Hand SIGNED "Al Gore" in black ink. Postmarked on Inauguration Day, June 20, 1993. "In the digital era, privacy must be a priority. Is it just me, or is secret blanket surveillance obscenely outrageous?" - Al Gore. More
8x10 color photo which is hand SIGNED "Ted Kennedy" in black felt tip pen. Comes with the original envelope used for mailing from The United States Senate. There is a very small handling line which is almost impossible to see unless tilted into the light at a certain angle. Mentioned..... More
8x10 color photo which is hand INSCRIBED "To Ronald Tisch / Best Wishes / Carl Albert" in gold paint pen. Carl Bert Albert (May 10, 1908 – February 4, 2000) was a lawyer and a Democratic American politician from Oklahoma. Albert represented a southeastern Oklahoma Congressional district as a Democrat..... More
8x10 color photo which is hand INSCRIBED "To Ronald Tisch / Best Wishes / Carl Albert" in gold paint pen. Carl Bert Albert (May 10, 1908 – February 4, 2000) was a lawyer and a Democratic American politician from Oklahoma. Albert represented a southeastern Oklahoma Congressional district as a Democrat..... More
SIGNATURE "Thom. Wharton, Chman", a Pennsylvania merchant and politician during the Revolutionary War era, served as the first President of Pennsylvania after the Declaration of Independence was signed. Like many other Colonial merchants, Wharton joined boycotts in protest of the 1765 Stamp Act and the 1767 Townshend Acts. On May..... More
March 31, 1979. SIGNED by "Tip O'Neill" on The Speaker's Rooms stationary thanking Ms. Anne Mahoney Robbins for visiting his office. 7" x 8.75" with only one fold across the middle. She left behind an inspiring poem by Irish hero Padraic Pease. Includes franked mailing envelope. More
AUTOGRAPH of "Neil McElroy" (October 30, 1904 – November 30, 1972) was Secretary of Defense in the Eisenhower Administration from Oct. 1957 to Dec. 1959. After public service he returned to the private sector as the Chairman of Procter and Gamble. McElroy twice appeared on the cover of Time Magazine..... More
Washington DC: Office of the Vice President, July 14, 1956. Signed "Richard Nixon" in fountain pen on "Office Of The Vice President" letterhead, with stamped and franked mailing envelope. Richard Milhous Nixon, (1913 - 1994) Thirty-seventh President of the United States who led during the Vietnam War, reopened diplomatic ties..... More
Washington DC: January 10, 1878. 9.75" x 7.5", 3 pp., on lined stationary, impeccable, crisp, readable penmanship. Very fine letter in which Henry writes to Joseph Patterson to thank him for setting up a Smithsonian Institution testimonial to himself. Henry is effusive in his humility and generous in his gratitude..... More
New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1934. 5.65" x 8.5", 49 un-numbered pages of typed poems. four [4] sets of poems stapled in top left corner, cover page detached from staple. This anthology of poems from world renown poets was typed as a submission to Harcourt and published in..... More
Washington DC: c. 1859. Strong, bold signature nearly 4" long on a note from the President to his Secretary of State, Lewis Cass, in the year leading up to the Civil War. 9.75" x 8", 1 pp. An ink spot touching one word at top third, two small, closed tears..... 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
August 18, 1969. SIGNED "Lyndon B. Johnson", likely autopen. 3.75"x 5.75" card stock with modified Presidential Seal, bend at lower right corner. Included is a transmittal letter signed by an Assistant to the Office of Lyndon B. Johnson, fine with one mail fold. Also included is a 5" x 7"..... More
Sussex County, England: January 17, 1783. 29.75" x 21" vellum document with scalloped top edge, folded bottom edge secured with red wax seal, two vertical and three horizontal folds. In addition to the wax seal, there is an embossed blue revenue stamp and two ink stamps, one on the front..... More
London: Orient Line, Aug 22 - Sep 8, 1960. Nine (9) original dinner menus from a Pacific Cruise on board the S. S. Orsova. Four have a pin-hole at the top where it may have once been displayed, three with light foxing or dinner residue. 6.5" x 10", folded with..... More
[n.p.]: July 7, 1951. Signed "Philip" inside a red stamped block "Commanding Officer / 7 July 1951 / H. M. Magpie", in top right corner of the ship's log, approving ship repairs at the end of a week. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921 - 2021). husband and consort to..... More
Washington DC: The White House, May 17, 1983. Association copy addressed to Dr. Henry Kissinger, on "The White House" letterhead with embossed presidential seal, likely autopen. Personal note from the Great Communicator to America's Ambassador Emeritus. Signed in firm, consistent script, likely autopen or secretarial. Includes WH envelope addressed to..... More
Ridgefield, CT: June 15,1960. 7" x 10.5", 2 pp., on personal letterhead stationary. Very readable, written in blue ink on both sides. Stamped mailing envelope included. Alice Geraldine Farrar (1882 – 1967) was an American soprano opera singer and film actress, noted for her beauty and acting ability. She had..... More
Boston, MA: The Brunswick Hotel, November 2, 1903. 8" x 6.25", 1 p. folded. In a note of condolence, Whiting professes the heartfelt poetic emotion for which she was well known. Fine note with no defects noted. Lilian Whiting (October 3, 1847 – April 30, 1942) was an early female..... More
Oregon: Self-published, April 1959. Tan card covers with four hole punched binding in green silk ribbon. INSCRIBED, "Affectionately Grace Brown Martin / Hand-Wrought for Mary Miles / by the Author / Oregon Centennial Edition." 4.25" x 7", pp. 1 - 81 followed by 2 pp. of index. Laid in is..... 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
Brushy Mountain State Prison, TN: c. 1982. Signed "Love you Sweetheart - James", 8.5" x 11", blue lined composition paper, tattered along top edge where removed from pad, closed tear at top edge, 1" hole torn along left margin, several creases and mailing fold. James Earl Ray (1928 - 1980)..... More
Houston, TX: Standard Rice Company, Inc, c. 1930. Two staple wraps. 6.75" x 5", pp. 2-47, die cut, graphic cover on yellow background. Wisp of ink fade at cover left margin and some light blue bleed on rear, inside clean and tight. Corporate cookbook promoting the company's grains and how..... More
Austin, TX: April 9, 1970. Off white stationary with gold embossed Presidential seal. 3.75" x 5.5", printed note card with Presidential seal, TNS from Johnson's secretarial assistand, Mrs. Willie Day Taylor and includes franked envelope. Lyndon Baines Johnson (Aug 1908 – Jan 1973) was the 36th President of the United..... More
Woodland, SC: Dec 24 [1854]. 10" x 7.75", 1 pp., mail folds, rice paper mounting strip attached to rear left margin, otherwise fine. Content; Cheerful, friendly letter discussing upcoming schedules, deadlines and holiday wishes; "The Eve of Christmas, my dear...write in the wish that yours may be a happy one.";..... More