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Antique Map of Italy
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Beautiful hand-colored antique map of Italy, engraved for Walker's Geography dated 1801. Map 8" x 10" matted to 14" x...
Rare, One-of-a-Kind Signed Photo Pamplona Running of the Bulls
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ERNEST HEMINGWAY INSCRIBED ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE RUNNING OF THE BULLS, PAMPLONA, TO BULL FIGHTING ARTIST ROBERTO DOMINGO, 1947 Vintage...
William Randolph Hearst First Day Cover Signed
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A 1958 First Day Cover signed by William Randolph Hearst Jr., featuring a 4¢ Freedom of the Press Stamp on...
Cosimo de Medici III Manuscript Letter Signed
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Manuscript signed by Cosimo de Medici III, Grand Duke of Tuscany and patron of the arts. Letter dated 1709 from...
James de Rothschild Autograph Letter Signed
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Scarce Autograph Letter Signed by Baron James de Rothschild, patriarch of the French branch of the prominent Rothschild dynasty and...
Charles Prince of Wales Official Royal Portrait Signed
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Regal vintage large format, matte-finish 10" x 14" photograph portrait of then 22-year old Charles, Prince of Wales and heir...
Umberto II Signed Photo
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Inscribed and signed photo of Umberto and a young boy, most likely his son, Vittorio Emmanuel IV, Prince of Naples,...
Signature on Album Page
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Bold Autograph "Archduke Joseph F.M." (Field Marshal) on autograph album page. Archduke Joseph August Viktor Klemens Maria of Austria, Prince...
Prince Philip Official Royal Portrait Signed
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Regal vintage large format, matte-finish 10" x 14" full length portrait of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in fully medaled...
Autograph Letter Signed
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Autograph letter signed by Prime Minister of Great Britain William Gladstone. Two pages, folded in fourths, 5 x 7.5 inches...