A History of Autographs

Pioneer Autograph Dealer Charles Hamilton's Original Red Wax Authentication Seal

Pioneer Autograph Dealer Charles Hamilton's Original Red Wax Authentication Seal

While we handle autographic material that crossed through the hands of pioneer autograph dealer Charles Hamilton on a regular basis, we rarely encounter one of his red wax authentication seals.

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1939 Walter R. Benjamin Receipt - A Time Capsule To Formative Autograph Industry Years

1939 Walter R. Benjamin Receipt - A Time Capsule To Formative Autograph Industry Years

A recently consigned collection of autographs from the early collector Mr. A.J. Marino of Weehawken, N.J. includes an array of materials that were acquired in the 1930s-1950s from the highly regarded autograph and manuscript firm Walter R. Benjamin of New York.

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May of 1923 | Baseball Magazine |  "Free Self-Filler Fountain Pens!"

May of 1923 | Baseball Magazine | "Free Self-Filler Fountain Pens!"

If you were an autograph collector in 1923 you would have wanted to order one of these Free Self-Filler Fountain Pens!

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June 29, 1972 | Charles Hamilton Auctions a 3 Page Charles Darwin Letter For $725

June 29, 1972 | Charles Hamilton Auctions a 3 Page Charles Darwin Letter For $725

Autograph Dealer Charles Hamilton auctions a three-page A.L.S. from English naturalist Charles Darwin during Auction Number 59 at the Waldorf Astoria.

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