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BERNT BALCHEN Best wishes extended by Admiral Byrd's trans-Atlantic and South Pole pilot Autograph Sentiment signed: "Best wishes/from/Bernt Balchen/Oct 12. 1963" on verso of 4-cent postcard, 5½x3¼. Addressed in another hand.Sale Price $144.00
$160.00
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CHRIS BONINGTON Rare autographed sentiment from the famed British mountaineer who's climbed Mount Everest 4 times! Autograph sentiment signed: "Best Wishes/Ch. Bonington", 3x1½ affixed to 7¼x9½ sheet featuring a news article clipping from 1975. Chris Bonington (b.Sale Price $90.00
$100.00
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RICHARD E. BYRD Richard E. Byrd signs his wishes an index card. Autograph Sentiment signed: "Good luck/R E Byrd", 5x3 index card. Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957) made the first of hisSale Price $162.00
$180.00
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The famed explorer pens his name along with a sentiment on a slip of paper affixed to a larger sheet, which also features the clipped signatures (spread across 3 pages) from members of his Antarctic expedition that spanned from 1928-1930! Extremely Rare!Sale Price $1,360.00
$1,600.00
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RICHARD BYRD The famed polar explorer signs "All good wishes" on the verso of a business card Autograph sentiment signed: "All good wishes/R E Byrd", in black ink, 3¾x2. On verso of business card for Charles B. Whittelsey.Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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CHARLES C. CARPENTER Signature of the Civil War scout who led illegal attempts at settling on American Indian lands during the 1870s. Extremely rare! Autograph Sentiment signed: "very truly yours/C. C. Carpenter" 3x2 card. Charles C. Carpenter (dates unknown) was a scout for General John C.Sale Price $342.00
$380.00
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WILLIAM F. "BUFFALO BILL" CODY Portrait of the famous Wild West showman with an autograph sentiment affixed underneath Autograph Sentiment signed: "Compliments of W. F. Cody, Buffalo Bill, 1889", in faded black ink, 4½x2½.Sale Price $1,530.00
$1,800.00
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EMMETT DALTON Signed autograph sentiment on a 5½x9 page Autograph Sentiment signed: "Sincerely yours/Emmett Dalton", 1 page, 5½x9. Emmett Dalton (1871-1937) and his three brothers led a murderous gang of train robbers, who used a network of informers and hideouts to evade a widespread manhunt.Sale Price $1,487.50
$1,750.00
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PAUL B. DU CHAILLU Paul B. Du Chaillu signs an autograph sentiment. Autograph sentiment signed: "Yours very truly/P.B. Du Chaillu/Liverpool March 23 1867", 4¼x2½ affixed to 4¼x2½ sheet. Clipped from closing of letter. Newspaper obituary with b/w photograph, 1x1, affixed at upper right.Sale Price $270.00
$300.00
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PAUL B. DU CHAILLU Autograph Sentiment signed on a 4x3 slip in 1890 Autograph Sentiment signed: "Yours very truly/P B Du Chaillu/Sept 4th 1890", 4½x2¾. Paul Belloni Du Chaillu, the son of a French trader, had spent his youth in Gabon, French Equatorial Africa. After immigrating to the U.S.Sale Price $270.00
$300.00
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PAUL BELLONI DU CHAILLU Card signed "Yours truly" by Paul Belloni Du Chaillu in 1879 Autograph sentiment signed "Yours truly/P.B. DuChaillu/Sept. 1879". 5x2½ card. Du Chaillu, the son of a French trader, spent his youth in Gabon, French Equatorial Africa. After immigrating to the U. S.Sale Price $270.00
$300.00
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ADOLPHUS W. GREELY The Major General pens his signature on a 4x3 card Autograph Sentiment signed: "Yours Truly/ A.W. Greely", 4x3 card. Adolphus W. Greely (1844-1935)survived two years of Arctic winters on Ellesmere Island (1882-1884) without being re-supplied and losing 19 of his 25 men.Sale Price $198.00
$220.00
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ADOLPHUS W. GREELY Autograph Sentiment signed as Major General on a 5x3 card Autograph Sentiment signed: "Yours/A W Greely/Major General", 5x3 card. Adolphus W. Greely (1844-1935)survived two years of Arctic winters on Ellesmere Island (1882-1884) without being re-supplied and losing 19 of his 25 men.Sale Price $144.00
$160.00
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WALTER BURTON HARRIS - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED 05/12/1926 CO-SIGNED BY: NORA DE VOS - HFSID 17962WALTER BURTON HARRIS Very rare signature from The Times Moroccan correspondent, signing "Yrs. Sincerely". Also signing is vaudeville performer Nora de Vos Autograph sentiment signed: "Yrs sincerely/Walter B. Harris", "Nora de Vos", and two unidentified signers, 8¼x6½.Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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BEN JOHNSON The Academy Award winner actor signs a 5x3 card. Autograph Sentiment signed: "Best Always/Ben Johnson", 5x3 card. The winner of the 1971 Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best SupportingSale Price $81.00
