Masterpieces of Fine Art

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Featuring works and autographs of Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Rodin, and Chagall.

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Literary Legends & Their Legacy

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Rare autographs and literary treasures of Tolkien, Thoreau, Bram Stoker, Walt Whitman, and Lewis Carroll.

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World Leaders & Royalty Through the Centuries

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Signers of the Declaration of Independence — Letters of William Ellery, Roger Sherman, and Josiah Bartlett.
Historic autographs and documents of Queen Victoria, Louis XIV, King Charles I, Catherine the Great, and Ho Chi Minh.

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Pioneers of Exploration & Aviation

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Historic autographs of Shackleton, Amundsen, Lindbergh, and Amelia Earhart.

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One Of A Kind Auctions proudly presents an exceptional sale featuring rare autographs, historical documents, fine art, literature, world leaders, royalty, and pioneers of exploration, spanning centuries of world history! Great Figures of History: Art, Literature, Royalty & Exploration.

Leading the sale are remarkable autographs and works by Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Rodin, and Chagall. World Leaders & Royalty features historic documents and signatures of Queen Victoria, Louis XIV, King Charles I, Catherine the Great, and Ho Chi Minh. Exploration and aviation highlights include legendary pioneers Ernest Shackleton, Roald Amundsen, Charles Lindbergh, and Amelia Earhart. Literary treasures feature J.R.R. Tolkien, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman, Bram Stoker, and Lewis Carroll. From the great masters of fine art to the rulers who shaped nations, daring explorers, and celebrated literary figures, this auction offers collectors an extraordinary opportunity to acquire remarkable pieces of history. Don't miss this exceptional sale!

Lot #317:VERY RARE: William Clark Signed Receipt as U.S. Agent for Indian Affairs, Saint Louis, August 17, 1810, for an Invoice of Indian Trade Goods – Scalping Knives, Vermilion, Beads, Guns and Powder
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Lot #286:RARE: Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Raúl Castro & Camilo Cienfuegos – "¡Adelante la Reforma Agraria!": Album of the Heroes of the Revolution, 1959
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Lot #195:Queen Victoria – Signed as a Princess, Crowned at Nineteen: Coronation Ticket with Signed Portrait, 1835 & 1838
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Lot #300:Georges Picquart – The Officer Who Unmasked the Traitor, Inscribed 23 April 1900
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Lot #254:Ho Chi Minh – "To My Dear Friend": Inscribed to a French Minister, with His Seal, 1955
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Lot #1:VERY RARE: Claude Monet ALS in Purple Ink from Giverny to Monsieur Rousseau — with Original Envelope
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Lot #54:VERY RARE: Henry Fielding Signed Legal Affidavit As Magistrate, 27 June 1750
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Lot #55:Henry David Thoreau Autograph Manuscript Leaf from "Night and Moonlight", Bound into Volume I of the 1906 Manuscript Edition, No. 478/600
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Lot #56:VERY RARE: O. Henry ALS Signed 'Sydney Porter' Three Pages — Revising a Story for Col. Griffith
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Lot #340:VERY RARE: Space Shuttle Challenger Mission 51-L Crew Photograph Signed by All Seven, with the 51-L Mission Patch
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The highlight in this auction is an extraordinary archive of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, comprising over 70 historic documents & letters, naval commissions, lock of his hair, family papers, and 19th-century photographs.

Masterpieces of Fine Art

Featuring works and autographs of Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Rodin, and Chagall.

Literary Legends & Their Legacy

World Leaders & Royalty Through the Centuries

Pioneers of Exploration & Aviation

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The highlight in this auction is an extraordinary archive of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, comprising over 70 historic documents & letters, naval commissions, lock of his hair, family papers, and 19th-century photographs.