204 - Civil RightsRR Auction
Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Martin Luther King, Jr. boarding a bus with some fellow Freedom Riders, signed in blue felt tip by seven of the original Civil
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206 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ CodyRR Auction
Vintage matte-finish 4.5 x 3.5 photo of Cody, clad in buckskin, leather chaps and gloves, atop his horse, with a stagecoach and tent visible in the ba
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207 - Jacques CousteauRR Auction
Photocopy of the title page to Cousteau’s book, Three Adventures, 7.25 x 10.25, signed in blue felt tip, “J. Y. Cousteau.” In fine condition.
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208 - Samuel ClarkeRR Auction
English philosopher (1675-1729) and contemporary of Isaac Newton. ALS signed “Sam: Clarke,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 12.25, June 13, 1
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209 - Anthony ComstockRR Auction
Politician dedicated to ideas of Victorian morality (1844–1915). LS, two pages, 7.75 x 10, illustrated New York Society for the Suppression of Vice le
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210 - Oliver CromwellRR Auction
English soldier and statesman (1599–1658) who led Parliamentary forces in the English Civil War, waged war against Scotland and Ireland and, in 1653,
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213 - Dalai LamaRR Auction
TLS, two pages, the first measuring 8.25 x 11.5, the second, signed page measuring 8.5 x 11, June 8, 1993, personal embossed letterhead. The Dalai Lam
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214 - Jonathan DaytonRR Auction
American statesman (1760–1824) who was the youngest signer of the US Constitution and who later served as the fourth Speaker of the House of Represent
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215 - Lee de ForestRR Auction
Prolific American inventor (1873–1961) often referred to as ‘the father of radio’ for his pioneering work in wireless telegraphy. TLS, one page, 8.5 x
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216 - Charles de GaulleRR Auction
Esteemed French military leader and politician (1890–1970) who headed that country’s government during much of World War II and served again as prime
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217 - Charles de GaulleRR Auction
Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of de Gaulle in uniform, his arms crossed against his chest, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “A M. Agosti, 20/2/41, C
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218 - Charles de GaulleRR Auction
Vintage glossy 6.5 x 4.75 photo of de Gaulle and General Montgomery at a ceremony at Les Invalides, the site of Napoleon’s tomb, signed in fountain pe
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219 - Jerome de LalandeRR Auction
French astronomer and writer (1732–1807). ALS in French, signed “De la Lande,” one page, 4 x 6.5, March 30, 1787. Crisply penned untranslated letter I
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231 - DianaRR Auction
Christmas card from 1995, 8 x 6 folded, opens to 16 x 6, with a gold crest on the front. Inside the card bears a charming informal satin-finish 5.5 x
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232 - Diana and CharlesRR Auction
Christmas card from 1983, 5.25 x 7.25 folded, opens to 10.5 x 7.25, embossed in gold on the outside with Prince of Wales’ feathers and Garter motto, a
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233 - Diana and CharlesRR Auction
Gift tag, 4.75 x 3.75, embossed at the top with the Prince of Wales feathers, filled out by Charles, “A very happy Christmas from Charles and,” with D
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234 - DNA: James D. WatsonRR Auction
Signed book: The Double Helix. First edition. NY: Atheneum, 1968. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 226 pages. Signed on the half-title page in
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235 - DNA: James D. WatsonRR Auction
Four hardcover copies of Genes, Girls, and Gamow, each First American Editions and signed on the title page in black ballpoint by Watson. In fine cond
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236 - Anatoly DobryninRR Auction
Official Rawlings replica National League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot, “A. Dobrynin.” In fine condition.
