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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Hands of Time. Remembering James Dean, who died in a car crash on this day in 1955. (Photograph Signed, with a scrapbook of memorabilia, 1950s-60s, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on April 21, 2011 $10,200. www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/...)

Bust portrait of James Dean signed by him.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Hands of Heroes. On this day in 1923, Kahlil Gibran’s _The Prophet_ was published by Alfred A. Knopf (Autograph Letter Signed, praising a reviewer’s essay about _The Prophet_, 1928, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on May 4, 2017, $13,000 www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/...)

Lower half of letter from Kahlil Gibran showing his signature.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Hands of Time. Remembering Agatha Christie, who was born on this day in 1890. (Autograph Manuscript, notes for two novels and a play, 1948, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on May 4, 2017, $18,750. www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/...)

Ruled notebook paper dated from Baghdad in 1948 beginning, "A Murder has been arranged" in the handwriting of Agatha Christie.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Scrivened and Revered. On this day in 2016, Mother Teresa was declared a saint by Pope Francis (Brief Autograph Letter Signed sending blessings to Mrs. and Mr. Ronald Reagan, 1984, sold with another item @swanngalleries.bsky.social on May 23, 2013, $3,840. www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/...)

Small portrait of Mother Teresa with brief letter written to Mrs. and Mr. Ronald Reagan at top and bottom of page by Mother Teresa.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The Hands of Heroes. On this day in 1861, Abraham Lincoln signed the Revenue Act into law establishing the nation’s first federal income tax (Document Signed, appointing a tax commissioner, 1863, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on October 28, 2021, $7,800 www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/...)

Document signed by Abraham Lincoln appointing a tax commissioner.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The Hands of Heroes. On this day in 1956, Eisenhower signed the law making “In God We Trust” the national motto and mandating the phrase on U.S. currency (Photograph Signed by him and JFK, 1960, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on May 7, 2026, $20,320. www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/...)

Photograph of President JFK and President-Elect Eisenhower with their signatures below.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The Hands of Time. Remembering Amelia Earhart, who was born on this day in 1897. (Typed Letter Signed, to the B.G. Corporation praising their spark plugs, 1935, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on November 4, 2010, $1,320. www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/...)

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Scrivened and Revered. On this day in 1949, Pope Pius XII excommunicated all who “promote materialistic Communist doctrine” (Document Signed, an Apostolic Benediction, 1944, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on October 29, 2009, $1,800. www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/...)

Portrait of Pope Pius XII with a benediction and signed by the Pope.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The Hands of Time. Remembering Princess Diana, who was born on this day in 1961. (Autograph Letter Signed on her last birthday, thanking for birthday wishes, 1 July 1997, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on February 20, 2020, $3,640. www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/...)

Letter written by Princess Diana on her stationery dated on her last birthday.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The Hands of Heroes. On this day in 1947, the diary of Anne Frank was first published in Amsterdam (her copy of Grimms’ Fairy Tales in which she wrote the names of her sister and herself, 1940, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on May 5, 2016, $62,500. www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/...)

Title page of Anne Frank's copy of Grimms' Fairy Tales on which she has written her and her sister's names.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The Hands of Time. Remembering Lou Gehrig, who was born on this day in 1903. (Photograph Signed and Inscribed, showing him in Yankees cap, 1939, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on November 6, 2025, $8,255. www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/...)

Photograph of Lou Gehrig wearing Yankees cap and a dimpled smile, inscribed by him at lower right to a fan named Nancy.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The Hands of Time. Remembering Cole Porter, who was born on this day in 1891. (Autograph Letter Signed, remarking that Moss Hart “is an angel from Heaven,” 1935, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on November 20, 2014, $2,000. bit.ly/4ogSTmF)

The last page of a letter entirely in the hand of Cole Porter, signed "Cole."

