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ALS, eleven pages on three sets of adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, October 21, 1895. Letter to Reverend Thomas Clarke. In part: “You ask me to say a few word

Choice ink signature, “Florence Nightingale,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1 slip. In very fine condition.

Canadian-born physician and researcher (1849–1919) who was a founding professor of Johns Hopkins Hospital. A medical report, written in an unknown han

Third-person TLS in Spanish, signed “Maria E. D. de Peron,” one page, 8.5 x 6.5, personal letterhead, May 31, 1947. Untranslated letter to Don Oscar N

American physician (1768–1837) who pioneered such procedures and treatments as the stomach pump and cataract surgery and the use of autopsies as a mea

ALS in German, signed “Dr. M. Planck,” one page on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard, Berlin-Grunewald, March 25, 1927. Untranslated letter to Georg Feish of Pragu

Uncommon 4 x 5.75 cardstock photo of the resigned Pope as a cardinal, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Joseph Card. Ratzinger.” In fine condi

Glossy 3.5 x 5.5 photo of Cardinal Wojtyla celebrating mass, signed on the reverse in black ink, “Karol Card. Wojtyla.” In fine condition, with a few

Italian Pope (1881–1963), born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, who ascended the papal throne in 1958 and served until his death. As the guiding force behind

Italian pope (1792–1878), born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, who ascended the papal throne in 1846. Among the notable achievements of his 32-year re

Pope born Francesco Xaverio Castiglione, who served a mere twenty months, from 1829–1830. ALS in Italian, signed “F. S. Card Castiglioni,” one page b

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, born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (1876–1958), who reigned from 1939 until his death. Hand-calligraphed apostolic blessing done in an

Pope, born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (1876–1958), who reigned from 1939 until his death. Ink signature, “E. Card Pacelli, Segretario di

Czech anatomist and physiologist (1787–1869) and one of the best known scientists of his time. ALS in German, signed “Purkyni,” one page both sides, 5

Partly-printed DS, signed “Victoria R,” one page, 15.75 x 12.75, March 8, 1866. Queen Victoria appoints Robert Charles Clipperton “to be Our Counsel a

Partly-printed DS, signed “Victoria R,” one page, 16 x 12, November 16, 1891. Queen Victoria appoints Charles John Leahy as “an Officer in Our Land Fo

Last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian islands (1838–1917) who actively pursued the preservation of the islands for their native residents. In 1898, Li

Very rare partial manuscript DS one page, 6 x 2, no date. A portion of a financial document concerning a payment of “Three hundred and Eighty three do

German industrialist (1908–1974) credited with saving almost 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his enamelware and ammunitions facto