Rare Latvian Passport with Ration Stamps Female Polish Nanny 14-Years Old WWI Ephemeral Document From German Occupied Baltic Region During 8-Month Rule Under Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Riga 1918 Riga, 30 October 1918. One Armeepass World War One internal (domestic) passport … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2022
Autograph Letter Signed (ALS) by Emma Darwin Wife of Charles Darwin to Woman WriterFrances Julia “Snow” Wedgwood Darwin, Emma ALS Autograph Letter Signed By Emma Darwin, Wife of Naturalist Sir Charles Darwin. ca.1889, addressed to Her friend Frances (presumably Frances Julia … Continue reading
Elizabethan Era Manuscript Indenture on Vellum Concerning the district of King’s Lynn Birthplace of Pacific Navigator Captain George Vancouver Burnham Market Between Stanhoe and Barwick in Norfolk Feudal England 1589 Burnham Market [in the district of King’s Lynn, Norfolk], 1589. … Continue reading
Passport Lot 19th Century Travels to Russia WWI German Occupation Passes Rare Yiddish Passport Eastern Europe 1846-1969 Russia, Serbia, Germany, Lithuania, England, France, 1846-1969. Lot of 15 unique passports from various countries, featuring the occupied Baltics during the Great War, … Continue reading
German Occupied Lithuania Rare Domestic Yiddish Passport 59 Year-Old Jewish Male Gurfal Rudner WWI Ephemeral Document Ukmerge 1917 Wilkomierz [German controlled Ukmerge], 18 February 1917. A German Ober Ost World War One internal (domestic) passport issued by German authorities for … Continue reading
Sir Richard Burton Mission to Gelele Cannibalism and Human Sacrifice First Edition 1864BURTON, Sir Richard Francis Title: A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome. With Notices of the So Called “Amazons”, the Grand Customs, the Human Sacrifices, the Present State … Continue reading
Second Battle of Taku Fort During Second Opium War Japanese Manuscript with Drawing circa 1859 Shows Chinese Victory Japan, late Edo period (mid-19th century, circa 1859/60). A fascinating contemporary manuscript account of the Second Battle of Taku Fort, which includes … Continue reading
Rare Slavery Document Bill of Exchange Funds Paid to Chirurgeon Charlouis Signed by Suriname Governor Van Lansberge Involving Wilhelm Eduard Ruhmann and Surinaamsche Bank in Paramaribo 1865 Suriname, 15 August 1865. Wisselbrief [Bill of Exchange, Promissory Note]. A numbered (278) and … Continue reading