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Millvina Dean Signed Photo of Titanic with Recovered Pieces of Coal
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Impressive black and white 14 x 11 photo of the White Star liner RMS Titanic. Shown here docked at Southampton,...
Revolutionary War Bill for Provisions
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Historic Manuscript Document Signed "Christopher Rugart" dated December 3, 1781, during the Revolutionary War. A bill for Jasper Yeates for...
William Fargo Signed American Express Stock Certificate
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Uncanceled early original stock certificate #1742 for 5 shares at $500 each (adjusted for inflation, an equivalent value of nearly...
Signed AMEX Stock Certificate
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Original UNCANCELLED American Express Company stock certificate signed by BOTH founders, Henry Wells and William Fargo. Significantly, this certificate was...
Rare Typeset Stock Certificate Signed
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Uncommon typeset Stock Certificate Signed "Noah Webster" as Chairman of the Trustees of the Union School House, 1/2 page, oblong 4to,...
Typed Letter Signed to J.J. Polivka
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Historic, previously unpublished Typed Letter Signed to prominent Czech civil engineer Dr. J.J. Polivka, dated March 15, 1952, on...
US Navy Teletype of Japanese Surrender & More
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Original teletype dated 17 August 1945 announcing the surrender of Japanese forces, bringing to an end Pacific war operations in...
Typed Letter Signed to MIT President Henry Pritchett
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Typed Letter Signed on the letterhead of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute , Tuskegee, Alabama. Dated December 23, 1900,...
Mark Twain Signed The Prince & the Pauper
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Exceedingly rare signed copy of the 1892 illustrated edition of Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper. Originally published in...
Mark Twain Signed Photo from Savage Club Members
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Portrait photograph boldly and clearly signed on the image, "Mark Twain", 6 July 1907. The photograph is a marvelous head...