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Ballpoint signature, “Johnny Unitas,” on an off-white 4 x 1.25 card. Matted with three photos of Unitas to an overall size of 22 x 9.25. In fine condi

Signed statement, one page, 8.5 x 11, with a statement written in another hand that reads, “My most memorable experience in 21 years of boxing was my

Basketball Hall of Fame great (b. 1938). Signed book: Mr. Clutch. Later printing. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8

Exquisite semi-glossy 23.75 x 20 photo of Williams and DiMaggio posing together on the dugout steps from the Brearley Collection, signed in blue felt

Color 8 x 10 composite photo showing Williams during his playing days and military career, signed in blue felt tip. Displayed in a 11 x 13 plaque. In

Three personal checks, each 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Williams, “Theodore Williams,” payable to Cash, dated 1990 and 1991. Each check is also

Two documents, each signed “Theodore S. Williams”: one DS, one page, 8.5 x 7, December 13, 1976, regarding a loan of $65,000; and a partial DS, one pa

Personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Wood, payable to Joe Sullivan for $24, May 4, 1969. In fine condition, with expected cancellatio

Limited edition color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Woods after winning the 1999 PGA Championship, numbered 36/100, signed in silver ink. Beautifully f

Four color 8 x 10 photos of various finishes depicting Yastrzemski in his Red Sox uniform, each signed in blue felt tip. In overall fine condition.

Two letters: one ALS, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, Vice President’s House letterhead, March 22, 1988. In part: “We were thrilled to do so well in Florida! In

Executive Mansion card, 4 x 2.75, neatly signed in black ink, “Frances F. Cleveland.” Slight soiling to top and mounting remnants to reverse, otherwis

Signed book: My Life. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 957 pages. Signed on the title page in black fe

TLS signed “Mamie Eisenhower,” one page, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, July 1, 1959. Letter to friends. In part: “Your beautiful cream jug is one of

Signed book: History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent by George Bancroft. Volume III. Later printing. Boston: Little

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Fords posing outside, signed in blue ballpoint by Betty Ford and in black felt tip by Gerald Ford; and a commem

ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 5.25, House of Representatives letterhead, February 18, 1867. Brief letter complying with a signature request. In fu

Handwritten telegram, in pencil, signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 8.5 x 5.5, Departmental Telegraph Lines letterhead, no date. Garfield telegrams Mr

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 6 x 8, personal letterhead, December 11. Letter to Red Cross head Mabel Boardman reads, in part: “It would giv

Inauguration Day cover with a cachet honoring Nixon’s 1973 inauguration, signed in black ink. In fine condition, with slight show-through from docketi

Draft ALS signed “RR,” one page, lightly-lined, 8.5 x 10, secretarially dated July 12, 1967. Draft letter to Robert Reyburn. In part: “We are explorin

Signed book: Four Aspects of Civic Duty. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.75, 111 pages. Signed in fountain...

Notarized DS, signed “Bess W. Truman,” one page, 8 x 12, August 28, 1974. Petition for family allowance for Truman from her late husband’s estate. In

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 11.25 x 8, October 12, 1842. President Tyler appoints Richard F. Dunn as “a Gunner

ALS signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, December 1, 1852. Letter complying with an autograph request. In full: “I comply with much pleasure,

ALS in French signed “S. A. Andrée,” one lined page, 5.5 x 8.75, August 16, 1895, to the great French balloonist Gaston Tissandier. In full: “P...

French Catalan mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician (1786-1853). ANS in French, signed “F. Arago,” one page, 7 x 4.25, March 27, 1827.

Scottish television inventor (1888–1946). He produced the first televised picture of moving objects in 1926 and invented color television two years la

French marshall of Napoleon who became King of Sweden (as Charles XIV Johan) and King of Norway (as Charles III John) from 1818 until his death. Bold

Swedish chemist (1779–1848) who worked out the modern technique of chemical formula notation, and is considered a father of modern chemistry. ALS in S

ALS, one page, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to Mr. Whitman which accompanied a Christmas gift. In full: “I send you this Xmas present w

French neurologist (1825–1893). His work on hysteria and uses of hypnosis greatly impressed Freud and contributed to his studies of the unconscious. A

French statesman and one of the leading figures of the French Revolution. He and his followers were charged with conspiracy to overthrow the governmen

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

Ink signatures, “Diana” and “Charles” both clipped from a 1984 Christmas card. Also included is the card’s inscription in Charles’s hand, “To you both

Christmas card from 1967, measuring 15 x 9 open, with a printed 6 x 6.5 color image of the Queen Mother on a boat off the coast of Newfoundland. Print

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Gorbachev greeting Ronald Reagan, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticit

British civil engineer and politician (1802–1867) thought to be the namesake of London’s famous clock tower, Big Ben. Clipped free frank address panel

British philosopher and civil servant (1806–1873) who was an influential contributor to social theory, political theory, and political economy. ALS si

Signed book: A Simple Path. First edition, first printing. NY: Ballantine Books, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 202 pages. Signed on th

Danish physicist (1777-1851), he discovered the diversion of a magnetic needle by electric current, becoming the founder of the rule of electromagneti

Nineteenth-century American firearms manufacturers. Two checks: one bank check, 6.75 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Samuel Remington, “S. Remington,”

ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 5.25, stamped personal letterhead, January 18, 1957. Headed “Certificate,” Schweitzer, “doctor of medicine,” certifies

American politician (1873–1944) who served as Governor of New York and who was the unsuccessful Democratic presidential candidate in 1928. Vintage mat

Three items: two identical 6 x 9 paperstock photos, each signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint, “Wm. J. Brennan, Jr.”; and one TLS signed “Wm.

Vintage matte-finish 6 x 9 photo, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Henry Capelle with my best wishes, Tom C. Clark.” In fine condition, wit

Politician (1823-1878) most notable for being the ‘boss’ of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in the polit

One of the five Watergate burglars (1917–2009). Rare felt tip signature, “Bernard L. Barker,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1.25 card. Matted with a photo of

Secretary of the Navy under Lincoln and Johnson (1802–1878). Ink signature, “Gideon Welles,” on an off-white 5 x 2.5 slip. In fine condition, with som

Japanese leader of a dive-bomber squadron at Pearl Harbor. Uncommon glossy 6 x 4 photo of Abe in front of his plane, signed in blue felt tip. In very