1) Two 1928 Original Panorama B&W Photos. O...

"National Officers / National Aeronautical Association of the Usa". An unusual 14x10½" gray original advertising display board f...

Enola Gay – Autographs of Pilot Paul Tibbets and Navigator Dutch Van Kirk. This lot contains 2 items: first, a photomontage created by Paul Tibbets sh

Aviation, Paul Tibbets Autograph. On a "Pilots' Information File" book. It is dated 1943 with updates from July 1944. The cover of the...