RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

Controversial lawyer and land speculator (1802–1865) active in early Texas politics who was assassinated in 1865. ALS in Spanish, signed "Tomas...

Signed book: Last of the Great Scouts: Life Story of Col. W. F. Cody by Helen Cody Wetmore. First edition. Chicago: Duluth Press Publishing Company, 1

Free franked mailing envelope, 5.5 x 3, addressed in Houston’s hand to “Mrs. Jackson Smith, 143 Lexington Avenue, New York,” and prominently franked i

Early settler of Texas (1784–1835) who first went to the region in 1813 as a member of the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition, permanently settling there in 1

Handwritten letter in Spanish, believed to be by Piedras, unsigned, one page, 8 x 9.75, January 3, 1830 [but likely 1831]. Apparently a draft of a let

Ink signatures of the mathematician, physicist, astronomer Francois Arago, "F. Arago," the chemist and physicist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, ...

TLS in Hebrew, one page, 8.75 x 11, June 12, 1952. Untranslated letter concerning the assignment of a committee in relation to the map of Israel. In v

Mobster (1905–2002) who became boss of one of the most prominent crime families in the world. Bank check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Bonanno,

Older brother of Napoleon (1868–1844) who served as King of Spain from 1808 to 1813, and King of Naples from 1806 to 1808. ALS in French, signed “Jose

Collection of three Christmas cards, including: a 1970 card signed inside by Prince Philip; a 1976 card signed inside by the Queen Mother; and a 2002

TLS signed "R. E. Byrd," one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, December 19, 1930. Letter to C. E. Cotting, in part: "I want to...

Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Card informing President Bush of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, signed in gold ink, "On 9...

Matte-finish 3.75 x 5.75 head-and-shoulders photo of Chiang Kai-shek, signed in fountain pen in Chinese. Lower right bears an Omea Studio blindstamp,

ALS signed “J. C.,” one page, 5.25 x 8, July 16, 1858. Letter to Mr. Hale, in full: "I have just rec'd the enclosed from Mr. Thomas—Don'...

Signed book: The Dalai Lama. First edition. NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1961. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 151 pages. Signed on the first

First quintuplets (born May 28, 1934) known to have survived their infancy. The identical sisters were born to parents Oliva Edouard and Elzire Dionne

ALS signed “B. Disraeli,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7, blindstamped Grosvenor Gate letterhead, February 24, 1858. Letter to the poli

Three Christmas cards, each signed in ink or ballpoint, "from Elizabeth R," ranging in size from 18.5 x 7.25 to 18 x 7.75 (measured open),...

Partly-printed DS, signed twice, “O. Ellsworth, a Judge of Sup. Court” and “Oliv. Ellsworth, a Judge of Super. Court,” one page, 6.5 x 8.75, October 2

ALS signed “Filly,” one page, 3.75 x 5.75, personal letterhead, postmarked 1961. Letter to his sister Estelle Frankfurter, in full: "Nice man, ...

Pioneer of psychoanalytic child psychology (1895–1982) who was the daughter of Sigmund Freud. Signed book in German: Das Unbehagen in der Kultur

TLS, one page, 5.75 x 8, Prime Minister letterhead, March 7, 1980. Letter to Gory Millen, in full: "Thank you for your letter of the 1st March ...

Attractive glossy 4.25 x 6.75 half-length portrait of Indira Gandhi, signed in the lower border in green ink. Reverse bears a Government of India stam

Glossy 3.5 x 3.25 photo of Getty seated in a striped suit, signed in blue ink, "J. P. Getty." Matted with a compliments card to an overall...

Two documents signed at the conclusion by Jean Paul Getty: an amendment of application to the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, one page, 8.5 x

Italian physician, pathologist, and scientist (1843–1926) who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1906. DS in Italian, signed “C. Golgi,” one page, 8.

Uncommon signed book: Perestroika. Collector's edition, limited issue, numbered 106/250. Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1994. Leatherbound hardc...

Three TLSs, each one page, 8.5 x 11, signed by a member of the Guggenheim family, including: a letter signed "Daniel Guggenheim," dated Oc...

Color satin-finish 14 x 11 mountaineering photo featuring a Hillary quote on his historic climb, numbered 10/10, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine

Vintage matte-finish 9.25 x 12 portrait of Hoover seated at his desk, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "For Dorothy Lamour Howard, a Doubl...

Vintage matte-finish 8.75 x 11 portrait of Hoover at his desk, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., With best wishes,...

Three satin-finish photos of Leavelle escorting Lee Harvey Oswald as Jack Ruby shoots him, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in black or blue felt tip by

Lengthy untranslated manuscript DS in German, signed “George R,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 12.5, June 1736. The white paper seal affixe

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “George R,” one page, 16.5 x 11, February 23, 1801. King George appoints Thomas Stanwix as "a Second Lieutenan...

King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 until his death in 1820, whose reign was most notably marked by the American Revolution. Ink signature, “G

King of Great Britain and Ireland (1762–1830) from 1820 to his death. Manuscript DS, signed “George R.,” five pages, 9.5 x 14.5, July 16, 1827. Warran

Uncommon and interesting grouping of three real photo postcards, each measuring 3.5 x 5.5 or 5.5 x 3.5, including: a full-length portrait of George wi

King of Prussia (born 1797) from 1861 and first emperor of Germany from 1871 until his death in 1888. Untranslated manuscript DS in German, signed “Wi

Original graphite profile sketch of New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia on an off-white 8.25 x 8.75 sheet, signed in the lower right in black felt tip,

French diplomat (1805–1894) who spearheaded the project to build the Suez Canal. Engraved portrait of de Lesseps, with a main image area of 4.75 x 6.5

Reviled American legislator (1908–1957) whose dogged pursuit and persecution of would-be Communists in the early 1950s remains one of the most notorio

French statesman of Swiss birth (1732–1804) and finance minister of Louis XVI, a post he held in the lead-up to the French Revolution in 1789. Untrans

African-American activist and co-founder of the Black Panther Party (1942–1989) who was shot and killed in Oakland by a member of the Black Guerilla F

Two letters: a TLS signed “Yours sincerely, Camilla Parker Bowles,” one page, 5.75 x 8.25, Clarence House letterhead, August 20, 2004. Letter to Mario

Scarce Royal Christmas card from 2000, measuring 12 x 8 open, featuring an affixed color photo of Prince William and Prince Harry with their father, w

Royal Christmas card, measures 16 x 6 open, bearing an amusing color photo affixed inside of Charles posing with Princes William and Harry, both stand

Color satin-finish 9.75 x 7 photo of Charles and his staff, affixed to the original 12 x 10 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, “Charles 1993.

DS, signed “Charles,” one page, 11 x 8.25, July 10, 1971. Form 700 flight servicing certificate consisting of inspections for before flight/turn round

ALS, one black-bordered page, 5.75 x 8.25, personal monogrammed letterhead, December 26, 1977. Letter to Lucile Palmaro, in part: "Christmas is...

Two items: a vintage glossy 5.5 x 3.5 postcard photo of the Prince and Princess of Monaco waving from a balcony, signed in fountain pen, “Grace de Mon