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Autograph Letter Signed & Postcard

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Letter written from the Hotel Royal in Berlin, addressed to Chatto & Windus Publishers, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, February...

 


ALS from Wave Hill Mansion

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ALS signed "S. L. Clemens," one page, 4 x 6, black-bordered mourning stationery engraved 14 West 10th Street, July 29,...

 


Signed Sentiment Framed

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Splendid 2" x 3" card handwritten by Mark Twain stating simply: "Yes, with pleasure / Yours truly / Mark Twain...

 


Signed Standard Oil Stock Certificate

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Engraved DS, signed by "H. M. Flagler," one page both sides, 10.5" x 7.5", dated June 22, 1897. A green...

 


Signed Cabinet Card

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A very rare signed cabinet card of Chief Sitting Bull by Orlando Scott Goff, circa 1881. The first image ever...

 


Signed Check with Provenance

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Handwritten personal check payable to Key Women for $100.00, dated November 1966, signed by Robinson and drawn on the Freedom...

 


Alan Shepard Signed Aviation Hall of Fame Program

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Official Program for the 1977 Aviation Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremonies, signed by many of the most honored individuals in...

 


100-Share Stock Certificate Framed

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Beautifully engraved and hard-to-find "100 Share" stock certificate from the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey circus, issued in 1971 to...

 


William “Buffalo Bill” Cody Vintage Cabinet Card

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Vintage cabinet card: 4.25" x 6.5", Stacy, Brooklyn, New York studio mark. A classic image of Cody dressed in a...

 


William Cody “Buffalo Bill” Signed Photo Card with Pawnee Bill

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Original vintage portrait card featuring Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody) and Pawnee Bill (Major Gordon W. Lillie), signed at bottom...