FRANCIS DOUBLIER - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 04/20/1941 - HFSID 350393

Inscribed and signed photo of the film pioneering showing off photographs of the Lumière brothers and some early pieces of movie equipment. Photograph inscribed and signed: "To Mr. Marx Reimers/From/Francis Doublier/1894./Motion Picture Pioneer/April 20th 1941/Fort Lee, N.J." B/w, 7¼ x 9½. Doublier, who is surrounded by relics from the early days of motion pictures, has also initialed: "F.D." under a description of several pieces of equipment. In full: "Camera, printer,/projector used/in 1895 to 1900". He has also identified two photographs displayed around him: "Louis Lumière" and "Auguste and Louis Lumière". FRANCIS DOUBLIER (1878-1948), the first to see moving pictures projected onto a wall, signed and dated this photograph while Vice President of Major Film Laboratories, Inc. of New York. His photographic career began in 1894, when the 16-year-old became associated with brothers AUGUSTE MARIE NICOLAS LUMIÈRE (1862-1954) and LOUIS JEAN LUMIÈRE (1864-1948) and their experimentation with motion picture photography.

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LINUS YALE JR. - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 350452

The famous lock inventory writes a letter to his wife, complete with printed drawings of some of his locks. Autograph Letter signed: "Linus," (and "Linus Yale Jr." on verso) 1¼ p, 3½ x 8. Johnson's Hotel, 1856 January 9. The inventor of the cylinder lock and combination lock writes to his wife, Kate. In full: "Here I am at Johnson's Hotel 9 o'clock Wednesday evening. Got along tolerably well on the only train through from Philad. Left at 2 P.M.- Found the MS. and brot (sic) it on asked John to send the note which accompanies it out to you. Did you get it? What do you think of the modification? Don't it show the way the wind blows? I think it is clear he thinks well of it or is at least anxious it should not come to N. York but I shall take it up to the Founders and try. I had much rather they would publish it. I am sorry we can not push it although it will by management go without. Got orders from Hull & Dodds for two more locks. Oseur is not in yet so don't know what is the news. My appointment with the Bank of Commerce is for tomorrow. Hope to succeed. Morris thinks it's a good idea to keep Remington in the business. Love to Children and much love to you always.…"

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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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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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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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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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ROBERT FULTON - MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT SIGNED 11/03/1809 - HFSID 278467

Fulton signed this document - buying 32 lots of land in the town of Jersey, New Jersey for $1,000 - in 1809. He signed it the same year that he filed his first patent for improvements in navigation by steam and one year after marrying his wife Harriet Livingston. Pieces by Fulton are rare in any form, and legal documents, like this, are doubly so. Accompanied by an unsigned engraving of Fulton based on an Alonzo Chappel portrait. Manuscript document signed "Robert Fulton". 3 pages plus docket, 7½x12¼, 2 sheets front and verso, with embossed Jersey Company seal and 1-inch square paper seal on page 3 by signatures. Nov. 3, 1809. This document was signed between Fulton and the president of the Jersey Company. Fulton agreed to buy a block of land containing 32 lots in the town of Jersey in Bergen County, New Jersey for $1,000. Fulton signed this document one year after marrying Harriet Livingston, his partner's niece, and the same year that he filed his first patent for improvements in navigation by steam. Fulton is scarce in any form and this is a fine example suitable for framing and display. Lightly toned, stained, soiled and creased. Random ink stains. Edges are torn. Pinholes in both sheets. Corners are rounded Folded thrice and unfolded. Worn, torn, toned and with pinholes along folds.

