"Autumn Gold" 2024 November Auction

This letter was written by Helen Osborn of West Andover, Ohio to a male friend in St. Louis, Missouri. It is dated two weeks after the assassination o

Framed scarf, 23 x 27" Attractive red scarf commemorating the campaign with political motifs in the 4 corners. This scarf has damage on the lef...

Rare 1843 Free Frank address leaf with out content in the hand of Anna Harrison, the widowed First Lady of William Henry Harrison. The writing is enti

1894 ALS by Harriet Johnston, proxy First Lady, 1857-61, and niece of bachelor President James Buchanan. 8pp 4.5x7" handwritten correspondence ...

Undated ANS from First Lady Julia Gardner Tyler written in pen. " I comply with your request for my autograph. Julia Gardiner Tyler. Widow of o...

We believe these items came from an Estate Sale from the famous Hauser Mansion in Helena, Montana, possibly after the purchase of the mansion by Gov.

1884 campaign 5x2.25" silk ribbon for Grover Cleveland and Thomas A Hendricks as Democratic nominees. Original small albument photos of both me...

An 1869 copy of 'The Illustrated Life of Washington' by J.T. Headley, a biography of Washington ranging from his childhood to his death. The...

1884 5.5x2.5" James G Blaine and John A Logan campaign silk. Albumen photos of each inlaid into silk. They lost to Grover Cleveland. Fine cond...

Western Union representation telegram to Watkins M Abbitt as a member of House of Representatives for the JFK funeral. Sent by John W McCormack US Hou

Ticket in for the JFK funeral mass at St. Matthews Cathedral, ticket for personal friends. 3.75x2.5". Red mark under left.

Edwards Pierrepont (1817-1892) served as Abraham Lincoln's personal advisor before and after Lincoln was elected president. He was appointed by...

Two of Abraham Lincoln's Treasury Department Secretaries communicate about a revenue collector. Two page 8 x 10 inch letter on Treasury Departme...

1884 The Miscellaneous Documents of the House of Representatives for the First Session of the Forty-Eight Congress, 1883-84, 200pp with index, some f

A copy of 'Life of Lincoln, Illustrated' by author Clifton M. Nichols, published in 1896 by Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick. The book chroni...

A group of five business cards dating from the early 1900s, all relating to politics. Four advertise political campaigns, while one advertises a tour

Trio of photographs of a president, presidential candidate and two First Ladies, c1881-1915. Includes: Cabinet card of James A. Garfield, the 20th pre

1888 scrapbook binder loaded with newspaper clippings starting with 1888 Republication National Convention, featuring the nomination of former Senator

A library of 10 books related to U.S. Sen. Philander C. Knox, R-Penn., from his daughter, Mrs. James Tindle's personal library, c1902-21. Knox (...

Signed copy of the book "Lindbergh of Minnesota: A Political Biography" by Bruce L. Larson with a Forward by Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr., 19...

Original brass Roosevelt watch fob when he was running for president in 1904 1 1/2 inches wide 1 3/4 inches long, quote to Washington Theo. Roosevelt

A collection of 47 stereoviews of the 25th president of the United States, William McKinley, c1896-1904. The stereoviews range from pre-presidency in

A collection of twelve cartes de visite of United States presidents and first ladies, produced c. 1860s. Seven of the CDVs are photographs taken of en

About 25 US Presidents postcards. 1850-1904, Andrew Johnson, Grant, McKinley, John Adams, Harrison, Fillmore, Garfield etc.

A United States Senate Chamber admittance card signed by Vice-President Harry S. Truman less than three months before he would become president of the

Very early reprint of the famous Ulster County Gazette announcement of George Washington's death. While the family who has owned this paper for ...

Official White House Christmas cards, some with original envelopes. Small 6x7.25", 1974 x8, 1976 about 40, 1980 about 30,1981 about 12, 1992 ab...

Group of 20 White House official Christmas cards. Small 6x7.5", some with original envelopes, some have been addressed and mailed. 1969, 1974,...

12 William Howard Taft "Possum" postcards with some dupes. In January 1909, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce hosted a banquet for President...

14 interesting William J Bryan postcards with a few dupes. Several with White House or Capitol images, 5 are humorous.

10 William J Bryan postcards with some dupes. Portraits, jugates with VP Kern and patriotic updates.

16 different William J Bryan portrait postcards. Nice collection without jugates.

11 different William J Bryan postcards. Jugates with VP Kern on all.

