Manuscripts & Collectibles Sale, with Space & Aviation

Unique Record Book of British Prizes Taken In Period Before War of 1812. This prizebook for the British Carribean Fleet from 1805 to 1810 is a phenome

[Key, Francis Scott]. "The Star Spangled Banner" (in Analectic Magazine). Daniel Webster's copy with his engraved bookplate on the pas...

Robert Fulton War of 1812 ALS Urging Torpedo Warfare (1765-1815) American engineer, inventor, and artist. He invented a submarine but couldn't f...

Battle of Mill Spring, KY Jan. 19th 1862. Hand-colored lithograph by Currier & Ives, 9½ x 13¼" (image is 8 x 12½") 152 ...

Black Corporal in B. Co., 56th Regt. of U.S.C. Inf. Vols. - Samuel Henderson. Civil War marriage certificate from Samuel Henderson, a corporal in the

Jefferson Davis Endorses Remington & Co. For Rifle Manufacture. Correspondence between E Remington & Sons, Chief of Ordnance Col. H.K. Craig

[Georgia - 1876] Dixiecrat Politicians Complain About Republican Efforts To Mobilize Southern Blacks. Fine-content autograph letter signed by A.P. Rob

Ku Klux and Other White Supremicists Block Black Voters, 1868. A fascinating and extremely descriptive 4pp letter written to General George

Indian Wars Era U.S. Army Officer’s Frock Coat. Ca. 1875-90, frock coat with two rows of eight gilt brass staff officer buttons. Dark blue wool body w

Northern Liberties Fire Co. No. 1 Meeting Book, Philadelphia, PA, 1853-1909. A massive, handwritten meeting book covering over 150 years of meetings o

Scott, Winfield - 1850 ALS (1786-1866) U.S. Army general, diplomat, and presidential candidate. Autograph letter signed, 2pp, 5½ x 3½"...

Scott, Winfield. Signature on a 1 x 6" slip of paper with "U.S. Army, Feb. 10, 1857," n.p. Fine. Matted with a portrait of Scott and ...

Gen. Sherman is Bitter at His Son's Conversion to Catholicism (1820-91) Union general; he succeeded Grant as the Commanding General of the Army....

Two 1862 Civil War Prints From Harper's Weekly. One print is titled "The War For The Union, 1862--A Bayonet Charge" and the other: &qu...

U.S. Colored Troops Apply For A Pension. Two Kentucky letters written to attorney George Woods in 1872 and 1873, pertaining to pension applications fo

Pershing, John J (1860-1948) Commander-In-Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. Typed letter signed as Commander-In-Chief, 1p

MacArthur's Proclamation to the People of the Philippines - Only Known Signed Copy. Typed document signed "Douglas MacArthur" as Comma...

MacArthur, Douglas. Bold signature on 3 x 5 in. paper, n.p., n.d. Matted with a portrait of MacArthur and framed to an overall size of 17 x 10¾...

Document Signed by Hitler Sept. 4, 1944, Removing Rommel From Command. Document signed as Der Führer, 1 page, in German, 11¾ x 8¼&quo...

[Rommel. Erwin] Exact Replica of Field Marshal Rommel's Service Baton. A jeweler's exact reproduction of Field Marshal Rommel's service ...

Autograph Draft of Mussolini's Speech Announcing the Invasison of Ethiopia (1883-1945) Italian dictator. Autograph draft manuscript of his addre...

U.S.S. Enterprise - Original Flag Flown on Ship, Sailor's Uniform & Papers. A rare United States Flag that was originally flown on the U.S.S...

Army Air Force European Air Transport Service Photo Album. A very large format (24" X 15"), ca. late 1940s custom made photo album, specia...

"A Message About Food From the President of the United States". 26 x 18½" poster, white print on blue background, 1945, U.S. Gov...

