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CHARLES BABBAGE - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 5/23 - HFSID: 350482
Invitation from Charles Babbage, sending a dinner invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Strutt for June 11. Signed in third person as "Mr. Babbage", dated May 23 (no year). Babbage is known as the "Father of Computing."
Sale Price $2,150.00
$2,500.00
CHARLES GOODYEAR - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 04/14/1860 - HFSID: 347959
Check signed by Charles Goodyear, dated just weeks before his death, reads “Chas. Goodyear.” Drawn from the Bank of the Metropolis for $200.00, it includes a plaque and a black and white image of Goodyear.
Sale Price $1,895.00
$2,250.00
ISAAC M. SINGER - MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED 07/08/1873 - HFSID: 285886
Manuscript letter signed: "I M Singer", written in 1873 from his estate in England to Inslee Hopper. Hopper added a receipt acknowledgment in purple ink. The letter discusses financial matters related to the Singer Manufacturing Company.
Price: $4,500.00
BERTRAND RUSSELL - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 04/27/1963 - HFSID: 148701
Typed letter signed by Bertrand Russell is dated April 27, 1963, thanking Jack Benjamin for newspaper clippings. Russell expresses gratitude for the clippings related to his articles, including "Is Communism a Menace?", addressing his views on U.S. policies.
Sale Price $2,195.00
$2,600.00
FRANCIS DOUBLIER - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 04/20/1941 - HFSID: 350393
Photograph inscribed and signed by Francis Doublier, reading "To Mr. Marx Reimers/From/Francis Doublier/1894./Motion Picture Pioneer/April 20th 1941/Fort Lee, N.J." Doublier also initialed "F.D." and identified early motion picture equipment.
Sale Price $1,895.00
$2,250.00
THOMAS A. EDISON - DOCUMENT SIGNED CIRCA 1925 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 253904
Typed document signed by Thomas A. Edison as Director, dated June 11, 1925, in West Orange, New Jersey. Countersigned by Charles Edison, Fred W. Roh, and other directors, detailing minutes from an Edison Storage Battery Company meeting concerning leasing and tax audits.
Sale Price $1,895.00
$2,250.00
WERNHER VON BRAUN - AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT SIGNED - HFSID: 350447
Manuscript page autograph by Wernher von Braun featuring a pencil-written draft headed “Space Travel/by Dr. Wernher von Braun/Chief, Guided Missile Development Division/Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala.”, signed within the title as “By Dr. Wernher von Braun”, discussing space flight.
Price: $7,000.00
GEORGE EASTMAN - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 02/05/1929 - HFSID: 87049
Typed letter signed by George Eastman as Chairman of the Board of Eastman Kodak Company, dated February 5, 1929. Addressed to Charles Edison, it discusses music selections for radio promotion. Letterhead from Eastman Kodak Company is included.
Sale Price $2,495.00
$3,000.00
HENRY DERINGER - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED CIRCA 1833 - HFSID: 286029
Handwritten note by Henry Deringer addresses his son, encouraging him to stay focused on his business. Signed with "HD" and "H Deringer", the note includes a postscript mentioning his son's progress in sales. Deringer autographs are rare.
Price: $6,250.00
RICHARD J. GATLING - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 04/14/1885 - HFSID: 269335
Letter from Richard J. Gatling, signed "R.J. Gatling", dated April 14, 1885, discussing repairs for two Gatling guns sent by the State of New York. Sent on The Gatling Gun Company stationery to Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company. Accompanied by an unsigned photograph.
Sale Price $2,495.00
$3,000.00
SAMUEL F. B. MORSE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 02/22/1871 - HFSID: 350580
Autograph letter signed by Samuel F.B. Morse, dated February 22, 1871, discussing "the present Science of Electro-Magnetism" in response to G.W. Varnum. Morse highlights the significance of Varnum's independent suggestion regarding the magnetic needle's use in telegraphy.
Price: $6,000.00
GRAF VON ZEPPELIN - THIRD PERSON AUTOGRAPH LETTER 01/22/1917 - HFSID: 350460
Letter written by Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin, dated January 22, 1917, discussing the receipt for cigar-cases benefiting the Red Cross. Signed as "Graf Zeppelin" in German, it includes a recommendation for Mr. Schwab to receive orders for the cigar-cases.
Sale Price $2,150.00
$2,500.00
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- Humphry Davy
- Lee De Forest
- Joseph Henry
- Freelan O. Stanley
- Hudson Maxim
- Robert Fulton
- George Washington Carver
- Judith A. Resnik
- Ronald E. Mcnair
- Glenn T. Seaborg
- Wernher Von Braun
- Peter Cooper
- Guglielmo M. Marconi
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GIFFORD PINCHOT - EPHEMERA SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 176006Purple cloth featuring ink signatures of both "Gifford Pinchot" and "Cornelia Bryce Pinchot" is intended for a patchwork quilt. An ink caption notes "Governor/Penna." Gifford was a prominent conservationist and politician, while Cornelia was active in the suffrage movement.Price: $160.00
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RUSTY SCHWEICKART - EPHEMERA SIGNED - HFSID 293401Lucite cylinder containing Apollo 13 flown couch fabric from the lunar module Odyssey, originating from Fred Haise’s collection, is bearing the handwritten inscription From My Personal Collection/Rusty Schweickart in black felt tip and including printed mission information.Price: $2,000.00

