SAMUEL F. B. MORSE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 08/08/1868 - HFSID: 285860

Signed, handwritten letter to telegraphic expert Robert Sabine (1868), insisting that he be given journal space to refute "Hamel's calumnious paper read before the Society of Arts". ALS: "Saml F.B. Morse, 3 pages, 5x8. Po'keepsie, N.York, 1868 August 8. The inventor of the Morse Code who established a telegraph line between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore in 1844 writes to Robert Sabine, Westminster, London. In full: "I began a letter to you on the 18th July in reply to your valuable letter of the 18th of June. I have had so many interruptions since my return that I must defer its completion, until I have finished by Report as Commissioner for my Government. I write now simply to acknowledge your kindness and to thank you for your courtesy, and to promise you at no very distant day the finished letter on Hamel's calumnious paper read before the Society of Arts. The part in which he refers to me, requires a thorough exposure. I do not ask to have it published entire, but I do ask that it be read to the Society, and that it be recorded in their proceedings, with such remarks of their own as their sense of justice may prompt after a proper examination of the case.

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THOMAS A. EDISON - AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT UNSIGNED 09/27/1879 - HFSID: 348032

The famous inventor penned a section of answers on this questionnaire! Printed Questionnaire filled out by an assistant who has signed: "Thomas A. Edison" at the conclusion, but with 11 words in Edison's hand, 1p, 7¾x10½. J.K. Macomber, Professor of Physics at the Physical Laboratory Agricultural College in Ames, Iowa, sent Edison and other authorities in the field, a printed questionnaire, dated September 27, 1879. Macomber message, in part: "The people of the Western States have been imposed upon by lightning-rod peddlers more, perhaps, than by any other class of swindlers. Among other rods being sold in Iowa is one known as the 'Chambers' rod, widely has been patented by the 'Chambers' National Lightning Protection Company,' of Cincinnati, Ohio. Briefly, this system consists on an Iron rod running along the ridge of the building with points at each end projecting upward…Many public buildings in thus State have been furnished with these rods…I beg leave to submit the following interrogations." Macomber lists seven questions for Edison to answer. Edison dictated his answers to an assistant who handwrote his replies in a hand resembling Edison's.

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HENRY DERINGER - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED CIRCA 1833 - HFSID: 286029

Rare handwritten note to his son saying "keep steady to your business and all will go right and straight" Autograph Note signed: "HD" and "H Deringer" in his hand as part of his son's name in the address, 2p, 7¼x9¾, front and verso. No place, no date, but circa 1833. Postscript written on verso of an address leaf addressed in his hand to his son: "John H Deringer Esq/Tioga Village/Tioga County/Penna". In full: "P.S. I am pleased to hear that you have commenced selling goods and that you are coming on so well, keep steady to your business and all will go right and straight." Ink note (unknown hand) on address side: "Henry Derringer [sic]/1833". Henry Deringer (1786-1868) invented the short barreled, heavy caliber pocket pistol that still bears his name. (The pistol type is spelled "Derringer"; only those of his manufacture are spelled with the single "r".) The popular weapon, easily concealable but packing a wallop, was "the weapon of choice of riverboat gamblers". John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln with an original Deringer. Deringer autographs are rare. Mailing fold at the "HD". Fragile. Moderately soiled, light show through of ink. Sporadically stained.

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HOWARD HUGHES - CONTRACT SIGNED 04/28/1928 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 274929

HOWARD HUGHES - CONTRACT SIGNED 04/28/1928 CO-SIGNED BY: JOSEPH W. - HFSID 274929

Hughes loans actor Louis Wolheim to Samuel Goldwyn for The Awakening. Document signed: "Howard Hughes", 3p, 8½x12½. Los Angeles, California, 1928 April 28. Hughes' Caddo Company loans actor Louis Wolheim to Samuel Goldwyn Inc. to appear in a film titled The Innocent. (The film was released later that year by United Artists as The Awakening.) Signed on p3. Also signed by a representative of Samuel Goldwyn Inc. (name illegible). Some dates added in ink (unknown hand). Accompanied by typed letter signed "Jos. W. Engel" on letterhead The Caddo Company, dated 1928 May 12, delaying by one day the period of Wolheim's loan-out so that he can spend an extra day filming The Racket. Larger than life HOWARD HUGHES (1905-1976), movie mogul, aircraft designer and builder, political intrigue, and the world's richest man at the time of his death, dashing lothario turned ultra-eccentric recluse, continues to fascinate, as evidenced by a recent film biography (The Aviator, 2004), and even a film about a fake biography (The Hoax, 2007). JOSEPH W. ENGEL (1883-1939), a movie executive, was production manager on Hughes's air combat extravaganza, Hell's Angels (1930). He went on to produce many films for Fox, mostly Westerns, in the late 1930s and early 1940s.