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The Hands of Heroes. On this day in 1965, Edward H. White II became the first American spacewalker (Three Photographs Signed by Gemini or Apollo astronauts, 1965, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on November 7, 2017, $2,375.00. bit.ly/4dTtKto)

Astronaut in space suit holding model of rocket with Gemini capsule at the top while an American flag hangs in the background.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The Hands of Heroes. On this day in 1913, Igor Stravinsky’s _The Rite of Spring_ premiered to shocked audiences (Two Autograph Musical Quotations, one Signed, from _The Rite of Spring_ and _The Firebird_, 1935, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on November 7, 2017, $7,250. bit.ly/43E2U3C)

Handwritten musical quotations from The Firebird and from the Rite of Spring Signed by Stravinsky.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The Hands of Time. Remembering Malcolm X, who was born on this day in 1925. (Autograph Note Signed on a postcard with deliberately upside-down Thomas Jefferson postage stamp, 1955, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on October 27, 2022, $6,750. bit.ly/4tMukPn)

Postcard from Malcolm X showing a postage stamp featuring the portrait of Thomas Jefferson, placed intentionally upside-down in an act of protest.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The Hands of Time. Remembering Sigmund Freud, who was born on this day in 1856. (Photograph Signed and dated, bust portrait by Halberstadt, 1925, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on November 2, 2010, $18,000. bit.ly/4tZyVPu)

Bust portrait of Sigmund Freud signed by him in 1925.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

The Hands of Heroes. On this day in 1789, George Washington was sworn in as president and he delivered the first inaugural address (Autograph Manuscript, fragment from a discarded draft of his first inaugural address, 1789, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on May 22, 2014, $20,000. bit.ly/4dcyGdI)

Two lines of handwriting by George Washington, plus a marginal attribution written by Jared Sparks, on a slip of paper.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Own a piece of history. John Muir, who died in 1914 long before the first Earth Day (in 1970, on this day), saw how to be one with the Earth (Photograph Signed, portrait by J. Edward B. Greene), available for bidding @swanngalleries.bsky.social on May 7, 2026 bit.ly/3OIT8t8).

Signature of John Muir on a photograph of him.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The Hands of Time. Remembering Charlie Chaplin, who was born on this day in 1889. (Photograph Signed and Inscribed, 1920s, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on October 27, 2022, $2080. bit.ly/484z7E7)

Black-and-white photograph of a young Charlie Chaplin signed by him.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Own a piece of history. Governor Thomas Jefferson writes to General Nathanael Greene that British General Cornwallis has advanced to the Roanoke River (Letter Signed, 17 February 1781, available for bidding @swanngalleries.bsky.social on April 9, 2026: bit.ly/3NKBJju).

Last page of Thomas Jefferson's letter showing the first 9 lines of text in the hand of a secretary and the remaining 7 lines in his own hand, including his signature

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

The Hands of Time. Remembering Steve Jobs, who was born on this day in 1955. (_TIME_ magazine cover Signed, 1982, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on February 17, 2022, $27,500. bit.ly/4kO7K6a)

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

The Hands of Heroes. On this day in 1904, Giacomo Puccini’s _Madama Butterfly_ premiered at Milan’s La Scala opera house (AMQS, two bars from the second act of _Madama Butterfly_, 1918, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on October 26, 2023, $1,750. bit.ly/4tCjrks)

Two bars of musical notation from Madama Butterfly signed by Puccini in 1918.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

The Hands of Time. Remembering Thomas Edison, who was born on this day in 1847. (Autograph Letter Signed, to William Orton, explaining that delay is due to a “bug” in the apparatus, 1878, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on March 22, 2018, $12,500. bit.ly/3M56vCZ)

Edison's neatly written letter of March 3, 1878, concerning a "bug" in his apparatus.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

The Hands of Time. Remembering Ronald Reagan, who was born on this day in 1911. (Photograph Signed and Inscribed, "Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall!" showing at Brandenburg Gate, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on March 19, 2015, $16,250. bit.ly/4a2TFhK)

Photograph of U.S. President Ronald Reagan standing at a podium with the Brandenburg Gate behind him, under which Regan has signed his name after writing, "Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall!"

