RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

Immensely important philosopher of science (1902–1994). Group of three TLSs in German, each one page, 8.25 x 11.75, January–April 1974. To the editor

TLS signed “M Teresa mc,” one page, 6 x 3.25, no date. Letter to James Joseph, in full: "More important than autographs is what we do for Jesus...

TLS signed “M Teresa mc,” on the reverse of an off-white 6.5 x 3.5 prayer slip with an image of Mother Teresa holding a child, no date. Letter to Enri

TLS in Hebrew, one page, 8.5 x 11, December 26, 1956. As prime minister and minister of defense, Ben-Gurion writes to Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett c

English academic, judge, and Tory politician (1723-1780) known for writing Commentaries on the Laws of England; he was confirmed as the first Vinerian

Statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher (1729–1797) who, after relocating to England, served for many years in the House of Com

Matte-finish 3.75 x 5.75 head-and-shoulders photo of Chiang Kai-shek, signed in bold ink in Chinese. Reverse bears a Wu Chung Yee credit stamp. In fin

Gorgeous glossy 3.75 x 5.75 photo of Madame Chiang Kai-shek seated in a meadow, signed in the lower border in black ink, "Mayling Soong Chiang....

Highly desirable TLS signed “Yours ever, Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, 28 Hyde Park Gate letterhead, September 16, 1957. A congenial let

Magnificent and extremely early 5 x 8 mounted albumen photo of Churchill by J. Heyman & Co., showing him in uniform as a lieutenant in the 4th Q...

TLS signed “Yours sincerely, Winston S. Churchill,” four pages, 7.5 x 9.5, Board of Trade letterhead, August 13, 1909. Lengthy letter to British state

Fantastic glossy 6.75 x 9.5 photo of de Gaulle in uniform with binoculars in his hand, neatly signed in fountain pen, "C. de Gaulle." In f...

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

Partly-printed DS in Spanish, signed “Che,” one page, 8.25 x 12.75, September 15, 1964. Cuban Ministry of Industries vacation request document, approv

TLS signed “Yours, L. Trotsky,” one page, 8.25 x 8.5, November 25, 1933. Letter to "Comrade Schactman," the German-American Communist publ...

Mammoth matte-finish 13.75 x 18.75 portrait photograph of Elizabeth, Queen Mother, by Royal Court photographer Dorothy Wilding, affixed to a 15 x 21 m

Member of the House of Habsburg (1557–1619) who ruled as Holy Roman Emperor from 1612, King of Hungary and Croatia from 1608 (as Matthias II) and King

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

Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary as wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I, known widely as 'Sisi,' remembered for her obsessive concern with...

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

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

Manuscript DS, signed “Charles R.,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 12, January 30, 1678. The manuscript states, in full: “Whereas Philip Earle of Pembrok

British monarch (1630–1685) who ushered in the Restoration of 1660 and ruled until his death. Manuscript DS, signed “Charles R.,” one page, 8.75 x 13.

Holy Roman Emperor who, as Charles I, also served as king of Spain (1500-1558). Manuscript DS, in Spanish, signed “Carolus,” one page both sides, 8.25

King of France (1550–1574) from 1560 until his death, whose reign was fraught with religious conflict including the St. Bartholomew's Day massac...

LS in Spanish, signed “Yo el Rey,” one page both sides, 8.75 x 12.5, March 17, 1523. An important historic letter to Carlos Val Duque de Arcos in rega

Monarch of the House of Valois (1470–1498) who ruled as King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. Rare LS in French, signed “Charles,” one page,

ALS signed “Albert Edward,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, Jockey Club, Newmarket letterhead, no date. Letter to Ronald Moncrieffe, in full: "It...

ALS signed “Edward,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, May 1, 1915. Written from General Headquarters of the British Army in Saint-Omer, France, a letter to

Royal Christmas card from 1925, measures 8 x 5 open, boldly signed and inscribed inside opposite a detailed engraving in fountain pen, "Sister ...

King of France (born 1494) who reigned from 1515 until his death in 1547. Known as the 'Father and Restorer of Letters,' the cultured and we...

LS in Spanish, signed “Yo el Rey,” one page, 11.75 x 10.5, June 26, 1477. Letter to the Duke and Duchess of Milan, in (translated): "We, Don Fe...

King of Prussia (born 1770) from 1797 until his death in 1840, who ruled during the difficult times of the Napoleonic Wars and the end of the Holy Rom

ALS signed “George R,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9.5, May 4, 1783. With great melancholy, King George III writes about the death of his favorite son

LS signed "George R" and "GR," three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 12.25, April 6, 1720. Letter to Sir John Norris, comm...

