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First extant draft copy of the Japanese ‘Instrument of Surrender’ in English, dated ‘Aug. 31, 1945’ and stamped ‘1945 AUG 31 1 20,’ prior to the official surrender ceremony aboard the ‘USS Missouri’ in Tokyo Bay, Japan, on Septebber 2, 1945.
1945 Draft of Japanese ‘Instrument of Surrender’ to Auction
An August 31, 1945, dated draft of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, the final iteration of which was signed aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945, leads
A 1786 document signed by Benjamin Franklin
Focus on Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War Autographs at RR Auction's July Sale
The Fine Autographs and Artifacts Auction running until July 10 includes more than 1,000 lots including a
Daguerreotype of Dolley Madison
Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Acquires Recently Discovered Daguerreotype of Dolley Madison
Believed to be the earliest extant photographic portrait of a First Lady, the daguerreotype was the subject of fierce competition in Sotheby’s' latest sal
Extract from MacKerrell’s diaries
Previously Unseen Diaries of Withnail and I Inspiration Vivian MacKerrell to Auction
Charismatic young actor Vivian MacKerrell was one of the inspirations for the eponymous central character in Withnail and I, writer-director Bruce Robinson’s 1987 cult classic.
Hill and Adamson, Three Fisherwomen At Newhaven, 1843 to 1847, salt print
Historic Photographs of Scottish Life 1840s-1940s to Auction
85 photography lots focusing on 19th and 20th century Scottish life collected by Dr Murray Mackinnon go under the hammer today at Lyon & Turnbull.
The English Vineyard Vindicated… by John Evelyn and John Rose
John Evelyn Book on Viticulture Saved from Great Fire of London to Auction
The English Vineyard Vindicated by John Evelyn
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
J.K. Rowling’s Handwritten Manuscript of The Tales of Beedle the Bard to Auction
One of JK Rowling’s seven original manuscripts for
Vivian Maier, Playdate, circa 1950s
Street Photographer Vivian Maier's Vintage Prints, Self-Portraits and Earliest Camera Work to Auction
Vivian Maier's photographs only caught the world's attention several years
Inauguration Bible used by Jackie Kennedy for JFK's funeral
Bible Jackie Kennedy Read From at JFK’s Funeral to Auction
At her late husband’s funeral, JFK's widow Jacqueline Kenne
Edgar Rice Burroughs' personal Gothic library table
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Knife, Gothic Library Table, and Inscribed First Editions to Auction
Edgar Rice Burroughs' dual-edged knife used in the 1929 film Tarz