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French statesman of Swiss birth (1732–1804) and finance minister of Louis XVI, a post he held in the lead-up to the French Revolution in 1789. ALS in

FDC with a color silk cachet honoring the 1982 Knoxville World’s Fair Energy Expo, signed on the front in various color ink by six Nobel Prize recipie

Collection of 36 items, consisting of signed photos, FDCs, and commemorative covers, each signed by a Nobel Prize winner. Signers are: Edwin Krebs (th

Collector’s scrapbook, 10 x 12.5, signed inside on cards, slips, letters, and photos by 30 notables. Signers include: Alfred E. Smith, Mary Roberts Ri

Signed book: Going Rogue. First edition, later printing. NY: HarperCollins, 2009. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 413 pages. Signed in red fel

American chemist (1901–1994) who holds the unique distinction of winning Nobel Prizes in both the Chemistry (1954) and Peace (1962) categories. Glossy

DS, signed “R. E. Peary,” one page, 7 x 4.5, May 8, 1905. Peary assigns all serial rights to an article written by him entitled ‘The Lure of the Pole,

English Egyptologist (1853-1942) and a pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology. ALS signed “W. M. Flinders Petrie,” two pages on two adjoinin

American lawyer and statesman (1746–1825) who was a delegate to the 1787 Constitutional Convention, four term South Carolina governor, and member of c

Italian pope (1649–1721), born Giovanni Francesco Albani, who ascended the papal throne in 1700 and served until his death. Manuscript DS, in Latin, s

Born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini in Italy in 1897, Paul VI reigned as pope from 1963 until his death in 1978. Partly-printed vellum

Born Giovanni Angelo Braschi in 1717, Pius served as pope from 1775 until his death in 1799. Manuscript vellum DS, in Latin, signed “J. A. Braschius -

Born Francesco Xaverio Castiglione, pope from 1829–1830, a mere twenty months of reign. LS in Italian, signed “F. S. Card Castiglioni,” one page, 7.5

Born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto in 1835, Pius X served as pope from 1903 until his death in 1914. Known for his conservative, anti-modernist philosophi

Pope (1857–1939), born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, who ascended the papal throne in 1922 and issued encyclicals condemning communism, fascism, and

Born Maffeo Barberini, he served as pope from 1623 to 1644. He was the last pope to expand the papal territory by force of arms. Manuscript DS, in Ita

Regal vintage matte-finish 8.25 x 12 photo, affixed to its original 9.25 x 14 mount, of the Queen, decked out in a sequined gown, cape, and crown, and

Queen-consort of Great Britain, the wife of George V. In 1891 she accepted a marriage proposal from the Duke of Clarence, who within six weeks died fr

Crisp ink signature, “Victoria, Kensington Palace, Dec: 23d, 1831,” on an off-white 6.25 x 6.5 sheet. Also signed in ink by her mother also known as t

Official Rawlings American League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on a side panel, “Y. Rabin.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a 1994 letter of tr