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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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J. PAUL GETTY - STOCK CERTIFICATE SIGNED 07/15/1922 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 350438

J. PAUL GETTY - STOCK CERTIFICATE SIGNED 07/15/1922 CO-SIGNED BY: H. M. - HFSID 350438

Rare early stock certificate signed by Getty. Stock Certificate signed: "J. Paul Getty" as President, “H. M. Hoffnagle” as Secretary. 1p, 13x8. Certificate number 331 representing 1000 shares of the Capital stock in OKLAHOMA OIL CORPORATION registered in the name of G. W. Woolley, vignette of a railroad sitting in an oil field printed on upper left side, with various oil related vignettes around border, large gold seal of the corporation affixed on lower left side. 3½ x 8½ partly-printed transfer register with red 50 stamp affixed to left side. Fine condition. Frame to an overall size of 27x25. Verso viewable from back of frame. In 1916, Jean Paul Getty (1892-1976) and his father, George, had incorporated the Getty Oil Company, an early precursor to the great conglomerate. His multistate operation went international in 1949, when he completed a deal to lease oil fields in Saudi Arabia. During the Depression Era, he had bought extensive quantities of stock and in 1956 he gained control of Pacific Western, which he renamed Getty Oil, ending a 19-year stock battle with Standard Oil. The significantly larger Getty Oil Company became the world's largest privately owned business and made the enterprising Getty a billionaire.

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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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JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER SR. - STOCK CERTIFICATE SIGNED 08/10/1883 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 347984

JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER SR. - STOCK CERTIFICATE SIGNED 08/10/1883 CO-SIGNED BY: - HFSID 347984

The businessmen who retired in the same year signed this stock certificate concerning 20 shares Stock Certificate signed: "J.D. Rockefeller" as President, "H M Flagler" as Secretary and "JA Bostwick" as Treasurer, 15x7½. New York, 1883 August 10. Certificate No. 713 certifying "that Walter B. Mossman is entitled to Twenty Shares in the equity to the property held by the Trustees of the Standard Oil Trust...." Original transfer certificate, dated 1892 April 9, affixed ?. Each share was valued at $100. Vignette of the U.S. Capitol building at top center, giving the shareholder the false impression that the U.S. government had something to do with the Trust. John D. Rockefeller and Henry M. Flagler, as President and Secretary of the Board of Trustees, signed this 10-share certificate of the Standard Oil Trust in 1883, the year following the formation of this, the first industrial monopoly in U.S. history. The Standard Oil Trust Agreement, created in January 1882, placed all stocks and properties of over a dozen oil companies (including 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.

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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

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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ENZO FERRARI - PAMPHLET SIGNED - HFSID 350506

The framed race car engineer signs a biographical page from a pamphlet. Pamphlet signed: "Ferrari", 8 x 11¼. Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988), whose name is synonymous with quality engineering, began his racing career in 1919 and soon became a test driver for Alfa Romeo. About 1939, Ferrari organized his own factory but was prevented from producing his own automobiles for four years because of a contract with Romeo, which feared competing against the famed Ferrari name. During WWII, Ferrari's factory was converted to produce ball bearings and other equipment. In 1947, however, Ferrari's first car with the prancing horse insignia debuted. A lifetime racing enthusiast, Ferrari produced few automobiles for private consumer sales until the 1953 debut of the 250 Europa, the first of the long line of Ferrari street cars that to this day remain highly valued as collectibles. Ferraris excelled on international racing circuits and garnered ten wins in the Formula One Constructors' Championship from 1956 to 1983 - more than any other make. Surface creases, otherwise fine condition. Framed to an overall size of 15 x 25¾. 8 photocopied pages of the pamphlet included on back of frame.

