RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

American forger (1887-1950?) who forged letters from American luminaries. Joseph Cosey forgery of a document signed by Benjamin Franklin, one page, 9

American forger (1887-1950?) who forged letters from American luminaries. Joseph Cosey forgery of a partial Abraham Lincoln handwritten and signed leg

American forger (1887-1950?) who forged letters from American luminaries. Joseph Cosey forgery of a partial Edgar Allan Poe handwritten and signed let

Original 9 x 16 wanted poster for John Dillinger, issued on June 23, 1934, by the US Department of Justice, featuring an image of him at the top. The

New Mexico lawman (1850–1908) who killed his former gambling partner, the fabled outlaw Billy the Kid, in 1881. Partly-printed DS, signed twice “P. F.

ADS, one page, lightly-lined, 7.5 x 12.25, November 26, 1881. Letter addressed “To the Public” in which Guiteau seeks to raise the necessary money to

The National Shawmut Bank of Boston check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Lansky, payable to Boston Consolidated Gas Company fo

Two original 2.5 x 2.5 negatives of Lee Harvey Oswald, one showing him holding a rifle in an open field and the other showing him holding a baby. Incl

TLS, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, personal letterhead, April 25, 1917. Letter to esteemed mineralogist Dr. George F. Kunz, in full: “Words fail me in thank

German industrialist and inventor (1812–1887) who expanded his father’s steel foundry. AQS in pencil on an off-white 6.5 x 8 sheet, signed at the conc

Signed book: Proceedings at the Complimentary Dinner given to Hon. Simeon B. Chittenden, by his Friends, on the Occasion of his Retirement from Busine

Lengthy partly-printed DS, signed “Jacob Gimbel,” “Isaac Gimbel,” “Charles Gimbel,” “Daniel Gimbel,” “Ellis A. Gimbel,” “Louis S. Gimbel,” and “Nathan

Signed book: Forest Hill, September 26, 1905. Limited edition, numbered 175/425. Cleveland: The Vinson and Korner Co., 1905. Hardcover, 7.5 x 10. Nice

LS, one page, 4.75 x 6.5, Pocantico Hills letterhead, March 29, 1915. Letter to Miss Grimmell, in full: “We deeply appreciate your beautiful tribute t

Partly-printed DS, signed “Henry Wells” and “Wm. G. Fargo,” one page, 11.75 x 7.75, February 2, 1865. Certificate for one share of capital stock in th

English mechanical and civil engineer (1806–1859) considered one of the most important figures of the Industrial Revolution, making wide-ranging contr

Swiss physician and pioneer nutritionist (1867–1939). Uncommon 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Bircher-Benner by Fayer of Vienna, signed and inscribed i

Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 4.75 x 2.75, addressed by Darwin to “R. Suchsland, 25 Belle Vue St., Swansea, S. Wales.” Postmarked at London, March

Edison Botanical Research Corporation business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison with his prominent ‘umbrella’ signatur

Pencil ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thomas A. Edison,” on an off-white 4.5 x 7 clipped sheet bearing an affixed image of the young inventor. A circular area

DS, signed “Thos. A. Edison,” three pages on two sheets, 8.5 x 11, April 27, 1927. Minutes of board meeting of the Edison Storage Battery Company. In

Wonderful vintage matte-finish 3.75 x 5.5 portrait of Edison seated in front of a library, affixed to its original 6.5 x 9 Pach Brothers of New York m

German scientist and pioneer of chemotherapy (1854–1915) who was co-awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine with Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1908. TLS in Ge

TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped personal Princeton letterhead, April 23, 1951. Letter to Mr. Joseph Halle Schaffner. In ful

Ink signature, “A. Einstein,” on an off-white 1.75 x .75 slip clipped from the close of a letter. Matted and framed with a portrait of Einstein to an

Swiss anatomist, physiologist, and naturalist (1708–1777) considered as ‘the father of modern physiology.’ ALS in German, signed “Haller,” one page bo

German medical scientist (1843–1910) regarded as the father of bacteriology. He isolated the tuberculosis bacillus and the anthrax virus, and received

Extremely influential French chemist (1743–1794) noted for his discovery of the role oxygen plays in combustion. ADS in French, signed “Lavoisier,” on

Inventor of photographic equipment (1862–1954) who, with his brother Louis, patented the cinematograph and produced the first-ever motion picture in 1

Handsome vintage 3.5 x 5.5 postcard portrait of the famed Italian physicist, signed along the bottom in ink, “G. Marconi.” Mounted, matted, and framed

Russian biologist and zoologist (1845–1916) best known for his pioneering research into the immune system for which he was awarded the 1908 Nobel Priz

Impressive collection of over fifty items, consisting primarily of photos, signatures, and articles, each signed by a winner of the Nobel Prize for Ch

Uncommon ballpoint signature, “Robert Oppenheimer,” on an off-white 8.25 x 5.75 card, also signed by his wife, “Katherine Oppenheimer” and signed in f

Scarce TLS, one page, 5.5 x 6.25, The Institute for Advanced Study letterhead, October 19, 1955. Letter to the wife of Arthur A. Seidman, in full: “Yo

Interesting handwritten manuscript in French, unsigned, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, no date but probably circa autumn 1881. In part (translated): "D...

Romanian philosopher and essayist (1911–1995) who was awarded the prestigious Rivarol Prize in 1950 for his first French book, A Short History of Deca

Handwritten note in German, unsigned, 6 x 4, no date. Untranslated note by Heidegger, headed, “Organization.” In fine condition.

Booklet of Jung’s article entitled ‘On Psychological Understanding’ reprinted from the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Boston, February–March 1915, 6

German philosopher and anthropologist (1804–1872) whose book The Essence of Christianity influenced the minds of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Lengt

German social democrat (1826–1900) whose philosophy combined Marxist revolutionary theory with practical politics, leading him to become a principal f

Signed book: Mysticism and Logic. First edition. NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 1929. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 234 pages. Signed on ...

Small hardcover program book for The Jewish Institute Forum lecture series of 1931–1932, 4.5 x 6, fourteen pages, signed throughout in ink by each of

Important and highly influential German philosopher (1788–1860) best known for his often pessimistic works exploring the nature of reality, will, and

Inspirational glossy 6.5 x 9.25 photo of Mother Teresa with her hands clasped, signed in blue ink, “God bless you, M. Teresa mc.” Archivally double-ma

Born Giovanni Angelo Braschi in 1717, Pius served as pope from 1775 until his death in 1799. Manuscript vellum DS, in Latin, signed “J. A. Braschius,

ALS in German signed “Joseph Ratzinger,” one page on a 4 x 5.75 postcard depicting Florence, April 7, 1970. In full (translated): “On my search for Sp

Pope (1857–1939), born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, who ascended the papal throne in 1922 and issued encyclicals condemning communism, fascism, and

World War II–dated DS in Cyrillic, signed “Brezhnev,” one page, 8.25 x 11.25, December 22, 1942. Document recommending Roman Yeliseyevich Vuldovich fo

World War II–dated DS in Cyrillic, signed in pencil, “Brezhnev,” one page both sides, 8 x 11.5, October 31, 1943. An evaluation document for a militar

Fountain pen signature, “Winston S. Churchill,” on an off-white 3.25 x .75 slip. Double-matted and framed with a photo of Churchill to an overall size