Photographs, Autographs & Historical Documents

* Pope Sixtus V (1521-1590), born Felice Piergentile, served as Pope, 1585-1590. Letter Signed, ‘Il Cardinale de Montalto’ (later pope Sixtus V), ...

* Cecil (William, 1520-1598), 1st Baron Burghley, English statesman, the chief adviser of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary...

* Richelieu, (Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal, Duc de, 1585-1642), known as Cardinal Richelieu, French statesman and prelate of the Catholic Chur...

* James II & VII (1633-1701). King of England & Ireland as James II, 1685-1688, and King of Scotland as James VII, 1685-1701. Letter Signed, 'Jame...

* Cromwell (Oliver, 1599-1658), English Statesman, politician and soldier, Lord Protector 1653-1658. Document Signed, ‘Oliver P’, 3 April 1654, ma...

* Charles II (1630-1685), King of Scotland (1649-1651) and King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1660-1685). Document Signed, ‘Charles R’, Whiteh...

* Hyde (Laurence, 1642-1711), 1st Earl of Rochester, English statesman and writer. Document Signed, 'Hyde', Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, 29 Novem...

* Anne (1665-1714), Queen of England, Scotland & Ireland, 1702-1707 and Queen of the Kingdom of Great Britain, 1707-1714. Document Signed, 'Anne R...

* George III (1738-1820), King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. Document Signed, ‘George R’, 1798, manuscript document on laid paper with watermar...

* George IV (George Augustus Frederick, 1762-1830), King of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1820-1830. Document Signed 'George V' as ...

* William IV (1765-1837), King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland, 1830-1837. Document Signed, 'William R', as King, Court at St Jam...

* Dickens (Charles, 1812-1870), English novelist. Autograph Letter Signed, ‘Charles Dickens’, Gad’s Hill Place, Higham by Rochester, Kent, 10 June...

* Lear (Edward, 1812-1888). English artist, illustrator, and author. Autograph Letter Signed, ‘Edward Lear’, Cannes, 29 February [18]68, to an unn...

* Victoria (1819-1901), Queen of the United Kingdom, Great Britain and Ireland, 1837-1901. Document Signed, 'Victoria R.I.', St James's, 12 July 1...

* Victoria (1819-1901), Queen of the United Kingdom, Great Britain and Ireland, 1837-1901. Document Signed, ‘Victoria R.I.’, St James’s, 17th Sept...

* Shackleton (Ernest, 1874-1922), Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer. Autograph Signature, 'E. H. Shackleton', signed vertically in pencil on an old a...

* George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert, 1865-1936), King of the United Kingdom, 1910-1936. Document Signed, 'George RI', Court at St James's, ...

* Puccini (Giacomo, 1858-1924), Italian composer. Autograph Musical Quotation Signed, ‘Giacomo Puccini’, ‘London [1]911’, a quotation of two bars ...

* British Royal Children. A small HMS Collingwood greetings card, signed by four of the six children of King George V and Queen Mary, 1915, folded...

* Pope Benedict XV (1854-1922). Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, head of the Catholic Church 1914-1922. Photograph Signed, ‘Benedictu...

* Alcock (John, 1892-1919) & Brown (Arthur Whitten, 1886-1948), English pilot & British navigator, together completing the first successful non-st...

* Hitler (Adolf, 1889-1945), Führer of the Third Reich 1934-45. Signed Photograph, 'Adolf Hitler’, c. 1930s, vintage sepia postcard photograph by ...

* La Guardia (Fiorello, 1882-1947), American attorney and politician, 99th Mayor of New York City 1934-46. Signed Photograph, 'F. LaGuardia', c. 1...

* Lindbergh (Charles Augustus, 1902-1974), American aviator and military officer. Autograph signature, 'Charles A. Lindbergh', c. 1930s, inscribed...

* Mussolini (Benito Amilcare Andrea, 1883-1945), Italian dictator and Prime Minister of Italy 1922-1943. Signed Photograph, ‘Benito Mussolini’, c....

* Rutherford (Ernest, 1871-1937), New Zealand physicist, known as the father of nuclear physics, awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908. Dou...

* Shaw (George Bernard, 1856-1950), Irish playwright, critic and political activist. A group of 3 Autographs (one Letter and 2 Notecards), 1932-47...

* Chaplin (Charles, 1889-1977), English film comedian and director. Autograph Quotation Signed, ‘Charles Chaplin’, 1933, inscribed and signed in b...

