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Vintage ink signatures, “Alexandra, December 14, 1902,” and “Edward R,” on an off-white card. Nicely triple-matted with portraits of the couple and a

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “George R,” one page, 13.25 x 9.25, March 12, 1801. King George appoints Peter Boardman as a “Lieutenant to…the Loyal

Manuscript DS, signed “George R,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 12, December 22, 1762. Military document freeing the Westmoreland Militia from duty. In p

Manuscript DS, signed “George PR,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.5, September 12, 1815. Warrant calling for “the great seal of the United Kingdom of

King of France (born 1551), the son of Henry II and Catherine de Medici, who reigned from 1574 until his assassination in 1589. Manuscript DS, in Fren

Long-reigning monarch (1566–1625) who was king of Scotland (where he was known as James VI) from 1567 until his death, as well as king of England and

The last Catholic monarch (1633–1701) to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, crowned in 1685. Some of his subjects distrusted h

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

King of France (born 1754) from 1774 to 1792. In the wake of increasing unrest that developed into full-fledged revolution, Louis and his queen, Marie

King of France and Navarre (born 1755) from 1814 until his death in 1824 (save a brief interruption in 1815 while fleeing Napoleon during the Hundred

Partly-printed DS, signed “William R,” one page, 15.5 x 10.75, December 31, 1830. King William appoints John Frederick S. Smith as “a Colonel Commanda

Paper placemat from the Surf and Surrey restaurant in Chicago, 13.75 x 10.25, nicely signed in black ballpoint, “Best wishes, Martin Luther King.” In

Vintage ink signature, “Martin Luther King, Jr.,” on a light yellow 4.5 x 2 lightly-lined clipped slip. Slip is affixed to an identical size brown adh

German medical scientist (1843–1910) regarded as the father of bacteriology. He isolated the tuberculosis bacillus and the anthrax virus, and he recei

Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778), who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. LS in Swedish, nine p

ALS signed “T. B. Malthus,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, March 17, 1828. Letter written from East India College to Nassau William Sen

TLS in Italian, signed “G. Marconi,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, Villa Odescalchi Civitavecchia, August 20, 1930. Letter written to The Hon

Empress of Austria (1717–1780) and mother of Marie Antoinette. Manuscript DS in German, one page both sides, 9 x 13, May 4, 1762. Document referring t

Signer of the US Constitution from Pennsylvania (1744–1800) and first governor of that state. Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Tho. Mifflin,” one pag

Partial autograph manuscript, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, part of a page from Muir’s working draft of The Mountains of California. Headed at the top, “III

Naturalist and author (1838–1914) who gained the establishment of Yosemite National Park. Very rare vintage 7.75 x 10.75 photo, originally done by J.

Brother-in-law of Napoleon (1767–1815) who was a marshal in Napoleon’s regime and who reigned as King of Naples from 1808 to 1815. Partly-printed LS i

ANS in Italian, signed “Mussolini,” one page on the reverse of an unaddressed Il Popolo d’Italia postcard, 3.5 x 5.5, Milan, April 9, 1922. Brief note

Untranslated manuscript DS in French, signed “Bonaparte,” one page, both sides, 9 x 13.5, no date. Document issued by the Minister of War, listing the

LS in French, signed “Napole,” one page, 7 x 9, February 26, 1810. Letter to his adopted son, Prince Eugene Napoleon de Beauharnais, announcing his in

Adopted son of Napoleon Bonaparte (1781–1824), the natural son of Napoleon’s wife, Josephine, and Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais, who had been exec

Adopted son of Napoleon Bonaparte (1781–1824), the natural son of Napoleon’s wife, Josephine, and Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais, who had been exec

ALS signed “F. Nightingale,” one page, 4.25 x 7, black-bordered personal letterhead, November 27, 1868. Letter to an unidentified gentleman, marked “P

At the age of 26, Ness (1903–1957) was chosen to head a special Prohibition squad, known as the Untouchables, which led to the downfall of Al Capone a

Pioneer of quantum physics (1900–1958) who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1945 after being nominated by Albert Einstein. Very rare vintage mat

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