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JOHN HANCOCK - AUTOGRAPH LETTER UNSIGNED 10/31/1783 - HFSID: 273139

Autograph Letter, unsigned, 1p, 6¾x9. Boston, 1783 October 31. To "His Excellency Meshech Weare Esqr. President of the State of New Hampshire". Begins: "Sir". In full: "In compliance with the Request of the Two Branches of the General Court I inclose you Two Acts of this Government making provision to prevent the Destruction of Fish by Mill-Dams in Merrimack River & c - As the Design'd [illegible] of this Bill will much Depend upon the measures that shall be Adopted by the Legislature of your State, I am to Request that your Excellency will be pleas'd to lay those Acts before them, and cannot but flatter myself that they will Take such effectual Steps as will ensure the good Effects for which our Govt. Court had in View in passing the Bill - I am with Sentiments of [portion of word crossed out] Esteem, Sir, Your Excellency's Most Obedt & Humbl Servt." Hancock's retained copy of his letter to Weare. Docketed in unknown hand on verso. The Merrimack River, which begins in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows for 110 miles - southward to Massachusetts and then northeast to the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border -- before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.

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P.T. BARNUM - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 02/28/1856 - HFSID: 350455

This extraordinary letter was handwritten, signed and dated by Barnum. It's written on unique letterhead that incorporates a flyer from his Gallery of American Beauty and talks about his financial woes and about Charles Stratton - better known as General Tom Thumb, one of Barnum's biggest attractions. Autograph letter signed "P.T. Barnum". 1 page, Barnum's American Museum, New York, February 28, 1856. To Messrs H.B. Curtis & Scribner. The letterhead that this was written on is unusual and increases this piece's interest. It was written on letterhead from Barnum's American Museum, New York. The right side, which is overall 4¾ x 7½ has a 3½ x 7½ blank area for writing and a left margin promoting Barnum's subsidiary enterprises. The integral leaf at left is a handbill promoting Barnum's "The Gallery of American Beauty,/One Hundred Premiums presented to the Handsomest Women In America!" In full: "As I am in debt to you for professional services I send you by Express my account books which I assign to you. I trust in the course of time you will be able to collect something handsome & if you do not obtain sufficient to pay what I owe you, I still hope to be able to pay the balance.…"

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SAMUEL F. B. MORSE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 02/22/1871 - HFSID: 350580

Signed autograph letter (1871) to an experimenter, in which Morse discusses "the present Science of Electro-Magnetism." ALS: "Saml F.B. Morse". 1½ pages, 5 x 8, front and verso. New York, 1871 February 22. The inventor of the Morse Code and the Electromagnetic Telegraph writes to G.W. Varnum, M.D., Montgomery City, Mo. In full: "I received yesterday through my friend & your Cousin J.B. Varnum, Esq your letter of the 16t. instant. In regard to the experiment mentioned in your letter, it is by no means new. Indeed it was from observing this effect, upon a needle, of the magnetism of an electric current (not indeed upon the modern electromagnet, which was the result of his observation,) that Oersted founded the present Science of Electro-magnetism. The use made also of this effect of the magnet upon the needle, to indicate the presence of an electric current upon the telegraph wires, is almost universal in the Offices in Europe; every instrument being furnished with a Galvanometer for the purpose, So although although (sic) not new, you have at least the satisfaction of having independently Suggested a valuable use of the magnetic needle. With respect Yr. Ob. Serv." G.W.

