Washington City: E. A. Cohen & Co., 1834. Period brown leather with gilt border on front and back, Directory 1834 on spine in gilt with four bands. 4.5" x 7.25", Missing first blank end page and last two pages of advertisement, top corner of pp. 25-32 have been torn off..... More
Washington DC: Gaither & Addison, 1846. Printed by John T. Towers. Brown leather with tooled design around cover edges and title impressed on cover. Sixth published Directory of D.C., Rare. 4.5" x 7", pp. x, 1-76, 44 pp. of Advertisements on yellowed paper in the center of the book. An..... More
c. May 1834. Autograph Sonnet to Miss Margaret L. Gamble in Adams tight, legible, identifiable script. 14-line poem with 3-line introduction. Written in remembrance of an excursion in company with her and a numerous party to Harper's Ferry, on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal--May 1834. Single page. written in ink..... More
Buffalo, NY: Monroe County Republican Committee, 1980 & 1981. Tri-fold program printed in black on heavy weight, tan, card stock; includes detailed listing of leadership, membership, and assignments. BOTH SIGNED by the guest speaker on the cover. Kissinger in black ink on June 4, 1980 and Bush in blue ink..... More
March 17, 2014. A typed letter of personal concern SIGNED "Jimmy Carter" 6" x 9' on personal stationary with Presidential seal. Mailing fold across the center. One note written as Governor of Georgia, April 24, 1974; In lot with photographs of Carters with Pope, the Carters welcoming President Tito of..... More
Charleston, SC: January 31, 1964. Two items: Typed Letter Signed, 1 p. 4to addressed to an Ernest Schwartz of Ardmore Junior High School confirming the inclusion of having signed stamp covers. Usual mail folds, light fade mark to left center. Printed on The Citadel Stationary. Also included is a 4"..... More
Greensboro, N. C. Self Created, 1920's. 8" x 10.5" blank page notebook with brown card cover and four staple binding. An eclectic combination of Autographs assembled by an earnest young man. Initial pages include his commentary notes on receipt of the autographs and period photos, Henry Goodwin (per SASE). The..... More
Gettysbury, PA: June 20, 1962. Personal Typed Letter SIGNED and INITIALED "Dwight D. Eisenhower / D.E.". 6.5' x 1" on Eisenhower's personal stationary from his retirement years in Gettysburg, PA, includes franked envelope. "Dear Mr. Gale: Even if I were not a 'dedicated golfer' I would appreciate your thought in..... More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co., 1856. First Edition. Brown paper wraps. INSCRIBED from the author: "President Fillmore / With the best respects of Edward Everett" at top of title page. 5.75" x 9", pp. 6 - 50. Incidental fox dots, wrinkle at bottom right corner, separation at paper spine..... More
np: November 2, 1880. SIGNED "J A Garfield / Nov 2, 1880" with authentication note on verso, "written on his day of election - & very first rate for President / C. Hines" The uniqueness of this card is that it was signed on Garfield's election day to the position..... More
Washington DC: March 21, 1878. 5.25" x 8.25", 1 p., SIGNED on House of Representatives stationary. Light fade at edges, several small foxing spots, two mailing folds, otherwise a very collectible, clean letter from the man whose presidency lasted barely six months. At the time of this letter he had..... More
c. 1963. 7.5" x 9.5" color photo with a .25" white border. An ever enigmatic, smiling Glenn in 3/4 pose and a period bow tie as well as a Friendship 7 lapel pin. An insignificant .25" crease mid-photo, otherwise a near Very Fine item, uncommon pose, among the handful of..... More
Comprises: 1.) Image of an ornate miniature oval plaque on mount imprinted "The People's Choice'." Text on image relates "In God We Trust / The Union Must and Shall be Preserved / The Peoples Choice...Let Us Have Peace." Verso boldly imprinted "...The Norris Engraving and Publishing Co. ...Agents Wanted For..... More
December 7, 1889. ALS handwritten in full. 9" x 7.75" note paper folded in half for writing, folded again for sending. Excellent firm writing in black ink. Pages bordered in black, likely as a show of mourning for her brother, Col. John Cromwell Dent who had died on January 1..... More
Washington DC: December 13, 1865. A four page folded sheet (two integral pages blank), on the letterhead of the Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. Single page of text in a clerical hand, signed by Harlan as Secretary of the Dept. of Interior. Single page of text in a clerical..... More
New York: June 1st, 1895. SIGNED "Benjamin Harrison". 4.75" x 1.5" adhered to cardboard backing. Typed "Very sincerely yours", followed by signature. In a different hand beneath the signature is the provenance, "written to C. Ellis Stevens from Fifth Ave. Hotel NY. June 1st 1895" Benjamin Harrison (Aug 20, 1833..... More
1929 - 1959. Modest collection of autographs by six U. S. First Ladies. Three Firsts, Mary Lord Harrison, Edith Roosevelt and Grace Coolidge are free frank signatures on envelopes and Mamie Eisenhower and Bess V. Truman are on First Day Issues of their respective Presidential husbands stamp and Lady Bird..... More
1952 - 1975. SIGNED, 3 TLS and 1 B&W Photograph all in VG to Fine condition. Straub letter has small circular spot in the center, letters have usual mailing folds, a few dog-ears, photo in fine, INSCRIBED state. Charles A. Sprague (1887 - 1969), 22nd Governer; Douglas McKay (1893 -..... More
New York: August 28, 1961. SIGNED "Herbert Hoover" on Boy's Club of America letterhead stationary black ink. 8.5" x 11", 1 pp. addressed to Mr. F. Byron Tomlinson of the Newtown, CT chapter. The letterhead lists over 80 officers and members of the Board of Directors, of which Hoover's name..... More
Boston, MA: January 11, 1894. 5" x 3", off-white postal. one-cent note card, canceled at Back Bay, Boston. In this note she politely apologies for being unavailable for a previously scheduled appointment. Julia Ward Howe (1819 – 1910) is perhaps best remembered as the the author of the Battle Hymn..... More
Washington DC: United States Senate, August 17, 1959. SIGNED in the familiar "Jack Kennedy" one page type written letter to Dr. Alan York dated August 17th, 1959. The letter discusses his impending decision to seek the Democratic presidential nomination. Accompanied by original envelope. The letter is in very good condition..... More
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1849 - 1854. Letters addressed to the Surveyor General of Iowa and Wisconsin, Caleb Booth. Reporting the surveyors work in the field, laying out what was then the near West. Blue stationery, 15" x 9" folded in half, with flattened mailing folds. All letters are docketed on the rear with..... More
Stonewall, TX: 1970 - 1977. SIGNED "Lady Bird" in brown ink with additional notes of acknowledgment. 6.5" x 8.5" on LBJ Ranch letterhead. All letters are in fine condition with only a center mailing fold. Includes two, original, free frank envelopes addressed to Honorable James Webb. Most of the content..... More
A 5-page and 6-page letters from Private John Johonot of the Sixt Battalion, Light Artillery of the 16th Maine Regiment written in 1862 only months before his death on December 20th in Baltimore. Transmittal envelopes are included as well as an especially poignant 2-page letter from his wife to her..... More
May 17, 1883. As private secretary to Cleveland, Lamont responds to an invitation May 17, 1883, on Executive Chamber, State of New York stationary, 5" x 7 3/4", two pages. Letter to Israel A.Barker, Chief Marshall Brooklyn Sunday School Union. With a fine bold signature, smudge on front page, quarter..... More