RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.75, personal royal crest letterhead, December 7, 1946. Letter to Frank MacDonald Reed, in part: “I certainly look forward to s

Edison Botanic Research Corporation business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison, “Thos. A. Edison,” payable to Joseph V.

ANS in pencil, quickly signed “Edison,” penned at the bottom of a TLS by Arthur Pedersen, one page, 8.5 x 11, Edison Storage Battery Company letterhea

Leading pioneer of the US automobile industry (1861–1947) who co-founded General Motors and Chevrolet, creating the system of multi-brand holding comp

Sought-after fountain pen signature and inscription, “Herr Dr. Diamond, Albert Einstein, 1934,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 card. A uniform block of moder

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 7.75 x 7, blindstamped personal Princeton letterhead, October 8, 1952. Letter to Dr. Paul Rosenstein, i

Striking woodcut print depicting Einstein made by Antonio Frasconi in 1952 for the Princeton Print Club, 10 x 14, signed in the lower border in pencil

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

Scarce DS in Japanese, signed by Hirohito as emperor of Japan, one page, 23.25 x 16.5, April 29, 1985. Document conferring the Order of the Sacred Tre

Emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912, who oversaw Japan’s rapid change from an isolated feudal state to an imperial world power (1852–1912); he was also

Empress consort of Russia (1872–1918) as spouse of Nicholas II, best remembered as being the last Czarina of Russia, as well as a close friend of Rasp

Belgian-born Empress of Mexico (1840–1927) and consort of Austrian Archduke, later Emporer Maximilian of Mexico. ALS in French, signed “Charlotte,” on

Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary as wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I, known for her obsessive concern with her health and beauty (1837–1898). Unc

Archduke of Austria (1863–1914) whose assassination precipitated the start of World War I. Uncommon ALS in German, one page inside a 4.5 x 6.5 Egyptia

TLS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 5.75 x 9, personal letterhead, April 29, 1925. Letter to a doctor. In full (translated): “Permit me to correc

Italian patriot and soldier (1807–1882) best known for leading the attack of the ‘Red Shirts’ on Sicily in 1860. Desirable 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite ill

Ink signature, “Geronimo,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.5 card with a collector’s pencil notation below claiming that his name is Mexican and means ‘Willi

ALS signed “Lavinia,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, February 27, 1849. Letter from Lavinia Fredericks to her 25-year-old brother C

Historic DS, 24 pages, 8.5 x 11, December 15, 1885. A first mortgage bond to fund construction of the Memphis Branch of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain a

Extremely desirable glossy 9 x 7.25 photo of Guevara with some of his comrades, signed and inscribed in Spanish on the reverse in ink, (translated): “

German physician best known for creating a system of alternative medicine called homeopathy (1755–1843). Exceedingly rare ALS in German, signed “D. Ha

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

Rare and very desirable war-dated ALS signed “A. Hamilton,” one page, 7.75 x 13, April 10, 1777. Letter to Major General Lord Stirling, in full: “His

Ink signature, “John Hancock,” on an off-white 3.5 x 5.75 slip clipped from an official Massachusetts document, retaining the affixed state seal. In v

Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, one page, 10.75 x 11.5, November 10, 1781. Hancock appoints Nathaniel Goodwin Esquire to be “Brigadier Gene

Manuscript DS, one page, 7 x 12, April 7, 1788. Hancock certifies “that Samuel Barrett Esquire of Boston is a Justice of the Peace.” Boldly signed In

Important German philosopher (1889–1976) whose Being and Time was a fundamental text in the development of existentialism. Untranslated handwritten no

British mathematician, astronomer, and inventor (1792–1871) known for his discoveries related to the moons of Saturn and Uranus and for his pioneering

Hungarian-born Austrian founder of Zionism (1860–1904). ALS in German, signed “Herzl,” one page, 5.75 x 8.75, Neue Freie Presse letterhead, circa Dece

Partly-printed DS one page both sides, 8 x 4.25, January 29, 1861. Treasury warrant for $120.83 issued to Elijah Southward for “protection of the fron

Premier of the People's Republic of China (1921–2008) who served from 1976–1980; he was eventually outmaneuvered by Deng Xiaoping, who forced Hu...

Astronomer (1889–1953) regarded as one of the most important observational cosmologists of the 20th century and the namesake of the orbiting Hubble Te

German psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969) who attempted to develop an innovative philosophical system. Collection of six TLSs in German, totalin

DS in Cyrillic, signed “N. Khrushchev,” one page, 8 x 11.25, April 26, 1948. Document issued to the Secretary of the Regional Committee of the Communi

Unsigned ALS, one page, 8 x 9.5, September 27, 1826. Draft letter to the Reverend John T. Kirkland. In part: “It appears…that you was preparing a Disc

TLS signed “C. G. Jung,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, personal letterhead, December 12, 1935. A letter of recommendation for the artist Margaret Erwin Sche

Uncommon 5.75 x 8 silver gelatin photo of Keller by Louis Dreyer, affixed to its original 11 x 14 mount, signed on the mount in pencil. In very good c

Excessively rare handwritten manuscript in German, unsigned, one page both sides, 4 x 4.5, no date but circa 1766. Kant pens his thoughts on society,

The son of Mary, Queen of Scots, who succeeded to the Scottish throne as James VI in 1567 and ruled England and Ireland as James I from 1603 until his

King of Saxony (1755–1836) who ruled from 1827 to 1836. LS in Italian, signed “Antonius,” one page, 8.25 x 13, May 23, 1832. Untranslated. One small e

Nobleman and soldier (1839–1914) who ruled Romania from 1866 to 1914, leading the country to independence from the Ottoman Empire in Russo-Turkish War

Orthodox member of the Romanian royal family (1893–1953) who reigned as king from 1930 until 1940. ALS in French, signed “Child,” four pages on two ad

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

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 10.7

Romanian King (1865–1927) who ruled from 1914 until his death in 1927. Bold ink signature and inscription on an off-white 6.75 x 9.5 album page. A col

King of Saxony from 1805 to 1827. LS in French, signed “Frederic,” one page, 7.25 x 8.75, January 9, 1807. Letter to his sister, written on the occasi

King of Saxony (1750–1827) from 1806 to 1827 who became one of Napoleon’s most loyal allies and lost much of his kingdom to Prussia at the Congress of

King of Prussia during the Napoleonic wars (1770–1840) who ruled from 1797 until his death. LS in German, one page, 8.5 x 5, May 19, 1836. In part (tr

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “George R,” one page, 13.75 x 9.75, August 27, 1759. King George appoints John Webster “to be Lieutenant to that Troo

King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 until his death in 1820 whose reign was marked most notably by the loss of British control over the Americ