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Engraving has a printed signature and measures 11 3/8" x 8;" engraved by William E. Marshall, Copyright 1879 by Houghton Osgood & Co. The accompanying, separate clipped signature measures 2" x 3 1/4," and was hand-signed in brown fountain pen.
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Hand-numbered 73/100 on the back of the photo; measures 8\"\"\" x 10.\"\"\"
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Ball point pen signature as Vice President of S. G. S. Associates, made out to Triple G. Garage; check measures 3" x 8 1/4."
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Ephemera : Maps : Pre 1800 item #808515
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"L'Aise Suivant Les Nouvelles Decouvertes dont les Point Principaux Sont Places sur les Observations de Mrs. de L'Academie Royal des Sciences." Original Hand-Colored Map of Asia, including part of Africa, 1700. Beautiful coloring; paper is lightly toned with a stain in the upper left corner (Slightly entering cartouche) and stains in the lower margin which do not affect the image. Sheet measures 11 1/8" x 16 1/4;" matting is 15 3/4" x 19 1/2."
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Ephemera : Maps : Pre 1700 item #808502
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Hand-Colored Map of Spain, printed in Paris in the 1680's. Nicely colored with light toning. The map measures 4 3/4" x 5 3/4;" the matting is 14" x 11."
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Ephemera : Maps : Pre 1900 item #792580
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Department of the Interior United States Geological Survey: Washington, 1883. The cover is worn and held together by tape; all pages including maps are present. The edges are ragged, but the maps are in very good condition. Atlas measures 21 1/4" x 17."
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Ephemera : Maps : Pre 1900 item #726071
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$400.00
Cowperthwait, DeSilver & Butler: "A New Map of the United States of America" by J. H. Young, 1850. The map is in excellent condition except for a small circular stain on the top border. Map measures 17" x 27."
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Ephemera : Autographs : Pre 2000 item #725380
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E. E. Huntley sketched Pavarotti as he prepared for a concert on Febuary 22, 1992. Pavarotti acknowledged "Brava, Brava Complimenta" and autographed "Luciano Pavarotti 92." on one of the sketches. The sketches measure 7 1/4" tall and are priced as a lot.
Larry D. Laster Old & Rare Books, Art & Antiques
$200.00
Lodge was a Republican United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1893-1924. The letter is on United States Senate letterhead, and is 10 1/2" tall. Also included is a clipped signature from his son, H. C. Lodge Jr.
Larry D. Laster Old & Rare Books, Art & Antiques
$175.00
Forrestal was Secretary of the Navy from 1944-1947 and First Secretary of Defense from 1947-1949. The letter measures 10 1/2."
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Ephemera : Autographs : Pre 1950 item #725366
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Tunney was a World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, defeating Jack Dempsey in 1926. Typewritten on Gene Tunney letterhead; sheet measures 10 1/2" tall.
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Tully was Secretary to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during World War II. The letter is on The White House Washington letterhead and dated June 25, 1942. The sheet measures 9 1/4" tall.