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JOHN HANCOCK - AUTOGRAPH LETTER UNSIGNED 03/27/1783 - HFSID 286082

His handwritten March 1783 letter as Governor of Massachusetts, instructing a garrison commander to forbid a ship full of Tories to disembark, requiring them to sail instead for New York (still in British hands) Autograph Letter, unsigned, 1 page, 7¾x12. Written as Governor. Boston, Massachusetts, 1783 March 27. To William Gordon, Commander of the Garrison in Dartmouth. In full: "I have this moment received your Letter by Express, giving information of the arrival of a Flag with a Number of Persons on board who were desirous of remaining some time at Dartmouth. I have laid the state of this Flag before the Council, & in consequence of their advice you are hereby Directed upon no pretense whatever, to suffer any of the Persons or any of the Effects brought in the Flag to be Landed at Dartmouth, or in any other place, but that you give immediate Directions for the Departure of the Flag with the Persons, & their effects to New York, and that after the Receipt of this Letter you make a point of Embracing the first fair wind to put her under Sail for New York, as no circumstance can possibly induce me to Deviate from this order. I am Sir your very humble servant.…"

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ARCHIBALD NORMAN McLEOD - DOCUMENT SIGNED 10/20/1820 - HFSID 350575

McLeod signs a document detailing the expenses and commitments required of a guide on an upcoming fur trapping trip. Partly Printed DS: "A.N. McLeod", 1p, 6½ x 11¾. Montreal, Canada, 1820 October 20. In French, translated. In full: "BEFORE THE NOTARIES of the Province of Lower-Canada in Montreal, residing there, undersigned: was present Joseph Alexis Jeussaume de Rigaute Who has voluntarily committed himself and commits himself by these presents to Messrs. William McGillivray, Simon McGillivray, Archibald Norman McLeod, Thomas Thain, and Henry Mackenzie, of Montreal, Merchants and associates, under the name of McTAVISH, McGILLIVRAYS & Co.…"

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EDWARD Z.C. "NED BUNTLINE" JUDSON - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 350526

The adventerous author signs "Ned Buntline, Ready for Game" on a photograph of himself holding hunting rifle. Photograph signed: "'Ned Buntline,'/Ready for Game." Sepia, 4¼ x 6¼ overall, image 3¾ x 5¼ (one surface). Studio photograph by Sarony of New York, signed with his penname. A nautical term for the rope at the bottom of a square sail, the name Buntline was adopted from his youthful navy days. Soldier, adventurer, and writer Edward Z.C. Judson (1823-1886) had developed his sensational literary style in the 1840s, when he began submitting exaggerated accounts of his adventures to "Knickerbocker Magazine". Arrested, shot at and even hung once (someone cut the rope), in 1869, Judson "discovered" Western scout William F. Cody, nicknamed him Buffalo Bill and exploited his adventures in books and plays. Earlier, Judson had helped organize the anti-foreign, anti-labor American Party, better known, thanks to Judson, as the Know-Nothing Party (1850-1856). By the 1870s, with hunting and fishing as his primary pastimes, the shooting, wild author of nearly 400 novellas, termed "dime novels", had settled down with his fourth wife in Stamford, New York.

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GUGLIELMO M. MARCONI - DOCUMENT SIGNED - HFSID 350436

Beautifully framed display of a Marconi signed NAWA certification. Partly Printed DS: "G Marconi" 1p, 10¼ x 8. National Amateur Wireless Association certification to James P. Buxton. Expiration date October 1922. Marconi (1874-1937) carried out successful experiments with wireless telegraphy near Bologna, Italy in 1895. Two years later, he erected a wireless station at La Spezia at the invitation of the Italian government. In 1898, Marconi established communications across the English Channel between England and France. He was awarded the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics in recognition of his "contribution to the development of wireless telegraphy". In 1914, Marconi was appointed a Senator in Rome. While in England in 1924, Marconi signed contracts with the British Postal service to set up radio communication with all parts of British Commonwealth. Toned, creased and stains throughout. Framed to an overall size of 19½ x 29½. Frame exhibits wearing at corners. Left knob was cracked and repaired.