Louis XVI documents, 1790-1792 (10). These are mandates and proclamations made by French King Louis XVI shortly before he was ousted as king due to th

Consists of 34 royal bulletins and two indexes courtesy of the King nd later, Emperor Napoleon. It would really help to know how to read French. but n

A mandate by the archdiocese celebrating Jubilee of 1826, signed by the Archbishop on the reverse. Gives precise details of the procession and ceremon

Rare decree declaring Prince Francois as a conspirator against national security. It's dated January 1792 and is signed by the king in print. In...

This decree was issued on December 7, 1792, four days after the trial of Louis XVI had begun. This decree abolished the federal regime. It is signed i

Includes 11 handwritten and printed documents in years three to the eleventh year of the French Republic. It includes a hand written letter in year th

French government documents including a Decree for the National Convention dealing with the sale of lands. It is dated February 1793. Also, a decree f

Documents concerning the Catholic church in France, including a circular letter from the Archeveche of Bourges to the clergy of his diocese the annual

French Ministry of Internal Affairs note with a red wax seal and consular stamps. A document allowing travel from Tailly to Rozerievilles. Three docum

early French documents include a possibly Corsican letter dated 1648, regarding succession, a handwritten, with two revenue stamps on back signed by B

Very rare conscription documents from 1839-1841. These were usually issued to the wealthy, who could afford to pay to have another person serve out th

French military documents (5) some related to the Franco-Prussian War. First, there is a letter from General Creuly to a Mr. Barthelemy, offering his

Conscription letters and other documents from the French Revolution, including, printed instructions to various town mayors dealing with the requisiti

French Revolution correspondence including a hand written in the name of the French Republic in 1794 with two revenue stamps, written year three of th

Documents and letters from the French aristocratic Falletan Family (6). This includes a nine page inventory of important papers on watermarked paper.

Letter outlining the occupation of Wurtenburg-Baden (German State) by French forces lead by Napoleon, with a chart of losses incurred by the French du

Post French revolution letters and other ephemera including a letter from the 11th military division in Bourdeax, addressed to Chevalier Langlois a hi

This appears to be a document or letter handwritten and signed by King Louis XVI in 1790. I say letter, because it's folded and addressed.. It...

Belgian document with revenue seal, dated 1846, French documents are rarer than the Belgian ones and a mid-century French Royal document a printed bla

Three pieces of correspondence from career soldier, Edme-Etienne Borne Desfourneaux who first enlisted in the infantry regiment of Conti in 1784 at

Napoleonic era letters and documents. Most are signed by various military and government leaders. There is an empire seal on a few of the documents as

An inventory and price list from 1809 during the Napoleonic era. It's two very long lists printed on both sides, with handwritten notations alon...

This appears to be an arrest warrant, issued on behalf of the Du Conseil D'Estat on behalf of King Louis XV. The Conseil D'Stat is a gover...

This book is Titled "Germany Wakes Up" published in November, 1933 by Wilford Bade. It is a photojournal of Adolph Hitler's Germany. H...

Tax table published under the reign of Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia & Italy, as well as a handwritten letter composed by Louis -Emmanuel, Coun...

This is a document dated March 3, 1793 that appoints a council general to Cairo, Egypt. There's a paper seal affixed. The paper measures 12"...

This book, "Adolph Hitler Pictures from the Life of the Leader", published in September, 1935 with photos "published by the Cigarette...

Carton of sixteen books pertaining to Germany in the 1930s and 1940s. Photo album of Berlin Olympics of 1936, with autographs of participants; Kampf u

Wilhelm Frick is remembered as the Interior Minister for Germany. He was responsible for passing laws negatively impacting Jewish society, the inventi

Ernst Rohm leader of the German SA or Brown Shirts autographed letter, signed in pencil. Dated May, 1926. This letter/ postcard is signed by Rohm; onc

Born Ernst Freidrich Christoph "Fritz" Sauckel was the mastermind behind slave labor camps in Germany and Poland and a member of the infam...

This is a signed photograph of "Dr. Goebbels" on a postcard by Hoffman. At 3.5 in. X 5.5 in. A serious Dr. Goebbels in fine dress clothi...

This is a signed letter by Martin Bormann, Secretary to Adolph Hitler dated July 26, 1944. The signature is clearly visible. Bormann would act as succ

This autograph of the dynamic dictator of Italy, Benito Mussolini, who was shot and killed escaping Italy dressed as a German soldier in April, 1945.

