PRESIDENT CHAIM WEIZMANN (ISRAEL) - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/21/1933 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 348031

PRESIDENT CHAIM WEIZMANN (ISRAEL) - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/21/1933 CO-SIGNED - HFSID 348031

Supporters of the Melchett Memorial Fund signed this letter to the editor of The Times in 1933 Typed Letter Signed: "Percy W. Greenaway", "R. Blumenfeld", "Mount Temple", "G. Midlowsky", "Ch. Higham", "H. Austin", "Ebbisham", "H. C. Nathan", "Barnett Janner", "W. J. O'Donovan M.D. M.P.", "C. Weizmann", "Ethel Snowden", "Hugo Hirst", "H. Newman" and one unidentified. Two pages. 7½x9¾. London, E. 1. Christian Street. Dated March 21, 1933. On imprinted letterhead to The Editor, The Times, E.C.. In full: "We should feel indebted if you will through your columns afford us the opportunity of informing the public and those of your readers who knew the late Lord Melchett and the many kind things he did during his life, that it is proposed to raise a Fund to establish a Memorial to him. This will be of a living nature since it is the intention of endowing the Commercial Road Talmud Torah, an institution which was so near to his heart.…"

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FRANCOIS-MARIE AROUET DE VOLTAIRE - LETTER SIGNED - HFSID: 285188

Signed letter from Paris written just weeks before his death in 1778, fearing that hypocritical priests will deny him a church burial. This letter to the Count of Rochefort, written in fine French (fully translated) and in a beautiful hand, shows that the sage had lost none of his mental acuity Letter signed: "V", 2 pages (integral leaf) 4½x7 folded, 9x7 open flat. Paris, 1778 April 16. To the Comte de Rochefort. In French, fully translated: "I must apologize for having written so formally to Madame Dix-Neuf Ans ["Nineteen Years"]. I apologize for taking so long to thank you for your pleasant letter, sir, but I have had lately a very violent fever, following two fatal illnesses from which I escaped. I think that Monsieur the Abbey of Beauregard, preacher of Versailles, so-called former Jesuit, would willingly refuse me a burial, which is very unfair, because they say that I would not ask for more than to bury him; and he owes me, it seems, the same courtesy. I do not think whatsoever that the master and mistress of the house mocked this abbey of Beauregard. It is good that they do not indulge in the fury of his zeal, which is that to which all honest persons limit themselves.…"

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PRESIDENT CHAIM WEIZMANN (ISRAEL) - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/21/1933 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 348031

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CLARA BARTON - MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT SIGNED - HFSID: 350434

Eloquently demands protection of the Red Cross symbol. Manuscript Signed: "Clara Barton" circa 1893, three typed pages, 8 x 10½. American Association of the Red Cross President Barton issues a call for a meeting of the Official Advisory Board to consider the protection of the Red Cross Insignia. Her fight had begun shortly after the First Geneva Convention attended by governments from around the world in 1864. Barton fought for the U.S. Congress to ratify the Convention but fearing foreign entanglements the government would not ratify and acknowledge the Convention until 18 years later. After the chartering of the society in 1882, the charitable and international neutral symbol was also used for everything from snake oils, cigars, alcoholic beverages and later, her fiercest adversary, the burgeoning conglomerate Johnson & Johnson Company. This overwhelming misuse and lack of congressional action led Barton to call the first meeting of the association's Board in 1893. Ultimately, the Red Cross would receive limited protection with the organization's official chartering in 1900. Barton's manuscript, in part: "...…"

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PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - SPEECH UNSIGNED CIRCA 1976 - HFSID: 286046

Typed, unsigned speech with handwritten corrections read by Carter during his 1976 presidential bid in a predominantly black part of Los Angeles County. Typed speech unsigned, with handwritten corrections in black and blue ink. 8 pages, 8½x11. This speech was read during Carter's 1976 presidential run at Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center, now Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital. The hospital is located an unincorporated part of Los Angeles County near the Watts neighborhood, site of the Watts Riots of 1965, and the city of Compton, which had one of the highest concentrations of blacks - over 90 percent - in the United States at the time. Needless to say, Carter focused on race relations in this speech, specifically the impact of the civil rights movement. Carter and his running mate Walter Mondale ran against Republican candidates Gerald Ford, the incumbent, and Bob Dole, in 1976. Ford been appointed president in 1974 after the resignations of president Richard Nixon during Watergate and vice president Spiro Agnew and was the first person appointed president under the 25th amendment, which had been ratified less than 10 years earlier. He had served less than two years as president when the Democratic National Convention was held.