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HENRY FORD - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 350483

HENRY FORD - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH CO-SIGNED BY: HARRY G. - HFSID 350483

Extraordinary photograph capturing the two innovators together. Rare Photograph signed: "Henry Ford" and "Harry Ferguson". Sepia, 13¾ x 11 overall, image 11 x 8 (one surface). HARRY FERGUSON, a manufacturer of tractors in England and Ireland, developed the Ferguson tractor, a scale model of which is shown on the table in this photograph. His system of tractor-implement integration utilized a hitch, the linkages, and controls of which made the tractor and implement work as a single unit operated almost entirely from the seat of the tractor. Seeking an American market for his product, Ferguson entered into an agreement with HENRY FORD and the Ford Motor Company. Ford, who had formed Ford Motor Company in 1903 and was noted for introducing the successful assembly-line method of production, was to manufacture and market the Ferguson tractor in the U.S. The company commenced making the tractors in 1938, but the agreement was terminated after WWII. Ferguson then began manufacturing his own equipment in Great Britain and the U.S. Portions of 3 middle letters of Ferguson's signature on dark portion (adequate contrast). Minor surface blemishes at blank margins. Fine condition. Frame has minor surface ships and wearing at corners.

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WALTER E. "WALT" DISNEY - COMIC BOOK SIGNED CIRCA 1954 - HFSID 350524

Vary rare Disney signed Donald Duck comic book. Comic Book signed: "Walt Disney" on the first page, 32p, 7x10. "Walt Disney's/Duck Album/featuring 5 complete duck stories", published by Dell Comics, issue number 611. "Four Color". Copyright 1954 by Walt Disney Productions. Authorized edition. Published and distributed by Dell Publishing Co. in January 1955. Designed and produced by Western Printing & Lithographing Co. Walt Disney's Duck Album was produced between 1951-1957 with 12 different issues. This issue, no. 611, was seventh in the series. American Disney comics started in 1930 when Walt Disney began writing a daily Mickey Mouse comic strip for newspapers. By 1940, Disney, through Western Publishing, was publishing comic books fully dedicated to one of his characters, featuring only a comic strip format. Interestingly an all-Donald Duck comic book was his first of the concept. Original stories exclusively for the comic book (not borrowed from newspapers) was launched in 1941.

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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 01/14/1883 - HFSID 286033

The great showman will send a bear and hyena that died at his circus' winter quarters to his taxidermist to be mounted or "skeletonized" for display at Tufts' Barnum Museum and mentions Jumbo, the giant elephant that the recipient will preserve less than three years later Autograph letter signed: "P.T. Barnum", 1p, 6x9¾. Bridgeport, 1883 January 14. On pictorial letterhead of "P.T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth and the Great London Circus" featuring "Sanger's Royal British Menagerie" and "Great International Allied Shows" to Professor Henry A. Ward. Barnum, J.A. Bailey and J.L. Hutchinson are pictured on the letterhead. In full: "Our folks at Winter Quarters lost a bear & I think a hyena this week. I told them to send them to you by freight train. Please tell Prof. Marth of Tufts about them & ask what you shall do - as I present them to their Museum either to sell to you or have you mount or skeletonize them if they desire at their expense. I remove to New York tomorrow - to Murray Hill Hotel & close Waldemere for the season." Handwritten postscript: "Let my partners do the Jumbo business with you. Hope your little girl enjoyed her day." Two years earlier, in 1881, PHINEAS T.

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WALTER E. "WALT" DISNEY - DOCUMENT SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 350348

WALTER E. WALT DISNEY - DOCUMENT SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: RAYMOND A. DISNEY, RUBA - HFSID 350348

