RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Two letters and a handwritten poem from Fitzgerald to his college friend Tom Lineaweaver. First ALS, signed “Scott,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, Ellerslie le

Incredibly rare set of five original pencil and colored pencil developmental architectural drawings of Wright’s Fallingwater masterpiece, on large oni

Striking vintage matte-finish 13.5 x 16.5 portrait of Einstein seated at a table with astronomer Charles Edward St. John, signed in the lower right in

Nicholson’s screen-worn suit from his role as Jake Gittes in the 1974 film Chinatown, worn during the scene in which his nose was slashed by henchman

Choate alumni bulletin depicting a portrait of President Kennedy on the front cover, issued between August and November 1963, 8.25 x 10.75, 56 pages,

Russian painter (1879–1935) who was a pioneer of geometric abstract art and the originator of the avant-garde, Suprematist movement. ALS in Russian, o

Vintage 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Darwin by Elliott & Fry, circa 1874, signed below the image in black ink, “Ch. Darwin.” Printed text...

Extremely rare DS in Japanese, signed by Hirohito as emperor of Japan and Eisaku Sato as prime minister, one page, 22.5 x 16, January 11, 1966. Docume

German officer (1907–1944) who was one of the leading members of Operation Valkyrie. He was executed by firing squad after the operation failed. Extre

Extremely rare and highly sought-after partly-printed vellum DS, signed “G. A. Custer,” one page, 15.5 x 9.75, February 11, 1875. Custer, as Lieutenan

One of the most famous French poets of the 17th century (1621–1695) widely known for his collections of fables. ADS in French, signed “de La Fontaine

ALS signed “C. Darwin,” one page both sides, 5 x 7.75, June 1 [1844]. Letter to an unidentified gentleman, most likely entomologist Henry Denny. In fu

Striking rice paper reproduction of the Declaration of Independence, 25.25 x 29, printed by Peter Force in 1848 for inclusion in his series American A

ALS in German, one page, 8.5 x 10.5, February 26, 1853, Frankfurt am Main. Letter to auctioneer Johann Friedrich Lippert, regarding the payment of an

Extremely rare pair of circa 1722 colonial broadsides offering a series of oaths pledging loyalty to King George I. First is entitled “Oaths Appointed

Oswald’s personally-owned and -worn long double-breasted raincoat issued by the United States Marine Corps, dark green, size 38R, stenciled inside the

Last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland (1612–1672) who was a major figure in the early history of New York City. Manuscript DS, i

Austrian symbolist painter (1862–1918) and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. ALS in German, one page, 5 x 6.25, no d

Third-person ALS as president signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 8 x 10, March 8, 1805. Letter to Ceasar Augustus Rodney (1772-1824), nephew of Signer

Autograph DS, one page, 6.5 x 8, November 23, 1784. Boone confirms receipt of a payment for surveying work in Fayette County, Kentucky. In part: “Rec’

ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, personal letterhead, October 14, 1916. Letter to Austrian writer and lyric poet Arthu

English mathematician and writer (1815–1852) and the only daughter of Lord Byron, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanic...

Flown aluminum ‘lunar rover license’ plate, 1.25 x .5, marked with the registration number “LRV 001,” with “MOON” as the home state, the year 1971, an

Massive collection of roughly 2,000 books from the last decade and a half, covering a wide variety of subjects, including sports, fiction, politics, h

Absolutely magnificent vintage 7 x 9.5 program photo by Dezo Hoffman of the band looking sharp in their matching iconic collarless suits in the spring

Outstanding color satin-finish 7 x 5 candid snapshot photo of Lennon, holding a young Sean, and Ono standing alongside a horse in a snow-covered pastu

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21 x 16.75, no date. Four-language ship’s papers filled out in the English section only, issued to “William

Highly desirable Springfield Marine and Fire Insurance Company check, 7 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Lincoln, “A Lincoln,” payable to Hurst &...

ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 5.25 x 8, 1866. Letter to an unidentified gentleman. In full: “You have indeed, been fortunate if until now you have nev

Vintage matte-finish 6 x 7.75 portrait of Einstein seated with one hand resting on the arm of a chair, affixed to a 9 x 12 mount, signed and inscribed

Spanish monarchs best known as the sponsors and patrons of Christopher Columbus. Manuscript DS in Spanish, signed “Yo el Rey,” [I the King] and “Yo el

ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8, Ecole Normale Supérieure letterhead, September 7, 1867. Letter to Italian sc...

Uncommon Apollo 15 postal cover, 6.5 x 3.75, numbered 212 of 300, carried to the lunar surface aboard the Falcon, signed in the lower left corner by c

Long strip of black mourning crepe, 35 x 5.5, worn by Admiral C. H. Eldredge while guarding Lincoln as he lay in state at New York’s City Hall on Apri

Archive of 20 letters from various persons looking for the 'smoking gun' to uncover the truth behind the Kennedy assassination, most typed, ...