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PRESIDENT CHAIM WEIZMANN (ISRAEL) - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/21/1933 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 348031

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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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PRESIDENT CHAIM WEIZMANN (ISRAEL) - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/21/1933 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 348031

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PRESIDENT CHAIM WEIZMANN (ISRAEL) - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/21/1933 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 348031

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PRESIDENT CHAIM WEIZMANN (ISRAEL) - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/21/1933 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 348031

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PRESIDENT CHAIM WEIZMANN (ISRAEL) - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/21/1933 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 348031

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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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PRESIDENT CHAIM WEIZMANN (ISRAEL) - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/21/1933 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 348031

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PRESIDENT CHAIM WEIZMANN (ISRAEL) - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/21/1933 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 348031

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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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Humanitarians & Philanthropists | Contracts / Documents

JOHN JACOB ASTOR - MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT SIGNED 07/18/1814 - HFSID 31303

This document lists the monies owed to Astor, then a predominant force in the American fur industry, by Joseph Winter, Manuscript DS: "John Jacob Astor", 1p, 7¾x9½, New York, 1814 July 18. Astor, as "merchant", acknowledges receiving monies owed him.

Price: $2,200.00
JOHN JACOB ASTOR - MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT UNSIGNED CIRCA 1819 - HFSID 32877

A ledger from his Mackinaw fur trading post, unsigned by the business owner, detailing supplies and their prices Manuscript document unsigned. Written in several unknown hands, 4p, 6x7¾, front and verso. Mackinaw, [Michigan], 1819 August 21-23.

Sale Price $1,495.00

$1,800.00
SAMUEL AUGUSTUS BARNETT - DOCUMENT SIGNED CIRCA 1906 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 23823

A group of influential English churchman and scholars' petition Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey to release Egyptians imprisoned after the Denshawai Incident, which aroused Egyptian nationalism against British colonial rule. Document signed: "Saml. A. Barnett", "R. J.…"

Price: $360.00
CLARA BARTON - MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT SIGNED - HFSID 350434

Eloquently demands protection of the Red Cross symbol. Manuscript Signed: "Clara Barton" circa 1893, three typed pages, 8 x 10½.

Price: $2,500.00
RALPH J. BUNCHE - DOCUMENT SIGNED 11/18/1953 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 251699

The entertainer who hosted the popular 1950s show Where Were You? received permission via signature from the Nobel Prize Winner to use his voice and photograph on his show Typed Document Signed: "Ralph Bunche" and, under "Accepted", "Ken Murray".

Price: $400.00
PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - DOCUMENT SIGNED 07/31/1986 - HFSID 55241

Jimmy Carter signs a Maintenance Service Agreement with Citizens Telephone Company for "Pres. Jimmy Carter's Residence/Plains, Ga." Partly Printed DS: "Jimmy Carter", 1p, 8½x11. Leslie, Georgia, 1986 July 24.

Price: $500.00
PETER COOPER - DOCUMENT SIGNED 05/01/1881 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 158427

Certificate awarded to a student who took Cast Drawing at his free night school. Partly Printed DS: "Peter Cooper" as President, 1p, 16x13¼. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, 1881 May 1. Countersigned: "Geo. W. Plympton, A.M., C.E.…"

Sale Price $495.00

$600.00
PETER COOPER - DOCUMENT SIGNED 10/1842 - HFSID 154782

Cooper signed this dated New York Public School award for Maria Nunns in 1842. Partly printed document signed "Peter Cooper" for the School Committee and "Caroline Whiting" as Teacher. With pencil notation on verso in unknown hand. 1 page, 7¼x9¼. Oct. 1842.

