Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr. (b- 1950). Alito is the junior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States having been recently appointed by George W. Bush. He was educated at Princeton and Yale Law School. Alito served as a United States attorney and a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit prior to joining the Supreme Court. He is a conservative jurist with a libertarian streak (especially on First Amendment issues); since becoming a member of the Supreme Court he has often voted with conservative members of the court. He is the 110th justice and the second Italian-American on the Supreme Court.He is considered a brilliant jurist.The offering is a Bureau of Engraving B &W image of the US Supreme Court. It is signed in black felt tipped pen Samuel Alito, n.d., n.p. but presumably Washington, D.C.Price:$195.00 Yasser Arafat (1929 – 2004). Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization . Both a prominent Arab leader and champion of the Palestinian cause he was also a brutal terrorist who died with blood on his hands.It is rumored that they are still looking for the billions he stole from his impoverished people. he was committed to the destruction of the State of Israel. This is an embossed folded from the State of Palestine which when opened has a color portrait of Arafat to the left and a nice signature as Yasser Arafat to the right.n.p,n.d. but circa 1980's.Price: $395.00
Camacho, Manuel Avila ( 1897 – 1955). He served as the President of Mexico from 1940 to 1946. Ávila did not receive a university degree, although he studied at the National Preparatory School. He joined the army in 1914 as a 2nd lieutenant and reached the status of Colonel by 1920 and, in the same year, served as the Chief of Staff of the state of Michoacán under Lázaro Cárdenas, and became his close friend. In 1929, he fought under general Cárdenas against the Escobar Rebellion and, that same year, achieved the rank of Brigade General.After his military service, Ávila entered the public arena in 1933–1934 as the Official Mayor of the Secretariat of National Defense, and became Secretary of National Defense in 1937. Two years later, he was elected president of Mexico, after being appointed to represent his party. He declared war on Germany when German subs sank Mexican tankers in the Gulf during WW II.This offering is a 3 in. x 5 in. card with a Presidential Seal that is signed M. Camacho and dated 20 May 1943. Price:$90.00
Neville Chamberlain (1869-940). British PrimeMinister1937-1940. Chamberlain is perhaps the most ill-regarded British Prime Minister of the 20th century, largely because of his perceived policy of appeasement. Chamberlain's political legacy is therefore unfortunately defined by his dealings with Nazi Germany. As one historian noted, "there are no statues to Chamberlain."This offering:Typed letter signed, one page, 7.5 in x 10 in, personal letterhead, November 18, 1924. Letter to Captain William Brass about a possible upcoming appointment. In part: “I am really writing to ask you about my P.P.S. I shall have to appoint somebody very soon, and I need hardly say that I would rather have you than anyone. At the same time I can quite understand that you may wish not to take up a rather more independent position; and, if so, please don’t hesitate to tell me. I want you to consider your own career first in this matter.” Chamberlain also writes a brief postscript: “Please be quite candid in lettering me your inclination.” Bisecting mailing folds, one through a single letter of signature, pencil notations to top, rough and lightly trimmed left edge, and a light overall shade of toning, otherwise fine condition. Chamberlain is scarce in any form and he should be represented in any WW II collection. PRICE:$575.00
