Winter Auction 2013

(1782 - 1852) American lawyer and statesman who verbally jousted with Calhoun in the Senate and later supported Clay's compromise measures on sl...

The signatures of 21 Governors, most in cut signature format (exception noted), includes: PHILIP ALLEN, JOSEPH DORSETT BEDLE, WILLIAM C. BOUCK, JOHN H

An antique torch carried by a political supporter in a torchlight parade, ca. 1850-1880, symbolic of the political fervor of the era. The torch bears

(1869 - 1940) British Prime Minister best known for his appeasement foreign policy, and in particular for his signing of the Munich Agreement in 1938

(1874 - 1965) British Prime Minister who led England through the Blitz and orchestrated the British liberation of occupied Europe and Germany. Churchi

(1894-1972) King of England whose abdication of the throne in order to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson rocked Great Britain and led to his spe

Parchment document from the reign of Henry VIII, 1p. 10 1/4" x 6", 1546, not deciphered but apparently a land conveyance and bearing two h...

(1533 - 1603) Queen of England who established the English litany, imprisoned Roman Catholic rival Mary, Queen of Scots and eventually agreed to her

(1650 - 1722) English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs. Churchill's role in defeating the Monmouth Rebell...

(1650 - 1702) King of England, Ireland and the Scots, his reign marked the beginning of the transition from the personal rule of the Stuarts to the m

(1738-1820) King of England during the American Revolution, it was his policies of taxation and repression that led to the uprisings in the Colonies.

(1738-1820) King of England during the American Revolution, it was his policies of taxation and repression that led to the uprisings in the Colonies.

(1895 - 1952) King of England who gained the throne upon the abdication of his brother Edward VIII; brought Winston Churchill to office as Prime Mini

(1765 - 1837) King of England who resisted a halt to the slave trade, and was the last king to attempt to force a Prime Minister on Parliament. Partl

(1765 - 1837) King of England who resisted a halt to the slave trade, and was the last king to attempt to force a Prime Minister on Parliament. The b

(1819 - 1901) Queen of England, reigned during the Crimean and Boer Wars, abolished the East India Company, brought Disraeli to power as Prime Minist

Partly-printed D.S. 1p. folio, Windsor, Feb. 10, 1855, an appointment of James Wilson as Deputy Commissary General of Stores, Provisions and Forage.

(1865 - 1936) King of England, son of Edward VII and husband of Mary of Teck who led England through the dark days of World War I and in the agreemen

(1885-1977) Wife of Sir Winston Churchill, awarded Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire. T.L.S. 1p. 4to., Whitehall, Oct. 15, 1954, to

S.P. 10" x 7 3/4 (sight) " color signed by both "Charles 1898" and "Diana" on the lower mount, a formal group photogra...

(1867 - 1953) Queen of King George V. An envelope measuring 5" x 4", addressed in entirely in her hand and signed: "The Viscountess ...

(1922 - 1995) Israeli Prime Minister, assassinated by a radical conservative opposed to his peace plan. Bold signature at the bottom of a 12mo. card

(1769 - 1821) The "Little Corporal" whose brilliance in the field of battle and as Emperor of France has made him perhaps the most importa...

(1769 - 1821) The "Little Corporal" whose brilliance in the field of battle and as Emperor of France has made him perhaps the most importa...

JEROME BONAPARTE (1784 - 1860) French marshal and brother of Napoleon, distinguished himself at Waterloo and in 1852 was made President of the French

(1883 - 1945) Italian dictator whose fascist supporters marched on Rome, securing him power; allied with Hitler, after many military and political se

(1893-1953) King of Romania from 1930-1940, he fought for his country's political integrity during World War II and made significant economic ga...

(1847 - 1934) German general and politician, crushed the Russians at Tannenburg and in Poland, forced to yield the Chancellor's office to Hitle...

(1906-1989) Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein. T.L.S. on official letterhead, 1p. legal folio, Vaduz, Nov. 1938 to President of Peru, Oscar Benavides,

(1830 - 1916) Emperor of Austria, Apostolic King of Hungary, King of Bohemia from 1848 until 1916 and a German prince. His 68-year reign is the third-

(1850 - 1937) Philosopher and first president of Czechoslovakia (1918 - 1935). Partly-printed L.S. 2pp. legal folio, Dec. 30, 1933, to President of Pe

(1893 - 1976) Regent of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia during the minority of King Peter II. When World War II broke out, Yugoslavia declared its neutrali

(1872-1957) King of Norway for nearly 52 years, remembered for his courage in the face of the German attack and invasion during World War II. T.L.S....

(1872-1957) King of Norway for nearly 52 years, remembered for his courage in the face of the German attack and invasion during World War II. T.L.S....

Well-executed war-era oil painting of Russian dictator Josef Stalin, 24" x 25" (sight), an image of Stalin showing him in military tunic f...

A passport-style ID card of a young member of the Communist Youth party from 1984. The linen-bound ID, which measures just 3" x 4" when cl...

(1921 - 1962) Son of Joseph Stalin and his second wife, Nadezhda Alliluyeva, colonel in the Soviet Air Force during World War II. Following his fathe

(1919-1952) Wife of Argentinian President Juan Peron who struggled to obtain improved peasant welfare, woman suffrage, and health and labor reforms.

(1895-1970) President of Mexico from 1934-1940, whose term was marked by reform and unionization efforts. Manuscript L.S. 1p. folio, June 16, 1937, to

(1825 - 1891) Emperor of Brazil, the second and final Brazilian Emperor. His rule saw the beginnings of industrialization, the first paved roads, the

(1901 - 1989) Emperor of Japan revered as a god by his people, leader of Japan through World War II who ultimately made the decision to capitulate. R

(1917 - 1984) Indian Prime Minister who worked for better economic planning and social reform, assassinated. Bold signature on the face of a JFK comm

(1881 - 1938) Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the fou

(1868 - 1936) Sultan (1917- 1922) and later King of Egypt and Sudan (1922 - 1936). L.S., "Fouad I", as King, 2pp. 4to., , Jan. 7, 1934 i...

(1847 - 1922) American inventor of the telephone, formed the Bell Telephone Company, and established the Volta Laboratory which produced numerous rel

(1823 - 1887) First curator of the Smithsonian who increased its collection of specimens from 6,000 to 2,000,000. A.L.S., 1p. 4to., on Smithsonian le

(1873-1961) Prolific American inventor, most notably of the Audion that would eventually bring sound to motion pictures. T.L.S. 1p. 4to., Los Angeles,

(1847 - 1931) American inventor of the electric light, phonograph, typewriter, and microphone, to name a few. Considered perhaps the greatest invento

(1874–1953) Pioneering American feminist, psychoanalyst, writer, and translator, the first to present Carl Jung's writing to the English-speaki...

(1786 - 1831) American pioneering physician, founder and president of the New York College of Physicians. A.L.S. signed and initial twice, 1p. 4to.,