Price: $750.00
PETER COOPER - DOCUMENT SIGNED 12/1843 - HFSID 154780

Cooper signed this dated New York Public School award for Maria Nunnst in 1843. Partly printed document signed "Peter Cooper" for the School Committee and "Caroline Whiting" as Teacher. With pencil notation on verso in unknown hand. 1 page, 7¼x9¼. Dec. 1843.

Price: $750.00
PETER COOPER - DOCUMENT SIGNED 12/1846 - HFSID 252225

Cooper signed this dated New York Public School award for Maria Nunnst in 1843. Partly Printed document signed: "Peter Cooper" for the School Committee and by "Caroline Whiting" as Teacher. With pencil notations on verso in unknown hand. 1 page, 9¼x7¼. Feb. 1846.

Price: $600.00
PETER COOPER - DOCUMENT SIGNED CIRCA 1842 - HFSID 286442

As a school committee member, he signs an award certificate to a student (1842) Partly printed document signed "Peter Cooper" for the School Committee and "Caroline Whiting" as Teacher. With pencil notation on verso in unknown hand. 1 page, 7¼x9¼. February, 1842.

Price: $700.00
PETER COOPER - MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT SIGNED 03/21/1836 - HFSID 16773

Cooper signed this dated manuscript document in New York in 1836 to acknowledge that he had received an $8.32 payment from William Conley for merchandise received.

Price: $425.00
NORMAN COUSINS - DOCUMENT SIGNED 08/27/1968 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 42599

The editor of the Saturday Review signed this document in 1968 to give the editor and book publisher permission to reprint one of his quotes about war Document signed "Theron C. Liddle" in blue ink and "Norman Cousins" in black ink.

Price: $280.00
JACOB SECHLER "GENERAL COXEY" COXEY - AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED 11/07/1891 - HFSID 17820

Reformer Jacob Sechler Coxey wrote and signed this document on his personalized business letterhead in 1891 to acknowledge that he got the recipient's payment. Coxey is best remembered for leading a band of jobless men called "Coxey's Army" on a march on Washington D. C.

Sale Price $295.00

$360.00
MAJOR GENERAL PEDRO ANTONIO DIAZ MOLINA - MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT SIGNED 04/25/1899 - HFSID 218129

The Cuban Major General who emancipated himself from slavery writes a message to Commander Alfredo Nodarse to inform him that his application to the Lieutenant Colonel rank had been elevated to superiority and signs his name in Fatherland and Liberty Manuscript Document Signed: "Ped…"

Price: $1,400.00
TED DONALDSON - DOCUMENT DOUBLE SIGNED 07/03/1946 - HFSID 288766

Consent form authorizing the Motion Picture Relief Fund to reproduce Donaldson's signature and likeness for a series of stamps raising money for needy film industry veterans. Donaldson has signed twice, once as an autograph sample and again to grant permission.

Price: $700.00
JACK ELLIOT - CONTRACT SIGNED 08/01/1967 - HFSID 262635

Oscar and Emmy-nominated composer Jack Elliott signed this contract to appear in a 1967 episode of Kraft Music Hour for $1,500 plus union scale. Elliott composed the themes for Charlie's Angels, Barney Miller and Night Court.

Price: $360.00
J. PAUL GETTY - CONTRACT SIGNED 01/14/1937 - HFSID 187757

Partly Printed DS: "J. Paul Getty", "F.W. Dye", "J.J. Deaner" and five others, 4p, 8½x14. No place, 1937 January 8. Headed: "Casinghead Gas Contract". J. PAUL GETTY, F.W. DYE and J.J.

Sale Price $925.00

$1,100.00
J. PAUL GETTY - DOCUMENT FRAGMENT SIGNED - HFSID 261597

This last page of a legal document is signed by the oil magnate and two members of the Julian Oil Company Document fragment signed: "J. Paul Getty", 1 p, 8¼x12¾. No place, no date.