John Dunlap.Facsimile of an Original Dunlap Broadside.The first printing of the Declaration of Independence that this facsimile is recreated from, is sometimes called the "Lost Copy". It is referred to this way because it was re-discovered in 1968 on the dusty shelves of Leary's Book Store in Philadelphia during the closing of that establishment after 132 years in business; it may have languished there in storage for more than 100 years. The Lost Copy was purchased at auction by Dallas business executives Ira G. Corn, Jr., and Joseph P. Driscoll for $404,000. The document was restored, preserved and commissioned by R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, The Lakeside Press to produce a limited set of facsimiles. For several years the owners displayed the original Declaration without charge throughout the United States. It was then acquired by generous Dallas citizens and presented to the City of Dallas on July 4, 1978.Price $695.00 Nicolae Ceausescu (1918-1989). He was leader of Communist Romania from 1965 until shortly before his execution in 1989.He rose steadily through the communist ranks and became absolute ruler of his country along with his wife In 1978 Ion Mihai Pacepa, a senior member of the Romanian political police (Securitate), defected to the United States. A 2 star general, he was the highest ranking defector from the Soviet bloc in the history of the Cold War. His treason was a powerful blow against the regime, forcing Ceausescu to overhaul the architecture of the Securitate. Pacepa's 1986 book Red Horizons: Chronicles of a Communist Spy Chief reveals details of Ceausescu's regime such as his collaboration with Arab terrorists, his massive espionage on American industry and his elaborate efforts to rally Western political support.After the Berlin Wall came down and the communists retreated from eastern Europe, he and his wife were summarily executed by his countrymen. This is a 5 in. x 8 in color photograph signed on the lower margin N. Ceausescu n.p, n.d. circa 1980's.Price:$695.00 Whittaker Chambers (1901-1961). A very rich in content typed letter signed by one of the seminal figures of the Cold War. The man who exposed the traitor Alger Hiss. Price:$OLD The W.J. Stone Declaration of Independence on Rice Paper. A Rare 1848 Rice Paper Copy of the Declaration of Independence from Peter Force's American Archives printed from William J. Stone's copperplate. One of the few hundred remaining copies of the Declaration of Independence inserted in the 1st volume of the 5th series of the Archives between columns 1595 and 1598. Price:SOLD
John Hancock (1737-1793).Pristine military appointmewnt signed just after signing od Declaration od Independence. Framed. One ofd the most pristine Hancock documents and signatures we have ever seen. Price;SOLD John Hancock (1737-1793). Leader in the American Revolution, President of the Second Continental Congress, and First Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Choice Bold Signature: "John Hancock, Spk Pro Temp", removed from a document during his second term as President of the Continental Congress (1785-86). With engraved 6 in. by 8 in. antique portrait. Ideal for framing.Price: $3,950. Eric Honecker, Leonid Brezhnev and Michael Gorbachev. Three prominent Communist leaders.This offering is a standard FDC stamped with stamps depicting link between Soviet Union and East Germany, one stamp has image of Brezhnev and Honecker shaking hands. The FDC is signed by Honecker, Brezhnev and Gorbachev with ink pen signatures. Honecker added date 8.9.86. An extremely scarce collection of signatures. Price:$795.00 Victorino Huerta (1854 – 1916). Huerta had a colorful and controversial career. He rose through the ranks of the Army, was involved in multiple internal rebellions and eventually became President of Mexico after a coup. He imposed a tyrannical rule that was objected to by President Wilson. The US landed troops in Mexico and helped depose him. He went into exile but eventually returned to New Mexico where he plotted to return to Mexico. He was arrested by the US Army and died in confinement of alcoholism.A 2 in. x 7 in. card signed V. Huerta in black ink, n.p., n.d.but circa late 1800's.Price:$185.00 Mary Geneva Doud "Mamie' Eisenhower (1896-1979) and Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994). First Ladies. A Very Rare Photograph Signed by Each, showing Mamie Eisenhower, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Pat Nixon sitting together at the White House during the transition of the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations, January 1961. Signed in black: "Mamie Eisenhower" and in blue pen: "Jacqueline Kennedy". Price: $2750.
