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Rare Faneuil Hall lottery ticket dated June 1765, 3 x 1.75, boldly signed at the bottom in black ink, “John Hancock.” Ticket reads, in full: “Faneuil-

Manuscript DS one page, 7.5 x 7.25, November 15, 1767. A receipt for 10 cords of wood delivered by Samuel Hartley to the hospital on Rainsford’s Islan

ALS, signed “Abbie Hoffman, unsolicited Hayden campaign worker, Palo Alto, Calif,” three sides of two pages (one 8 x 10 and one 8 x 4.5), dated May 6,

French civil planner (1809–1891) whose name is associated with the rebuilding of Paris. ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8, Cabinet du Senateur, Prefet

Bold ink franking signature, “Free, Sam Houston,” on a 3 x 1 beige slip clipped from a larger panel. In fine condition, with closely trimmed edges.

American statesman (1745–1829) who served variously as President of the Continental Congress, diplomat, and, from 1789 to 1795, first Chief Justice of

American statesman (1745–1829) who served variously as president of the Continental Congress, diplomat, and, from 1789 to 1795, first chief justice of

English physician and scientist (1749–1823) often called the ‘father of immunology,’ who successfully tested his smallpox inoculation in 1796. Rare AL

Central figure of modern philosophy (1724–1804) best known for The Critique of Pure Reason. Ink signature, “Ihr gantz ergebener Freund und Diener, I.

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in pencil, “To Dr. Berthhold Lowenfeld, Whose hand stretched out to the deaf-blind is among my

German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer (1571–1630) best known for his eponymous laws of planetary motion. Extremely rare ink signature, “Joha

TLS in Russian, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, April 17, 1948. Letter to Joseph Stalin. In full (translated): “During Council of Ministers of USSR’s February

King of France who reigned from 1824 until the July Revolution of 1830. Partly-printed DS in French, signed “Charles Philippe,” one page, 7.75 x 12.75

Very nice vintage 11.75 x 9 photo of the exterior of an ivy-covered hostel, affixed to an 18 x 14 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, “Edward

DS, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, July 27, 1730. Document ordering the payment “unto Harry Bendish Esq. or to his assignees four hundred pounds.” Signed at

Manuscript DS, signed “George R,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.25, March 23, 1789. In part: “Being informed that the poorer part of our Subjects in and

King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 until his death in 1820. His reign was marked most notably by the loss of British control over the America

King of the United Kingdom from 1936 until his 1952 death. Partly-printed DS, signed “George R,” one page, 20.5 x 16, September 25, 1950. The king, in

King of Hawaii (1836–1891) who was elected to the vacant throne in 1874. Kalakaua restored many of the nearly extinct cultural traditions of the Hawai

King of England and Ireland (1566–1625) under whom the ‘Golden Age’ of Elizabethan literature and drama continued. Manuscript DS in Old English, signe