Planning to buy insurance from his older brother Raymond, Walt signs an application for a life insurance policy (also signed by Raymond). Framed by the Gallery of History with an unsigned picture of Walt Disney with Mickey Mouse. Partly Printed DS: "Walter E. Disney", "Geo. E. Morris" as Secretary of Walt Disney Productions and "Raymond A. Disney" as Soliciting Agent, 1 page, 9 x 13¾. Framed to overall size of 33¼ x 22¾. No place (probably Los Angeles), no date (c. 1938-1943, the tenure of Morris). "Application for Insurance in/Connecticut General Life Insurance Company". Other than the signatures, the application has not been filled out. Walter Elias Disney took out insurance policies as he became more successful with Walt Disney Productions. Disney Productions developed in the 1930s. Disney would use his insurance policies as collateral to raise cash in 1952 in order to plan and build Disneyland (1955). Walt purchased his policies from his older brother, Raymond. Raymond had left home when he was 17 and eventually started an insurance agency in Chicago. Walt and brother Roy, who was Walt's partner in the production company, saw an influx of Disney relatives -- Ray moved his agency from Chicago to Los Angeles.

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HOWARD HUGHES - AUTOGRAPH NOTE UNSIGNED - HFSID 350601

Peters complains to her husband that the guards are taking over too much of the house. Autograph Note Unsigned: "J." on verso, 2p, 8¼ x 10¾, yellow sheet, front and verso (hinged to show both sides). Matted and framed to overall size of 41 x 22¼ with three metallic plaques and two unsigned photos (b/w, approximate size 4½ x 6½). No place, no date. In full in Hughes handwriting: "An airplane race is around 3 Pylons [sketch to the left] and the one back of the pilot is called the 4th Pylon or the pilot's pylon-upside down, within note, secretarial-For Mr. Hughes - at bottom, Peters' note, written beneath her husband's, begins -Its OK about the car - But I am Still having my stuff moved out of garage into one of back room off kitchen - which those guards have usurped for their card games & TV viewing - originally they started out using one john (dressing room) they have ended up with more floor space than we have - & it infuriates me.". On verso, Peters has written a note: "Dearest Love- I have gone to Mrs. Brinds for a couple of hours. She has 8mm movies of her trip to Israel. I will be very careful & will remember everything you want me to remember I love you - J. Can I run 'Becket' tomorrow (Weds.…"

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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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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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Business & Finance | Signatures

JESSE D. ABRAHAMS - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 142155

Signed on a 7x1 slip as Deputy Comptroller of the Currency Signature: "J. D. Abrahams/Deputy Comptroller", 7x1 cut irregularly. Jesse D. Abrahams, formerly a bank executive, was Deputy Comptroller of the Currency in the first Cleveland administration (1889-1893).

Sale Price $126.00

$140.00
BARCLAY ACHESON - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 140290

His signature as editor of Readers Digest, in pencil on an album leaf bearing his newspaper photo Signature: "Barclay Acheson/Readers Digest" in pencil, 4½x album leaf. Newspaper photo affixed to left of signature.

Sale Price $72.00

$80.00
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS III - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 293494

His signature on a card affixed below a color magazine picture of him Signature: "C. F. Adams", 5x3 card, affixed to an 8½x11 page bearing an unsigned color magazine image of him. Charles Francis Adams III (1866-1954), the grandson of President John Q.

Sale Price $162.00

$180.00
JOHN J. ADAMS - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 35109

The United States Congressman from New York State pens his autograph on this 7¼x3 piece of paper, signed in iron gall ink Signature: "John J. Adams/ New York City" 7¼x3. John J.

Sale Price $126.00

$140.00
LUTHER ADLER - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 18948

The actor signs his name on a 4¼x3 card in blue ink Signature: "Luther Adler", 4¼x3 white card signed in blue ink. Actor-director Luther Adler (1903-1984) made his Broadway debut in 1921 and joined The Group Theatre in 1931.

Sale Price $108.00

$120.00
GEOFFREY AGNEW - AUTOGRAPH 1970 - HFSID 80205

Signature of the prominent British art dealer on his business letterhead. Signature: "Geoffrey Agnew/1970", 4x2½, irregularly cut. On sheet imprinted with his London business address. Accompanied by two additional clipped portions of Agnew's letterhead.

