Winter Auction 2013

(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.,

(1876-1956) American psychobiologist who specialized in the study of the thought process of apes. T.L.S. 1p. 4to., New Haven, Dec. 15, 1950, on letter

A good collection of twelve pieces including THOMAS EDISON, signature on a card; CYRUS FIELD, signature on a small slip adding New York; HENRY JOHN HE

Lot of three letters by prominent early psychologists, includes HUGO MUNSTERBERG (1863-1916) German-American psychologist and one of the pioneers in

Early Volkswagen sale award, a sterling silver tray with fluted edges, 10 1/2" dia., presented by "Volkswagenwerk GMBH" in Wolfsburg,...

(1919-2008) New Zealand mountain climber, with Tensing Norgay he was the first to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. T.L.S. on his letterhead, 1p. 4to.,

(1919 - 2008) New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the

(1919-2008) New Zealand mountain climber, with Tensing Norgay he was the first to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. Fine S.P. 8" x 10" b/w,...

(1879 - 1936) First U.S. Air Mail pilot (1911), formerly an assistant to Thomas Edison. A postal cover honoring Ovington's achievements, cancell...

(1856 - 1920) American polar explorer who was the first man to attain the North Pole, arriving by sled on April 6, 1909. Bold signature on a small ca

(1896-1993) American aviator who gained fameboth as a racing pilot and as leader of the first air raid on Tokyo during World War II. Fine content T.L

(1897 - 1937) American aviator, the first woman to cross the Atlantic, first solo across the Atlantic and first Hawaii-Mainland solo; lost in an aroun

(1894 - 1974) American aviator and aeronautical engineer, founder of Republic Aircraft and maker of the P-47. Lot of two I.S.P.s, the first 7 1/2&...

A good collection of ten pieces by prominent aviators and explorers, in various formats, includes: BERNT BALCHEN (signature affixed to a sheet); ROBER