A typed letter on official stationery of the Office of the Vice President, Washington, dated August 11, 1956, signed in brown ink "Dick", by Richard Nixon. The sheet, 9" by 7", is currently unframed. Text is "Dear Randall"/This is just a note to tell you how deeply I appreciated your expression of confidence and loyalty as conveyed in the wire I received from Sacramento last Saturday./As you can imagine, I have received a considerable volume of wires and letters during the past two weeks...

Albumen print mounted on coeval cardboard showing the first Nile cataract. Caption in French: 4. 1er Cataracte. Les rapides. Condition: Photo with some stains, cardboard slightly stained, few losses and toned. Dimension: Photo 19,3 x 25,1 cm., cardboard 29,8 x 40,6 cm.

Original faded green ink pen signature and dedication by the famous heavyweight boxing champion and cultural icon of the 1920's, JACK DEMPSEY (1895-1983). The dedication reads "To the Old Boy himself my friend John Early Best Wishes Jack Dempsey Nov 22 -22 Memphis. Tenn", all written on top of a sepia-toned photo of the champ in his boxing days...

The Badge is an official United State Government issues, Made in Sterling Silver as some fortunate Marshals received. 65mm by 55mm.

In the late 1800's when the United States Marshals were under the Justice Department, some badges were ordered by the Justice Department. As far as it can be determined, these badges were circle and cut out stars. "UNITED STATES MARSHAL" They were hallmarked U. S. MARSHAL, stamped...

Early vintage Albumen print mounted on coeval cardboard showing the tombs of the Mamluks, in the background the Citadel of Cairo, Egypt. Condition: Left edge of the photograph with tiny losses, cardboard cut, creased and some stains. Dimension: Photo 19,2 x 24,4 cm., cardboard 29,2 x 34,2 cm.

For your home or office in Texas, or elsewhere if you are homesick for the Lone Star State, a wall-ready, circa 1900 antique map of the state, by cartography publisher George F. Cram (1842-1928). Illinois-based Cram published maps in the late 19th and early 20th century in atlas form. This map came from one of those atlases. It maintains its central fold...

A typed letter on the stationery of famous American novelist, playwright, short story writer EDNA FERBER (1885-1968), dated February 13, 1937, signed in ink by Ferber. It is addressed to a Miss Janet Cohn of Park Avenue, New York, and reads: "Dear Miss Cohn/You wrote to me about a possible dramatization of THE AFTERNOON OF A FAUN. Has the young author ever done any playwriting, or is this his first attempt? Would you be good enough to let me know a little more about him...

A motorcycle & sidecar tintype circa 1905 with a historic view. This scarce, very early photograph is on a late tintype (photo on treated metal blank) and this 2-3/8 x 1-5/8" (view area) image consists of a young motorcycle rider astride the bike with a rather concerned-looking grandma in the sidecar. Three other ladies stand behind her, and there is an Edmonson's Red Seal Toffee pail in the middle of the road (road hazards were a little different in those days...)...

Antique early map of central England's Oxfordshire county, by cartographer Robert Morden, originally published in 1695. This map is nicely hand colored. It measures 17" by 15" inside the green mat and 24" by 22" framed (no glass). The mat was seemingly permanently affixed over the margins of the map by the framer, but the central portion of the map does not appear to be laid down as there is play to the surface. There is central horizontal crease and slight handling creases in the field...

For the collector of things relating to the history of the state of Missouri, here is an early survey map drawn completely by hand, titled at top "Estate of Jos. Hickam decd. in 1848...", signed at bottom right by the surveyor, one W.W. Trent of Cooper County. Cooper County is near today's I-70, roughly between Boonville, Missouri and Columbia, Missouri...

Original Albumen print mounted on coeval cardboard showing the Greek temple in Paestum, Italy. Condition: Photo with some small stains, cardboard cut. Dimension: Photo 20,6 x 25,6 cm., cardboard 28,6 x 33,1 cm.

Original Albumen print mounted on coeval cardboard showing the temple of Sethos I. The pillared portico preceding the outer hypostyle. Caption in French: Temple d'Osiris à Abydos, Hte Egypte. Photographer: Pascal Sébah, Turkey, active during the period of 1856 - 1900. Condition: Photo slightly faded. Cardboard slightly stained, corners with small losses, edges slightly toned. Dimension: Photo 19,6 x 25,1 cm., cardboard 29,7 x 40,6 cm.

An original copper plate engraved map, with hand coloring of country outlines, and also in the cartouche, titled there, at lower left, "A Map of Turky, Arabia and Persia", the first edition by Georges de l'Isle in 1701, this being the somewhat later revised 1721 edition by noted cartographer of the day John Senex (1678-ca. 1740). This map, 19" by 23" (22 1/2" by 26 1/2" as framed) was considered to be the first modern map of the Arabian Peninsula before the middle of the 18th century...

Map of the South American continent, titled "Amerique Meridionale", by Felix Delamarche, 1822. The map is on old type laid paper, and measures 12 3/4" by 16 3/4". There is a distinct plate mark and a central fold...

A framed PAIR of hand-colored vintage early 20th century photographs of the scenic Pikes Peak area of Colorado, one titled in pencil in margin "Rainbow Falls Manitou, Colo." and the other "A Glimpse of Pikes Peak--Colo.", both pencil signed "Photo-Craft" at lower right margin. Measurements are 9 1/2" by 4 3/4" (photos) and 17 1/2" by 13 1/2" in identical gold frames with green double mat. There is a bit of brownish discoloration in the margin of the waterfall image, as shown. A date of circa ...

Original Albumen print mounted on coeval cardboard showing Philae - temple of Isis, eastern view of the birth house. Condition: Good, cardboard cut. Dimension: Photo 19 x 22,6 cm., cardboard 20,5 x 24,3 cm.

Copyright 1907 by Geo. B. Cornish, Arkansas City, Kans. Slightly rounded corners.

Rare antique Map of Alderney c1691 by Robert Morden with watercolor . Small scale map in nice condition framed and matted c19303s. Overall 9.75 by 6.5" map 5.25" by 3"