RR Auction: Fine Autograph & Artifact Auction

French psychologist and pharmacist (1857–1926) who introduced a method of self-improvement based on optimistic autosuggestion. AQS, signed “E. Coue,”

ALS, one page, 5.75 x 8.25, personal letterhead, March 13, 2000. Response to an autograph request. In part: “In future I am charging £5 for my ...

Revolutionary War-dated manuscript DS, signed “O. Ellsworth,” one page, 8.25 x 4.25, January 25, 1776. Pay order to Treasurer John Lawrence of Connect

Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 bust-length portrait of Firestone, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Mayor L. J. Snedigar, with regards, Harvey

ALS signed “Thos. Fitzsimons,” one page, 7.75 x 9, June 6, 1788. Letter to Nicholas Low of New York, acknowledging a debt, in part: “I find in my book

Color glossy 7.75 x 9.5 head-and-shoulders photo of the former prime minister of India, signed in black ink, “Rajiv Gandhi, 31.3.85.” In fine conditio

Signed book: At the Summit. First edition. NY: Richardson, Steirman & Black, 1988. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 298 pages. Signed in ...

Two items: a color semi-glossy 14 x 11 cardstock photo of Goodall feeding a banana to a large chimpanzee, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “For

Limited edition color glossy 9.5 x 6.75 photo of Gorbachev following his acceptance of the first ever Ronald Reagan Freedom Award at the Reagan Librar

Limited edition souvenir treaty signed “M. Gorbachev,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, numbered 39/299. Facsimile of the final page of the Nuclear Arms Reducti

Financier (1836–1892) known for his stock market manipulation of railroad securities; he also tried to corner the gold market, leading to the ‘Black F

American businessman (1844–1919) whose ‘57 Varieties’ became the nucleus of one of the largest food-processing concerns in the world. TLS signed “H. J

Set of four TLSs, four pages in total, 8 x 10.5, United States Department of Justice letterhead, dated between 1943 and 1956. All addressed to L. Earl

Politician and jurist (1862–1948) who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1930 to 1941. Impressive oversized 15.5 x 19.5 engraved portra

Original painting of Robert F. Kennedy, oil on canvas, 23.5 x 29.75, showing the former New York senator in a head-and-shoulders pose, signed in the l

Massachusetts delegate to the Continental Congress (1755–1827) who was one of the signers of the United States Constitution; he also served as a New Y

Vintage pencil signature and inscription, “For the disabled soldiers of Biarritz, from Edward P,” on an off-white 4.25 x 6 sheet of Hotel du Palais, B

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “George R,” one page, 13 x 9.25, October 1, 1802. King George appoints Baron Alexander Moncrieff “to be Lieutenant to

Geologist (1797–1875) referred to as the ‘father of modern geology,’ and close and influential friend of Charles Darwin. Ink signature, “Truly yours,

TLS signed “Joe,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, February 5, 1952. Letter to John H. Teeter, in part: “Just received your note i

Color glossy 4 x 5.75 photo of Mother Teresa with her hands together in prayer, signed in black ink, “God bless you, M. Teresa.” Reverse is stamp-date

Handwritten endorsement, in pencil, signed “LN,” on a manuscript petition addressed to him as Prince-President of the II. Republic, one page, both sid

American statesman and lawyer (1725–1783) generally known as the originator of the phrase ‘No taxation without representation.’ Partly-printed ADS sig

Signed book: Quiet Strength. First edition, first printing. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 6.75, 93 pages

Two photos: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of Rosa Parks having her fingerprints taken by an Alabama police officer, signed vertically in black ink by Parks; a

ALS signed “T. Pickering,” one page, 8 x 10, July 16, 1796. Letter to James Sullivan, in full: “By Mr. Whittemore of Boston I send you the four volume

Nobel Prize–winning German physicist (1858–1947) who pioneered the understanding of quantum theory. TLS in German, signed “Planck,” one page, 8.25 x 1

Color semi-glossy 3 x 3.5 photo of Princess Anne posing on a love seat, affixed to a slightly larger mount, signed on the mount in blue ink, “Anne, 19

American inventor and industrialist (1831–1897) best known for developing the first successful railroad sleeping car. Partly-printed DS, signed twice,

LS signed “Victoria R,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.5, November 5, 1866. Official letter of state to the president of the Dominican Republic. In part:

Black-bordered 4.5 x 2.75 envelope addressed in Queen Victoria’s hand to “The Viscountess Jocelyn,” and signed in the lower left, “The Queen.” Affixed

First president of South Korea (1875–1965) from 1948 until his resignation in 1960. Fountain pen signature, “Syngman Rhee,” on an off-white 6.5 x 5 sh

Booklet entitled ‘History of the World in Epitome,’ ten pages, 3.25 x 4.75, published by the Gaberbocchus Press on May 18, 1962, signed on the title p

Glossy 9 x 7 press photo of Salk displaying the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to him for his achievement in eradicating polio, signed and inscribed

German-born theologian and philosopher (1875–1965) who received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of ‘Reverence for Life.’ ALS in German,

Shackleton’s personal calling card, 3 x 1.5, signed on the reverse in black ink, “Ernest Shackleton.” Front bears his contact address, “St. James Club

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1719–1806). Manuscript DS, signed “Smith Jams.,” one page, 8 x 13, July 1784. Cumberland

ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, 2 Richmond Terrace letterhead, January 29, 1901. Letter to Reverend Cunningham Geikie, in part: “We

British magazine full of reprinted newspaper articles about the Titanic disaster, forty pages, 7.5 x 11.25, signed on the front cover in ink by surviv

Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman (1892–1980) who served as his country’s prime minister and later as its first president. Satin-finish 4.75 x 6.75

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1742–1798), and one of only six men who signed both the Declaration and the US Constituti

ALS signed “B. Arnold,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.75, April 30, 1787. Letter to James Hayt in New Brunswick. In part: “I have wrote you several time

Distinguished major general in the Continental Army (1737–1814) who organized and trained the undisciplined forces at Cambridge before the Battle of B

Major general in the Revolutionary War (1727–1800), second in command to George Washington, and, later, congressman from Massachusetts. Manuscript DS,

American general in the Revolutionary War and a delegate in the Continental Congress (1740–1795) who served as governor of New Hampshire and commanded

Scarce Civil War–dated partly-printed DS, one page, 8.5 x 14, June 3, 1863. An official “Oath of Renunciation and Allegiance” administered to a Confed

Original manuscript account of the controversial career of Brigadier General Henry Washington Benham, with his own perspective on the “James Island Af

Partly-printed ADS, filled out entirely in Jackson’s hand and signed “T. J. Jackson, Prof.,” one page, 7.75 x 10, June 17, 1859. A Virginia Military I

Civil War–dated ALS signed “T. J. Jackson,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, June 24, 1861. Letter to his banker J. H. Myers, written from “Hd. Qrs. 1st Brigade

Hand-addressed mailing envelope from New York’s Hotel Brunswick, 5 x 3, addressed by Custer to his wife, “Mrs Genl Custer, Monroe, Mich,” bearing an a