Filter Collection (Historical Memorabilia)

Milbourne Christopher, the famous and well respected Magician from Baltimore MD.
This collection is from his time he served in WWII, mostly in the [...]

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National Inauguration Ball March 4th 1865 Unused Invitation.
Original and a very rare invitation to the 1865 Inauguration of [...]

Old Museum Display Egyptian Bronze Osiris Statue 600 BC Tomb Statue
My client has been a teacher since the late 1950's and has been gifted [...]

October 14 1861 Signed Seth Williams from Headquarters Army of The Potomac Civil War Pass for a Captain. 
The civil war was started, by the [...]

Original signature on cut card of Hannibal Hamlin (1809-91), the 1st Vice President of Abraham Lincoln. He was Vice President from 1861 to 1865 and was considered [...]

 Photograph of 1926 Hampton College African American Basketball Signed By All Players

11 Original Drawings By Pamela Coleman Smith 1913 Russian Ballet Book

A client who is working with Joe Frazier's relative in Baltimore has brought this rare and amazing fine to Sturgis Antiques.
I am proud [...]

Anton Schutz Original Drawing and Etching Framed and Matted. Title is “Heart of Baltimore” 1928.

A great Trylon & Perisphere 1939's World's Fair Souvenir Compact.
The 1939 New York World's Fair had the one of the most iconic images of the mid 20 [...]

From a private collection of images from a personal friend of Joe Dimaggio
Joe Dimaggio enjoying a birthday of a close and personal friend.

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Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (2 June 1740 – 2 December 1814)

"Sade was incarcerated in various prisons and an insane asylum for about 32 years of [...]

I have never read a definitive answer of why the bombers and the crew of the air force would paint the WW II Bombers with [...]

From the same client who had the John Adam Whipple Full Plate Dageurrotype has brought me this mid 1800's, possibility earlier sampler.
The Family was [...]

An early piece of Circus History!!!!
Also a early piece of Baltimore performance history, sadly no reference to where the performer and or where the [...]

Every once and awhile a item comes across my desk that is hard to decipher and to authenticate. I have tried to be as descriptive [...]

A watch fob with a date of 1827 and the name Luther Hazzard in near perfect condition is a commemorative of founding of the town of [...]

A very nice and clean copy of the 1958 25th All Star Game at Memorial Stadium July 8th.
Very minor dog eared corners with small water [...]

A vintage and rare Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus Poster Direct From Globe Poster of Baltimore Md. Over the last 6 months I have [...]

Over the past 6 months I have been working with Globe poster, the historical Baltimore Poster Co., to sell and find buyers for the 85 + years of [...]