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White House card, neatly signed in black ink, “Wm. H. Taft.” In fine condition, with a mild shade of uniform toning.

Personal check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Taft, “Wm. H. Taft,” payable to W. F. Gilbert & Co. for $17.00, January 28, 19...

Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 21 x 16, March 14, 1911. President Taft appoints David H. Scott a first lieutenant in

TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, April 28, 1915. Letter to Judge William Henry Hunt urging him to run for Senate. In

Scarce partly printed DS as President, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 10.75 x 8, July 21, 1849. President Taylor appoints Nathaniel P. Prickett “a Mids

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Presidents Ford, Carter, Bush, and Clinton talking in the White House, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip,

Engraved profile portrait of Truman, 11 x 14, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Kindest regards to Alvin R. Kantor from Harry S. Truman 6-21-61.”

Jackson County, Missouri treasurer’s check, 7.5 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Truman, payable to Chas. Jones for $67.50, March 30, 1934. Ma

Three signed 4 x 2.75 White House cards, one signed and inscribed in black ink, “Best wishes to Wanda Joan Bennett, Harry S. Truman,” with the other t

Color vintage 8.25 x 10 cardstock photo of an artist’s rendering of Truman in full Masonic dress, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “Fraternal gree

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 29, 1960. Letter to Judge Ewing Cockrell. In full: “I appreciated your letter of the 20th v

Signed book: Memoirs (Year of Decisions and Years of Trial and Hope) in two volumes. First edition. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1956. Hard...

DS as president, one page, 11 x 10.25, March 1, 1948. Certificate of Merit presented to Henri Gaston Busignes “for outstanding fidelity and meritoriou

White House card, signed in black ink, “Harry S. Truman.” In very good condition, with block of mild toning over signature, some light soiling to bott

Partial free frank, 11.75 x 6.25, folded to a size of 6.25 x 3.25, addressed in Tyler’s hand to “Robert Tyler, Esq., 10 Sw. 7th Street, Philadelphia,

White House card, signed along the top in black ink, “Woodrow Wilson.” A mild shade of toning, and a bit of trivial pooling of ink to one letter of si

Five ALSs, three signed “MVB,” one signed “M. Van Buren,” and one written in the third person, ranging in date from 1829 to 1836, all written to Aaron

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 12.5 x 15.25, April 14, 1796. Washington grants a patent to James Davis for

Son of President John Quincy Adams (1807–1886) who served in the U.S. House of Representatives until he resigned to assume office as Ambassador to Gre

Uncommon medical-related partly-printed DS, one page, 14.75 x 11.5, July 21, 1794. Governor Adams “reposing Special Trust and Confidence in your abili

English essayist, poet and politician (1672-1719). LS signed “J. Addison,” one page both sides, 7 x 9, January 7, 1706. Letter to diplomat and politic

Widely travelled forty-eighth Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims (1877–1957) who was much lauded for his humanitarian efforts. Handwritten telegram, sig

Rare vintage 4.25 x 6.5 crystal-clear cabinet portrait of Anthony in intense profile by Mrs. L. Condon of Atlanta, signed in black ink, “Susan B. Anth

Fantastic hardcover autograph album, 5.5 x 7.5, signed inside by 215 notables, including three presidents, Union and Confederate officers, authors, po

Pioneering American social activist (1820–1906) who was one of the leading figures in early feminism and whose efforts on behalf of women’s suffrage w

Deceased controversial leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. New Year’s card, measuring 8.5 x 11 closed, presented to Edward Gierek, Firs

Beautician who developed the highly successful cosmetic line that bears her name. TLS, one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, March 15, 1960. Letter t

Perfect felt tip signature, “Y. Arafat 20/1/93,” on a 5.75 x 3 card. In very fine condition.

Founder of the American lead industry and the first man to obtain permission to bring Anglo-American settlers into Spanish Texas. DS, one page, 7.75 x

Prominent and sometimes controversial American clergyman, orator, and abolitionist (1813–1887) who was the brother of Uncle Tom’s Cabin author Harriet

Two items: FDC, with a cachet honoring the 25th anniversary of the United Nations, signed in black felt tip, “M. Begin”; and a matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5

A brief untranslated ALS in Hebrew, one lightly-lined page, 5 x 8.5, dated August 1, 1965; and a rare State of Israel Official Gazette, in Hebrew, 4 p

ALS in Hebrew, one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8.5, November 22, 1954. Letter to Teddy Kolleck. In full: “I don’t know if you have got my request to tell

TLS in Hebrew, signed “D. Ben-Gurion,” one page, 6.25 x 8, State of Israel letterhead, April 10, 1956. Letter to S. Y. Agnon, Jerusalem. In full, “Dea

ALS in Hebrew, signed “D. Ben-Gurion,” one page, lightly-lined, 4.75 x 8.5, December 27, 1954. Letter to the office of the Chief Rabbi in Jerusalem. I

Pope, born Giacomo della Chiesa (1854–1922), who reigned from 1914 until his death. Benedict’s pontificate was dominated by World War I, which he term

British-born American politician and lawyer (1811-1884) who, after serving in the U.S. Senate and rejecting nomination to the Supreme Court, served va

Influential German statesman (1815–1898), known as the “Iron Chancellor,” who served as the first Chancellor of the German Empire from 1871–1890. ALS

Very nice color satin-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.

Leader of the Soviet Union (1907–1982) from 1964 until his death. DS, in Russian, signed “Brezhnev,” one page, 7.75 x 12, April 4, 1947. Untranslated

Black felt tip signature, “Warren E. Buffet,” on a light green 5.25 x 5.25 sheet created from recycled U. S. currency and bearing a printed portrait o

The “Cleopatra of the Secession,” Boyd was a Confederate spy in the American Civil War (1844-1900). She operated from her father's hotel in Virg...

Bank check, 6 x 3.75, filled out and signed by Burr, payable to A. B. or bearer for £158, April 24, 1788. In very good condition, with faint

German biochemist (1905-1995), who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939 for his work on sex hormones. He was initially forced by the Nazi

TLS signed “R.E. Byrd,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Byrd Antarctic Expedition letterhead, October 6, 1928. Letter to Reverend Ivan Melville Terwilliger, in fu

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 Department of Defense photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Thomas K. Boyce, with best wishes, R. E. Byrd.” In f

Scottish-born industrialist and philanthropist (1835–1919) who earned his fortune in the burgeoning American steel industry. Ink signature, “Andrew Ca

American suffragist and peace activist (1859–1947) who was one of the leading forces behind the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, ensuring

British statesman and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1863-1937). ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, December 8, 1893. Letter to an asso

Christmas card, 5 x 7.25 folded, opens to 10 x 7.25, embossed in gold on the outside with Prince of Wales’ feathers and Garter motto, as well as the S