Timed online auction · Closing begins September 24th
250 Years of American History
Rare manuscripts, signed documents, photographs and books connected to the men and women who shaped the nation — from Roger Williams and George Washington through Lincoln, Einstein and Martin Luther King Jr.
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This auction is hosted exclusively on LiveAuctioneers
All bidding for this sale takes place on LiveAuctioneers. To take part you must register there — bids cannot be placed on this website.
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Approval to bid is reviewed by a person and is not instant, so please register a few days before closing begins on Thursday, September 24th.
Register on LiveAuctioneersFeatured lots
A selection from the sale. Each lot opens on its LiveAuctioneers page, where you can see full descriptions, additional photographs and current bidding.
Roger Williams
‘The Answer of Roger Williams’ to William Harris
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George Washington
Washington Appoints a Brigadier General Who Served Under “Mad Anthony” Wayne
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Zachary Taylor
Document Signed — Military Appointment of William Ilsley as Second Lieutenant
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Abraham Lincoln
Autograph Album with Abraham Lincoln & Robert T. Lincoln on the Same Page, with Cabinet Members
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Chicago Daily Tribune
“Dewey Defeats Truman” — The Most Famous Erroneous Headline in American Newspaper History
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Abraham Lincoln
Cooper Union Address, First Edition, Tribune Tracts No. 4, 1860 — with Mathew Brady Carte de Visite
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Signed SCLC Benefit Program, Gary, Indiana, January 29, 1959
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Helen Keller
Helen Keller & Anne Sullivan Macy, Dual Signed Large Format Sepia Studio Portrait
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Albert Einstein
Original ‘Admit Bearer’ Card to His Five Lectures on the Theory of Relativity at Princeton
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Rudolf Diesel
Typed Letter Signed by the German Inventor of the Diesel Engine
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
Typed Letter Signed, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, April 4, 1950
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Georges Gilles de la Tourette
Autograph Letter Signed, Paris, November 14, 1900 — the Neurologist Who Named Tourette Syndrome
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Bidding in four steps
This is a timed online auction hosted on LiveAuctioneers. Bidding is open now and lots begin closing on September 24th.
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Create or sign in to your LiveAuctioneers account and request approval for this auction. Approval is not instant, so register before closing day.
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Research the lots
Read each description, study the photographs, and ask us for extra images or a condition report. Add favorites to your watch list.
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Place a bid or set a maximum
Bid any time while the auction is open. If you cannot be online during closing, enter a maximum bid and the system bids for you.
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Pay and receive your lot
Winning bidders receive an invoice with payment instructions. Review the buyer’s premium, payment methods and shipping before you bid.
Bidding closes in stages
Closing begins Thursday, September 24th, 2026 at 11:00 AM Eastern — 8:00 AM Pacific. Lots close one after another on their own schedule, and any lot receiving a bid near its close is automatically extended until bidding stops. Active bidding on one lot will not hold up the others.
Dealing in rare collectibles since 1994
One Of A Kind Collectibles is one of the few specialty auction houses in the country dedicated to autographs, art, documents, philatelics, coins, currency and fine collectibles. Our specialists bring more than 150 years of combined expertise to every consignment we handle.
Every lot is researched, catalogued and offered with the same care, whether it is a colonial manuscript or a twentieth-century signed photograph.
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