Benjamin Franklin ( 1706 - 1790). A man for all seasons, America's first polymath, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Franklin was a leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman and diplomat. As a scientist he was a major figure in the Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. This offering is a signature cut from a document of some sort and is signed as BFranklin, Speaker, n.p. but circa 1764. The signature is in good condition and completely legible as shown.The signature come with an image of Franklin . Price:$7400.00
Oliver Wendell Holmes (1831-1935). Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court. (1902-1932). Known for his vigorous, articulate, opinions. Autograph Letter Signed, one page, octavo, Washington, D.C., November 25, 1910, as Supreme Court Justice. In excellent condition and ideal for framing. $1,650. Sam Houston (1793-1863). This offering is a 4 5 in. x 2.5 in cut signature that was a free frank and the signature reads, Sam Houston,free,n.p.,n.d. but circa early 1800's.The signature is in good condition and shows normal aging.The image shows the mounting corners. The signature will be accompanied by an image of Sam Houston for framing. Price:$1250.00 Laura Keene (1810-1873). Famed Nineteenth Century Actress Forever linked to Abraham Lincoln and the fateful night at Ford's Theater. She was the actress on stage at Ford's Theater in Washington, DC, the night Lincoln was assassinated, April 14, 1865. It was a benefit and the last night that Ms. Keene was to play the part of Florence Trenchard in "Our American Cousin," which was originally produced and performed by her. After the president was ahot she made her way to his box where she was allowed o hold Lincoln's head on her lap as he lay bleeding and dying.Extraordinarily Rare Autograph Letter Signed, one page, large octavo. Together with a Vintage Signature of John T. Ford, on a 3 in. by 2 in. card. Simply an extraordinary example of Keene. No Lincoln collection is complete without either.Price: $6,800. Helen Adams Keller (1880-1968). Deaf and Blind American Author, Activist, and Lecturer. Attractive Photograph Signed, being a half-length pose sitting and reading a book in Braille. Ideal for framing. Price: $1,450. Helen Keller. Book Description: Doubleday, Doran, and Company, 1941. Hardcover. Book, octavo size. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair plus toGood. Price intact-$1.00. Let Us Have Faith. Signed and Inscribed by Helen Keller on the first page as shown in her characteristic block printing using pencil.. Green covers show with some wear wear. Dustjacket does show moderate wear and tear around the edges with some chipping. but has been placed in a mylar cover for added protection. A rare collectible copy. Two similar books listed for sale on thye internet are priced at $800.00 and $1,000.00 respectively.Price: $595.00 Masaryk. Tomas S. (1850-1937). First President of Czechoslovakia (1918-35). a truly great man in the history of Europe he was an advocate of independence for his country and he was a student of American Founding Documents the principle of which he incorporated in to his country's constitution. He had to flee in the first World War but returned from exile to become President and he served for 2 terms.President Wilson helped support him after WW I. When the communists occupied his country, they tried to eradicate all vestiges of Masaryk's influence because he stood for democratic principles. This is a wonderful and rare vintage photo signed as T.G. Masaryk and dated 9/Xi/20.
Thomas Melville (1751-1832). Original member of the Boston Tea Party and Revolutionary War Veteran, Grandfather of Herman Melville. Partly-printed Document Signed, one page, oblong, small folio, Port of Boston, May 12, 1818. Signed by Melville as Naval Officer for a cotton shipment from Calcutta bound for New York. Accompanied with original invoice. Rare in this form. Price:$495.00
Mubarak,Muhammad Hosni (1929- ).Became President of the Arab Republic of Egypt in 1981 after the assassination of Sadat. Considered a somewhat moderate Arab leader he is pro U.S. enough to garner significant foreign aid from the United States year after year.This is a 4.5 in. x 7 in. color heads and shoulder portrait signed on the lower white margin M. Hosni Mubarak. n.p., n.d. but probably circa 1980's.$175.00
Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro. Nice photograph taken on the floor of the Minnesota House the morning that Walter Mondale introduced Ferraro as his running mate in the 1984 campaign againsn Ronald Reagan and George Bush.Signed by both Mondale and Ferraro. Price $250.00 Minnesota Governors. Collection of signatures of 17 different Minnesota Governors including that of Harold Stassen (x2). Price: $249.00 New York City Icons. A New York City lot consisting of a signed photograph of Robert Moses and a typed letter signed by mayor LaGuardia. Price: $OLD Don Juan Carlos Ongania (1914-) President of Argentina (1966-1970). Scarce 6.5 in. x 9 in. B&W photo circa late 1960's of him in full dress.He was removed from office by a military junta.Price:$350.00 James Cash "J. C." Penney (1887-1971). American merchant who established one of the largest chains of department stores in the United States. Vintage Portrait Signed, being an 11 in. by 14 in. Bachrach portrait of the founder of J.C. Penney’s, signed and dated "Best Wishes Sincerely J.C. Penney 11/25/49". A wonderful signed portrait of a great American business legend. Housed in an archival frame. In fine condition.Price:SOLD 'Evita' & Juan Perón Signed Photographs. María Eva Duarte de Perón 'Evita' (1919-1952). Actress and Legendary 'First Lady' of Argentina, wife of Juan Perón. Extraordinarily Rare Photograph Signed, being a 3.5 in. by 5.5 in. publicity portrait of a young Evita as an aspiring actress, dated 1939. With an accompanying Black and White Photograph Signed, of her husband, Argentine General, Dictator, and President (1946-1955) Juan Perón (1895-1974). $OLD. Qaddaffi, Mohammar el-(Alg) (1942-). President of Libya (1962-).Well know for his support of terrorism and friend of the communists. He made the mistake of incurring the ire of one Ronald Wilson Reagan after the US tied him to a bombing in Germany that killed U.S. servicemen. We bombed him at home and just missed killing him. He went into hiding and, then, professed that he had reformed when Saddam Hussein was pulled from his gopher hole in Iraq. He renounced the development of weapons of mass destruction and turned over all the plans for building them Those plans showed that his nuclear program was more advanced than we thought. Sound familiar??. This is a 5 in. by 7 in.color photograph of a head and shoulders pose signed boldly in green ink by Qaddafi. Price:$395.00 Antonin Scalia (1936).Beautiful color image of West Front and Plaza of the United States Supreme Court. Signed boldly Antonin Scalia. Price: $OLD Jehan Sadat (1933-). The second wife of Anwar Sadat she was First lady of Egypt 1970-1981 when her husband was assassinated. A nice TLS dated a year before her husband's assassination with excellent content.Price$95.00 Sitting
Bull - Custer Grouping The famous General Custer was the Army
commander at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Custer signature is in
ink on a 3 x 5 slip of paper and is in good condition. Sitting Bull
was a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux holy man known for his steadfast opposition
to the intrusion of the U.S. government into Sioux lands. Sitting
Bull’s “vision” of the defeat of American troops prior
to the Battle of Little Bighorn proved prescient, indeed, and it was
largely through his leadership and inspiration that the Cheyenne and
Sioux decisively overcame Custer’s 7th Cavalry. Signature is
affixed to a 3.5x5 inches piece of paper. Paper is in good condition
as is the signature. Signature is bold but probably signed in Sitting
Bull's later years. Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts, OM, CH, (1870 – 1950) Smuts was a prominent South African and Commonwealth statesman and military leader. He served as a Boer General during the Boer War, a British General during the First World War and was appointed Field Marshal during the Second World War. In addition to various Cabinet appointments, he served as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 to 1924 and from 1939 to 1948. From 1917 to 1919 he was also one of five members of the British War Cabinet, helping to create the Royal Air Force. He played a leading part in the post war settlements at the end of both world wars, and was one of the driving forces behind the formation of both the League of Nations in 1919 and the United Nations in 1945. As the foremost spokesman from the Dominions and Colonies his advice was decisive in reshaping the British Empire into the British Commonwealth.As Prime Minister, he opposed a majority of Afrikaners that wished to continue and further the de facto Apartheid of the inter-war years. After the Second World War, he established and supported the Fagan Commission, which advocated the complete abandonment of all segregation in South Africa. However, Smuts lost a general