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

The Hands of Time. Remembering William McKinley, who was born on this day in 1843. (Group photograph signed by McKinley and 11 others at the signing of the Protocol of Peace closing the Spanish-American War, 1898, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on February 11, 2010, $2,880. bit.ly/4qMNYdq)

Group of men standing around a table at which McKinley is seated, signing the document that ended the Spanish-American War.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

The Hands of Time. Remembering Albert Schweitzer, who was born on this day in 1875. (Archive of 12 letters and notes to German-Jewish philosopher Hans Margolius, 1926-65, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on October 27, 2022, $10,625. bit.ly/3LIae95)

Seven lines of a letter in the neat and miniscule handwriting of Albert Schweitzer.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

The Hands of Time. Remembering Elvis Presley, who was born on this day in 1935. (Typed letter signed, altering production date of Wild in the Country [1961]), 1960, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on January 25, 2007, $4,000. bit.ly/4puBZ2Y)

Letter on 20th Century Fox letterhead signed by Elvis Presley in 1960.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

The Hands of Time. Remembering Jean-Michel Basquiat, who was born on this day in 1960. (Signature on a poster-invitation to his 1985 exhibition with Andy Warhol also signed by Warhol, 1985, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on September 25, 2008, $5,760. bit.ly/4saGgeo)

Art exhibition poster showing Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat boxing.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

The Hands of Time. Remembering Philip K. Dick, who was born on this day in 1928. (Small archive of items Signed, to his psychiatrist, including dust jacket for _Flow My Tears_, 1973, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on February 20, 2020, $9,375. bit.ly/4oRhfSr)

Portion of dust jacket for Philip K. Dick's book, _Flow My Tears_, showing portrait of him, his signature, and inscription to his psychiatrist.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

The Hands of Time. Remembering Emily Dickinson, who was born on this day in 1830. (ALS, “Emili,” referring to the Biblical story of Esau and Jacob, circa 1881, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on May 23, 2013, $28,800. bit.ly/48rP47Q)

Page of a letter by Emily Dickinson written by her in pencil

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

The Hands of Heroes. On this day in 1847, Frederick Douglass began publishing his abolitionist newspaper, The North Star (ALS, offering a young abolitionist a job at his newspaper, 1851, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on February 25, 2021, $112,500. bit.ly/3Y3sY5r)

Page of the handwriting of Frederick Douglass ending with his signature.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

The Hands of Heroes. On this day in 1949, Jackie Robinson became major league baseball’s first Black MVP (1947 issue of TIME magazine Signed and Inscribed, 1960, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on February 17, 2022, $4,250. bit.ly/4pfdW8a)

TIME magazine cover showing Jackie Robinson's head rising above a sea of baseballs with his signature and inscription.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

The Hands of Time. Remembering Kurt Vonnegut, who was born on this day in 1922. (ALS, part of archive of letters to his family mostly written while serving in US Army, 1930s-40s, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on November 8, 2018, $12,500. bit.ly/4qUgudI)

Letter by Kurt Vonnegut written to his family in pencil on leaf from legal pad showing signature drawn in bubble letters.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Own a piece of history. Charlie Chaplin on reception of his recent films: “in these days of hysteria, any liberal minded man is either un-American or a Communist” (typed letter signed, to Gilbert Seldes, 1950, available for bidding @swanngalleries.bsky.social on November 6, 2025: bit.ly/43RvkaO).

Letter from Charlie Chaplin complaining of hysterical response to his recent films.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

The Hands of Heroes. On this Halloween day in 1926, Harry Houdini failed to escape death (Photograph Signed and Inscribed, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on October 26, 2023, $1,820. bit.ly/4nz4Jqm)

Half-length portrait of "Harry Handcuff Houdini" inscribed by him: "sincerely / yours / Houdini."