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JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER SR. - STOCK CERTIFICATE SIGNED 10/13/1883 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 354593

JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER SR. - STOCK CERTIFICATE SIGNED 10/13/1883 CO-SIGNED BY: - HFSID 354593

Stock certificate signed by company founder Rockefeller, not long after the oil giant became a trust. Stock Certificate signed: "J.D. Rockefeller" as President, "H M Flagler" as Secretary and "J A Bostwick" as Treasurer of the Standard Oil Trust, 1p, 11½x7¼ with 4¼x7¼ receipt portion attached at left. New York, 1883 October 13. Certifying that "Frank Edward Bliss is entitled to Fifty Shares in the equity to the property held by the Trustees of the Standard Oil Trust...." Each share was valued at $100. On verso, this certificate was transferred on June 25, 1891 by "Frank Edward Bliss/per Elijah Bliss Atty". Witnessed: "George R. Blair". The Standard Oil Trust, created in January 1882, placed all stocks and properties of over a dozen oil companies (including JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER's Standard Oil Company of Ohio) into a trust, of which Rockefeller owned over a third of the combined holdings, under the control of nine trustees. The trust was dissolved by court decree in 1892.

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AMERICAN MERCHANTS UNION EXPRESS CO. - COLLECTION WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 350401

AMERICAN MERCHANTS UNION EXPRESS CO. - COLLECTION WITH THE AMERICAN EXPRESS - HFSID 350401

Amazing collection from the founders of the great “Express” companies. Comprises (1) Partly Printed Check endorsed: "Alvin Adams" on verso, 7½ x 3. San Francisco, California, 1877 August 14. Wells Fargo & Company check, payable to Alvin Adams for $46.10. Secretary Signed: "William G. Fargo" on front. (windowed to show both sides of certificate) Lightly soiled. Fine condition. (2) Stock Certificate signed: "Henry Wells" as President, "Alexander Holland" as Treasurer and "Jas. C. Fargo" as Secretary of the American Express Company, 1p, 11¾ x 8. New York, 1866 May 28. Issue of 18,000 shares of Capital Stock; each share was worth $100. Certificate No. 661, certifying "that R. A. Porter of Keenu New Hampshire is entitled to One Share in the American Express Company...." On verso, the certificate has been transferred on June 28, 1866, the date of its issue (windowed to show both sides of certificate). Lightly creased. Light show through of revenue stamp affixed to verso. Fine condition. (3) Stock Certificate signed: "Wm G. Fargo" as President, "E.P. Ross" as Treasurer and "J.N.…"

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RUDOLF CHRISTIAN KARL DIESEL - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 04/14/1909 - HFSID: 350446

The developer of the internal-combustion machine that uses oil as a fuel writes to a grieving acquaintance. Rare ALS: "Diesel," 2pp, 3¾x5½, separate sheets. Haus Diesel, 1909 April 14. In German with English translation to Dr. Bloch. In full: "I did not completely understand your telephone message yesterday and that you were personally grieved; and only today I learned about the facts. I ask you to accept my expression of heartfelt sympathy. I would have expressed the same to you yesterday at the cemetery if I had been informed." Diesel patented his engine in 1892. Diesel engines are less smooth-running, heavier, and initially more expensive than gasoline engines but make more efficient use of cheaper fuel. They are widely used in ships, heavy vehicles, power installations and in passenger cars. Diesel signed material is rare in any form. Fine condition. Framed to an overall size of 35¼x20.

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CHARLES BABBAGE - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 5/23 - HFSID: 350482

The famed mathematician sends a dinner invitation. Third Person ANS: "Mr. Babbage", 1p, 3½ x 3¾. Dorset St., (no year) May 23. In full: "Mr. Babbage will have the honor of dining with Mr & Mrs Strutt on Saturday the 11th June". Charles Babbage (1791-1871) is known as the "Father of Computing" for his ideas about building an analytical engine, the predecessor of the digital computer. He proposed operations research that involved the idea of using machines to perform routine mathematical operations, eliminating errors in human calculation. By 1825, he had developed a machine that was capable of calculating up to 20 decimals. Plans formulated by Babbage in the mid-1830s became the basis for the computers that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s. Lightly stained at upper right blank corner. Fine condition. Framed to an overall size of 27½ x 16¼. Frame exhibits wearing at corners.