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237 - Frederick DouglassRR Auction
DS, signed “Fredk. Douglass,” one page, 3.5 x 8.5, measuring 14 x 8.5 unfolded, October 3, 1885. A release of real estate from Albert Fox and Louis Sh
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238 - Frederick DouglassRR Auction
Fine ALS, one lightly lined (vertically) page, 6 x 8, June 28, 1888. Douglass writes to war journalist, lawyer, and politician Private [J. M.] Dalzell
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239 - Alfred DreyfusRR Auction
French military officer (1859–1935) whose central role in the Dreyfus Affair, which tore French society apart and shook their faith in the military, t
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240 - Countess Marie du BarryRR Auction
Infamous French courtesan (1743–1793) who was the last mistress of Louis XV. Accused of aiding emigres from the Revolution, she was imprisoned, tried,
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241 - Guillaume Baron de DupuytrenRR Auction
Surgeon (1777–1835) who treated Napoleon’s hemorroids. DS, in French, signed “Dupuytren,” one page both sides, 7 x 9.25, no date. A medical diagnosis
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242 - Anthony EdenRR Auction
TLS, one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, May 31, 1939. Letter of thanks to a woman. In full: “I have to thank you for your letter of the 13th May w
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243 - Thomas EdisonRR Auction
Edison Botanic Research Corporation check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison with his ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thos A. Edison,”
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244 - Thomas EdisonRR Auction
Handwritten draft questionnaire, in pencil, signed with his ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thos. A. Edison,” on the reverse of a printed 5 x 7.25 dinner menu
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245 - Albert EinsteinRR Auction
TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” 8.5 x 11, embossed personal letterhead, January 31, 1938. Einstein writes to Erna Silber-Keller of Brooklyn, New
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246 - Albert EinsteinRR Auction
TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, August 2, 1938. Einstein (who, given some minor typos, evidently took the time to type this letter himse
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247 - Oliver EllsworthRR Auction
DS signed “O. Ellsworth,” one page, 8.25 x 5, April 10, 1776. Ellsworth orders payment to “Doct. Aaron Roberts” in the “sum of three pounds eleven shi
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248 - Oliver EllsworthRR Auction
Endorsement signature, “Oliver Ellsworth,” on the reverse of a 8.25 x 6.5 pay order for Ellsworth for 20 pounds, dated September 16, 1780. Two horizon
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249 - EugenieRR Auction
Last Empress consort of the French from 1853 to 1871 as the wife of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French. Untranslated ALS in French, three pages on tw
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250 - William EustisRR Auction
Secretary of War under Madison during the War of 1812, and a Massachusetts governor. ALS signed “W. Eustis,” one page, 8 x 10, October 20, 1810. Eusti
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251 - Alexander FlemingRR Auction
Scottish bacteriologist (1881–1955) who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his role in the discovery and isolation of penicillin. ALS, one pa
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252 - Albert GallatinRR Auction
Politician and financial genius responsible for the formation of what is now known as the Ways and Means Committee. ALS, one page, 8 x 6.5, August 15,
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253 - Pat GarrettRR Auction
New Mexico lawman (1850–1908) who killed his former gambling partner, the fabled outlaw Billy the Kid, in 1881. In 1901 he was appointed customs colle
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254 - Cass GilbertRR Auction
Architect (1859–1934) and designer of the Woolworth Building. TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, personal letterhead, January 14, 1929. Letter to the president
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255 - Mikhail GorbachevRR Auction
Signed book: The State of the World: Revising Global Priorities. First edition, limited edition. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1995. Hardcover,
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257 - Thomas GrahamRR Auction
Scottish chemist (1805–1869) who formulated Graham’s Law, discovered and named the process of dialysis and the concept of polybasic acids, introduced
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258 - John HancockRR Auction
Bold ink signature, “John Hancock,” on an off-white 3 x 6.75 slip clipped from a larger document, with a worn, but intact paper seal affixed above sig
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259 - John HancockRR Auction
Partly-printed DS, filled out in Hancock’s hand and signed in the body “John Hancock,” one page, 9 x 4.5, November 8, 1766. A bill of lading for a bri
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260 - William Randolph HearstRR Auction
TLS signed “W. R. Hearst,” 8.5 x 7, Los Angeles Examiner letterhead, April 29, 1935. Hearst writes to Lord Joseph Duveen of New York City, in full: “I
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261 - Stephen HigginsonRR Auction
American merchant and shipmaster from Boston (1743–1828). After serving as a delegate to the Continental Congress and as a privateer during the Revolu
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262 - Edmund HillaryRR Auction
New Zealand five dollar bill, 5.25 x 2.5, featuring a portrait of Hillary on one side, and a penguin on reverse, signed on the portrait side in black
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263 - Edmund HillaryRR Auction
Original signed ink sketch of a climber atop the peak of Mount Everest raising his ice axe, with another climber descending the summit with other peak
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264 - Harley-Davidson: William HarleyRR Auction
In-depth collection of 13 signed letters from William S. Harley, chief-engineer and co-founder of Harley-Davidson, and his sister, Katherine H. Daily,
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265 - Conrad HiltonRR Auction
Founder and president of the Hilton Hotels Corporation (1887–1979). Vintage pearl-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo, signed in blue ballpoint, “Conrad N. Hilton,
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266 - J. Edgar HooverRR Auction
Three items: two TLSs signed “J. E. Hoover” and “J. Edgar Hoover,” Federal Bureau of Investigation letterhead, dated November 22, 1938 and August 31,
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267 - J. Edgar HooverRR Auction
Stately vintage matte-finish 9 x 11.5 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Mr. & Mrs. George Edward Harding, With...
