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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...
Revolutionary War Letter of Debts Owed
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A fine content Autograph Letter Signed by Philadelphia merchant, William Nichols (3pp, 4to, Philadelphia, 3 February 1783) to Thomas Smith...
Eddie Rickenbacker Signed Stock Certificate
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Eastern Air Lines engraved Stock Certificate dated May 1939 and issued to one of the company's financial backers, the prominent...
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...
Signed Drawing of Tipi and Squaw
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Primitive sketch of Lakota tipi and squaw hand-drawn and signed by Chief Iron Tail, one of history's more prominent Native...
Geronimo Signed Hand-Drawn Sketch
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Geronimo signed and hand-drawn sketch of a figure believed to represent a gaan dancer, with headdress, feathers dangling from his...
Artist Proof Stock Certificate Blue
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Beautifully engraved and extremely scarce blue-bordered artist proof stock certificate from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus, unissued...
Artist Proof Stock Certificate Green
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Beautifully engraved and extremely scarce green-bordered artist proof stock certificate from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus, unissued...