ALS, two pages both sides, 6.25 x 9.25, black-bordered personal letterhead, September 17, 1964. Mrs. Kennedy urgently appeals to Jim Bishop to relinqu

Extremely rare and highly-sought after ink signature, “Sitting Bull,” on the reverse of an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 business card of noted Native American

Hungarian Romantic era composer and pianist (1811–1886) whose prowess at the keyboard earned him a cachet as perhaps the greatest virtuoso in the hist

Vintage ballpoint signatures, “Beatles, To Sheila, lots of love, Paul McCartney,” “John Lennon,” “Ringo Starr,” and “George Harrison,” on a light blue

LS signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 5 x .25, Springfield, Illinois, July 2, 1860. Brief letter to William H. Adams, written in the hand of Lincoln’s pri

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14 x 17.5, April 4, 1862. President Lincoln appoints William H. White “Brigade Surgeon of Volunteers in the

Incredibly scarce first edition, second issue of Dracula, Westminster, England: Archibald Constable and Company, 1897. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.7

Vintage Parlophone Records promotional photocard from October of 1962, 5.5 x 3.25, featuring an image of the band working in the recording studio, sig

Civil War–dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15 x 19.75, July 17, 1862. President Lincoln appoints Henry G. Litchfield as “Second

ALS in German, signed “Rilke,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 8, January 22, 1919. Letter to Grete Crulbransson, Austrian writer, half-sis

Screen-worn jacket from Fonda’s role as Frank James in the 1939 film Jesse James. Dark green single-breasted two-button jacket with a faint blue horiz

Outstanding Revolutionary War (circa 1777) hand-addressed and franked address panel, 6 x 3, addressed by Washington, “On public service, Major General

Handwritten list in pencil on the reverse of one of Oswald’s pay stubs from Jaggars-Chiles-Stovall, Inc., of Dallas, Texas, 10 x 3.25, for the pay per

Organized crime figure (1916–1966) romantically linked to many New York and Chicago mobsters—once described in Time magazine as ‘queen of the gangster

Unique piece of ivory-colored lace belonging to Martha Washington, measuring approximately 11 x 1.5, featuring an ornate and elaborate sheer design. I

Civil War–dated partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.75 x 13.75, September 28, 1864. President Lincoln confirms the appointment of a Brazilian

Pioneer of quantum physics (1900–1958) who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1945 after being nominated by Albert Einstein. Very rare vintage mat

Original and quite rare vintage signed ink sketch of Piglet on a light purple 3 x 1.5 clipped slip, signed above the image, “E. H. Shepard.” Slip is a

ALS in French, signed “H. T. Lautrec,” one page, 4.5 x 7, Bordeaux, no date, but July 1900. Lautrec writes to the famous actor and director Andr...

Fanciful ALS in pencil in French, signed “T-Lautrec,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7, no date [but June 1895]. Letter to an unidentifie

Official Reach American League (Harridge, circa 1940–44) baseball signed in fountain pen on the sweet spot by Babe Ruth and side panels by Gary Cooper

Collection of 36 replica sports jerseys, most with sewn on letters and numbers, each signed in felt tip or ink by a major athletic figure. Signers are

Apollo 11 Manned Flight Awareness medal, 1.25? diameter. The face bears the raised re-creation of the famous image of Buzz Aldrin looking at the Ameri

Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “To Maureen, love from the Beatles, Paul McCartney xxx,” and ballpoint signatures, “Love, John Lennon

Rare original press release issued prior to Truman’s State of the Union address on January 7, 1953, eight pages both sides, 8 x 14, signed at the conc

Empress of Russia, 1762–96, who came to power following a coup d'état and the assassination of her husband, Peter III. LS in French, signed...

Choice partly-printed DS one page, 15 x 12, September 10, 1790. Hancock appoints Joseph Shiverick as “Ensign of a Company in the first Regiment third

Scarce hand-addressed free-franked panel, 6.75 x 3.5, addressed by Hancock, “To the Honl the Assembly of the State of Virginia at Williamsburgh,” and

Stone tablet from the Cathedral of Notre Dame, measuring approximately 5 x 7.5 x .25, with crosses carved into each corner and the center of the stone

War-dated LS signed “R. E. Lee,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 8, October 14, 1862. Letter to Secretary of War George H. Randolph. In full: “Mr. Edenbor

French sculptor and graphic artist (1864–1943). ALS in French, two pages, 5.25 x 6.75, no date. Letter to art critic and author Gustave Geffroy. In fu

Crystal-clear vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 9.5 photo of Twain in a seated three-quarter-length pose affixed to its original 13 x 17 A. F. Bradley photog

British author and scholar (1892–1973) whose Lord of the Rings trilogy became one of the towering classics of fantasy literature and inspired a series