Chennault, Claire L (1890-1958) Armerican Army aviator who established the volunteer-staffed Flying Tigers to fight the Japanese invasion of China. He

Chennault, Claire L. Autograph letter signed "CLC' at the end and "Maj. Gen. C.L.C." and "General Chennault" in the tex...

Iwo Jima Survivor Bradley Gives Address of Gagnon and Hayes (1923-94) Longest surviving member of the six men who raised the second American flag atop

Jeppson, Morris. Black and white laser photo of one of the few buildings left standing in Hiroshima after the atomic bomb was dropped, with a handwrit

Jeppson, Morris R (1923 -) Air Force officer who was the Weapon Test Officer on the Enola Gay; one of only two men to have been both at Los Alamos dev

Very Rare War-date Book Signed by British Field Marshall Montgomery (1887-1976) British Field Marshall who commenced the drive at El Alamein that ulti

USA Pearl Harbor Survivors Medal. Official bronze medal, 38mm, struck at the US Mint to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Japanese attack at Pea

Van Kirk, Theodore "Dutch" - Signed Book on Limiting Nuclear Proliferation. "The International Control of Atomic Energy: Scientific I...

Van Kirk, Theodore J. "Dutch" (1921 -) Navigator of the Enola Gay when it dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, August 6, 1945. Color lase...

WW 2, Korea, Vietnam Marine Corps Officer’s Medal, Document & Sword Group. A fantastic group of items, formerly the property of Marine Corps Cap...

WW II Navy Binoculars. World War II navy binoculars with original hard rubber case. It has 7x50 coated optics by Bausch and Lomb. The markings are: ...

WW2 Japanese Navy Officer’s Sword. Overall length 38 inches with a machine made wartime blade; shinogi-zukuri type with a gunome (undulating) temper l

WW2 Through 1950’s U.S. Navy Officer’s Sword. Length 35 inches with a handsomely etched 29 inch blade, having floral and maritime thematic decoration.

Vanity Fair Lithograph of British Officers. Early twentieth century lithograph of ten British officers posing in the field measuring 19½ x 13&#...

A Cased Set Of English/Irish Flintlock Officers Pistols. A fine cased set of Officer's flintlock pistols by; HAMBURGER & Co. LONDON and IRLA...

Antique Belgian Bronze Flintlock Blunderbuss Pistol With Bayonet. An attractive and unusual Belgian bronze flintlock blunderbuss pistol with under spr

Late 17th-18th Century Bronze Model Cannon. 8¾" .75 cal bronze barrel with steel inner liner. This cannon was designed to fire original fi...

Museum Scale Model Of A War Of 1812 18- Pounder Naval Cannon. Mounted on a deck plane, it is a contemporary 20th century model of a 1812 18 pounder wi

Antique British Military Grenadier Hanger (Sword). A fine British Military Hanger circa. 1750-1768. Brass semi-basket pattern regulation hilt (once si

German Hunting Trousse. An impressive German Hunting Trousse in the style of the 17th century, circa late 18th-early 19th century. The hilt of cast an

English/Scottish Basket Hilt Broad Sword Circa 1780-1840. Pitted overall but stable with a nice dark brown to black age patina. Original wire bound sh

Antique German Forester's Hunting Sword. A very nice example of a German Forester's Sword, circa. late 19th-early 20th century. It has a 14&...

English Or American Cutlass/Hanger. Avery nice example of an English or American Cutlass/Hanger, circa. early 18th century. 21¾" curved bl...

Irish Flintlock Coat Pistol. An Irish Flintlock (Man Stopper) great coat pistol by; CLARKE, DUBLIN. 6½".73-74 cal.swompt octagon steel bar...

Antique German or Dutch Colonial Flintlock Pistol. An 18th Century German/ Dutch military flintlock pistol re-worked in the colonies for the American

Antique French Double Barrel Flintlock Pistol. A French Double Barrel Flintlock Pistol, circa. late 18th century. 5¼" .47 cal. round damas...