Sale Price $85.50

$95.00
EDWARD W. AHRENS - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 264766

ignature: "Edward W. Ahrens/AIWA #1", 5x3 card. Ahrens, a promoter of professional wrestling, organized the American Independent Wrestling Alliance in 1996. Fine condition.

Sale Price $85.50

$95.00
GEORGE D. AIKEN - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 70313

Senator of Vermont signs in blue ink on this 3½x2 card Signature: "Geo D Aiken/Vermont", 3½x2 white card. George David Aiken (1892-1984) was a politician and farmer from Vermont.

Sale Price $63.00

$70.00
GEORGE D. AIKEN - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 85723

Senator of Vermont signs in blue ink on this 3½x2 card Signature: "Geo D Aiken/U.S. Senator-Vermont", 3½x2 white card. George David Aiken (1892-1984) was a politician and farmer from Vermont.

Sale Price $63.00

$70.00
GEORGE D. AIKEN - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 85724

Governor of Vermont signs in blue ink on this 3½x2 card Signature: "George D Aiken/Governor of Vermont", 3½x2 white card. George David Aiken (1892-1984) was a politician and farmer from Vermont.

Sale Price $63.00

$70.00
GEORGE D. AIKEN - AUTOGRAPH 08/15/1945 - HFSID 343943

The US Senator from Vermont signs this piece of paper in blue ink Signature: "George D. Aiken, US Senate,/Aug 15, 1945" in blue ink. 5¾x3. George David Aiken (1892-1984) was a politician and farmer from Vermont.

Sale Price $63.00

$70.00
W. HARRISON AINSWORTH - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 72913

W. Harrison Ainsworth signs a piece of paper. Signature: "W Harrison Ainsworth", 5¼x1½. At right is a "W" with a line drawn over it.

Sale Price $90.00

$100.00
W. HARRISON AINSWORTH - CLIPPED SIGNATURE - HFSID 72924

The acclaimed author signs his name on the bottom of this fragment, possibly from a letter Clipped signature: "Catherine Buldock Fagan/Frm William Harrison Ainsworth" in black ink. 4x¾.

Sale Price $126.00

$140.00
CLYDE AITCHISON - INSCRIBED SIGNATURE - HFSID 31468

The long-time head of the Interstate Commerce Commission signs his autograph beneath a newspaper article about him. Inscribed signature: "To Miss Manning -/With sincere regards/Clyde B. Aitchison", 7¾x10¼.

Sale Price $63.00

$70.00
NELSON W. ALDRICH - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 35034

Nelson W. Aldrich signs a piece of paper. Signature: "Nelson W. Aldrich/Rhode Island", 7¼x2¼. Nelson Aldrich (1841-1915), Republican Senator from Rhode Island (1881-1911), was the Senate's leading defender of big business and a high protective tariff.

Sale Price $270.00

$300.00
NELSON W. ALDRICH - AUTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 34909

Signatures of three U.S. Senators from Rhode Island, one of them a major architect of America's modern financial system. Signatures: "Jonathan Chase/Rhode Island", "Wm P Sheffield/Rhode Island", "Nelson W. Aldrich/Rhode Island", 1p, 7½x4½ album leaf.

Sale Price $162.00

$180.00
WINTHROP W. ALDRICH - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 17636

Signature: "Winthrop W. Aldrich", 5x3 card. Lawyer, banker and diplomat Winthrop W. Aldrich (1885-1974) was the uncle of Nelson A. Rockefeller and the brother-in-law of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the major stockholder in Equitable Trust Company.

Sale Price $72.00

$80.00
BOB ALLEN - AUTOGRAPH CIRCA 1949 - HFSID 280741

Album leaf signed by big band vocalist Bob Allen in blue ink. Allen sang with Hal Kemp and Tommy Dorsey, among others. Signature: "Bob Allen" in blue ink. Pencil notations under signature and at top edge in unknown hand.

