DUSE ELEONORA: (1858-1924) Italian stage actress. D.S., E Duse, two pages, slim 4to, n.p. (Marseille?), n.d. (c. December 1903), in French. The ma...

PINK PANTHER THE: Blake Edwards (1922-2010) American film director whose works include the Pink Panther film series. D.S., Blake Edwards, being a ...

GOUNOD CHARLES: (1818-1893) French Composer. A fine A.N.S., `Ch. Gounod´, one page, 12mo, n.p. [Paris], n.d. [April 1851], in French. Gounod issue...

BENEDICT XIV: (1675-1758) Pope of the Catholic Church 1740-58. Autograph note, unsigned, in the hand of Benedict XIV, to the centre of a small 8vo...

JOHN PAUL I: (1912-1978) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in 1978. Born Albino Luciani. His 33 days reign is one of the shortest in papal history...

BOSCO JOHN: (1815-1888) Don Bosco. Italian Roman Catholic Priest, Educator and Writer. He developed teaching methods based on love rather than pun...

TERESA MOTHER: (1910-1997) Albanian Roman Catholic Nun, Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1979. Signed First Day Cover by Mother Teresa featuring four dif...

HOOVER J. EDGAR: (1895-1972) American law enforcement administrator, the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 1924-72. T.L....

FROMME LYNETTE: (1948-     ) American Criminal, a member of the infamous Manson Family who was imprisoned for her attempted assassination of Ameri...

ESCOFFIER AUGUSTE: (1846-1935) French chef and restaurateur who popularised and updated traditional French cooking methods. A.L.S., A Escoffier, t...

CALDER ALEXANDER: (1898-1976) American sculptor known for his innovative mobiles and monumental public sculptures. An illustrated A.L.S., Alexande...

MÉRIMÉE PROSPER: (1803-1870) French Dramatist, Historian and short story Writer. Best known for his novella Carmen which became the basis of Bizet...

ZOLA EMILE: (1840-1902) French Writer. Nominated for the first and second award of the Nobel of literature in 1901 and 1902. A leading figure in t...

MANDELA NELSON: (1918-2013) South African anti-apartheid activist, the first President of South Africa 1994-99. Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1993. A ...

KARRER PAUL: (1889-1971) Swiss organic chemist, best known for his research on vitamins. Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1937. Typed D.S., P. Ka...

BEST CHARLES H.: (1899-1978) American-Canadian medical scientist, one of the co-discoverers of insulin. D.S., Charles H. Best, two pages, 4to, n.p...

TERESHKOVA VALENTINA: (1937-     ) Russian cosmonaut, the first and youngest woman to fly in space, 1963. Signed commemorative cover featuring an ...

NATIONAL CONVENTION  - ROMME: Gilbert Romme (1750-1795) President of the Convention 1793. French Politician and Mathematician who developed the Fr...

PALLOY PIERRE-FRANCOIS: (1755-1835) French entrepreneurial building contractor, remembered for the demolition of the Bastille following the stormi...

MOUNTBATTEN LOUIS: (1900-1979) British Admiral of World War II, later serving as the last Viceroy of India of British India (1947) and as the firs...

UNITED STATES ARMY: Small selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs and smaller (2), most vintage, signed piece (1) and a signed cover, by various Un...

SKORZENY OTTO: (1908-1975) Austrian-born German SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer of World War II, Knight's Cross winner with Oak Leaves. Skorzeny is remembe...

CHARLES II: (1661-1700) King of Spain 1665-1700. Known as “The Bewitched”. Charles II was the last Habsburg ruler of the Spanish Empire, and is be...

LOUIS XII: (1462-1515) King of France 1498-1515. A rare and excellent Letter Signed with holograph text in his hand, `V[ot]re bon cousin Loys´, on...

LOUIS XIV: (1638-1715) King of France 1643-1715. A fine D.S., Louis, one page, large oblong folio (featuring an attractive watermark of the King’s...

ROYALTY: A pair of stiff card folio pages removed from an album featuring window mounted signed pieces and cards (13) and signed photographs (3) b...

VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. D.S., Victoria R, as Queen, at the head, four pages, folio, C...

EDWARD & WALLIS: EDWARD, DUKE OF WINDSOR (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936 & WALLIS, DUCHESS OF WINDSOR (1895-1986) W...

‘Richard gave me one or two useful hints about what not to say in Australia– which is always valuable!’ ANNE PRINCESS: (1950-     ) Princess Royal...

HAILE SELASSIE I: (1892-1975) Ethiopian Regent Plenipotentiary 1916-30 and Emperor 1930-74. An excellent T.L.S., as Emperor, one page, 4to, The Im...

PALMERSTON VISCOUNT: (1784-1865) British Prime Minister 1855-58, 1859-65. A.L.S., Palmerston, six pages, 8vo, Stanhope Street, 2nd July 1831, to a...

THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. Signed 6 x 5 commemorative postcard, issued on the Twenty-first anniversary of the ...

‘I hope there is no danger of your defeat’ JOHNSON ANDREW: (1808-1875) President of the United States 1865-69. L.S., Andrew Johnson, two pages (se...

MANDELA NELSON: (1918-2013) South African anti-apartheid activist, the first President of South Africa 1994-99. Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1993. A ...

MANDELA NELSON: (1918-2013) South African anti-apartheid activist, the first President of South Africa 1994-99. Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1993. A ...