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268 - Johns HopkinsRR Auction
Wealthy entrepreneur, philanthropist, and abolitionist of 19th century Baltimore (1795–1873), now most noted for his philanthropic creation of the ins
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269 - Collis P. HuntingtonRR Auction
One among scores of gold-seeking “forty-niners,” Huntington eventually became a member of the “Big Four” who organized the Central Pacific Railroad in
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270 - Robert G. IngersollRR Auction
American statesman and orator (1833–1899) known for his controversial positions on religion, slavery, suffrage, and other hot-button issues of the day
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271 - John JayRR Auction
American statesman (1745–1829) who served variously as President of the Continental Congress, diplomat, and, from 1789 to 1795, first Chief Justice of
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272 - Steve JobsRR Auction
Very rare in-person ink signature, “Steve Jobs,” on the reverse of an off-white 3.5 x 2 card business card of a Motorola Software Resources employee.
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274 - Helen KellerRR Auction
Large vintage pencil signature, “Cordially Yours, Helen Keller,” on an off-white 7.25 x 5.25 sheet. In fine condition, with a central vertical fold, p
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275 - Helen KellerRR Auction
Vintage glossy 4.75 x 7 photo of Keller holding a large Braille book, signed along the bottom in pencil. Double matted and framed to an overall size o
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277 - Joseph P. KennedyRR Auction
Patriarch of the fabled family of American politicians (1888–1969) who served as American ambassador to Great Britain from 1938 to 1940. TLS signed “J
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278 - Robert F. KennedyRR Auction
TLS signed “Bob,” one page, 6 x 9, United States Senate letterhead, July 11, 1967. Senator Kennedy writes to Harry M. Thayer, President of WCC Radio,
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279 - Robert F. KennedyRR Auction
TLS signed “Bob Kennedy,” one page, 7 x 9, Attorney General letterhead, June 14, 1963. Letter to actress Marion Davies’ widower, Captain Horace Brown.
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280 - John KerryRR Auction
Red, white, and blue Kerry presidential campaign poster, 22 x 14, signed in silver ink. In fine condition, with a few light creases and light handling
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281 - King George IIIRR Auction
Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “George R.,” one page, 15.25 x 12, September 27, 1795. The King appoints James Alexander Channdy Esq. to Captain of t
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282 - King Edward VIIIRR Auction
ALS signed “Edward,” one thin page, 7.25 x 10.25, Moulin de la Tuilerie letterhead, December 31, 1958. Edwards writes to Rosie Chisholm, in full: “Tha
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283 - King George IIRR Auction
King of Great Britain and Ireland (1683–1760) from 1727 to his death. He was the last British monarch to be born outside Great Britain. Partial manusc
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284 - King George IIIRR Auction
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 until his death in 1820. His reign was marked most notably by the loss of British control over the America
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285 - King Henry IVRR Auction
King of France (born 1553), the first of the Bourbon line, who ruled from 1589 until he was assassinated in 1610. Manuscript vellum DS, in French, sig
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286 - King John II of CastileRR Auction
King of Castile from 1406 to 1454. LS in Old Spanish, signed “Yo el Rey” (I the King), one page, 8.5 x 5.75, July 31, 1449. The King writes to Juan Pe
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287 - King Henry IV of CastileRR Auction
King of Castile, nicknamed “The Impotent” (ruled 1454–1474), was the last of the weak late medieval kings of Castile. During Henry's reign the n...
