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Engineer and businessman (1846–1914) best known for the invention of the air brake and for his energetic promotion of AC power distribution. TLS signe

Kaiser of Germany (1859–1941) from 1888 to 1918. Partly-printed DS, in German, signed “Wilhelm II,” one page, 8.25 x 13, March 6, 1899. Wilhelm II app

LS signed “Oliv. Wolcott, Jr.,” one page, 7.5 x 10, July 14, 1796. In a Treasury Department message to Benjamin Lincoln, collector of Boston, Wolcott

Homemade two-piece heavy poster board birthday card presented to Admiral R. H. Jackson on May 10, 1971, in honor of his 105th birthday, 40 x 46, prese

Signed book: The First World Flight. Limited signed edition of 575 copies (this being no. 362). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1925. Hardcover with slipcas

Union general (1816–1894) who led forces at Shenandoah, Red River, and elsewhere. Prior to the Civil War, he served as governor of Massachusetts and S

Partly-printed DS, signed “Nath. P. Banks,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 10.25 x 16, April 6, 1860. Banks seeks to head-off an epidemic. In part

Color 27 x 18 print entitled ‘Pacific Morning: Black Sheep on the Prowl,’ signed in pencil by John F. Bolt, Edwin Harper, Bruce Matheson, H. Allan McC

Glossy 10.25 x 8 photo of the first and second commanders of the Blue Angels—Butch Voris and Arthur Ray Hawkins—during a change of command ceremony, s

Four items: glossy 8 x 10 photo of ‘Fat Man’—the second atomic bomb dropped on Japan—signed twice in black felt tip; glossy 7 x 5 photo of Olivi in th

War-dated censor signature, “C. L. Chennault, Maj. Gen. AUS,” on an air mail envelope postmarked June 21, 1943. In fine condition, with pencil stroke

Signed book: The Boo. Later printing. Atlanta: Old New York Book Shop Press, 1988. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 174 pages. Signed in black

ALS in German, signed “Donitz,” one page both sides, 7 x 4.5, Der Fuhrer der Unterleeboote letterhead, 1937. Untranslated. Heavy vertical fold breakin

Printed light tan copy of the pilot’s poem ‘High Flight,’ 9 x 12, signed in ink by 22 members of Doolittle’s Tokyo Raiders and four honorary members:

Signed book: I Could Never Be So Lucky Again by James H. Doolittle. First edition, first printing. NY: Bantam Book, 1991. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6

Four items: three approximately 10 x 8 glossy or satin-finish photos of Paul Tibbets standing in front of the Enola signed in blue felt tip, “Paul Tib

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Enola Gay on the tarmac, signed in blue felt tip by Paul Tibbets and Morris Jeppson and in black felt tip by Dutch Van Kirk

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Hiroshima mushroom cloud, signed in blue felt tip, “Paul W. Tibbets, 11-29-89”; and an FDC bearing a cachet honoring Dougla

Two items: an FDC bearing a cachet honoring the United Nations Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, signed in blue ballpoint by Tibbets; and a glossy

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Enola Gay on the runway, signed in blue felt tip, “Paul Tibbets, Pilot to Hiroshima, 6 Aug. 1945.” In very fine condi

Color 24 x 18 print entitled ‘Atomic Warfare Is Born,’ signed in blue felt tip, “Paul W. Tibbets-Pilot.” In fine condition.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Enola Gay on the runway, signed in blue felt tip “The first atomic bomb was dropped from 30,600 feet. It detona

Program from the 50th anniversary of the Flying Tigers, held in San Diego on July 4-7, 1991, signed in ink inside the back cover by Dick Rossi, Rich R

Five items: color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo signed in black felt tip by Chuck Older and R. T. Smith with each adding a sentiment; FDC honoring Claire

Signed book: Tale of a Tiger. First edition. Van Nuys, California: Tiger Originals, 1986. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 362 pages. Signed in

Signed book: A Proud American: The Autobiography of Joe Foss. First edition, first printing. NY: Pocket Books, 1992. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x

ALS, one page, 7.25 x 9, August 9, 1799. Letter to an unknown gentleman. In part: “Being for a considerable time in daily expectation for receiving an

Scale model of a Curtiss/USAAF P-40B Tomahawk, signed in black felt tip on the wing “‘Tex’ Hill.” Accompanied by an unsigned photo taken at a private

Nazi Reichsführer (1900–1945) who controlled the SS and the Gestapo and who was one of the most vocal and virulent anti-Semites of the Third Re...

Ship’s program, 5 x 7.5, two pages, listing the menus and daily activities for April 3, 1939, aboard the liner Robert Ley. Cover bears a color image o

Notorious and immensely unpopular Union general (1814–1879), Hooker was criticized for his erratic leadership, heavy drinking, poor sense of diplomacy

Four items: an FDC with a cachet honoring the US Marine Corps and the Battle of Iwo Jima, signed on the front in fountain pen, “Joe Rosenthal, A. P.”;

Last undisputed survivor (1920–2007) of the iconic flag-raisings on Iwo Jima in 1945. One FDC with a cachet honoring World War II, and one commemorati

ALS signed “Lafayette,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, July 24, 1825. Letter of introduction of a Count Vidua to Professor Ticknor in Boston. In full:

Career army officer and the most successful general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. He eventually commanded all Confederate a

American military officer and statesman (1826–1886) who fought in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. An activist on behalf of veterans’ affai

Confederate general (1821–1904) who distinguished himself at Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chickamauga. Fountain pen signature, “Yours Truly, James Lo

Printed light blue copy of the pilot’s poem ‘High Flight,’ 7.75 x 11, signed in ink by five World War II Medal of Honor recipients: Ken Walsh, Jim Swe

Composite 1/54 scale of the Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress Memphis Belle, signed on the wing in silver ink. In fine condition. Plane comes with a displa

American soldier (1839–1925) who earned a niche in military history as the only man to serve as an officer in the Civil War, Indian Wars, and Spanish-

Physician (1813-1889) who served in the medical corps of the United States Army during the Mexican–American War, and later as the Confederate surgeon

Six items: four mostly 8 x 10 photos, different finishes with one in color, individually signed in ink by Lucius D. Clay, Lyman L. Lemnitzer (ins), Le

War-dated ALS signed “Nelson A. Miles,” two pages, lightly-lined on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, August 22, 1865. To an unnamed general, undoubt

Endorsement, in French, in another hand, and signed by Napoleon, “Np,” on a one-page 8.25 x 12 letter to Napoleon, in French, from General Drouot. Let

LS in French, signed “Napol,” one page, 7.25 x 9, November 12, 1810. Letter to his stepson Eugene, Viceroy of Italy criticizing his practices in the p

Unusual and historically significant manuscript DS, in French, signed “Ap, Np,” one page, 18 x 9.5, March 21, 1808. The chart is titled: "Divis...

Union General, governor of Illinois and the man who introduced the rail-splitter image for Lincoln (1824-1899). ALS signed “R. J. Oglesby,” one page,

Signed book: Fighting Mustang: Chronicle of the P-51 by William N. Hess. Later printing. Mesa, Arizona: Champlin Fighter Museum Press, 1985. Softcover

ALS, in pencil, signed “George S. Patton, Jr,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 9, June 16, 1916. Letter to his mother. In full: “We have started to move no

Vintage ink signature, “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.75 album page. In fine condition, with a few scattered light wrinkles and creases.