RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

Two items: an early DS, signed "Wm. H. Taft," one page, 7 x 3, being a 'series of 1878' Distillery Warehouse Stamp certificate iss...

Desirable pairing of presidents' signatures: a bold ink signature, "Wm. H. Taft," on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 card; and a fountain pen...

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 14, 1955. Letter to Kenneth Browne, in full: "I appreciated your letter of the ninth v...

Matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint,...

Time magazine cover from August 13, 1956, showing Truman surrounded by four television sets, matted to an overall size of 9.5 x 10.75, signed and insc

Vintage glossy 8.25 x 7 photo of Truman seated with Texan Congressman and longtime Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, signed by both in fountain pen. P

Complete block of 50 US commemorative 3-cent postage stamps issued during the Truman administration for the National Capital Sesquicentennial, 9 x 10.

Signed book: Mr. Citizen. Special edition, limited issue, numbered 129/1000. NY: Bernard Geis Associates, 1960. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.25 x 9.25,

Handsome large engraved portrait of Truman in near profile, 11 x 14, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To E. W. Hooper, Kind regards, Harr...

Signed book: Memoirs by Harry S. Truman, Volume One: Year of Decisions. Special Kansas City Edition, limited to 20,615 copies: Doubleday, 1955. Hardco

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 7, 1917. Letter to Walter Lippmann of The New Republic, in full: "Thank you...

Scarce 12.75 x 16.25 print of a portrait of Woodrow Wilson, produced from a drypoint etching by acclaimed artist Otto J. Schneider, signed in the lowe

Two letters: a TLS as president, signed "Woodrow Wilson," one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, June 9, 1914, addressed to Mrs. Nels...

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey (1713–1779). Engraved New Jersey note for twelve shillings, no. 6177, printed by Isaac Colli

Partly-printed DS, signed “Rob't Morris,” one page, 12.75 x 9.5, February 20, 1795. Document certifying that "Sylvanus Bourne is entitled t...

Historic wooden City of Boston key made from an elm tree which stood on the Lexington Green battleground when the first shots of the American Revoluti

ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, July 23, 1840. Letter written from Ashland, Kentucky, in part: "I have duly received yo...

English-born Quaker (1644–1718) and founder of the colony that became the State of Pennsylvania. Vellum manuscript DS, signed “Wm. Penn,” one page, 17

Indian nationalist revolutionary (1884–1939) who was dedicated to the removal of British influence in India. ALS, one page, 3.5 x 5.5, February 20, 19

ALS in Gujarati, signed “Bapu's blessings,” one page both sides, 2.75 x 2.75, no date. In full (translated): "Chi Yashwant Prasad, Received...

Remarkable TLS signed “Bro Malcolm X,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, As–Salaam–Alaikum letterhead, July 13, 1960. Expansive letter addressed to his teacher Eli

Exceptional vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Keller seated with a book and a dog resting by her feet, signed and inscribed in pencil,

TLS signed “Martin L. King, Jr.,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 5, 1961. Letter to Ken Browne in Arizona, in part: "Encou...

Rare vintage glossy 3.5 x 5 photo of King in a sharp suit and tie, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Best Wishes to Mr. & Mrs. Ken Bro...

Italian-born British nurse (1820–1910), popularly known as the 'Lady with a Lamp,' who first came to prominence for her care of troops durin...

ALS on the inside of a greeting card, measures 10 x 6 open, April 14, 1994. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Ken Browne, in part: "Thanks for the news cl...

Zionist leader (1860–1945) who worked for the Jewish Publishing Society of America before she founded Hadassah in 1912. TLS, two pages, 7.75 x 10.5, G

Handwritten draft of a letter by Jay, unsigned, one page, 9.75 x 15.5, July 2, 1798. Written as the second governor of New York, a draft addressed to

ALS, one page, 7.5 x 9.25, June 22, 1791. Written from Newport, a letter to his wife Sally in New York, in full: "This I believe will be the la...

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (born 1777) from 1836 until his death in 1864. Before holding that office, Taney served as secretary of the treasur

One of the four co-founders of Harley-Davidson (1881–1950) who was responsible for setting up the company’s nationwide network of dealers. Interesting

Fascinating grouping of four letters, three signed “W. R. Hearst” and one signed in full, five total pages, dated between 1930 and 1940; the lot consi

British astrophysicist (1882–1944) famous for his work regarding the theory of relativity. ALS signed “A. S. Eddington,” one page, 4.5 x 6.75, blindst

Rare autograph endorsement on a preprinted letter from Thomas Edison to his close associate George F. Morrison, one page, 7 x 9, From the Laboratory o

Signed book: The Boy's Life of Edison. Later printing. NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1921. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 367 pages. Signed on t...

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped personal Princeton letterhead, December 23, 1938. Letter to Ralph Roeder of the

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page both sides, 8.75 x 11.25, personal letterhead, October 19, 1928. Letter to Dr. Hans Reichenbach, a colle

ALS in German, signed “Albert,” one page, 3.5 x 5.5, September 2, 1922. Letter to his sister Maja on family matters, in full (translated): "I e...

British physicist and chemist (1791–1867) best known for his development of the first dynamo and the discovery of electromagnetic induction. ALS signe

Scottish bacteriologist (1881–1955) who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his role in the discovery and isolation of penicillin. Exquisite m

Influential Russian-born theoretical physicist and cosmologist (1904–1968) who was a leading advocate of the 'Big Bang' theory. Extremely ra...

Bold ink signatures, "Lamarck” and "G. Cuvier," on an off-white 7 x 9.25 sign-in page, headed, "Signatures des Membres Presens,&...

Austrian zoologist, ornithologist, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine who pioneered the modern study of animal behavior (1903–

Exceptional sepia matte-finish 4 x 5.75 portrait of Marconi by Pach Brothers of New York, affixed to the original 8 x 10.75 studio mount, signed and i

Physicist known for his work on measuring the speed of light (1852–1931) who, in 1907, became the first American scientist to win a Nobel Prize. TLS s

LS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 5.25 x 8, no date but likely circa 1885–1886. Letter to Dr. George Henslow at St. Bartholomew's Hos...

ALS in German, one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, personal stamped letterhead, April 4, 1960. A superb, partly translated letter to Norman Thomas concerni

Literary theorist and philosopher (1915–1980) whose ideas explored a diverse range of subjects, including structuralism, semiotics, social theory, and

English philosopher, statesman, and scientist (1561–1626). LS signed “assured, fr. verulam Canc ,” 7.5 x 11.5, August 3, 1619. Letter as Baro

TLS signed “C. G. Jung,” one page, 8.25 x 11, personal letterhead, January 30, 1951. Letter to Grant Code in New York, in part: "As far as I ca...