election before he could implement the suggestion, and died, just as de jure Apartheid was being implemented.One of his greatest international accomplishments was the establishment of the League of Nations, the idea for which is usually credited to Woodrow Wilson, but the implementation of which was guided by Smuts. He later urged the formation of a new international organization for peace: the United Nations. This is a 3.5 in.x6 in. card signed J C Smuts, Capetown, 13 Feb.1931. Card in excellent condition with normal aging. A wonderful example of an important world leader.Price:$SOLD Supreme Court Signed Photos. A collection of 5 different color photographs (8 x 10)that are matted and are all signed on the mat. The Associate Justices represented are Anthony Kennedy, Byron White, David Souter, Harry A. Blackmun, Lewis F. Powell, Jr, Price:$OLD Smith, Alfred E. (1873-1944). Governor of New York and 1928 Democratic Canditate for President.This offering is a letter of transmittal from Smith's secretary and a bold fountain pen signature, Alfred E. Smith, n.d. but letter dated 1928.The signature is on a 2 in.x 4 in. card. The letter and card show toning and aging but are in good condition.A 5in x 7 in image of Smith will be included.SOLD Adlai Stevenson(1900-1965). Democratic Governor of IL and unsuccessful candidate for president twice having been defeated by Eisenhower in both elections. After his defeat he remained a prominent Democrat and was appointed by JFK as Ambassador to The United Nations. He was prominent during Cuban Missile Crisis when he told the Russians he would wait "until hell froze over" if it took that long to get a truthful answer from them. He died of a heart attack walking the streets of London. This offering is a TLS on 10.5x7 on Stevenson's Washington stationary the content of which conveys an optimistic message of confidence they will win the upcoming election against Eisenhower.Signed Adlai Stevenson Mentions Estes---Estes Kefauver. Excellent political content letter. Price: $750
Getulio Vargas (1882 - 1954) was the president of Brazil from 1930 to 1945 and from 1950 to his suicide in 1954.He was supplanted once by a revolution and the second time by a military coup.FDC with UN cachet and postmarked June 12, 1953.The cover is signed boldly Getuliuo Vargas. In fine condition.Price: $245.00
Booker T. Washington (1856-1915). Educator and Author; Head of Tuskegee Institute. Very Choice Signed Card, Booker T. Washington Tuskegee Alabama. May 26, 1902." Measuring approximately 2.25 in. by 3.75", remnants on verso from prior mounting with Washington's name and profession written in another hand. In very fine condition.Price: $795.00 Booker T. Washington (1856-1915). Educator and Author; Head of Tuskegee Institute. Very Good Content Typed Letter Signed, one page, quarto, on official "TUSKEGEE NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE" letterhead, dated May 25, 1900, from Tuskegee. In this important and symbolic letter the famed educator sends a reminder that the advancement for African-American dignity was a struggle even in the lexicon. A very fine letter indicative of Washington's efforts in the struggle for African-American equality. In very fine condition.Price: $OLD
Chaim Weizmann (1874-1952). First President of Israel (1949-52). Typed Letter Signed in Hebrew, one page, on the imprinted stationery of "The Jewish Agency For Palestine", Jerusalem, 1945. To Rabbi Yitzhak Meir Levin (member of the First Cabinet and Signer of the Israeli Scroll of Independence). Nice war-time letter, Yitzhak Meir Levin, just a few years later in 1949 would hold the position of Minister of Social Welfare in the Cabinet with Chaim Weizmann. Great association. Shows normal aging and handling, a notation on verso is transparent as viewed. Overall, in very good condition.Price: $OLD
Lech Walesa (1943- ). He is a Polish politician, a former trade union and human rights activist, and also a former electrician. He co-founded Solidarity (Solidarnosc), the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union, won the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize and served as President of Poland from 1990 to 1995 .A 4 in x 6 in B&W photograph of Walesa speaking at a rally.Signed Walesa in light portion of photograph and scarce in authentically signed material.Price: $175.00 Brigham Young. American Mormon Leader and Governor of Utah. Choice Bold Signature: "Brigham Young", on a 4 in. by 1 in. slip of lined paper, no place or date. Overall, very good. With 3.5 in. by 5.5 in. antique color postcard. Ideal for framing. Price:$950. |
