310 - Bat MastersonRR Auction
Three documents related to a lawsuit brought against Masterson in 1879, including: a manuscript fair copy of the arrest order issued to Masterson on N
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311 - Bat MastersonRR Auction
Bat Masterson’s personally-owned Elgin pocket watch, measuring 2.25? in diameter, engraved inside, “To W. B. Bat Masterson, from the Citizens of Ford
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 30,000.00 - 35,000.00
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312 - Bat MastersonRR Auction
Two different fraternal lodge badges personally owned by Bat Masterson, including one for the Knights of Pythias and one for the Rebekah Order of the
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313 - Oklahoma Land RushRR Auction
Two original circa 1889 mounted photographs by A. A. Forbes depicting the moment the Oklahoma land rush began, each approximately 7.5 x 4, labeled wit
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314 - Silver City CowboyRR Auction
Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of a standing cowboy with a rope in one hand, a gun belt around his waist, and Model 1877 Colt DA in his ho
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 600.00 - 800.00
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315 - Heck ThomasRR Auction
Legendary and deadly western sheriff involved in more than ten recorded gunfights (1850–1912). Partly-printed DS, filled out and signed within the doc
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316 - Bill TilghmanRR Auction
Famed lawman and gunfighter (1854–1924) who began his career as a deputy under Bat Masterson. ALS signed “Wm. Tilghman,” two pages, 8.5 x 10.75, Linco
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 1,800.00 - 2,000.00
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317 - Wyoming CowboysRR Auction
Sharp circa 1880–1894 mounted 8.5 x 5.25 boudoir card photograph of a sea of cowboys on the trail in Wyoming, affixed to its original C. D. Kirkland p
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
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318 - Joseph Cosey: Abraham LincolnRR Auction
American forger (1887-1950?) who forged letters from American luminaries. Joseph Cosey forgery of a partial Abraham Lincoln handwritten and signed leg
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319 - Jack ‘Legs’ DiamondRR Auction
Prohibition–era bootlegging gangster (1897–1931) and close associate of gambler Arnold Rothstein who managed to survive several assassination attempts
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 600.00 - 800.00
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320 - Lucky LucianoRR Auction
New York Mafia boss (1897–1962) instrumental in the development of organized crime in the US; he was responsible for splitting the Mafia into five dif
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321 - Joseph ValachiRR Auction
The first Mafia member to publicly acknowledge its existence (1903–1971). ALS signed “Joe,” one page, 8 x 12.5, July 19, 1965. Letter to Dorothy Ball.
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325 - BusinessmenRR Auction
Six items: a manuscript DS signed “Thomas Danforth,” June 8, 1730, in which Danforth agrees to pay “the full and Just sum of fiftey foure Pounds and t
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
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326 - Andrew CarnegieRR Auction
Signed book: An American Four-in-Hand in Britain. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1885. Hardcover, 6.75 x 8.5, 338 pages. Prominent...
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327 - Isaac DoolittleRR Auction
American clockmaker, printer, and supplier of gunpowder to the Continental Army (1722–1800). Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “Isaac
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
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328 - Simon GuggenheimRR Auction
American businessman, politician, and member of the esteemed Guggenheim family (1867–1941) who served as the senator of Colorado from 1907 to 1913. TL
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329 - J. Pierpont MorganRR Auction
Handsome DS, one page both sides, 9.5 x 13.5, June 30, 1886. A one-hundred year bond issued by the New Jersey Junction Railroad Company for $1000, sig
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330 - William Randolph HearstRR Auction
ALS in pencil, signed “WR,” one page on the reverse of a 3.5 x 5.5 postcard depicting two women from Tangiers smoking a hookah, no date. Unusual lette
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331 - Eli LillyRR Auction
American soldier and pharmacist (1838–1898) who founded the Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical corporation; Lilly enlisted in the Union Army and was
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
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332 - John D. RockefellerRR Auction
Signed book: Forest Hill, September 26, 1905. Limited edition, numbered 152/425. Cleveland: The Vinson and Korner Co., 1905. Hardcover, 7.5 x 10. Nice
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333 - John D. RockefellerRR Auction
Partly-printed DS, one page, 11.5 x 7.5, February 1, 1889. Stock certificate issued to Rockefeller for five hundred shares in the Northwest Equipment
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334 - Samuel SothebyRR Auction
English auctioneer and antiquary (1771–1842) who was a founding father of the famous auction house. ALS signed “S. Leigh Sotheby,” one page, 7.5 x 9,
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335 - Frank W. WoolworthRR Auction
Retail pioneer (1852–1919) who founded the iconic chain of five-and-ten-cent stores that bear his name. Unusual fine disbound book for a meeting of th
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336 - John WanamakerRR Auction
Department store magnate (1838–1922) who also served as Postmaster General from 1889 to 1893. ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Bellefo
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337 - Alexander Graham BellRR Auction
TLS, one page, 7 x 3.25, no date. Letter to Master Frank, in full: “Thank you for your note of February 4. In response to the request for my autograph
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 400.00 - 600.00
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338 - Niels BohrRR Auction
Booklet containing a printed speech in Danish by Bohr given for a student anniversary in 1928, seven pages, 6.5 x 8.75, signed and inscribed inside th
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339 - Samuel ColtRR Auction
Three of Colt’s signed retained drafts of documents sent to Commissioner of Patents Henry L. Ellsworth, circa 1837-38, all with a few additions, delet
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 90,000.00 - 100,000.00
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340 - Johann BernoulliRR Auction
Influential Swiss mathematician (1667–1748) known for his contributions to infinitesimal calculus. Rare LS in French, signed “Bernoulli Pere,” one pag
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
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341 - Thomas EdisonRR Auction
Oversized matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo of the inventor seated with his hands clasped in his lap, affixed to a 9.5 x 12 mount, signed and inscribed on
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
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343 - Thomas EdisonRR Auction
Attractive fountain pen ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thos. A. Edison,” on an off-white 4 x 6.5 card bearing a tastefully affixed image of the great inventor
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344 - Thomas EdisonRR Auction
Ink ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thos. A. Edison,” on an off-white 4 x 1.25 clipped slip. In fine condition.