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

The Hands of Heroes. On this day in 1935, George Gershwin’s opera Porgy and Bess premiered on Broadway (George Gershwin, _Porgy and Bess: An Opera in Three Acts_, Signed and Inscribed, 1936, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on April 11, 2002, $4,000. bit.ly/4pXuu5P)

Portrait of George Gershwin below which is his inscription and signature dated February 1, 1936.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

The Hands of Time. Remembering Woody Guthrie, who died on this day in 1967. (ALS, to _Sing Out!_ magazine, praising the activism of Pete Seeger, written on a paper towel, 1955, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on November 7, 2017, $6,750. bit.ly/3VIZHvU)

Woody Guthrie's letter written in his own hand in blue, red, and green ink.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

The Hands of Time. Remembering Daniel Boone, who died near Defiance, MO on this day in 1820. (Document Signed, transferring ownership of 7000 acres of his land in KY, 1799, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on November 22, 2005, $6,500. bit.ly/4mBDr27)

Yellowed document showing the signatures of Daniel Boone and three others.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

The Hands of Time. Remembering Maria Callas, who died on this day in 1977. (Photograph Signed and dated, 1966, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on November 3, 2011, $4,800. bit.ly/3VeOAKX)

Signed and dated full-length portrait of Maria Callas looking stunning in black evening gown.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

The Hands of Time. Remembering Leo Tolstoy, who was born on this day in 1828. (Photograph Signed, cabinet card portrait by Scherer and Nabholz, 1902, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on May 22, 2014, $7,500. bit.ly/3JQgP05)

Cabinet card showing bust portrait of Leo Tolstoy wearing long beard above his signature.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

The Hands of Time. Remembering Sam Houston, who was elected President of the Republic of Texas this day in 1836. (Autograph Letter Signed to US President Pierce, recommending someone for Special Mail Agent, 1855, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on March 19, 2015, $6,500. bit.ly/4g3naB6)

Sam Houston's hand-written letter including his ornate signature.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

The Hands of Time. Remembering Fidel Castro, who died this day in 2016. (Photograph signed and inscribed “to a tireless fighter,” 1955, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on May 4, 2017, $2,750. bit.ly/4lqqE1M)

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

The Hands of Time. Remembering Andy Warhol, who was born this day in 1928. (Autograph inscription signed, a 60th birthday card, 1983, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on May 23, 2013, $7,800. bit.ly/4lXSZNW)

Numerals from 1 to 60 arranged in a grid and signed by Andy Warhol.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

The Hands of Time. Remembering Anne Frank, whose last diary entry is dated this day in 1944. (A copy of Grimms’ Fairy Tales shared by Frank and her sister Signed, ca. 1940, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on May 5, 2916, $62,500. bit.ly/3UBpBky)

Title page of copy of Grimms' Fairy Tales owned by Anne Frank and her sister, whose names were written at the top by Anne.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

The Hands of Time. Remembering Amelia Earhart, who was born this day in 1897. (PS, showing her standing before the engine of her [Lockheed Vega 5C Special?] airplane, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on February 11, 2010, $2,880. bit.ly/3GYOH9N)

Amelia Earhart standing in front of plane engine while smiling.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

The Hands of Time. Remembering Nelson Mandela, who was born this day in 1918. (David Ottaway’s _Chained Together_ Signed and Inscribed by him and F.W. de Klerk to the author, 1994, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on March 21, 2019, $938. bit.ly/3UqKZsx)

Blank page from David Ottaway's book, _Chained Together_, signed and inscribed to him by Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

The Hands of Time. Remembering Millard Fillmore, who was inaugurated president of the U.S. this day in 1850. (Two AMsS five times, describing the genealogy of his father’s family, 1819 and 1853, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on May 5, 2016, $2,000. bit.ly/4nGxgeB)

Manuscript in the handwriting of Millard Fillmore.

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

The Hands of Time. Remembering Napoléon Bonaparte, whose ill-fated invasion of Russia was begun this day in 1812. (LS, to the Minister of War, arranging to continue the testing of new incendiary cannonballs, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on April 10, 2025, $2,375. bit.ly/467f6MQ)

Letter written in the ornate hand of a secretary, signed by Napoleon ("Bonaparte").

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Marco Tomaschett @marcotomaschett.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

The Hands of Time. Remembering Igor Stravinsky, who was born on this day in 1882. (TLS, including holograph music, regarding performance of _The Rite of Spring_, 1 August 1938, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on November 8, 2018, $2,860. bit.ly/45ogkmz)

Letter typed and signed by Igor Stravinsky illustrated with three autograph musical quotations.

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