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DAVID DUNBAR BUICK - STOCK CERTIFICATE SIGNED 08/20/1921 - HFSID: 350391

Stock certificate, bearing Buick's signature, that was issued for one of his few later enterprises connected with the automobile industry. Stock Certificate signed: "D.D. Buick" as President and "F.O. Patterson" as Secretary of the David Buick Carburetor Corporation, 1p, 10¾ x 8¼. No place, 1921 August 20. Certifying that F.U. Wells "is the owner of one hundred Shares of Ten Dollars each of the Capital Stock of the David Buick Carburetor Corporation…." The corporation issued capital stock of $3 million, and the embossed corporate stamp indicates the company was formed in 1919. Buick (1855-1929) formed Buick Co in 1902 and invented the valve-in-head engine. He built his first car in 1903. Printed yellow seal at lower left. By 1927 Buick, poverty-stricken and in ill health, returned to Detroit, where he took a position as an instructor at a trade school. That year, a million cars bore his name on their radiators, but Buick died a virtual unknown in 1929. Buick is one of the scarcest of all automotive signatures. Slight yellowing in areas, vertical fold runs between "D.D", nicked at bottom edge just at start of fold, otherwise fine condition. Framed to an overall size of 18 x 24½.

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AMERICAN MERCHANTS UNION EXPRESS CO. - COLLECTION WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 350401

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SAMUEL F. B. MORSE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID: 350481

The famed inventor sends a letter to an influential Kentucky congressman. Autograph Letter singed: "Saml F.B. Morse". 1p, 7¼ x 10. No place, no date. Morse writes to a Kentucky congressman instrumental in getting congress to appropriate $30,000 for an experimental line between Washington and Baltimore upon which, in May of 1844, he transmitted, using a code of dots and sashes that he developed (The Morse Code), his famous salutation “What Hath God Wrought”. 1 page, 7¼ x 10. Written and signed in black ink “Saml F.B. Morse” to: William P. Thomasson (congressman from Kentucky) from the telegraph room 9:30 P.M. In full: “Dear Sir / If there is any thing of interest / in the house to send to Baltimore / I will send it / Respectfully / Yr. Mo. Ob. Servt” Kentucky (1843-1847). Fine condition. Framed to an overall size of 32¼ x 21¾. Minor chip on frame left front, minor wearing at frame corners. Samuel F. B. Morse (1791-1872) was an accomplished portrait and mural painter and founder of the National Academy of Design. On a trip to Europe in 1830, while observing French semaphores, he realized that messages could be sent even more quickly using an electrical spark.

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AMERICAN MERCHANTS UNION EXPRESS CO. - COLLECTION WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 350401

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Business & Finance | Checks

BENJAMIN ALTMAN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK - HFSID 226276

Check signed by Benjamin Altman for $23.60, dated February 7, 1906, and payable to Park & Tilford. Drawn on the Chemical National Bank of New York, it represents a transaction from the year Altman opened his Fifth Avenue store.

Price: $480.00
BENJAMIN ALTMAN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 12/16/1905 - HFSID 322009

Check signed by "Benjamin Altman" in black ink, dated December 16, 1905. It is payable to "Lewis + Conger" for $13.61, drawn on the Chemical National Bank of New York. Altman was the founder of B. Altman & Co.

Sale Price $375.00

$440.00
AUGUST BELMONT II - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 01/03/1891 - HFSID 28649

Check signed by August Belmont II for $241.00 to E. M. Norwood, dated January 3, 1891, in New York. Endorsed on verso by E. M. Norwood. Belmont was influential in horseracing and took over August Belmont & Company in 1890.

Sale Price $325.00

$400.00
AUGUST BELMONT SR. - CHECK ENDORSED 11/10/1882 - HFSID 56835

Check endorsed by August Belmont, Sr. with the signature "August Belmont", dated November 10, 1882, and drawn on The Freemans National Bank for $4,410.00 to Christine Nilsson Rouzoud. Belmont was a prominent banker and diplomat.

Price: $400.00
PRESIDENT YITZHAK BEN-ZVI (ISRAEL) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 06/21/1948 - HFSID 83051

Check signed by Yitzhak Ben-Zvi in Hebrew as "Y. Ben-Zvi", dated June 21, 1948, drawn on the account of the Vaad Leumi National Council. Endorsed by Z. Vilner, notable as the second President of Israel shortly after independence.

