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

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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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 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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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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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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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 10/08/1951 - HFSID: 285834

Typed letter in Hebrew, signed as President of Israel, thanking a retiring cabinet minister: "my friend and dear teacher" Yehuda Leib Fishman (Maimon). TLS: "Chaim Weizmann" in Hebrew as President of Israel, 1 page, 6½x8¾. No place, 1951 October 8. On letterhead of the State of Israel to the Honorable Rabbi Yehuda Leib Fishman (Maimon). In Hebrew, translated. In full: "It is not a parable to tell you your honor, my friend and dear teacher, that I have the privilege to work with you for more than 20 years, and I recognize and respect your actions for more than 40 years. Today, when you leave the table of government, I tell you what is in my heart. I don't know anyone from the senior office of the Zionist Movement that awakens in me more honor in his beliefs than you." A carbon copy of this letter was sent to Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. Russian-born chemist and Zionist CHAIM WEIZMANN (1874-1952) was President of the World Zionist Organization (1920-1930, 1935-1946) and the first President of Israel from 1949 until his death on November 9, 1952, just 13 months after he signed this letter.

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

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Humanitarians & Philanthropists | Other

LEON ATKIN - LEAFLET SIGNED - HFSID 146502

The minister and proponent of the Social Gospel pens his name on this leaflet encouraging the people of Swansea to vote Leaflet Signed: “Leon Atkin” 6¾x4¾. Handout encouraging people to vote in the Victoria Ward Municipal Election. Dated May 8, 1952.

Sale Price $175.00

$220.00
CLARA BARTON - AUTOGRAPH ENDORSEMENT SIGNED 04/28/1879 - HFSID 51966

Clara Barton signs an autograph endorsement for her power of attorney. Autograph Endorsement signed: "C.B.", 1p, 8x9¾. Dansville, New York, 1879 April 28.

Sale Price $725.00

$850.00
CLARA BARTON - AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT UNSIGNED - HFSID 269484

Comprises: (1) Autograph Manuscript unsigned, 1p, 5x6¾. No place, no date. Circa 1909-1912. In full: "Y.M.C.A. Has class in 'First Aid'. Montclair N.J.…"

Price: $950.00
HENRY WARD BEECHER - COLLECTION WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 94240

This combination of Beecher items includes a slip of paper dated and signed "Cordially" by him in Brooklyn, NY in 1885 and an unsigned b/w engraved portrait. Two items. 1) Signature: "Brooklyn, N.Y. March 11, '85/Cordially from/Henry Ward Beecher".

Sale Price $295.00

$360.00
RALPH J. BUNCHE - COMMEMORATIVE COVER SIGNED - HFSID 258297

Ralph J. Bunche signs a philatelic envelope honoring the Fifth Birthday of the United Nations. Philatelic Envelope signed: "Ralph J. Bunche", 6½x3¾.

Sale Price $165.00

$200.00
PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - ANNOTATED SPEECH UNSIGNED CIRCA 1976 - HFSID 286041

Original draft of Jimmy Carter's address accepting the 1976 democratic nomination for president. This draft bears 153 words written in Carter's hand, including this attack on Republicans: "use line about every mistake-- Vietnam, Chile, CIA excesses, etc.…"

Price: $9,250.00
PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - ANNOTATED SPEECH UNSIGNED CIRCA 1976 - HFSID 286045

A revealing collection of documents from his 1976 presidential campaign - including a nine-page draft speech on Israel on Carter's presidential campaign stationery with 67 words of revisions and notes in Carter's hand - showing how a speech on Israel was drafted and revised.

Price: $4,250.00
PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - COLLECTION WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 90224

Framed display (32x29) featuring three black and white photos, each signed by one participant in the historic summit Comprises: (1) Photograph signed: "Jimmy Carter". B/w 6½x9. Fine condition. (2) Photograph signed: "M. Begin".

Price: $2,250.00
PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - COLLECTION WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 90899

Comprises: (1) First Day Cover signed: "J Carter" and "M. Begin", 6¼x3½. First Day Cover honoring Peace Through International Law 1969, two 6-cent stamps affixed, postmarked United Nations, New York, 21 April 1969, FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.

Price: $2,400.00
PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - COLLECTION WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 90900

A framed collection (34x23), featuring an inscribed photo signed by Sadat, an envelope signed by Begin and Carter, and a photo of all 3 at the signing of the peace agreement Comprises: (1) Philatelic Cover signed: "Jimmy Carter" and "M. Begin", 6½x3½.

Price: $2,400.00
PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - COMMEMORATIVE COVER SIGNED - HFSID 40762

Jimmy Carter signs an Election Day cover commemorating his inauguration. Election Day Cover signed: "J. Carter," 6½x3½. "Colorano 'Silk' Cachet" postmarked Washington, D.C.

Price: $220.00
PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - INAUGURAL COVER SIGNED - HFSID 2733

Jimmy Carter signs an inaugural cover for his inauguration in 1981. Inaugural Cover signed: "Jimmy Carter". Inaugural Cover with a Colorano "Silk" cachet honoring Inauguration 1981, postmarked Pacific Palisades, California, 15-cent U.S.

Price: $400.00
PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - INAUGURAL COVER SIGNED - HFSID 43934

Jimmy Carter signs an Inaugural Cover in black ink. Philatelic Envelope signed: "J. Carter", 6½x3½, 13-cent American Eagle stamp postmarked Plains, Georgia, January 20, 1977, inauguration day. Colorano "Silk" Cachet portrait of Carter at left.

