JEAN PAUL GETTY

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(1892 - 1976) American businessman who accumulated over a billion dollars in profit from his oil investments. S.P. 3.5 x 3.5 in. b/w, a seated pose in an ornate armchair, boldly signed in blue marker. Fine.

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117: Autographs & Historical Militaria Day 2

Jul 31, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT

Elkton, MD, United States

BILL GATES: (b. 1955) Zillionaire founder and largest stockholder of computer software giant, Microsoft. His volume ‘Source Code/> My Beginnings’ (New York: Alfred a Knopf, 2025), first edition,

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(SCRIPOPHILY: PENNSYLVANIA OIL) FRANKLIN OIL & REAL ESTATE STOCK CERTIFICATE: Ca. 1860s unengrossed stock certificate, 10.25 x 6.5 in., Philadelphia, a certificate for shares in the Franklin Oil & Real Estate Company which depicts an oil well, men filling barrels, and two

3 days Left(SCRIPOPHILY: PENNSYLVANIA OIL) FRANKLIN OIL & REAL ESTATE STOCK CERTIFICATE

$70

DEWITT WALLACE AND LILA ACHESON WALLACE: DEWITT WALLACE (1889 - 1981) American magazine publisher, co-founder of Reader's Digest with his wife Lila Bell Wallace, publishing the first issue in 1922. Great signed piece, 16pp. 8vo., 1972, a

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PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS STOCK CERTIFICATES (27): A group of 27 stock certificates for varying numbers of shares in Pan American Airways, Inc., issued to ‘Cede & Co.’ and dating from the 1970s. Punch cancellations to each, with

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$50

YURI GAGARIN AND GHERMAN TITOV: YURI GAGARIN (1934 - 1968) Russian cosmonaut, the first man in space who died tragically in a routine training flight. Fine S.P. 6 x 4 in., a color postcard, boldly signed by Gagarin and additionally

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$200

YURI GAGARIN: (1934 - 1968) Russian cosmonaut, the first man in space who died tragically in a routine training flight. Signed commemorative cover from 1958 honoring the historic Sputnik space program, 6 x 4.5

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$200

ANTON CHEKHOV: (1860-1904) Russian playwright and short-story writer. 'I'M NOT A FIGHTER, IT'S NOT IN MY NATURE...' An extremely rare A.L.S. 'A. Chekhov', 3pp. 8vo, [n.p.], 11th February [n.y., post 1897], to

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$5,000

TICKET TO AN AMERICAN READING BY CHARLES DICKENS: An excessively rare piece of Dickensiana, a ticket stub to 'Mr. Charles Dickens's Reading' from his second U.S. tour. The 1.75 x 2.5 in. ticket was issued for his reading at Steinway Hall in New York

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$2,000

HENRIK IBSEN: (1828 – 1906) Norwegian playwright, considered one of the world's pre-eminent writers of the 19th century and often referred to as 'The Father of Modern Drama'. Ibsen pioneered theatrical

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$1,000

HENRY W. LONGFELLOW Fantastic: (1807-1882) American poet and author whose works include 'The Song of Hiawatha', 'The Psalm of Life' and 'Paul Revere's Ride.' Fantastic, unique pen and ink drawing by Longfellow with an additional

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GUY DE MAUPASSANT: (1850 – 1893) French author, celebrated as a master of the short story and associated with the naturalist literary school of thought, depicting human lives, destinies, and social forces in

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$500

GUY DE MAUPASSANT: (1850 – 1893) French author, celebrated as a master of the short story and associated with the naturalist literary school of thought, depicting human lives, destinies, and social forces in

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ALFRED E. HOUSMAN: (1859-1936) English classical scholar and poet, author of 'A Shropshire Lad', a cycle of poems marked by the author's pessimism and preoccupation with early death, which gradually acquired a wide

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$200

‘NEW-YORK TRIBUNE’ EDITORS AND CORRESPONDENTS (5): A fine lot of five pieces related to notable Civil War-era figures employed by the ‘New-York Tribune’, includes: HORACE GREELY (1811-1872) American essayist and founder of the Tribune,

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$160

GORE VIDAL ON LINCOLN'S 'SYPHILIS': GORE VIDAL (1925 - 2012) American writer known for his essays, novels, screenplays, and Broadway plays. His works criticized the social and sexual norms he perceived as driving American life. An

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$140

SARAH JOSEPHA HALE: (1788-1879) Author of the beloved nursery rhyme ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’, Hale also famously campaigned for the creation of the American holiday known as Thanksgiving. Scarce, fine

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$100

SEAN O'FAOLAIN: (1900–1991) Irish short-story writer of international repute, also a leading commentator and critic. One of the most influential figures in 20th-century Irish culture. A.L.S. signed at

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$70

BILL GATES MUG SHOT: BILL GATES (b. 1955) Zillionaire founder and largest stockholder of computer software giant, Microsoft. Gates’ mug shot, 5 in. x 3.5 in. color, for his arrest in Albuquerque on the charge of

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$1,500

'THE ROBBER BARONS' AND OTHER MILLIONAIRES CABINET PHOTOGRAPHS (12): Excellent lot of 12 rare cabinet card photographs of some of the great 'robber barons' and other millionaires of the 19th Century, their associates, and family members. Included in the lot is: JAY

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WILLIAM G. FARGO: (1818 - 1881) American businessman who organized Wells Fargo & Co. and American Express, and later operated the Pony Express. Partly-printed D.S. 1p. oblong 4to., New York, June 14, 1869, a

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