Rare Signatures

Unique tokens of history, perfect for framing...

17 May 2021

Here's just a small teaser of some of the famous names we currently have available!

These are perfect for adding to your next framing project, or even commissioning your very own piece... 

RAF, FAA and Army Air Corps

  • Lord HUGH TRENCHARD - 'Father' of the RAF)
  • JIM WALLWORK - First Glider Pilot at Pegasus Bridge on D-Day
  • Sir DOUGLAS BADER - Fighter Ace & renowned leader
  • Sir ARTHUR HARRIS - Commander in Chief of RAF Bomber Command)
  • NORMAN JACKSON - VC recipient
  • OLIVER PHILPOT - Wooden Horse escaper
  • PAT REID - Colditz escaper
  • GEORGE 'JOHNNY' JOHNSON - Dambuster
  • TONY BARTLEY - Fighter pilot at Dunkirk, during the Battle of Britain, North Africa & Normandy Campaigns
  • PIERRE CLOSTERMANN - French Fighter Ace
  • ERIC ‘WINKLE’ BROWN - WWII pilot & world record holder
  • JOHN 'CATS EYES' CUNNINGHAM - Night fighter Ace
  • LEONARD CHESHIRE - Highly-decorated pilot & wartime leader
  • JAMES TAIT - One of the most decorated airmen in the history of the RAF

 

 

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Wehrmacht Officers of the Luftwaffe, Heer & Kriegsmarine

  • ERWIN ROMMEL - The 'Desert Fox'
  • HANS-ULRICH RUDEL - Most decorated German serviceman of WWII
  • WERNER MÖLDERS - First pilot in history to claim 100 victories
  • ERICH HARTMANN & GERHARD BARKHORN - Top two highest-scoring Fighter Aces in history and the only men to achieve more than 300 victories
  • ERICH TOPP - Third most successful U-Boat Commander of WWII
  • High-scoring Aces such as GÜNTHER RALL, HELMUT WICK, ERICH RUDORFFER, WALTER SCHUCK WALTER KRUPINSKI

 

 

  

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Famous Americans of WWII

  • IRA EAKER - General of the USAAF
  • JIMMY DOOLITTLE - Leader of the famous Tokyo raid
  • DON GENTILE - Highest scoring Ace of the 4th Fighter Group
  • Medal of Honor recipients including JIM SWETT, KEN WALSH & JOE FOSS
  • P-51 Mustang Aces such as ROBIN OLDS, 'CHUCK' YEAGER, 'BUD' ANDERSON DON BLAKESLEE

 

 

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Stars of the Stage, Screen & Racing

  • JAMES STEWART - Hollywood actor & Major General in the USAAF
  • SEAN CONNERY - The first actor to portray James Bond
  • STEVE McQUEEN - Famous for his role in The Great Escape, Bullitt & Le Mans
  • Dame VERA LYNN - English singer/songwriter who was most famous for rallying national morale in WWII
  • DAMIAN LEWIS - Known for playing 'Dick' Winters in Band of Brothers
  • RICHARD TODD - Famous for his portrayal of Guy Gibson in The Dam Busters and John Howard in The Longest Day, he also served in the Army during WWII

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Scientists, Engineers and Pioneers of the Modern Age

  • EIFFEL GUSTAVE - Creator of the Eiffel Tower
  • JOHN HOUBOLT - Led the team behind the lunar orbit rendezvous mission
  • MILLVINA DEAN - Youngest survivor of the Titanic
  • Dr WALTER DORNBERGER - Chief scientist on the V1 & V2 weapons 
  • CHARLES LINDBERGH - Pilot of the first solo transatlantic flight
  • LOUIS BLÉRIOT - first person to create a working operational Monoplane, alongside making the first flight across the English Channel
  • WERNHER VON BRAUN - Leading figure in rocket technology development & space pioneer
  • Sir BARNES WALLIS - Brains behind the 'Upkeep' bouncing bomb used in the Dambuster raids
  • ORVILLE WRIGHT - One of the Wright twins who created the first successful motor operated airplane
  • Sir JOHN WILLIAM ALCOCK - Piloted the first transatlantic flight from Newfoundland to Ireland
  • Sir ARTHUR WHITTEN BROWN - Made the first non-stop transatlantic flight alongside John William Alcock
  • AMY JOHNSON - First woman to fly solo from London to Australia
  • ODETTE HALLOWES - British spy and SOE throughout WWII
  • ALEX HENSHAW - Air racer and renowned test pilot

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Political Figureheads

  • FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT - 32nd President of the United States of America
  • CHARLES DE GAULLE - President in post war France 
  • PAUL VON HINDENBERG - President of Germany 1925-1934 
  • British Prime Ministers including NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN, WINSTON CHURCHILL MARGARET THATCHER
  • LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN - Chief of Defence, Supreme Allied Commander in WWII
  • HERMAN GÖRING - High-ranking member of the Nazi Party and Hitler's right hand man 

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WW1 Veterans

  • RFC and RNAS Pilots such as PHILIP FULLARD, CECIL LEWIS & HENRY BOTTERELL
  • Leading German Aces including MANFRED VON RICHTHOFEN & ERNST UDET

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Motorsport Heroes

  • ENZO FERRARI - the Italian motor racing driver, entrepreneur, and founder of the Ferrari automobile company
  • BARRY SHEENE - Two time world champion in Grand Prix motorcycle racing in 1976 and 1977
  • JAMES HUNT - British racing driver and the winner of the F1 World Championship in 1976
  • Sir LEWIS HAMILTON - one of the most prolific racing drivers of the 21st century
  • Sir ALEXANDER ISSIGONIS - British automotive designer who helped develop the Mini

 

 

 

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These are just a small selection - CONTACT US for more details or if there's someone you'd like us to find!

Original autographs are ideal to be added to your framing...

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