* Trotsky (Leon, 1879-1940), Russian revolutionary, Soviet politician, journalist, and political theorist. Typed Letter Signed, ‘L. Trotsky’, 8 No...

* Himmler (Heinrich, 1900-1945), German Nazi Commander of the Schutzstaffel (SS). Signed Photograph, ‘H. Himmler’, 29 March 1936, vintage gelatin ...

* Autograph Musical Quotations Signed. A group of approximately 45 Autograph Musical Quotations Signed, c. 1940s/1990s, the majority on individual...

* Shaw (George Bernard, 1856-1950), Irish playwright, critic and political activist. A fine Typed Letter Signed, 4 Whitehall Court, London, SW1, 1...

* Chiang Kai-Shek (1887-1975), Chinese Political and Military leader, President of the Republic of China 1948-49, 1950-75. Signed Photograph, [19...

Churchill (Winston Spencer, 1874-1965), British statesman and writer, British Prime Minister 1940-1945 & 1951-1955. The Victory Book. Dedicated to...

* Berlin (Irving, 1888-1989), American composer and lyricist. Signed vintage sheet music for the song ‘You Can’t Get a Man with a Gun’, from the m...

* Fleming (Alexander, 1881-1958), Scottish microbiologist and physician, discoverer of penicillin. Autograph Signature, 'Alexander Fleming', 1947,...

* Einstein (Albert, 1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist, best known for developing the theory of relativity. Autograph Signature, ‘A. Ei...

* Churchill (Winston Spencer, 1874-1965), British statesman and writer, British Prime Minister 1940-1945 & 1951-1955. Autograph Signature, ‘WS Chu...

* Cocteau (Jean, 1889-1963), French poet, playwright, film director, visual artist and critic. Signed Notecard, c. 1950s, black watercolour wash a...

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* Laurel & Hardy (Stan Laurel, 1890-1965 & Oliver Hardy, 1892-1957), British-American comedy duo. Vintage Autograph Signatures, c. 1950s, both ins...

* Eisenhower (Dwight D., 1890-1969), American General of World War II, 34th US President 1953-61. Signed Photograph, ‘Dwight D. Eisenhower’, 1951,...

* Fleming (Alexander, 1881-1955), Scottish biologist, Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine, 1945. Vintage blue ink signature, ’A. Fleming...

* Nasser (Gamal Abdel, 1918-1970), Second President of Egypt, 1956-70. Typed Letter Signed, ‘Gamal Abdel Nasser’, Prime Minster’s Office, Cairo, 2...

* De Gaulle (Charles, 1890-1970), French General and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II; President of the French Republi...

* Bernstein (Leonard, 1918-1990), American conductor, composer and pianist. Autograph Musical Quotation Signed, ‘Leonard Bernstein’, no date, in b...

* Zhukov (Georgy Konstantinovich, 1896-1974), Russian General of World War II, Marshal of the Soviet Union. Signed Photograph, 9 February 1957, he...

* Kennedy (John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963). American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassinatio...

* Chiang Kai-Shek (1887-1975), Chinese Political and Military leader, President of the Republic of China 1948-49, 1950-75. Ink Signature in Chines...

* Armstrong (Louis, 1901-1971), American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. Signed publicity photograph, c. 1960s, half-length in semi profile showing A...

* Elizabeth II (1926-2022) & Prince Philip (1921-2021), Queen of the United Kingdom & Duke of Edinburgh, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Signed Pri...

* Porter (Cole, 1891-1964), American composer and songwriter. Autograph Musical Quotation Signed, 'Cole Porter', c. 1960, the opening bars of his ...

* Thatcher (Margaret Hilda, 1925-2013), British Politician and Prime Minister 1979-1990. A group of 3 Letters Signed, ‘Margaret Thatcher’, 1964-70...

* Aldrin (Buzz, 1930-), American astronaut, Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo XI (1969). Signed and inscribed colour photograph, 'Buzz Aldrin', officia...

* King Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906-1975), Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia 1964-75. Signed Photograph, c. 1970, the image depic...

* Hua Guofeng (1921-2008), Chinese politician who served as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and Premier of the People's Republic of China....

* Sondheim (Stephen, 1930-2021), American composer and lyricist. Autograph Musical Quotation Signed, ‘Stephen Sondheim, 5/3/80’, in blue ink on of...

* Gandhi (Rajiv, 1944-1991), Indian politician who served as Prime Minister of India from 1984 until his assassination in 1989. Signed photograph,...