HIGHLY IMPORTANT ORIGINAL LETTERS, DOCUMENTS, & IMPRINTS
Also Featuring George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,
Aaron Burr, Hamilton’s Family & Associates
John Reznikoff
John Reznikoff first discovered the world of baseball cards, philately, and autographs in 1969 as a precocious nine-year-old. Ten years later the ambitious young businessman first established and incorporated University Archives.
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John has been in business for 46 years. During that time, he has examined, cataloged, appraised, purchased, and sold hundreds of thousands of documents related to American, European, and world history. His expertise in handwriting authentication has brought him to the Library of Congress, and the offices of many branches of law enforcement. He is as equally comfortable on the set of the History Channel’s Pawn Stars as he is at international book fairs in Brooklyn, Boston, Manhattan, California, and London.
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John’s reputation as a handwriting expert in the autograph industry is unparalleled. In addition to serving as an authenticator and questioned document examiner, he is also a respected collector, dealer, and auctioneer. He is the only expert to opine for both accepted third-party authentication services PSA and JSA. John is frequently asked to evaluate the authenticity of items by Christie’s, Sotheby’s, RR Auction, and the largest rare book dealer in the world, Bauman Rare Books. CBS News called John’s expertise “the best in the world.”
Seth Kaller
Seth Kaller is a leading expert in acquiring, authenticating, and appraising important American documents and artifacts. He works with individuals and institutions to build major collections and coordinate exhibits.
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Starting in 1989, as exclusive acquisitions agent, Seth spent nearly 18 years building the collection and managing the donation of 65,000 documents to the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (GLIAH), a nonprofit organization supporting the study and love of American history. GLIAH’s programs are now used in 32,000 schools.
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Seth has acquired for clients the most important Declaration of Independence imprints, working drafts of the U.S. Constitution as well as one of Benjamin Franklin’s signed copies, Washington, Jefferson, and Adams letters on religion and government, Robert E. Lee’s proposal of surrender, Einstein’s earliest surviving letter and first scientific paper, Clement Moore’s “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” iconic paintings, and rare political and historical artifacts. He has handled most of the important printings of the Declaration, Constitution, Bill of Rights, Lincoln-signed copies of the Emancipation Proclamation, and every Lincoln-signed copy of the 13th Amendment to have come on the market in the last 40 or more years.