Sale Price $325.00

$400.00
PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - INAUGURAL COVER SIGNED - HFSID 51159

Jimmy Carter signs an inauguration cover postmarked at his birthplace. Inaugural Cover signed: "J. Carter", 6½x3½, 13-cent Independence Hall stamp affixed, postmarked Plains, Georgia, January 20, 1977, INAUGURATION DAY.

Price: $400.00
PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - INAUGURAL INVITATION UNSIGNED 01/20/1977 - HFSID 9000878

Engraved Invitation, 4p, 8¼x10¾. In full: "The Inaugural Committee/requests the honor of your presence/and participation in the Inauguration of/Jimmy Carter/as President of the United Stares of America/and/Walter F.…"

Sale Price $115.00

$140.00
PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - INAUGURATION DAY COVER SIGNED - HFSID 42128

Jimmy Carter signs an Inauguration Day cover in black ink. Inauguration Day Cover signed: "J Carter", 7½x3¾. Fleetwood Inauguration Day cachet, postmarked Plains, Georgia, January 20, 1977, 13-cent Independence Hall stamp affixed.

Price: $200.00
PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - PRESIDENTIAL OATH SIGNED - HFSID 254935

Jimmy Carter signs a copy of his presidential oath. Presidential Oath signed: "J Carter", 1p, 5¾x7¼.

Price: $450.00
PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - SPEECH UNSIGNED CIRCA 1976 - HFSID 286040

Carter read this speech at the 1976 Democratic National Convention in New York, where he accepted the party's nomination for presidential candidate. He went on from here to become 39th President of the United States.

Price: $3,250.00
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.

Price: $3,250.00
PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - WHITE HOUSE ENGRAVING SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 55614

Two former presidents and three former first lady's sign a White House engraving of the North Portico. White House Engraving signed: "Lady Bird Johnson", "G.R. Ford", "Betty Ford", "J Carter" and "Rosalynn Carter".

Price: $1,500.00
PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - WHITE HOUSE ENGRAVING SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 157415

Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter signs a White House engraving of the front of the White House. White House Engraving signed: "Gerald R. Ford" and "Jimmy Carter". B/w, 8x6 overall, image 4½x2½ (one surface).

Price: $800.00
PETER COOPER - AUTOGRAPH ENDORSEMENT SIGNED - HFSID 23318

Cooper handwrote this endorsement of a Mr. White with H. J. Raymond. Autograph endorsement signed: "H. J. Raymond." and "Peter Cooper", 1p, 7¾x9¾, with embossed crown in upper left corner.

Price: $450.00
EDSEL B. FORD - STAMP(S) SIGNED - HFSID 176829

Four-cent U.S. stamp honoring the automobile signed: "Edsel Ford". 1¼x1 brown stamp, lightly cancelled. Imprinted at top: "Commemorative Series 1901", imprinted at bottom: "Automobile". An electric automobile is depicted.

Price: $750.00
HENRY FORD - HAIR STRANDS CIRCA 1943 - HFSID 251771

Document 251771 HENRY FORD'S HAIR Founder of the Ford Motor Company. Ephemera unsigned. Several strands of hair in gold-toned decorative frame affixed to 8¼x10¾ sheet. At the right is a reproduction of a letter of provenance signed: "Helene J.…"

Price: $1,800.00
EMMETT KELLY JR. - ADVERTISEMENT SIGNED - HFSID 288008

9½x9½ Kodak advertisement showing Kelly Jr. from the neck up in clown make up with a frown on his face, looking to the left of the camera. Advertisement signed: "Best wishes/your pal/Emmett Kelly Jr.", Color 9½x9½. Emmett Kelly Jr.

Price: $500.00
MAIREAD CORRIGAN MAGUIRE - INSCRIBED ARTICLE SIGNED - HFSID 182101

Mairead C. Maguire inscribes her article "Days of Death, Days of Joy". Article inscribed and signed: "To Don,/Shalom,/Mairead/14-1-85/xxx" on page 2, 4p, 8½x11¾.

Price: $160.00
FIRST LADY PATRICIA R. NIXON - TYPED MESSAGE SIGNED CIRCA 1968 - HFSID 17589

Pat Nixon signs her name to an album leaf. Signature: "Pat Nixon", 1p, 5¾x1¾ slip, affixed to 6¾9¼ album leaf. Signed above typed words: "Press Schedule-Richard Nixon-Oregon Visit-April 23, 24 & 25:" "1968" penned in another hand.

Sale Price $150.00

$180.00
ROBERT CURTIS OGDEN - MENU SIGNED 01/11/1901 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 77486

Menu from a 1901 dinner given for Arthur Brisbane, one of the fathers of modern yellow journalism, signed by Brisbane and Robert Curtis Ogden, head of John Wanamaker & Co. in New York City.

Sale Price $1,195.00

$1,400.00
THOMAS BOONE PICKENS JR. - CARTOON SIGNED 01/17/1989 - HFSID 131750

He inscribes a copy of his favorite cartoon, showing the takeover artist as a folk hero. Cartoon signed: "Joe,/This one is/my favorite -/Boone/1-17-89". B/w, 11x8¾. Copy of a 1984 Ben Sargent cartoon showing a fan of Pickens' corporate takeovers. Thomas Boone Pickens, Jr. (b.

Sale Price $105.00

$120.00
ELIOT PORTER - MAGAZINE ARTICLE SIGNED - HFSID 294798

The American photographer signs an 8½x11 magazine article written about him. Magazine Article signed: "Eliot Porter" in blue ink, 1 page, 8½x11.

Price: $90.00