RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Manuscript DS, signed “Robt Morris" and "James Wilson,” one page both sides, 8 x 13, October 13, 1794. An indenture between Robert Morris ...

Signer of the Declaration of Independence who, following the Revolution, devoted himself almost entirely to Georgia state politics (1749–1804). Revolu

LS signed “H. Clay,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9, August 16, 1827. Letter to Samuel Hodges, the US consul for the Cape de Verd Islands, in full: &q...

ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, August 7, 1846. Letter to William C. C. Claiborne, in part: "I lament that there is so much ...

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “P. Henry,” one page, 16.5 x 14.75, January 19, 1786. As governor of Virginia, Henry grants William Churchill Jones...

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

Autograph endorsement, signed “Edm: Randolph,” eight total pages, 6.5 x 8.5, June 18, 1782. Deposition made by Patrick Henry as a defendant in a case

Indian reformer (1772–1833) who challenged traditional Hindu culture and first introduced the word Hinduism into the English language in 1816. Scarce

LS in German, signed “Oskar,” one page on the reverse of a 3.5 x 5.5 postcard, no date but postmarked Menden (Sauerland), August 20, 1957. Written in

AMS in German in pencil, four pages, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa 1990s, signed vertically in the left margin in black ballpoint, “S. Wiesenthal,” and

ALS, one page, 8 x 9.75, December 2, 1800. Letter to his son, "Peter Augustus Jay, Esqr," in part: "As Mr. Ph. P. Livingston consents...

Influential lawyer, jurist, and Harvard Law School professor (1779–1845) who served on the Supreme Court from 1811 to 1845. ALS, one page both sides,

Signed book: The Story of Mary and Her Little Lamb. First edition. Dearborn, Michigan: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford, 1928. Stiff faux-leather cover, 5 x 8,

Partly-printed DS, signed “Henry Wells” and “Wm. G. Fargo,” one page, 12 x 8.75, May 1, 1866. Attractively engraved certificate for five shares of cap

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, March 3, 1915. Writing on his 68th birthday, Bell addresses Miss Margaret Sanders, the daughter of his f

Rare bank receipt, 7 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Bell, "A. Graham Bell," received from Thomas Sanders the sum of $87.50, December 19,...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, December 16, 1912. Response to a collector, in full: "Agreeably with the request contained in you...

Sought-after ANS signed “C. Darwin,” one page both sides, 7 x 4.5, October 8, no year but likely 1856. Written from Down House, England, a brief note

TLS signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison, Orange, N.J. letterhead, September 15, 1916. Letter to

Austrian biologist and physician (1868–1943) who is recognized as the father of transfusion medicine. Noted for distinguishing and developing the mode

TLS signed "G. Marconi," one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, July 13, 1931. Letter to Admiral Mark Kerr. In part: "I read with gre...

ALS signed “Sam'l. F. B. Morse,” one page, 5 x 8, December 8, 1866. Written from Paris, a letter to E. S. Sanford, in full: "Don't forg...

Exceedingly rare 7.5 x 5.5 cabinet photo of Pasteur in a contemplative full-length pose, portraying the revered scientist resting in a parlor chair be

Sought-after ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 5.25 x 8, Ecole Normale Superieure letterhead, January 13, 1859. Letter to his colleague, t

Nobel Prize-winning German physicist (1858–1947) who pioneered the understanding of quantum theory. Crisp ink signature, "Dr. Max Planck,” on a...

Original amateur pencil sketch of Freud on an off-white 9.5 x 11 sheet, signed below in pencil by the pioneering psychoanalyst, "Sigm. Freud.&q...

ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, personal letterhead, December 25, 1908. Letter to "My dear Colleague," Friedrich Sa...

Russian geographer, zoologist, and political theorist (1842–1921) best known for his advocacy of anarchist communism. ALS signed “P. Kropotkin,” four

TLS in Polish, signed “Karol card. Wojtyla,” one page, 6 x 4, Metropolita Krakowski stationery card, August 16, 1977. Untranslated letter of recommend

TLS in Polish, signed “Karol card Wojtyla,” one page, 5.75 x 4.25, Easter 1976. In full (roughly translated): "Thank you for the good words of ...

Pope Pius XII's personally-owned and -worn white zucchetto skullcap, measuring 6.5? in diameter, with a small label inside, " tas Mariae Re...

Rare ALS in Spanish, three pages both sides, 4 x 5.5, September 29, 1958. Letter to Revolutionary Air Force Chief Pedro Luis Diaz Lanz, one of the key

DS, in Spanish, four pages, 9 x 13, May 12, 1959. Document related to public planning, in part (translated): "I hereby inform you that the Coun...

Rare autograph album, 7.5 x 4.5, featuring gold lettering on the front, “Autografo de Heroes de la Revolucion,” signed inside circa March 1959 in ink

DS in Japanese, one page, 23.25 x 17.75, circa 1890–1912. Untranslated document in which the emperor of Japan confers the Order of the Golden Kite upo

Amazing archive of 28 TLSs from Churchill to his proofreader and editor C. C. Wood relating to the publication of the monumental biography Marlborough

LS in Spanish, signed by Ferdinand, "Yo el Rey [I the King]," and by Isabella, "Yo la Reyna [I the Queen]," one page, 8.5 x 6, D...

King of Prussia (born 1712) from 1740 until his death in 1786. His political prowess and enlightened attitudes toward religion, learning, and the huma

Handwritten letter, unsigned, one page, no date but postmarked July 18, 1814. Written from 12 Temple Place, a letter to Colonel Richard Puleston, in f

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (born 1600) from 1625 until his execution in the wake of the English Civil War in 1649. LS in French, signed “

Signed book: The Encyclopaedia of Sport, Vols. I and II. London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1897–1898. Leatherbound hardcover, 8 x 10.75. Signed and inscrib

Vintage matte-finish 4.75 x 3.25 family portrait of the Queen and King sitting with their daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret, affixed to a slightly lar

Attractive royal Christmas and New Year card from 1949, with an embossed golden crown on the front, measures 11.75 x 7 open, bearing a photo of King G

Queen consort of France (1575–1642) as the second wife of King Henry IV of France. She herself was a member of the wealthy and powerful House of Medic

Rare and early manuscript DS, signed "Henry R," one page, 11.5 x 5, March 20, 1509/10. Petition to grant Bartholomew Brereton an extension...

Queen of Tahiti (born 1813) from 1827 until her death in 1877; she succeeded as ruler of Tahiti after the death of her brother Pomare III when she was

ALS signed “Charles,” five pages on three sheets, 7.25 x 9.5, personal letterhead, February 16, 1986. Letter to friend and landscape consultant Vernon

ALS, signed “Diana x,” written inside a 5 x 7 greeting card, no date. Letter to her friend Janet, quite possibly her personal beautician, Janet Filder

Christmas card embossed with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 12 x 8 open, featurin

Christmas card embossed with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 16 x 6 open, featurin