CHESTER GOULD, author of Dick Tracy comics, autographed collector's cover in black Sharpie, alongside a drawing of Dick Tracy; stamps incl Walt Disney, Keystone Cops and police patrol wagon coil, ea w/ first day cancels; Attractive thematic cover, VF
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POLAR Selection (6) covers w/ signatures of various polar explorers: 1934 cover honoring 25th anniv Peary expedition to North Pole, signed by member Capt Robert A. Bartlett; 1935 cover signed by Donald MacMillan, also a member of the Peary expedition; 1947 Operation Highjump w/ cachet, signe
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QUEEN ALEXANDRA Period Raphael Tuck Christmas greeting card, inscribed on front cover and signed by Alexandra of Denmark, wife of King Edward VII; VF
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Group of about (30) 1798-1970s, photos, letters, documents, signed by heads of state, politicians, political leaders, some of recent might be secretarial, gen F-VF
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Couple (100) autographs on letters, FDCs and photographs, variety of subjects from politics, entertainment, science & art; incl FDCs signed by related persons to stamp subject, or the artist, incl Czeslaw Slania;1819 folded letter likely secretarial signed by then-lawyer Martin Van Buren; 9/
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Abt (60) autographs of mostly semi-famous historical figures, royalty, politicians and other personalities of business, military or adventure; most w/ annotated pages by owner or seller, examples incl US Army major general Cabell signed 1919 check, chief of staff to Pershing during Pancho Vi
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Selection of (55) autographs of famous and semi-famous financiers, businessmen, inventors and similar, across 19th & 20th centuries, incl Benjamin Altman, William Astor, Peter Cooper, Armand Hammer, Barron & Conrad Hilton (signed photos), Howard Johnson, Stanley Marcus, H.L. Mencken, Fred Pa
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Group of (8) 1930s German tobacco card albums, most w/ a few to several missing cards, incl "Germany Awakens"; foreign aircraft (part II), "Kampf um's Dritte Reich" (2); Hitler's Germany, one year on; German Armed Forces (2, one stained); German Navy; some faults as noted, most cards are VF
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DEEDS & DOCUMENTS group of abt (170) mid 1700s to early 1900s, many 18th & 19th Cent deeds on vellum mostly from Lancaster County PA, incl abt (15) British 1762-1884 most on vellum w/ tax stamps (incl 1860s group from Admiral Walcott R.N., M.P.), plus few insurance policies & stampless cover
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WWII Accum abt (350++) much lengthy letters to same flight school person 1942-43 in Florida & Texas w/ some records, insignias etc, very mixed cond w/ much faults/wear, gen F
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(100s) of items, in several binders, folders or envelopes, incl vintage Christmas and Valentine cards & cut-outs, travel items related to West Point and New York City incl brochures, postcards, FDCs and more; Victorian trade cards, adv postcards; stationery, advertising covers & more related
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Retired dealer's long-time accum of random ephemera and such, incl many postcards, mostly vintage but also souvenir packs, old books, political, documents & letters, trade cards, vintage wildlife labels, WWII mail and V-Mail envelopes, train pass, sports, more; noted Disney, 1908 opera progr
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Mystery Box of ephemera, all sorts of paper ephemera & other collectibles accumulated over the months; incl Victorian trade cards, old fancy Valentine cards incl one in original mailing envelope for 2¢ in 1896, political buttons, railroad maps, group of autographs, ranging from lesser known
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Several 1893 Columbian Exposition items, incl (10) diff official Post Office 1¢ Grant postal cards, incl Naval Exhibit, Woman's Building, Fisheries Bldg; (8) diff tickets incl children's, Chicago Day, Indian, Lincoln, Day-of-Sale; (2) 1893 Columbus silver half dollars, one F other AU; pin ma
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GERMANY WWII (5) letters handwritten from concentration camp Dachau 3K, from same Polish prisoner (Stanislaus Pawlik No. 28470) dated Dec 1941 to May 1942, written in German on folded prisoner letter forms; F-VF
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Many (100s) fantasy or sci-fi art trading cards, variety of artists and styles, mostly late 20th Cent, incl super heroes, fantasy creatures, space, aliens, scary and sultry images; incl Moebius, SkyBox, DC Marvel, Malibu Comics, Ken Barr, Olivia, Christos Achilleos, others; gen VF
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Accum collectible thematic playing cards, cards from each full set displayed in plastic pages in (11) 3-ring binders, outer packaging kept and flattened; topics incl Disney, Fantasy/Sci-Fi, cartoons, sultry ladies, parody, traditional adaptations, 1990s politicians, Coca-Cola, NBA, rodeo, Lo
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Accum vintage photographs, large number are 1860s-70s cartes de visite, several w/ Revenue stamps on back, mostly typical family or children portraits, but also President Andrew Johnson (no photographer's imprint), also larger size portrait of then-Governor William McKinley (1895 Mt Vernon,
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LINCOLN (2) American Bank Note Co. engravings, produced c.1890; one 57x63mm w/ portrait based on an 1864 Matthew Brady photograph (Lorant no. 75); second design from an 1861 Brady portrait (Lorant no. 40), measures 63x74mm and sunk on card; attractive engravings
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN (2) diff cartes de visite, one w/ bearded portrait, not the most common one, photographer's imprint on back C.D. Fredricks & Co, corners trimmed from previous scrapbook mounting; second is a copy of the famous photo of Lincoln reading to his son, Tad, no merchant's imprint, s
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Group of over (260) railroad stock & bonds, issued & unissued, (11) diff, 1902, 1903 to 1960s, incl Lake Shore & Michigan Southern RR bonds for $10,000 (38) & $5,000 (9), cond varies, some edge toning, creases, to most VF & fresh
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(3) binders of Victorian era trade cards (couple 100) kept in BCW plastic pages, all types of products advertised incl coffee, sewing machine, clothing stores, soap, spice, stoves, more; some calendars, fancy styles, small & large size, plenty of children, animals, ladies, flowers; some faul
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WILT CHAMBERLAIN Autographed cover, cachet for and postmarked the date of the 1971 NBA All-Star Game in San Diego, additional Basketball Centennial stamp added later for its 1991 first day cancel; black Sharpie bold, VF
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