RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

President of South Vietnam (1923–2001) who resigned and fled the country only a few days before the fall of Saigon. Dignified matte-finish 7 x 9.25 ph

Important contributor to food and nutrition (1737–1813), who was a promoter of the potato as a food source and established the first mandatory smallpo

Pioneering American entrepreneur and philanthropist (1795–1869) who lent his support to such venerable institutions as the Peabody Institute in Baltim

DS in Spanish, one page, 19.75 x 13.25, 1951. Certificate awarded to Pat McCormick for winning a gold medal in diving at the 1951 Pan American Games i

French mathematician and physicist (1781–1840). ADS in French, signed “Poisson,” one page, 7.25 x 4.25, April 1, 1837. Untranslated receipt written by

Austrian journalist and intellectual (1873–1955). ALS in German, one page, 5.75 x 8.25, Urban Hotel Garni letterhead, May 17, 1949. Untranslated lette

Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776–1834) who was the great-grandson of King George II. Untranslated LS in French, one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.2

TLS signed “Y. Rabin,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Embassy of Israel letterhead, no date. Stock letter reaching out for funds, with the recipient and date fie

Scottish chemist (1852–1916) who discovered the noble gases and won the 1904 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. ALS signed “W. Ramsay,” two pages on two adjoin

French sinologist (1788–1832) best known as the first chair of sinology at the College de France. ALS in French, signed “J. P. Abel-Remusat,” one page

First President of South Korea (1875–1965) from 1948 until his resignation in 1960. FDC with a cachet reading “The United States Honors Korea,” signed

British chemists, Roscoe (1833–1915) was noted for his early work on vanadium and for photochemical studies, and Schunck (1820–1903) was known for his

Glossy 4 x 6 photo of Russell enjoying a book and his pipe, signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint. Reverse bears a Harold White photographer’s

American economist (1915–2009) who won the 1970 Nobel Prize in Economics. TLS signed “Paul A. Samuelson,” one page, 8.25 x 11, Massachusetts Institute

Cambodian leader who served under several different titles between 1941 and 2005, including two terms as king (1922–2012). FDC with a cachet honoring

British physician and collector (1660–1753) notable for bequeathing his collection to the nation, providing the foundation for the British Museum. ADS

First president of Indonesia (1901–1970) who spearheaded his country’s struggle for independence from the Netherlands. Ink signature, “Sukarno,” penne

Signed book: The Path to Power. Later printing. NY: HarperCollins, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 656 pages. Signed on the title page in

Three TLSs, each one page, approximately 8 x 11, Yale University letterhead, dated from December 13, 1990, to October 8, 1991, to Michael Tochtermann.

Partly-printed DS, signed “W. M. Tweed,” one page, 8.5 x 14, June 13, 1867. Receipt for a $476.60 payment for a large purchase of office supplies for