Manuscript DS, signed "George R," one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.5, February 1809. Document directing that the seal of Great Britain be &q...

Manuscript DS, signed “George R,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 12.5, June 2, 1808. Interesting document concerning international trade and

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “George R.,” one page, 13.75 x 9.5, March 2, 1782. King George appoints James Gordon as "Lieutenant…in Our hun...

Stunning matte-finish 8.25 x 11.25 portrait photograph of King George VI by Royal Court photographer Dorothy Wilding, the king depicted in service dre

Partly-printed DS, signed “George R. I.,” one page, 21 x 16.5, January 1, 1939. King George appoints Archibald Wallace Robertson as a "Consul t...

King of France from 1547 until 1559, he was killed in a jousting match held to celebrate the end of the Eighth Italian War (1519–1559). LS in French,

King of England and Ireland (1566–1625) under whom the 'Golden Age' of Elizabethan literature and drama continued, and who famously sponsore...

King of Hawaii (1836-1891) who was elected to the vacant throne in 1874 by a legislature that had been convened for the purpose. Kalakaua almost singl

King of Hawaii (1836-1891) who was elected to the vacant throne in 1874 by a legislature that had been convened for the purpose. Kalakaua almost singl

Rare ALS in French, signed "Louis," three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 8.75, May 17, 1678. Letter to King Charles II of Great Brit...

Comprehensive collection of 264 rare original pamphlets concerning the trial of King Louis XVI, published by the National Convention in 1792–1793, all

LS in French, signed “Louis,” one page, 6 x 7.75, February 28, 1792. Letter to Mathieu Philibert Sicard, in part (translated): "You have…courag...

Ineffectual King of France from 1715 to 1774 who was dominated by his strong-willed and unscrupulous mistress, Madame de Pompadour. Handwritten letter

LS in Spanish, signed “Yo El Rey,” one page, 8.5 x 11.25, February 15, 1575. Letter to the "Council, Court, Governors, Caballeros, Officials an...

Superlative manuscript DS, in French, 27 pages, 8.75 x 13.25, January 22, 1778. An important sixteen-article marriage contract, signed at the conclusi

Daughter of King Stanislaw Leszczynski (Stanislaw I of Poland) and Catherine Opalinska, (1703–1768) who married King Louis XV of France and became que

LS in French, signed “Your good aunt, Catherine,” one page, 9 x 14, July 13, 1574. Letter to the Duke of Maine, relaying that she will be strengthenin

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

Queen consort of France (1573–1642) as the second wife of King Henry IV of France, and regent of France following his assassination; she herself was a

Christmas card from 1994 embossed with the Prince of Wales’s feathers, measuring 16 x 6 open, featuring an affixed color photo of Charles posing with

Christmas card from 1993 embossed with the Prince of Wales’s feathers, measuring 16 x 6 open, featuring an affixed color photo of Charles posing with

A cream-colored Ralph Lauren Polo Sports sweatshirt presented by Princess Diana to Deborah Gribble, the chief stewardess of Dodi Fayed’s family yacht

ANS signed “Charles,” one page, 4.75 x 3.75, Prince of Wales stationery, circa 1970. Brief note to "Eddie," Edward the Duke of Kent, in fu...

Beautiful color satin-finish 10 x 12 photo of Princess Diana wearing her tiara, affixed to its original 13.5 x 16.5 mount, prominently signed on the m

Christmas card embossed with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 14 x 6 open, featurin

ALS signed “Diana, x,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 7, personal Kensington Palace letterhead, December 25, 1990. Letter to her chauffeur Simon Solari an

Wonderful TLS signed prominently in gold ink, “Diana,” one page, 7.25 x 9.25, Kensington Palace letterhead, August 1992. In full: "I am sure th...

Desirable Christmas card from 1985, embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arm

Very desirable 1992 Christmas card embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms

Handsome matte-finish 4.25 x 6.5 photo of Princess Diana and Prince Charles on their honeymoon, affixed to a 10 x 12 mount, neatly signed on the mount

Queen Consort to Edward VII of England (1844–1925) and mother of George V. Large format matte-finish 7 x 11.25 silver gelatin portrait photograph of P

Sweden's only ruling Queen (1626-1689) who converted to Catholicism and abdicated the throne in 1654. ALS in French, signed "Christine,&quo...

Vellum manuscript DS, signed three times, “Elizabeth R,” one page, 27 x 22.5, August 24, 1562. An indenture detailing the exchange of lands between th

Extremely rare manuscript DS, in Early Modern English, boldly signed at the top, "Elizabeth R," one page both sides, 9 x 12, September 4, ...

