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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...
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 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...
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 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...
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...