RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 8, August 18, 1865. Letter to his former secretary, Adam J. Glossbrenner, in part: "The Appletons have promise...

ALS, one page, 8.25 x 10, December 1, 1823. Letter to William and John Bell, in part: "In pursuance of your request I inform you that I yesterd...

Extraordinary pairing of bold ink signatures, "A. Lincoln" and "Millard Fillmore, April 24, 1865," on an off-white 4.75 x 3.5 al...

Original printed proclamation, 5 x 7.25, three pages on two adjoining sheets, dated February 17, 1865. A proclamation made by President Abraham Lincol

Manuscript DS, signed “Lincoln & Herndon,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.5, September 15, 1851. A petition for Dower in Porter v. Sarpy, in part: ...

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, August 9, 1884. Letter to Robert Underwood Johnson, editor of The Century Magazine. In full: &q...

Several strands of President Ulysses S. Grant's hair, contained within a gold-tone .75 x .75 locket opposite a portrait of Grant. The front of t...

ALS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 5 x 8, October 21, 1873. Letter to the Hon. John Peter Robison, in full: "I have just returned home, fro...

Partly-printed DS, one page, 18.25 x 11.75, March 21, 1883. As governor of New York, Cleveland appoints Samuel Campbell as "Manager of the Stat...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Metropolitan letterhead, July 18, 1917. Letter to Rev. Samuel M. Crothers, a Unitarian minister and popular essayist. In full

TLS, one page, 5.75 x 7.25, Hotel Beau-Site, Rome letterhead, April 5, 1910. Letter to Dr. Judson Swift of the American Tract Society, in full: &quo...

TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, August 21, 1910. Letter to the Hon. H. C. Loudenslager of the Republic

Partly-printed DS, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 11 x 8.5, no date. Unused certificate of membership for the University Club of Washington, D.C., si

TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 6.75 x 9.25, personal letterhead, November 16, 1914. Letter to pastor and magazine editor John Wesley Hill, in ful

Two items: a White House card signed in black ink, "Calvin Coolidge"; and a TLS, one page, 6.75 x 9, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Ex...

Massive matte-finish 16.75 x 23.25 close-up photo of Hoover, signed and inscribed in white ink, "To Felix F. Kuchanski, With the Kind Regards o...

Fantastic matte-finish 13.75 x 10.75 photo of Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 20, 1941, the day of his unprecedented third inauguration, sitting alon

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22.75 x 18.75, January 27, 1938. President Roosevelt appoints Miss Gay B. Shepperson as "State Admini...

Highly desirable print, 11.75 x 14.75, depicting an artistic portrait of President Roosevelt by Jacob H. Perskie, the official portrait for the 1932 c

Vintage matte-finish 12 x 10 photo of Roosevelt in an appealing half-length pose, showing him seated at his desk with pen in hand, signed in the lower

Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of President Truman with his wife and daughter at a Washington airport preparing to depart on a trip to the Midwest

President Harry S. Truman's personally-owned 10K gold St. Christopher's medal charm presented to him on his 65th birthday. The front depicts...

Press release, five pages on four sheets, 8 x 14, January 19, 1949. Mimeographed press release of Truman's inaugural address. In part: "Mr....

DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, no date. President Truman awards Major Evdokim Ivanovich Sidorov the Legion of Merit for personally coordinating

Printed replica of a testimonial plaque presented to President Truman at a Labor's League for Political Education banquet in Chicago, Illinois, ...

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9.5, White House letterhead, November 20, 1950. Letter to Dwight R. G. Palmer of the Democratic National Committee, in

TLS as president signed “DE,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, White House letterhead, December 22, 1954. Letter to White House Chief of Staff Wilton B. Persons

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower seated together on a sofa and sharing a book, signed in black ink, &quo...

Superb matte-finish 5 x 7 photo of Eisenhower in his five-star general's uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen with a reference to the E...

Jacqueline Kennedy's personally-owned and -used Nikon Nikkor 50mm 1:1.4 camera lens, serial no. 5286561, manufactured in the 1970s. Complete wit...

Wonderful glossy 7.75 x 10 photo of Kennedy smiling and tipping his top hat, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, “For Milton Berle—with

Two items: a TLS signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 6.25 x 9, Congress of the United States letterhead, March 12, 1952, addressed to Sigurd Berg, in ful

Attractive color 6 x 6.75 artist's portrait of Kennedy on the front cover of Time Magazine from December 2, 1957, matted to an overall size of 8...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, April 10, 1956. Letter to Kenneth Browne, in part: "I appreciate both your good wishe...

Unsigned pencil notes by John F. Kennedy on an off-white 8 x 12.5 notebook page (lower portion folded), consisting of approximately twenty words and n

Resistol silverbelly cowboy hat made for Johnson to be given out at his ranch, size 6 3/4, with a satin lining featuring an outline of the state of Te

ALS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, June 11, 1975. Letter to the "Democrats of Darien," in part: "Best wishes to you &...

Attractive enameled porcelain pill box from the personal collection of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, used by the couple while they resided in the White Hou

Beautiful Russian hand-painted fine lacquer box from the personal collection of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, used by the couple while they resided at the

Enormous heavy nylon American flag which flew over the US Capitol building during the presidency of George W. Bush, measuring 9´ 5? x 4´ 1...

Souvenir typescript of President Bush's historic statement on September 11, 2001, two pages, 5 x 8.25, mock White House letterhead, signed at th...

TQS on a blue 8.5 x 11 sheet, signed below in black felt tip, "Barack Obama." The quote, in full: "'My family, frankly, they were...

Wonderful color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of six First Ladies at a gala celebrating their work to create the National Garden at the United States Bota

TLS, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, The Vice President's House letterhead, July 7, 1988. Letter to Ms. Brandt, in part: "Thank you for your letter ex...

Three glossy 10 x 8 photos of Jimmy Carter and his memorable baseball moments, each signed in black felt tip, "J. Carter." The photo subje...

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of President Jimmy Carter, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

Color glossy 8 x 10 half-length photo of the 39th president posing with the first lady, signed in black felt tip, "J. Carter" and "&a...

Four items: an ALS signed “Frances F. Cleveland Preston,” one page both sides on a 5.75 x 3.25 card, March 10, 1930, apologizing for not returning a l

Two first edition books, Back to Work and Giving, both hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the title page in black felt tip by Bill Clinton. In over

Ink signature, "Calvin Coolidge," and fountain pen signature, "Charles E. Hughes," on an off-white 3.75 x 5.5 card bearing an af...