Gorgeous vintage matte-finish 14 x 19.5 three-quarter-length portrait of Queen Elizabeth by Baron Studios (Sterling Henry Nahum), depicting the queen

Wonderfully early ALS signed “Margaret & Elizabeth,” one page, 4.75 x 7.5, Sandringham, Norfolk stationery letterhead, January 1, 1935. Letter t...

World War II–dated ALS signed “Lilibet,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, Buckingham Palace letterhead, April 24, 1945. Remarkable early letter to "...

Striking matte-finish 6 x 8 formal photograph of the Queen in gown with crown, sash and orders, taken at Buckingham Palace, affixed to its original 7

Striking matte-finish 7 x 9.5 photo of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, affixed to an 8 x 11 mount , signed on the mount in fountain pen, "...

Very attractive DS, signed “Elizabeth R.,” one page, 8 x 13, September 7, 1956. Queen Elizabeth appoints Howard C. Goldsmith to be "Consul at A...

DS, signed “App'd ER,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, April 8, 1964. Document submitted to Queen Elizabeth II by Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home, in full...

Desirable Royal Christmas and New Year's card from 1960, with their crests embossed on the front, measuring 16 x 8.25 open, featuring a lovely i...

Desirable Royal Christmas and New Year's card from 1959, with their crests embossed on the front, measuring 16 x 8.25 open, featuring a lovely i...

Vintage matte-finish 8.25 x 11.25 full-length wedding portrait of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, signed in fountain pen, "Elizabeth" a...

Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 until her death, whose brutal persecution of Protestants earned her the nickname 'Bloody Mary' (1516–...

Scarce oversized 9.25 x 11.5 imperial cabinet portrait of Queen Victoria in a splendid full-length pose, signed in the upper left in black ink, &quo...

Signed book: Windsor: A Description of the Castle, Park, Town and Neighbourhood. London: Seeley & Co., 1886. Hardcover, 10.5 x 14, 91 pages. Sig...

ALS in German, signed “Victoria R.I.,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, royal crested letterhead, June 13, 1842. Letter to King Frederic

ALS signed “James M. Snow,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, October 22, 1849. Written from New Bedford, a letter to Ezera T. Gifford of Grafton, New

Whalemen's Shipping List and Merchants' Transcript newspaper from January 25, 1853, Vol. XI, No. 47, eight pages (342–349), 11.75 x 16, publ...

Interesting whaling journal from the late 1840s, 8.25 x 13.25, featuring nearly 200 pages of entries, bound in quarter leather with marbled boards, co

Rare oversized book: Atlas to Cook's Voyage, containing 64 engraved plates and charts, 16 x 21.75, bound in half brown leather with marbled boar...

British illustrator, climber and explorer (1840–1911) best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. ALS, three pages on two adjoining she

Exceptional matte-finish 6.5 x 9 photo of Cody with a suitable smirk on his face and twinkle in his eye, signed and inscribed in black ink, "W....

Partly-printed DS, one page, 10.5 x 12.5, March 8, 1867. Handsome engraved stock certificate for 150 shares in the "Triunfo Silver Mining and C...

Rare collection of three letters concerning grievances addressed to Superintendent of Indian Affairs William Clark by various Native American chiefs o

Four rare and important items relating to the early days of the transcontinental railroad. The earliest is a handsomely engraved invitation from the U

Desirable Colt Commercial Government Model pistol belonging to William Henderson ‘Ben’ Turpin, one of the first black police officers in Detroit Polic

Beautiful gold-washed Colt New Service revolver belonging to gangster-era Kansas City Sheriff Thomas B. Bash, with ornate engraving attributed to fame

American astronomer (1876–1956) who rose to become director of the Mount Wilson Observatory. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Mount Wilson Observatory letterh

Vintage order form for the release of Roald Amundsen's The South Pole: A Full Account of an Expedition to the Antarctic Regions in 1911–1912, 6....

Program in Hebrew and English for Rolf Hochhuth's The Representative, presented at the National Theater Habimah in 1964, 8.5 x 10.5, prominently...

Large vintage matte-finish 12.5 x 17 Harris & Ewing portrait of Bryan as US secretary of state, signed in fountain pen, "Your truly, W. J. ...

TLS signed “W. J. Bryan,” one page, 8.5 x 5.5, personal letterhead, March 6, 1920. Letter to A. Bollaert of New York, in part: "I am greatly ob...

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Byrd before taking off for the South Pole, holding an American flag and a stone from Floyd Bennett's grave ...