RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Fountain pen signature, "Geo. Eastman,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 slip. In fine condition, with a faint stain above his first name from onetime c...

Remarkable archive from the family of the German-Jewish architect Adolf Stern, who were Einstein’s neighbors in Caputh, where he spent his summers fro

Automotive mogul (1875–1940) who founded the Chrysler Corporation. TLS signed “Dad,” one page, 7.25 x 10, personal letterhead, October 15, 1926. Lette

American businessman (1881–1956) who founded the multibillion-dollar aircraft manufacturing company that still bears his name. Exceptionally rare part

ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page both sides, 9 x 11.25, personal letterhead, April 2, 1933. Freud writes to pioneering South African psychoanal

ALS in Italian, one page both sides, 5.25 x 4.25, Reale Accademia d'Italia letterhead, September 23, 1931. Letter to Italian composer Umberto Gi...

Influential psychologist (1875–1961) recognized as the founder of analytical psychology. TLS in German, signed “C. G. Jung,” two pages, 8.25 x 11.5, p

Physician and promoter of health foods (1852–1943) best known for his invention of Corn Flakes. TLS, three pages, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, July

Nobel Prize-winning physicist (1868–1953) who was the first to isolate the electron and measure its charge. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, California Instit

Son of Harley-Davidson cofounder William A. Davidson (1905–1993) who himself later assumed the presidency of the famed motorcycle manufacturer. TLS si

ALS in German, signed “Papa,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, April 10, 1936. Letter to his son Eduard Einstein, nicknamed "Tetel," in full...

Remarkable scientific AMS in German, signed "A. Einstein," one page, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa 1938 or earlier. An important working man...

Nobel Prize-winning German physicist (1858–1947) who pioneered the understanding of quantum theory. Unusual 4.5 x 7 photo card bearing a printed messa

Prolific American inventor (1873–1961) often referred to as 'the father of radio' for his pioneering work in wireless telegraphy. TLS, one p...

TLS in Italian, signed “Ferrari,” one page, 6.75 x 9.25, Ferrari letterhead, August 18, 1947. Letter to famed Italian racing driver Tazio Nuvolari, in

Danish physicist (1885–1962) who was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics for his theory of atomic structure. TLS in German, one page, 8.75 x 11.25

Auto engineer and inventor (1875–1951) who designed Volkswagen and Porsche automobiles. Fountain pen signature in German on a 6.75 x 7 off-white guest

TLS in Italian, signed “Ferrari,” one page, 6 x 9.5, Ferrari Automobile letterhead, February 20, 1952. In full (translated): "I hereby present ...

Ideal FDC with a silk color cachet honoring Albert Einstein, signed in black ink, "Francis Crick" and in black ballpoint, "James D. W...

Limited edition Royal Mint and Mail coin and commemorative cover honoring 50 years of DNA Discoveries: 1953–2003, 8.5 x 4.25, one of 30,000 issued, si

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, California Institute of Technology letterhead, November 15, 1954. Letter to noted bacteriophage biologist Dr. Gunther Stent,

ALS in German, one page, 5.5 x 3.5, postmarked November 1, 1968. Response to a medical student who requested a handwritten quotation from Born's...

American scientist and inventor (1909–1991) who pioneered inexpensive polarizing filters and, with his development of 'instant' photography,...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine letterhead, May 12, 1975. Letter to Marylou Bonet, in part: "It is dif...

Austrian engineer (1916–2000) who developed the first jet-propelled helicopter while working for Wiener Neustaedter Flugzeugwerke during World War 2.

French physicist (1892–1987) known for his theory that matter has the properties of both particles and waves, who was awarded the 1929 Nobel Prize in

Biochemist (1905–2002) who discovered two rules that helped lead to the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA. TLS in German, one page, 8.5 x

Free-franked address panel accomplished in Washington’s hand as president, 4.5 x 3, addressed to “Colo. Will’m A. Washington, Westmoreland Cty, Virgin

Ink signature, “Go: Washington,” on an off-white 8.75 x 3 slip clipped from a 1769 land indenture. In good condition, with professional backing to sli

Partly-printed ADS signed within the body, one page, 6 x 3.75, July 24, 1764. Legal document accomplished in Adams's hand, in part: "I Thom...

Choice full free frank, measuring 5 x 3.5 folded, addressed by Jefferson to “David Gelston esq., New York,” and crisply franked in the lower left, “fr

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “James Madison" as president and "Jas. Monroe" as secretary of state, one page, 10.5 x 15, December ...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 12 x 8.25, April 6, 1821. President Monroe grants David Lyons and Lewis Rogers, "assignees of ...

ALS as president, one page both sides, 8 x 9.75, March 23, 1819. Letter to Thomas Swann, in full: “I forgot to mention to you the case of Mr. Swart ye

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 12.75 x 9.25, August 9, 1824. President Monroe grants William Bulger "late a private in Hook&#...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 13.75 x 9.25, April 1, 1825. President Adams grants James M. White a parcel of

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 15.75 x 9.75, May 1, 1826. President Adams grants Irvine O. Hockaday of Callawa

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 9.5, April 10, 1829. President Jackson grants Peter Groves of Wabash County, Indiana, a tract

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 13.5 x 17.5, February 20, 1864. President Van Buren appoints John M. King as...

ALS signed “M. Van Buren,” one page both sides, 5 x 7.25, May 21, 1853. Letter to Mr. Ingersoll, in part: “I will be ready for you on Monday at a quar

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 12.75 x 16.75, March 2, 1838. President Van Buren appoints Albert E. Church as

Civil War-dated free franked mailing envelope, 4.25 x 2.5, franked in the upper right, “J. Tyler,” addressed in another hand to “Miss Rebecca Jones,”

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16 x 12.5, July 18, 1846. President Polk appoints Daniel Vaughan as "Naval Officer for the District o...

Bold ink signature, "Very respectfully, your ob't serv't, Z. Taylor,” on an off-white 4 x 2.25 slip. In fine condition, with light stai...

Partly-printed DS as governor of Tennessee, one page, 12.5 x 15.25, July 14, 1840. Governor Polk grants Robert C. Johnson "a certain Tract or P...

DS, one page, 14 x 14, September 15, 1848. Hudson & Berkshire Rail-Road Co. bond in the amount of $1000, issued under the provisions of an act b...

Neatly penned ALS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8, August 21, 1857. Letter to H. B. Swarr, in part: "I have written Adam Kendes a kind letter w...

ALS signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, November 1, 1859. Written from Springfield, Illinois, a letter to Kersey H. Fell, in full: "I k...

ANS, one page, 5.5 x 9, no date. Note to Sam Carter, in full: "I wish you to send me some pure whiskey. I have some which is not fit to drink y...

Manuscript DS as president, one page, 8 x 13, May 16, 1866. Document addressed to the Senate and House of Representatives, in full: "I transmit...