Sale Price $1,395.00

$1,650.00
J. PAUL GETTY - DOCUMENT SIGNED - HFSID 264358

The oil businessman signs this document assigning Thomas Dockweiler as his attorney Document signed: "J. Paul Getty" as Trustee, 1p, 8½x11. Paris, France, circa 1956. Headed: "Income Tax Power of Attorney [Individual Return]". Begins, in part: "I, J.…"

Price: $950.00
J. PAUL GETTY - DOCUMENT SIGNED 03/25/1963 - HFSID 250711

This Power of Attorney form is signed by the oil businessman who agrees to appoint a Joseph Peeler as the attorney on behalf of his son, Eugene Document signed: "J Paul Getty", 1p, 8½x11. Surrey, England, 1963 March 25.

Sale Price $795.00

$950.00
J. PAUL GETTY - DOCUMENT SIGNED 04/01/1948 - HFSID 250710

Carbon Partly Printed DS: "J. Paul Getty" in ink, 2p, 8½x13, front and verso. No place, 1948 April 1. Headed: "Form 6/Securities and Exchange Commission/Philadelphia, Pa.…"

Price: $1,000.00
J. PAUL GETTY - DOCUMENT SIGNED 09/19/1951 - HFSID 251389

This document appointing D.T. Staples as his power of attorney is signed by the oil tycoon in blue ink Document signed: "J. Paul Getty" as Taxpayer, 1½p, 8x10½. Hamburg, Germany, 1951 September 19.

Sale Price $795.00

$950.00
J. PAUL GETTY - DOCUMENT SIGNED 12/31/1974 - HFSID 260562

The business mogul signs this typed document forgiving loans that he gave to a Mrs. Gloria Bigelow, totaling $4,800 Document signed: "J Paul Getty", 1p, 8½x11. Los Angeles, California, 1974 December 31. On his business letterhead to Mr.

Price: $500.00
SAMUEL GOLDWYN - DOCUMENT DOUBLE SIGNED 12/30/1968 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 256593

The Goldwyn family signs a document extending their partnership to December 31, 1970. Document Signed: "Samuel Goldwyn" (twice), "Samuel Goldwyn Jr" (twice) and "Frances Howard Goldwyn", 4p, 8½x13. Los Angeles, California, 1968 December 30.

Price: $1,000.00
SAMUEL GOLDWYN - DOCUMENT SIGNED 03/21/1950 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 269047

Document signed: "Samuel Goldwyn", 1p, 8½x14. No place, 1950 March 21. The Directors of Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Inc. consent to waive prior notice of a meeting of the board, to be held on March 24. Also signed by fellow Directors "Frances H. Goldwyn", "James A.…"

Sale Price $425.00

$500.00
SAMUEL GOLDWYN - DOCUMENT SIGNED 07/19/1944 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 258104

Goldwyn and Freeman both signed this certificate of appreciation, written on gold leaf- illuminated vellum, in 1944 for Fred W. Beetson, a producer and founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. An incredibly beautiful document and a piece of Hollywood history.

Price: $500.00
SAMUEL GOLDWYN - DOCUMENT SIGNED 08/19/1946 - HFSID 271158

Typed DS: "Sameul Goldwyn", 1p, 8½x13, stapled to 9x13¼ sheet. Los Angeles County, California, 1946 August 19. Headed: "Assignment of Copyright".

Sale Price $425.00

$500.00
SAMUEL GOLDWYN - DOCUMENT SIGNED 12/07/1933 - HFSID 265178

Typed DS: "Samuel Goldwyn", 1p, 8½x11. Los Angeles, California, 1933 December 7. Goldwyn promises to pay Twentieth Century Pictures "Nine (9) months after date, for value received...$147,611.59 without interest....…"

Price: $600.00
SAMUEL GOLDWYN - DOCUMENT SIGNED 12/21/1949 - HFSID 269046

Document signed: "Samuel Goldwyn", 1p, 8½x11. No place, 1949 December 21. Goldwyn signs his acceptance of a documentary letter from Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Inc.

Sale Price $375.00

$450.00