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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 19.5 x 13.75, October 31, 1785. A Society of the Cincinnati membership certificate issued

Fantastic display consisting of a scarce full ink signature, “George Washington,” on an off-white 4 x 1 slip clipped from a larger document. Signature

Unsigned printed pamphlet entitled “An Oration on the Auspicious Birth, Sublime Virtues, and Triumphant Death of General George Washington,” printed a

An original Robert Spring forgery of a George Washington check, signed “Go: Washington,” 6 x 2.5, ordering the cashier of the Office of Discount and D

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as President and “James Madison” as Secretary of State, two pages, 11.75 x 14.5, February 21, 1804. A

Revolutionary War–dated manuscript letter, one page, 8 x 13.25, June 11, 1781. Letter mentioning Thomas Jefferson and Charles Cornwallis from an unkno

Scarce hand-addressed free frank, 5.25 x 3.75, addressed by Madison to “Mrs. L. H. Sigourney, Hartford, Connecticut,” and franked in the upper right,

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 13.5 x 9, May 15, 1821. Monroe grants “John Finger of Orange County, Indiana…one hundred and six acres of th

Partly-printed DS one page, 11 x 15, November 18, 1818. A patent issued to Abraham Taylor who “has invented a new and useful improvement being a mode

War-dated DS, signed “Jas Monroe,” one page, 7.75 x 7.75, November 7, 1812. Directives to “the public and private armed vessels of the United States,”

Outstanding hardcover autograph book, 8 x 7.75, signed inside by 261 members of the 28th Congress, including presidents “John Quincy Adams, Quincy, Ma

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 14.5 x 9, January 30, 1827. A grant for an 80-acre parcel of land in Delaware,

Full hand-addressed free frank, measuring 9.5 x 7.5 unfolded, with panel measuring 4.5 x 3, addressed by Adams to “Hon:ble David L. Barnes, District J

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 16 x 12, March 3, 1835. President Jackson appoints Jonathan F. Woodside as “Charge d’Affairs of the U

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.75 x 9, October 1, 1831. President Jackson grants Samuel M. Dill a parcel of land in “the West hal

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 11.25 x 15.25, March 23, 1836. A revised patent issued to John W. Cochran for a “new and useful improvement

Manuscript DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 9.5 x 14.5, March 11, 1840. In part: “A certain Negress, Henny Gray, was convicted of kee

ALS signed “W. H. Harrison,” one page, 7.75 x 5.75, September 14, 1829. Letter, written as minister of Columbia to Nicholas Biddle. In full: “Three da

Partly-printed DS, secretarially signed “W. H. Harrison by N.P. Causin Jr Secy,” one page, 16.25 x 10, March 25, 1841. A land grant issued to John Hus

ALS signed “Z. Taylor,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, February 19, 1824. Taylor writes to a Colonel Hamilton. In part: “When in N. Orleans a short

Ink signature, “Millard Fillmore, Nov. 7th 1867,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. In fine condition, with an unobtrusive stain to the lower right corne

Vintage ink signature, “Your ob’t servant, James Buchanan,” on an off-white 4 x 1.25 slip clipped from the close of a letter. Affixed to a 4 x 3 card.

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15 x 18, November 20, 1858. President Buchanan appoints James Fulton as “a purser in the Navy.” Signe

Civil War–dated partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 20.5, July 19, 1862. President Lincoln appoints John P. Sherburne as “Assistant Adju

Highly desirable Springfield Marine and Fire Insurance Company check, 7 x 2, filled out and signed by Lincoln, “A. Lincoln,” payable to Eli Kreigh for

Bold ink signature, as president, “Abraham Lincoln,” on an off-white 7.75 x 1.5 slip clipped from a larger document and countersigned by Secretary of

War-dated handwritten endorsement, as president, “A. Lincoln,” dated December 7, 1864, on an off-white 7 x 8 sheet, originally the integral second pag

War-dated handwritten endorsement, signed as president, “Respectfully submitted to the War Department, A. Lincoln, March 27, 1862,” on the reverse of

Free-franked Executive Mansion mailing envelope, 5.75 x 3.25, addressed by Grant to “Hon. H. Fish, Sec. of State, Present,” and franked in the upper r

War-dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen.,” one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 4.75, July 11, 1864. Letter written from City Point (Grant’s headquarter

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, February 19, 1874. President Grant directs the Secretary of State to “affix the Seal of the Uni

Pencil signatures, “U. S. Grant” and “Julia D. Grant,” on individual 2.5 x 1.5 cards, one peach-colored and one yellow. In overall fine condition.

LS as president signed “R. B. Hayes,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 9, Executive Mansion letterhead, July 28, 1877. Letter addressed in Hay

ALS signed “J. A. Garfield,” three pages on two previously adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 8, December 22, 1880. Letter to Secretary of the Treasury John She

LS as president-elect signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, lightly-lined, 8 x 10.25, personal letterhead, December 4, 1880. Letter to W. A. M. Grier, Es

LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” four pages, lightly-lined on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.25, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to Charles B. Norton,

LS as president-elect, signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, November 20, 1880. Letter to a supporter. In full: “Accept my thanks f

Black-bordered free-franked mailing envelope, 4 x 3.25, addressed in Garfield’s hand to “Messrs. The Lovings & Trust Co., 42 Euclid Avenue, Clev...

ALS signed vertically along the left edge of the first page, “Frances F. Cleveland,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6, on her rare personal g

Ink signature, “Grover Cleveland,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2.5 custom-made card for the collection of Dagmar and Lilly Printz, with biographical notati

ALS, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Office of Bass, Cleveland, & Bissell letterhead, March 21, 1876. Cleveland forwards five dollars to a gentleman. In pa...

Executive Mansion card signed in black ink, “Grover Cleveland.” In fine condition, with mild overall toning.

Vintage 4.25 x 6 cabinet photo by an anonymous studio, signed along the bottom in black ink. In very good condition, with a few creases, scattered sur

Incredible, supremely sharp matte-finish 13.5 x 10.5 photo by Eugene Pirou of 28 members of the Anglo-Venezuelan Arbitration Tribunal affixed to the o

Ink signature, “Benj. Harrison,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2.5 custom-made card for the collection of Dagmar and Lilly Printz, with biographical notation

ALS signed “Wm. McKinley, Jr.,” one page, lightly-lined, 5.5 x 8.5, W. & A. McKinley, Attorneys at Law letterhead, Canton, Ohio, circa 1870s. Le...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 19.75, April 20, 1899. President McKinley appoints Warner B. Bayley as “a Lieutenant Commander

TLS as president, one page, 6.25 x 9, Executive Mansion letterhead, July 4, 1901. Letter to Senator T. C. Platt. In part: “I have talked with Secretar

ALS, one page, 6 x 7, personal letterhead, September 1, 1932. Letter to Mrs. Amos Little. In part: “I wish you could have looked in on us in July in B

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 C. M. Bell photo, affixed to its original 5.75 x 7.75 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, as president, “With t