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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the mountaineer, signed in black felt tip, “Ed Hillary.” In fine condition.

Impressive color matte-finish 15.75 x 19.5 half-length portrait of Hoover affixed to a 19.75 x 24 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in black in

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 9.5, Federal Bureau of Investigation letterhead, September 1, 1937. Letter to Mr. Louis Sobol of the New York Evening Journal. I

One among scores of gold-seeking ‘forty-niners,’ Huntington eventually became a member of the ‘Big Four’ who organized the Central Pacific Railroad in

Color 16 x 12 print entitled The 2008 Iowa Democratic Presidential Race, picturing all eight candidates, signed in black felt tip by all eight: Joe Bi

Vintage pencil signature, “Helen Keller,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3 card. In very good condition, with a central vertical fold and scattered creases.

Three items: Vegas Club business check, 8 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Jack Ruby, payable to the Texas Employment Commission for $32.

Souvenir typescript of the November 22, 1963, Dallas Police Department apprehension report of Lee Harvey Oswald, two pages, 8.5 x 11, signed at the co

Composite 8 x 10 cardstock photo of McDonald and Lee Harvey Oswald, signed in blue felt tip, “Officer M. Nick McDonald, Captor of Oswald, 11-22-63.” I

Signed book: A Patriot’s Handbook. First edition, first printing. NY: Hyperion, 2003. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 663 pages. Signed on the

TLS, one page, 5.75 x 8.75, United States Senate letterhead, December 11, 1972. Letter to Gary Dotterman. In part: “I have just recently returned from

Australian nurse (1880–1952) who pioneered the treatment of polio. Vintage ink signature, “Elizabeth Kenny,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condi

Last King of Italy (1904–1983) who spent the last 37 years of his life in exile. Vintage matte-finish 7 x 9.25 photo of Umberto in profile, signed and

FDC with a cachet honoring a Bible passage, signed in black ballpoint. In fine condition.

German doll designer. Color 6 x 4 cardstock photo, signed in black ballpoint, and also signed on the reverse, adding a sentiment regarding her 80th bi

Ink signature, “F. LaGuardia,” on an off-white 4.75 x 3 embossed card below the printed sentiment, “I am glad to comply with your request for an autog

Politician who served as secretary of war under Grover Cleveland (1851–1905). Superlative original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Lamont by an anonymous

French diplomat (1805–1894) who spearheaded the project to build the Suez Canal and started the Panama Canal. ALS in French, signed “Ferd. de Lesseps,

British statesman (1863–1945) and the only Welsh Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; he is also the only one to have spoken English as a second lang

British banker, politician, and scientist (1834–1913) who made significant contributions in archaeology, ethnography, and biology. ALS, one page, 4.25