Historical Archive

Arthur Balfour Autograph Signed - a letter dictated and signed by Arthur Balfour during his time as British Prime Minister. The letter is on 10 Downing Street headed notepaper and is dated July 23rd 1902 and refers to the role of the Church of England within the Education Bill. 

The Moonwalkers Autograph Signed Art Print - authentic hand signed autographs of eleven of the twelve men ever to have set foot on the surface of the moon on a limited edition art print by Ron Lewis. The print was originally produced in 1986 in a limited edition signed and numbered by the artist (this is 573/1000). They were then individually signed by the Moonwalkers with this print being signed by Buzz Aldrin, Pete Conrad (deceased), Alan Bean, Alan Shepard (deceased), Ed Mitchell, Jim Irwin (deceased), Dave Scott, Charlie Duke, John Young, Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt. Very few were signed by the eleven Moonwalkers NONE were signed by Neil Armstrong

David Hockney Autograph Signed Photo - black ink autograph of David Hockney, who is widely considered to be one of the most influential British artists of the twentieth century, on a superb black and white postcard photo. Hockney adds the year '99 after his name

Heinrich Himmler Autograph Document Signed - a document signed by Heinrich Himmler who was the Reichsfuhrer of the SS, head of the Gestapo and overseer of the concentration camps. The document is dated 18 May 1942 and is a Proposal for the Appointment of Contract Chemist Dr Reinhold Wolter to Government Chemist in the Wages Section A2C2. The first page also includes two stamps - an agreement to the appointment by the Fuhrer and the other from the Chancellery stating that the document should be returned to the proposing authority for filing. The central and final pages relate to Wolter's career history

George II Autograph Signed Document - black ink signature of George II the King Of Britain and Ireland between 1727-1760. The hand written one sided document is dated 11 May 1731 and relates to the Guards Garrisons and Land Forces in Great Britain. The document is counter-signed at the foot by George Oxenden, English politician, William Clayton, 1st Baron Sundon, and William Yonge, English politician. Neatly trimmed to the right side of the text which slightly touches a few words of the text. A few neat splits to the folds. A rare and highly collectable piece of British history

Ronnie Biggs Autograph Signed Display - blue ink autograph of the infamous Ronnie Biggs who was involved in the Great Train Robbery which occurred on 8 August 1963. The signature is on a plastic money bag with Biggs drawing a picture of the train and adding 'The "Brain" of the Great Train Robbery'

Authentic black ink autograph of Scottish writer, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle who is best known for his The French Revolution: A History. The signature is on an an excellent carte de visite produced by John Watkins, photographer to the Queen, The Prince of Wales and The Ex Royal Family of France

Sir Thomas Lawrence Autograph Signed Display - black ink autograph of renowned English portait painter on an envelope panel mounted with a colour portrait

Sir Henry Wood Autograph Display - vintage blue fountain pen autograph of English conductor Sir Henry Wood who is best known for his association with The Proms

Duke of Wellington Autograph Signed Envelope Panel - the front panel of an envelope hand addressed and signed by Arthur Wellesley the 1st Duke of Wellington. Wellesley famously defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and later served two terms as Prime Minister. The panel dates to 23 May 1828 and is addressed to The Countess Stanhope, Chevening, Sevenoaks. An excellent example

Duke of Wellington Autograph Signed Note - a note hand written and initialled by Arthur Wellesley the 1st Duke of Wellington. Wellesley famously defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and later served two terms as Prime Minister. The note dated May 1834 reads 'Some of these are duplicates. I had corrected one copy before I received the other.' The note has been trimmed from a larger document and has also been initialled on the reverse. There is a small tear to the centre of the top border

Beryl Cook Autograph Signed Art Print - black ink autograph of popular British artist Beryl Cook on an art print. The signed print was obtained by writing directly to Beryl Cook at her home in Bristol in the late 1990's. Please note that there is a light surface scratch to the image

Dalai Lama Autograph Signed Photo - genuine black ink autograph of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, on a colour photo. The signature was obtained directly from the Office of the H. H. The Dalai Lama and comes with the original folder and transmittal envelope. Please note that there are a couple of very minor indentations to the photo

Millvina Dean Autograph Photo Signed - black ink autograph of the youngest and last survivor of the Titanic Millvina Dean on an excellent colour image

Kathleen Hilton Young Autograph Signed Display - black ink autograph of renowned British sculptor Kathleen Hilton Young who was married to Antarctic Explorer Robert Falcon Scott until his death in 1912

Bernard Spilsbury Autograph - vintage blue ink autograph of famous British pathologist Bernard Spilsbury whose cases included Dr Crippen and the Brides in the Bath murders. Spilsbury also played a crucial role in Operation Mincemeat which saved thousands of Allied lives during the invasion of Sicily

Hermann Goering Autograph Signed Document - blue fountain pen signature of Hermann Goering who was President of the Reichstag, Commander-In-Chief of the Luftwaffe and founder of the Gestapo. The signature is on a document dated 30 January 1939 which awarded the title of Professor to Dr Ernst Bastanier. The document has a blind embossed seal which features the Nazi eagle and swastika and also includes a facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler

J. Edgar Hoover Typed Letter Signed - a typed letter on US Department of Justice headed notepaper signed by the controversial Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation J. Edgar Hoover. The letter dates to 1956 and is in response to a request for "some material" from a member of the public

Michael Collins Autograph Signed Photo - blue ink autograph of American astronaut Michael Collins who was the Command Module Pilot on Apollo 11 on an official NASA photograph

An important letter dictated and signed by renowned English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy upon the death of his first wife Emma Gifford. The letter is on black bordered notepaper and is headed Max Gate, Dorchester and dated 24 December 1912. The letter reads in full: "Dear Mr Palmer, I send you a line of sincere thanks for your words and sympathy with me in my loss, which was sadly unexpected. I much regret that I am compelled to dictate this reply on account of having overstrained my eyes lately, so that I have to give up reading and writing awhile. Always yours sincerely, Thomas Hardy". Interestingly the letter is in the hand of his secretary Florence Dugdale who moved in to Max Gate the following year and they married in 1914 despite the 39 year age difference. Ironically the death of his first wife, who was estranged from Hardy, inspired him to write a series of love poems which were a cause of much misery to Florence

David Stirling Autograph Signed Photo - blue ink autograph of Colonel David Stirling who is best known as the founder of the SAS. Stirling adds the year 1984. Very scarce in any format

Duchess of Cornwall Autograph Signed Letter - a typed letter on Clarence House notepaper from Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall which reads "Thank you for your lovely letter and Easter gift. It was very much appreciated...". Camilla then adds in black fountain pen ink "This comes with my best wishes to you..."

Field Marshal Edmund Allenby Autograph Display - authentic fountain pen autograph of Field Marshal Edmund Allenby who led the British Empire's Egyptian Expeditionary Force during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in 1917-18

Johnnie Johnson Autograph Display - black ink autograph of British RAF fighter ace Johnnie Johnson mounted with a classic wartime photo