Sale Price $250.00

$320.00
PRESIDENT YITZHAK BEN-ZVI (ISRAEL) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 07/06/1948 - HFSID 101584

Check signed by Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, inscribed as "Y. Ben-Zvi" in Hebrew, dated July 6, 1948, shortly after Israel's independence. Ben-Zvi served as Israel's second President and was a key figure in the founding of the state.

Sale Price $725.00

$850.00
PRESIDENT YITZHAK BEN-ZVI (ISRAEL) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 1948 - HFSID 101585

Check signed by Yitzhak Ben-Zvi in Hebrew, dated June 1948, the year of Israel's independence. It includes the signature "Y. Ben-Zvi", is endorsed on the verso, and features a revenue stamp depicting the British Mandate of Palestine.

Price: $450.00
PRESIDENT YITZHAK BEN-ZVI (ISRAEL) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 1948 - HFSID 101587

Check signed by Yitzhak Ben-Zvi as President of Vaad Leumi National Council, dated 6 June 1948. Signed with "Y. Ben-Zvi". Includes a green "Palestine" postage stamp. Ben-Zvi was Israel's second President and a Signer of the Israeli Proclamation of Independence.

Price: $450.00
HENRY BUDD - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 10/09/1865 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 83149

Check signed by Henry Budd and W.P. Frodell, President and Vice President of the Northern Liberties Gas Company, respectively. Dated October 9, 1865, the check for $1,400.73 is made out to M. Drexel & Co. in black ink.

Price: $220.00
EDWARD A. BURKE - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 01/20/1880 - HFSID 174864

Check signed by Edward A. Burke as Treasurer of the State of Louisiana, dated January 20, 1880. Signed "E.A. Burke", it is drawn on the School Fund, payable to W. A. Labatt for $12.90, with historical significance tied to Burke's political career and subsequent embezzlement charges.

Sale Price $175.00

$220.00
EDWARD A. BURKE - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 02/28/1881 - HFSID 169129

Check signed: "E.A. Burke" as Treasurer of the State of Louisiana, dated February 28, 1881. Payable to "J.W. Fairfax" for $5.25. Edward A. Burke was a prominent political figure in Louisiana during the late 19th century.

Price: $220.00
EDWARD A. BURKE - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 04/05/1879 - HFSID 174862

Check signed by Edward A. Burke as "E.A. Burke" on April 5, 1879, while serving as Louisiana State Treasurer. The check, drawn on the "Current School" account for $113.64, is endorsed on the verso by S. D. Moody.

Price: $220.00
EDWARD A. BURKE - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 04/16/1879 - HFSID 174863

Check signed by Edward A. Burke as Treasurer of the State of Louisiana, dated April 16, 1879. It is for $113.64, payable to A. M. Aucoin, and endorsed on the verso by Aug. Aucoin.

Sale Price $175.00

$220.00
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 02/14/1947 - HFSID 342511

Check signed by Edgar Rice Burroughs in blue ink, featuring the signature "ER Burroughs". Dated February 14, 1947, and drawn on his account at Citizens National Trust & Savings Bank, it is PSA/DNA certified and not endorsed.

Price: $400.00
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 08/15/1945 - HFSID 343439

Check signed by Edgar Rice Burroughs, dated August 15, 1945, payable to Mutual Telephone Company for $4.48. Signed in black ink as “E. R. Burroughs,” drawn from his account at Citizens National Trust and Savings Bank in Los Angeles.

Price: $380.00
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 10/31/1935 - HFSID 266282

Check signed by Edgar Rice Burroughs for $45.00, dated October 31, 1935, with the signature "E.R. Burroughs". Drawn from his account at Citizens National Trust & Savings Bank, payable to Collette Stenger.

Sale Price $315.00

$380.00
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS - CHECK SIGNED & ENDORSED 07/18/1935 - HFSID 291581

Check signed and endorsed by Edgar Rice Burroughs as "ER Burroughs", dated July 18, 1935, and payable to "Currency" for $100.00. It is drawn on his account at Citizens National Trust & Savings Bank of Los Angeles.