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288 - King Louis XIVRR Auction
King of France (born 1638) from 1643 until his death in 1715, known as the ‘Sun King’ for the glittering splendor of his court at Versailles and the u
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289 - King Louis XIVRR Auction
King of France (born 1638) from 1643 until his death in 1715, known as the ‘Sun King’ for the glittering splendor of his court at Versailles and the u
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290 - King Louis XVRR Auction
Ineffectual King of France from 1715 to 1774 who was dominated by his strong-willed and unscrupulous mistress, Madame de Pompadour. Handwritten endors
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291 - King Louis XVIIIRR Auction
King of France and Navarre (born 1755) from 1814 (save a brief interruption in 1815 while fleeing Napoleon during the Hundred Days) until his death in
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292 - King Vittorio Emanuele IIIRR Auction
DS, in Italian, signed “Vittorio Emanuele,” one page, 8.75 x 13.25, December 11, 1930. A wedding announcement stating the daughter of King Vittorio Em
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293 - King William IVRR Auction
King of Great Britain and Ireland (1765–1837) who served from 1830 to 1837, he earned the sobriquet ‘Sailor King’ for his youthful service in the Roya
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294 - Alfred KinseyRR Auction
Biologist (1894–1956) who in 1947 founded the Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University, and whose research on human sexuality created the mode
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295 - Henry KissingerRR Auction
Signed book: Crisis. Collector’s edition. Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 2003. Leather-bound hardcover with slipcase, 6.5 x 10, 564 pages. Signed
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296 - Samuel KirklandRR Auction
Presbyterian minister and missionary who served the Oneida and Tuscarora peoples of western New York state (1741–1808). Kirkland was also involved wit
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297 - Peter KropotkinRR Auction
Russian geographer, zoologist, and political theorist (1842–1921) best known for his advocacy of anarchist communism. AQS in German on a beige 6 x 9.5
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298 - Simon LakeRR Auction
American engineer (1866–1945) who developed the first submarine to operate successfully on the open seas. Eight Milford Trust Company checks, each mea
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299 - John LangdonRR Auction
New Hampshire politician (1741–1819) and signer of the Constitution. Florid ALS, one page, 8 x 6.5, June 11, 1806. “Gentlemen of the Senate and Gentle
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300 - John LawrenceRR Auction
Connecticut state treasurer from 1769 to 1789. Manuscript check, 8 x 3, filled out and signed by Lawrence, “John Lawrence, Esq., Treasurer,” payable t
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301 - Urbain Le VerrierRR Auction
French mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics (1811–1877) best known for his part in the discovery of Neptune. ALS in French, signed “Ub
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306 - Madame de MaintenonRR Auction
ALS in French, signed “Maintenon,” one page both sides, 6.5 x 9, August 6, 1712. Madame de Vertrieux, Mother Superior of the Dames de la Maison Royale
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307 - Guglielmo MarconiRR Auction
ADS in Italian on three sides of two 4.25 x 5.5 cards. Marconi provides a brief synopsis of his development of the radio telegraph, in full:
“1901
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308 - Guglielmo MarconiRR Auction
Nobel Prize–winning, Italian-born engineer (1874–1937) who developed ‘wireless telegraphy,’ better known to the world at large as radio. Original Play
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309 - Hudson MaximRR Auction
Nine items: five TLSs, each measuring approximately 8.5 x 11, all dated from 1909 through 1918, and all on personal Maxim Park, New Jersey letterhead.
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310 - John Loudon McAdamRR Auction
Scottish engineer and road builder (1756–1836). Rare ALS signed “Jn Loudon McAdam,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6.25, December 30, 1819.
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