Sale Price $81.00

$90.00
WALLY "FAMOUS AMOS" AMOS - INSCRIBED SIGNATURE 11/15/1987 - HFSID 224795

Inscribed signature: "Aloha Sherry,/'Cookie Love'/W Amos/11-5-87", 5x3. After leaving the William Morris Talent Agency to move to Hollywood and represent his own clients, Wally Amos began leaving his homemade chocolate chip cookies as calling cards and thank you gifts.

Sale Price $72.00

$80.00
NOAH S. AMSTUTZ - AUTOGRAPH 10/15/1936 - HFSID 190290

Invented a precursor of the fax machine. Signature: "N. S. Amstutz/October 15, [193]6/{At} Valparaiso Ind", 4½x3½. Signer has written on verso under printed caption, "Biographical Sketch": "See Vol. 19 -1936=1937 of Who's Who in America". Noah S.

Sale Price $162.00

$180.00
GOVERNOR ELMER L. ANDERSEN - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 70321

Signature from the former Minnesota Governor Signature: "Elmer L. Andersen/Governor of Minnesota/1961-63". 3½x2. Elmer Lee Andersen (1909-2004) served as the Governor of Minnesota for a single term from 1961 to 1963, as a Republican.

Sale Price $63.00

$70.00
HOYT ANDRES - AUTOGRAPH 10/20 - HFSID 22422

Signature: "Hoyt Andres - WKY-TV Oklahoma City/Bless you -", 9½x4. Dated by Andres: "Oct. 20" above his signature. Two unidentified signatures on verso. While working at WKY-TV in Oklahoma City, Hoyt Andres went to Hollywood to study the lighting used for movies and television.

Sale Price $72.00

$80.00
MARIO ANDRETTI - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 2516

Mario Andretti signs a ruled index card in black ink. Signature: "Mario Andretti", 5x3 ruled index card. Legendary Italian-born American race car driver Mario Andretti (born in Montona, Italy in 1940) was a four-time USAC-CART national champion (1965-1966, 1969 and 1984).

Sale Price $144.00

$160.00
MARIO ANDRETTI - AUTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 54853

Six racing greats sign white cardboard in black ink. Signatures: "Mario Andretti", "Johnny Rutherford", "A J Foyt", "Al Unser Jr", "Al Unser" and "Michael Andretti", 11x7 white cardboard. "Indy 500" emblem affixed at lower edge.

Sale Price $306.00

$340.00
MARIO ANDRETTI - AUTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 300113

Three Indy 500 winners sign a 5x3 card. Signatures: "Mario Andretti", "Al Unser" and "Rick/Mears/thanks", 5x3 card.

Sale Price $216.00

$240.00
SIR NORMAN ANGELL - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 73448

Angell signed this sheet of paper with two addresses in England. Signature: "Norman Angell/4 Ring's Bench Walk/Temple, London/and Northey Island, England,", 5½x4¼.

Sale Price $144.00

$160.00
SIR NORMAN ANGELL - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 161214

Small card with Angell's signature in black ink and underlined twice Signature: "Norman Angell". 3x1½.

Sale Price $144.00

$160.00
SIR NORMAN ANGELL - AUTOGRAPH 02/12/1932 - HFSID 73447

Angell signed and dated this slip of paper in 1932, the year after he was knighted and before he received the Nobel Prize for Peace. Signature: "Norman Angell/12 Feb. 1932". 5½x1¼.

Sale Price $144.00

$160.00
FRANK ANNUNZIO - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 70332

Frank Annunzio signs a card for a fan. Signature: "Frank Annunzio/MC.", 3½x2. Chicago-born Italian-American Frank Annunzio (1915-2001) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1965-1993.

Sale Price $63.00

$70.00
FRANK ANNUNZIO - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 70333

Frank Annunzio signs a card for a fan. Signature: "Frank Annunzio/Illinois", 3½x2. Chicago-born Italian-American Frank Annunzio (1915-2001) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1965-1993.

Sale Price $63.00

$70.00