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Christmas card from 1982, 7 x 6 folded, opens to 14 x 6, embossed in gold on the outside with Prince of Wales’s feathers and Garter motto, as well as

Color satin-finish 9.25 x 6.25 photo of Charles and Diana seated with their staff, affixed to its original 12 x 10 mount, signed on the mount in black

Classic ink ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thos. A. Edison,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In fine condition, with heavy mounting remnants to reverse.

Vintage matte-finish 7 x 9.75 full-length photo of Einstein on the deck of the steamship Westernland in 1933 on his voyage to immigrate to the United

Crisp ink endorsement signature, “Albert Einstein,” on the reverse of a check matted down to 2.5 x .75. Check remains fully intact beneath, and was fi

Vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 8.75 photo of Freud with his hand on his hip and a cigar clenched in his other hand, by Max Halberstadt of Hamburg, affixed

Rare handwritten notes in English, one page, 5 x 8, on the reverse of a partial letter to him, circa 1946. Gandhi pens 13 lines of notes, possibly in

French physician and politician (1738–1814) whose name became synonymous with the ‘humane’ instrument of execution whose use he proposed to the govern

Revolutionary War-dated partly-printed DS, one page, 11.75 x 11, July 1, 1781. Hancock appoints James Shaw as “Captain of the Eleventh Company in the

Partly-printed DS, one page, 9.75 x 15, June 19, 1790. Hancock appoints “Daniel Howard of Bridgewater to be one of the Justices to keep the Peace in o

Historic archive of documents related to Hoffa’s life insurance policy through US Life, three signed by Hoffa, consisting of approximately 70 pages da

Blank greeting card, 3.75 x 5.25, with a color image of blue jays on snow-covered branches, signed inside in blue ballpoint, “James R. Hoffa.” In very

Partly-printed DS, one page, 16.25 x 14, October 28, 1844, a first class headright land grant issued to Samuel M. Harris for one third league of land,

Signed book: The Story of My Life. NY: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1903. Hardcover, 5.25 x 8, 441 pages. Signed and inscribed in pencil on the first

TLS, signed in pencil, one page, 7 x 10.5, July 25, 1924. Letter to a young collector. In part: “Your sweet letter came this morning, and made me very

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Keller from her later years, signed along the bottom in pencil. A small tear to left edge, a crease to lower left

Widely traveled forty-eighth Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims (1877–1957) who was much lauded for his humanitarian efforts. ALS signed “Aga Khan,” two

DS, signed in red pencil, in Russian, one page, 8 x 11.25, April 4, 1944. An update on the medical condition of General Vatutin sent to Joseph Stalin.

Scarce Christmas card from 1907 featuring a color image of a seaside scene on the front, measuring 3.25 x 5.75 closed, signed inside beneath a printed

Exceptional vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 full-length portrait of Edward in cavalry uniform by Vandyk of London affixed to its original 7 x 10 phot