Raab on Forbes: Ongoing Conflict In Syria Threatens That Nation’s Historical Document Treasures
This article was originally published at http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanraab/2013/11/07/ongoing-conflict-in-syria-threatens-that-nations-historical-document-treasures/. Several years back, our company, The Raab Collection, received an anonymous email from a man who claimed...
Reading the Court Script of Louis XIV
Our last post focused on the court script of Ferdinand and Isabella. This looks at an important document of Louis XIV, and French of...
Steven Raab Addresses the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson notified Congress of his intent to send a mission west to explore the unknown portions of the American continent. ...
Reading the Court Script of Ferdinand and Isabella
Deciphering old script can be a headache and a joy – at the same time.  Previously, we looked at script from a document from...
Raab on Forbes: How Historical Discoveries Can Happen Today
Today the idea that political opponents could be personal friends might as well have come to us from another age. It seemed appropriate then...
The First American Autograph Dealer Catalog
In 1887, Walter R. Benjamin established a shop on Broadway selling autographs and manuscripts, quite likely the first such retail business in the United...
The Art of Framing: Napoleon Autographs
Many of our clients choose to have us help frame their historical documents. One such recent project involved a historical document signed by Napoleon...
Raab on Forbes: Google Trends and the Government Shutdown
As published on Forbes.com. As Friday, April 8, 2011 turned to Saturday, April 9, the Washington Post reported, “Congressional leaders agreed late Friday to...
The Stamp as Signature
Take a look at this closing of a letter from Martin Luther King, Jr. King did sign a lot of his letters, but does...
Thomas Jefferson / Meriwether Lewis Document Display at the Rosenbach Museum
On Saturday, September 28, The Raab Collection lent its newly discovered historical document signed by Thomas Jefferson and Meriwether Lewis for a one-day exhibition...