RR Auction: Fine Autograph & Artifact Auction

ALS in German, signed “M. Planck,” one page, 5.75 x 8.25, stamped personal letterhead, June 12, 1938. Letter thanking Samuel Clemens' distant co...

American inventor and manufacturer (1849-1940) who developed a successful dry-plate photography process and, with his twin brother, Francis, co-founde

Extraordinary archive of documents related to the financing and construction of Morse’s telegraph, consisting primarily of third-person ADSs in the fo

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

Professor (1787–1854) at the University of Pennsylvania, director of the US Mint, and cryptology enthusiast who frequently exchanged coded messages wi

American historian in the early 20th century (1861–1932) best remembered for his essay The Significance of the Frontier in American History; his accla

TLS signed “God bless you, M. Teresa mc,” on the reverse of a 4.25 x 3.75 prayer slip bearing an affixed ‘miraculous medal,’ dated November 19, 1991.

Color satin-finish 5.75 x 8.25 photo of Pope Francis during the 2012 Cardinals’ Reunion in Rome, signed in black ink, adding “Erzbischof von Buenos Ai

Orthodox rabbi (1902–1994) who led the Chabad-Lubavitch movement and is considered one of the most influential Jewish figures of the 20th century. TLS

DS in Japanese, one page, 24 x 18.5, circa 1890–1912. Untranslated document in which the emperor of Japan confers the Fifth Class, Order of the Rising

Scarce DS in Japanese, one page, 23 x 18, circa 1912–1926. Untranslated document in which the emperor of Japan confers the Fifth Class, Order of the G

Desirable manuscript DS in Japanese, one page, 23.5 x 18, April 18, 1940. Document in which the Emperor of Japan confers the Imperial Order of Meiji u

Extraordinary official circa 1942 matte-finish 3 x 4 candid portrait of Gandhi taken by his grandnephew, showing the bespectacled Indian leader shirtl

Military officer and former president of Mexico (1850–1916). TLS signed “V. Huerta,” one page, 8 x 10.25, Presidente del los Estados Unidos Mexcianos

Rare inauguration cover, 7.5 x 4, with a cachet honoring the presidential commencement of Mandela on May 10, 1994, signed in black ink as president, “

Wonderful color semi-glossy 11.25 x 16.25 portrait of the revered South African president, signed and inscribed in silver ink, “To Priscilla Jana, Bes

Signed book: The Illustrated Long Walk to Freedom. Limited first edition, numbered 236/425. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1996. Hardcover with sl

Uncommon pairing of AQSs in French on a single 5 x 8 sheet, royal crest letterhead, December 28, 1853, signed “Napoleon” and “Eugenie.” As emperor of

Mother of Napoleon (1750–1836). ALS in Italian, signed “Bonaparte,” one page, 7.25 x 9.25, July 3, 1801. Letter to Francisco Braccini. In part (transl

DS in Cyrillic, signed “L. Trotsky,” one page, 7 x 9, March 21, 1919. Decree from the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic issued to Comrade