Marco Tomaschett
@marcotomaschett.bsky.social
Book dust sniffer, loupe-caused eye strain sufferer, vellum document voyeur, and autographs specialist @swanngalleries.bsky.social.
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)
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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)
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)
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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)
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).
November 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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).
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)
October 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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)
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)
October 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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)
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)
October 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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)
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)
September 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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)
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)
September 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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)
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)
September 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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)
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)
September 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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)
13-Year-Old Charlotte Brontë & Her Brother Wrote Teeny Tiny Adventure Books, Measuring 1 x 2 Inches www.openculture.com/2014/07/13-y...
13-Year-Old Charlotte Brontë & Her Brother Wrote Teeny Tiny Adventure Books, Measuring 1 x 2 Inches
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August 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
13-Year-Old Charlotte Brontë & Her Brother Wrote Teeny Tiny Adventure Books, Measuring 1 x 2 Inches www.openculture.com/2014/07/13-y...
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)
August 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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)
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)
August 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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)
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)
August 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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)
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)
July 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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)
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)
July 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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)
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)
July 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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)
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)
June 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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)
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)
June 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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)
The Hands of Time. Remembering Maurice Sendak, who was born on this day in 1928. (Ink drawing, sketch of a Wild Thing dated and Signed, October 1988, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on May 4, 2017, $1,375 bit.ly/3Hr1AJQ)
June 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The Hands of Time. Remembering Maurice Sendak, who was born on this day in 1928. (Ink drawing, sketch of a Wild Thing dated and Signed, October 1988, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on May 4, 2017, $1,375 bit.ly/3Hr1AJQ)
The Hands of Heroes. On this day in 1919, the 19th Amendment was passed by Congress, granting women the right to vote (Elizabeth Cady Stanton, AQS: "Progress is the victory of a new thought over an old superstition," sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on April 27, 2006, $1,035. bit.ly/4kOXmdl)
June 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The Hands of Heroes. On this day in 1919, the 19th Amendment was passed by Congress, granting women the right to vote (Elizabeth Cady Stanton, AQS: "Progress is the victory of a new thought over an old superstition," sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on April 27, 2006, $1,035. bit.ly/4kOXmdl)
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Last night, at my son's final youth orchestra concert at Carnegie Hall, I strolled past dozens of these handwritten manuscripts on the walls. I'm always drawn to these two: visual design is often present in #minimalism as a technique to represent pattern, repetition, and change. Plus they look cool
June 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Last night, at my son's final youth orchestra concert at Carnegie Hall, I strolled past dozens of these handwritten manuscripts on the walls. I'm always drawn to these two: visual design is often present in #minimalism as a technique to represent pattern, repetition, and change. Plus they look cool
The Hands of Time. Remembering Jim Thorpe, who was born on this day in 1887. (_History of the Olympics_. Signed and Inscribed, 1932, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on November 8, 2018, $1,950. bit.ly/4jn67Kk)
May 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The Hands of Time. Remembering Jim Thorpe, who was born on this day in 1887. (_History of the Olympics_. Signed and Inscribed, 1932, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on November 8, 2018, $1,950. bit.ly/4jn67Kk)
The Hands of Heroes. During Military Appreciation Month, honor the sacrifices made to secure American freedom (Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy. PS by both, portrait by Elliott Erwitt, ca. 1960, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on May 4, 2017, $32,500. bit.ly/4jea5oP)
May 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The Hands of Heroes. During Military Appreciation Month, honor the sacrifices made to secure American freedom (Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy. PS by both, portrait by Elliott Erwitt, ca. 1960, sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on May 4, 2017, $32,500. bit.ly/4jea5oP)
The Hands of Time. Remembering French philosopher François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire), who was imprisoned in the Bastille this day in 1717. (ALS, writing in English that “my soul is free everywhere,” sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on November 29, 2012, $12,000. bit.ly/3GTEX0e)
May 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Hands of Time. Remembering French philosopher François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire), who was imprisoned in the Bastille this day in 1717. (ALS, writing in English that “my soul is free everywhere,” sold @swanngalleries.bsky.social on November 29, 2012, $12,000. bit.ly/3GTEX0e)