TLS, three pages, 8 x 10, on Wright’s red-block paper, June 3, 1941. Letter to Lewis Mumford. In full: “When, because of a difference of feeling and j

Scarce and highly desirable cover and title page for sheet music to Porgy and Bess, measuring 17 x 11.75 open, signed below his frontispiece image in

ALS signed “Love, Janis,” six pages, 5.75 x 8, August 28, [1965]. Letter to her boyfriend Peter de Blanc. In part: “I don’t know what I’m trying to pr

Porter’s personally-owned and -used portable backgammon board which folds to 22 x 14 x 2, hinged on one side with a clasp on the other, with “Cole Por

Screen-worn jacket from Polanski’s role as “Man with Knife” in the 1974 film Chinatown. Beige single-breasted jacket has a two-button front, with a We

Extremely rare dark red fragment from a stripe of an American flag, measuring approximately 1.5 x 2.5, reputed to be part of the flag that was used to

Chiricahua Apache (1829–1909) who attained the status of legend for his steadfast defense of Native American lands before surrendering in 1886. After

Associate of the Lucchese crime family in New York (1950–1979) involved in truck hijackings, dealing and fencing of stolen property, extortion, fraud,

Revered Norwegian playwright and poet (1828–1906) whose works, including A Doll’s House and Hedda Gabler, made him one of the seminal figures of moder

ALS, one page both sides, 7.25 x 9.25, dated October 8, 1945. Guthrie writes to his friends at Folkways Records, “Moe , Marian , Herb,

Fantastic display consisting of an ink signature, “George Washing ,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.25 slip clipped from a larger document. Signature wa

Exceptional ALS signed “Jeffer. Davis,” eight pages on two sets of adjoining sheets, 7 x 8.75, December 20, 1856. Letter to John W. French, a chaplain

Outlaw and older brother of Jesse James (1843–1915) who at times went by the alias ‘Ben J. Woodson.’ ALS signed “Ben,” four pages, lightly-lined on tw

Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by Pierre Petit of Paris, signed in the lower border in black ink, “L. Pasteur, Mai 1886.” Some pale spotting throug

Gangster (1913–1976) born Meyer Cohen who was a trusted associate of racketeer Bugsy Siegel. After Siegel’s death in 1947, Cohen acquired Siegel’s Wes

Color glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Columbia crew posing in their orange flight suits with their helmets, signed in black felt tip by Rick Husband,

Booklet, 6.5 x 9.5, 14 pages, of an article by Goddard entitled “Liquid-Propellant Rocket Development,” published by the Smithsonian Institute on Marc

Desirable flown 1961 Roosevelt dime carried on board Gus Grissom’s Mercury Liberty Bell 7 flight. Dime is housed in a silver bezel with a dime-sized s

Vintage matte-finish 6.75 x 8.5 portrait of Puccini in a reclining pose and smoking a cigarette, affixed to its original 10 x 15 mount, signed and ins

Set of vintage signatures on the reverse of a 3.5 x 2.25 Old Bell Garage, Exeter Street, Salisbury business card, signed in pencil, “Paul McCartney,”

Vintage ballpoint signatures, “Paul McCartney,” “Ringo Starr,” and “George Harrison,” on an off-white 3.75 x 5.25 sheet. Double-matted and framed with

Vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 photo of Gershwin in profile, signed and inscribed vertically in fountain pen, “To H. C. Branch, Every good wish, Geo

Official Reach American League (Barnard) baseball signed twice in fountain pen by Babe Ruth on both sweet spots, and on the side panels by 17 addition

Impressive ink signature, as president, “John Adams,” on an off-white 9 x 3.75 sheet clipped from a larger document and also signed by Secretary of St

Ink signature, “Yours truly, A. Lincoln,” on a lightly-lined slip, clipped from a larger page. Framed with a fine brass base relief of Lincoln and a s

Original hand-drawn black ink silhouette of Lincoln standing in a distinguished full-length profile pose with his hand in his jacket pocket, on the re

Unique half-title page removed from Harry S. Truman’s Mr. Citizen, 5.5 x 9, signed in ink and felt tip by eight former presidents: “George W. Bush,” “

ALS signed “Varina Jefferson Davis,” eight pages on two sets of two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5, March 7, 1905. Letter written from New York’s Hotel Girar

ALS signed “xxx Lee,” one lightly-lined page, 5.75 x 8, January 20, [1962]. Letter to his mother, Marguerite. In full (spelling and grammar retained):

Statesman and politician (1753–1813) who variously served as aide-de-camp to Washington, member of the Continental Congress, the first attorney genera

Important German composer (1813–1883) who single-handedly revolutionized opera and attained status as one of the most influential geniuses in the hist

Tremendous vintage autograph album, 4.75 x 4, signed inside in ink by over 60 British bands and musicians from the 1960s, most signed back-to-back. Si