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345 - Albert EinsteinRR Auction
Handsome 1934 portrait etching of Einstein by German printmaker J. J. Muller, 7 x 9, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Albert Einstein,” an
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
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346 - Albert EinsteinRR Auction
TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 12, airmail letterhead, March 24, 1954. Letter to Mr. Joseph Levine in Israel. In part: “Any physical theory
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347 - Albert EinsteinRR Auction
Detailed limited edition etching of Einstein in near profile, 8.5 x 11, numbered 59/100, signed in the lower right in pencil, “Albert Einstein.” Also
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348 - Enrico FermiRR Auction
Scarce ALS in Italian, one page, 5 x 8, Reale Accademia d’Italia letterhead, November 19, 1938. Letter to an “illustrious senator,” thanking him for a
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349 - Joseph FourierRR Auction
Prominent French mathematician and physicist (1768–1830) generally credited with the discovery of the ‘greenhouse effect.’ Untranslated manuscript DS
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 400.00 - 600.00
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350 - Richard GatlingRR Auction
ALS signed “R. J. Gatling,” one page, 5 x 7.75, January 12, 1894. Written from Hartford, Connecticut, a letter to Lee Slyman, in full: “In compliance
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351 - King GilletteRR Auction
American businessman (1855–1932) who invented a best-selling version of the safety razor and is widely credited with inventing the so-called razor and
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
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352 - Werner HeisenbergRR Auction
German theoretical physicist (1901–1976) awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in physics for the creation of quantum mechanics. Ink signature, “Werner Heisenb
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353 - Edward Augustus HolyokeRR Auction
American educator and physician (1728–1829) who contributed pioneering work in the advancement of smallpox vaccinations. ADS, signed “E. A. Holyoke,”
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
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354 - Rene LaennecRR Auction
French physician (1781–1826) who invented the stethoscope in 1816 and pioneered its use for diagnosing chest problems. ALS in French, one page both si
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355 - Alfred NobelRR Auction
Rare ALS in French, signed “A. Nobel,” one page, 5.25 x 8.5, October 10, 1880. Letter to Alarik Liedbeck, Nobel’s friend and collaborator. In part (tr
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356 - Louis LumiereRR Auction
Inventor of photographic equipment (1864–1948) who, along with his brother Auguste, developed the cinematographe in 1893, and showed the first motion
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357 - Guglielmo MarconiRR Auction
Handsome vintage 3.5 x 5.5 postcard portrait of the famed Italian physicist, signed along the bottom in ink, “G. Marconi.” Mounted, matted, and framed
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 600.00 - 800.00
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358 - Hans Christian OerstedRR Auction
Danish physicist (1777-1851), he discovered the diversion of a magnetic needle by electric current, becoming the founder of the rule of electromagneti
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359 - William OslerRR Auction
Canadian-born physician and researcher (1849–1919) who was a founding professor of Johns Hopkins Hospital. ALS signed “Wm. Osler,” one page both sides
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360 - Alan TuringRR Auction
Immensely influential British mathematician, cryptanalyst, and computer scientist (1912–1954) considered the father of theoretical computer science an
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361 - Louis PasteurRR Auction
ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 5.25 x 8, personal monogrammed letterhead, June 30, 1885. Letter to his secretary. In full (translated):
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362 - Henri PoincareRR Auction
French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher of science (1854–1912) who famously formulated the ‘Poincare Conjecture,’ which went unsolved for nea
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363 - John T. ThompsonRR Auction
ALS signed “Jno. T. Thompson,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, Springfield Armory letterhead, October 29, 1903. Letter to Albert H. Cole, in full: “I appreciat
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