This is a letter by Heinrich Himmler thanking a friend for a job well done. A large clear signature, "H. Himmler". A translation into Engl...

Typed letter signed by Mexican President Prascual Ortis Rubio in 1930, replying to an American, Mrs. Welt of Detroit over her concerns about American

Mexican president autographs (3). Included are a pair of autograph cuts from Victorino Huerta who was president from May to December, 1920 before bein

President Cardensa signed ambassador appointment of American Bernard Gotlieb on September 10, 1940. Document has a its original blind embossed seal.

President Porfirio Diaz, President of Mexico signed document and cover assigning Carlos D. Diaz to Magistrate of Tribunal Justice for Guadalajara. The

Autograph cut from former President of Mexico, Valentin Gomez Farias Farias was a Mexican physician and liberal politician who became president of Me

Richard M. Nixon hate propaganda printed by a Japanese faction. During his vice presidency and as president Nixon ran hot and cold with his relationsh

An unusual window frame collection of nine (9) photos from the Mexican Revolution (1910-1917). Photos are captioned by scrip at the bottom of each an

This prison Pass was issued at the Old Capitol Prison to visit Captain Henry Wirz, the commanding Confederate officer in charge of the Andersonville P

This is a letter from Harriet Hawley in Bannock City, Montana to her brother in Michigan. The letter is dated July, 1863 and post stamped in September

A copy of the Report of the Gettysburg Memorial Commission, a book that documents the monuments and tombstones of Civil War soldiers through photograp

This placard printed by Jas. B. Rodgers of Philadelphia giving notice to the death of the "Southern Confederacy/ aged four years". Sarcasm...

The American Conflict: A History of The Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64, by Horace Greeley, Vol. I, with large folding...

The Life and Deeds of Gen U S Grant by Rev. Headley, 1885 1st edition. 425pp. From birth to Army General to death. Maps and battle plan illustrations

War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, prepared by the late Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott, Thi

Lot of 3 Cabinet Cards of Great Civil War Generals. 1) General Phil Sheridan; Marratt 131, 133 and 135 Woodward Ave. Detroit, Mich. 4 x 6.5 inches. 2

Three photos, two of Edwin Booth and one of John Wilkes Booth. One photo of Edwin is a cabinet card, the other two photos being cartes de visite. The

This group of miscellaneous buttons (14) are from a train Conductor at .875 in. made by J.R. Gaunt; a U.S. Air Force button at 1.125 in. made by Water

The History of the Military Occupation of the Territory of New Mexico, from 1846 to 1851, by the Government of the United States, together with Biogra

Two page manuscript letter from W.K. Van Bokkelen, Capt, AQM (Quartermaster) at Fort defiance, (ariz) to Major J.L. Donaldson at Sante Fe (also a AQM)

A group of six postcards, including four real photo postcards, depicting Mexican soldiers during the Mexican Revolution c. 1910s. The postcards includ

This original 1808 document is signed by two survivors of the Battle of Lexington & Concord: Sam Hoar and Joshua Brooks, both from Lincoln, Mass...

An 1865 love letter sent by Clark Kellison, a soldier stationed at Fort Kearny, Nebraska, to a woman named Angeline. Fort Kearny was a U.S. Army outpo

A letter and cover from a Private to a Colonel in the Ravenna National Guard, telling of punishment/mistreatment. Undated. From the Ravenna, Ohio, cor

A booklet advertising Pineoline, a salve used to treat eczema and ulcers of the skin, themed after the Cuban War. Likely dates from the early 1900s. T

About 35 US military ship postcards. Vermont, West Virginia, New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Minnesota etc.

US Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere during the years 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, by Lieut. Jay M Gilliss, volume 2, 33rd Congress,

Hardcover; 11 x 16 inches. "Naval Sketches of the War In California" reproducing 28 colorful drawings made in 1846-7 by William H. Meyers,...

There are two badges from the 1930's German NSDAP era. A visor cap eagle badge from 1936 with two retainers missing. The second is a Arbeit Day ...

This badge is to commemorate the Invasion of North Africa by Allied forces. Dated 8 November, 1942 with the American and British flags. Unrestored co

Fourteen volumes about and written by Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Britain during WW2. Five volumes are biographies. Three volumes are specifi

September 13, 1876 New York Tribune with front page article on the Custer Massacre. Article is based on an interview with a trapper named Ridgely, a p

An 1863 certificate for two shares in the capital stock of the Importing and Exporting Company of Georgia. This company, founded in Savannah, Georgia,