$90.00
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CHARLES F. LUMMIS Autograph Sentiment signed the year before he died Autograph Sentiment signed: "Sincerely Yours/Chas. F.Lummis", 4x1¼, affixed to 4¾x1¾ slip. Ink date (unknown hand): March 17, 1927.Sale Price $126.00
$140.00
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JOAN MERRIAM SMITHSigned FDC honoring Amelia Earhart, accompanied by a newspaper clipping describing the plane crash which claimed Merriam's life First Day Cover signed: "Best Wishes,/Merriam Smith", 6½x3½.Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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JOAQUIN MILLER The poet signs "Yours" on a 3¼x2¼ card Signature: "Yours/Joaquin Miller/Washington D.C."", 3¼x2¼ card. Born Cincinnatus Miller, this poet ofSale Price $126.00
$140.00
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JOAQUIN MILLER Signature of "the poet of the Sierras" dated 1899. Autograph sentiment signed: "The Poets/Yours/Wash. 99/Joaquin Miller", 6½x3¼ sheet. Ink note (unknown hand) in lower left corner: "14/3.99".Sale Price $126.00
$140.00
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JOAQUIN MILLER His 1886 signature on a 4x3 card Autograph sentiment signed: "Yours./Joaquin Miller/Oct 2. 86", 4¼x3½ card. Born Cincinnatus Miller, this poet of the American West changed his name to Joaquin to honor an early California outlaw with a Robin Hood-type reputation.Sale Price $126.00
$140.00
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JOAQUIN MILLER A signature from the poet and explorer, dated November 1875 Autograph sentiment signed: "Greetings from/friend/Chicago Ill John Miller/Nov. 11 75", in black ink, 4¾x2½ affixed to a 5¾x3¾ card.Sale Price $126.00
$140.00
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This wonderful note from the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst, North Carolina was signed "Congratulations" by Oakley and includes a 1919 penny shot by her during one of performances - proof that Oakley really was that good. Items signed by Oakley are extremely rare, and the targets that she used in her performances are even more so, making this combination an extraordinary find by any measure.Sale Price $9,350.00
$11,000.00
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ROLAND REED Reed signed this small slip of ruled paper "Sincerely" in Boston in 1900. Autograph sentiment signed "Boston/Sincerely/Roland Reed/Sep 6 1900". 5x2½ lined paper. ReedSale Price $162.00
$180.00
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MAYNE REID Signed autograph sentiment on a 4x3 slip Autograph Sentiment signed: "Yours very Sincerely/Mayne Reid", 4¼x2¾. Thomas Mayne Reid (1818-1883) was an Irish-born writer who divided his adult life between America and England.Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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MAYNE REID Clipped autograph sentiment signed by the writer of boys' novels Autograph Sentiment signed: "Believe me/Yours very truly/Mayne Reid", 4¼x1. Thomas Mayne Reid (1818-1883) was an Irish-born writer who divided his adult life between America and England.Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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MAYNE REID Signed handwritten closing affixed to a larger page Autograph Sentiment signed: "Believe me/Yours most obediently/Mayne Reid", 4½x3½ slip, affixed to 7x4½ page. Thomas Mayne Reid (1818-1883) was an Irish-born writer who divided his adult life between America and England.Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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MAYNE REID He signs as "yours very sincerely" on a 4x2 slip. Autograph Sentiment signed: "Yours very Sincerely/Mayne Reid", 4¼x1¾ slip, affixed to stiffer paper of same size. Thomas Mayne Reid (1818-1883) was an Irish-born writer who divided his adult life between America and England.Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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MAYNE "CAPTAIN" REID Handwritten sentiment of the adventure novelist, clipped from a letter Autograph Sentiment signed: "Believe me I am/Yours very faithfully/Mayne Reid", 5x2¼. Thomas Mayne Reid (1818-1883) was an Irish-born writer who divided his adult life between America and England.Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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HENRY M. STANLEYThe Welsh explorer penned his signature on this page Autograph Sentiment Signed: "With pleasure/Henry M. Stanley/Kilkee. West Ireland/Sep 3d '93", 5x2¼. Sir Henry M.Sale Price $595.00
$700.00
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HENRY M. STANLEYThe explorer pens this sentiment honoring a request for his signature, dated in 1878! Autograph Sentiment Signed: "According to request I contribute/ my signature with pleasure/ Henry M. Stanley/ Birmingham. Nov 7th 1878." in iron gall ink, 6¾x2¾. Sir Henry M.Sale Price $680.00
$800.00