Price: $480.00
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS - CHECK SIGNED & ENDORSED 10/09/1935 - HFSID 174573

Check signed and endorsed by Edgar Rice Burroughs for $100.00, with his signature as "E.R. Burroughs" on both sides. Dated October 9, 1935, from Citizens National Trust & Savings Bank of Los Angeles, and filled out by Burroughs.

Price: $480.00
SUE CAROL LADD - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 03/14/1973 - HFSID 274106

Check signed by Sue Carol Ladd, dated March 14, 1973, from the Estate of Alan W. Ladd. Payable to Glenns Lawn Mower Shop for $10.89. Alan Ladd, discovered by Sue Carol, became a major star in Hollywood films.

Price: $160.00
SUE CAROL LADD - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 07/10/1972 - HFSID 342401

Check featuring Sue Carol Ladd's signature, signed as "Sue Carol Ladd" in blue ink. It is drawn on her husband's estate account, payable to Mobil Oil Corporation for $16.27, and issued from City National Bank in Beverly Hills, California.

Price: $160.00
SUE CAROL LADD - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 07/10/1972 - HFSID 342402

Check signed by Sue Carol Ladd, drawn on her husband's estate account for $149.10, payable to MCA Inc. Signed in blue ink as "Sue Carol Ladd". Check no. 2911 from Alan W. Ladd's Estate at City National Bank, Beverly Hills.

Sale Price $135.00

$160.00
SUE CAROL LADD - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 07/10/1972 - HFSID 343336

Check signed by Sue Carol Ladd in blue ink on July 10, 1972, payable to Oaks Lumber and Hardware for $56.11. It is drawn from the Estate of Alan W. Ladd, with Ladd serving as Executrix at City National Bank in Beverly Hills.

Price: $160.00
ALBERT B. "HAPPY" CHANDLER - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 08/08/1988 - HFSID 265214

Check signed by Albert B. “Happy” Chandler, dated August 8, 1988, drawn on the United Bank and Trust Co. for $22.62, payable to C & D Market. Chandler supported integration in baseball and served as Commissioner from 1945-1951.

Sale Price $150.00

$180.00
ALBERT B. "HAPPY" CHANDLER - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 10/03/1988 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 270962

Check signed by Albert B. “Happy” Chandler and Mildred Chandler, dated October 3, 1988. It is endorsed on the verso by both, with Albert signing as "AB Chandler" and Mildred as "Mrs. A.B. Chandler." The check is payable to "Mrs. Chandler" for $2,829.18.

Price: $220.00
WALTER P. CHRYSLER, JR - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 02/29/1928 - HFSID 277349

Check signed by Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., dated February 29, 1928, in New York, payable to "Cash" for "Five" dollars. Chrysler, an art collector and patron, has filled in and signed the check, which includes normal bank stamps.

Price: $360.00
WALTER P. CHRYSLER, JR - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 10/31/1930 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 277348

Check signed by Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. on October 31, 1930, in New York, payable to Abner Epstein for "Twenty-five" dollars. Endorsed on verso by Abner J. Epstein. Chrysler was an art collector and supporter of modern art.

Price: $360.00
OCTAVUS COHEN SR. - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 02/26/1919 - HFSID 83143

Check signed by journalist Octavus Cohen, dated February 26, 1919, drawn on The Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co. account, payable to "James Nelson" for 100 dollars. Endorsed by Nelson on verso, making it an extremely rare item.

Price: $220.00
ROSWELL L. COLT - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 02/1833 - HFSID 83151

Check signed by Roswell L. Colt in February 1883 for $1000.00, promising payment to A Alexander. Endorsed on the verso, this document relates to Colt's significant role in the shipping industry and railroad development.

Price: $340.00
JAY COOKE - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 03/30/1868 - HFSID 265819

Check signed by Jay Cooke, dated March 30, 1868, for $252.24, marked "Jay Cooke & Co" and payable to "Theo. Kitchen Cash'r". Cooke was a financier known for marketing government bonds during the Civil War and financing railroads.

Price: $1,200.00
COLONEL GROVER CRISWELL - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 04/08/1981 - HFSID 83309

Check signed by Colonel Grover Criswell, dated April 8, 1981, for $2.00, with the signature "Grover C. Criswell" in blue ink. Criswell, known as "the richest man in Confederate money," was a prominent numismatist and collector.

Price: $90.00